heywoodu 13,560 Posted June 17, 2021 #71 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, JoshMartini007 said: They really need to start giving ranking points in tennis again. Ideally, it should be a 1000 level tournament, but even a 500 level would probably stop the majority of withdrawals. Ideally they'd get rid of Olympic tennis all the way and use the quotas to make existing sports better and more competitive Wanderer 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted June 17, 2021 #72 Share Posted June 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, Jan Linha said: Well, already 3 Spanish players have withdrawn? Something's fishy here ..... You think it's food poisoning? A dodgy paella, perhaps? ? For what it is worth I don't think British no.1 Dan Evans will play either. He turned down an invite in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Linha 476 Posted June 17, 2021 #73 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Nickyc707 said: You think it's food poisoning? A dodgy paella, perhaps? ? I would call it an allergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur 544 Posted June 17, 2021 #74 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Jan Linha said: Well, already 3 Spanish players have withdrawn? Something's fishy here ..... And just waiting for the fourth one, cause Feliciano Lopez has the 4th place rigth now and he already withdrawn Rio2016 when he was a medal contender in doubles, so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi 947 Posted June 17, 2021 #75 Share Posted June 17, 2021 54 minutes ago, Jur said: And just waiting for the fourth one, cause Feliciano Lopez has the 4th place rigth now and he already withdrawn Rio2016 when he was a medal contender in doubles, so..... If he withdraws, which is likely but not sure, I am quite sure that he wouldn't be the last player refusing the quota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalgorka 1,383 Posted June 17, 2021 #76 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Naomi Osaka to miss Wimbledon but plans Olympics return https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57518628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,479 Posted June 17, 2021 #77 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Makedonas, dcro and hckošice 3 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,267 Posted June 17, 2021 #78 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: Man this was as sure a thing as the milk is white. If it was available to bet who sill skip the Olympics, I would certainly put at least a hundred on Thiem dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,584 Posted June 17, 2021 #79 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I don't understand some of these players. They have no national pride? At least Thiem is big and won a Grand Slam. For some of the low ranked players who skip, what is their reason? Wouldn't being in the Olympics be a career highlight for them? I just don't understand it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted June 17, 2021 #80 Share Posted June 17, 2021 6 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said: They really need to start giving ranking points in tennis again. Ideally, it should be a 1000 level tournament, but even a 500 level would probably stop the majority of withdrawals. Think this is just because of covid and because it's in Japan. Attendance to Paris will be great most likely regardless of points, only clay haters will skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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