Comments on: Wimbledon Recap, Ready for the Quarters http://www.thermocaster.com/2008/07/02/wimbledon-recap-ready-for-the-quarters/ The part of the knee that, you know, means something. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:56:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ink Jet Sean http://www.thermocaster.com/2008/07/02/wimbledon-recap-ready-for-the-quarters/#comment-1596 Ink Jet Sean Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:44:12 +0000 http://www.thermocaster.com/?p=1671#comment-1596 I'd agree: The Fed/Nadal rivalry easily trumps Agassi/Sampras, mainly because they keep meeting in finals (Andre and Pete did, but Agassi's two slumps mid career hurt the rivalry). Tsonga's gonna be fun to watch, as is Gasquet if he can figure how to win big matches with more than just his backhand, and if Monfils understands how to stop sliding on hard courts, he'll stop any chance of a torn ACL. Not sure Querrey has much more game than top 30/40. Sadly, he might be the best American prospect out there. I’d agree: The Fed/Nadal rivalry easily trumps Agassi/Sampras, mainly because they keep meeting in finals (Andre and Pete did, but Agassi’s two slumps mid career hurt the rivalry).

Tsonga’s gonna be fun to watch, as is Gasquet if he can figure how to win big matches with more than just his backhand, and if Monfils understands how to stop sliding on hard courts, he’ll stop any chance of a torn ACL.

Not sure Querrey has much more game than top 30/40. Sadly, he might be the best American prospect out there.

]]> By: Mike Hughes http://www.thermocaster.com/2008/07/02/wimbledon-recap-ready-for-the-quarters/#comment-1595 Mike Hughes Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:28:23 +0000 http://www.thermocaster.com/?p=1671#comment-1595 Internationally speaking, it is huge and will be for some time now. More people, in London, were watching the Murray v. Gasquet match on TV than the Euro Final. I know there wasn't exactly an English team in the final, but still... big event. Americans really need to get over wanting to be a fan of American players only. There are incredible seasoned vets on tour right now such as Federer, Ferrer, Nadal (despite his age), and even Safin. There are incredible young guys coming along such as Murray, Gasquet, Monfils, Querrey (American), Tsonga, Baghdatis, and Djokovic. The hours of these tournaments has always been this way. That is just how international sports work. The level of tennis, right now, is very good, and frankly, I'm sick of caring what Americans think of sports at the moment. Americans still haven't hopped back on the NBA after this season... idiots... Internationally speaking, it is huge and will be for some time now. More people, in London, were watching the Murray v. Gasquet match on TV than the Euro Final. I know there wasn’t exactly an English team in the final, but still… big event. Americans really need to get over wanting to be a fan of American players only. There are incredible seasoned vets on tour right now such as Federer, Ferrer, Nadal (despite his age), and even Safin. There are incredible young guys coming along such as Murray, Gasquet, Monfils, Querrey (American), Tsonga, Baghdatis, and Djokovic. The hours of these tournaments has always been this way. That is just how international sports work. The level of tennis, right now, is very good, and frankly, I’m sick of caring what Americans think of sports at the moment. Americans still haven’t hopped back on the NBA after this season… idiots…

]]> By: Thermocaster http://www.thermocaster.com/2008/07/02/wimbledon-recap-ready-for-the-quarters/#comment-1591 Thermocaster Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:21 +0000 http://www.thermocaster.com/?p=1671#comment-1591 ENTERING the dead zone for American male tennis? Haven't we been there for 20 years already? Is tennis the most vulnerable of the "second-tier" spectator sports now? The loss of recognizable names, the odd hours that most of the major tournaments are on TV, and the euro-centric culture of the sport could all combine to put it in a dark, dark place in the American sports field. ENTERING the dead zone for American male tennis? Haven’t we been there for 20 years already?

Is tennis the most vulnerable of the “second-tier” spectator sports now? The loss of recognizable names, the odd hours that most of the major tournaments are on TV, and the euro-centric culture of the sport could all combine to put it in a dark, dark place in the American sports field.

]]> By: Ink Jet Sean http://www.thermocaster.com/2008/07/02/wimbledon-recap-ready-for-the-quarters/#comment-1588 Ink Jet Sean Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:31:02 +0000 http://www.thermocaster.com/?p=1671#comment-1588 The days of Andy competing for grand slam titles are long gone now: No one fears his big serve any longer, and the rest of his game is pedestrian. We're entering the dead zone for American male tennis: Get used to crappy results for a long, long time. The days of Andy competing for grand slam titles are long gone now: No one fears his big serve any longer, and the rest of his game is pedestrian. We’re entering the dead zone for American male tennis: Get used to crappy results for a long, long time.

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