Injuries and Illness - and good luck wishes

the addict · Tennis legend

Injuries and Illness - and good luck wishes

sliced backhand · Lower Club Player

No, I'm not a lawyer but I have followed the sport for over 60 years.Yes, I can't stand the guy's style of play or his personality. The evidence is circumstantial but don't you find the following when grouped together just a tiny bit suspicious? Link to Dr Fuentes and thus Lance Armstrong and widespread Spanish doping scandal. Very sudden bulking up in his late teens. Astonishing and repeated feats of endurance and recovery. Slipping off his chair in a press conference-never explained. Regularly missing the same stage of each part of season-just possibly linked to juicing up periods? Many players have exhibited some of these traits but only Nadal has the full collection!

-- Edited by sliced backhand on Friday 19th of May 2023 05:11:05 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks. You readily admit it's circumstantial but at least that's a bit more 'substance', so to speak. I'll go away and think it over.

emmsie69 · ATP level

All the Lance Armstrong evidence was circumstantial, he never tested positive and technically Marion Jones didn't either (Her B sample came back negative) Sport is littered with drug cheats that never get caught because either the drugs they use are ahead of the drug testing regime which is what happened with BALCO, their National Federation is involved (Russia) or they make sure they are in a Country with an unsophisticated drug testing regime when they are likely to test positive.

ETA People on here may not like The Daily Mail because of their right wing sway but all the news outlets look to The Mail to break any story that could potentially get them sued as The Mail have the deepest pockets.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Sunday 21st of May 2023 05:15:17 PM

Babfive · Pro player

Paula Badosa is out for an unspecified time due to a spinal stress fracture she sustained in Italy.

Badosa withdraws from Roland Garros after suffering spine injury (wtatennis.com)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Real shame.

Wish her well.

That's what Katie Boulter had too, a spinal stress fracture

LordBrownof · Futures level

Wasn't sure where to ask this but - I know Paul Jubb is injured, any update on that? And where are Jay Clarke and Ali Gray?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Babfive wrote:
Paula Badosa is out for an unspecified time due to a spinal stress fracture she sustained in Italy.
Badosa withdraws from Roland Garros after suffering spine injury (wtatennis.com)

Is it correct she is dating tsitsipas?

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Babfive wrote:
Paula Badosa is out for an unspecified time due to a spinal stress fracture she sustained in Italy.
Badosa withdraws from Roland Garros after suffering spine injury (wtatennis.com)
Is it correct she is dating tsitsipas?

They've certainly been seen together on Badosa's insta feed

Blue_Belle · Strong Club Player

Best wishes to Annet Kontaveit who has announced her retirement on her Insta acct following chronic back condition - lumbar disc degeneration which means she cant train properly. Looks like Wdon her last tournament.

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

Blue_Belle wrote:
Best wishes to Annet Kontaveit who has announced her retirement on her Insta acct following chronic back condition - lumbar disc degeneration which means she cant train properly. Looks like Wdon her last tournament.

I like Anett, sad about this one.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Whatever one thinks of him or his game, he will left a mark on tennis history

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66602406

Isner retiring after the US Open

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jack Sock also retires at the US Open

www.atptour.com/en/news/sock-announces-retirement-us-open-2023

For me, a career that could have been so much more - he was talented to have been top 10 singles fixture and to have got closer in singles slams, and also be the worlds top doubles player. I guess the Tour Finals in London was his peak in some ways, I loved watching him but wish hed done more

emmsie69 · ATP level

FWIW Not sure if anyone else noticed or not (or it's old news and someone already commented) but Kevin Anderson has come out of retirement. Was in US open qualies

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Monday 28th of August 2023 06:54:07 AM

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Anderson has been back for a while now, think hes played a couple tournaments. Realised he missed it too much. You are a long time retired so why not I say. Still competitive enough it seems and will see it more as a hobby with no pressure.