Is Stan Now the most frustrating player to support

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For years, I have thought that Berdych and Tsonga would the most frustrating players to be fans of, as both are capable of playing great tennis. Prime example: both have beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in Grand Slams.

Now I would think Stan would be the most frustrating player to support.

I watched in awe as he destroyed Federer in the quarterfinals, and was left breathless watching him take out Djokovic in the French Open final.

That being said, it would not surprise me if he lost early at Wimbledon or the US Open.
 
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McEnroeisanartist said:
For years, I have thought that Berdych and Tsonga would the most frustrating players to be fans of, as both are capable of playing great tennis. Prime example: both have beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in Grand Slams.

Now I would think Stan would be the most frustrating player to support.

I watched in awe as he destroyed Federer in the quarterfinals, and was left breathless watching him take out Djokovic at Wimbledon.

That being said, it would not surprise me if he lost early at Wimbledon or the US Open.
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Whoa, calm down there tiger! There's still a few weeks to go before making such predictions...or are you the forum's new replacement for BertieB?
 
McEnroeisanartist said:
For years, I have thought that Berdych and Tsonga would the most frustrating players to be fans of, as both are capable of playing great tennis. Prime example: both have beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in Grand Slams.

Now I would think Stan would be the most frustrating player to support.

I watched in awe as he destroyed Federer in the quarterfinals, and was left breathless watching him take out Djokovic in the French Open final.

That being said, it would not surprise me if he lost early at Wimbledon or the US Open.
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I'm guessing that the levels of frustration for Stan's supporters are currently much less than they are for either Berdych's or Tsonga's! :wink:
 
Stan's win on Sunday reinvigorated the sport more than any other result could've done other than a young gun exploding out of nowhere to win a Major. It must be great to be a Stanifan right now.
 
If a guy who's won 10 tournaments including 2 slams, and who's ranked in the top 5, is a candidate for "most frustrating player to support," then you have to ask yourself whether you actually like the player or require some sort of surrogate glory derived from the successes of somebody else.
 
Do you mean frustrating in the sense of his ups and downs ?

Did you mean the opposite of frustrating ?
 
I personally take the high peaks and low valleys any day of the week rather than Birdman's 'get to the quarters, lose to a top-10'-approach.
 
Sentinel said:
Do you mean frustrating in the sense of his ups and downs ?
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I was a bit frustrated after last year's AO, when I thought he finally broke through and became one of the greats, and then he disappeared from the top level competition for a year.

Consistency is actually very important for fans, because it is tough to support somebody who is there today and not there tomorrow.
 
I am a Federer fan but would probably rather see Stan or a young guy win Wimbledon if Federer doesn't win. Having said that, I don't know if Stan is a proven commodity day in and day out, or even slam in and slam out. I don't think Wimbledon is Stan's best surface so I don't see him winning there. I think he has a better shot at USO.

My bottom line is if the over/under is 1 slam or less; I would put Stan in the 1 or less category and not in the more than 1 slam for remainder of his career.
 
Nope, it's actually extremely satisfying

We can talk about frustration after you've been a Dolgopolov fan for four years
 
Does Stan really have supporters in this forum ? Not the back up favorite player, but as someone's most favorite player ?
 
McEnroeisanartist said:
For years, I have thought that Berdych and Tsonga would the most frustrating players to be fans of, as both are capable of playing great tennis. Prime example: both have beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in Grand Slams.

Now I would think Stan would be the most frustrating player to support.

I watched in awe as he destroyed Federer in the quarterfinals, and was left breathless watching him take out Djokovic in the French Open final.

That being said, it would not surprise me if he lost early at Wimbledon or the US Open.
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Why would he be that? His game is awasome to watch, even when he loses. If anything, it's the opposite. At least for me it is. Because you never know when he'll catch fire and blow the other guy off the court. No matter who that migth be. He is the symbol of what makes sports so fascinating; unpredictability.
 
stan seems like the kind of player who could step on the court hot and blow anyone else off of it or could step on the court cold and self destruct. i could understand how that may be a little frustrating but that's what you're going to have with a shotmaker like stan. you as a fan have no idea which version you're getting.

that being said i think that having him win a slam is good for the game because it makes slam titles less automatic and in a way makes what fed and nadal have done for years stand out more (i.e. winning multiple slams in a year).
 
Djokovic is easily the most frustrating to watch.

Wawrinka you always expect to lose first round, but then suddenly he wins a big tournament. That's a lot more fun than expecting your player to always win, but see him fail every time it counts.
 
Poisoned Slice said:
It was frustrating watching Tim Henman at Wimbledon every year. Tiger Tim's year this year. I'm still waiting.
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I've talked to people who have claimed that Tim choked at Wimbledon and that the pressure got to him. Pretty sure if he was asked, he'd say that Wimbledon brought the best out of him form wise and psychologically. He loved playing for his peeps. I think a lot of people who parrot the view were making assumptions based on what was limited exposure at the time on terrestrial TV to Grand Slam tennis in the UK, where Wimbledon forms the centre of the universe. Interesting stuff.
 
McEnroeisanartist said:
For years, I have thought that Berdych and Tsonga would the most frustrating players to be fans of, as both are capable of playing great tennis. Prime example: both have beat Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in Grand Slams.

Now I would think Stan would be the most frustrating player to support.
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There are more frustrating players to support: Dolgopolov, Almagro, Gasquet...
 
Jaitock1991 said:
Why would he be that? His game is awasome to watch, even when he loses. If anything, it's the opposite. At least for me it is. Because you never know when he'll catch fire and blow the other guy off the court. No matter who that migth be. He is the symbol of what makes sports so fascinating; unpredictability.
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+1

Just enjoy him, fun player. Stan is like a box of chocolates, you just never know....
 
Stan is like Cilic (at 2014 USO), he gets hot at the right time.

I recently heard a similar discussion on sports radio about the NFL. Who wins the Super Bowl: the best team or the team that gets hot at the right time?

Consensus response was that it was the hot team that wins.
 
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