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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:36:44 GMT -8
Great post. So Eric and Lemarck were the two "large macho guys", and Lemarck was the one that you played, right? I watch every major, and sometimes I'll watch the Finals of non-majors. I can catch those on ESPN 2 or Tennis Channel. The Australian Open has been my favorite major every year since 2012. I think it just has the best matches. And I think the conditions are great. No rain delays, etc. The French is a waste because nobody plays on clay. And Wimbledon is tradition. But who plays on grass anymore? I can’t remember but I think it really slows things down. Which in the men’s game is not so bad because now isserving and not much volleying. It all changed when they went to wider bracket has like the prince. And now it’s all graphite and other power materials. Yes I played Lemarck and Eric was the other guy. There are not many black people in Idaho. But I prefer their company. They are more real there. There are a lot of Hispanics also and I gravitate toward them too. I was really close to a few white people also. But Eric was about 6 foot two and the guy I played was about 5’11” So the dwarfed me. And I was not only white but I was small. So even though the guy I played did not play tennis that much They both assumed they would humiliate me.
I like the French Open because it has long rallies.
The top players still play there.
In general, I think doubles matches on most surfaces feature points that go too quickly. But on clay, since there are more shots, I like it a little more.
Grass is quicker, but not as quick as it used to be. But I don't mind the way it is now, since the points are a little longer.
This was a good French Open Womens Finals this year between Halep and Sloane Stephens.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:38:17 GMT -8
Let me out that I am not one to just go around. But they had the audacity to think even though I played a lot they could just walk out and beat me because they were athletic. Particularly Lemark. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that I was going to slaughter him. Like I said it was 6-0 and 6-1. I did not intentionally give him a game but I think subconsciously I wanted him to get something and maybe I did try as hard as I could. Then went out and played a friend who didn’t play much and I lost 6-7. Didn’t feel right when I won those two sets from Lemark either. I learned a few months later that I had a life-changing debillitating disease. I’m not the regular form but the worst form that only 15% of people have. So… Like you know… I’m fucked . I enjoy reading but The reason I have read 49 books since January 1 is because there’s really nothing else I can do. I know, TMI. Ha ha.
Thanks for sharing. What disease?
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:40:17 GMT -8
I haven’t seen it but they had some great duels. Swedish classy gentlemen vs. spoiled, entitled, whiney, rude, obnoxious American. I loved hating on him and was sad when he quit. Conners was past his prime but gave them a rimun for their money. Conners mellowed but had grit so I started rooting for him. That guy I played and finally beat was from Okemos or something. So he competed against the guy from Lansing (Todd something?) and got his ass kicked. The guy from Lansing was really good but never made it too far in the grand slam venues. He maybe made the final 8 and/or 16 once or twice?
From the early 90s, I liked Jim Courier. He wasn't a showboat or didn't draw extra attention.
I was pissed when he lost to Edberg in the 1991 USO Finals. I was glad to see Courier beat Connors in the SF.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:43:05 GMT -8
I haven’t seen it but they had some great duels. Swedish classy gentlemen vs. spoiled, entitled, whiney, rude, obnoxious American. I loved hating on him and was sad when he quit. Conners was past his prime but gave them a rimun for their money. Conners mellowed but had grit so I started rooting for him. That guy I played and finally beat was from Okemos or something. So he competed against the guy from Lansing (Todd something?) and got his ass kicked. The guy from Lansing was really good but never made it too far in the grand slam venues. He maybe made the final 8 and/or 16 once or twice? You are thinking of Todd Martin. I really liked him. He made 2 Grand Slam finals but lost both. That was still a great era for tennis (Agassi, Becker, Edberg, etc.).
Good post! I didn't know Todd Martin was from Lansing. But you are right.
I still remember watching some match in the 90s, and Todd Martin had a game where he hit 4 first-serve aces. Not sure if I've seen anything like that since. The closest was I think during this year's Wimbledon, where someone had 4 aces, but one of them was on a 2nd serve.
Martin could have a good run at any major, so he was good to follow.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:46:26 GMT -8
My all-time favorite tennis player, male or female, is Steffi Graf, the "Fraulein Forehand". She was exceptionally talented and reached great achievements by facing very tough competitors, some of them in their prime. She is married to Andre Agassi and both of them are in Tennis Hall of Fame, creating so something unique: The only couple to be there. She was slender but powerful. There are some who call her the female version of Roger Federer.
I liked watching her too.
But sometimes, she was so good that I wish others had been able to play better against her. That's how I felt at the time.
If I were to rewatch some old matches, I don't think I would feel that way anymore. Because she retired quicker than I thought she would, and I missed her absence. I would appreciate her even more than I did then.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:52:02 GMT -8
Sorry for the delay in posting in this thread, since mid last week. I wanted to wait until I had time, to really catch up.
That was a great day of Mens SFs, and the long Isner-Anderson match still furthers my believe that I like no tiebreaker in the 5th. It's way more memorable and exciting to not know when a match will end. I remember the ending more than I would if it just went to a tiebreak at some point.
Isner did a great job in the 2nd and 3rd sets. He was down set points, but started making some great returns, and came back to win the set. I believe he was down in both tiebreaks.
I would have wanted to see him go to the Finals. I think I've been following Isner since the 2007 USO, when he took a set off of Federer. That got my attention.
I usually watch the other tourneys that he plays. He always plays Atlanta every year, having played college at Georgia for 4 years.
Hopefully Isner will have another deep run at a major.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 11:56:06 GMT -8
Halep vs. Kerber SF: This is becoming some kind of rivalry. No result would surprise me, but I'll pick a possible surprise and say Kerber in 3. Stephens vs. Wozniacki SF: Wozniacki in 2. Just a guess. Kerber vs. Wozniacki Finals: Very tough call. Kerber in 2.
I predicted the right champion. 
Better than last year. I think all 4 of my Finalists were out by the 2nd round, last year.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 21, 2018 12:01:54 GMT -8
As for the 5th set of Anderson vs. Isner, Anderson was getting to 30 points on Isner's service games for most of the 5th set.
So I wasn't surprised he broke Isner.
Isner wasn't having the same success.
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