Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
his new name is Novak Tankovic
Devtennis01
Hall of Fame
Burn out.
pico
Semi-Pro
Thats a good point but i hope that is not the case cos that is not the best attitude to have esp if you want to get to 20 Slams and have to face guys like Medvedev in the course.
pico
Semi-Pro
More from the politics i think?
Backspin1183
G.O.A.T.
WTF isn't a serious tournament for him I guess.
Devtennis01
Hall of Fame
Yes, I would say so. He's been acting out for a while now.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
At this stage he may be pacing himself (he's lost round robins before and gone on to win the title) but expect him to raise his level if he gets to the semis.
ADuck
Hall of Fame
Wow, I can't believe not smashing rackets can actually be a detriment to your game. Maybe we should start encouraging it less at the junior level?
Son: "Dad, I'm losing real bad, what do I do?"
Dad: "Son, you have to smash your racket"
Son: "But da-"
Dad: "No buts, remember what I told you about not showing emotion?"
Son: "But-"
Dad: "Didn't you learn anything from Novak Djokovic? What happened to him when he stopped smashing rackets?"
*Son lets out a deep sigh and proceeds to smash his racket*
Dad: "Well done son, now go beat your opponent!"
Son: "Thanks dad, but could you get my other racket?"
Dad: "What other racket?"
Son: "..."
Dad: "..."
Son: "Dad, I'm losing real bad, what do I do?"
Dad: "Son, you have to smash your racket"
Son: "But da-"
Dad: "No buts, remember what I told you about not showing emotion?"
Son: "But-"
Dad: "Didn't you learn anything from Novak Djokovic? What happened to him when he stopped smashing rackets?"
*Son lets out a deep sigh and proceeds to smash his racket*
Dad: "Well done son, now go beat your opponent!"
Son: "Thanks dad, but could you get my other racket?"
Dad: "What other racket?"
Son: "..."
Dad: "..."