Kolek planning to go pro
The 2nd paragraph is what a defeated person would say to attempt to distract from the facts of the particular match. That is gaslighting by definition. It’s completely irrelevant to this particular discussion. Better players and better teams don’t always win. And when they lose, often times the other team was better that day. Tennis, golf, team or individual sports. Ostapenko has now been better than Iga 4 straight times in their 4 meetings. That’s a pattern. Swiatek has also struggled at times with a select group of players on hard courts. That’s a pattern. It doesn’t mean that she isn’t a good or great player. It does mean there are other good or great players too.
"Better player" were your words, not mine. I think if we both agreed on the participants in a panel of 10 experts and asked them, "Who is the better player, Ostapenko or Swiatek?" at least 9 of 10 would say Swiatek. (And 9 of 10 is probably being overly generous to Ostapenko.)Obviously, Ostapenko was the better player yesterday. But that's clearly not what you said.
Fair enough. Happy to clarify. Better player implied better player that day. Seemed obvious but I have zero problem speaking more clearly. Different players are the better players in any given match. Your comment was made in a general fashion, referencing body of work outside of the specific match, which of course doesn't matter in that match or the other 3 in which Penko defeated Swiatek. And that's to which what I was referring.Overall point is that the far bigger reason Swiatek lost was Penko not Swiatek. Neither of course can be excluded entirely. It would not be accurate to say or imply close to 50/50.I am far from alone in that opinion..And again, the facts are out there for all to see.
Thanks for the clarification on "better player," as Swiatek is obviously the better player - the facts are out there for all to see.Otherwise, the whole argument has been silly - in other words, Scoopy to the max.
See you couldn't help yourself here when I kindly even gave you an out. Even Wags jumped in for you. Sigh. The discussion was about one specific match. When evidence doesn't support the position, let's make sure we throw it in there again that Swiatek is a better player. And double bonus points for trying to back that uo with oh well both sides both sides. The only thing silly here is Muggsy's unwillingness to credit one player for being better than another in a match without any caveats. He clearly likes certain players and dislikes certain players which is fine unless he also has an inability to be objective despite that. And he clearly doesn't have that ability as shown by his previous posts and folllw up posts. It's hero worship and scapegoating. The players are put into groups based on that way of thinking to form opinions vs objectivity.
Quotes directly from Swiatek after her performance against Ostapenko:"I have no clear answer why parts of my game stopped working. I had no idea why suddenly I couldn't return." Give the young lady credit for her honesty. And that's exactly what happened. Parts of her game completely fell apart.
Novak vs Carlos feels inevitable at this point
Gonna be honest here (as always): A week ago, I had never heard of Ben Shelton. His game sure is fun to watch, and he brings a lot of emotion to the court.
Shelton is a superstar in the making. What an absolute cannon on the service line.And it’s crazy that Tiafoe is still only 25, he started showing the potential so young.This match is super fun, both players hit with violence. It’s the only way I can put it.
Gotta be impressed with the kid's guts, as well as his game. Two straight double-faults in the 3rd-set tiebreaker ... and then comes back with a ballsy 8000-mph forehand to save set point. Rolls from there against a tough opponent. Fun!