When some players lose, they kick, scream, cry, throw tantrums, curse their opponents, and break stuff.
On the other hand, some players–when they lose–smile like they just won the calendar-year Grand Slam. That was exactly how Ricardas Berankis exited stage right after his successful Australian Open campaign ended with a third-round loss to Andy Murray.
This is not how you lose:
This is not how you lose:
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This is not how you lose:
This is not how you lose:
HOW MANY TIMES do I have to explain that this is not how you lose?
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THIS is how you lose:
I don’t believe smashing a racquet is such a bad action to take. It is possible to lose a match gracefully, respect your opponent for playing well and still smash your racquet!
Djokovic won that match against Murray, Jano. won that match against Devvarman. They didn’t lose!
fair points, all of which I agree with.
that being said, the point of this was more about Berankis than the others. The others were just a handful of examples of what could be 1,000 people!