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^^She was weak today. I’m her unabashed fan, but today was a total capitulation.

Ankita should not play the rest of the ties. Period. If she is out of form, and has no focus or confidence, she shouldn't play. We have wasted Shrivalli so far. Rutuja came to play. Ankita did not. I watched only a small part of the Rutuja’s game. Wouldn’t call it she came to play. Her opponent was...

Can’t win with such weak players. We should let the next gen play now. They’ll be aggressive even in a loss because there is no baggage and no expectation.

Was up 0-30 in the opening game of the third set but being caught on the wrong foot by the steady side to side placements from the opponent. Not seeing good signs here.

Is there another toilet break? The chairs on Indian side are unoccupied. Just poor vibes all around.

She’s back. I think she’s wearing a different shirt now.

In all three matches I have seen, there is just no spark in Indian ladies. I’ll use the word inspid again. Just lethargic and zero intensity. What’s wrong? Too cold or something?

What’s that serve from Ankita? It’s like I see average players on my city courts. I like her backhand ability to hit both flanks though.

Are the breaks extraordinarily long in this tournament? I saw Ankita’s coach talk to the chair umpire. Is it a MTO? Anyway, I’m seeing insipid tennis from Ankita. Second set seems gone. If it does, she’ll have to up the intensity a lot more. The Taipei lady is solid but not too threatening. Ankita i...

^^Did the sun have a son after the eclipse, Jay? That he must be bright is a given.

Sorry; couldn’t resist it.

Sanjay, I can’t stop you. You’re right, we should all be free to share our opinions and views. I can make an appeal too, right? Please keep posting what you feel. I’m not the only one who disagreed with your one-sided adulation for Sumit.

^^What’s the point of doping if you’re so piss poor at the world stage? The freebies that come as a national level player?

Sumit hasn’t had it any harder. Please stop this overzealousness, Sanjay. We will know very soon how this pans out.

jayakris wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:23 am #54 Xiyu Wang versus Sahaja Yamalapalli.

Is Sahaja the one who hits the felt off the ball?

Very nice stream. Who are the players? The Chinese woman doesn’t look that far superior than the Indian one based on a game and a half.

But, very poor body language from the Indian. As if she’d be rather anywhere else than on the tennis courts.

I have a simple solution for Sumit. Just get to the final this week. 4 more wins, that is all. He will get to top-30, become the fourth best Indian male player ever, and will safely remain in the top-100 for at least about 57 weeks, even if he does not win a single match in that period. This is the...