Alcaraz is boring and so is everyone else

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Standaa

G.O.A.T.
I've been watchin' this Alcaraz dude for like two years now and I legit feel like I know everything about him by now. He's kinda boring, English level's like Nadal's (so those post-interview sessions are kinda painful to listen to). Got that 2HBH, but no X-factor in his game other than a few highlight reel shots. The rest of his game is just straight-up snooze-fest, and his opponents play the same damn way. Not to mention those cringey show-offs whenever he hits a decent shot. Fed would just chill and casually walk away from a great shot, but this dude's finger is behind his ear all the damn time like "show me love". Same as Djokovic, but he does it way too freakin' often. Dude's still likable, but meh.

For real, you don't even need the Big 3 for this. Where are Del Potro's and Gonzo's forehands? Where's the signature lethal one-handed killer shot of Stan or the beautiful one-hander of Gasquet? Where are Berdych's clean bomb forehands? Where's Stepanek's awesome volleys, chip and charge, slice, his and Monfils' comedic antics? Where are players like Karlovic, so unique they have a potential to upset even the greatest on a good day? I could go on forever.

Back in the glory days (not even that long ago), a match was a battle of different styles. Now it's just two bots facing off. Feels like I'm forcing myself to get hyped, but the truth is, the game ain't got anything better to offer right now. Sinner's just an improved Berdych, and I'm not even sure he'd beat him. Sinner's a better mover, but IMO Tomas was the better shotmaker.

These new dudes got the personality of a wet paper bag, same boring game, same boring styles, same boring shots. Plus, they're much more spoiled and soft, they don't come off as driven as the previous gens. The 80s gen looked like they really wanted it. These new kids often look happy to get beaten by a 37-year-old Ned or Joe.

I don't wanna watch this generation, man. I got no reason to and a million reasons not to. Honestly, to me, they're the human embodiment of social media and smartphones.
 
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Also, just ignore the user named GAS. It’s short for gaslight. He tries to gaslight anybody that provides a take he doesn’t like, making them believe in alternative realities.
 
Carl bots and Sinner bots, let’s have a truce and use the OP as our united front. His post is a troll against the two bright young talents.
 
Standaa said:
Back in the glory days (not even that long ago), a match was a battle of different styles. Now it's just two bots facing off.
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Someone uploaded Edberg vs Becker 1990 Wimbledon Final in another thread, and you know what? That game is boring. Three hours of serving, coming to the net, and then volleying. No variety. The same thing over and over and over. Or "one dimensional" as people like to describe of todays game. To our eyes that are used to our "bots," that is novel and looks great. But I bet the spectators in the stadium that day would've loved watching some ground strokes. So there is no need to fantasize the past and put down the present.
 
jxs653 said:
Someone uploaded Edberg vs Becker 1990 Wimbledon Final in another thread, and you know what? That game is boring. Three hours of serving, coming to the net, and then volleying. No variety. The same thing over and over and over. Or "one dimensional" as people like to describe of todays game. To our eyes that are used to our "bots," that is novel and looks great. But I bet the spectators in the stadium that day would've loved watching some ground strokes. So there is no need to fantasize the past and put down the present.
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Yeah, I find the nostalgia-posting quite tiresome. It’s easy to look at a prior era and be wowed by it because of all the constant praise and media attention provided for it years after the fact. I also can’t stand the “weak era” nonsense.
 
Standaa said:
I've been watchin' this Alcaraz dude for like two years now and I legit feel like I know everything about him by now. He's kinda boring, English level's like Nadal's (so those post-interview sessions are kinda painful to listen to). Got that 2HBH, but no X-factor in his game other than a few highlight reel shots. The rest of his game is just straight-up snooze-fest, and his opponents play the same damn way. Not to mention those cringey show-offs whenever he hits a decent shot. Fed would just chill and casually walk away from a great shot, but this dude's finger is behind his ear all the damn time like "show me love". Same as Djokovic, but he does it way too freakin' often. Dude's still likable, but meh.

For real, you don't even need the Big 3 for this. Where are Del Potro's and Gonzo's forehands? Where's the signature lethal one-handed killer shot of Stan or the beautiful one-hander of Gasquet? Where are Berdych's clean bomb forehands? Where's Stepanek's awesome volleys, chip and charge, slice, his and Monfils' comedic antics? Where are players like Karlovic, so unique they have a potential to upset even the greatest on a good day? I could go on forever.

Back in the glory days (not even that long ago), a match was a battle of different styles. Now it's just two bots facing off. Feels like I'm forcing myself to get hyped, but the truth is, the game ain't got anything better to offer right now. Sinner's just an improved Berdych, and I'm not even sure he'd beat him. Sinner's a better mover, but IMO Tomas was the better shotmaker.

These new dudes got the personality of a wet paper bag, same boring game, same boring styles, same boring shots. Plus, they're much more spoiled and soft, they don't come off as driven as the previous gens. The 80s gen looked like they really wanted it. These new kids often look happy to get beaten by a 37-year-old Ned or Joe.

I don't wanna watch this generation, man. I got no reason to and a million reasons not to. Honestly, to me, they're the human embodiment of social media and smartphones.
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Hello @thomasferrett
 
Humble Crumble said:
“Racist” is just a slur against white people to shut down their legitimate opinions. Nobody takes it seriously anymore.
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Yep, Its not as if the ethnic Arabs, Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Africans etc are not racist; in fact their countries are far more racist than ours. Because only we have allowed mass immigration and refugee settlement for people who don't have the same race as ours.
 
Rafa4LifeEver said:
Yep, Its not as if the ethnic Arabs, Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Africans etc are not racist; in fact their countries are far more racist than ours. Because only we have allowed mass immigration and refugee settlement for people who don't have the same race as ours.
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A significant aspect in many countries is sectarianism rather than racism per ce. They often are quite racist- by our standards - as you say, but if you think about tribalism in Africa, for example, very subtle cultural - and occasionally racial differences, lead to big in-group, out-group situations. With the middle east, Islamic factionalism etc, means that democracy becomes so tribal, it just doesn't function in the same way as it does in the West.
 
Standaa said:
I've been watchin' this Alcaraz dude for like two years now and I legit feel like I know everything about him by now. He's kinda boring, English level's like Nadal's (so those post-interview sessions are kinda painful to listen to). Got that 2HBH, but no X-factor in his game other than a few highlight reel shots. The rest of his game is just straight-up snooze-fest, and his opponents play the same damn way. Not to mention those cringey show-offs whenever he hits a decent shot. Fed would just chill and casually walk away from a great shot, but this dude's finger is behind his ear all the damn time like "show me love". Same as Djokovic, but he does it way too freakin' often. Dude's still likable, but meh.

For real, you don't even need the Big 3 for this. Where are Del Potro's and Gonzo's forehands? Where's the signature lethal one-handed killer shot of Stan or the beautiful one-hander of Gasquet? Where are Berdych's clean bomb forehands? Where's Stepanek's awesome volleys, chip and charge, slice, his and Monfils' comedic antics? Where are players like Karlovic, so unique they have a potential to upset even the greatest on a good day? I could go on forever.

Back in the glory days (not even that long ago), a match was a battle of different styles. Now it's just two bots facing off. Feels like I'm forcing myself to get hyped, but the truth is, the game ain't got anything better to offer right now. Sinner's just an improved Berdych, and I'm not even sure he'd beat him. Sinner's a better mover, but IMO Tomas was the better shotmaker.

These new dudes got the personality of a wet paper bag, same boring game, same boring styles, same boring shots. Plus, they're much more spoiled and soft, they don't come off as driven as the previous gens. The 80s gen looked like they really wanted it. These new kids often look happy to get beaten by a 37-year-old Ned or Joe.

I don't wanna watch this generation, man. I got no reason to and a million reasons not to. Honestly, to me, they're the human embodiment of social media and smartphones.
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tennis_pro said:
He stands out because everyone else plays the exact same way. Not really that difficult. But we can see through the BS.
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This post is boring and beyond ridiculous. Alcaraz is one of the most interesting and exciting players I ever saw in over 60 years of watching tennis.
 
Standaa said:
I've been watchin' this Alcaraz dude for like two years now and I legit feel like I know everything about him by now. He's kinda boring, English level's like Nadal's (so those post-interview sessions are kinda painful to listen to). Got that 2HBH, but no X-factor in his game other than a few highlight reel shots. The rest of his game is just straight-up snooze-fest, and his opponents play the same damn way. Not to mention those cringey show-offs whenever he hits a decent shot. Fed would just chill and casually walk away from a great shot, but this dude's finger is behind his ear all the damn time like "show me love". Same as Djokovic, but he does it way too freakin' often. Dude's still likable, but meh.

For real, you don't even need the Big 3 for this. Where are Del Potro's and Gonzo's forehands? Where's the signature lethal one-handed killer shot of Stan or the beautiful one-hander of Gasquet? Where are Berdych's clean bomb forehands? Where's Stepanek's awesome volleys, chip and charge, slice, his and Monfils' comedic antics? Where are players like Karlovic, so unique they have a potential to upset even the greatest on a good day? I could go on forever.

Back in the glory days (not even that long ago), a match was a battle of different styles. Now it's just two bots facing off. Feels like I'm forcing myself to get hyped, but the truth is, the game ain't got anything better to offer right now. Sinner's just an improved Berdych, and I'm not even sure he'd beat him. Sinner's a better mover, but IMO Tomas was the better shotmaker.

These new dudes got the personality of a wet paper bag, same boring game, same boring styles, same boring shots. Plus, they're much more spoiled and soft, they don't come off as driven as the previous gens. The 80s gen looked like they really wanted it. These new kids often look happy to get beaten by a 37-year-old Ned or Joe.

I don't wanna watch this generation, man. I got no reason to and a million reasons not to. Honestly, to me, they're the human embodiment of social media and smartphones.
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In all seriousness, find another sport to get interested in. You clearly don't appreciate or understand tennis at the highest level.
 
CrunchJann said:
If ATP ban drop shot and on-court coaching, then Alcaraz would've been outside top 100.
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Drop shots have always been part of tennis, therefore, Carlos should not be criticized for using them so effectively. As for on court coaching, I am against it, but Carlos did not make the rules which are the same for everyone.
 
MichaelNadal said:
I mean….. what do you do after someone as epic as Nadal? Lol No one will ever be that epic.

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See this is what I'm talking about. I really got hyped for his matches and got dissapointed in the end result way too many times. And I kept falling for it for 15+ years.

Like I really want to keep hating on him, but he's too old now and it's not the same. And being a member of the ABZ club since 2017 doesnt give me as much joy.
 
tennis_pro said:
See this is what I'm talking about. I really got hyped for his matches and got dissapointed in the end result way too many times. And I kept falling for it for 15+ years.

Like I really want to keep hating on him, but he's too old now and it's not the same. And being a member of the ABZ club since 2017 doesnt give me as much joy.
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He completes you, as Heath would say. I tried to tell you to enjoy it plenty of times lol
 
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Carlos Alcaraz. The spin is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the strokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Carlos's fatalistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his play patterns - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Siglo de Oro literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just flashy- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Carlos Alcaraz truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the tragedy in Carlos's existencial catchphrase "Cabeza, Corazón, Cojones," which itself is a cryptic reference to Jorge Manrique's Spanish epic Coplas a la Muerte de su Padre. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Juan Carlos Ferrero's genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them :-D
 
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