Roz! It was you! Aw, I thought he was great too. Did actually beat Fed at RG... 2014?
I wish I could remember (I could look it up) who put me straight about Rafa on the Wimb 2003 thread. I was shocked this teen had just dumped out Ancic, and someone said "watch this kid - he's going to be amazing". Maybe that was you too.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
lol I have an incredibly embarrassing Halep post on that 2009 thread
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
lol i still think of halep as a youngish player and then the reality of how long she's been on tour hits.
― oscar bravo, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:31 (four years ago) link
You were in good company, Dan. Lex practically made an emoji out of her a few posts later. Well, hey.
Fed to end his career at Basel 2021 with 22 Slams (another W, another USO); 18 for Rafa (next year Thiem beats him at RG and Rafa retires), 16 for Novak (one more AO but a general slump from now on. Please). Murray plays another 18 months on the singles tour from late this year, makes top 25 but no better than L16 in Slams and misses a medal in Tokyo. Thiem #1 end of 2020, Tsitipas thereafter, then Auger-A. Zverev Olympic gold but continues to underachieve elsewhere. All hugely wishful thinking.
Let's check back in 2029 :)
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
xposts nope, wasn't me - I didn't post on ILX until 2005, and only started on the tennis threads around 2008 I think.
I miss Lex around here, but he still posts tennis updates on twitter.
Speaking of Mario Ancic, look at this Wall Street goof: http://www.oneequity.com/team/bio/50
I love that his work bio completely neglects to mention his tennis career.
― Roz, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
Ha ha! The President is called Dick Cashin. I ASK YOU.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link