beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
As I said, Tsonga has a grudge already to begin with. But you are right. Tsonga should have just focused on his tennis. He was wrong to have started it.
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QF 2017 Australian Open: Tsonga - Wawrinka
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As I said, Tsonga has a grudge already to begin with. But you are right. Tsonga should have just focused on his tennis. He was wrong to have started it.
Gary Duane
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Weird, because I like Tsonga. I'm thinking most people like him too. Wawrinka has a bit of history whining about things...
MatsPhilander
Legend
They should rename Tonga Mr Fourth Round or Quarterfinalist.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Boom-Boom
Legend
They're quarrel goes way back. They use to be friendly with one another. But when Stan won his first GS, he made some insinuations (thrash talk if you must) about the French players. This didn't sit well with Tsonga and the others. So, Tsonga and Wawrinka have been cold to one another since. I'd say Warinka has always been a mug.
May Federer beat you to a pulp !!!
I thought it was Tsonga who made some awkward comments in the press about how he "deserved" a Slam as much as Stan after his 2014 AO win...then Stan replyed and then it got worst at the DC final in France
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
To my recollection, it was Stan who made some insinuations about the French players when he was asked about it, after winning his first GS. Then, Tsonga got irked. It was a few years back, so am not absolutely sure.
ArcspacE
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ArcspacE
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'Who ate my blue cheese'
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Fabrice Santoro banged your lady. Sorry to tell you that, camarade.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
Very strange to see two nice guys quarrel.
TennisFollower
Rookie
The match was somewhat of a snooze fest. Given what both guys are capable of this was a boring match. The level from both guys wasn't great. In the end Stan basically did what he had to do to get over the line. He'll have to pick up his level and play one of his best matches as he has in OZ in the past against Federer.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
If Stan plays like he did today, comparing with Federer, then I'd probably make him (Stan) the ever so slight favourite. However if Federer can disrupt Stan's rhythm as he's been known to do before then I'm confident that Federer is going to win. And then there's the final which I've already given my thoughts on. Assuming he gets there he can beat anybody except Nadal, but of course neither potential finalist will be easy and Stan's up first. A huge test there obviously.
rainingaces
Legend
I've seen amateurs switch between a ohbh and a thbh but never a pro so much. Tsonga should stick with a ohbh, he hit some good passes today.
rainingaces
Legend
Tsonga said he was better than Murray at Wimbledon, he has a big ego.
Boom-Boom
Legend
SinjinCooper
Hall of Fame
Easy call.
Tsonga's second serve might be the worst on tour. Club level garbage.
Never seen anybody with that kind of size, athleticism, and pedigree who still rolls low-action lollipops directly into the center of the box on every second serve. Ball was dropping back to earth by the "MELBOURNE" painted on the court. If he's doing that at your local park, he's the guy you pity because his serve isn't reaching the fence till after the bounce.
The rest of his game is so enormous that this is just completely baffling to me. Even Nishikori is moving it around, getting some action on it, and keeping it deep in the box more often than not. That stroke is why he's going to end his career as a zero slam wonder, whining that he deserved more.
TennisHound
Legend
It sounded like Tsonga felt Wawrinka was staring right at him at him and yelling "C'mon!", right at the end of the first set tie break, when Tsonga hit the forehand out. And it looked that way. Of course, Stan was just kind of in the moment, but he did look directly at Tsonga when he did it.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
The Stanimal does that
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
He was playing quite well and then just every once in a while went off the reservation. Is this what you mean by clown mode?
TennisHound
Legend
Tsonga wasn't feelin it out there.
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Tsonga has a tendency to come out with a poor shot selection/ambitious-unrealistic approaches and lose a match quickly, that's what I was thinking.
Thanks for answering.
beast of mallorca
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Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Poor 90sclay, first Nishikori and now Stan tormenting the kind soul
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
Don't be jelly I find you far too irrelevant to engage youIt's like your conversation with Rusty and Johny ..........
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WristAction
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Haven't seen the match yet, but the expected winner through. Good job by SW for keeping it short. From the result in the 3rd set, J-WT was there simply to make up the numbers. Pity it wasn't a better contested match.
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