In a way Norrie is like a very poor mans Nadal and Balashevelli a very poor mans Djokovic so lets pretend its Nadal v Djokovic.
Im invested in this now. If Norrie wins that means style wise Rafa would have beat Djokovic and vice versa if balashevelli wins. So huge match now. Epic. Its like a cold war type scenario.One of them will be tonight.
Basilashvili like djokovic? I dont think soIn a way Norrie is like a very poor mans Nadal and Balashevelli a very poor mans Djokovic so lets pretend its Nadal v Djokovic.
Im invested in this now. If Norrie wins that means style wise Rafa would have beat Djokovic and vice versa if balashevelli wins. So huge match now. Epic. Its like a cold war type scenario.
Yes haha. Im with you there lolI like the randomness of it. And the fact it means this era is now reminiscent of my beloved 98-03 years.
Come on. Dont ruin the straw grasping. He has a double handed BH and similar colour hair. join the party in IW. Marketing is about creative license.Basilashvili like djokovic? I dont think so
Ok ill buy that, you got it!Come on. Dont ruin the straw grasping. He has a double handed BH and similar colour hair. join the party in IW. Marketing is about creative license.
Superstars. But give them time, they are only 26 and 29.
Do you think we have taken for granted how easy it was for the big 3 to win the first few rounds? You almost took it as a given they would make at least the quarters or semis of every tournament they played. The consistency was better than anything we've seen and maybe anything we will ever see again.No but who even is these days? No player on the tour right now compares to the Big 3/4 and every player hovering around the top 20 right now can go on a good run. Also it seems people have already forgotten that earlia this year we had another Masters final like this between Sinner and Hurkacz, the latter of which is top 10 and Norrie is now only 300 or so points away from being top 10 too so i don't know why people are acting like this is some unbelivable shock.
I swear sometimes it feels like people only know the big names and next gen hopefuls Zverev/Medvedev/Tsitsipas are only slighly better than the rest of the top 20. None of them have that same unbeatable aura we've been used to seeing this past 15 years so results like today will happen more and more.
Norrie is same calibre like Ramos, Delbonis .
I mean he lost to Nadal, Nadal, Federer (took a set), Alcaraz this year, it was not so bad.Look forward to Norrie's next slam appearance to justify the recent hype.
Let's see what this new British number one is made of.
Ramos and Delbonis never won a Masters 1000 title.
in terms of pusher tennis
Basilashvili like djokovic? I dont think so
Oh, without doubt. Remember the absolute world-wide hatred for Slavic tennis players of the past-- everyone on the planet DETESTED them all:They have both been victimized by vicious Western anti-Slavic bias their entire lives
Oh, without doubt. Remember the absolute world-wide hatred for Slavic tennis players of the past-- everyone on the planet DETESTED them all:
Safin
Kafelnikov
Navratilova
Kournikova
Sharapova
Seles (because of "vicious Western anti-Slavic bias" people were happy she was stabbed)
Davydenko
Mecir
Nastase
Tiriac
ad infinitum....
Djokovic fans just can't grasp the dislike of him has nothing to do with where the hell he comes from.
Oh, without doubt. Remember the absolute world-wide hatred for Slavic tennis players of the past-- everyone on the planet DETESTED them all:
Safin
Kafelnikov
Navratilova
Kournikova
Sharapova
Seles (because of "vicious Western anti-Slavic bias" people were happy she was stabbed)
Davydenko
Mecir
Nastase
Tiriac
ad infinitum....
Djokovic fans just can't grasp the dislike of him has nothing to do with where the hell he comes from.
They have both been victimized by vicious Western anti-Slavic bias their entire lives
It is not easy to be a wolf in a world full of sheep
Are you being cheeky or do people actually believe this unironically?
I'm being cheeky, but yes there are many people who believe that Novak's unpopularity is due to anti-Slavic bias
Superstars. But give them time, they are only 26 and 29.
In terms of any tennis.
Forget your national pride for a moment. Norrie is ugly as heck.
This guy can handle everything from both wings, and return with interest.
Worked for this guy!
Nothing wrong with his looks . His tennis is pathetic in terms of aesthetics. He has got his results , if you are someone who just cares about results alone , so be it .Forget your personal prejudices about his looks. What's that got to do with his tennis?
So, people can put up with Med's ugly shots but not Norrie's?Nothing wrong with his looks . His tennis is pathetic in terms of aesthetics. He has got his results , if you are someone who just cares about results alone , so be it .
Norrie's not going to be a title contender when other big players like Med, Tsitsi, Thiem or Zv are playing well. He got a great draw and the surface suits him. IW surface is not everyone's cup of tea.This guy can handle everything from both wings, and return with interest.
Casper Ruud, the player a lot of the TT regularly like to p@@p on, demolished Norrie two weeks ago, being close to a Goffin-Berdych performance.
Norrie got a perfect run of opponents to win a masters, but he has such a huge achilles heel with his pushing straight-arm BH, any title he wins going forward will inevitably have to be on the back of a run of suitable opponents.
Nothing wrong with his looks . His tennis is pathetic in terms of aesthetics. He has got his results , if you are someone who just cares about results alone , so be it .