Some new gold from Matty C:
“I like and think Jankovic brings a lot to the tour but she has to stop whining about injuries after every loss. Here’s what Hantuchova said, with her eyes rolling, although she wouldn’t specifically comment on JJ: “If you can’t play then don’t play, but don’t complain afterward.” So true.”
And on Twitter: “Kuznetsova when asked JJ & injury excuses: ‘When I played in Miami I injured my shoulder & I saw stars in my eyes. I cannot blame that my shoulder was the reason that I lost. If you are injured you forget it and you go out there and you play. If you complain in press, that’s how people are going to judge. When fans read our press conferences they know who is who”
Love him or hate him (remember he was the one who asked Roddick how he would feel the next morning) the dude knows how to dig up the gold. It’s one thing for us non-pros to sit and debate and issue, but when fellow players are willing to comment, and are blunt about the subject, you know something is up. It’s very similar to the Serena issue; her not giving credit to opponents after a loss, etc. It’s fine to say that you didn’t play your best, but give credit where it’s due. The whole JJ thing is beyond the boy who cried wolf, really. Oh, and from what I’ve heard, Kleybs played out of her mind last night. So there’s that.
More Kuz gold!
She can’t get Momes to coach her, so she’s getting Momes’ former coach! Loic Courteau? That’s gotta be the best tennis name behind Smashnova. “Hit the court, Courteau!” Anyway… I was lucky enough to see Kuz and Momes play dubs together last year in Toronto (getting their asses kicked by the would be champions) and they were just about the cutest, most hilarious thing ever. Maybe in a couple years, Momes will miss it too much, and make a return as Kuz’s coach. That would rule the universe.
Well, I mean, it’s cool, but she didn’t say “I’m injured and that’s why I lost”
I’ve read reports and she said she was a bit afraid to move too much over the court and wasn’t feeling that confident. That’s not the same.
As for giving credits, it’s JJ. She egocentric. That doesn’t change over night. And besides, did we actually see the full press. I don’t think so.
There are a lot of double standards going around the internet regarding injuries. When certain players speak about injuries, we hold their hands and cry with them, when others do it, we call them douches or some other unseemly names.
There are a lot of players who use injury as an excuse, and if they do not, the apologists are out in numbers across the internet to make sure you know that it is because of the the knee, shoulder, head, abs, toe, calf, or even the time of the month, time of the day, or mental fatigue or bad scheduling that made Player A lose.
As to the credit situation, when people like Serena makes 50 UFEs in a match, and her opponent hits 5 winners during the whole match, I would say that Serena perhaps contributed to that loss. What say you?
And that is a fallacy that Serena does not give credit. She does. She is not however going to gush over a player’s game when she feels that it is not worthy. How many of the women in the WTA are worthy of Serena’s praise anyway? She has said on many occasions that the women are tough. They are very good players. What more do people want?
It’s a shame that she gets singled out for this – what is so terrible about discussing an injury? We all know when a player is hurt and those of us that follow the sport and know how a player normally performs can tell when they are hampered by an injury. So she can say she didn’t play her best but not discuss the impact of an injury on her performance? How does that make any sense?
And how can it be a ‘cry wolf’ situation when she is actually injured?
That’s my point exactly. How do you know when she actually IS hurt?
JJ has had enough ridiculous MTOs, enough silly injuries for this to be a problem. It’s not like it’s happened a few times. Nole and JJ situation aren’t comparable at all, imo.
i honestly find that Nole and JJ get called out on this way more than anyone else. Wonder if the stats support it.
Isn’t Momo coaching LLodra? She was at Queens with him i think.
Yeah, but it was a “trial basis” kind of thing. Would be surprised if she traveled to North America with him.
Actually, JJ, Bartoli, and Nole do get called out a lot by not only their peers but by reporters as well. JJ does not help her cause however when most of the time when she loses she attributes it to an injury. Very bad form.