Bigger news for than QE2. Wow, end of an era.
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Itās about time. Heās like 100.
Thatās completely untrue lol.
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Show some respect!
I hope Djokovic retires soon. Heās awful.
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It would happen eventually. Arguably the GOAT. Inarguably one of the greatest and imo totally changed the game.
Heās actually quite good at tennis.
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Well heās an anti-vax nutjob.
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My body, my choice, unless I donāt like it.
Very liberal of you.
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Really? I donāt follow tennis, but Serena Williamsā retirement has bombarded my general global news feed, practically every news podcast, etc. for nearly a month now. Itās only because I logged onto forumosa that I saw that Federer has retired. The death of The Queen, certainly, is still bigger news than Federer retiring.
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I missed out āmeā after for.
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Djokovic isnāt straightforward when it comes to vaccines. Heās not opposed to vaccines, heās opposed to any medical intervention for him as an individual. He thinks he can beat any illness through willpower.
Guy is a 1,000 % class act. Is a true role model for any kid who aims to follow in his footsteps. Just wish we had more athletes like him. I know Iāll miss seeing him on the court.
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Heās not just anti-vax. Heās kind of just an asshole through and through.
A lot of people come across as arseholes but probably arenāt.
But he speaks very highly of you 
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Heās had millions of asshole moments over the years. I am not gonna name them all but he is unpopular, at least divisive, for a reason. Even before his braindead Adria Tour in 2020 and the whole Australia fiasco in 2021, he was widely unpopular. Unlike Federer and Nadal who have always been quite universally loved, or at least respected.
A huge loss to tennis! But not a surprise. 41 and hasnāt played a major since canāt remember when. Time waits for no one.
Itās a clichĆ© but Federer was poetry in motion. Such beautiful strokes; impeccable timing and touch. All wrapped in a great class act. At least one of the GOATs and a mensch throughout. Au revoir Roger. I doubt weāll see your likes again.
With him gone I am losing my interest in tennis, which was a lifelong passion. Once Nadal lost at the Open I stopped checking in. Couldnāt even name the finalists, I kinda heard of Alcaraz, the menās winner, but knew neither of the women finalists.
Part of this is not having cable TV here and having no access to watching the majors anymore beyond 2 minute highlights on the web sites. How do you guys watch tennis here?
Completely agree. I was delighted when he was barred from the US Open. A little spoiled brat. Only one worse on the tour I can think of is Kyrgious, a real piece of s**t.
As for her, I offer this:
https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/serena-and-maga?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
An excerpt:
āSport is not just about winning. Itās about life and the human condition. You can be the GOAT and not be an especially appealing human being. You can be the GOAT and also be a cautionary tale, actually. Just get a load of this guy.ā (Michael Jordon) People appreciate Jordanās on-court accomplishments. But he isnāt revered the way Bill Russell was. Russellās character taught us a lot about being our best selves. You would be exceptionally proud if your kid grew up to be Bill Russell. No one actually wants their kid to be like Mike.
Now Serena isnāt a monster like Jordan. But she also isnāt Russell. Two of the worst displays of character youāll ever see in tennis came from Serena. And there were other, more pedestrian, incidents, too.
I donāt really get the point of this article. Theyāre making a character judgement about a woman who is fundamentally different from all the other women in tennis who came before her, based on the fact that she wasnāt dainty and polite like all the women before her. She defended herself and stood up for her self when she felt that referees were being ridiculously unreasonable. Name any male athlete that accomplished as much as Serena Williams that was dainty and polite. You wanna tell me male athletes never yell at refs over bad calls? They never show their aggression with physical force? Why even bring up the idea that she could be a āmonsterā simply because sheās changed the idea of who a good female tennis star can be? That article is literally saying āshe had some moments that challenged my idea of what the GOAT in womenās tennis should be, therefore maybe we shouldnāt think so highly of her.ā
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Itās always a tragedy when a multi-millionaire has to hang up his Alice band.