Alcaraz is boring and so is everyone else

aldeayeah said:
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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Now I understand what all those hand signals from JCF are about.
 
aldeayeah said:
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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Did you copy pasta this from Tsitsipas X account?
 
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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Alcaraz is the only one with the potential to keep tennis relevant. If Alcaraz is boring, what are all the others?
 
Way better than that boring S&V play from back in the day.
Nothing aesthetically pleasing about the OHBH, it’s a shot just like every other. I don’t care about their personality, as I didn’t care about the last gen’s character.

Have fun living in the past. I’ll be enjoying Wimbledon :)
 
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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^Comedy gold.

Becker and Edberg were magnificent talents in the sport, with a genuine sense of strategy and court understanding, which has been absent from the majority of the men's game for two decades, with the current generations doubling down on the net-phobic, yes, one-dimensional, tactically-challenged baseline game.

There is next to nothing exciting or fascinating about current male players. Its just staying at the baseline trading moronic, wild shots, waiting for errors, and only sheepishly (and clumsily) running to the net when its a desperation move, never as part of a logically constructed strategy.

That is why today's men's game is largely a dreary affair, and the tennis PTB wanted a sea of baseliners. They have earned the underwhelming results.
 
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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Alcaraz is anything but boring.
 
THUNDERVOLLEY said:
^Comedy gold.

Becker and Edberg were magnificent talents in the sport, with a genuine sense of strategy and court understanding, which has been absent from the majority of the men's game for two decades, with the current generations doubling down on the net-phobic, yes, one-dimensional, tactically-challenged baseline game.

There is next to nothing exciting or fascinating about current male players. Its just staying at the baseline trading moronic, wild shots, waiting for errors, and only sheepishly (and clumsily) running to the net when its a desperation move, never as part of a logically constructed strategy.

That is why today's men's game is largely a dreary affair, and the tennis PTB wanted a sea of baseliners. They have earned the underwhelming results.
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So you actually thought I felt bored watching their game? You need better reading skill.

Secondly, just sounds like another glorification of the past at the expense of current one.
 
Alcaraz is the most entertaining and skilled 21-year-old athlete the world has ever seen.
He plays every shot in the book at an all-time great level, except the serve, but he serves big at times.
And he's brought the on-court smile back to tennis, which had been missing since Hingis.
 
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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Absolutely, I remember at the time dreading watching those types of matches on grass; it’s the reason they changed the seed mix to slow up the courts, it was turning people off watching.
Of course now it’s a breath of fresh air to see someone like Maxime Cressy try to s&v regularly as it’s gone too far the other way.
 
ANTedwardsWON said:
Alcaraz is the most entertaining and skilled 21-year-old athlete the world has ever seen.
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That is an incredibly ridiculous statement, but you can hold on to that sad delusion.


He plays every shot in the book at an all-time great level, except the serve, but he serves big at times.
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His idea of volleying is rudimentary at best.


And he's brought the on-court smile back to tennis, which had been missing since Hingis.
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The only smile the vile Hingis ever brought to the court was the mass smiling of those who watched her cry like a brat enrolled in a tennis clinic instructed by Graf in the 1999 French Open final, after all of Hingis' typical trash-talking of Graf (and everyone else on tour).

tudwell said:
Just chuckling to myself at the idea of Berdych – a one-dimensional baseline bot if ever there was one – being presented as some beacon of variety and entertainment.
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That's part of the desperation used to prop up more male players of this century. Glorified padding.
 
THUNDERVOLLEY said:
^Comedy gold.

Becker and Edberg were magnificent talents in the sport, with a genuine sense of strategy and court understanding, which has been absent from the majority of the men's game for two decades, with the current generations doubling down on the net-phobic, yes, one-dimensional, tactically-challenged baseline game.

There is next to nothing exciting or fascinating about current male players. Its just staying at the baseline trading moronic, wild shots, waiting for errors, and only sheepishly (andG clumsily) running to the net when its a desperation move, never as part of a logically constructed strategy.

That is why today's men's game is largely a dreary affair, and the tennis PTB wanted a sea of baseliners. They have earned the underwhelming results.
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Grass court tennis in the sixties-nineties could be boring, which is why I preferred women's tennis back then, especially on grass courts.
 
thrust said:
Grass court tennis in the sixties-nineties could be boring, which is why I preferred women's tennis back then, especially on grass courts.
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Very true. Women tennis on grass court at that time had an all court feeling ... Few shots from baseline then someone trying to get to the net .. It was entertaining.
 
THUNDERVOLLEY said:
Becker and Edberg were magnificent talents in the sport, with a genuine sense of strategy and court understanding, which has been absent from the majority of the men's game for two decades, with the current generations doubling down on the net-phobic, yes, one-dimensional, tactically-challenged baseline game.
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100% true. Becker and Edberg are also far greater players than any current player aside from (obviously) Djokovic. You put peak Boris or Stefan on Centre Court (with modern equipment/strings) against anyone on tour aside from Novak and they'd beat them. No one in the current game has ever played against someone who serves and volleys on every single point and comes to net 150 times per match. Players don't even practice passing shots anymore because nobody comes to net.
 
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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Are you acquainted with Lorenzo Musetti?
 
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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Welcome to the club.

 
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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One of the most succint and accurate comments of all time this. I do like alcaraz alot, but this post is so accurate, and the last line is absolute gold.

Young people have been turned into robots, and it will get worse.
 
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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Not a fan of the guy, but I'd never call Alcaraz boring lol. Compared to Sinner Medvedev Rubev Ruud or Zverev, his tennis is exciting. It doesn't mean I root for him but if I had a ticket to watch one of these players live, I'd pick him.
 
aldeayeah said:
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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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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While I don't agree on Alcaraz, I kinda agree with this to some degree. There's a beauty, style, and flourish of shot that's missing from most of these guys. Kyrgios is outta commission. And then Dimitrov is probably the dude I enjoy the most and he just can't break through these less entertaining players.
 
THUNDERVOLLEY said:
That is an incredibly ridiculous statement, but you can hold on to that sad delusion.

His idea of volleying is rudimentary at best.

The only smile the vile Hingis ever brought to the court was the mass smiling of those who watched her cry like a brat enrolled in a tennis clinic instructed by Graf in the 1999 French Open final, after all of Hingis' typical trash-talking of Graf (and everyone else on tour).
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He's already won US Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, ranked #1, all by age 21, so its hard to think of a better 21-year-old, plus the fact he does it with HUGE winner stats...
Commentators routinely say Alcaraz has some of the best volleys in the game, and his drop shot and groundstrokes are also elite.
Did you only see 1999 RG and never see Hingis other than that?
Hingis was the smiling assassin and smiled on-court more than anyone we've ever seen in tennis, even when injured!
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And when facing her stalker!
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aldeayeah said:
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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Got any more of these?
 
ANTedwardsWON said:
He's already won US Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, ranked #1, all by age 21, so its hard to think of a better 21-year-old, plus the fact he does it with HUGE winner stats
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Your ridiculous statement:

ANTedwardsWON said:
Alcaraz is the most entertaining and skilled 21-year-old athlete the world has ever seen.
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Is patently false, for anyone with even a passing flirtation with sports history, which--apparently--you do not. Alcaraz is average at best. He is no phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination.

Commentators routinely say Alcaraz has some of the best volleys in the game
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Poor volleys in an era of numbskulled, net-confused baseliners might seem good to some. History laughs at the idea of Alcaraz capable of good volleys.


Did you only see 1999 RG and never see Hingis other than that?
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I've seen Hingis throughout her thankfully short career.

Hingis was the smiling assassin and smiled on-court more than anyone we've ever seen in tennis, even when injured!
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Tears in the French Open final did not appear to me a smile.

And when facing her stalker!
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Hingis and her mother are violent offenders. The world knows exactly what i'm referring to. She is trash.
 
THUNDERVOLLEY said:
Your ridiculous statement:
Is patently false, for anyone with even a passing flirtation with sports history, which--apparently--you do not. Alcaraz is average at best. He is no phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination.
Poor volleys in an era of numbskulled, net-confused baseliners might seem good to some. History laughs at the idea of Alcaraz capable of good volleys.
I've seen Hingis throughout her thankfully short career.
Tears in the French Open final did not appear to me a smile.
Hingis and her mother are violent offenders. The world knows exactly what i'm referring to. She is trash.
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Ridiculous?
Its a factual statement- "He's already won US Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, ranked #1, all by age 21, so its hard to think of a better 21-year-old, plus the fact he does it with HUGE winner stats...
And you are also 100% WRONG when you say Alcaraz is "average at best".... because nobody has won this many of the slam events at such a young age.
Show me a tennis commentator or former tennis professional who says Alcaraz is incapable of good volleys, or APOLOGIZE.
See, the only footage of Hingis you've seen is the 1999 French Open Final, as you seem to be obsessed with it...
 
I think Alcaraz is boring.

But I’ve been loving this seasons grass tournaments and have been glued to my screen for Eastbourne and Mallorca this week.
 
I think people, as they get old, they tend to remember the past as better and more glorious. It is normal, you were young and everything was good. It is the same in every sport (talk to a 50 years old football fanatic and will tell you how in the 90s there was so much class in European football), basketball and politics (MAGA for our Americans friends?)
 
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