Komentatorzy, dziennikarze, eksperci. Tenisowi i nie tylko

[DUN I LOVE]

A mówiłem żonie, żeby jechać do Porto Cristo...

[Nando]

W pierwszej chwili się ucieszyłem, że będzie spokój od komentarza Lorka przy tenisie, ale wtedy sobie przypomniałem, że Polsat i Eleven to to samo...

[Damian]

Jedynie Bartka nie kojarzę, ale tak to poza polskimi ex tenisistkami - stara gwardia.

Jeszcze w zeszłym sezonie do ekipy dołączył Maciek Zaręba, a już jutro zadebiutuje Adam Molenda.

W polsacie chyba niestety bez zmian.

[Damian]

Nominations Open For Tom Perrotta Journalism Award

Spoiler:

Winner will receive award in New York at US Open
Nominations for the Tom Perrotta Prize For Tennis Journalism are now open, with the award presented to a writer under the age of 40 for excellence in tennis journalism.

The award commemorates the life and journalism of Tom Perrotta, who provided a large contribution to tennis journalism prior to untimely his death at the age of 45.

The prize money includes a $2,000 cash award and will be presented in New York City during the US Open. Applicants can nominate themselves or be nominated by others. Nominations should include a brief CV and two examples of published work related to tennis in any language. Additionally, please include a brief statement as to why the award is deserved and what it would mean to the applicant.

Submissions should be forwarded to tomperrotta.prize@gmail.com before midnight (EST) 28 February 2022.

ATP, WTA, ITF and The International Tennis Writers Association co-sponsor the award.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/perrott ... award-2022

[Samurray]

Podczas finału Adelajdy 2, Stopa zapraszając na AO wspomniał, że za mikrofonem pojawi się Sierzputowski; może dadzą go na mecze Świątek.

[Damian]

Podczas finału Adelajdy 2, Stopa zapraszając na AO wspomniał, że za mikrofonem pojawi się Sierzputowski; może dadzą go na mecze Świątek.

Tak, już jutro z Karolem będzie komentował mecz Saszy.

[Damian]

Trochę odtwarzam sobie fragmenty niektórych spotkań i trafił się mecz Berrettiniego, gdzie w drugim zdaniu Tomek W. stwierdził, że jak zawsze mecze w Melbourne rozpoczynają się o godz. 13 czasu lokalnego.

[Damian]

Gilbert: Why Medvedev-Tsitsipas SF Is A 'Totally Different Matchup'

Spoiler:

They are meeting in the Australian Open semis for the second straight year
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas could not have taken more different paths through their respective Australian Open quarter-final. Medvedev had to claw back from two sets down to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime, while Tsitsipas cruised past Jannik Sinner in straight sets.

But according to former World No. 4 Brad Gilbert, it is important to keep in mind that Medvedev plays a completely different game than Sinner.

“It’s a totally different matchup. Tsitsipas will try to come forward, Medvedev will defend. Each one of these matches, it’s a completely different matchup,” Gilbert told ATPTour.com. “And when it’s a different matchup, sometimes you act differently. You change tactics, you have to do things differently.

“If Tsitsipas plays as well as he did against Sinner, he’s going to have a great shot. But it’s a different type of player, different type of rhythm. Medvedev is a three-and-a-half point favourite.”

Medvedev leads the pair’s ATP Head2Head series 6-2, including victories in their first five tour-level meetings. But compared to last year’s Australian Open semi-finals, in which Medvedev beat Tsitsipas in straight sets, the circumstances are different.

In 2021, Tsitsipas entered their clash on the back of a gruelling five-setter against Rafael Nadal, while Medvedev won his quarter-final against Andrey Rublev in straight sets.

“[It is] a completely different situation. Medvedev came in cruising in the semi and Tsitsipas won a battle against Rafa,” Gilbert said. “Fast forward a year, Medvedev won a battle and Tsitsipas rolled, so that script flipped.”

The Tsitsipas-Sinner showdown was a meeting between two offensive-minded players who try to get on top of the point. Sinner stays on top of the baseline and tries to blast through his opponents. Medvedev, however, brings a different skillset to the court.

“You’re talking about a guy who plays the best defence on Tour. Sinner doesn’t play nearly as good on defence as Medvedev,” Gilbert said. “[Tsitsipas] didn’t have to press and was hitting beautifully. But maybe all of a sudden that same ball that was getting by Sinner might not get by Medvedev and then maybe he presses and misses. Those are the variables that are different.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dani ... ew'>Daniil Medvedev</a> and <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stef ... '>Stefanos Tsitsipas</a>

Medvedev is two wins from a historic achievement. No man in the Open Era has won his first major title and then claimed his second in the next Grand Slam. The Russian, who triumphed at last year’s US Open, is trying to do just that. Nadal, who is playing Matteo Berrettini in the other semi-final, is chasing a record-breaking 21st major trophy.

“Everybody gets ahead thinking about it. When you’re in these guys’ shoes, all you’re thinking about is the opponent you’re playing. That’s it,” Gilbert said. “And then when you play the next opponent, you figure out the gameplan for that opponent. That’s what the coach is trying to do, keep it simple, focus on Tsitsipas and that’s it, whether you’re the favourite or not. That’s the matchup.”

Tsitsipas’ first major breakthrough came at the Australian Open in 2019, when he made the last four just months after lifting the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals trophy. This is now the third straight year he has made it this far at Melbourne Park.

“He plays better on this court than anywhere else. It’s the third straight year he’s in the semis. I think what’s going to be crucial for him are his return of serve, because I thought the two best areas of his game against Sinner were his return and backhand,” Gilbert said. “They were on point, and I think that will be crucial for him again against Medvedev.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... ew-gilbert

[Damian]

Gilbert Breaks Down Berrettini-Nadal Australian Open Showdown

Spoiler:

This will be the pair's second clash in a major semi-final
Australian Open semi-final foes Matteo Berrettini and Rafael Nadal have clashed before. Coincidentally, that match, a straight-sets victory for Nadal at the 2019 US Open, also came in a major semi-final. But according to former World No. 4 Brad Gilbert, plenty has changed since then.

“I think at that point, it was kind of a big surprise for Berrettini to have been there. Now he’s a different guy,” Gilbert told ATPTour.com.. “This is his fourth straight Slam in the quarter-finals, he’s been to a final and he’s a much more confident player.”

During his breakthrough run at Flushing Meadows in 2019, Berrettini was the No. 25 player in the ATP Rankings. He had only cracked the Top 100 18 months earlier.

Now, the 25-year-old is a Top 10 powerhouse who has competed in the Nitto ATP Finals twice and reached his first major final at Wimbledon last year. On the other hand, Nadal is playing just his second tournament since August of last year due to a foot injury.

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Will the Italian be able to spring the upset and halt Nadal’s pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title?

Gilbert, who has coached the likes of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, believes Nadal has not played a server like Berrettini through five rounds. In the quarter-finals, the Spaniard battled past Denis Shapovalov in five sets.

“I thought he played very solid to get to the quarters and he was literally seven minutes from beating Denis 3, 4 and 3. He missed an easy pass at 3-all 15/40, a forehand up the line that he makes 99 out of 100 [times],” Gilbert said. “If he breaks there, that match is not complicated and he’s going into the semis totally unscathed. How does he recover physically?”

SF Preview Nadal-Berrettini

Nadal admitted to dealing with stomach issues during his win against the Canadian, which was played in the gruelling Melbourne heat. But it is important to note Berrettini and Nadal played their quarter-final on Tuesday, giving them both two days off.

“When [Rafa] had to, he did what he needed to do. It was probably the best thing I’ve ever seen Rafa do,” Gilbert said. “You don’t ever have to see Rafa manage himself and that was a beautiful thing to see, him managing himself through a little bit of a heat issue.

“He’s fitter than a fiddle, but it can happen. Normally when it happens, if you’re not prepared for it, you can have trouble. But he had to manage himself.”

Although Gilbert said that Shapovalov’s highs might even be higher than Berrettini’s, he added the Italian does not dip as often and plays more of a “big-man’s game” with his massive serve and huge forehand.

“His game is all based on surf and turf. That’s what wins it for him. If he’s going to win, he’s bombing serves, bombing first-ball forehands, taking control,” Gilbert said. “If Rafa gets on offence and can make him work, it’s trouble. That’s what he did at the US Open, he broke down the backhand. But if that guy is serving the way he can serve, he serves big. But you don’t know how much energy he’s expended.”

Berrettini also needed five sets in the quarter-finals, in which he clawed past Frenchman Gael Monfils. He was also extended to a fourth set in his first two matches and a fifth-set tie-break in the third round against reigning Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Is the easy answer that Nadal will immediately try to attack the Italian’s backhand and grind him down from there? Gilbert said it is not necessarily that easy.

“When a guy has a monster forehand, you want to be able to take him hard and fast to the forehand because he’s always looking to be on the backhand side of the court hitting forehands,” Gilbert said. “The ultimate goal is to be able to take him hard and fast to the forehand to open up more space to the backhand.”

Who will advance to the final to face Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas? Gilbert is hoping for a five-setter, and he feels Nadal is a “one-point favourite”.

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[Art]

Może forumowa zrzuta last minute i głosowanie na 2-osobową delegację?
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[Art]

To jest po prostu too good.

[Nando]

W końcu fan Rogera.

[lake]

Czytałem te rojenia o jedynce dla Świątek. Toż to było lepsze niż wyliczanki Duna o przyszłych triumfach Rafy

[DUN I LOVE]

Dobrze, że przypomniałeś.

[Alan]

Sinner ma nieprzebrane bogactwo kreatywności, to jest chłopak o wysokim poziomie tenisowego IQ
~ Tomasz Lorek

@Mario

[Mario]

[Robertinho]

[Nando]

[Damian]

Tak się można bawić.

[Lucas]

Domanski wlasnie opowiadał o "Fritzu Taylorze". Jestem ciekaw, czy mamy do czynienia z wyrafinowanym poetą i miłośnikiem inwersji, czy p. Witek nie wie jak nazywa się mistrz turnieju M1000.