CONNOR BEDARD N°1 HATER

you are in the medieval era and you have this role!

"i believe you failed [your motorcycle] test three times."

“This dominance on the serve made the match a very distinctive spectacle, in some ways at odds with what contemporary tastes demand. At the same time, however, it was proper grass-court tennis. The notion that grass-court tennis is all about elegant strokes needs to be put into perspective by remembering that – for long stretches of history – it was the serve that dominated the grass courts. Watching the match from the stands was the 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajcek, who must have enjoyed the spectacle of tennis so similar to the style he himself played – which Foster Wallace described as ‘a rabid crane who rushes the net like it owes him money’. It’s always relative. In the quarter-final against Sampras, Krajcek’s percentage of first serves left unreturned was 62 per cent; Sinner’s yesterday was 44 per cent, and Zverev’s 42 per cent. A match in the spirit of the 1990s, but not quite in substance.”

“The scene was the same as at Melbourne 2024, his first Grand Slam. His body on the ground, his legs and arms spread wide. The emotion, however, seemed more special, lighter, as if, with the passing of time, Sinner were learning to enjoy tennis more, not to take anything for granted, as he stated in his elegant acceptance speech. The emotion seemed a little more special than usual; he appeared more relaxed and radiant, Vagnozzi less tense, and Cahill even more moved, his teary eyes resembling those of a father.”