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2024 In Between Grand Slam Thread

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  • #182
    SlickRic
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    If he wasn't generally considered the GOAT before today, he will be now.

    Post edited by SlickRic on


  • #183
    ledwithhedwith
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122463697#Comment_122463697

    same! I’d say the best of 3 nature of it probably helped but didn’t think he’d be beating him again.



  • #184
    josip
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    Watched it in the car between motorway stops in Germany, was emotional. Feel sorry for Alcaraz, but he'll have more opportunities. Was a gap in the CV, more than GOAT defining, but nice to have it filled all the same.



  • #185
    BionicRasher
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    Amazing match.

    Delighted he now has a gold. Carlos will have many more attempts at Gold and might one day equal the various records but Novak is Definitely the GOAT......for now



  • #186
    Royale with Cheese
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    Even if Alcaraz racks up 25+ slams (and that's a big if), unless he has rivals of the quality of Federer and Nadal like Djokovic did then I don't think it should be held in the same regard.



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  • #187
    Slashermcguirk
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    Djokovic is the GOAT by some distance, the fact that he can still beat these top young lads so many years past his peak is just phenomenal:

    24 slams

    40 masters series

    7ATP finals

    428 weeks at world number one

    Olympic gold

    Only player to win full set of masters series and done it more than once

    Winning record against all his rivals

    Only player in open era to hold all 4 slams simultaneously

    Davis cup winner

    He is an absolute phenomenon!



  • #188
    Slashermcguirk
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    Also agree with Royale with cheese, djokovic achieved all this in the era of Federer and Nadal. The only real rival for alcaraz now will be sinner. The competition now is nowhere near as strong. Djokovic at olympics just won gold medal not dropping a single set and beat the likes of Alcaraz, Musetti, Tsitsipas and Nadal.



  • #189
    josip
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    Sinner, Zverev and Medvedev all playing in Montreal this week, gotta pay the bills I suppose.

    Alcaraz and Djokovic understandably skipping after going all the way in Paris.

    Can't see Sinner being dethroned as #1 before year end.



  • #190
    gmisk
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122476899#Comment_122476899

    Sinner knocked out by Rublev in three sets, in fairness looks to have been struggling with his hip.



  • #191
    whiterebel
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    Tsitsipas drops father as coach. Should have done it years ago



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  • #192
    yerwanthere123
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122491698#Comment_122491698

    I've seen this movie before, don't think they'll be long reuniting.



  • #193
    Itssoeasy
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    Jessica pegula wins the Canadian open beating Amanda Anisimova in three sets 6-3 2-6 6-1



  • #194
    gmisk
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    Battling win for Jack Draper against Jaume Munar, he looked absolutely wrecked at stages, physically he still isn't there.



  • #195
    gmisk
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    Draper with a win against Tsitsipas.

    Ruud or Auger-Aliassime next



  • #196
    gmisk
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    Alcaraz knocked out by Monfils in Cincinnati...played very poorly and smashed his racket to bits at one stage.



  • #197
    josip
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    Cincinnati does bring out the racket smashing side of him.



  • #198
    gmisk
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    Draper beat Auger-Aliassime but very dodgy match point...

    https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/13198002/cincinnati-open-jack-draper-beats-felix-auger-aliassime-after-controversial-match-point-to-make-quarters



  • #199
    Augme
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    Very poor form from Drapper to claim he wasn't sure. There's no way he couldn't have known he hit the ball twice.



  • #200
    whiterebel
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    Edit: sorry my mistake. I see the ball hit the court off the racquet and bounced over.

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #201
    yerwanthere123
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    Oh boy. Jannik Sinner failed a drug test twice in March but wasn't suspended and is now cleared.

    https://x.com/BenRothenberg/status/1825897812346753148?t=dZvq6FiilGsKUJBAp_ap7w&s=19

    Will have to research this before I make my mind up.



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  • #202
    Floppybits
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524247#Comment_122524247

    Supposedly it was massage cream used by a physio and there was no fault attributed to Sinner. I wonder what the name of that massage cream was, I'm sure it's not voltarol or deep heat.



  • #203
    josip
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524495#Comment_122524495

    The previous post said clostebol spray?



  • #204
    whiterebel
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524495#Comment_122524495

    Voltarol is prescription only, isn't it?



  • #205
    ledwithhedwith
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    hard to know what to believe on this one , but he was 100% treated completely different to anyone else. Chairman of ATP is Italian is he? Sinner didn’t play the olympics … odd haha.



  • #206
    tiegan
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524802#Comment_122524802

    In UK and Ireland it is, on the continent it is mostly OTC - I know cos I stock up when I am abroad



  • #207
    klr87
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524247#Comment_122524247

    I've been reading up on it this evening, and I've made my mind up on at least one thing: The extent of blatant favouritism and double standards is breath-taking.

    And call me cynical, but the "my physio used it to treat his cut hand" excuse just stinks to high heaven. This is serious stuff, related to the drugs the East Germans force-fed their athletes in the bad old days. Nowadays, you've got be more careful and sneaky about it: Smaller doses, lower strengths, careful timing. Also, the cream is clearly marked on the packaging in Italy as containing a proscribed drug.

    The response I've seen so far from his fellow pros has not been very supportive.



  • #208
    Jack Daw
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122525824#Comment_122525824

    He should definitely be suspended for the US Open at a minimum now that this has come out , it's a dreadful look for Tennis coming into the tournament.

    Maybe it was a genuine mistake (although I'm beginning to doubt it) but I don't understand why these professional athletes aren't more careful about even slight infractions of the drug policy and not even make the slightest mistake.

    I think if I was a pro athlete I'd be afraid to use anything that came from a medicine cabinet/pharmacy for fear of something like this happening and having your reputation damaged and just use nothing but natural remedies for all minor issues.



  • #209
    josip
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526108#Comment_122526108

    That's a slippery slope though Jack. Might sound like a good idea at the start but before you know it, you're not getting vaccinated, worshiping rocks and getting kicked out of Oz 🙂.

    Post edited by josip on


  • #210
    Floppybits
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122524550#Comment_122524550

    Reading up on it they say that this is used to treat skin abrasions and burns and it available over the counter in Italy. Then you read up on Clostebol Acetate and that it is used to promote muscle growth without the masculine side effects. I guess it all depends on how much was in his system and then again there was enough there to show up on a drugs test. Not sure how much of this stuff would be in a cream that it would show up on a drugs test?

    Dan Evans got suspended for 12 months for using cocaine. There does seem to be double standards and then there were always the rumours about Nadal



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  • #211
    yerwanthere123
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    US Open thread

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058366238/us-open-2024



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