The Official Tennis Thread

[yellowcard]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

[From the Bunker]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

Djokovic is hard to warm to for the conservative mainstream. But he is his own man! And I have grown to admire him for that.

[Ghost]

There is a new man at the helm of mens tennis

Watched it before and after the All-Ireland semi. Was a good Wimbledon Final and the 20 year old Spaniard has a great future now.

Much the same as that. Very impressive to do it considering the way he lost the 1st set. Djokovic very unlikeable to me but you have to admire him. Hopefully a repeat at the us open with Djokovic perhaps turning him over there. Tennis needs Djokovic to keep going because if he doesn't Alcaraz will roll them
All over

[mrdeeds]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

Djokovic is hard to warm to for the conservative mainstream. But he is his own man! And I have grown to admire him for that.

Warmed to him smashing racquets or giving out to crowd for supporting a player. Cheats taking too long serving and as for the break he took today.

[yellowcard]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

Djokovic is hard to warm to for the conservative mainstream. But he is his own man! And I have grown to admire him for that.

I'm neither conservative or mainstream, great player but I just don't like the bloke. Absolutely nothing to do with being an anti vaxxer either if thats what you're referring to.   

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Djokovic the yap can cry more. Alcaraz is some boy

[Milltown Row2]

Djokovic the yap can cry more. Alcaraz is some boy

He's brilliant but I'll judge him when/if he gets to 23 slams or more

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Djokovic the yap can cry more. Alcaraz is some boy

He's brilliant but I'll judge him when/if he gets to 23 slams or more

Judge him whenever you want, he's world number one and Wimbledon champion. The Djokovic fan boys are hurting tonight I see. Alcaraz didn't get out of third gear

[Captain Obvious]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

Djokovic is hard to warm to for the conservative mainstream. But he is his own man! And I have grown to admire him for that.

Warmed to him smashing racquets or giving out to crowd for supporting a player. Cheats taking too long serving and as for the break he took today.

Didn't one of the women get disqualified for throwing her racquet on the ground during the week, must be different rules in men's tennis?

[imtommygunn]

It was more than once she threw the racquet though. Not sure she lost the match over it but definitely penalised.

[gallsman]

Glad to see Alcaraz win, he could dominate for the next decade. Also puts a nail in Djokovics ambition to do the calendar slam, while he is a great player he has always been a very hard lad to warm to.

Djokovic is hard to warm to for the conservative mainstream. But he is his own man! And I have grown to admire him for that.

It's nothing to do with the conservative mainstream ffs. It's because he's a ****!

His entire career is littered with example after example of him being a bellend. He has never and will never be loved by the crowd the way Federer and Nadal were/are and it's always clearly annoyed him.

[gallsman]

There is a new man at the helm of mens tennis

Very good btw! I thought Castle was going to do it again for the final point but he changed it. Even the way Alcaraz feel to the ground was reminiscent of Nadal.

Difference with Alcaraz is that he's won and knocked off Djokovic while still basically learning to play on grass. Nadal possibly should have won in 07 and by the time 08 came around, he'd steamrollered Federer to such an extent in the final of the French that many people fancied him for it. Alcaraz, while number 1, really wasn't supposed to be able to win here just yet, especially after his collapse in the semi at RG.

[Milltown Row2]

There is a new man at the helm of mens tennis

Very good btw! I thought Castle was going to do it again for the final point but he changed it. Even the way Alcaraz feel to the ground was reminiscent of Nadal.

Difference with Alcaraz is that he's won and knocked off Djokovic while still basically learning to play on grass. Nadal possibly should have won in 07 and by the time 08 came around, he'd steamrollered Federer to such an extent in the final of the French that many people fancied him for it. Alcaraz, while number 1, really wasn't supposed to be able to win here just yet, especially after his collapse in the semi at RG.

We can argue over his attitude, views, personality and whatever else that gets people worked up but he's the best ever at this sport.

Alcaraz is the real deal though, I really hope he brings that to every slam, it's about time that the shadows of Roger, Novak and Nadal are finally slipping off into the sunset

[Orior]

How long before start to dislike Alcaraz? Some people can't help but dislike winners.

His vaccine views aside, I always liked Djokovic as he enjoyed a laugh.

[imtommygunn]

It was the lies though not the views on the vaccine that a lot had the problem with - that seems to have been completely lost. He was widely disliked before the vaccine stuff tbh. I think he might be more popular after it lol. Definitely, for some reason, he has never had the popularity of Nadal or Federer.