Time to Retire Chris Guccione

[Drummond]

Seriously, what a joke this guy is. I’m sick of seeing him play on TV, I’m sick of the commentators talking him up and saying he’s the future of our Davis Cup team. I know he’s still young but I think it’s best if he walked away from the game while he’s still somewhat respected.

He lost his first round match to Donald Young who, while extremely talented, had only won a single match on the professional tour prior to yesterday. And yet Guccione went down in 4 sets. Onya Gooch! You have the worst defensive game I've ever seen, you don’t believe in rallies, you don’t work your way into points, and you seem to not even care out there. You are the epitome of a dud.

 

[Geddy Lee]

He is a dud, but he'll keep plugging away with his crappy ranking and make more money per year then both of us combined.

 

[Total Power]

He is a ****ing disgrace, cant volley, cant return, cant rally cant ****ing anything other than the serve and even that is ****ed if he doesnt get 70% first serves in if he is the future of aussie tennis, id rather watch soccer

 

[Thrawn]

The next "Scud" indeed.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

The next "Scud" indeed.

Hey as bad as Scud was..he did make TWO grand slams finals!

 

[Heisenberg_]

If he is the future of our Davis Cup team I think i might just forget about following the Davis Cup.
Hack

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Well take a leaf from my book..don't watch Davis Cup, it is usually rubbish anyway with most of the best players not bothering about it!

 

[dylan101]

always thought he was a dud from when i first saw him, all he can do is serve

 

[Redline]

I agree with all of the above. He may well be the future of Davis Cup for us by default as there is no one else.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Put Alun Jones in the Cup ahead of this dud!

 

[Total Power]

Alun Jones is a gun...very well played against rafa but choked on big points.

 

[Redline]

Alun Jones is a gun...very well played against rafa but choked on big points.

He played well the other day but I really think he struggles at the top level. He has been around the circut a while and at 27 I can't see him really improving much to break into the top 100 and staying there for any real period of time. I could be wrong though.

 

[Drummond]

Bump.

Please, retire Gooch. You're making Australian tennis look even worse.

 

[Rick18]

Hehe, the famous Drummond burrrrrrn

I guess everyone just has to accept he's not going to be the big thing we were hoping for, and destined to be an average player.

Hopefully he can prove me wrong though

 

[Kaan]

He is worse then average.

 

[Karbo]

Poor man's Wayne Arthurs.

 

[pepsi]

I just don't understand, he should do alright at Wimbledon, yet disapoints every year. What can you say, he is ranked around 75, but never does anything at grand slams. Seems to do well at 1 tournament in Australia each year and that is about it. He is still relatively young though, 23?? So you never no, we can only hope he improves. While he will never be a top 30 player, hopefully he keeps plugging away.

Seriously, Australian tennis need's someone to break through, either on the mens or womens side. We just have no hope at the moment, apart from Tomic, but you never know with juniors, it doesn't always translate to successful pro.

 

[BenF]

He hangs out for the Sydney International each year, so he can have his time in the limelight. I don't understand. He has beaten Hewitt and Ferrero there before, but cant translate it elsewhere.

 

[red+black]

He's in the wrong draw.

 

[Scruff83]

This thread is hillarious! What a dud Gooch is. Haha.

 

[TheTrav]

He's in the wrong draw.

Yeh "the gooch" needs to play people, not ranked 150, but 300+ lol

 

[ashley12]

Gooch next career move should be to build a time-machine. Then go back in time, get his first tennis coach to violate him so that he never contemplates playing again.

Would have saved me money from the TAB that is for sure.

And for not bumping this thread when he lost to Taik-Lee in the Aussie Open...

 

[BLPC08]

Has an outstanding serve - the rest of his game is atrocious. Some of the worst mobility I have seen at any level of tennis...... a 150kg-60-year-old-man can get to more balls than the Gooch

 

[Vaders_1st]

Too slow.

 

[Isandula]

He's so bad its funny