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  • Re: Bautista Agut: ?I?ve lived through tennis?s golden age'

    From Scall5@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 19:05:03
    On 7/15/2026 9:27 AM, Pelle Svansl”s wrote:
    ?I?ve lived through tennis?s golden age, with the very highest standard
    and a very strong Top 10; the draws hardly ever opened up, they were wonderful years.?

    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roberto-bautista-agut-retirement-2026- feature

    Yep. They were wonderful years.

    Love how long he played, leaving the game on his own terms...
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  • From Whisper@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 16:38:11
    On 16/07/2026 12:27 am, Pelle Svansl”s wrote:
    ?I?ve lived through tennis?s golden age, with the very highest standard
    and a very strong Top 10; the draws hardly ever opened up, they were wonderful years.?

    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roberto-bautista-agut-retirement-2026- feature

    Yep. They were wonderful years.



    Yes, but not the 'golden age' of tennis for me. Probably open era to
    1984 is the real golden age with players like Laver, Borg, Connors,
    McEnroe. That's when tennis really boomed and was the most popular.

    The most boring years since I've been watching tennis is probably when
    Lendl v Wilander was the top rivalry. Murray is also dreadful to watch complete bore. Alcaraz is incredible, Sinner very good too.

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  • From Scall5@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 21:17:23
    On 7/16/2026 1:38 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 16/07/2026 12:27 am, Pelle Svansl”s wrote:
    ?I?ve lived through tennis?s golden age, with the very highest
    standard and a very strong Top 10; the draws hardly ever opened up,
    they were wonderful years.?

    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roberto-bautista-agut-retirement-2026-
    feature

    Yep. They were wonderful years.



    Yes, but not the 'golden age' of tennis for me.˙ Probably open era to
    1984 is the real golden age with players like Laver, Borg, Connors,
    McEnroe.˙ That's when tennis really boomed and was the most popular.

    I honestly disagree. Great players, one and all, but I remember watching Yannick Noah & Mats Wilander in the 1983 Roland Garros final. Truly
    pussy tennis.

    The most boring years since I've been watching tennis is probably when
    Lendl v Wilander was the top rivalry. Murray is also dreadful to watch complete bore.˙ Alcaraz is incredible, Sinner very good too.

    I 100% agree with your last sentence.
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