Dubai ATP 500

[GameSetAndMath]

I am sure Roddick will tell us...

May be Zika fever. :laydownlaughing

 

[Carol]

Maybe the aquatic park in Dubai is infected...


https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+djokovic+in+the+aquatic+park+in+dubai&client=safari&hl=en-us&source=lnms&tbm=isch#imgrc=BROZzd0BxuCGPM%3A

Or this one two days ago?

https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+djokovic+in+the+aquatic+park+in+dubai&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=CFOZS_CaR0EnwM%3A

 

[mrzz]

Now that Djokovic is blind other players can win slams.

 

[nehmeth]

Maybe the aquatic park in Dubai is infected...


https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+djokovic+in+the+aquatic+park+in+dubai&client=safari&hl=en-us&source=lnms&tbm=isch#imgrc=BROZzd0BxuCGPM%3A

That's exactly what I was thinking Carol.

 

[Front242]

Imagine he wanted to try his best to equal Lendl's record of 18 straight finals and potentially recover and build on that to try and break it. Anyway he'll be fine.

Have you officially migrated over to the Djokovic fan club or do you require an invite from the top cheerleaders( herios and the others).,Probably a good time to jump ship from the old bandwagon and ride of the popular ship

To be fair, it was only a week ago that Front shut up about the egg.

Since the officials won't do anything about the egg what's the point even discussing it. Seems they can't even test for it anyway same as Argon or Xenon gas. Still don't approve of it but nothing can and will be done about it. I like his tennis anyway even if I don't approve at all how he improved his cardio literally overnight with this thing.

 

[isabelle]

Bagman has a good chance to reach final there, I wish him good luck

 

[Kieran]

Nick against Stan, that'll be a one to see. If I was Nicks coach, of course, I would recommend endless sledging. Walking past at the change of ends, for example, mutter into the towel, "My mate Kokk woulda banged the ball harder than you, mate."

Jolly, merry stuff like that. Make that crybaby CRY! :cry

 

[nehmeth]

To be fair, it was only a week ago that Front shut up about the egg.

Since the officials won't do anything about the egg what's the point even discussing it. Seems they can't even test for it anyway same as Argon or Xenon gas. Still don't approve of it but nothing can and will be done about it. I like his tennis anyway even if I don't approve at all how he improved his cardio literally overnight with this thing.

:cover I thought you stopped your rants because there's no empirical evidence that any of the claims made by the Egg's creators are even true. That's why those crunchy granola folks are going bankrupt. If the thing worked beyond a placebo effect, they'd be selling them hand over foot. Instead they are living in a trailer park. :snicker

 

[Kieran]

To be fair, it was only a week ago that Front shut up about the egg.

Since the officials won't do anything about the egg what's the point even discussing it. Seems they can't even test for it anyway same as Argon or Xenon gas. Still don't approve of it but nothing can and will be done about it. I like his tennis anyway even if I don't approve at all how he improved his cardio literally overnight with this thing.

:cover I thought you stopped your rants because there's no empirical evidence that any of the claims made by the Egg's creators are even true. That's why those crunchy granola folks are going bankrupt. If the thing worked beyond a placebo effect, they'd be selling them hand over foot. Instead they are living in a trailer park. :snicker

Novak's really into this placebo effect, eh? :snicker

 

[El Dude]

Meditation is not placebo. It has a lot of research behind it, Kieran, that shows its effect on stress and overall health and well-being.

That said, the "placebo effect" is largely just the mind's ability to engage in the healing process.

 

[nehmeth]

I think I know where Stan got the idea for his outfit.

 

[Kieran]

Meditation is not placebo. It has a lot of research behind it, Kieran, that shows its effect on stress and overall health and well-being.

That said, the "placebo effect" is largely just the mind's ability to engage in the healing process.

Oh brother, I'm only teasing Novak's dilettantish qualities. Certain meditations are harmful, and certain ones effective. The placebo effect has been shown in some circumstances to be effective - funny enough - even when people are aware that they're taking a placebo...

EDIT: a new book regarding this, which I read about the other day...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-healing-thoughts/

 

[herios]

Stan defeats Kyrgios: 6-4, 3-0 ret.

Nick's run comes to an end. He retires.

 

[Busted]

Nick against Stan, that'll be a one to see. If I was Nicks coach, of course, I would recommend endless sledging. Walking past at the change of ends, for example, mutter into the towel, "My mate Kokk woulda banged the ball harder than you, mate."

Jolly, merry stuff like that. Make that crybaby CRY! :cry

As it turned out...no, it wasn't one to see. Kyrios retired with a back injury and then claimed he wasn't able to serve at his full capacity...and that Stan was playing too good for him "anyway." Dude seriously needs to grow the hell up. Suck it up for 3 games\10 minutes and take a bagel.

 

[Carol]

Hmmm, interesting tournament, one player because he can't see the ball, the other one because he can't serve, who will be the next one? :cover

 

[Carol]

What means 'placebo'? :huh:

 

[El Dude]

Meditation is not placebo. It has a lot of research behind it, Kieran, that shows its effect on stress and overall health and well-being.

That said, the "placebo effect" is largely just the mind's ability to engage in the healing process.

Oh brother, I'm only teasing Novak's dilettantish qualities. Certain meditations are harmful, and certain ones effective. The placebo effect has been shown in some circumstances to be effective - funny enough - even when people are aware that they're taking a placebo...

EDIT: a new book regarding this, which I read about the other day...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-healing-thoughts/

I've heard of that book - I think they were talking about it on public radio. Looks good.

But yeah, good old Novak.

What means 'placebo'? :huh:

Its like when a tennis couch says to a player, "here, take this pill - it will help you recover faster." But the pill is just sugar, but somehow it has physical benefits because the tennis player believes it has special qualities, perhaps like the qualities of certain substances he may or may not have previously taken.

 

[Carol]

Meditation is not placebo. It has a lot of research behind it, Kieran, that shows its effect on stress and overall health and well-being.

That said, the "placebo effect" is largely just the mind's ability to engage in the healing process.

Oh brother, I'm only teasing Novak's dilettantish qualities. Certain meditations are harmful, and certain ones effective. The placebo effect has been shown in some circumstances to be effective - funny enough - even when people are aware that they're taking a placebo...

EDIT: a new book regarding this, which I read about the other day...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-healing-thoughts/

I've heard of that book - I think they were talking about it on public radio. Looks good.

But yeah, good old Novak.

What means 'placebo'? :huh:

Its like when a tennis couch says to a player, "here, take this pill - it will help you recover faster." But the
pill is just sugar, but somehow it has physical benefits because the tennis player believes it has special qualities, perhaps like the qualities of certain substances he may or may not have previously taken.

Thanks for that translation

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Anyone watched Baggy here? He is a guy pretty much everyone wrote off, but seems like he is trying again. Is he fitter? Faster? I mean, he had the lovely backhand and the serviceable forehand, but what changed here?

 

[Front242]

He's lost a good deal of weight and has stated he wants to return to the top 30 and take it from there. Kinda like Mardy Fish in that respect as the weight loss has made him a better player again. He's still only 30 too so he has time yet to keep on doing his best to get his ranking back up.