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When I breathe it’s like I have a needle in my chest.

It’s a kind of pain that limits me a lot. It’s not only about pain, I don’t feel very well
because it affects my breathing.

- R. Nadal













Suddenly.

Identifying the issue might be like -----> finding a needle in a haystack.

Yeah.




#needle

The dreaded cracked rib.

Taylor Fritz beat him in straights on a bum ankle. Opelka had him on the ropes as well.

USA (men’s) tennis is on its way back up.

And Jenson Brooksby will be the next Courier, kid’s got IT.

L45B wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:30 am And Jenson Brooksby will be the next Courier, kid’s got IT.

What does Information Technology have to do with tennis?

L45B wrote:USA (men’s) tennis is on its way back up.

Hopefully.

It has been almost 20 years since a Yank won a major (A. Roddick, 2003 U.S. Open).

Left Seater wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:58 am

L45B wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:30 am And Jenson Brooksby will be the next Courier, kid’s got IT.

What does Information Technology have to do with tennis?

He’s automatic. Like a bot.

The damage done...

I assume Nadal got the COVID vaccine.

Hmmmmmmm...

https://vaers.hhs.gov/index.html

L45B wrote:USA (men’s) tennis is on its way back up.

Young American J.J. Wolf came up with this beauty...








Played his collegiate tennis at THE Ohio State University.

Helluva shot. tOSU has had some great teams and players over the last decade.

Still, the future of USA tennis centers around Opelka, Fritz, Brooksby, Tiafoe and maybe Tommy Paul. Those are the guys.

No tennis player ever has displayed the bizarre and unique mechanics of Nadal. Not even close.

A couple things to consider. Though he is seriously buff--much more muscular than any of the other all-time top ten players--of which he is in the top three--he uses the lightest racquet on tour--even among women. And he uses a small grip that requires him to have an elaborate taping of his hand every time he takes the court.

The stroke that's caused the cumulative affliction now feeling like a needle is of course the backhand--notice how his follow through sends the racquet all the way to his opposite butt cheek. It's unbelievable and yet there it is with biggest motor in the history of sports driving it on. It's amazing he's lasted this long, coming back some several serious cumulative injuries that would have ended several careers.

L45B wrote:Still, the future of USA tennis centers around Opelka, Fritz, Brooksby, Tiafoe and maybe Tommy Paul. Those are the guys.

Yankee Sebastian (son of Petr) Korda just knocked C. Alcaraz out of Monte Carlo.











Korda, like his daddy, has got game.

Great win over Alcaraz but he’s got some work to do to be fitting into his daddy’s shoes. The daughter I hear is a phenomenal golfer.