Gasquet withdraw from US Open
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vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
why did he withdraw ???Gasquet has just withdrawn himself from US Open due to some injuries. Donald Young will be through to 3rd round without having to play the 2nd round match
pfff... it would have been an interesting match with donald !
Agree and no doubt Young could have benefited a lot with that match up.why did he withdraw ???
pfff... it would have been an interesting match with donald !
Eviscerator
Banned
That is too bad as he is certainly talented.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
True, but Young will probably be happy about the prize money and ranking points that he probably wouldn't have gotten if he played Gasquet.
why did he withdraw ???
pfff... it would have been an interesting match with donald !
he withdrew due to a fever and sore throat
PimpMyGame
Hall of Fame
If I had the same logic as some of the Nadal fanboys during Wimby 07 I would say that Donald Young is surely now the favourite after a one-match rest?
Fedace
Banned
why did he withdraw ???
pfff... it would have been an interesting match with donald !
He has a little sore throat and some fever. OHHH, poor Baby, mommy needs to tuck you into bed ?? maybe some french onion soup perhaps?
Fedace
Banned
Gasquet's coaches were so ashamed that they refused to take part in any interviews.:sad:
diegaa
Hall of Fame
He has a little sore throat and some fever. OHHH, poor Baby, mommy needs to tuck you into bed ?? maybe some french onion soup perhaps?
come on now, dont be harsh on the guy. you cant actually tell whats wrong with him
Fedace
Banned
Or maybe, just maybe Ivan Lubicic was right when he said in the interview, "Gasquet is real spoiled and just a little weirdddd".
BlackgirlX
Banned
Gasquet is so weak I mean come on, Andy Roddick has played sick, as has Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Williams Sisters, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles they have played matches in the heat with a sore throat and fever. All Gasquet needed was to take some medication, and ask for a later time for the match to start. The USTA could of done that for him. In a few days Richard could of been better. People keep on making excuses for this guy but he is such a wimp.
JRstriker12
Hall of Fame
That stinks - I was planning my lunch around this match.
Young could face Feliciano Lopez or Igor Andreev in the next round. Haven't seen Lopez, but Andreev has game. His forehand reminds me of Nadal's but right handed.
If DY wins his next match he could face Fed (or Isner)!
Young could face Feliciano Lopez or Igor Andreev in the next round. Haven't seen Lopez, but Andreev has game. His forehand reminds me of Nadal's but right handed.
If DY wins his next match he could face Fed (or Isner)!
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forzainter
Semi-Pro
he has a viral infection according to the us open website, its probably not the same as i had but if it is you shouldnt criticise. He might be really physically sick, he might even need to get a lumbar puncture, just let things unfold and if its not bad, then you can criticise him if you want, but i think he would only pull out if he needed to.
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The Black Hornet
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Donald Young will probably play on Saturday next, which will mean CBS.
I understand that the Gasquet match was second-on in Arthur Ashe today, so it's probably a safe bet that the USTA will put Young on Arthur Ashe for Saturday.
So national network televison in the biggest tennis stadium in the world is what's up next for Donald Young... jeez, he's come a long way in a few short weeks.
Also, with this development I plan to go and see him play, so I hope we'll have confirmation on when and where his next match is by the end of the day. Because with the record crowds that the Open has had this year it's probably going to be tough as hell to not only get good seats at Arthur Ashe this weekend, but to get seats period.
Fingers crossed, or otherwise it's CBS.
Oh, and yeah: Rumble, young man, rumble. Aaahhh!!!
I understand that the Gasquet match was second-on in Arthur Ashe today, so it's probably a safe bet that the USTA will put Young on Arthur Ashe for Saturday.
So national network televison in the biggest tennis stadium in the world is what's up next for Donald Young... jeez, he's come a long way in a few short weeks.
Also, with this development I plan to go and see him play, so I hope we'll have confirmation on when and where his next match is by the end of the day. Because with the record crowds that the Open has had this year it's probably going to be tough as hell to not only get good seats at Arthur Ashe this weekend, but to get seats period.
Fingers crossed, or otherwise it's CBS.
Oh, and yeah: Rumble, young man, rumble. Aaahhh!!!
NadalForever
Banned
Yes that's right, Federer's competition is so tough that they all give up immediately as soon as they feel a headache.
TennezSport
Hall of Fame
Lil Harsh Eh?
I have tried to play with a slight fever and tonsillitis and I can tell you it really saps your strength. Add to that it's hot and humid here, so he would not last long had he played. Playing feverish and dehydrated in this heat is not very smart. I am also disappointed because I thought this would be a great match, but I think Gas did the right thing.
TennezSport
He has a little sore throat and some fever. OHHH, poor Baby, mommy needs to tuck you into bed ?? maybe some french onion soup perhaps?
I have tried to play with a slight fever and tonsillitis and I can tell you it really saps your strength. Add to that it's hot and humid here, so he would not last long had he played. Playing feverish and dehydrated in this heat is not very smart. I am also disappointed because I thought this would be a great match, but I think Gas did the right thing.
TennezSport
LOL! If Young wins this USO (LOLOLOLOL) then it doesn't count according to some classic threads we had here.
Fearsome Forehand
Professional
I can't imagine playing a serious tennis match with the flu. If he had a high temp, it is probably advisable that he withdrew. I'm sure if he felt he could have played, he would have.
Fedace
Banned
Ok be serious, if he was sick enough to need a lumbar puncture, his coaches would have called a ambulance and he would be in Emergency room right now in some hospital. He was standing up and looking very coherant during the interview with USA network. He had no noticable slur or slowness in his speech at all.:sad:
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
so let's hope they meet "again" soon...
Grandslam05
Rookie
Wow, this is very disappointing, I was really looking forward to this match. I think its time Gasquet starts acting like a man instead of being such a little b*tch. If I was his coach I would be ashamed too. At least its good for Donald. He has a better chance against Lopez/Andreev than Gasquet.
BlackgirlX
Banned
Richard always has an excuse ready. I also saw the USA interview and he may of had some discomfort but I am sure there was medication he could of taken. Richard could of asked for the match to be pushed back in the day. And the men on this board say we are weak. What about men like Gasquet? I mean this guy is such a punk he's like cotton candy.
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
i have a sense of humor just like the next guy, but it's amazing the kind of crap that's said on this board when a player defaults/withdraws/whatever. like any of us know a damn thing about what's going on in a player's inner circle or how ill/injured he/she is at the time of defaulting.
do you guys honestly think gasquet would walk away from a slam cos he was what . . . scared sh*tless to face donald young?
do you guys honestly think gasquet would walk away from a slam cos he was what . . . scared sh*tless to face donald young?
Klatu Verata Necktie
Hall of Fame
He has a little sore throat and some fever. OHHH, poor Baby, mommy needs to tuck you into bed ?? maybe some french onion soup perhaps?
If this were an isolated incident, it might be understandable and excusable, but it is not an isolated insident. A few weeks back, he pulled out of a tournament due to a blister. A blister!!!!
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
How about yourself? You don't even know how to SPELL:
may HAVE (not "of") taken
he could HAVE (not "of") taken
Go back to school and then speak of others.
You're closer to being punk than others.
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Fedace
Banned
I will re-state a famous quote from Greatness, IVan Lubicic, "Richard is very spoiled child and he is a little weird guy", you hit it right on the mark.
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The Black Hornet
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That's what I think too.
I absolutely love Gasquet's backhand, and like his overall game. In the poll on the match results board I voted with my heart that Donald Young would beat Gasquet in 4. I ignored my head because that was saying Gasquet in 3, maybe 4.
Young against Lopez or Andreev though I think is a much easier match for him, and in my totally biased opinion or not, I don't think it's out of the realm of possiblity of Young beating either one of them.
So in my heart I'm going with Young in 4 against either Lopez or Andreev.
In my head... Young in 4 against either Lopez or Andreev. :mrgreen:
Jack the Hack
Hall of Fame
When I think of professional athletes playing through sickness or pain, one of the first things I remember is Michael Jordan in game 5 of the '97 NBA Finals. Jordan had a severe stomach virus or food poisoning that had him nauseated, vomiting, weak, and sweating profusely. His temperature was reportedly near 105 degrees, and he didn't get out of bed until a couple hours before tipoff. Despite being visibly ill on the court, he battled through to get 38 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block... leading the Bulls to a critical 2 point win.
When the news broke about Gasquet withdrawing, I thought "Wow, he must really be sick not to play this match." Then I saw him being interviewed on the USA network...
Ummm...
He looked and spoke fine. He was walking around and acting like normal, no visible signs of illness...
After seeing that, I have to say...
What a wuss!
(He has the talent to win multiple Slams, but will never do it unless he gets WAAAAYYYYYYY tougher.)
When the news broke about Gasquet withdrawing, I thought "Wow, he must really be sick not to play this match." Then I saw him being interviewed on the USA network...
Ummm...
He looked and spoke fine. He was walking around and acting like normal, no visible signs of illness...
After seeing that, I have to say...
What a wuss!
(He has the talent to win multiple Slams, but will never do it unless he gets WAAAAYYYYYYY tougher.)
daddy
Legend
Or maybe, just maybe Ivan Lubicic was right when he said in the interview, "Gasquet is real spoiled and just a little weirdddd".
Ljubicic being the president of tennis players association said something like this ? I would like a link, Ljuba is all round nice guy I would like to read this or is this just an iterpretation ?
Fedace
Banned
I think that Motrin he took for fever has kicked in but his tummy was little irritated from taking it on empty stomach, so he couldn't go on. Poor Babyyy.:sad:
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
A viral infection? A cold is a viral infection, isn't it?
Good lord, man. Go out and play. Heck, I play league and I'd go play if I had a "viral infection."
Fedace
Banned
This is definitely a quote, I heard it on Tennis channel when they were doing a segment on real life of ATP players. and how guesquet doesn't have too many friends and he doesn't get along with other players in the locker room. and they talked to Ivan about Guesquet. Of course, he said this, before he became the president, of course.
Fedace
Banned
In all Seriousness, i have played with fever and bodyaches from viral infection before. and i have to tell you that you definitely cannot play your best tennis when this is going on even with medications. I remember playing terrible tennis in a league match, but i did play and got thru it. Now for Guesquet, he really should have played, he could have played about 60% of his normal tennis and still could have beaten Donald. Maybe he was afraid to play a very Hot rising talented young Black american with his flu.??
Grandslam05
Rookie
Exactly. Gasquet needs to grow up for once. He's got the talent. The only difference between him and the top three is mental. He's just been extremely disappointing. I mean get a new coach or something. Dude needs to be drilled badly and smacked around.
Grandslam05
Rookie
I don't know if this has anything to do with Gasquet defaulting. Besides Ljubicic doesn't seem get along with other players as well including Roddick and all the Serbian players. Anyway I can care less about Gasquet's social life, I just like seeing the dude play. I don't care if everyone on tour hates him, as long as we can see his brilliance on court I'll be happy.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Young was scheduled 2nd on Armstrong today.
And Roddick, Blake & Fed are scheduled for Saturday, no way would any of them not be on Ashe that day(& one will be at night, so the other 2 will be on during the day. No more than 3 mens matches can be on Ashe daily)
CBS dictates the schedule that day, & most fans watching at home have no idea who Young is, they want to see Fed, Blake, Roddick.
Its a shame they have coverage that day, CBS rarely switches to other courts, so I have a feeling we won't see much of Young, on whatever court he is.
I think comparing any tennis player to MJ is a bit unfair. I mean he's like Ali in the toughness department.
Connors did play & win a match at the Open suffering from a stomach flu(he puked a lot). And it was 90 degrees that day.
Exactly...
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
So that's what happened. I thought I might have been seeing things. I could have swore I saw the Gasquet-Young match on today's schedule when I looked last night but then this morning I could not find it on the online schedule anywhere.
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The Black Hornet
Guest
Oh, this is confirmed?
If so, that'll save me some money since they'll probably put Young on Armstrong then, and I can just get ground passes for that and won't have to pay through the nose to get good seats at Arthur Ashe.
Yeah, sucks for people who can't go to the Open and wanted to see Young play.
If one of the matches on Arthur Ashe is a blowout though I'm sure they'll switch over to wherever he is...
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
And remember the famous Sampras vs. Corretja QF match at the '96 US Open when Pete was so sick he was puking all over the court and could barely stand up straight? Well, he toughed out that match in a 5th set tiebreak and guess what? He ended up winning the the whole tournament that year.
Jack the Hack
Hall of Fame
BP,
Moose said it was unfair to compare any tennis player to Jordan as far as toughness, so your example is even better. To me, unless he was bed-ridden, there is no way Gasquet should have withdrew. Maybe he really was too sick to compete well and would have lost anyway... but he certainly looked OK in the interview.
Unlike having an injury, I fail to see how playing with a viral infection would have done any permanent or sustained damage to him. If I were him, the decision point for me would be whether I am causing danger to my career by playing... and that wasn't the case here.
(Ironically, by not playing, he probably did more damage to his reputation than if he had tried to "gut it out" - literally - against Young. Again, what a wuss!)
forzainter
Semi-Pro
i was sick enough to need one and i could stand, the only time i couldnt stand was for 1 hour afterwards when it was too painful to walk or stand
JRstriker12
Hall of Fame
As much as I admire the toughness of Pete and MJ, I really can't talk bad about Gasquet for withdrawing.
One thing I've learned through my experinces, is that health choices are highly personal. They may have said it was a viral infection, but we don't know the whole story and/or Gasquet's personal health history that may effect his decision to play.
At least he withdrew instead of stepping onto the court and withdrawing half-way through, like Djokovic has done on occasions. If he was losing to Donld and withdrew, I can imagine what everyone would have said about him.
One thing I've learned through my experinces, is that health choices are highly personal. They may have said it was a viral infection, but we don't know the whole story and/or Gasquet's personal health history that may effect his decision to play.
At least he withdrew instead of stepping onto the court and withdrawing half-way through, like Djokovic has done on occasions. If he was losing to Donld and withdrew, I can imagine what everyone would have said about him.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
I think this is a problem with tennis. Many players retire/quit just because they have 'no chance to win.' I've seen many interviews where players who retire admit they didn't have a serious injury just 'no chance to win' so they quit.
There was an article on tennis.com analyzing all the retirements on both tours, it was very interesting. Haas retires every other week it seems. and no one ever retires when they are ahead, which is telling. and Ljubicic, earlier this year(I think in Indian Wells), after losing the 1st set, called the trainer & he eventually won the match. Afterwards when asked about the injury timeout, he said if he got down in the 2nd set he would have retired! he won another match after that. what kind of 'injury' did he have that day that he was so close to throw in the towel? yet he was able to continue to play so well after that 'near retirement.' lots of guys need gut checks it seems. guess the money can dull your competiveness.
imo Gasquet can win one slam max. Those comparing him to Fed need to wake up, Fed has more guts than Gasquet can ever dream of.
Talent alone doesn't win slams.
Sometimes it is not about guts but about simply being smart and knowing your body.. he said he tried to practice in the morning and could not continue after 10 minutes.. do you expect him to play best of 5 set match during the heat of the day when he can not move because his entire immune system is affected?
and btw, tennis game is a lot more sensitive then basketball, hockey, etc.. one reason is because it is 1 on 1 sport.. you can not hide even slightest injury and can not rely on your teammates to carry you over. Perhaps he could have taken the court, play a set or 2, and be done after 1-6, 1-6 result.. but is it going to make ANY better for him? Is he gonna be feeling better about himself? Does he want to get booed off the court (and in US Open crowd they DO boo injuried players.. see Marcos - Andre match from last year).. who will benefit from his suffering on the court? In addition, when you have high fever, you can basically even collapse on the court and have serious heart issues later on.. HE is only 21 and has full career in front of him.. does he want to potentially risk it all in just 1 early round US Open match?
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