[factisfact]

Is it correct that rybakina has either a draw or lead in head to head against all the world number ones that she has so far played with ?
Don’t think she has played osaka

 

[factisfact]

You must have a pathetic life if a loss of some player brings you tears of joy.

I thought he said he was happy with the win of some players. Obviously when one wins the other has to lose.

 

[FedArt]

Is it correct that rybakina has either a draw or lead in head to head against all the world number ones that she has so far played with ?
Don’t think she has played osaka

Actually not :
Ash leads 2-0
Halep 2-2
Didn't meet Osaka

 

[josGros]

Iga just tanking a little saving energy for the real challenges

 

[Tennis2013]

so revealing that you have touched on a point that's resonated so much. 30 something likes. im in the same camp as you. just can't get behind her personality. give me osaka, give me ostapenko, give me rybakina, give me sabalenka.... they are all different but their 'different' i find interesting. swiatek just feels beige.

have respect for her game and ruthlessness though.

You put it excellently. Can't really back someone with such a bland personality.
Apparently some other tennis fans think the same way.

 

[Cindy and Kate]

So hit behind IGA is the key that Rybakina has figured out, and all other players will watch.

Going to be a fun year

Sure, if you give "all other players" the monster serve and massive groundstrokes of Rybs they will figure her out too.

 

[cricketbat]

Sure, if you give "all other players" the monster serve and massive groundstrokes of Rybs they will figure her out too.

I never said that did I, I said all other players will watch.

Yes few will be able or have the ability to execute but they will all try to be more competative.

 

[J99]

So the rib issue explains some of this.

 

[KurtSteiner17]

This place becomes depressing after a while. Holy moly. I can't even comprehend wasting my time writing comments to dig at another fan base after a loss. What is the psychology behind that? Seriously bizarre.

 

[Tennis2013]

This place becomes depressing after a while. Holy moly. I can't even comprehend wasting my time writing comments to dig at another fan base after a loss. What is the psychology behind that? Seriously bizarre.

You seem to be really new to this or sports message boards in general if you don't know the forum psychology behind all this.
Just a slight hint: it's always the superstar or diva type players' fan bases which wreak havoc.

 

[Bad Luna]

This place becomes depressing after a while. Holy moly. I can't even comprehend wasting my time writing comments to dig at another fan base after a loss. What is the psychology behind that? Seriously bizarre.

There is none - it is just childish sandbox game:
1. Some or most RaduFans are jealous Iga wins so many tournaments unlike their fave and are happy anytime she loses. You see their significant input in this thread.
2. Some IgaFans are jealous their fave is not as succesful as Emma in endorsement department despite Iga's HUGE sucesses in tennis.

 

[Tennis2013]

I mean that Swiatek has bettered her game in a bunch of ways since breaking through at RG. Her rise to a very clear number 1 and a few more slams was not done without working on her game a lot to translate more to HC. By "enough" I mean that she has improved in enough ways already that I would be surprised if she and her team cannot find further ways to adapt to the matchups she is struggling with. Seems pretty harsh to judge her game for imbalance (which it has in some aspects, I agree) when to my eye there has already been substantial change and great success... if she starts losing a bunch of matches in a similar fashion I'd be quite surprised.

This era is particularly very weak inasmuch most Top 80 can beat anyone at the top on a good day, but like Nadal had in his heyday in ATP, likewise Swiatek in WTA has just too few bad matchups and way too many comfortable players up against who either don't have a powerful serve-FH combo or just enough variety to beat her.
You can be one-sided in more ways than one, some are just good at one particular thing: rallying or baseline ballbashing or power hitting without too much variety.
Being unbalanced is more like tending to go for your strengths and ignoring your weaknesses, but also failing to cover up your errors, so you become predictable.
Maybe this happening to Swiatek in a way she didn't expect it to happen so soon? Adding some variety to your game and going to the net more often would be the more appropriate response, also improve on your return game.

 

[james_von05]

There is none - it is just childish sandbox game:
1. Some or most RaduFans are jealous Iga wins so many tournaments unlike their fave and are happy anytime she loses. You see their significant input in this thread.
2. Some IgaFans are jealous their fave is not as succesful as Emma in endorsement department despite Iga's HUGE sucesses in tennis.

I for one is not jealous of iga's win rate... I don't even have the time to check out her thread in the past.
But since her fans are obssessed of Emma, it's time for them taste their own medecine. Bwahahaha

 

[Queen_Of_Spray]

Man you lot should try being a Yastremska fan, it's character building to say the least.

 

[Tennisfoc]

There is none - it is just childish sandbox game:
1. Some or most RaduFans are jealous Iga wins so many tournaments unlike their fave and are happy anytime she loses. You see their significant input in this thread.
2. Some IgaFans are jealous their fave is not as succesful as Emma in endorsement department despite Iga's HUGE sucesses in tennis.

looks like innocent Rybakina and her fans will become the punching bag between these two players with huge fan bases

 

[Bad Luna]

I for one is not jealous of iga's win rate... I don't even have the time to check out her thread in the past.
But since her fans are obssessed of Emma, it's time for them taste their own medecine. Bwahahaha

No, they are not obsessed, they are just making fun of the one slam/title wonder like the rest of TF does. They make also fun of the most Radical fanbase ever existed on Earth. And this fanbase is so insecure now without any success in tennis, that they serve their "medicines" to Iga.

 

[followdaisy]

looks like innocent Rybakina and her fans will become the punching bag between these two players with huge fan bases

The fans of the irrelevant player think their fave is the main character, so they drag her into threads that are not about her.

 

[james_von05]

No, they are not obsessed, they are just making fun of the one slam/title wonder like the rest of TF. They make also fun of the most Radical fanbase ever existed on Earth. And this fanbase is so insecure now without any success in tennis, that they serve their "medicines" to Iga.

Ahaha... they are everywhere, on every emma's thread...always bringing up iga's unpopularity issues 😆

Their inferiority complex on popularity and sponsoship deals is immense. 😅🤣😂

 

[followdaisy]

Ahaha... they are everywhere, on every emma's thread...always bringing up iga's unpopularity issues 😆

Their inferiority complex on popularity and sponsoship deals is immense. 😅🤣😂

No, no, no. You’ve got it all wrong. It’s the Radu fans’ insecurity about her tennis results that made them keep banging on about popularity and endorsements, like a broken record. Any mentions of those topics made by Iga fans are a result of that. It’s an imaginary competition that you set up yourselves and you’re projecting your own insecurities on other fans.

 

[damien.omen]

Man you lot should try being a Yastremska fan, it's character building to say the least.

But you do have the cutie pie assassin to offset that pain

Talking of which, Lena's awesome performance seems to have been forgotten in this thread....