Magnificent Achievement

[BigThreeForever]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1808876605986517105

British tennis so low that it's considered a magnificent achievement to take a set off 37-year old broken knee Djokovic without having even won the match.

If you want to do something impressive that doesn't involve actually winning the match, take Nadal to five-sets in a RG final.

 

[TheAssassin]

Ranked two hundred and something, first Wimbledon appearance... For Fearnley it was definitely impressive.

For British tennis as a whole, it is definitely grasping at straws lol...

 

[ibbi]

Are you such a casual that you can't appreciate that a dude who only just made his second main draw CHALLENGER appearance last month, ranked 270 in the world, is on Centre Court at Wimbledon against an 8 time champion, a 24 time major winner, and whatever state he is in, still the holder of a major title and officially the second best tennis player in the world, and took a set off of him?

That's pretty sad. It would be a great achievement wherever the hell he was from in a matchup that lopsided. Did you not see how '37-year old broken knee' rolled over his first round opponent? That guy was ranked just outside the top 100.

Not sure what this has to do with BRITISH tennis either, it's a SCOTTISH newspaper recognizing the battle one of their own put in. Get a grip. Go watch some more big 3 highlights.

 

[nighthawkrr]

Are you such a casual that you can't appreciate that a dude who only just made his second main draw CHALLENGER appearance last month, ranked 270 in the world, is on Centre Court at Wimbledon against an 8 time champion, a 24 time major winner, and whatever state he is in, still the holder of a major title and officially the second best tennis player in the world, and took a set off of him?

That's pretty sad. It would be a great achievement wherever the hell he was from in a matchup that lopsided. Did you not see how '37-year old broken knee' rolled over his first round opponent? That guy was ranked just outside the top 100.

Not sure what this has to do with BRITISH tennis either, it's a SCOTTISH newspaper recognizing the battle one of their own put in. Get a grip. Go watch some more big 3 highlights.

Isn’t Scottish British?

 

[nolefam_2024]

Are you such a casual that you can't appreciate that a dude who only just made his second main draw CHALLENGER appearance last month, ranked 270 in the world, is on Centre Court at Wimbledon against an 8 time champion, a 24 time major winner, and whatever state he is in, still the holder of a major title and officially the second best tennis player in the world, and took a set off of him?

That's pretty sad. It would be a great achievement wherever the hell he was from in a matchup that lopsided. Did you not see how '37-year old broken knee' rolled over his first round opponent? That guy was ranked just outside the top 100.

Not sure what this has to do with BRITISH tennis either, it's a SCOTTISH newspaper recognizing the battle one of their own put in. Get a grip. Go watch some more big 3 highlights.

Thank you poster from the future

 

[GrandSlam24]

Isn’t Scottish British?

Yes it is

 

[Kralingen]

Isn’t Scottish British?

When he does well he’s British when he doesn’t he’s Scottish.

 

[MeatTornado]

This has nothing to do with the state of British tennis. If Norrie or Draper took a set it wouldn't be called a magnificent achievement.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Quite frankly, this is the most impressive situation I've stumbled upon in the last month or so. Fair play to that guy.

 

[ibbi]

Thank you poster from the future

Who can keep track?

 

[ibbi]

Isn’t Scottish British?

For their sins.

 

[joekapa]

Yah, the young lad played well in the 3rd, but the Brits over joyous reaction to taking a set off Djokovic, is simply crass to say the least. Over emotional for no particular reason.

 

[Mainad]

Are you such a casual that you can't appreciate that a dude who only just made his second main draw CHALLENGER appearance last month, ranked 270 in the world, is on Centre Court at Wimbledon against an 8 time champion, a 24 time major winner, and whatever state he is in, still the holder of a major title and officially the second best tennis player in the world, and took a set off of him?

That's pretty sad. It would be a great achievement wherever the hell he was from in a matchup that lopsided. Did you not see how '37-year old broken knee' rolled over his first round opponent? That guy was ranked just outside the top 100.

Not sure what this has to do with BRITISH tennis either, it's a SCOTTISH newspaper recognizing the battle one of their own put in. Get a grip. Go watch some more big 3 highlights.

Yes but as it evidently needs constant reminding on here Scottish tennis IS part of British tennis because Scotland is still part of Britain. Would we talk about Texan tennis as opposed to American tennis?

 

[helterskelter]

Yes but as it evidently needs constant reminding on here Scottish tennis IS part of British tennis because Scotland is still part of Britain. Would we talk about Texan tennis as opposed to American tennis?

Scotland will always be part of Britain. It might, of course, one day no longer be part of the United Kingdom.

 

[ibbi]

Yes but as it evidently needs constant reminding on here Scottish tennis IS part of British tennis because Scotland is still part of Britain. Would we talk about Texan tennis as opposed to American tennis?

As far as I am aware, The Herald is not even distributed south of the border, so yes, if a Texas newspaper that got no circulation anywhere outside of Texas was talking about a Texan player then it would be the same thing.