Members DramatistDreamer Posted July 18 Members Share Posted July 18 Whoa, if they do that, the HOF will be diminished. The only way Brad Gilbert could realistically make a bid for the HOF is as a coach i.e. contributor. It certainly won’t be for his commentary or interviews. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 18 Members Share Posted July 18 (edited) It's for coaching for Brad but I still feel he shouldn't get in. Edited July 18 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted July 18 Members Share Posted July 18 Unfortunately, just off the strength of seeing two American players (Roddick, Gauff) each to a major title, he’ll likely get in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 1 Members Share Posted August 1 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 1 Members Share Posted August 1 This, on top of Emma Navarro’s statement that she doesn’t respect Wen Qinwen makes the off court drama far and away more interesting than the dull on court matches. This is the most dull Olympic Games for tennis since I first saw tennis at the Olympic Games in 1988. Tokyo 2020 wasn’t great either but I ran out of f*cks to give about this competition days ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 3 Members Share Posted August 3 Apparently, Shapovalov has been defaulted in another match. This time for swearing at a spectator, according to a report I read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 3 Members Share Posted August 3 (edited) He told the spectator the f word with some others. The spectator had been hassling him but he didn't let the umpire know. The umpire defaulted him for it. Even though his opponent told the umpire that the spectator was harassing Shapo. Shapo even asked for just a warning to point penalty but the umpire refused and called the tournament supervisor. The default caused Shapo to lose all the points and money he had gotten for winning the previous rounds. And Shapo is out of wildcards/exemptions from his injury. Edited August 3 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 4 Members Share Posted August 4 Did the tournament officials ever deal with the unruly fan? Shapovalov really should have insisted that the tournament official or director come out and deal with the situation. I remember years ago, before it was called The Miami Open,(maybe it was still the Sony Open? I don’t remember) some drunk racist guy in the crowd kept harassing Serena Williams and calling her a “lazy Black” or something and she refused to keep playing until the guy was removed. The tournament supervisor radioed security, security arrived and the guy was removed. Serena went right back to the match. In that case, I think the tournament supervisor talked to Serena and there were one or two people in the crowd that pointed the guy out but it did take time for them to remove the guy because in tennis it seems to need to go through three chains of command before anyone can seemingly make a decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted August 4 Author Administrator Share Posted August 4 Damn. I missed most of the Djokovic/Alcaraz match and apparently is was really good. I just caught the last tie-break. Novak finally gets the gold medal that was the only thing he was missing from his unbelievable career. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 14 Members Share Posted August 14 US Open Wildcards Wildcard News 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 18 Members Share Posted August 18 Practicing for their doubles match at the US Open. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 20 Members Share Posted August 20 (edited) Jannik Sinner doping!? Please register in order to view this content Edited August 20 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted August 20 Members Share Posted August 20 No, he's been cleared. Sinner cleared after testing positive twice for banned substance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted Wednesday at 01:53 AM Members Share Posted Wednesday at 01:53 AM So, Sinner will lose points and prize money from Cincinnati. Hm. How does a physiotherapist not know that anabolic steroids are banned? They’ve been banned since the 80s, at minimum. Also, as an athlete, shouldn’t you be asking questions about what someone else is putting on your body? The excuses of tainted beef and pasta and cocaine kisses…it’s all a bit ridiculous now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM Members Share Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM One article said the points were coming from IW? Hm, I guess the reference to Cincinnati is indicating that points are coming off now, rather than next year at IW? Also, the physio massaged this “mystery” gel without the use of gloves. Hm. Some players are also grumbling that the length of time that the investigation took place seemed very brief. The turnaround time in days/weeks rather than the standard time of months, suggesting a lack of thoroughness. Also some players hinting that Sinner’s ranking spared him. We know that this has been known to happen with high ranked players, specifically on the ATP side (see: Andre Agassi) when a player fails a doping test and it is concealed and/or consequences are muted or eliminated altogether. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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