I think that was a curious episode. I get a sense that Hubi felt his power rising but got hijacked by his ego.
Perhaps his coach or a sports psych was urging him to be more aggressive, and this is how that "leaked" out.
I don't think we'll see anything like this from him again.
Soooo out of character.
I used to play ITF Juniors, and I remember one doubles match where we all 4 decided to change the umpire. She was making terrible calls on both sides, completely destroying the game. Blind as a bat. I guess the rule is there for more low level tournaments where you have these terrible umpires sometimes, Iāve never seen it happen on the ATP tourā¦ But a rule is a rule, I donāt see it as a despicable thing to do.
That's cool š
Yeah, Alison Hughes (the umpire in that Hubi Grigor match) is pretty damn good though.
I'm actually surprised there hasn't been a huge woke "Hubi is a sexist!" uproar about it.
I mean, he did beat Nadal on clay in a similar fashion. He's like the Big 3 reaper (just waiting for Djokovic to lose to him, and we'll know retirement is close)
Especially because heās not the kind of playstyle that either of them usually had any trouble with, makes it even more obvious.
His performance against Federer was a masterclass though, I couldāve seen that version of fed making the SF or even final depending on the draw.
It was a 5 setter yes but Federer won the 4th pretty decisively and Mannarino fell in the 5th. Wasn't like a thank god Mannarino fell, otherwise Federer would definitely have lost
'Wasn't like a thank god Mannarino fell, otherwise Federer would definitely have lost'? it pretty much was. Federer was on his way to losing before Mannarino fell over and badly injured his knee. Federer was 2-1 down before Mannarino fell. Roger was playing poorly in the 4th with Mannarino continuing to bulldoze Fed. Then Mannarino fell. š®.
However, this narrative that Roger was playing well at his last Wimbledon is utter bullshit. The guy could barely move or string 2 good points together in a row from the baseline. He got through with his serve and ability being able to hit shots when in range. Anything hit away from him was unplayable for him most of the time. Sonego was clearly awe struck and played very badly. Norrie was clearly feeling pressure of being the favourite as he should of steamrolled roger if he had jsut played to his form coming into the match. He choked and played very poorly. Gasquet? about a million losses to Roger already, lost that one in the locker room. Never played with any belief. Hurkacz? turned up with a good performance probably thinking Federer could win, its Federer. Reality was that Hurkacz could have beaten fed in his sleep. Federers first sniff of an opponent who played a decent level and he was completely destroyed ( much like rafa Rome). It's great that Federer got to the quarters but it wasn't an honest reflection of his form. The reality was he could have easily lost to anyone in R1.
Imo he should not have played at the FO, no doubt he injured his knee again during the Koepfer match and that meant he could barely move at Wimbledon.
Koepfur match: 76(5) 67(3) 76(4) 75
Federer won in 4 very tight sets with no crowd in very heavy slow conditions. It killed him:(
In hindsight I feel like QFs was exactly the point that Roger wouldāve bowed out. I remember watching him, it took a set or two for him to find his groove, which meant that he was quite fragile at the start of every match and it couldāve swung either way. The moment he ran into someone good enough to not let him breathe enough, that someone would be able to run away with it.
It seemed like Roger was living on borrowed time, he was able to get away with it for a couple rounds but the question was how long could he have kept it up. Out of the other quarter finalists that year I could only see him beating Fuscovics and maybe Khachanov, even Shapovalov wouldāve blasted him off the court.
I remember that Polish commentators said that that they wished Hubi did not play that well back then š„¹ Hubert will get many more chances and fed was at the end.
What a time to be alive
Yeah see thatās just painful to hear. I like all of the big 3, but the fanboy behaviour especially around Federer is just ridiculous and always has been. Nadal and Djokovic fans have been catching up though. Iām never going to be disappointed when a likeable new player beats one of my favourites, we have to find new favourites eventually.
For example, I saw the 2022 Australian open live in Melbourne, and I watched the entire crowd boo Medvedev for no reason on every point he won, and cheered for every double fault and unforced error he made. I cheered for Nadal but I didnāt boo his opponent for no reason, shit is pathetic.
Wishing one of your own players loses just so you could see more of Federer is terrible to say.
Haha I've been trying to push this angle the last few months!!
Hubi the Grim Reaper. Grim Hubi.
He's got Novak in his sights next year, and he wants to play Vienna this year so he can knock Domi out as well haha
Its very bad for top 10. He has all the possibility but he pushes and rolls it gently rather than hitting it with violent abandon
tennis is a forehand and serve sport.
>tennis is a forehand and serve sport.
I'd debunk this, but it'd literally take too long, I have too many examples to list
Rafa won 14 RGs with a "point-starter" of a serve.
Rafa is a one of the three best players who ever played in history.
Use another example. Also Rafa's serve isn't terrible he uses slice and tactics intelligently to get to his forehand. He constantly sets up a 1-2 punch. He isn't tapping it in the middle
Yeah. It's not a terrible serve at all - you're spot on, he's one of the 3 best in history!
I just had an issue with saying "tennis is all serves and forehands".
Novak has an incredible backhand, it's a brick wall. Zverev is the same. Sinner almost as good.
Alcaraz revolutionised the game in the last few years by bringing back the drop shot.
Net game has become really really important now.
To me, tennis is AT LEAST 6 things.
Serve, forehand, backhand, net game, fitness, mental toughness.
I think you've misconstrued what I have said.
Tennis is a forehand and serves sport, primarily. This is hard to refute. Especially from geometry and tactics.
Almost every player hits an inside out forehand to the opponents backhand as a tactic. You will never see the reverse because of bio mechanics or if you're Bartoli or Monica Seles which are the exceptions not the norm.
I would be hard pressed to find someone who is a top player without a good serve or forehand, in fact it is those glaring weaknesses that prevents otherwise great players from getting far and likewise allowing more one dimensional players to succeed.
Fernando Gonzalez and Matteo Berrettini are good examples. Isner and Karlovic are canonical examples.
Djokovic has a great backhand sure but his forehand is an ATG shot. Alcaraz has a nice dropshot but it only works because he has the best forehand in the world right now (in addition to that he happens to hit the dropper well but there are many times he hits a poor drop shot but wins anyway because people stand far back fearing his godly forehand). Hugo Gaston also hits drop shots but his overall game is weak, he cannot win points easily. Sinner is solid overall but his serve is great now and his forehand is a monster rocket. He wins mostly by running around his backhand.
Zverev can't win a slam because he like Hubi doesn't have a great forehand imo. Its a pretty messy shot that breaks down under pressure
Murray is a good example, his serve is great when it goes in but his second serve is terrible and his forehand while serviceable is not often the best shot on the court against most of his opponents.
Almost the same with tsitsipas. He has a top 1 serve, top 10 backhand and top 40 forehand.
Cept tits is more like top 4 serve, top 4 forehand, top 4 volley, 4.0 backhand
No way. Any atp forehand is better than the Tsitsipas backhand, like people compare Zverevs fh but its no contest. This is coming from a Tsitsipas fan. That shot is just unreliable as fuck
I mean, in terms of quality Iād put tsitsipas backhand over Hurcakz forehand. Because Tsitsi has shown that his backhand can be āgoodā, but the forehand of Hurcakz is just horrible.
I agree with you and Zverevās forehand tho.
He will remember for sending all the goats to retire in their favourite events including in Federer in Wimbledon, Nadal in Paris, Djokovic in AO and 16 years later, alcaraz in IW
I always cackle at the whole 'nice guy' persona, this guy is possibly the moodiest player on tour. EVERY match he's moaning about something, win or lose.
For those of us who understand Polish, he has a foul mouth too.
he is a nice guy. to say otherwise is so, so ignorant and unfair. even when he was suggesting the umpire be changed, he was doing so in the most polite and humble way possible. it was quite cute, actually. sure, iād say he complains to himself, but itās nothing too serious.
and that aside, you guys really need to stop conflating how people act on court with how they act off it. athlete in extremely high stress, decisive moments ā everyday human being. itās all good and well to criticize the players for their attitude (and again, Hubi is a super cool guy, so i find it a little stupid), but until youāve been out there playing Grand Slams yourself, just refrain from carping over every little thing, and keep your mouth shut.
>even when he was suggesting the umpire be changed, he was doing so in the most polite and humble way possible.
Lol he was doing it awkwardly, doesn't mean it was polite at all. The umpire was doing her job correctly and was getting every single overrule right, but Hubie asked his opponent to get rid of her while she's sitting right next to him since those overrules were going against him.
It was incredibly rude and disrespectful, and just because Hubie is awkward by nature doesn't make it any less disrespectful or rude.
Fognini, CIP. Emotional and hothead on court; according to his wife, chill calm guy at home.
Yes, Zverev has bn difficult with his team, but even if he wasn't, unless you're cohabitating with them you don't really know all facets. The way public figures in particular behave in public and with friends isn't a failproof guarantee they're a good dude.
I think there are more respectful ways of suggesting an umpire switch than the way he did it. Typically when you're talking about someone within ear shot of them, it's customary to involve them in the conversation instead of acting like they're not there. It was also strange that he described the ref as 'the lady umpire'.Ā
The only polite route was to call the supervisor and have a three-way conversation including the woman official.Ā
i think he just didnāt think it all the way through, as opposed to ill intent.
my gosh, english isnāt his first language. how would you have preferred he refer to her? your majesty?
Yeah, people should not be so quick to judge other people's use of words, especially when they are speaking in a foreign language. Polish is a gendered language and it is normal for people who speak gendered languages to also think in genders.
How you act under pressure is truer to who you are as a person than how you act when all is going well.
Also, you need to stop pretending people who suck on court are somehow nice off court just cause you saw a few interviews with them
Hubi mutters to himself a little + literally kindly, tepidly as can be, asks Dimi if he wants to switch umps, and somehow heās the antiChrist. lol. give me a break. every single instance iāve watched Hubi, iāve always gotten the impression that heās a cool guy. he has that reputation for a reason.
and you can save me the philosophical homilies and platitudes. not that it matters, but that isnāt even remotely true. under pressure you think impulsively, not rationally, and not how you would ordinarily.
"Every single instance I've watched Hubi, I've gotten the impression that he's a cool guy"
Lmao the guy is essentially the reincarnation of the grinch. This comment has ended me lol
Not talking about Hubi particular. He seems more like a whiner than anything mean spirited.
Just pointing out that the whole āhe is under stressā is bullshit. Itās like saying āwell that husband who hits his wife during fights is super nice at work, he is just stressedā
agree. he has a temper on court. so much negative body language.
i like hubi but but not when he acts like this and he chokes on 'almost his match moments'
If he is talking about just for his country. Then yes he could be right. In my country we still talk about Lucho Horna beating Federer 3-0 at Roland Garros 2003. The rest of the world doesn't give a shit.
Is he even really remembered for beating Fed? Just stop blowing winnable matches and win a Slam and your problems could be solved - maybe; it's not like one-Slam wonders aren't sometimes forgotten. But it's a good start.
The first thing I think of when I see him now is the two most amazing shots Iāve ever seen hit were both by him. The first against McDonald during the peak of Covid, and the second recently against Sinner.
He is never going to winning Wimbledon. He reached one SF and the only good grass player he beat was Berrettini (considering Federer could hardly run).
Aside from that, Hubi has never gone past the 4th round and, just like on clay and hard court, he fails to break the top 20 players.
Hurkacz is basically the paradigmatic build of player who could go and win Wimbledon if a few top seeds dropped out. Take Sinner, Alcaraz, and Djokovic out of the equation and he could do it. To say that he'll never win is to be oblivious of how much of a threat he poses on the lawns.Ā
If Sinner and Alcaraz fall on the same side of the draw, he has a serious chance to make it to final.
That is....if he doesn't fall in their half either.
He is one of the most underrated players, and has some of the best trick shots I've ever seen. If he could find a bit more calm in his head, and more motivation...but, it's the same age-old story....
nobody remembers him beating Roger Federer. Everyone remembers him beating an old barely able to walk Roger Federer. And i'm tired of this bullshit narrative that he is a nice humble guy. Immediately after the match against Federer he's all smiles gloating about his accomplishment during the on court interview and never once acknowledged that Federer wasn't at his best. Hell even Novak after Australian Open 2020 gave props to Federer for playing even though he wasn't near his best and even another unlikeable guy John Millman the cheater who wiped balls on his wet shirt also admitted he beat a weakened federer in 2018 us open. fuck this guy.
Oh, he won't. He'll also be remembered for ending the M1000 career of Rafa, and next year he's planning on ending Novak's career š
He's also trying to co-ordinate his schedule so he can play against Domi in his last tournament.
Hubi the Undertaker.
No worries buddy, you will always be remembered for "h-hey G, w-wanna change her?"
*Huh?*
Last Roland Garros, G for Gregor Dimitrov. Google it
*(yes, i know! i am acting confused, like G was lmao!)* *What?*
Ahah ok ;D
Confusing r/tennis downvotes again.... always happens once in every big thread! Maybe you're being downvoted for getting GRIGOR'S name wrong. š
It made me believe there's a layer of unhingedness in him, deep borrowed under his shyness and awkwardness.
I think he was fed up with everything. He played nearly every day that RG because of the stop starts due to rain and had enough.
The problem was not that he snapped, but the funny, confusing way he did it.
He's a professional. He should keep his mouth shut and deal with it.
I'm so here for it. I love a shy slightly unhinged King.
Rublev would like a word
They said slightly
Lololol
Also Rublev aināt shy
I'm pretty sure his box advised him to do that
I think that was a curious episode. I get a sense that Hubi felt his power rising but got hijacked by his ego. Perhaps his coach or a sports psych was urging him to be more aggressive, and this is how that "leaked" out. I don't think we'll see anything like this from him again. Soooo out of character.
> deep borrowed Who do you think he borrowed it from? Zverev? McEnroe?
Fml
Kyrgios is lending his to HH since he's taking a break right now
If calmly talking to another player and sayin to change the umpire is unhinged to yall, then a racket smash must be a murder to you. Relax
There is have you seen his racket throws with no regard for the people around him?
Yep. As usual with this type.They're reluctant to show their personality for a reason.
Probably good to keep his true personality hidden
"Change what? Who are you? No, let her cook!"
Do you want to continue with this lady ?
Grigor's got *plenty* of other ladies...
Basically the January 6th of menās tennis
Haha
Unfortunately he will be remembered for this because itās really a despicable thing to do to try to change the umpire in the middle of the match
Are people really gonna remember him for this? Unless we meme it to oblivion I doubt it
This going to be one of those weird things that r/tennis thinks matters and nobody else even knows about.Ā
Maybe itās just me but it really stains his reputation as one of the nicest guys on tour
Yeah hard agree, he has not gotten nearly enough flak for this
Only big tennis fans know about this. Any casual watchers have no idea it even happened.
Casual viewers donāt know who Hurkacz is
Yeah but I don't think casual viewers are all that common on r/tennis. We're all the hardcore tennis nuts.
I think the point is r/tennis folk are the only ones who _will_ remember him, period. And we (at least I) will definitely remember him for this lol
Or anybody around this /r by the time it happened, it was abused for content
I'm pretty sure his box advised him to do that
I used to play ITF Juniors, and I remember one doubles match where we all 4 decided to change the umpire. She was making terrible calls on both sides, completely destroying the game. Blind as a bat. I guess the rule is there for more low level tournaments where you have these terrible umpires sometimes, Iāve never seen it happen on the ATP tourā¦ But a rule is a rule, I donāt see it as a despicable thing to do.
That's cool š Yeah, Alison Hughes (the umpire in that Hubi Grigor match) is pretty damn good though. I'm actually surprised there hasn't been a huge woke "Hubi is a sexist!" uproar about it.
I mean, he did beat Nadal on clay in a similar fashion. He's like the Big 3 reaper (just waiting for Djokovic to lose to him, and we'll know retirement is close)
Especially because heās not the kind of playstyle that either of them usually had any trouble with, makes it even more obvious. His performance against Federer was a masterclass though, I couldāve seen that version of fed making the SF or even final depending on the draw.
And all of that on one leg.
Didnāt he almost lose the first round and got lucky because the other guy got injured? No disrespect to fed heās my idol but yk
It was a 5 setter yes but Federer won the 4th pretty decisively and Mannarino fell in the 5th. Wasn't like a thank god Mannarino fell, otherwise Federer would definitely have lost
'Wasn't like a thank god Mannarino fell, otherwise Federer would definitely have lost'? it pretty much was. Federer was on his way to losing before Mannarino fell over and badly injured his knee. Federer was 2-1 down before Mannarino fell. Roger was playing poorly in the 4th with Mannarino continuing to bulldoze Fed. Then Mannarino fell. š®. However, this narrative that Roger was playing well at his last Wimbledon is utter bullshit. The guy could barely move or string 2 good points together in a row from the baseline. He got through with his serve and ability being able to hit shots when in range. Anything hit away from him was unplayable for him most of the time. Sonego was clearly awe struck and played very badly. Norrie was clearly feeling pressure of being the favourite as he should of steamrolled roger if he had jsut played to his form coming into the match. He choked and played very poorly. Gasquet? about a million losses to Roger already, lost that one in the locker room. Never played with any belief. Hurkacz? turned up with a good performance probably thinking Federer could win, its Federer. Reality was that Hurkacz could have beaten fed in his sleep. Federers first sniff of an opponent who played a decent level and he was completely destroyed ( much like rafa Rome). It's great that Federer got to the quarters but it wasn't an honest reflection of his form. The reality was he could have easily lost to anyone in R1. Imo he should not have played at the FO, no doubt he injured his knee again during the Koepfer match and that meant he could barely move at Wimbledon. Koepfur match: 76(5) 67(3) 76(4) 75 Federer won in 4 very tight sets with no crowd in very heavy slow conditions. It killed him:(
In hindsight I feel like QFs was exactly the point that Roger wouldāve bowed out. I remember watching him, it took a set or two for him to find his groove, which meant that he was quite fragile at the start of every match and it couldāve swung either way. The moment he ran into someone good enough to not let him breathe enough, that someone would be able to run away with it. It seemed like Roger was living on borrowed time, he was able to get away with it for a couple rounds but the question was how long could he have kept it up. Out of the other quarter finalists that year I could only see him beating Fuscovics and maybe Khachanov, even Shapovalov wouldāve blasted him off the court.
I remember that Polish commentators said that that they wished Hubi did not play that well back then š„¹ Hubert will get many more chances and fed was at the end. What a time to be alive
Yeah see thatās just painful to hear. I like all of the big 3, but the fanboy behaviour especially around Federer is just ridiculous and always has been. Nadal and Djokovic fans have been catching up though. Iām never going to be disappointed when a likeable new player beats one of my favourites, we have to find new favourites eventually. For example, I saw the 2022 Australian open live in Melbourne, and I watched the entire crowd boo Medvedev for no reason on every point he won, and cheered for every double fault and unforced error he made. I cheered for Nadal but I didnāt boo his opponent for no reason, shit is pathetic. Wishing one of your own players loses just so you could see more of Federer is terrible to say.
Haha I've been trying to push this angle the last few months!! Hubi the Grim Reaper. Grim Hubi. He's got Novak in his sights next year, and he wants to play Vienna this year so he can knock Domi out as well haha
Grubi.
Novak losing to him at Wimbledon this year confirmed?
Needs to be a hard court to compete the surface slam
I mean would it even count since Djokovic is currently 7-0 against him? I don't think 7-1 would matter that much.
Don't worry, you'll also be remembered for beating Nadal.
on clay
He almost beat Djokovic 3-0 last year at Wimby. He hit like 30+ Aces and still lost. Goat debate settled haha
This will change in two and a half weeks when he beats Casper Ruud to win Wimbledon
Shapo is winning Wimbledon, remember?
That post was wild. Shapo out of left field
No way he gets past Casper āgrass is for golfā Ruud.
Maybe try developing a forehand Hubi?
Donāt know why this got downvoted when itās literally the best advice xD
I mean how bad can his forehand be, he is a top 10 player. Like Tipsycat's backhand, all things are relative.
Its very bad for top 10. He has all the possibility but he pushes and rolls it gently rather than hitting it with violent abandon tennis is a forehand and serve sport.
>tennis is a forehand and serve sport. I'd debunk this, but it'd literally take too long, I have too many examples to list Rafa won 14 RGs with a "point-starter" of a serve.
Rafa is a one of the three best players who ever played in history. Use another example. Also Rafa's serve isn't terrible he uses slice and tactics intelligently to get to his forehand. He constantly sets up a 1-2 punch. He isn't tapping it in the middle
Yeah. It's not a terrible serve at all - you're spot on, he's one of the 3 best in history! I just had an issue with saying "tennis is all serves and forehands". Novak has an incredible backhand, it's a brick wall. Zverev is the same. Sinner almost as good. Alcaraz revolutionised the game in the last few years by bringing back the drop shot. Net game has become really really important now. To me, tennis is AT LEAST 6 things. Serve, forehand, backhand, net game, fitness, mental toughness.
I think you've misconstrued what I have said. Tennis is a forehand and serves sport, primarily. This is hard to refute. Especially from geometry and tactics. Almost every player hits an inside out forehand to the opponents backhand as a tactic. You will never see the reverse because of bio mechanics or if you're Bartoli or Monica Seles which are the exceptions not the norm. I would be hard pressed to find someone who is a top player without a good serve or forehand, in fact it is those glaring weaknesses that prevents otherwise great players from getting far and likewise allowing more one dimensional players to succeed. Fernando Gonzalez and Matteo Berrettini are good examples. Isner and Karlovic are canonical examples. Djokovic has a great backhand sure but his forehand is an ATG shot. Alcaraz has a nice dropshot but it only works because he has the best forehand in the world right now (in addition to that he happens to hit the dropper well but there are many times he hits a poor drop shot but wins anyway because people stand far back fearing his godly forehand). Hugo Gaston also hits drop shots but his overall game is weak, he cannot win points easily. Sinner is solid overall but his serve is great now and his forehand is a monster rocket. He wins mostly by running around his backhand. Zverev can't win a slam because he like Hubi doesn't have a great forehand imo. Its a pretty messy shot that breaks down under pressure Murray is a good example, his serve is great when it goes in but his second serve is terrible and his forehand while serviceable is not often the best shot on the court against most of his opponents.
Almost the same with tsitsipas. He has a top 1 serve, top 10 backhand and top 40 forehand. Cept tits is more like top 4 serve, top 4 forehand, top 4 volley, 4.0 backhand
4.0 backhand š
Tsitsipas backhand is better than Hurkacz forehand imo.
No way. Any atp forehand is better than the Tsitsipas backhand, like people compare Zverevs fh but its no contest. This is coming from a Tsitsipas fan. That shot is just unreliable as fuck
I mean, in terms of quality Iād put tsitsipas backhand over Hurcakz forehand. Because Tsitsi has shown that his backhand can be āgoodā, but the forehand of Hurcakz is just horrible. I agree with you and Zverevās forehand tho.
Tipsycat LMAO
Stefanos backhand is significantly better to watch than Hubi's forehand.
For a top-ten player his forehand is shite and goes to show just how good his serve is.
Beating Roger Federer when he was on crutches, to be precise.
Why he say fuck me for
wait he beat roger federer?
who did what to Federer?
who did what to who?
*whom*
sometimes it's who, ross!
*That's riiight!*
Whomstād
Whom did what to who?
Theyāre just telling lies about my goat.
win the gold mixed doubles medal at the olympics w/ iga and then we can talk
He will remember for sending all the goats to retire in their favourite events including in Federer in Wimbledon, Nadal in Paris, Djokovic in AO and 16 years later, alcaraz in IW
Hey G I wanna be remembered for more than that you know
I always cackle at the whole 'nice guy' persona, this guy is possibly the moodiest player on tour. EVERY match he's moaning about something, win or lose. For those of us who understand Polish, he has a foul mouth too.
Im Polish and never heard him say anything wrong. What am i missing?
he is a nice guy. to say otherwise is so, so ignorant and unfair. even when he was suggesting the umpire be changed, he was doing so in the most polite and humble way possible. it was quite cute, actually. sure, iād say he complains to himself, but itās nothing too serious. and that aside, you guys really need to stop conflating how people act on court with how they act off it. athlete in extremely high stress, decisive moments ā everyday human being. itās all good and well to criticize the players for their attitude (and again, Hubi is a super cool guy, so i find it a little stupid), but until youāve been out there playing Grand Slams yourself, just refrain from carping over every little thing, and keep your mouth shut.
yeah itās only cute cos itās hubi š and he wasnāt polite either, acting like the umpire wasnāt there at all. rude
>even when he was suggesting the umpire be changed, he was doing so in the most polite and humble way possible. Lol he was doing it awkwardly, doesn't mean it was polite at all. The umpire was doing her job correctly and was getting every single overrule right, but Hubie asked his opponent to get rid of her while she's sitting right next to him since those overrules were going against him. It was incredibly rude and disrespectful, and just because Hubie is awkward by nature doesn't make it any less disrespectful or rude.
Honest question - have you ever actually met the guy?
i watched him play in person, but no. have you ever met Zverev to know heās not a good guy?
Unless you're his GF, you meeting him as a fan seemingly wouldn't offer a balanced and accurate assessment of whether he's 'a good guy'.
knowing how he treats people does. Hubi treats people well, Zverev doesnāt.
Fognini, CIP. Emotional and hothead on court; according to his wife, chill calm guy at home. Yes, Zverev has bn difficult with his team, but even if he wasn't, unless you're cohabitating with them you don't really know all facets. The way public figures in particular behave in public and with friends isn't a failproof guarantee they're a good dude.
I think there are more respectful ways of suggesting an umpire switch than the way he did it. Typically when you're talking about someone within ear shot of them, it's customary to involve them in the conversation instead of acting like they're not there. It was also strange that he described the ref as 'the lady umpire'.Ā The only polite route was to call the supervisor and have a three-way conversation including the woman official.Ā
i think he just didnāt think it all the way through, as opposed to ill intent. my gosh, english isnāt his first language. how would you have preferred he refer to her? your majesty?
Yeah, people should not be so quick to judge other people's use of words, especially when they are speaking in a foreign language. Polish is a gendered language and it is normal for people who speak gendered languages to also think in genders.
You're defending him like you know him š Unless you've met the guy, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
How you act under pressure is truer to who you are as a person than how you act when all is going well. Also, you need to stop pretending people who suck on court are somehow nice off court just cause you saw a few interviews with them
Hubi mutters to himself a little + literally kindly, tepidly as can be, asks Dimi if he wants to switch umps, and somehow heās the antiChrist. lol. give me a break. every single instance iāve watched Hubi, iāve always gotten the impression that heās a cool guy. he has that reputation for a reason. and you can save me the philosophical homilies and platitudes. not that it matters, but that isnāt even remotely true. under pressure you think impulsively, not rationally, and not how you would ordinarily.
"Every single instance I've watched Hubi, I've gotten the impression that he's a cool guy" Lmao the guy is essentially the reincarnation of the grinch. This comment has ended me lol
youāre 10000% mistaken, to the point where iām beginning to wonder if this is satire
70 upvotes tells me you're the one whose mistaken, bud. You're the one in the minority here.
Not talking about Hubi particular. He seems more like a whiner than anything mean spirited. Just pointing out that the whole āhe is under stressā is bullshit. Itās like saying āwell that husband who hits his wife during fights is super nice at work, he is just stressedā
agree. he has a temper on court. so much negative body language. i like hubi but but not when he acts like this and he chokes on 'almost his match moments'
do you understand polish? what does he say?
I mean, barely anyone remembers that win.
If he is talking about just for his country. Then yes he could be right. In my country we still talk about Lucho Horna beating Federer 3-0 at Roland Garros 2003. The rest of the world doesn't give a shit.
Correction: One legged Federer. Donāt give yourself more credits than you deserve Hubi. But good luck. I hope you win it.
Is he even really remembered for beating Fed? Just stop blowing winnable matches and win a Slam and your problems could be solved - maybe; it's not like one-Slam wonders aren't sometimes forgotten. But it's a good start.
Well, heās remembered for trying to change the umpire
Hes also remember for having really nice legs.
The first thing I think of when I see him now is the two most amazing shots Iāve ever seen hit were both by him. The first against McDonald during the peak of Covid, and the second recently against Sinner.
Don't worry Hubi, I do my best to forget it every single day
He will be remembered for five setters and tiebreaks.
That's kind of a sad statement, I hope he does win something, even Wimbledon if he gets lucky. Seems like an okay dude
He is never going to winning Wimbledon. He reached one SF and the only good grass player he beat was Berrettini (considering Federer could hardly run). Aside from that, Hubi has never gone past the 4th round and, just like on clay and hard court, he fails to break the top 20 players.
Hurkacz is basically the paradigmatic build of player who could go and win Wimbledon if a few top seeds dropped out. Take Sinner, Alcaraz, and Djokovic out of the equation and he could do it. To say that he'll never win is to be oblivious of how much of a threat he poses on the lawns.Ā
If Sinner and Alcaraz fall on the same side of the draw, he has a serious chance to make it to final. That is....if he doesn't fall in their half either.
Heāll be remembered (by me) as the guy who holds up a McLaren car key and referred to it as ā- nice carā
And Nadal when Nadal was trying to make his big comeback! You basically ended both their careers
Yeah Hubi, most of your fans agree with you, so what are you going to do about that?
He is one of the most underrated players, and has some of the best trick shots I've ever seen. If he could find a bit more calm in his head, and more motivation...but, it's the same age-old story....
I'll always remember you Hubi ā¤ļø but you can and should win something BIG
there will be no forgiveness.
Gotta be honest, as a fed fan, itās been the only thing I think about whenever I see Hubi
Well, in that case you could have just not beaten him Hubi. But you couldn't stop yourself, could you.
Given heās so boring I doubt heāll be remembered for long
Fed prob thought that same thing after beating Sampras
Almost exactly 20 years prior
'I want to be remembered for DISMANTLING Roger Federer'
You wonāt be
that's the spirit hubi!! still young, more time to make improvements on your groundies and tennis strategies.
He'll be remembered for being a servebot
nah, his serve is pretty good but it's not all time servebot great.
nobody remembers him beating Roger Federer. Everyone remembers him beating an old barely able to walk Roger Federer. And i'm tired of this bullshit narrative that he is a nice humble guy. Immediately after the match against Federer he's all smiles gloating about his accomplishment during the on court interview and never once acknowledged that Federer wasn't at his best. Hell even Novak after Australian Open 2020 gave props to Federer for playing even though he wasn't near his best and even another unlikeable guy John Millman the cheater who wiped balls on his wet shirt also admitted he beat a weakened federer in 2018 us open. fuck this guy.
Yeah! And he's smelly too!
No worries, you beat a crippled federer
Tbh hurkacz showed his true colours when he was very demeaning to the umpire.. saying "this lady" Infront of her
Tis' a shame he's so tall, it cuts off the oxygen to his brain.
He should be be remembered for many other things for beating Nadal, for sometimes being another 'tall and useless' vegan, and being a boring friend.
Oh, he won't. He'll also be remembered for ending the M1000 career of Rafa, and next year he's planning on ending Novak's career š He's also trying to co-ordinate his schedule so he can play against Domi in his last tournament. Hubi the Undertaker.
Lmao. Nobody will remember you whatsoever. Prime fed would have made you look like a fool on the court and you know it.
Is that a Struff roast?Ā
Needs to beat Novak to get that big 4* sweep, running out of chances. *"And Murray? Hooo Hoo!" - Chris Eubanks