2022 ATP General News

[Kieran]

Novak caught it twice, according to him.

Yes, but the chronological sequence of the two times is disputed

 

[Carol]

Delpo just has announced that this tournament will be his last one because he is going to retire, no more tennis, very sad

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Delpo just has announced that this tournament will be his last one because he is going to retire, no more tennis, very sad

Just read that on Twitter....after all the operations and rehab he had to endure as well.I wish him well in his retirement,he was always a favorite player of mine,a gentle giant on the court.

 

[Carol]

Just read that on Twitter....after all the operations and rehab he had to endure as well.I wish him well in his retirement,he was always a favorite player of mine,a gentle giant on the court.

He never was my favorite but I recognize that he was a great layer, excellent service and forehand

 

[Jelenafan]

Juan , we will always have Flushing Meadows...

 

[Fiero425]

Juan , we will always have Flushing Meadows...

The '09 Wimbl. Final win and that loss by Federer brought me back into watching tennis! I still can't believe Roger slipped & started allowing it!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Delpo said,

"I've been sleeping with pain for the last 2 years and a half.Now my fight aims at gaining quality of life".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Delpo also said his mother Patricia,has never seen him play professionally on court,will come to watch his match against Delbonis on Tuesday evening.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tommy Paul with a wild card for Delray Beach Tournament
Nick Kyrgios and Frances Tiafoe ( elbow injury) withdrew from the tournament.

 

[Fiero425]

Tommy Paul with a wild card for Delray Beach Tournament
Nick Kyrgios and Frances Tiafoe ( elbow injury) withdrew from the tournament.

Contributing factor was them making it thru the draws more than usual; Kyrgios in the doubles!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Contributing factor was them making it thru the draws more than usual; Kyrgios in the doubles!

Okay,it is one of Nick's fav tournaments,also I found it strange he wasnt in our DC team playing in Sydney in Match,he loves being in a team,though Thanasi was picked.

 

[Fiero425]

Okay, it is one of Nick's fav tournaments. I also found it strange he wasn't in our DC team playing in Sydney in Match. He loves being in a team, though Thanasi was picked.

It might be a while before they pick Nick! He's always on the verge of doing something that makes Int'l News! Maybe he can be an alternate!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It might be a while before they pick Nick! He's always on the verge of doing something that makes Int'l News! Maybe he can be an alternate!

Quite frankly I think he is out of favor with Lleyton Hewitt,DC Captain,though Thanasi and Nick just won the doubles at the AO.

 

[Moxie]

Delpo just has announced that this tournament will be his last one because he is going to retire, no more tennis, very sad

This is sad to hear, though not shocking. Now I feel he must have had this in mind when deciding to come back for Buenos Aires, so he could retire in front of the home crowd. I can't think of another Major winner who has been so cursed by injury...maybe someone else can. I know you can't project a parallel universe, but it feels certain that the history of men's tennis would have been different if Delpo had been healthy throughout. It feels like he'd have won a few more Majors, thus depriving (most likely) the big 3, or at least spoiling some of them.

 

[Moxie]

The '09 Wimbl. Final win and that loss by Federer brought me back into watching tennis! I still can't believe Roger slipped & started allowing it!

Well, ahem, it was the USO final. But I will never buy that it was all about Roger letting him back in. Juan Martín took that match, too.

 

[Carol]

I'm afraid that the next ones to retire could be Federer, Stan and Murray, hope to be wrong but unfortunately the injuries are the worst opponents for all of them

 

[Vince Evert]

This is sad to hear, though not shocking. Now I feel he must have had this in mind when deciding to come back for Buenos Aires, so he could retire in front of the home crowd. I can't think of another Major winner who has been so cursed by injury...maybe someone else can. I know you can't project a parallel universe, but it feels certain that the history of men's tennis would have been different if Delpo had been healthy throughout. It feels like he'd have won a few more Majors, thus depriving (most likely) the big 3, or at least spoiling some of them.

Yeah am gutted to read this. What a wonderful player he was to watch back in particular the 2009 U.S. Open, defeated Federer (final) and thrashed Nadal (sf). It seemed he would have a big future in the game at that point.

The two aussies Darren Cahill and the late Peter McNamara , both fought recurring knee injuries and forced to retire because of those. They are the only other two i can think of.

 

[Fiero425]

Yeah, am gutted to read this. What a wonderful player he was to watch back in particular the 2009 U.S. Open, defeated Federer (final) and thrashed Nadal (sf). It seemed he would have a big future in the game at that point.

The 2 Aussies Darren Cahill and the late Peter McNamara, both fought recurring knee injuries and forced to retire because of those. They are the only other 2 I can think of.

Awwww, I hadn't heard that! "RIP Peter McNamara!"

 

[Vince Evert]

Awwww, I hadn't heard that! "RIP Peter McNamara!"

He passed away 2019.

Come to think of it, another Peter, Peter Doohan who passed away 2017, also had his career cut short due to recurring injuries, either knee or back.

 

[Fiero425]

He passed away 2019.

Come to think of it, another Peter, Peter Doohan who passed away 2017, also had his career cut short due to recurring injuries, either knee or back.

Doohan, I had heard about! He was so young! His only claim to fame was upsetting Becker at Wimbledon back in '87! The upsets of Nadal seem to be more noteworthy to some, but he wasn't meant to win on grass anyway! Who really GAF? I know I didn't!