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a kennedy

(32,892 posts) Sat Feb 8, 2025, 02:06 PM Feb 8

Kinda exciting so far.....Carlos Alcaraz vs Hurkacz......

noticing a new trend….some tennis players are wearing those nose breathing strips…..kinda distracting. Carlos and the Norwegian player, Ruud, are wearing them.

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Kinda exciting so far.....Carlos Alcaraz vs Hurkacz...... (Original Post) a kennedy Feb 8 OP

I didn't realize Alcaraz was playing a match on TV. Thanks for the heads up. Jim__ Feb 8 #1

YW, my man is coming up next.....Tommy Paul.... a kennedy Feb 8 #2

and it's funny, haven't seen him doing his perfect drop shots much lately...... a kennedy Feb 8 #4

That was just sick, a shot Carlos just made.....just sick. a kennedy Feb 8 #3

There were so many incredible shots from both players tishaLA Feb 8 #5

Jim__

(14,598 posts)

1. I didn't realize Alcaraz was playing a match on TV. Thanks for the heads up.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 02:35 PM

Feb 8

a kennedy

(32,892 posts)

2. YW, my man is coming up next.....Tommy Paul....

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 02:37 PM

Feb 8

a kennedy

(32,892 posts)

4. and it's funny, haven't seen him doing his perfect drop shots much lately......

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 05:40 PM

Feb 8

he has those down to perfection. Sad not a lot of players use it, it’s one of my favorites shots.

a kennedy

(32,892 posts)

3. That was just sick, a shot Carlos just made.....just sick.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 03:16 PM

Feb 8

tishaLA

(14,532 posts)

5. There were so many incredible shots from both players

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 06:45 PM

Feb 8

And so many momentum shifts. I'm going to have to find the highlights on youtube just to see which amazing shots they chose.

I did want to throttle people in the crowd, though. Did they really need to do a "LET'S GO (insert player here)" after every point? And then the umpire had to say "thank you" after every point to get them to quiet down.

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