Costas Koufaris

@TheanoKalavana Απαγορεύεται;

Ενας ενας μην σπρωχνεστε…

@kaushiks0390 @Zwxsh Marcos made more GS and masters SF and QF and master after AO

@Zwxsh Ivan Ljubicic, maybe even Marcos Baghdatis at 2006 AO

Who is the biggest one-tournament-wonder in tennis? 🎾

Δυστυχώς η Μελόνι έχει απόλυτο δίκαιο. Η Ευρώπη αποτελεί μια φάλτσα συγχορδία όπου μπορούν ορισμένοι ηγέτες (που το μόνο αποτέλεσμα που έχουν να επιδείξουν τα προηγούμενα χρόνια είναι την διάβρωση της οικονομίας και της κοινωνίας τους), να καθορίζουν την πορεία ολόκληρης της ένωσης με λαϊκιστικές αντιδράσεις και δηλώσεις που μας δεσμεύουν όλους. Αυτό είναι το Ευρωπαϊκό έλλειμα δημοκρατίας σε όλο του το μεγαλείο. Νομίζω όμως έχει φτάσει το τέλος αυτού του δρόμου. Θα προσγειωθούμε πολύ σκληρά πληρώνοντας το έλλειμα δημοκρατίας ακριβά. Μακάρι να είμαι λάθος. Αν δεν είμαι μακάρι το πάθημα να είναι μάθημα για μια καλύτερη ΕΕ με περισσότερη δημοκρατία και ηγεσία, λιγότερη γραφειοκρατία, προσγειωμένη με ρεαλισμό στις πραγματικότητες του πλανήτη και στις αντοχές της εσωτερικής αγοράς και της κοινωνίας.

@AcksonArj @S_RF_CA @fednanen What possible bias could Aussies have againsts Slavs in the other side of the world?

@S_RF_CA @fednanen I love Federer but it kinda makes me sick TBH. Novak will never get this treatment from my Aussie compatriots down in Melbourne, and it’s all because he’s Slavic. Any other reason they tell you is horse shit.

Federer retired 3+ years ago by the way and yet the AO opening ceremony was basically about him saying goodbye to Australian Open. He will always be HIM.

@Zwxsh Too short.

Ivan Rakitić: "If Messi had played tennis, he'd have won 50 Grand Slams." Is he right? [Večernji list]

@elonmusk But RFK is suitable for Health Secretary? LOL

People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.

@Zwxsh Medvedev former num 1, multiple gs finals

Do you think any one of Daniil Medvedev, Sascha Zverev, or Stefanos Tsitsipas will end up in the tennis hall of fame in the future?

@HariS19472025 @Djoko_UTD Wilander is not even in the pic?

@Djoko_UTD Murray?? (Sincaraz, Edberg /Becker/ Wilander have better records).

Ok, Sincaraz are waiting....Who's standing up from the Goats table ??

@Djoko_UTD Clearly guys on right of table are not same league!

@BarclayCard18 Roger 2009 French as soon as Nadal lost, everyone was on about his greatest chance for a career slam (and indeed it was).

What do you reckon is the most pressure a tennis player has ever been under when playing a match? 🤔 For me, it goes: 1. Andy Murray in the 2012/13 Wimbledon finals when he was trying to be the first British men's winner of the title in 76/77 years. 2. Novak Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final against Daniil Medvedev when he was trying to win the Grand Slam. 3. Serena Williams in the 2015 US Open semifinal against Roberta Vinci when she was trying to win the Grand Slam.

@juancamaney08 @Big3Tennis He did not lose confidence, he beat Novak the next time they played. His Knee gave way

@Big3Tennis 2019 Wimbledon final - if Roger had won, he would have gained confidence and continued competing

Pick one match: What was the defining match of the Big Three era and why?

@SchopenhauerNow Gump's Mum: its a box of chocolates

What is life? • Dostoevsky: It’s hell. • Socrates: It’s a test. • Aristotle: It’s the mind. • Nietzsche: It’s power. • Freud: It’s death. • Marx: It’s the idea. • Picasso: It’s art. • Gandhi: It’s love. • Schopenhauer: It’s suffering. • Bertrand Russell: It’s competition. • Steve Jobs: It’s faith. • Einstein: It’s knowledge. • Stephen Hawking: It’s hope. • Kafka: It’s just the beginning.

@Big3Tennis 2008 RG, was completely unplayable all tournament

What was Nadal's most impressive grand slam title?

@tuimzera99 @Big3Tennis Fed vs Nadal Wimbledon 2007 always forgotten, was a great final!

@Big3Tennis Djoko X Nadal - AO 2012 Djoko x Federer - Wimbledon 2019 Federer X Nadal - Wimbledon 2008 There are no other options

What is the best Big Three grand slam final?

@Big3Tennis Tell him the goal is 25 GS, do not chill and drop level after braking Sampras' record

If you were coaching Federer in 2008 and could change one thing about his game at the time, what would it have been?

@Marc_Young_90 Is that not his actual role as editor, to judge what can/should be published in his opinion at his journal? What a weak, smug, snowflake you are..Not everything submitted can possibly be peer-reviewed

@VPrasadMDMPH And there is no need for research on the common cold? What if more lethal variants emerge? Would knowledge gained be useful against other viruses? With your level of scepticism almost all public funding for research should stop

I would have terminated this grant too. There is no need for a better antiviral. Covid is now a cold. If this is so valuable, then secure private sector investments.

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!   As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.   Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.   I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.   And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.    OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.   We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.   I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.   I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.   And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.   Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.   Rafa that!   Best always, your fan, 
 Roger

@nadalprop_ A great quartet of players! I would say Tsonga, Berdych, Ferrer, Nishikori

Rank these players from best to worst, I'm trying to see something.

@Zwxsh Has to be at Wimbledon to get a sense of majesty of the sport. One of 2007-2009 5 setter dramatic and historic finals can make the cut

If you had to show one tennis match to a casual fan to make them interested in the sport, which one would you choose?