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*Official* Tennis Thread
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Michelle Fivefer
U19 Cricketer
What are you suggesting? ….
Aidan11
International Vice-Captain
Well maybe Lance - sorry Djoko - carries a lot of essentials that he doesn't let out of his sight.
weeman27bob
International Regular
Cracking game of tennis
Silver Silva
International Debutant
Could this be the changing of the guard ? If it is , what a match to witness it..Carlos Alcaraz wins his first Wimbledon title against one of the greats .
CartyDurham
International Vice-Captain
And it might well have been
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
You and me both. Not just before the match, but at the end of the first set, at the start of the second set tie-break and after the fourth set too. Alacaraz certainly has the cojones to go with his extraordinary talent.
Molehill
International Captain
Fantastic win from Alcaraz, delighted to see him beat the Djoker. I too was wondering what happened in that 7 minute break, not exactly the first time he's done it either. I believe the only other person to beat him in a 5 set Final is Murray at the US Open.
As for Alcaraz, he could dominate for a decade. He seems to be way ahead of his peers and with Djokovic likely to retire in a couple of years, it's hard to see at the moment who beats him. Also seems like a genuinely nice fella too.
Can't help thinking the changing room got trashed when Djokovic got back there afterwards, you could see he was seething in his on court interview.
As for Alcaraz, he could dominate for a decade. He seems to be way ahead of his peers and with Djokovic likely to retire in a couple of years, it's hard to see at the moment who beats him. Also seems like a genuinely nice fella too.
Can't help thinking the changing room got trashed when Djokovic got back there afterwards, you could see he was seething in his on court interview.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I thought Djokovic handled himself pretty well in the post-match interview. Nice sense of humour actually. But his gamesmanship during the match was there for all to see. And they need to bring in a code for 'spectator abuse' to deal with his sarcastic applauding and general moaning at those of them who have the temerity to prefer his opponents. Maybe call the code 'douche alert' to more broadly address said behaviour.
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Molehill
International Captain
It wasn't bad, but I did pick up on the comment he made about winning a couple of 5 setters he didn't think he should have in the past to even things up. Basically, he thought he should've won this one.
He was lucky with the racquet smash, that could easily have ricocheted into a ballboy/girl/spectator/umpire and that would've been game over.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Looking ahead, I know it looks like Alacaraz could dominate the game for years to come, but it doesn't always work out that way. I remember thinking the same thing when Connors won in 1974, but he only once more Wimbledon (mainly because Borg happened), ditto McEnroe in 1981, but he only won it on two other occasions (mainly because life happened) and, especially when Becker won it aged 17 in 1985, but he only won it twice more too. Even Borg called it a day at the age of 26 because McEnroe had beaten him in a couple of finals and he just didn't need the hassle any more.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Oh I'm sure he does, but I don't begrudge him that. It goes with the self-belief that makes him such an incredible competitor. And I liked his honesty, which I didn't find disrespectful towards his opponent.
But yes, you're dead right about the raquet smash of course. I actually managed to miss that bit of the action, so it didn't strike me so firmly. As you say, thankfully that last bit's also true of spectators and ball boys/girls. Didn't Henman of all people lose a match for doing that before he was any good?
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