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Old 09-04-2019, 09:48 PM
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Who are your favorites of the men next generation group?
A month ago I would have said Zverev and Tsitsipas, but they both have been struggling with mental issues lately...so I gotta go with Thiem.

Zverev and Tsitsipas need to get their heads on straight.
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Old 09-05-2019, 04:30 AM
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Tennis players, IMHO, are amazing athletes. They are the only athletes that play completely alone, play with no coaching during the matches, no half-time, oftentimes only an approximate start time, and where there is no game clock. You could be playing at 11 AM one day and at 11 PM the next. The match could take anywhere from 1 to 6 hours, and you have to be ready for that, both mentally and physically.

I have this "thought exercise" I do: which players would make the cut for "Stephen's SEAL team"? You know, someone you'd want by your side in combat when you're takin' fire? Guys who are incredibly stong physically and mentally, can improvise and problem-solve and go the distance; guys you know will never quit, never crack, and never give up.

My list:
Rafael Nadal (Team Leader)
David Ferrer
Dominic Thiem
Stan Wawrinka
Diego Schwartzman
Roberto Bautista-Agut
John Millman

Spiritual Leader: Bjorn Borg
Trainer: Javier Piles (Ferrer's coach for many years)
Coach: Darren Cahill (who can do the "hard yards" with the rest of the guys)

No Federer (maybe in his prime) or Djokovic ?
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Old 09-05-2019, 10:15 AM
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No Federer (maybe in his prime) or Djokovic ?
Nope...Fed is too self-centered, IMHO (it's always about Roger), and Djokovic is too mentally fragile. I've seen Djoker come apart mentally too many times, and completely lose it.
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