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I just stumbled upon this and thought it was hilarious. *** Top 10 Roger Federer Verbal Jabs at Andy Murray 20 November, 2011 16-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer has long been lauded for his good sportsmanship, fellow players voting him the winner of the ATP sportsmanship award seven...

The combination of very slow conditions and crazy, unreliable wind makes for fairly unenjoyable tennis. I can't remember many amazing matches between top players in the last few years, especially compared to Miami for example which always has some classics. I understand that it's prestigious...

It seems as if young players coming to the top now have a more all-around skillset and better variety than past polyester era baseliners. Looking at Rune, Alcaraz, Musetti -- they all have good slice, hands, drop shots and the willingness to come to the net on top of a strong topspin baseline...

Medvedev has been a consistent monster on hard court since 2019, and he would lose some big matches to top players but they would usually be very hard fought. It didn't feel like anyone had figured him out. After Nadal's AO comeback, it felt like his solidity broke down and other players were...

That is pretty wild. I think that would make him the youngest year end #1 ever? Even if Alcaraz loses to Sinner tomorrow, I expect him to have a good indoor season and for Rafa to barely play after the US Open (wouldn't be surprised if he shuts down the rest of the year actually).

RG 18 - Rafa Wimbledon 18 - Novak USO 18 - Novak AO 19 - Novak RG 19 - Rafa Wimbledon 19 - Novak USO 19 - Rafa AO 20 - Novak RG 20 - Rafa AO 21 - Novak RG 21 - Novak RG 22 - Rafa 12 straight slams won by Djokodal. Does the streak end tomorrow? For reference, slams that only featured one of...

From Sport Klub, talks about what he said to himself exactly and Kobe inspiration: https://www.tennismajors.com/wimbledon-news/mamba-mentality-the-exact-words-djokovic-told-himself-in-the-mirror-610966.html *** What exactly did Novak say to himself looking at the mirror? Afterwards, Djokovic...

Talk about peaking at the wrong time, poor guy. His 2018-2020 form would've got him about 2-3 slams in 2021-2022.

Record while injured Vs Taylor Fritz: Rafael Nadal: 0-1 (0% win ratio) Novak Djokovic: 1-0 (100% win ratio) Apologies to Nadal fans but the GOAT race has just ended.

Rafa is now 1 slam ahead of Djokovic and looks a contender for more slams over the next ~2 years (assuming he is healthy). Djokovic is 1 year younger and has won at least 1 slam every year in the last 4 years. He will lose slams because of his anti-vaxx stance but presumably he will be able to...

If he wins on Sunday, he becomes: - World number 1 - The first player to ever win the first slam after his maiden slam win - The third player to ever beat both Djokovic and Nadal in slam finals The US Open win was a great accomplishment, but it was an incredibly easy draw and Djokovic was...

In his first slam final, Medvedev raised his level from a losing position to bring a very good Nadal to a 5th set (people mock old Rafa but that year he won 2 slams, reached the final and SF of the other 2, finished the year at #1 and won Masters on both hard and clay). From losing positions...

He deserves more credit imo, he's really improved his game and shown a great mentality. Ultimately his backhand and movement will likely get exposed, but he always shows up on the big stage and even if he loses he goes out fighting. I'm now interested to see how he can with no Djokovic around...

Question is in the title. Every Pro Staff or Prestige/PT57A player I can think of is in their late 20s or older. Looking at the Next Gen ATP Finals. Alcaraz - Pure Aero VS Korda - Blade or H22 Nakashima - Pure Strike Musetti - Extreme Tour Cerundolo - Extreme Tour Baez - Vcore 100 Rune - Pure...

You can read this in a few different ways. It looks on the surface like Djokovic and his team received the wrong information from Tennis Australia about COVID antibodies being enough to get in. However, my personal read of the situation is that the federal government had probably tacitly...

Hi all, I'm fixing up my old Dunlop M-Fil 200s and need to replace the buttcap. Obviously, these specific buttcaps are no longer sold. Any idea if I can just buy a Wilson or a Head one and slap it on there? Thanks for any help/knowledge of this front.

Actually quite interesting to think about who will be playing (or at least qualifying for) the ATP Finals next year. Djokovic + Medvedev/Zverev/Tsitsipas are fairly entrenched. The rest is up for grabs. This year's top 8 is missing both Nadal and Thiem due to injury. On top of that, there's...

Was watching some highlights and decided to post a few fun matches with the Big 3 which get a bit overlooked in light of all the headline-grabbing 5 setters and finals. Starting off with Nadal Vs Berdych AO 2012 -- ridiculous level of tennis. Nadal reaching his max level on hard court...

Just curious. Only differences are overall static weight and weight distribution, right?

I'm looking for an affordable poly with a good rep and good durability. This is available as a reel for under 100 euros. Would people recommend it? It's not talked about that much as it seems to be an old string.

Djokovic is my guy, but it would've been awful if no one ever beat one of the Big 3 in a high stakes slam final. Obviously Djokovic was not his usual self, but you still have to get the job done. The consequences of this are: 1) The slam race extends into next year, with the men's tour...

I've never played with really thin strings before and, as I've settled on playing with a racquet with a dense string pattern (at the moment I'm using Pro Tour 2.0), I was thinking about trying 18g strings. I don't break strings easily as I hit pretty flat, and I would like to add a bit more lift...

I realised that Medvedev has been extremely consistent at the hard court slams since 2019, he basically only loses to the eventual champion. 2019 AO: R4 loss to Djokovic (champion) 2019 USO: F loss to Nadal (champion) 2020 AO: R4 loss to Wawrinka 2020 USO: SF loss to Thiem (champion) 2021...

Just played with it yesterday. Serves well, spins well, flattens well, slices well. Light and whippy but still stable. Has some power to it but doesn't feel uncontrollable. Have to say I really like this one, feels a bit slept on. I also really liked CX Tour 16x19 so maybe I just like 95...

Hi all, I have been playing around with switching to a lighter racquet with a more open string pattern, and just tried the 360+ Prestige Pro and the CX Tour 16x19. I actually really liked both of them. Is the Elevate Tour similar to these racquets, or to any other that are commonly used? I...

I've often seen people talking about pro stock racquets being made of better materials than retail racquets. I find this easy to believe as pros will be much more exacting than recreational players, but what does "better materials" actually mean? What makes the pro stocks better? As well, I...

For me it's the Wilson Blade. Always liked the Blade racquets but despise the gray + green. If I was a racquet manufacturer I would definitely add a premium service where consumers could pick the paint job. Definitely great profit margin to gain off enthusiasts.

1) Philippoussis 2) Safin 3) Roddick 4) Hewitt 5) Agassi 6) Baghdatis 7) Gonzalez 8) Tsonga 9) Soderling 10) Berdych 11) Cilic 12) Anderson 13) Thiem 14) Medvedev 15) Tsitsipas I put this list together just for fun. It's always enjoyable to collect more ridiculous Big 3 stats. We'll see...

This season he's had his best AO result (and his 2nd slam final), his best RG result and now his best Wimbledon result (with a tough draw too - Stuff and Cilic in the first 3 rounds is insanely tough for a 2nd seed). He even has a small chance of making the final of Wimbledon. He's #2 in the...

Question is in the title. True "player racquets" are usually considered to be heavier, have smaller heads, provide less power and spin for free - in exchange for providing plow through, control and feel. So I'm curious to see which "player racquet", one which provides the control you would...