Deon Sanders
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That match to him is like what Grigor went through against Rafa at AO ‘17.
So we can expect no slams, two big titles, and a career collapse within a year and a half for Tsits?
That match to him is like what Grigor went through against Rafa at AO ‘17.
Is this a joke? He just took a three-time slam winner (and former RG champion) to the brink after 5 hours today in by far the best match of 2019. He showed true heart and class, as well as stamina and guts. Stan is no clown on this surface. The Greek has plenty of talent. He also defeated the two-time defending AO champion (and GOAT) in January. Yet you think he "doesn't have the skills?"
Rofl. What are you talking about? Didn't have the skills? Doesn't have the talent? He's one of the, if not the most talented youngster in this era. And he's only going to get better. He's gonna win a GS latest by next year. I'm so sure of this.
Please let's keep things in perspective. What has TsiTsiPas done exactly?
He beat a sub-par Fed but then got tamed by Nadal at the AO. He lost to freaking old-fat-waaay-past-his-prime, Wawrinka -by choking horribly. He did not even make the QF in the F.O.
How does all that extrapolate to him winning slams or being the next big thing? Look at players such as Nadal, Pete etc. Even when they were young they had the game and mental strength.
TsiTsiPas chokes on big points. His off-forehand goes haywire under any signs of pressure. He can't volley to save his life. His backhand is fairly pedestrian. His serve is not as good as it should be given his height.
What exactly does he have that makes people think he will get multiple slams? The fact that he blabbers a lot on social media?
He won't be #1 or win multiple slams until Fedalovic are around. I'd actually rate Zverev higher as well.
TTW does have the most extreme reactions on new players and then nothing really happens.
Maybe if you're 14.
i mean bless him but then you have posts like this and i'm like??? just post pics on the ig/twitter and keep it moving or if you are going to quote things, atleast know what it means
This is cringe overload.
LOL like his clothing quote was taken and used as his own as well.
I've no problem with people who like philosophy and anyone who expresses themselves in an unconventionally poetic and thoughtful way in general. I think most people appreciate and even admire such qualities in others. However, Tsitsipas' post is just oozing pretentiousness! It's a mesh of pretty words but there's not really any meaning behind them.
He felt the aura of true competition for the first time, and this loss was a new emotional experience for him - alright, this could be indeed how he felt after such a match. But "destiny was drawn", "physical and mental suffering", and he learned "living life" from this match? Seriously? How can anyone read this and not see that it is completely over the top?
Comparing Tsitsipas' behaviour on court, and then this whole different side of him on social media and in interviews, it seems to me that Stefanos is a poser.
He kneads two watch moar droop volleighs bye Sabooshs, no?He has read Dali’s Eagle thread no doubt.
I've no problem with people who like philosophy and anyone who expresses themselves in an unconventionally poetic and thoughtful way in general. I think most people appreciate and even admire such qualities in others. However, Tsitsipas' post is just oozing pretentiousness! It's a mesh of pretty words but there's not really any meaning behind them.
He felt the aura of true competition for the first time, and this loss was a new emotional experience for him - alright, this could be indeed how he felt after such a match. But "destiny was drawn", "physical and mental suffering", and he learned "living life" from this match? Seriously? How can anyone read this and not see that it is completely over the top?
Comparing Tsitsipas' behaviour on court, and then this whole different side of him on social media and in interviews, it seems to me that Stefanos is a poser.
I want to hear him wax poetic about "Sureshian Spray" and the PoMo forehand!
He kneads two watch moar droop volleighs bye Sabooshs, no?
My god just imagine if he spent some time with Srrshhh who could undoubtedly help him to cross over to a true Slam GOAT.
The drop volley is an important shot that should not be underestimated.
I think Tsits thought he was going to win this match going in and well into the match. He was a bit over aggressive in the first set and should have won that. By the end of the match a lot of the credit has to go to Wawrinka whose serve was on fire for much of the match with 16 aces.And there's implementation of fed's game also, What was his break point conversion ratio again??
My friend, I watched the whole match live, was rooting for stefanos, but I was literally shocked how unclutch he was on key points...
I dare to say, if wawrinka didn't overhit that FH on set point in 2nd set, tsitsipas could've lost in straight sets..
I even dare to say, if stefanod could've hold his s**t together on some of the key points, he could've won in 4 sets or even straight sets
but he was seen in the lockerroom about all the bad calls that has gone against him and how incompetent the umpires are overall. it sounded like he is blaming his loss on the bad calls, and I think he is right
Amazing maturity from a 20 year old.
Rip Van Winkle, he's like 5 in the live rankings and 4 in the race.Wow. Great post and comment. Thanks for sharing.
Sadly, if only TsiTsipas had as much talent in tennis as he has in these posts.
He looks like a great kid. But unfortunately doesn't seem to have the skills to become a future world #1 and multi slam winner.
He could be a solid top 10'er and make a lot of money though..
If you give them an underhanded drop serve, you really catch them with their pants down. Ask Nick.The drop serve is even better...
Life was better in the 80s with ZERO social media and you lost 5 setters with grace and only your closest friends and fans would feel you, and then they'd tell their friends, and the legend would grow.. rock n roll agassi style
This is cringe overload.
Everybody who had a good childhood says this about their childhood years to be fair. It's more nostalgia I've found. Not about anything particularly great happening in whatever decade.
I cringe at **** like "cringe", "salt", and kids saying "that was so lit," but this was cringey imo. The thing is, he really didn't need to say anything at all. Maybe not all of us have been at that level of competition, but we can have some idea of what it must have felt like.Tsitsipas's comment was corny, but there is nothing more "cringe" than clowns who use "cringe" as though it's a noun, or think "cringy" is an actual word. Reddit is the scourge of the internet.
I cringe at **** like "cringe", "salt", and kids saying "that was so lit," but this was cringey imo. The thing is, he really didn't need to say anything at all. Maybe not all of us have been at that level of competition, but we can have some idea of what it must have felt like.
A picture can say a thousand words, and the picture alone says more than anything Stef could come up with.
Waiting for 90s kids to reminisce fondly about Britney Spears who was so awesome she could never perform at all without pre-recorded tracks. It's gonna happen, if it hasn't already.
Right? And the Spice Girls didn't lip sync at all.
Seriously though, the 90's is my favourite decade, but yes, overrating is almost entirely to do with nostalgia and being a carefree kid. I've come to that conclusion in the last 10 years or so. Overall I'm liking my 20's just as much as a liked being a kid, just for different reasons.
Yeah....the saying "you do you" comes to mind, but that still doesn't stop me from feeling it's cringey.My thoughts on this are pretty simple, (as my thoughts usually are) I'm not at all philosophical or religious or anything of the sort so I don't particularly like long spiels like this one, but if that's Tsitsipas's thing then good for him. He should be his own person.
Waiting for 90s kids to reminisce fondly about Britney Spears who was so awesome she could never perform at all without pre-recorded tracks. It's gonna happen, if it hasn't already.
Oh I knew many who did, especially boy bands.. Didn't one of them recently release an album that shot up the charts like nothing had changed? Bet there are plenty who STILL like them. And good for them, their choice.Nobody in the 90s ever thought Britney or the boy bands were actually good.
Er, my frame of reference (or rather in opposition to Britney) was something like Radiohead or Alice in Chains, so forgive me if I am sometimes like that Simon Pegg character from How to lose friends and alienate people.
And I agree with your second para. I did NOT have a carefree childhood as I was suffering from asthma and having to live in an environment that aggravated it. Further, having to put up with mediocre and authoritarian teachers who disliked me just for questioning and standing up to them when I was in every other way (and without any immodesty) a really good student. So I can see nostalgia for exactly what it is. My happiest days are and always have been in the present. Life gets better as I get older. No looking back and lamenting for me.
And much of my favourite music comes from the 70s. I probably have a half a decade or so headstart on you in terms of age, so makes sense, lol.Oh yes, I am mostly an alt rock-rock guy myself. I only use the Spice Girls as a similarity to Britney. Much of my favourite music comes from the 80's though. GNR, Metallica, Motley Crue, etc.....
I had a nice childhood, but like I said, I'm liking my 20's just as much if not more. The only difference is the reasons.
And much of my favourite music comes from the 70s. I probably have a half a decade or so headstart on you in terms of age, so makes sense, lol.
Your loss.
Amazing maturity from a 20 year old.
No one is making you read them. I think its refreshing to have a thinker rather than someone reciting the same platitudes.i know he is processing how he feels but that is a lot of words, lol but this is some faux intellectual spiel....on second thought right up ttw's alley.
in any case i do hope can take comfort that it was close and he can only grow from here but lord his twitter/ig posts are something else.
Yeah, like because I am not nostalgic doesn't mean I am not interested in cultural products from earlier eras. And yeah, similarly I could pick a favourite artist from every decade starting from at least the 50s too, coming up to the present. And from a variety of genres, be it jazz, rock, metal, funk/R&B/soul etc. Even hip hop in small doses.Both of us like music from the decades before we were born then? Funny how that happens sometimes. I'm pretty diverse with music though. The only genres I don't like at all are the current mainstream stuff (99% of it) and most rap songs.
Past that I could probably pick a favourite band or two from every decade since and including the 70's. The Eagles being my frame of reference for the 70's.
He has also beaten Djokovic on hard and Nadal on clay.Is this a joke? He just took a three-time slam winner (and former RG champion) to the brink after 5 hours today in by far the best match of 2019. He showed true heart and class, as well as stamina and guts. Stan is no clown on this surface. The Greek has plenty of talent. He also defeated the two-time defending AO champion (and GOAT) in January. Yet you think he "doesn't have the skills?"
And the drop serve return is better stillThe drop serve is even better...
No one is making you read them. I think its refreshing to have a thinker rather than someone reciting the same platitudes.
idk if he is quite the thinker if he is just quoting things and has no idea what they mean but just says it because its cool. also lol ofcourse he is free to post w/e he wants but i can still comment. i'm not @ING him and asking him to remove it but imo he is not as deep as people make him to be