2016 Wimbledon Championships...ATP 2000...London, England

[stotty]

Love the comments by McEnroe and Cash here about Nick. So true.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36708629

Rewiring would be about right. If you play Murray, Novak, Rafa, or Roger, you cannot afford to be slack. Their level is extremely high and no matter how talented a newcomer may be, nothing other than complete focus is going to cut it.

The bottomline with Kyrgios is he doesn't want to look like he is trying too hard. He's too far up his own backside to see the light. Maybe Leyton can talk some sense into too him. I like to watch him play but still can't warm to the kid.

[stroke]

I think I need Stotty to give me another reality check about Fed. I am thinking this is going to be his one more.

[klacr]

I saw the 4th set of that match. Berdych served for the the match at 5-4 and got broken. He kept his composure very well until the tiebreaker, where he got visibly upset about the impending darkness and continued play at that point. The mic's picked him up saying something like this is 4 years in a row this has happened. I hope he pulls through in the 5th.

All good. Experience and fitness won out. Berdych took it 6-3. 3rd straight grand slam quarterfinal for Berdych.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

[stroke]

Love the comments by McEnroe and Cash here about Nick. So true.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36708629

[stroke]

I saw the 4th set of that match. Berdych served for the the match at 5-4 and got broken. He kept his composure very well until the tiebreaker, where he got visibly upset about the impending darkness and continued play at that point. The mic's picked him up saying something like this is 4 years in a row this has happened. I hope he pulls through in the 5th.

[klacr]

Berdych is strong and will pull through. Winner of the Czech mate match plays Lucas Rouille. Huge opportunity for my boy Tberd.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

[stotty]

Vesely seems a tough character. I haven't seen him play before. He's no pushover. Berdych will have his hands full trying to finish him off in the fifth. The other problem of course is that it's exhausting.

[stotty]

Watching Kyrgios - Murray. Funny how Kyrgios has a hunched up stance. Never seen him standing straight. Wonder why...

He's round-shouldered....

[gzhpcu]

Watching Kyrgios - Murray. Funny how Kyrgios has a hunched up stance. Never seen him standing straight. Wonder why...

[stotty]

The draw has really opened up for Roger. He's had no one to play so far and his only real test might be Cilic if Goffin can cause an upset and defeat Raonic. Goffin is a set to the good as I write.

Murray's draw could prove far more tricky if it pans out.

I like Berdych's odds. Outside of Murray and Roger he has just as good a chance as the rest. He should make the semi's on paper. I have never seen Vesely play before but he seems to be progressing well.

[stotty]

Many are questioning Djokovic attitude against Querry in that second set. I have seen Djokovic do similar before a number of times.

It's just his way of not being able to cope. He's basically folding up. I feel it's combination of being so used to winning and being under considerable pressure, and ultimately not able to find an answer to what's going on in the match. He wants to walk away...and in a sense that's exactly what he's doing. Djokovic seldom exhibits this behaviour and by no means am I criticising him for it, on the contrary, the man is exceptional. Pressure just weeps out where it will and exhibits differently from person to person.

Borg's own stubbornness also acted as his self-destruct button towards the end of his career. Djokovic suffers in a little the same way here and there. His match with Querry in the second set was a good example of it.

[stotty]

Not to toot my own horn, but just recently I achieved the Colander year slam. Thats where I drained 4 different types of pasta in one single kitchen tool. Farfalle, Bucatini, Fusilli, Tagliatelle. You've been a great audience. I'll be here all week.
*note* This was after adding some of the starchy past water to the sauce and pan to help emulsify. This is a must!

Sorry for detour. Back to tennis.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

I hope they all drained on cue or it doesn't count....

[stotty]

Originally Posted by gzhpcu View Post
do not forget Rod Laver not only did it twice, as an amateur and as a pro
And he was banned as a pro for 5 years from Wimbledon. Who knows how many more he could have achieved!

Rod would not have won his first calendar slam had Pancho been eligible to compete. He may well have won fewer than 11 slams too had Pancho been lurking in those draws. Commentatoes never point this out but it's very relevant.

We could say the same for Emerson, who never beat Pancho but won 12 grand slams.

It was very handy for many of that era that Pancho was confined to the pro circuit.

[klacr]

This calendar grand slam business is a bit odd, stupid. Why all in one season? What's the difference in holding all four slams at the same time across two seasons? None, none whatsoever in my view. It's just being pedantic.

And when a player such as Djokovic does not win the calendar year slam it just makes us appreciate this guy named Rod Laver a little bit more.

The calendar year slam is special because it must happen all in one season. Not carried over into a new year. But what Djokovic has done in holding all the titles at one time which he accomplished after his French Open success is downright incredible.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

do not forget Rod Laver not only did it twice, as an amateur and as a pro
And he was banned as a pro for 5 years from Wimbledon. Who knows how many more he could have achieved!

Not to toot my own horn, but just recently I achieved the Colander year slam. Thats where I drained 4 different types of pasta in one single kitchen tool. Farfalle, Bucatini, Fusilli, Tagliatelle. You've been a great audience. I'll be here all week.
*note* This was after adding some of the starchy past water to the sauce and pan to help emulsify. This is a must!

Sorry for detour. Back to tennis.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

[gzhpcu]

And when a player such as Djokovic does not win the calendar year slam it just makes us appreciate this guy named Rod Laver a little bit more.

The calendar year slam is special because it must happen all in one season. Not carried over into a new year. But what Djokovic has done in holding all the titles at one time which he accomplished after his French Open success is downright incredible.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

do not forget Rod Laver not only did it twice, as an amateur and as a pro
And he was banned as a pro for 5 years from Wimbledon. Who knows how many more he could have achieved!