Members Faulkner Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 I see that journalists are slandering Novak and claiming he just bounced without permission. Must be a day that ends in “y.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 I can't wait to hear Thiem's thoughts on Novak's bad personality. That's gonna be must see Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Well she did say she was going to shove that ball down her [!@#$%^&*] throat. It kind of did happen. It’s out there. Then there kind of was the drunk doubles match with Venus where she stumbled around a lot and couldn’t stand up. Explained away by some unknown disease. She was drunk from the night before because she played within a few days later. Serena has always been a mess. Edited June 7, 2019 by Fevuh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 And also: She’s Nolefam, but that doesn’t make her statement any less true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 I'm not, never been, nor will I ever be one of those folks who will dismiss or excuse what happened at the U.S. Open. I am also not someone who will claim that a person is incapable of ever evolving. But to suggest that Serena has "gotten away" with saying or doing anything untoward would simply be untrue. Who else got a $90,000 fine in the history of tennis? Not even McEnroe who has a history of hurling epithets at chair umpires, the crowd and once physically turned over a T.V. camera. What I am saying is that the amount of ink spilled over this conference room scheduling debacle was unnecessary, especially when the stories essentially contradicted each other. Even Thiem himself said he was unsure. Did you see the video of Federer launching that ball and the near miss to that spectator? Journalists who couldn't stop carping over the conference room debacle are already making jokes about some guy who nearly averted a serious injury. All I'm asking is, why are some players called out, while others never are? It's not just Serena, by the way. Heather Watson got the largest fine at Wimbledon for taking a small swipe at some blades of grass with her racquet, in frustration. Her fine was significantly larger than Karolina Pliskova who destroyed a chair umpire's chair with the umpire still in it! Not to mention the players who have physically shoved an umpire on court. Verbal abuse should be punished but why do players who put their hands on officials or physically destroy property not similarly punished? Surely I'm not the only one who notices the disparity? I'm not even going to go down the rabbit hole of the Nolé rain delay debacle because honestly, the story changes every five minutes at this point. Nobody seems to be able to get their stories straight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 At least a handful of people are offering apologies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 Well will you look at this. Folks are stepping up and telling the truth. Where were they last week? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted June 7, 2019 Members Share Posted June 7, 2019 It's conditional, depending on who the "story" is about. We're fans on messageboards debating and discussing but do tennis journalists get paid to be this messy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members I Am A Swede Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 Thiem defeats Djokovic! Please register in order to view this content 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 Novak played an absolutely baffling match, so the right player won. Now Thiem has to come back within a day to play a fresh Nadal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) I'm not really interested in either final I'm home now so I will watch the ladies Same for tomorrow. Ash Barty looks exactly the same as she did when she was 4! Edited June 8, 2019 by ChitHappens 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 This match is a snooze. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted June 8, 2019 Members Share Posted June 8, 2019 I turned before the first ball toss. I will get back to it eventually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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