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"Denis Shapovalov might be the most overrated player since Donald Young." Sir, NOBODY, and I mean NO-BODY is more overrated than Donald Young was.

i follow her (still!) on IG and she's been practicing for at least about 6 months. Don't know how hard truly but she acts like it's high level training. I think if she can she will show up in Miami..just my guess. I think she needs match play and she knows that. Her normal training seems really...

too late. on instagram, Indian wells congratulated her for the reinstatement and said "see you next year".

I totally agree. She has literally been one of my favorite players her whole career but I actually think it was intentional doping and she just didn't think she would get caught (at worst) or willful ignorance (at best). The statements surrounding the whole aftermath sound "off". I do think...

he hates the wind (and it's typically super wind in the desert at night). IIRC I'm 99% sure I saw him play during the day the last time he was there/I was there. The practice courts are a great way to see your favorite players up close & interacting in a fun way with their team/sometimes fans...

Idk if I knew the slam I had the best chance of winning was a happening right away and I was injured, I'd try to recover and wait until the last minute to withdraw. Once that event passed, I would seriously focus on returning to health for real and for as long as it takes as my chances for...

He tanks IMO bc he has a major chip on his shoulder/ego problem. It's a classic protection mechanism. They can't judge me or say I suck if I just give up and obviously tank this thing. Protects his ego from not being as good or living up to his own/other's expectations for himself. That way he...

His wife is gorgeous and pretty famous in Argentina. I follow her even though my Spanish is rudimentary! They have a baby and he seems really happy. I think the way he played, he was deserving of more success than he got but his era has been tough. I loved his tennis.

And even things not produced in China have greatly declined in quality bc they both can't compete and think why should they bother. Everything is disposable and crap. It is the China/Amazon influence but every company virtually is doing it. Whether it is in product or service, service support...

Agreed. It's the opposite of real swag, masquerading as swag....my guess is that it's insecurity and desperation, when the win itself, as well as his many wins (and age!) should mean he didn't need to do that.

I'm sensing a T-Mobile deal:-D

i saw that post that Musetti did it and Shelton "liked" it...haha...I think in this context, he's actually interpreting it correctly that it is imitation (in a good way) not mocking. I didn't see the others so idk if they meant it mocking.

yeah for sure. I follow her on Instagram and she definitely had been acting really weird and inauthentic on there just as you are saying. I have the feeling from following her for years that she is either truly shy and/or doesn't really like the limelight but it's an inherent part of her...

I half agree with this..tho Agassi was pre-social media boom when not everyone had a platform and murmurings get out...Back in his time, if there had been things like this forum and social media, sure I think what you are saying has a point. LOTS of stuff about anyone and everyone comes out in...

I'm speculating, of course (and said as much)...the same way you are speculating and coming to conclusions or negate any sense of patterns. I think I've been clear enough that I'm not set in stone about anything. I didn't know about Gasquet--his problem was before my time I guess..I do know...

Bingo. Truth....

Yep totally agree. it's one thing that makes sense. Why are younger players not getting caught? -when some have GOT to be doping...maybe bc they believe there is some upside or potential. Why is someone like Ymer caught? When he IS pretty young? I think they've determined he's got limited...

Lol don't you feel like half the outrage might be that this committee is deciding you are not worthy to compete anymore and are at the tail end of your career therefore worthy of getting popped when maybe you think you still have a few years to go..or are a player of acclaim where they'd never...

I totally agree that it's subjective. I'm on the other side of it however. Even when Novak does things that could/should be nice or genuine they don't come off that way. The come off contrived in my subjective opinion. BTW, I have lots of Serbian friends, it's not a language or cultural thing...

Yeah I think it was shorter period of time vs longer. If the committee is truly doing their jobs evenly, they would have caught her before. Otherwise, we'd have to believe they are singling players out when it doesn't look bad on tennis on the whole. I forgot what the doping committee is...

@JadeC Thanks for the clip...so yeah that is the time I saw him at a major and I stand corrected that they were friendly sounds like mutually agreed upon. Lol the top with reference to Kobe at the USO win was still cringey tho.

lol oh yeah i remember...that felt super weird for whatever reason. i guess maybe bc one was using the other--Idk it felt like there's no way that didn't have dysfunction to it..It felt like Patrick was using her--didn't really like her. He doesn't bother me as much as he bothers some but...

Sometimes I think Cahill is being super vocal in her defense bc then his whole career of recent would be in question. It'd be a super bad look for him--especially since his entire brand and positioning is that of honesty and "the rules". If you see him commentating on ESPN, that is his position...

This is a whole mess. I'm honestly pretty confused. I can't see why someone would protest as much as Halep is. And I can't see why the doping committee (or whatever it is correctly called) would be taking it this far if they weren't right/didn't have solid evidence. I have a hard time believing...

Idk, I find something VERY inauthentic about him trying to latch himself to both LeBron and Kobe the other day. It doesn't ring true when talks a certain bullish*t way. I'd find him more authentic (and thus likeable) if he said he himself was the best or something about his team or family or...

LOL this^^^ is facts!!!

I'm pretty sure Sabalenka has been with Nike for quite a while--maybe since the beginning of her time on tour. I want to say at least for 4 years...definitely way before her AO win.

this^^^^ especially since he's arrogant and a villain more naturally so the nice guy thing never played, very rarely...it felt disingenuous which is his real problem.

i think he just came up with that AFTER the fact... like 15-20 minutes after the match was over...to save face. He was upset at being mocked so I don't think he will continue to use that approach...but he may need to if he doesn't stop over celebrating in future matches. LOL I can almost see...

They are the same in that they are both cringe AF. Period. Both guys are immature essentially. And lack social cues. I do agree that the timing of when djoker did his song vs when shelton does all his shenanigans is more appropriate. They both lack awareness and not winning over fans with either...