Can he do it??

He'd of had a better chance if Warwinka held hid nerve in the 2nd set against Djokovic

Can he do it??

 

No because he's not English

No because he said something about England

No because he's Scottish

No because he's 'miserable'

No because he uses elevators

No because he's a cunt

No because he's a cunt

 

But he's one of my cunts so I say yes he can do it

No because he's not English

No because he said something about England

No because he's Scottish

No because he's 'miserable'

No because he uses elevators

 

It lives!!!!!!

It lives!!!!!!

 

Indeed it does! Bit it seems a trifle agitated!

I think he'll win it

I think he'll win it

 

He will djokovic struggling like fuck in his semi.. And Murray would definitely beat the Swiss guy

Fair play to Djokevic when he eventually won... Never seen such emotion from a tennis player

Novak spouting off about doping in an interview the other day, then once again looking fighting fit after 4 hours when earlier in his career he struggled finishing 2 sets without cramp. Something truly magical happened for him in the 2010 off-season...

yes, he can

 

 

true brit

Novak spouting off about doping in an interview the other day, then once again looking fighting fit after 4 hours when earlier in his career he struggled finishing 2 sets without cramp. Something truly magical happened for him in the 2010 off-season...

 

Djokovic was advised to follow a gluten-free diet in 2010, and that's when his previous inconsisteny disappeared.

Doesn't preclude the possibility that this is a cover for something more sinister, of course, but at least it's feasible.

I would have more faith if the anti-doping protocols in tennis didn't look like they were specifically designed to avoid catching anyone in the top 50, and the top players didn't all run around complaining about a system which tests them extremely infrequently as if it were draconian.

 

And the world number one (at the time) didn't have his name specifically redacted from an anti doping operation because the Spanish only wanted to catch cyclists and got a bit nervous when they found most of their sporting heros were at it too.

 

I'm just a bit cynical, because every year we seem to have a top player making a miraculous leap forward in fitness levels, and with an anti-doping regime which does not represent a serious deterrant I find it very hard to believe there aren't several guys engaging in blood boosting. The benefits of such an approach in a sport like tennis with no blood passport system would easily make a player of average fitness the fittest player in the world over 5 sets. And all the top players are all the fittest players. So either no one is doing it, or the top players are too.

Edited January 20, 201313 yr by maaarsh

I would have more faith if the anti-doping protocols in tennis didn't look like they were specifically designed to avoid catching anyone in the top 50, and the top players didn't all run around complaining about a system which tests them extremely infrequently as if it were draconian.

 

And the world number one (at the time) didn't have his name specifically redacted from an anti doping operation because the Spanish only wanted to catch cyclists and got a bit nervous when they found most of their sporting heros were at it too.

 

I'm just a bit cynical, because every year we seem to have a top player making a miraculous leap forward in fitness levels, and with an anti-doping regime which does not represent a serious deterrant I find it very hard to believe there aren't several guys engaging in blood boosting. The benefits of such an approach in a sport like tennis with no blood passport system would easily make a player of average fitness the fittest player in the world over 5 sets. And all the top players are all the fittest players. So either no one is doing it, or the top players are too.

 

Stop beating bout the fuckin bush and name who you're accusing

 

That shite has nothing but toilet use

 

Pure crap unless you name names

Stop beating bout the fuckin bush and name who you're accusing

 

That shite has nothing but toilet use

 

Pure crap unless you name names

 

I think they're all at it, and the ITF has 0 interest in catching them because most people, like you, think that a sport where people get caught is dirty, and a sport where no one gets caught is clean.

I think that's bollocks....

 

We are all entitled to opinions though

I think what jazza is saying is that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

 

I would probably agree that drugs are fairly widespread wherever they give an advantage, but equally it's not good enough to say 'they're all at it,' 'all the top players are the fittest players' and other such generalisations and expect people to nod along without asking questions.

To be honest, I really wouldn't mind tennis' approach. My irratation is when Novak starts badmouthing other sports and saying Tennis has a really strong anti-doping system, when the sport he is bad mouthing conducts orders of magnitude more out of competition tests and makes a serious attempt to minimise the problem, whilst tennis conducts a don't ask, don't tell system.

I think what jazza is saying is that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

 

I would probably agree that drugs are fairly widespread wherever they give an advantage, but equally it's not good enough to say 'they're all at it,' 'all the top players are the fittest players' and other such generalisations and expect people to nod along without asking questions.

 

I'm not asking people to nod along - as per my post above, the only reason I comment on tennis is the top players there have a holier than thou approach and actually claim tennis takes it seriously, when the statistics on the number and type of tests conducted are there for all to see. Maybe tennis genuinely does attract more moral people, and no one is taking advantage of the open door, but it seems unlikely.

 

In any case, people can google puerto themselves if they want examples.

The Puerto case - wasn't it the case that the good Doc himself was upset that only cyclists were named? As far I know (not a lot, to be honest), he alleged tennis players and footballers had also visited him but none were named. Didn't the football allegations turn out to be bullshit?

 

The problem with holding cycling up as this paragon of virtue where testing is concerned is that it has successfully demonstrated that scores upon scores of cyclists have been cheats. Obviously the conclusion people reach is that the sport is filthy and Armstrong was the filthiest. It is not unreasonable for them to do so.

 

It is clear that the procedures for testing in tennis are feeble, but that in itself is not even circumstantial evidence for everyone being at it.

If all the tennis players are on drugs, somebody needs to give Murray some anti-depressants.

 

#miserabletwat

If all the tennis players are on drugs, somebody needs to give Murray some anti-depressants.

 

#miserabletwat

 

He should have one of them pink windmills I had in Benidorm.

 

He might not win a slam...but he would the happiest man on center court.

If all the tennis players are on drugs, somebody needs to give Murray some anti-depressants.

 

#miserabletwat

 

Yes.

 

To be fair though, he lifts my spirits enormously every time he chokes.

I think what jazza is saying is that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

 

I would probably agree that drugs are fairly widespread wherever they give an advantage, but equally it's not good enough to say 'they're all at it,' 'all the top players are the fittest players' and other such generalisations and expect people to nod along without asking questions.

 

To be fair I could have worded it less errr directly

 

But yes it was what I meant

 

It was the Absinth talking... Apologies

Not trying to restart a discussion, but worth noting for the serendipity of this coming back up just now -

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9816922/Spain-accused-of-a-doping-cover-up-as-doctor-implicated-in-cyclings-Operation-Puerto-scandal-goes-on-trial.html