Grand Slam Wimbledon

[Neese]

Nick played through a sore shoulder too.

 

[Xtreme]

This happens quite often. Players retiring hurt or unable to play. Kyrgios just kept fit and beating the players he had to.

Be nice if people hark back to how much of a flog Federer was before he’s the nice boy he is now. Selective memories.

Federer is still a flog, he just contained it a lot better when he was winning. His floggishness came out to the spotlight again when challenged (especially by Rafa in the late 2000's)

 

[phantom13]

(especially when he's a flog of questionable character).

The opening line of your Autobiography accidentally copy and pasted there?

 

[myblueroan]

Any chance Norrie can win?

 

[Xtreme]

The opening line of your Autobiography accidentally copy and pasted there?

I'm a lot of things (smart, kind, sincere, popular, rich, good looking etc) but I am not a flog or a questionable character

 

[phantom13]

I'm a lot of things (smart, kind, sincere, popular, rich, good looking etc) but I am not a flog or a questionable character

Modest too.

 

[Xtreme]

Modest too.

Yes humbleness is another one of my characteristics!

 

[phantom13]

This happens quite often. Players retiring hurt or unable to play. Kyrgios just kept fit and beating the players he had to.

Be nice if people hark back to how much of a flog Federer was before he’s the nice boy he is now. Selective memories.

1- 100% agree, slams are 50% attrition battles. Not just being good enough to win your matches
2- Yeh ive never warmed to Fed post his early antics. Hes a legend and a beautiful tennis player but everyone lauding him like the patron saint of good guy tennis annoys me.

 

[phantom13]

Yes humbleness is another one of my characteristics!

Humility or Modesty.

You keep doing you champion.

 

[La Dispute]

I'm not going to turn a blind eye to the massive negative side of Nick.
But
I find his tennis riveting.
I do love watching him play.
I don't tune in for the side show.
His tennis is entertainment enough.
I want him to beat Nocax fsir snd square. No stupid stuff. Beat him purely on ability.

He plays on edge and that’s arguably been one of the reasons he’s been so successful so far this tournament - he’s finally channeling his emotions constructively.

He’s not going to be able to throw Jokovic as easily as some of his other opponents this tournament, but it’s clearly quite jarring playing him and Nick knows it.

 

[Xtreme]

Humility or Modesty.

You keep doing you champion.

Thanks chief/champ/mate/campaigner

 

[FreoRicci]

Any chance Norrie can win?

None. Has to play out of his skin. Doesn’t have the game. But who knows

 

[Juddy88]

I'm a lot of things (smart, kind, sincere, popular, rich, good looking etc) but I am not a flog or a questionable character

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

How salty will the Britz be if Norrie gets through and Nick beats him hahaha

 

[kozi]

the humiliation the poor Royals may have to suffer in chatting to such a brat.

 

[tigs2010]

Australia v Novak II

This is the slam final we all deserve.

We won in the court, can we win on the court?

 

[BobbyMorri]

I will likely miss the finals as well.

have fun mod team

 

[kozi]

Australia v Novak II

This is the slam final we all deserve.

We won in the court, can we win on the court?

Half the country will be gunning for a double retirement and no winner

 

[X_box_X]

Nick played through a sore shoulder too.

Yep, that bloody sore shoulder.

As another astute poster on here pointed out a few days ago, it only seemed to flare up whenever he was 15-40 down.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I find these two articles fascinating from a sociological POV - the first is from an upper-class English journalist and the second from an Aussie (open in private view)

Nick Kyrgios’ free pass into the final is Wimbledon’s worst nightmare

If Wimbledon were to select the first player in the open era to receive a walkover into the final, you doubt Nick Kyrgios would be uppermost in their minds.

www.watoday.com.au

Sorry, tennis fans, but Nick Kyrgios is not the worst thing in the world right now

How much should we care if the Aussie star spits, swears and dares to wear red at Wimbledon? With the whole planet in the toilet, I’ve mellowed regarding Kyrgios. Not completely mind you.

www.smh.com.au

The Brit's article is a sneering take-down of Kyrgios and his behaviour and the humiliation the poor Royals may have to suffer in chatting to such a brat. What's interesting is his criticism of Nick's last post-match interview - most Australians felt he had redeemed himself somewhat in his openness and authenticity. The last questions about the dress-code was universally derided as British up-lippery, yet Oliver Brown cites it as a reasonable questions and attacks Nick's deference.

The Aussie's article is much more pragmatic - a hero to few even in our country but I think a begrudging respect is growing inwardly, Aussies are absolute suckers for authenticity whereas genuity is not a hallmark British characteristic in the slightest (i.e. the manner in which you speak to Royals must be light and heavily depersonalised).

I was on the fence but now I really want Kyrgios to serve it to those absolute British toffs. I don't care if half our grandparents are from the Motherland the place is a toxic wasteland of class privilege that belongs in a Shakespearean play.

Yes but he is not disrepecting the royals or the class system , he's disrespecting the umpires, linesman and his oppenents.

 

[X_box_X]

Third player in history.

Who are the previous two players to play in a GS final without having ever won a GS semi?

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Any chance Norrie can win?

About a 14% chance according to the betting. He only wins if Djokervic gets injured imo.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Who are the previous two players to play in a GS final without having ever won a GS semi?

Two other injured players.

 

[X_box_X]

I'm not sure if this has been reported, but John Isner overtook Karlovic for most career aces in his third round loss to Sinner.

 

[boncer34]

Two other injured players.

The injured player's made the final?