General Pro looks like Former Pro

[Meles]

I come back here and this place is moribund. Big 3 trolls stewing in their juices talking about the good ole days. Pathetic.

Medvedev for President

 

[James P]

10/10 thread. Subscribed.

 

[Frank Bannister]

 

[King No1e]

OP has a Djokovic avatar.
Checkmate

 

[Third Serve]

OP has a Djokovic avatar.
Checkmate

OP is none other than Meles tho!

 

[Lleytonstation]

Time to give your boys a "pep talk" like Fed and Rafa did. Get them going for 2020.

I truly hope your hardwork pays off and you finally get it done @Meles . Rooting for ya.

 

[Meles]

OP is none other than Meles tho!

That is my Djokovic agony of defeat avatar and might as well keep it on for a while. Nole looking good for Shanghai, but most interesting draw chock full of NextGen fodder until SF with future 2020 year end #1 Mad Lad.

 

[Meles]

Time to give your boys a "pep talk" like Fed and Rafa did. Get them going for 2020.

I truly hope your hardwork pays off and you finally get it done @Meles . Rooting for ya.

Looks like Khach and Zedrot are smelling a WTF birth and finding form. Berrettini with a beautiful draw in Shanghai back in contention in a big way; R16 showdown with RBA for all the marbles.

 

[Red Rick]

Looks like Khach and Zedrot are smelling a WTF birth and finding form. Berrettini with a beautiful draw in Shanghai back in contention in a big way; R16 showdown with RBA for all the marbles.

 

[yokied]

 

[Meles]

This is just an awesome WTF year end race for the Diamond Age sweep; I'm glued to tennis right now.

Goofin just got crushed by Djoko today and now Fed R16. If RBA goes down, LostGen hopes all riding on Flabbio.

Fognini slams attention on 'NextGen' youngsters | Sport

Fiery Italian Fabio Fognini has launched into a tirade against supposed preferential treatment for the ATP's 'NextGen' players at the French Open.

www.sport24.co.za

 

[Red Rick]

This is just an awesome WTF year end race for the Diamond Age sweep; I'm glued to tennis right now.

Goofin just got crushed by Djoko today and now Fed R16. If RBA goes down, LostGen hopes all riding on Flabbio.

Fognini slams attention on 'NextGen' youngsters | Sport

Fiery Italian Fabio Fognini has launched into a tirade against supposed preferential treatment for the ATP's 'NextGen' players at the French Open.

www.sport24.co.za

I put my hope, my faith, and my love in Flabbio

 

[Meles]

I put my hope, my faith, and my love in Flabbio

I'd rather his fellow Matteo

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I've done this a 100 times.

Where's my GIF?

 

[KineticChain]

I've done this a 100 times.

Where's my GIF?

ur gif

 

[UnderratedSlam]

ur gif

It's been photoshopped.

I actually caught the ball between there.

 

[Yugram]

It seems Federer fans like this thread.

 

[Red Rick]

It seems Federer fans like this thread.

What did you just call me?

 

[Robert Baratheon]

 

[Breakpointerer]

This will never get old

 

[ibbi]

'Former pros' who are the number 1, 2, and 3 players in the world, yes. Not quite irrelevant just yet, but how many more generations of players can they possibly render so?

 

[Meles]

It's been photoshopped.

I actually caught the ball between there.

 

[Meles]

'Former pros' who are the number 1, 2, and 3 players in the world, yes. Not quite irrelevant just yet, but how many more generations of players can they possibly render so?

The Big 3 threads are irrelevant digging up fossils from the past right and left.

 

[clout]

When the big three retire, the former pros thread will be the most populated area of posting on this forum.

 

[King No1e]

That is my Djokovic agony of defeat avatar and might as well keep it on for a while. Nole looking good for Shanghai, but most interesting draw chock full of NextGen fodder until SF with future 2020 year end #1 Mad Lad.

I predict Thiem as 2020 YE#1, not Med. But I may be wrong.

 

[Lleytonstation]

I predict Thiem as 2020 YE#1, not Med. But I may be wrong.

What?

I see the opposite. I see him falling outside the top 10 and possibly the top 20.

 

[Third Serve]

What?

I see the opposite. I see him falling outside the top 10 and possibly the top 20.

Why? I think he can still improve his level.

 

[GabeT]

Fedr

 

[Lleytonstation]

Fedr

Who?

Why? I think he can still improve his level.

I think his game has not improved, nor his mental level, his scheduling, his motivation, and everyone else is starting to catch up to him. I hope I am wrong, but I see a rough 2020 for him.

 

[Third Serve]

Who?

I think his game has not improved, nor his mental level, his scheduling, his motivation, and everyone else is starting to catch up to him. I hope I am wrong, but I see a rough 2020 for him.

He did win Indian Wells this year. Although he was a bit worse on clay this year, I think he’s improved on being a multi-surface threat. His grass play is still a sore thumb tho.

 

[Lleytonstation]

He did win Indian Wells this year. Although he was a bit worse on clay this year, I think he’s improved on being a multi-surface threat. His grass play is still a sore thumb tho.

Maybe he will pick it up here the rest of the year. Think he just made the final of beijing. But has done nothing off clay since IW.

 

[Meles]

I predict Thiem as 2020 YE#1, not Med. But I may be wrong.

Mad Lad is a stats juggernaut.

 

[yokied]

Who?

I think his game has not improved, nor his mental level, his scheduling, his motivation, and everyone else is starting to catch up to him. I hope I am wrong, but I see a rough 2020 for him.

He has the most physical, niche and high risk (off clay) game on tour. The other bashers are catching up and he’s dropping. His all court, net stuff still sucks and he’s redlining and relying on DTL BHs just to edge out Hatchetjob in Beijing FFS.

I see a fair bit of self loathing and self pity in his on court demeanour. It’s slowly dawning on him just how stupid he’s been. He’s on the burgers too which definitely doesn’t help anyone but especially a guy who needs every millisecond for his overengineered diesel powered strokes.

The problem is he’s stuck and it’s too late to change. If he took some write offs and accepted a ranking drop while sanitising the schedule and working on his game, it could be a good sign.

But as I’ve said before he’s been too stupid for too long and Rafa has done too much damage to him. While Rafa is around, Thiem won’t succeed.

I wouldn’t rule out a Stanimal-style career resurgence against post Nadal landscape after a few years thinking about it in the wilderness though.

 

[Lleytonstation]

He has the most physical, niche and high risk (off clay) game on tour. The other bashers are catching up and he’s dropping. His all court, net stuff still sucks and he’s redlining and relying on DTL BHs just to edge out Hatchetjob in Beijing FFS.

I see a fair bit of self loathing and self pity in his on court demeanour. It’s slowly dawning on him just how stupid he’s been. He’s on the burgers too which definitely doesn’t help anyone but especially a guy who needs every millisecond for his overengineered diesel powered strokes.

The problem is he’s stuck and it’s too late to change. If he took some write offs and accepted a ranking drop while sanitising the schedule and working on his game, it could be a good sign.

But as I’ve said before he’s been too stupid for too long and Rafa has done too much damage to him. While Rafa is around, Thiem won’t succeed.

I wouldn’t rule out a Stanimal-style career resurgence against post Nadal landscape after a few years thinking about it in the wilderness though.

Yep, as you were writing this it sounded like Wawa's career. But I don't even see him reaching the FO final next year. But maybe he will find his groove at 250 tourneys while everyone else is playing Olympics...