Topic: The Tennis Thread - Sponsored By Melt-downium

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Murray's backhand drop shots are still beautiful.

[TheShanklyGates]

Murray in his prime would have eaten him alive. It's sad to see this.

[Nick110581]

Nine games worth of aces

[Ray K]

Hope Berrettini pays him a visit and coughs all over him.

[Crosby Nick]

Murray in his prime would have eaten him alive. It's sad to see this.

And did do every time.

Shame. It’s just not happening for him is it?

[naYoRHa2b]

I'd boo him if I was there

Yeah it's a part of tennis but your a lanky one dimensional player all the same.

[Nick110581]

Murray fucked that in 4th set

[Persephone]

Oh Andy, wish it didn't have to end this way. Isner is an absolute bore to watch, but scarily efficient on grass.

[amir87]

Hope Berrettini pays him a visit and coughs all over him.

Fucking hell

[Hazell]

Oh Andy, wish it didn't have to end this way. Isner is an absolute bore to watch, but scarily efficient on grass.

Poor man's Karlovic in the boring stakes.

[duvva 💅]

While i agree Murray wins in his prime as he would have returned better, still think it was a fine effort. Isner can’t have played many better more consistent matches than that

[Gerry Attrick]

If nothing else Murray will be motivated to play on for longer. Surely he won't allow his final defeat at his best event to be John Isner.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Fair play Isner, not the classiest player but a classy guy.

[Linudden]

Can't shorter players have big serves too? Arm strength and technique comes in all shapes and sizes.

[Red-Soldier]

  at all the cryarses in here. Embarrassing stuff.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Poor man's Karlovic in the boring stakes.

Do you mean more boring or less than Karlo?

[Crosby Nick]

at all the cryarses in here. Embarrassing stuff.

Not like you to take the contrary view.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Can't shorter players have big serves too? Arm strength and technique comes in all shapes and sizes.

Much harder to consistently serve at 135mph+ if you're not tall, simple biology and physics really

[jillcwhomever]

Sad to see Andy go out this way, 36 aces is just shite though. I get some people will say it’s a skill, but seeing so many in one game makes for mind numbing.

[Hazell]

Do you mean more boring or less than Karlo?

Slightly less boring.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Slightly less boring.

Yeah fair, I'd remove the slightly when he plays like tonight but that's not always the case. Karlovic was a disgrace to the sport.

[Red-Soldier]

Not like you to take the contrary view.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

If you're going to be good at one thing in tennis the serve is probably the one you'd want. The most important shot in the game, with an outstanding offering you can compete. 14 titles and a Masters event and he's probably got the worst groundstrokes of any top 100 player. Can't say he didn't max out.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Much harder to consistently serve at 135mph+ if you're not tall, simple biology and physics really

Just to add to that, obviously action and skill plays a massive part too, Roddick is probably the shortest player I can think of to have a big booming serve partly because his flick action tossed it so high, was mildly fun to watch in its own way.

Always loved a big Federer serve at break point down as well but him and Sampras were more about placement.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

If you're going to be good at one thing in tennis the serve is probably the one you'd want. The most important shot in the game, with an outstanding offering you can compete. 14 titles and a Masters event and he's probably got the worst groundstrokes of any top 100 player. Can't say he didn't max out.

In fairness he's way better than only top 100 with his net play, even accounting for the fact his serve allows him to get into stronger positions at the net most of the time.

[Gerry Attrick]

In fairness he's way better than only top 100 with his net play, even accounting for the fact his serve allows him to get into stronger positions at the net most of the time.

He's got a good doubles record but you'd expect so when he's 9 feet 7 and players are returning with the racket pretty much vertical all the time.

[Persephone]

Just to add to that, obviously action and skill plays a massive part too, Roddick is probably the shortest player I can think of to have a big booming serve partly because his flick action tossed it so high, was mildly fun to watch in its own way.

Always loved a big Federer serve at break point down as well.

Just googled and Sampras was only 6ft 1 as well, he felt 2 or 3 inches taller in those times I'm sure 

I was about to respond to your previous message with Sampras. No discussion about serves is complete without Pistol Pete.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

I was about to respond to your previous message with Sampras. No discussion about serves is complete without Pistol Pete.

Yeah he definitely seemed taller as a child without as many huge freaks against him but as my edit says, I'd say he was also about placement and net proficiency which are more aesthetically legitimate skills

[killer-heels]

Fair play Isner, not the classiest player but a classy guy.

Yeah, usually Trump loving, BLM criticising crew tend to be pretty classy.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

He's got a good doubles record but you'd expect so when he's 9 feet 7 and players are returning with the racket pretty much vertical all the time.

Haha yeah exactly - all I'd say is in an era of baseline slogging it's alright to watch a contrast of styles at times, but obviously can't stand when two big servers face each other.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Yeah, usually Trump loving, BLM criticising crew tend to be pretty classy.

I have absolutely no idea about his political views - this is the tennis thread and I'm judging him on that interview and the few times I've seen him speak after games etc

[Crosby Nick]

I mean if he serves like that for the next fortnight and takes out Djokovic I’ll like him a bit more.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

I mean if he serves like that for the next fortnight and takes out Djokovic I’ll like him a bit more.

That would be very funny.

Won't happen because two of Djoko's three main threats got covid, oh the irony!

[killer-heels]

I mean if he serves like that for the next fortnight and takes out Djokovic I’ll like him a bit more.

Id cheer Djokovic in that game. Possibly.

[Peabee]

Tennis is just one of those weird sports where the "neutral" tends to side with the big name rather than the underdog. Can't think of any others where this happens, at least to this level.

People like supporting winners in individual sports. It’s not like team sports where the club has existed 100 years and you can follow them your whole life.

[Peabee]

They should get rid of the second serve. It would improve the game as the first serve is completely no risk. No other shot has no risk. Therefore, it gives a massive advantage to tall, fast servers.

Take away the second serve and they can still try those massive serves, but at least there is some risk.

[Red-Soldier]

They should get rid of the second serve. It would improve the game as the first serve is completely no risk. No other shot has no risk. Therefore, it gives a massive advantage to tall, fast servers.

Take away the second serve and they can still try those massive serves, but at least there is some risk.

Sounds like a shocking idea that.

Nothing wrong with the current rules.  They've done everything possible to take the serve and volley out of the game already.

People complaining that someone who is 6'10 has a huge serve!   

[Nick110581]

Maybe a height restriction is needed then 

Anyway,  Roberto Bautista Agut is out with Covid.

[Crosby Nick]

Maybe a height restriction is needed then 

Anyway,  Roberto Bautista Agut is out with Covid.

That’s odd, I haven’t backed him today.

[RyanBabel19]

Dont watch tennis nearly as much as I used to, can someone explain wtf is the deal with Kyrgios? Every time I see his name or a match he’s played in he’s involved in some sort of controversy or trouble, seems to be talented but ruin it with constant controversy, is he just a bit of an ego maniac?