Kyrgios saying to his team, without a hint of irony or sarcasm, that @RafaelNadal “is so lucky” — is one of the most unintentionally funny takes I’ve ever heard. So lucky he’s won 21 majors.
Brett Haber
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Brett Haber
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Dad, Husband, Dog Pappy, Tennis Channel commentator, Int’l Tennis Hall of Fame Ambass., @JTCC Ambass, @NewBalance Tennis, Private Pilot, Itinerant.
- This is Australia today — because they masked up and stayed home and now have zero virus. That is all.Tennis 👏 Is 👏 Back 👏 #AdelaideTennis
- I just always assumed @rogerfederer already had a dog… in my head, it was a Bernese Mountain Dog that barks in 4 languages and has a barrel-keg of Lindt chocolate strapped to its collar. #Dogerer
- Even if Tennis Australia gave players incorrect advice about prior COVID infections being sufficient to trigger a medical exemption (which now appears to be the case, and which sucks), why didn’t the Aussie government decline @DjokerNole’s visa when he originally applied for it?
- Question now becomes: where was the disconnect regarding the initial validity, and ultimate rejection of @DjokerNole’s medical exemption? Somebody gave him the green light to get on the plane. Did that person improperly approve him? Or did Border Force overzealously reject him?
- There is NO indignity in @serenawilliams losing as she approaches the finish line. On the contrary, I find a certain courage in her willingness to confront her imperfection, as she gives fans one last chance to bear firsthand witness to her legend.
- If you want yo debate how long @RafaelNadal can/should keep playing, fine — that’s your right. But let’s not do it because he lost 2 matches in a row on a lightning-fast, low-bouncing indoor hard court vs. top-10 opponents. Never been his jam. Not indicative of anything, IMO.
- Even though we’ve known this was coming, I find myself unexpectedly emotional today. With zero hyperbole or phony reverence, I count myself lucky to have done this job during his time. From our first event on Clapham Common in ‘03, to our last interview. Thank you, @rogerfederer
- For all the talk of racket-slamming, and tennis ball-bashing, may I offer that I can’t think of two more admirable young athletes than @felixtennis & @CasperRuud98. Somebody taught them well — and not just tennis.
- Foot and rib cage and Djokovic and Alcaraz notwithstanding, I cannot bring myself to pick anyone other than @RafaelNadal as the @rolandgarros favorite. One day he’ll retire, and at minimum 3 years after that, I might pick someone else.
- The more I think about what Carlos Ramos did with verbal abuse penalty to @serenawilliams, the more I find it to be an abomination. No chance a man saying the same things would have been similarly penalized. No sport has done more for gender equity, but there’s more work to do.
- The "Vaptor" is the best invention in tennis since poly string. @MiamiOpen
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