Raonic's Letter To His Future Self

[BeatlesFan]

Since Milos wrote a letter to himself, tennis fans have the right to respond to this hilariously self-absorbed Bozo:

Dear Milos,

Please do all tennis fans a favor and retire now to spare us the boredom and intense agony of watching you play. You're a lumbering, clueless, robotic, untalented DRONE who has about 5 fans world-wide (your parents and three others in Canada). Get out now and party with your plastic buy-a-model girlfriends and spend the rest of your life applying gel to your hair.

Good riddance,

Grateful tennis fans world-wide.

 

[BeatlesFan]

He will never amount to anything in any case, he doesn't even have 10% of the talent of someone like Agassi.

Correction: he doesn't have .0001% of the talent Andre has. Literally the truth. Literally!!

 

[LazyNinja19]

Since Milos wrote a letter to himself, tennis fans have the right to respond to this hilariously self-absorbed Bozo:

Dear Milos,

Please do all tennis fans a favor and retire now to spare us the boredom and intense agony of watching you play. You're a lumbering, clueless, robotic, untalented DRONE who has about 5 fans world-wide (your parents and three others in Canada). Get out now and party with your plastic buy-a-model girlfriends and spend the rest of your life applying gel to your hair.

Good riddance,

Grateful tennis fans world-wide.

This is ridiculous. People don't understand that being World #4 is no joke. Yes he hasn't won any slams, but lmao if you think every other player can/will win Slams and should retire if they don't

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

did future wise milos answer him yet ?


dear little slamless punk,

you don't know it yet (as you only sent the first of these freaking stalking letters at the time you should receive this message) but you're gonna flood my mailbox with hundreds of them.
please stop writing !
i'm not your friend, for the sake of maple syrup !!!
and my 3rd blonde wife starts thinking you and i are having an affair, it's getting embarrassing...

kindly yours (or 'kindly myself'... all this is confusing me)
---15 slams winner old milos

PS: say hello to @JonnyMac ... how's this good old mug doing ? hope he'll be ok when you win your 1st slam !

 

[Guitario]

The irony of people on the internet criticising a player at number 4 in the rankings for being a waster/mug.

Brilliant stuff!

 

[BeatlesFan]

People don't understand that being World #4 is no joke. Yes he hasn't won any slams, but lmao if you think every other player can/will win Slams and should retire if they don't

I never said that. I never suggested Berdych, Kei, Thiem or anyone else in the top 10 should retire. I suggested Raonic should get the hell out of tennis because of his nauseating arrogance, smugness and that hilariously narcissistic letter. It's beyond belief that he's so obtuse he thinks anyone actually cares to read his ghost-written tripe.

 

[Fedfan34]

Why is he writing a letter to his future self? I thought the point of these gimmicks was to write a letter with an insight to your past self so you could grow up/ achieve more quickly? Since present Milos knows all this stuff doesn't that mean future Milos does too?

 

[Fedfan34]

And as endearing as this little show of self indulgence is, I just don't think Milos has it in him to win multiple slams and be no. 1

 

[Deleted member 743561]

And as endearing as this little show of self indulgence is, I just don't think Milos has it in him to win multiple slams and be no. 1

Good point. Definitely a huge slice of ego satisfaction. But hey, he was given the platform, was probably paid a fair chunk, and the ramblings get guaranteed readership. It's odd that a world #4 could be grasping for relevance.

 

[wy2sl0]

A bunch of talentless hacks on here that couldn't even carry his bag. You have all been way too spoiled with the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Come back down to reality! The guy is still a terrific player, just not an all time great. He also worked for everything he got, and continued to improve despite having glaring weaknesses when he first started on tour (backhand, movement, stamina).

Easy to be 19 or 20 like Zverev or Kyrgios and play free with nothing to lose when you are young and have everything in front of you with no points to defend or expectations. I don't see Nishikori or Grigor doing better? (yet).
Just a year ago he took out Stan and had Murray on the ropes. Still no credit. I really don't have respect for most of you as you are fans of a player, not of the sport.

 

[Steve0904]

Well, we don't know if he wrote this letter himself either but yes, he definitely has some intelligence and seems quite contemplative more than most pro athletes.

His main problem mentally. He thinks too much.

 

[cc0509]

His main problem mentally. He thinks too much.

Maybe. We'll see where it leads him. One day he is right there fighting Andy Murray tooth and nail at the WTF and the next he is playing Nadal at the AO and can hardly find the court. He needs to figure out how to play those big matches vs the Big Four players better.

 

[okdude1992]

TLDR

Who writes letters to themselves. Cringeworthy

 

[Deleted member 307496]

This is ridiculous. People don't understand that being World #4 is no joke. Yes he hasn't won any slams, but lmao if you think every other player can/will win Slams and should retire if they don't

I would write something like this:

Dear Milos,

Concentrate hard on your groundgame, work on your backhand especially but most of all work on your movement around the court. Take a look at your footwork and try and integrate something more useful. With your serve you will always have a shot at Wimbledon; especially with no real dominant winners in real recent memory. Just hang in there and use your serve to get you out of tight spots.

 

[wangs78]

I think he is writing this letter bc he recognizes he does not have what players like Fed, Rafa, Nole, Murray and Stan have (not by a long shot). Heck he may not even have what someone like Del Potro has. But the letter is his way of committing to not giving up, despite the odds. Kudos to him for having that attitude. But yeah, I still don't expect him to win a Slam without a miracle happening. His loss to Rafa at the AO was memorable for how INEPT he was, which is saying a lot.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

I think he is writing this letter bc he recognizes he does not have what players like Fed, Rafa, Nole, Murray and Stan have (not by a long shot). Heck he may not even have what someone like Del Potro has. But the letter is his way of committing to not giving up, despite the odds. Kudos to him for that attitude. But yeah, I still don't expect him to win a Slam unless without a miracle happening. His loss to Rafa at the AO was memorable for how INEPT he was, which is saying a lot.

Look at how weak the field is now though, Murray might not even make the Wimbledon final this year (it could be someone completely new) and Milos may get a draw from heaven and make the final -- he always has a chance with that serve of his.

I don't think he is more than a "1 slam wonder" at best though but he has 1 in him I think if he does the right things and the right circumstances present themselves.

 

[wangs78]

Look at how weak the field is now though, Murray might not even make the Wimbledon final this year (it could be someone completely new) and Milos may get a draw from heaven and make the final -- he always has a chance with that serve of his.

I don't think he is more than a "1 slam wonder" at best though but he has 1 in him I think if he does the right things and the right circumstances present themselves.

I think we are saying similar things. If Milos keeps working hard, he could have a shot at a Slam again. But it will require the Big Five to be knocked out first and perhaps even players like Dimitrov, Zverev and Nishikori will need to be knocked out. Maybe he can handle one of these guys. But to be a #1 he needs to consistently beat players like this, which I think is beyond him, short of a miraculous improvement in his movement.

 

[jm1980]

Who writes letters to themselves. Cringeworthy

Guys paid a lot of money to film an ad

 

[Deleted member 307496]

I think we are saying similar things. If Milos keeps working hard, he could have a shot at a Slam again. But it will require the Big Five to be knocked out first and perhaps even players like Dimitrov, Zverev and Nishikori will need to be knocked out. Maybe he can handle one of these guys. But to be a #1 he needs to consistently beat players like this, which I think is beyond him, short of a miraculous improvement in his movement.

I think Milos meeting Stan in a QF or SF in Wimbledon wouldn't be too bad for him actually, it's a surface that suits him and one that doesn't suit Stan (he won't get the same timing on his shots he gets on HC/clay). But if it's any of the Big 4 he's doomed pretty much, although at this point his best shot is probably against Federer considering his age, mileage and the fact Milos has already beaten him once at Wimbledon.

I don't think he could ever be No. 1 or even No. 2, I think he will max out with a career high of 3 -- but he could also add a slam to his resume. Any more than that would require way too many pieces to fall into place again; with players like Wawrinka they make their own luck. Milos will never be able to do that, he just needs to take his chances when they come.

 

[Fedfan34]

I'm just gonna say it, don't think Milos is as talented as Roddick

 

[okdude1992]

Guys paid a lot of money to film an ad

There's some lame ads out there and that was one of them.

Getting paid or not, Raonic does seem like the type to do something like that. I remember hearing him talk in the 3rd person before. Which is always weird

 

[Fedfan34]

I think we are saying similar things. If Milos keeps working hard, he could have a shot at a Slam again. But it will require the Big Five to be knocked out first and perhaps even players like Dimitrov, Zverev and Nishikori will need to be knocked out. Maybe he can handle one of these guys. But to be a #1 he needs to consistently beat players like this, which I think is beyond him, short of a miraculous improvement in his movement.

So basically if we wipe out the top 10 Raonic can win a slam. In that sense, I agree.

 

[hoodjem]

And look at the kind of response he has got in this comment section.. Says alot about the intelligence and thoughtfullness of TTW members..

We can hate anyone, anywhere, anytime.

 

[vladisimo]

A bunch of talentless hacks on here that couldn't even carry his bag. You have all been way too spoiled with the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Come back down to reality! The guy is still a terrific player, just not an all time great. He also worked for everything he got, and continued to improve despite having glaring weaknesses when he first started on tour (backhand, movement, stamina).

Easy to be 19 or 20 like Zverev or Kyrgios and play free with nothing to lose when you are young and have everything in front of you with no points to defend or expectations. I don't see Nishikori or Grigor doing better? (yet).
Just a year ago he took out Stan and had Murray on the ropes. Still no credit. I really don't have respect for most of you as you are fans of a player, not of the sport.

amen,I don t like raonic but he s a damn good player.

 

[vladisimo]

We can hate anyone, anywhere, anytime.

briliant thinking...or maybe you were ironic.

 

[Fedfan34]

I would write something like this:

Dear Milos,

Concentrate hard on your groundgame, work on your backhand especially but most of all work on your movement around the court. Take a look at your footwork and try and integrate something more useful. With your serve you will always have a shot at Wimbledon; especially with no real dominant winners in real recent memory. Just hang in there and use your serve to get you out of tight spots.

See this is great to write...to his PAST self. WHY write a letter to your future self? It already knows whatever you know NOW.

Bad gimmick is bad.

 

[Fedfan34]

Since Milos wrote a letter to himself, tennis fans have the right to respond to this hilariously self-absorbed Bozo:

Dear Milos,

Please do all tennis fans a favor and retire now to spare us the boredom and intense agony of watching you play. You're a lumbering, clueless, robotic, untalented DRONE who has about 5 fans world-wide (your parents and three others in Canada). Get out now and party with your plastic buy-a-model girlfriends and spend the rest of your life applying gel to your hair.

Good riddance,

Grateful tennis fans world-wide.

Would John be a Milos fan?

And this letter was hard to get through. He thinks he's entitled to multiple slams...reality will hit poor Milos so so hard.

 

[NatF]

One line;

"Why are you such a MUG"

 

[clayqueen]

In the letter, Raonic says

"I am at a crossroads in my career, having fulfilled my original goals in tennis, while remaining short of the accomplishments of my idols … and I find myself learning to process versions of FOMO in two separate directions.

Sometimes I wonder if, by focusing on my goal, am I letting the world pass me by? Or is achieving my goal, through sheer persistence and drive, worth the sacrifices I have to make?"

Could he be thinking of throwing the towel in now before he gets to 30 and remains mediocre?

 

[ivan_the_terrible]

Can this guy drop the facade of confidence and self assurance already? Seems like everybody can see how mentally weak he is but yet he still carries on with this affront of being the best, most confident guy in the room. Really he just comes off as smug, disingenuous and impossible to root for, much less believe in. Same goes for you Eugenie Bouchard. Both are comparable to Rhonda Rousey before she got put in her place. So annoying...

As a Canadian, try as I might, I just can't seem to root for him in matches (except when he's playing against those grinders ).

You seem to have on some of the reasons for this - he just doesn't say things that embolden him to the audience. People derided Lendl for his "sour puss" attitude, but at least there was something likeable about him.

It seems that Milos is so self-absorbed, the world might indeed be passing him by...

 

[clayqueen]

I think Raonic is finally realising that a big serve is not enough to get to the top. He believed that he was the new Sampras but Sampras had a game and Raonic is lacking that. Once in a while he shows some promise but he's always believed that his serve is all he needs even if he won everything in TBs. I actually think TBs are not really an advantage for servebots because all their mistakes count; they cannot serve their way out of a double fault or an UE.

Once Raonic finds out during a match that he cannot dictate with his serve and f/h he becomes very clumsy and looks lost.