Eh it wasn’t such a burn. I should have caveated what I said a bit more. There’s still a huge gulf between pros and amateurs but it’s much more due to consistency, fitness, and reflexes. I guarantee you that you, yourself, could hit maybe not a 90 mph winner, but damn close. The problem is you can do it maybe 1 out of…

It’s the most impressive sport to watch live.

Though he lost, Tiafoe also showed (me at least) that he’s going to be right there with these guys in going 5 tough sets against Federer. Not only did he show the physical skills, but I was really impressed by how well he balanced being aggressive with being smart and keeping his shots under control. When he missed,…

It’s almost as if... they’re running an entertainment business... and they want people to watch... !

I used to agree with you, like three days ago. Now, I’m in the “whatever it takes to make these fuckers too afraid to leave their houses is what we should be doing” camp.

I don’t think Nadal at his best is necessarily better than Federer at his best. It’s just that WATCHING Nadal at his best is more impressive to the eye, because he’s obviously a complete beast. Federer is every bit as much a beast, but it doesn’t LOOK beastly. The fluidity of his movements hides the fact that he was…

Clay court counts as much as any other court, but proponents of Nadal as GOAT implicitly argue that clay head-to-head is the single most important factor, because their entire argument is based on Nadal being better than Federer on clay courts. Literally every other data point you’d use to pick the greatest tennis…

That rendering looks like a screenshot from Sim City 2000.

Querrey’s forehand is world-class in every way, so it’s quite unfair to say he’s got forgettable groundstrokes.

They say it’s to let the grass recover a bit for the second week. It’s anachronistic, but that grass needs a break. It’s practically dirt by the time the final rolls around anyway. I suppose they could do it Monday, but that’s another day of the grass taking a beating.

You can tell that Stan was going for the winner there in that gif, as he didn’t even bother to stop running once he hit it to try to get back in position. Looks like he put it exactly where he wanted it too, with that angle. Well, not only was it not a winner, it came back going faster than it left!

They should, like, put a shotgun on it or something so it can have more than one try.

This is why despite the stupid rules and politics, F1 is still the world pinnacle of racing. Onboard pole laps from Monaco would look astonishing on a half inch screen.

Yeah well what about Hillary’s Benghina?

Hm, my technique which works very well is to add a lot MORE milk than recommended, while stirring everything together over high heat and continuing until the milk evaporates and thickens the sauce. SO much better than the box instructions

This is worlds better than the awful looking halo. The “tradition” argument is nonsense because early F1 cars did have windscreens, and it’s still an open cockpit. I think Hulkenberg’s comments are nonsensical, too. That screen provides a lot more impact protection against large debris than.... not having a screen,…

The Federer backhand is an awesome development. The best player in the history of the game still improving at 35 years old. Quite inspiring.

In a very few situations, it’s the best shot if you have any confidence in your ability to try it. It’s the only way to get any pace on a ball that you are running back to at full speed, and which is inches from bouncing twice (losing you the point). If you have any time to stop your full mass from moving away from…

So what, he’s got two arms doesn’t he?

He must know, right?