Boris Becker and Nick Kyrgios have been beefing on social media lately after the Australian commented about former tennis greats, including the German.
Kyrgios is an outspoken individual who doesn't particularly care whether you like that. He's going to tell you what he thinks, and he certainly did in a recent interview with the Athletic when he compared tennis eras.
While tennis stars are generally quite complimentary of past legends, Kyrgios dissed the legacy of Becker and others by implying that they would struggle today.
Obviously, the comments went viral, with some agreeing with him and some disagreeing with him. At face value, the quality of tennis today is probably greater than in the past as simply everything evolved.
There is better equipment, better training, and better nutrition today, so it's natural to assume that today's tennis players are superior to those in the past.
And yet, comparing eras doesn't work.
Kyrgios is an outspoken individual who doesn't particularly care whether you like that. He's going to tell you what he thinks, and he certainly did in a recent interview with the Athletic when he compared tennis eras.
While tennis stars are generally quite complimentary of past legends, Kyrgios dissed the legacy of Becker and others by implying that they would struggle today.
Obviously, the comments went viral, with some agreeing with him and some disagreeing with him. At face value, the quality of tennis today is probably greater than in the past as simply everything evolved.
There is better equipment, better training, and better nutrition today, so it's natural to assume that today's tennis players are superior to those in the past.
And yet, comparing eras doesn't work.
- 12/19/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Former Atp 's world no. 1, Pat Rafter, is certain that Novak Djokovic is the best player of all time after the Serbian won his 24th Grand Slam.
Life is strange, and things change all the time. When Rafael Nadal got to 22 Grand Slams in Paris last year , many were ready to crown his the best of all time. He was ahead of both Djokovic and Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slams, and his fans were on cloud nine.
Fast forward to now, Djokovic sits alone at the top with 24 after he triumphed at the recently concluded US Open . Nadal is still at 22 and will miss this entire year due to his hip surgery in the summer, with his future very uncertain. Everything went Djokovic's way, and it doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon.
Speaking at the 2024 Brisbane International announcement ceremony, Pat Rafter reflected on Djokovic's US Open win,...
Life is strange, and things change all the time. When Rafael Nadal got to 22 Grand Slams in Paris last year , many were ready to crown his the best of all time. He was ahead of both Djokovic and Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slams, and his fans were on cloud nine.
Fast forward to now, Djokovic sits alone at the top with 24 after he triumphed at the recently concluded US Open . Nadal is still at 22 and will miss this entire year due to his hip surgery in the summer, with his future very uncertain. Everything went Djokovic's way, and it doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon.
Speaking at the 2024 Brisbane International announcement ceremony, Pat Rafter reflected on Djokovic's US Open win,...
- 9/15/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Carlos Alcaraz is already enjoying his fourth stint as the highest-ranked player on the Atp Tour, but how does he compare to the tennis greats?
When the young Spaniard won the 2022 US Open, he became the youngest man ever to become the world number one . Since then, he has lost the spot because of injuries, but also because of Novak Djokovic's dominance early in the season.
After the two players traded the top spot multiple times, Alcaraz started his reign again on June 26th, 2023 , and he has kept the spot since then. Djokovic had a chance to retake it during the 2023 Wimbledon final , but since he lost, it's the 20-year-old who sits atop also now.
That means that Alcaraz spent already 30 weeks as the highest-ranked player on the Atp Tour, and the number is excepted to increase even further, but where does he rank right now among all men that reached the world no.
When the young Spaniard won the 2022 US Open, he became the youngest man ever to become the world number one . Since then, he has lost the spot because of injuries, but also because of Novak Djokovic's dominance early in the season.
After the two players traded the top spot multiple times, Alcaraz started his reign again on June 26th, 2023 , and he has kept the spot since then. Djokovic had a chance to retake it during the 2023 Wimbledon final , but since he lost, it's the 20-year-old who sits atop also now.
That means that Alcaraz spent already 30 weeks as the highest-ranked player on the Atp Tour, and the number is excepted to increase even further, but where does he rank right now among all men that reached the world no.
- 7/26/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
‘s-Hertogenbosch, June 17 (Ians) Tallon Griekspoor rode a wave of home support to the championship match on Saturday at the Libema Open, the Dutchman surging ahead with an impressive 6-4, 7-5 semifinal win against Emil Ruusuvuori.
The sixth seed claimed a solitary break in each set to hold off the hard-hitting World No. 42 Ruusuvuori and reached his second Atp Tour final. Griekspoor broke the Finn’s serve in the opening game of the match and saved all four break points he faced from then on to wrap up an 89-minute triumph and advance to play Jordan Thompson for the trophy at the grass-court Atp 250.
Griekspoor’s victory ensured there would be a Dutchman in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch final for the second consecutive year. His countryman Tim van Rijthoven upset Daniil Medvedev to claim the title a year ago, and Griekspoor admitted that he has the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition when...
The sixth seed claimed a solitary break in each set to hold off the hard-hitting World No. 42 Ruusuvuori and reached his second Atp Tour final. Griekspoor broke the Finn’s serve in the opening game of the match and saved all four break points he faced from then on to wrap up an 89-minute triumph and advance to play Jordan Thompson for the trophy at the grass-court Atp 250.
Griekspoor’s victory ensured there would be a Dutchman in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch final for the second consecutive year. His countryman Tim van Rijthoven upset Daniil Medvedev to claim the title a year ago, and Griekspoor admitted that he has the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition when...
- 6/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
An early scene in Boom Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, a new two-part documentary about the German tennis great who famously won Wimbledon at the age of 17 before going down like the Hindenburg, encapsulates what’s made the athlete such a controversial figure. Ion Tiriac, a Romanian businessman who managed Becker at the height of his powers, from 1984 to 1993, compares the athlete to “a child” tempting fate by repeatedly sticking his finger into a flame.
“He just tries to see if he’s getting burned or not getting burned,...
“He just tries to see if he’s getting burned or not getting burned,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“Chet’s nuts roasting on an open fire”
Thanks to John for this week’s winning caption!
(source)
Weekend Birthdays! Jude Law (above) is 41, Paul Rudnick is 56, James Blake is 34, Patrick Rafter is 41, Denzel Washington is 59, Seth Myers is 40, John Legend is 35, and Mary Tyler Moore is 77.
The Wrap has the first pic of Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game
2013′s Most Powerful Letters About Love & Acceptance.
21 Of The Biggest Lgbt Allies Of 2013.
Via NewNowNext comes … Disney dudes With beards.
Also via NewNownext comes these Drag Race Russian nesting dolls, with RuPaul, Bebe Zahara Benet, Tammie Brown, Nina Flowers and Jujubee.
Below you can see Dan Savage and Anderson Cooper talk about cunnilingus. Dan gets the last zinger.
Afer...
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“Chet’s nuts roasting on an open fire”
Thanks to John for this week’s winning caption!
(source)
Weekend Birthdays! Jude Law (above) is 41, Paul Rudnick is 56, James Blake is 34, Patrick Rafter is 41, Denzel Washington is 59, Seth Myers is 40, John Legend is 35, and Mary Tyler Moore is 77.
The Wrap has the first pic of Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game
2013′s Most Powerful Letters About Love & Acceptance.
21 Of The Biggest Lgbt Allies Of 2013.
Via NewNowNext comes … Disney dudes With beards.
Also via NewNownext comes these Drag Race Russian nesting dolls, with RuPaul, Bebe Zahara Benet, Tammie Brown, Nina Flowers and Jujubee.
Below you can see Dan Savage and Anderson Cooper talk about cunnilingus. Dan gets the last zinger.
Afer...
- 12/27/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
With a promise to be back next year, bigger and better, the final day of the 15th Mumbai Film Festival presented by Reliance Entertainment and organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (Mami) unfolded.
After a week of celebrating cinema, the final few films screened today included Red Wedding directed by Guillaume Suon and Lida Chan, Short Term 12 by Destin Cretton, Saving General Yang directed by Ronny Yu, Hiroshi Toda’s Seventh Cat, Five Years by Stefan Schaller, Costa Gavras’s Amen and the much acclaimed Z, A Few Days More by Om Prakash Srivastava among others.
The last of the 15th Mumbai Film Festival’s master classes was conducted by the legendary director Bruce Beresford, on Preparation by the Director. “I thought I would talk about the necessity of story boarding. These days, with tight budgets and short schedules, if you don’t plan them, you’ll...
After a week of celebrating cinema, the final few films screened today included Red Wedding directed by Guillaume Suon and Lida Chan, Short Term 12 by Destin Cretton, Saving General Yang directed by Ronny Yu, Hiroshi Toda’s Seventh Cat, Five Years by Stefan Schaller, Costa Gavras’s Amen and the much acclaimed Z, A Few Days More by Om Prakash Srivastava among others.
The last of the 15th Mumbai Film Festival’s master classes was conducted by the legendary director Bruce Beresford, on Preparation by the Director. “I thought I would talk about the necessity of story boarding. These days, with tight budgets and short schedules, if you don’t plan them, you’ll...
- 10/26/2013
- by Pooja Rao
- Bollyspice
Birthday Shoutouts! Thomas Dekker (above) is 24, Denzel Washington is 57, Seth Meyer is 38, and tennis players Patrick Rafter and James Blake are 39 and 32.Just a reminder that we will be on a limited schedule this week. Ed will have a Meme in the morning, and I'll have Briefs at night, and we may have a couple of posts during the day.The Top International Glbt Stories of 2011.Robin Williams' pets need a reality show. "I also have a gay rescue pug called Leonard. He has a boyfriend and they are planning to adopt a Siamese kitten together. We're very modern." Another Hollywood legend has passed away. TV Line has another look at Glee's return on January 17th, this time focusing on Will and whatserface. Don't tease us, Rick. Is this the track list and title for Madonna's new album?That "artist" I mentioned yesterday has responded to Towleroad about that awful calendar.
- 12/28/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
New York -- Wimbledon final ratings this year? A smash.
Sunday's daylong battle between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal gave NBC its best overnight ratings for a gentlemen's final in eight years, and the best non-u.S. final ratings since 1991.
"Breakfast at Wimbledon" on Sunday averaged a 4.6 overnight household rating/12 share between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Et, Nielsen Media Research said. The match, delayed by rain for more than two hours, was won in epic fashion by Nadal. Nadal took home his first Wimbledon title as well as kept Federer from winning his sixth title.
NBC Sports President Ken Schanzer said Monday that the network lost some of its audience during the rain delay but that it was only temporary.
"The entire audience came back once they (Federer and Nadal) got back on the court. It was almost like a three-act play," Schanzer said. "The first act was Nadal. The second act was Federer. The third act was the denounement, the resolution. The drama just kept building."
It was the best overnight rating for a men's final since 2000's Pete Sampras-Patrick Rafter (5.0/14), and up 44% compared with last year's Federer-Nadal match (3.2/9) that Federer won. The peak was 6.5/15 between 4-4:30 p.m. It also was the best overnight men's Wimbledon final since Boris Becker-Michael Stich in 1991, a 5.0/17.
And it also gives NBC the thought that there could be high-rated rematches in the future, and not just at Wimbledon.
"There is an emerging rivalry in tennis, Nadal-Federer, and big audiences tend to be driven by stars and rivalries," Schanzer said. "It's great to have a star, it's even better to have a star and a rival. This rivalry has engaged and I felt that before the match, so frankly what was needed was a great match and it was everything we could have imagined."
Sunday's performance follows Saturday's Serena Williams-Venus Williams final that drew the best overnight rating for a Wimbledon women's final in three years. The match, won by Venus in straight sets, posted a 3.4 rating/10 share, a 21% increase over last year's final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli, also won by Williams. It peaked toward the end with a 5.1/15.
It was the highest since the 4.0/12 posted by the 2005 by another final between two Americans, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport.
"It's hard to imagine that it could have been a better weekend," Schanzer said.
Sunday's daylong battle between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal gave NBC its best overnight ratings for a gentlemen's final in eight years, and the best non-u.S. final ratings since 1991.
"Breakfast at Wimbledon" on Sunday averaged a 4.6 overnight household rating/12 share between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Et, Nielsen Media Research said. The match, delayed by rain for more than two hours, was won in epic fashion by Nadal. Nadal took home his first Wimbledon title as well as kept Federer from winning his sixth title.
NBC Sports President Ken Schanzer said Monday that the network lost some of its audience during the rain delay but that it was only temporary.
"The entire audience came back once they (Federer and Nadal) got back on the court. It was almost like a three-act play," Schanzer said. "The first act was Nadal. The second act was Federer. The third act was the denounement, the resolution. The drama just kept building."
It was the best overnight rating for a men's final since 2000's Pete Sampras-Patrick Rafter (5.0/14), and up 44% compared with last year's Federer-Nadal match (3.2/9) that Federer won. The peak was 6.5/15 between 4-4:30 p.m. It also was the best overnight men's Wimbledon final since Boris Becker-Michael Stich in 1991, a 5.0/17.
And it also gives NBC the thought that there could be high-rated rematches in the future, and not just at Wimbledon.
"There is an emerging rivalry in tennis, Nadal-Federer, and big audiences tend to be driven by stars and rivalries," Schanzer said. "It's great to have a star, it's even better to have a star and a rival. This rivalry has engaged and I felt that before the match, so frankly what was needed was a great match and it was everything we could have imagined."
Sunday's performance follows Saturday's Serena Williams-Venus Williams final that drew the best overnight rating for a Wimbledon women's final in three years. The match, won by Venus in straight sets, posted a 3.4 rating/10 share, a 21% increase over last year's final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli, also won by Williams. It peaked toward the end with a 5.1/15.
It was the highest since the 4.0/12 posted by the 2005 by another final between two Americans, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport.
"It's hard to imagine that it could have been a better weekend," Schanzer said.
- 7/7/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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