LDOG 2,199 Posted September 14, 2020 #181 Share Posted September 14, 2020 First player born in the 90s to win a grand slam. Meanwhile among the women we already had winners from the 2000s. thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Liu 1,580 Posted September 14, 2020 #182 Share Posted September 14, 2020 The 5th set is a tragedy. Totally not watchable for audience. I really like Thiem and I know he will win the GS sooner or later but I couldn't congrats him based on the poor quality of this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted September 14, 2020 #183 Share Posted September 14, 2020 What an absolutely odd final. Made for compelling viewing, but in terms of quality of play it was... bad. First men to win their maiden grand slam singles title since Marin Cilic way back in 2014. Kind of wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 14, 2020 #184 Share Posted September 14, 2020 And yet Thiem still plans to enter some B-tournament over the Olympics...? Ugh, I could never care about his titles then. It's not like Austria has many medal chance (at all). #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted September 14, 2020 #185 Share Posted September 14, 2020 thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 14, 2020 #186 Share Posted September 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, dcro said: And yet Thiem still plans to enter some B-tournament over the Olympics...? Ugh, I could never care about his titles then. It's not like Austria has many medal chance (at all). Which tournament is he planning to enter over the Olympics? Also, why would one not care about his titles in (in this case) the biggest events, just because he doesn't go to the Olympics? Plus what does Austria not having many medal chances have to do with that? 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...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 14, 2020 #187 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Also the first man to win the US Open final after losing the first two sets since 1949, for what it's worth. 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...
rajiv 25 Posted September 14, 2020 #188 Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, dcro said: And yet Thiem still plans to enter some B-tournament over the Olympics...? Ugh, I could never care about his titles then. It's not like Austria has many medal chance (at all). All that suggest to me is that Thiem has a Western ( European) mentality which doesn't see the Olympics as the be all and end all . Doesn't every ( Western ) tennis person acknowledge that he Olympic tennis tournament is not among the first rank of tournaments ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 14, 2020 #189 Share Posted September 14, 2020 42 minutes ago, rajiv said: All that suggest to me is that Thiem has a Western ( European) mentality which doesn't see the Olympics as the be all and end all . Doesn't every ( Western ) tennis person acknowledge that he Olympic tennis tournament is not among the first rank of tournaments ? Not only Western, no. The Grand Slams are the major prizes in tennis, that's just how it is and how it's seen by most - except for someone like Monica Puig of course 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...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 14, 2020 #190 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, rajiv said: All that suggest to me is that Thiem has a Western ( European) mentality which doesn't see the Olympics as the be all and end all . Doesn't every ( Western ) tennis person acknowledge that he Olympic tennis tournament is not among the first rank of tournaments ? Thiem is at whole another level. Almost all of the other top players do take part at the Olympics, after all. For a player of such rank and wealth as Thiem, there is simply no valid excuse for skipping the Olympic tournament... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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