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Wall Of Fame Contest: Honorable Mention.

Something unique under way @ tennis world - that may (will?) NEVER happen again.

What is it?

HINT: Involves No. 4.

First correct answer = Wall Of Fame listing.

Winner / Correct answer: Thursday, Feb 21, 2019.

Happy Birthday to Joy: February 16.

Roar.

 

 

Djokovic marching on @ No. 1 total weeks pole. How far will he go?

Rank	Player	Total
1	Roger Federer	310
2	Pete Sampras	286
3	Ivan Lendl	270
4	Jimmy Connors	268
5	Novak Djokovic	238
6	Rafael Nadal	196

ONE obvious reason Federer cannot match Ali’s and Jordan’s elevation to GOAT status despite glaring statistical deficiencies.

For rock people, the notion is that EVEN if Federer is passed statistically by Nadal and / or Djokovic on the Slam pole and other categories, that he will still have sufficient 'juice' left to claim GOAT status like Ali and Jordan did and have.

Federer, however, cannot because:

He is OWNED by TWO clowns - from his OWN freaking generation. He has a losing record against both - forget other BS.

Heck, forget that, JUST the realistic possibility that he may lose the statistical race to TWO clowns from his own generation - forget it actually happening - denies Federer the GOAT status - the kind Ali and Jordan enjoy.

Shouldn't Federer and Serena be forced to have a set of twins and Federer should use the 'formula' he used for his 'caravan' to ensure we get a male and a female - in the interest of the sport?

Can you imagine the kids armed with:

Federer's femininity.

Serena's masculinity.

Yeah, you read that right.

Translation: They will be without the deficiencies that denied Federer and Serena to reach what 30 Slams?

Bottom line: TWO undisputed GOATS - through ONE disputed GOAT couple.

Think Mirka may object? You freaking kidding me!!!!!!!!!! She didn't for Wawrinka. Serena is at least known to be a female - meaning it's far less controversial. Besides, it's for greater good.

How about Mr. Serena? Think he will throw a fit? Don't think he has a say - in ANYTHING - least of which this noble a project.

Photos.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates his victory over Denis Shapovalov of Canada after their quarter final match during Day 5 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 15, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: Gael Monfils of France celebrates his victory over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina during Day 5 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 15, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: Gael Monfils (L) of France shakes hands as he celebrates his victory over Damir Dzumhur (R) of Bosnia and Herzegovina during Day 5 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 15, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: ABN Amro WTT Denis Shapovalov during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at the Ahoy Rotterdam on February 15, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Jan Kok/Soccrates/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: ABN Amro WTT Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at the Ahoy Rotterdam on February 15, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Jan Kok/Soccrates/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 14: Kei Nishikori of Japan celebrates his victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in straight sets during Day 4 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 14, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 14: Kei Nishikori of Japan celebrates his victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in straight sets during Day 4 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 14, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 14: Kei Nishikori of Japan shakes hands with Ernests Gulbis of Latvia (left) after beating him in straight sets during Day 4 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 14, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: Eddy Vidal and Catherine Whitaker present the draw for the Davis Cup Finals on February 14, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Madrid will host the Davis Cup Finals from November 18-24, with the draw determining in which groups the 18 nations will compete. (Photo by Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: Luis Cueto, Ángel Garrido, David Haggerty and Gerard Piqué attend the draw for the Davis Cup Finals. on February 14, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Madrid will host the Davis Cup Finals from November 18-24, with the draw determining in which groups the 18 nations will compete. (Photo by Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: David Haggerty attends the draw for the Davis Cup Finals. on February 14, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Madrid will host the Davis Cup Finals from November 18-24, with the draw determining in which groups the 18 nations will compete. (Photo by Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)

Shouldn't EVERY detail of the coach player break up the kind Osaka just executed be required public information?

Heck, the actual recording - with video - of the exact meeting where the break up was executed be on YouTube - within minutes.

Why should ANYONE be forced to speculate for this brazen an act?

If not, you are allowing some basement lunatic to go wild with 'you may not like it' conjecture!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn’t Federer missing something with his shameless point greed to win @ Wimbledon BS?

That the clock for No. 38 will still be ticking meaning competing @ clay will leave him less able to fight @ Wimbledon – physically, forget mentally?

Isn’t preserving physical juice FAR more precious than warding off the possibility of facing Djokovic or Nadal early in the draw? I mean, haven’t you lost the option to decide when you will face the two clowns now – given that you now have a FAR bigger fish to fry – the physical fish?

I mean, isn’t it far more plausible that he may defeat Djokovic or / and Nadal if he is physically spright compared to facing them later – without sufficient physical juice? Isn’t that a no freaking brainer gamble – given the conditions – from outside and inside?

Did you know?

If you have IOT (internet of things) like Echo, ring door bell etc.:

-You should buy them from reputed companies.

-Only from companies who automatically update the devices periodically to patch up security flaws without you having to update on your own.

-These devices are on a separate network than your computers. So if they get hacked somehow your entire thing is not compromised.

Federer ABSOLUTELY loved it when Zverev was booed by fans after the 'ball-kid dropped the ball' incident.

 

Heck, he was hoping the EXACT same thingy would happen @ TWO previous occasions – desperately. It didn’t - despite his BEST effort(s).

Del Potro @ US Open final:

 

Maybe he truly was angry @ the umpire for allowing Potro extra time to challenge the call but as he ran deeper into his obscenity-laden tirade it's possible that the thought of riling up his fan base - as a by-product - crossed his mind - as a larger dividend than just protesting the call and displaying that he has a backbone and is not a door mat.

You see ANYTIME you own as rabid a fan base as Federer owns - as does someone else does too on the world stage - the temptation is WAY WAY WAY juicy to pass up - specially when regular means are not bearing fruit. If nothing else, it does feel reassuring and emboldening - forget the impact it has on future clowns planning similar acts.

Nadal @ Wimbledon final.

 

He wanted Nadal to take more time celebrating after match point. Add the fact that he was at the net right after match point and it was sufficient to at least let him dream of a fan rebellion. Think Nadal SENSED it? Duh!!!!!!! He took it away by cutting it short - even though he had justifiable reasons to extend it beyond reasonable time - forget the rubbing it in factor.

How about AO open final when Federer cried like a little girl?

 

Think he was hoping his crying will force his fan base to boo Nadal when he lifts the trophy? You bet!!!!!!

Need proof? Try this: Nadal feared it. It was written all over his body language. Heck, everybody watching it half-expected it.

Think Federer is whacky with his $500 hair cuts, Tweety doll carrying BS, bathing his seven year daughters, Wawrinka ‘connection’ etc, try Tom Brady?

Brady and his family adhere to a controversial, strict diet, the "TB12 Method", that has attracted much media attention. 

He advocates drinking 1/32 of one's body weight in water daily. 

He avoids consumption of most fruits, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, coffee, Gatorade, white sugar or flour, gluten, dairy, soda, cereal, white rice, potatoes, and bread.

Brady's health regimen includes Transcendental Meditation, yoga, an 80/20 diet (meaning 80% alkaline and 20% acidic), early bed time, resistance training and neuroplasticity training.

Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until late 2006. On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with Brady's child. Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant. John Edward Thomas Moynahan was born in August 2007, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

Brady began dating Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen in December 2006. In 2009, Brady said they had been set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. Brady and Bündchen married on February 26, 2009, in an intimate Catholic ceremony in Santa Monica, California. Together, they have two children: a son named Benjamin Rein born in December 2009, and a daughter named Vivian Lake born in December 2012.

If Federer has a say on who should catch him @ 20, he would choose Nadal? Duh!!!!! What a turnaround!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Because Djokovic exceeds, matches and threatens ALL of Federer’s ‘that matter’ records whereas with Nadal there is still some leeway to save face? Duh!!!!!!!

And with respect to losing H2H against Djokovic, Federer has NO way to rationalize?

If that's a given, is it possible that Nadal values Federer losing GOAT status over him doing the honors - meaning he matches or passes 20? If he does, wouldn't he be rooting for Djokovic too - IF his case gets to hopeless stage?

Or would that be a decent way to rationalize not getting what you initially wanted? Time to start betting like he did in favor of Djokovic returning to top form???????

So from being the arch and hated rival, Nadal is now the 'desirable' option?

But what Federer may be MOST hoping for is that the two clowns fight so hard that neither gets close enough to at least endanger GOAT (a) status?

Second option? Nadal?

Photos.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 12: ABN Amro WTT (L-R) Gael MONFILS during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at the Ahoy Rotterdam on February 12, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Jan Kok/Soccrates/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 12: ABN Amro WTT (L-R) Gael MONFILS during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at the Ahoy Rotterdam on February 12, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Jan Kok/Soccrates/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 11: Benoit Paire of France looks dejected against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during Day One of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 11, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 11: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland walks out to play against Benoit Paire of France during Day One of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 11, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Last tennis player who was ‘forced’ to retire?

Navratilova? Duh!!!!!!

 

For rock people, the noise of her making others look bad grew so loud that………………. Or was there some other reason?????????????

 

Could it happen to someone else too? Someone else - times - TWO?

No. 1 Osaka splits with coach 2 weeks after 2nd major title.

Naomi Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, a little more than two weeks after she won the Australian Open for a second consecutive Grand Slam title and moved to No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

''Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together with Sascha,'' Osaka posted on Twitter on Monday. ''I thank him for his work and wish him all the best in the future.''

Osaka's agent confirmed to The Associated Press that Osaka would no longer be working with Bajin, the 2018 WTA Coach of the Year, but said there would be no further comment.

Less than a half-hour after Osaka's tweet, Bajin responded to her on Twitter. He thanked her and wrote: ''I wish you nothing but the best as well. What a ride that was. Thank you for letting me be part of this.''

Osaka hired Bajin before the 2018 season.

He previously worked with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki.

Osaka withdrew from this week's Qatar Open, citing a back injury.

The 21-year-old beat Petra Kvitova in three sets in the Australian Open final on Jan. 26.

That added to her championship at the U.S. Open last September, when she defeated Serena Williams in straight sets.

Those back-to-back victories made Osaka the first woman to win two major championships in a row since Williams picked up four straight in 2014-15.

Osaka became the youngest woman to make her debut at No. 1 since Wozniacki at 20 in 2010 and the first tennis player from Asia to reach the top of the women's or men's tennis rankings.

She was born in Japan - her mother is Japanese, her father is Haitian - and moved to the United States when she was 3. She has dual citizenship and now is based in Florida.

https://sports.yahoo.com/no-1-osaka-splits-coach-2-weeks-2nd-213258371--ten.html