Wimbledon 2022

kirk. · 03-07-2022 11:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283578#Comment_119283578

You're ignoring the connotation of the word retardation though

Using the literal meaning to excuse yourself

Everybody knows what retardation implies

03-07-2022 11:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283588#Comment_119283588

The pejorative is the noun without the ion but I didn't use that

The context was the previous poster talking about Kyrgios being not emotionally developed -

If people want to read in things in that aren't there I can't stop them

But grandstanding for the opportunity to insult is pathetic imo

Augme · 03-07-2022 12:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119282638#Comment_119282638

What did kyrgios do last night that he should have been punished with a point violation and which part of the rules do you think should have it been done under?

dublin49 · 03-07-2022 12:25PM

Kyrgios is the Tennis equivalent of the Wimbledon football team of the 80s,loud,brash,totally disdainful of the concept of sportmanship and seek to create havoc in the hope their antics unsettle the player on the other side of the net.How Tsitsipas with his team wasnt better mentally prepared for this onslaught is a surprise as it was pretty inevitable it would happen.Kyrgios is the gulity pleasure of observing an altercation you are safe from being dragged into.If he continues in this vein and players react like Tsitsipas going near the net may become a serious health hazard in the near future.

Augme · 03-07-2022 12:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283715#Comment_119283715

How many players would want to react like Tsitsipas though? Very few I'd say as there's very little yto be gained from it and most players are mentally strong enough not to react to it ans not even let it bother them. The funny thing is if you are playing Kyrios you want him to be behaving in this manner as it normally leads to self implosion.

Tsitsipas attitude of trying to purposely hit the ball straight at him was idiotic. Firstly, irony that someone who calls someone else a bully then purposely tries to hit them with a tennis ball is fairly comical. But he lost two points trying to hit him with the ball.

Tsitsipas behaviour was petchulant ans childish, ans that's being generous. You could easily call it bullying too.

Still though, it was a great match and the needle between the two only added to the entertainment.

dublin49 · 03-07-2022 01:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283784#Comment_119283784

agree it was Tsitsipas that made the difference as Kyrgios just did what he usually does and I was shocked that Tsitsipas was drawn into it.Surely with their myriad of team members they have a play book now for Kyrgios.I actually saw Kyrgios dodge disqualification in a previous tournament on the basis his ball lashed into the crowd didnt directly hit a spectator,he didn't offer to disqualify himself on that occasion.But the main take away from the match for me is Kyrgios antics help him matches he might otherwise not have won.

fryup · 03-07-2022 01:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283545#Comment_119283545

but how could you ignore it when the guy is constantly in your face and ear i reckon even Mother Theresa would have cracked yesterday, and having a weak umpire didn't help matters he should have nipped it in the bud from the start

anglesorangles · 03-07-2022 01:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283877#Comment_119283877

Your last line is completly incorrect. Remember kygrios loses A LOT of tennis matchs , his antics - leading to implosions loses him significantly more tennis matchs than the very very few he wins because of them, players have all played juniors there was always a nutter in each tournament 95% deal with it no bother. Thats the crux of it really , his maturity is under 12/14s. I dont know too many actual tennis fans that like him , sure the brits do , but the brits who go to middle saturday are their for a piss up which is fair enough!lol

fryup · 03-07-2022 01:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283507#Comment_119283507

yep, and then you have the BBC just do a montage of the game with 'teenage wasteland/baba o'riley' by The Who playing in the background as if making Kyrgios some sort of anti-establishment rebellious youth hero🙄

03-07-2022 01:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119283707#Comment_119283707

The umpire needs to be nipping the shitousery in the bud.

He didn't and the whole thing escalated from there on both sides

At the end of the day it's about the tennis.

Some people as said prefer the mess over the tennis

I can't even remember the first thing that Kyrgios started whining about last night to the umpire but it just went on and on

As another poster commented putting in a female umpire the next time is a smart move

yerwanthere123 · 03-07-2022 01:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119282681#Comment_119282681

I agree with much of what you're saying about Kyrgios, but "retardation" clearly goes too far, despite your attempts to explain your way out of it. Cop on.

03-07-2022 02:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119284097#Comment_119284097

Didn't mean that by it.

I explained the context of the previous poster's comment about lack of / stunted / rxxxd emotional development but I can't make you accept it.

So be it

If I wanted to really use a term for Kyrgios I would use it

yerwanthere123 · 03-07-2022 02:30PM

Ostapenko taken to a third set. Hope she doesn't throw this away, she couldn't get a more favourable route to the SF's.

gmisk · 03-07-2022 02:55PM

Watson tonked in first set....

Norrie likely to be last Brit standing (in singles)..

gmisk · 03-07-2022 03:18PM

Ostapenko gone...Jabeur will surely fancy her chances now...

yerwanthere123 · 03-07-2022 03:18PM

Well that's disappointing. Didn't think Ostapenko would be able to f*ck that up, but here we are. Guaranteed dud semi finalist now.

03-07-2022 03:35PM

Last time I saw it Ostapenko was a set and 4-1 up and that German looked rubbish.

Furze99 · 03-07-2022 03:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119284646#Comment_119284646

Delighted to see Tatjana Maria prevail over the bad tempered and shouty Ostapenko. She fairly threw her toys out of the pram at the finish. Her game like S.Williams based on thumping the ball as hard as possible. Maria found a way to frustrate that and lead her into mistakes. Skill as against raw power.

Nice interview afterwards and looked like she'd happily sign all the kids balls for the rest of the afternoon if let.

gmisk · 03-07-2022 03:45PM

Watson out beaten 6-2, 6-4. Second best. In fairness she had a kind draw to get this far.

Norrie Vs Tommy Paul should be a good contest.

03-07-2022 03:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119284684#Comment_119284684

I mean fair play to the German playing after two kids etc but ostapenko threw that away

Augme · 03-07-2022 04:38PM

Very impressive first set from Sinner. He has fairly quietly gotten this far. If he gets through this you'd fancy his chances as much as anyone else left who is not named Novak.

gmisk · 03-07-2022 04:49PM

Norrie again not exactly spectacular but putting in a shift against Tommy Paul...up a set and a break...taken his chances!

anglesorangles · 03-07-2022 04:54PM

Alcaraz stops the rot , had lost 8 games in a row, lets see if he can make a match of this. Norrie pretty impressive over on court 1.

frosty123 · 03-07-2022 05:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119284242#Comment_119284242

Sorry to see her knocked out, she brings entertainment with her bratish behaviour..a female kyrgios ? 😙

gmisk · 03-07-2022 05:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119285134#Comment_119285134

Norrie really hasn't given away many cheap points. Very solid. Played the big points extremely well.

Alcaraz struggling but he is a battler. Sinner really impressive.

gmisk · 03-07-2022 05:10PM

Norrie serving for the second set and is broken! Still plenty left in this set!

gmisk · 03-07-2022 05:13PM

Norrie breaks again! Serves for second set! And takes it

Winner of this will play Goffin/Tiafoe after a long slog of a 5 set match....really good shot at a semi

gmisk · 03-07-2022 05:26PM

Sinner now two sets up on Alcaraz...Sinner has been terrific...can he keep it up!

Norrie breaks in third set....kinda feels like that's it! Goffin likely wrecked after a 5 set match...great chance to reach a semi...

03-07-2022 05:27PM

All to do for Alcaraz.

May have to wait another season before he hits his stride on grass.

No grass court warm-up for someone with little to no experience on the surface dues seem a bit odd.

03-07-2022 05:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119285181#Comment_119285181

Ostapenko is nowhere near up the top of the Kyrgios irrational toolage scale as the spanner himself

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