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  • RG 2024: Alcaraz beats Zverev!!!

    From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 9 17:46:48 2024
    Hello!

    Holy hell, when Alcaraz lead the third set
    5-2 I was pretty sure he is going to win
    it although he was just one break ahead.

    Instead he lost 5 games in a row and Zverev
    took the set 7-5. After that devastating
    loss, I was very afraid that Alcaraz might
    break mentally. He did not. He took the
    fourth set pretty convincingly 6-1.

    What a fifth set! Early in the set Alcaraz
    was 0-40, probably at 2-1 so Sasha had
    great chances to break back. But he could
    not, as Alcaraz held his nerve and held
    his serve!

    Congratulations to Carlitos, his team,
    his fans and the whole Spain! It was a
    magnificent victory!!!

    br,
    KK

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to Sawfish on Sun Jun 9 19:16:52 2024
    Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:
    Alcaraz was impressive as hell.

    The match had huge momentum shifts, but
    Alcaraz stayed focused. Three grand slam
    finals played and three of them *won*. He
    must be very happy at this moment.

    To be honest, I supported Alcaraz big time
    right from the start of the final and watching
    this match was a nerve wrecking experience.
    Because of those wild momentum shifts, I had
    absolutely no idea of what to expect when
    the match went to the fifth set.

    Alcaraz's track record in five-setters is quite
    amazing, I guess it is now something like 11
    won and 1 lost, right?

    br,
    KK

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Sun Jun 9 22:51:33 2024
    On 9.6.2024 22.16, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:
    Alcaraz was impressive as hell.

    The match had huge momentum shifts, but
    Alcaraz stayed focused.

    He played poorly almost all of the time. In the end he just did what was necessary to win. Bunt the ball back. Z was even worse.

    --
    "And off they went, from here to there,
    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
    -- Traditional

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to pelle@svans.los on Sun Jun 9 20:04:37 2024
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    He played poorly almost all of the time. In the
    end he just did what was necessary to win. Bunt
    the ball back. Z was even worse.

    Oh yeah. You are the expert and have seen *one*
    match where Iga played and based on that alone, you
    now worship her and even declare her to be the
    "mental GOAT". Hahah!

    There is very little credibility in your assesments,
    whether political or tennis-related.

    br,
    KK

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Sun Jun 9 23:07:28 2024
    On 9.6.2024 23.04, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    He played poorly almost all of the time. In the
    end he just did what was necessary to win. Bunt
    the ball back. Z was even worse.

    Oh yeah. You are the expert and have seen *one*
    match where Iga played and based on that alone, you
    now worship her and even declare her to be the
    "mental GOAT". Hahah!

    There is very little credibility in your assesments,
    whether political or tennis-related.

    You forgot the f-bombs.

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    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
    -- Traditional

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to pelle@svans.los on Sun Jun 9 20:16:10 2024
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    On 9.6.2024 23.04, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    He played poorly almost all of the time. In the
    end he just did what was necessary to win. Bunt
    the ball back. Z was even worse.

    Oh yeah. You are the expert and have seen *one*
    match where Iga played and based on that alone, you
    now worship her and even declare her to be the
    "mental GOAT". Hahah!

    There is very little credibility in your assesments,
    whether political or tennis-related.

    You forgot the f-bombs.

    Dude... Just fuck off. Stop being ridiculous! :-)

    We don't need any Swedes here in Finland. You
    already fucked up your own country with immigration
    and other stupidity and now your agenda is to
    destroy Finland, too. But we won't let it happen!

    br,
    KK

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  • From TT@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 10 01:13:46 2024
    Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 9.6.2024 klo 22.16:
    Alcaraz's track record in five-setters is quite
    amazing, I guess it is now something like 11
    won and 1 lost, right?

    Yup. Not bad!

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  • From TT@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 10 01:45:50 2024
    TT kirjoitti 10.6.2024 klo 1.13:
    Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 9.6.2024 klo 22.16:
    Alcaraz's track record in five-setters is quite
    amazing, I guess it is now something like 11
    won and 1 lost, right?

    Yup. Not bad!

    Carlos:
    “Well, I know that when I'm playing a fifth set you have to give
    everything and you have to give your heart. I mean, in those moments,
    it's where the top players give their best tennis.
    So as I said many times, I wanted to be one of the best tennis players
    in the world, so I have to give an extra in those moments in the fifth
    set, I have to show the opponent that I am fresh, I'm like we are
    playing the first game of the match.
    So I think that works pretty well if the opponents see me that I'm
    moving well, I'm hitting the good shots, I'm finding good solutions. And
    of course, the mental strength play a great part on that moment.
    So I think that's why I have good success in the fifth sets, and of
    course you have to take that in the fifth set if you want to win the slams.”

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to Sawfish on Mon Jun 10 20:33:01 2024
    On 10/06/2024 4:28 am, Sawfish wrote:
    On 6/9/24 10:46 AM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    Holy hell, when Alcaraz lead the third set
    5-2 I was pretty sure he is going to win
    it although he was just one break ahead.

    Instead he lost 5 games in a row and Zverev
    took the set 7-5. After that devastating
    loss, I was very afraid that Alcaraz might
    break mentally.
    I am now beginning to think that this sort of shock basically focuses
    him, rather than breaks him.
    He did not. He took the
    fourth set pretty convincingly 6-1.

    What a fifth set! Early in the set Alcaraz
    was 0-40, probably at 2-1 so Sasha had
    great chances to break back. But he could
    not, as Alcaraz held his nerve and held
    his serve!

    Congratulations to Carlitos, his team,
    his fans and the whole Spain! It was a
    magnificent victory!!!
    Alcaraz was impressive as hell.


    Yes, particularly given he wasn't well enough to play any tune-ups and
    imo clearly carrying an arm injury during the whole tournament. Scary
    what he's going to do to the field when he has no injuries lol : )

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