Sadly, Here’s Who Won’t Be At Indian Wells

I am happy to give others an opportunity to win tournaments.

March 2nd, 2018 at 6:51 pm

This may be a good opportunity for Novak if he is going to play. He will face a weaker field overall and should help in get back in a groove and go further into the draw.

March 2nd, 2018 at 7:22 pm

Andy is building snowmen, Nole is practising with Andre, Rafa is probably fishing, Stan is weeping into his strudel over his lost coach, very careless Stan, etc etc

March 3rd, 2018 at 2:03 am

Yep Margot…and Andy is obviously nostalgic, he’s arming his snowmen with tennis racquets….maybe this is his “back to practicing” reported by some of the rubbish nwspapers. Of all the injured players I think Stan now heads the pack of “Will he ever be able to return to form”?

March 3rd, 2018 at 3:23 am

Yep Kath. I think he leads the “wont get back, pack!” Not amazingly optimistic about our Andy getting back to the top of the tree again TBH. Age is against him.

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:09 am

Margot – Yep. And he has another birthday in May….2 weeks later followed by Nole. Only light thru the clouds is that the Next-Gen should be doing a lot better than they are now.

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:32 am

Net gen is made of crazy kids who are mental midgets. Not sure what holds for tennis after Humble Highness and His Arrogance retire. It will be the wild wild west.

March 3rd, 2018 at 10:14 am

@Margot…..
@J-Kath…..We just can’t give up on Andy.and the age factor! In the back of my mind I’m saying over and over Roger’s 36…Roger’s 36…..staring 40 in the face…….just saying there’s hope but these hurt players have to heal totally and I think everyone of them try to come back too quick. Nole’s Injuries are apparently bad too along with Rafa. This is the time for the young guns to shine…..and with each year they’re getting older. Roger is always the healthy one…. a glitch or two along the way…….great athletic genes….perfect body type for tennis…..smart in knowing how to take care of himself to stay healthy and that’s why he’s still playing and winning and good for him!

March 3rd, 2018 at 12:05 pm

Okiegal: For me it is partly the real competitiveness that I enjoy…..when there is only one likely winner time after time – no matter how much one can appreciate his/her value, I don’t enjoy the contest as much e.g. I don’t just mean Roger, there’s Nole and Rafa’s impressive
runs as well….and to some extent Stan and Andy’s top drawer contests.

I’m actually not sure that AGE is the problem….I’m of the view that the young guns don’t quite understand the need for the high level of commitment needed.

March 3rd, 2018 at 1:18 pm

Soooo, the ole one will be running wild and free in IW and Miami. #NoCompetition

March 3rd, 2018 at 1:47 pm

@JK 1:18….. You are so right about the commitment thing regarding the younger guys. I quit tennis because of that one guy winning everything. I was channel surfing one day and came across the FO final 2005 and just immediately was mesmerized by the Spanish kid in long pants…….plus he gave that guy who was winning everything some competition. Been hooked on him ever since. I was really liking Del Po too! His run at the USO the year he won was some of the most exciting tennis ever……then injuries….a sad day in tennis. He was so much fun to watch and hopefully he is on the mend for awhile longer! I hope all of these injured players make a comeback……my allegiance still lies with them! I’m old crotchety and don’t like change! Lol😝😝😝

March 3rd, 2018 at 2:51 pm

Make no mistake…. I watch a lot of matches…. but not with as much passion as when Rafa is playing…….Rafa not playing now………😥😥😥😥

March 3rd, 2018 at 2:58 pm

Agree, Wawa seems the least to ever return to form. His also older than Nadal/Murray/Djoko, turning 33 this month.

March 3rd, 2018 at 3:01 pm

“#NoCompetition”
Oh, and is that Feds fault? LMAO.

March 3rd, 2018 at 3:44 pm

Okiegal – I’m with you all the way – however not fond of
of Del Potro.

March 3rd, 2018 at 5:03 pm

Its not Fed’s fault Skeezer, but you can’t deny its a weaker field with these superstars missing (not including Gasquet or Goffin in that analysis).

I HOPE Fed will take advantage of it, but whatever the competition, winning a masters event is not easy.

Del Potro showing he may have the juice to step up this year- Thiem and Zverev seem stalled at the second tier. And what happened to Kyrgios?

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:13 pm

@JK……I remember JMD having an altercation with Andy one time about Judy. I didn’t blame Andy for being upset at him over his Mum…..watched the fuss on you tube and never did really understand what prompted DelPo to act like he did towards Judy…..Hey you don’t pick on Moms…….bad behavior!!

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:49 pm

TV,
No denying it, its a weaker field with all these top guys with injuries. But there IS competition to deal with still.
Not; “#NoCompetition”

March 3rd, 2018 at 10:03 pm

Okiegal: Also, I saw Del Potro at a Davis Cup and he was sulking like an over-size baby – mouthing off at his coach – he was supposed to play doubles and didn’t want to take his bib off and get out of his high chair and behave like a grown-up…..

That said, I do have sympathy for his injuries and I do think he can be a dangerous player.

March 4th, 2018 at 6:07 am

Re. Roger:
https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/roger-federers-golden-opportunity-win-second-french-open-title/

March 4th, 2018 at 8:40 am

Referring to JK’s link , he says “ depends on how I feel”. Surely he means “ depends on how Rafa feels”

March 4th, 2018 at 9:20 am

That is what champions do, when an opportunity opens up, they grab it.

March 4th, 2018 at 9:50 am

Congrats to Delpo, winner of Alcapulco!

March 4th, 2018 at 10:18 am

@J-Kath……….but he is called the “Gentle Giant”…….. I wonder why?? Lol

March 4th, 2018 at 1:01 pm

Nothing gets past Giles……LOL!!

March 4th, 2018 at 1:03 pm

Oki. I just try to keep my finger on the pulse, that’s all! Lolol

March 4th, 2018 at 1:57 pm

Some people are drooling at the opportunity of the Arrogant One to win his second FO. I am thinking the magic potion only works on non-clay surfaces. If he plays the French, he will get injured and hang up his shoes.

Obviously, as a goat owner, my value is enhanced by the value of the goat I own. I wish he would just skip the FO.

March 4th, 2018 at 2:32 pm

@Giles 1:57……..Love it!!! Lol 👍👍👍

March 4th, 2018 at 3:10 pm

Humble Rafa theres no guarantee he will even play the FO ….

March 4th, 2018 at 3:15 pm

Unfortunately for Federer, his window to win another French, with or without Nadal in the field, has already closed.

March 4th, 2018 at 5:21 pm

Markus i wouldnt bet against him, if Rafa, Novak, Stan are not fit and ready, it could be his best chance of winning another FO ….

March 4th, 2018 at 5:42 pm

Are we starting to feel now how it would be like when the Big 4 finally leave the game?

March 4th, 2018 at 9:18 pm

^ Markus: Yes. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/04/kyle-edmund-andy-murray-british-no-1

March 5th, 2018 at 1:42 am

So Rafa is out with a hip injury? At AO it was a thigh injury, now a hip injury? When did this happen?

Who is keeping their finger on the pulse?

March 5th, 2018 at 2:13 am

Maybe it was both who knows ?

March 5th, 2018 at 2:19 am

Journeymen also beat the Swiss. Don’t trust Fraud’s fans for opinions.
Boris Becker is a joke that brags about Fedal when Novak has mental illness.

It’s the injured Novak that destroyed his own chances. The top 40 rest on his shoulders because the other guys barely win 2nd rounds.
Nadal hardly won anything against Novak the last 4 years. Fraud is just drooling.

March 6th, 2018 at 3:49 pm

Guess Fraud is not a fraud is he? Can a Fraud beat Nadal the last 4 tomes and win 3 Slams? Must be weak era? Lucky? Rigged? Anything else?
Maybe, just maybe, the guy is just better than everyone else. Me thinks so.

March 7th, 2018 at 12:15 am