The Umpire’s View

a newcomers perspective on tennis

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Welcome to:

The Umpire’s View 🎾

A newcomer’s perspective on tennis.

Learning the game through the stories of its legends,
the eras they defined,
why those moments still matter, and how the sport continues to evolve.

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The Knicks just pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA history.

NY will be on fire tonight.

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@jmgmoron He shouldn’t be playing before Indoor Hard court season starts again. No need to rush, he’s young.

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@mrgogo4 @DjokovicFan_ 🤝

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@realitybites555 @DjokovicFan_ 8 slams on non clay courts. He’s level with Andre Agassi mate.

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These guys get paid to commentate because they’ve lived the ins and outs of the tour.

Not computer warriors.

Yes they should do their due diligence (they do) but you surely can’t expect them to know every single player in the top 250.

Let’s be realistic, we’re human.

[notyourcountryclub @showfortennis]

🛎️

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@rav_man0 Novak in my book. Some people will say pre grass condition change etc..
2nd is Pete Sampras

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@Billclinton2222 @rav_man0 Playing 12 finals is also an impressive feat…

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DON’T GIVE UP

DON’T EVER GIVE UP.

[Alex Bancila @TheAlexBancila]

Whatever Zverev’s qualities and shortcomings may be, as a human being not as a player, one thing has been clear for years: he is extremely well-liked and respected by his peers. You can see it clearly in every handshake and in every speech, win or lose, his peers like and respect him across the board. Clearly he has earned that. That is something that counts a lot, perhaps more than anything else, in any field…

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@IamPuneetX Also not a fan of Ben Rothenberg, the agenda on his tweets stinks

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@vanshv2k & Alcaraz

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@nadalprop_ Zverev more accomplished, but peak Medvedev is better than all of them.

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@jon_wertheim @rolandgarros Ferrer, Nalbadian, Rios come to mind.

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The sport never promised him a Slam.

Heartbreak in New York.
A lesson in Paris.
Questions in Melbourne.

He kept returning.

Not because victory was guaranteed, but because some players are built to endure what would break others.

Today,
Alexander Zverev Grand Slam Champion

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3 championship points for Zverev.

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Zverev playing too cautious, the nerves are settling in, the double faults more frequent.

We’ve seen this in his previous big matches. He can pull out, and go on to get that Elusive Grand Slam Title, but will he do it? Can he do it?

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@pavyg @rolandgarros Agreed

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Such issues shouldn’t go unnoticed.

But now you’re a tennis journalist who doesn’t watch Grand Slam finals.

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

Not planning on watching today’s match, obviously.

I continue to confidently stand by my reporting and the work of my great editors and fact-checkers on those stories.

Thinking of everyone who remains affected by the issue of domestic violence and who also can’t watch today.

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@christophclarey 2022 Rafa lives rent free in my mind. I genuinely, perhaps under illusion, thought he had a chance at winning the first 3 slams of the year.