Joe Smith

Looks like Djokovic may be the last man back on the tour…it’s so bad to have this kind of publicity for the anti-vaxxers

I hope you’re right, Scoot!

It will be interesting to see what the top of the men’s game will look like once tennis returns, which imo will not be until there is a vaccine or herd immunity, so at least a year, probably more. Given the age of […]

Great idea! I don’t know anything about video games; I take it this is a recognized game. Which one is it? I wonder how the player who wins the tournament would do against an experienced gamer.

Yes, that’s probably right. Plus, Rafa gets the edge because he’s had it his whole career, whereas Novak was pretty weak mentally for the first few years.

Serve: Isner

Forehand: Federer

Backhand: Wawrinka

Return: Djokovic

Volleys: McEnroe

Movement: Federer

Mental Toughness: Nadal/Djokovic

I really don’t see this happening, for a few reasons. First, I don’t know that tennis is economically viable without ticket-paying fans, and permitting crowds of fans (say, of over 500 people) is probably the last […]

Our best hope for all of this is 1) that we all stay home and keep our distance from each other as much as possible; and 2) that there has never been such a concerted effort among the world’s scientists toward one […]

Honestly, I think there is a good chance that Wimbledon 2021 will not be played. There may not be international sport for a long time.

I’ve only just read this, as a distraction. I have never understood the dislike for Djokovic. To me, he is the most gracious loser of the big three. I’m sure there must be some exceptions, but I’m hard pressed to […]

No chance we’ll see any grass court tennis either. I honestly don’t think we’ll see any more tennis this year. A lot of countries would have to open up their borders and there’s going to be a lot of distrust that […]

If we see any tennis this year I’ll be amazed. Tennis is the last sport that will come online. It’s completely international, and most countries are closing their borders. This thing is going to come in waves, and […]

Life is going to be very different for the foreseeable future, including professional sports. I’d say there’s a decent chance that we won’t see any more tennis through the US Open. Things are going to get worse […]

There are certainly a lot of inconsistencies with respect to which events are going ahead and which are cancelled. I tend to agree with littlefoot that from one perspective this is all an over-reaction and the […]

One thing that did stand out to me, in comparing Thiem to Wawrinka as Novak-opponents, is that Stan’s flatter ball causes more problems for Djokovic than Thiem’s topspinny shots, even if the latter come with just […]

Congrats to Novak Djokovic! Even at less than his best he was able to prevail. However, to me it is clear that Thiem lost a winnable match. Rafa played him better in losing than Djokovic did in winning. The key […]

Thiem takes the 3rd set! he’s kind of following a Wawrinka blue-print in his approach. He’s started to hit the DTL backhand a bit better, after really missing it for most of the match. But even without that shot, […]

Thiem now in control of this match, two breaks up in set 3. Novak actually looks a bit old, not matching the energy or pace of Thiem. And to be honest, Novak hasn’t had a lot of tests so far in this tournament. He […]

‘Fanaticism’ about favorite tennis players is just fine. There’s no question of truth as to who should be one’s favorite tennis player, and one can like a particular player for any reason or no reason at all. But […]

How does re-naming a tennis arena count as using the military-industrial complex in a quest for world resources?