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Games were all tight though except one, where he was clearly outplayed. I think his copout was "fair", though copouts are copouts no matter how fair they purport to be.

Qiu Dang was blaming a backhand rubber change that he still needs to adapt to, lol. He also pointed out that the focus was qualifying in mixed double for him, not the singles. He is very likely to play the singles in any case, more likely than not, Timo is done with national team play.

Alexis to lose to Freitas, no. And even watching the match or the highlights, you can see Alexis's youth all over the loss. He lost big leads to throw it away. The Freitas comebacks broke his calm and resolve and there was some panic as Freitas keep lengthening the points. I didn't think...

So Steger was in the US and played the tournament - the highlights video isn't out yet but here is the finals:

The Freitas train vs Felix the Flash Lebrun... I guess it all depends on whether Freitas can slow down Felix. That kid makes everyone look so slow with how early he takes the ball. Even after serving long...

A fun event. Mini Olympic games for Europe. Two singles players per country ir qualified. We are already at the finals stages with Freitas having a renaissance and facing Felix Lebrun. Who will win the final later today?

Open a thread, it is puzzling that one doesn't exist but we create our reality in this community. On your original topic, I think Ionescu doesnt have anything unique about his forehand per se and IMHO neither did Kreanga. Kreanga because of his athleticism and relatively small size managed to...

We've lost a lot of forum history, I remember one wise engineer (was it killerspintt or something like that was his handle) telling us the story of Schlager posting on German forums and getting hounded about his technique or something he was trying to teach... people don't fully appreciate how...

But... but... someone was wrong on the internet... again! I must restore balance to the force...

Nah, I do think zeio had a post a very long time ago with video of his play on one point and his level looked good - of course one can have doubts about any one video as identity of the poster. And zeio is clearly very intelligent, it is just sometimes he gets righteous (his moniker is "zeio"...

Well, as someone who used to read the posts of players like brokenball 11-12 years ago as a newbie and used to think he knew about technique and the science of playing before he actually posted video, I will say that the thread you dislike is a valuable resource for those who want to use it...

Moderation is a thankless task. People focus on the privileges sometimes but it gives a wrong perspective - it is largely unpaid service. Yeah, we sometimes have different boundaries around privacy and trying to work with others. It's a complex topic, but I definitely hate it when you are...

The line between protracted conflict and "harassment" can be very thin, maybe invisible. But I think there is a line sometimes. Zeio is currently a member in good standing at mytt and is a valued contributor. As a moderator over there, I am not an entirely impartial party and can only explain...

The thing about being "the only moderator left" is that even on a team, different moderators have different activity levels. It's part of the reason you need a team, especially on a global webboard. And sometimes, people go through phases, like when I stopped playing and posting for a while...

Trust me, you may not enjoy the work it takes to ban the color guy. The mytt community ended up hating him even more than the mods and they report him even more than the mods, they sniff him out before we even see him. That's one of the reasons why mod teams are important, it definitely is too...

Long story short - it's up to ownership to take the need for a moderation *team* seriously. Good luck and thanks for your leadership and service.

Point taken. That said, there is a point to moderation that promotes an atmosphere. It's a difficult balancing act for sure, as a life without problems and conflict is not fun. But the balancing act between banning trolls and ignoring them for me is a no-brainer on a site like this one where...

Everything you wrote is spot on. Everyone has a ratio somewhere between how they would like to play and whether they would like to win playing another style. If you would win more matches in 6 months time if you put long pips on your backhand, would you do it? The answer is different for...

There is a reason he is banned on other forums. he makes up his own facts, insults people and expects to be taken seriously.

Video of you almost beating Waldner? The Gaponova video is on youtube.