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  • What caused Sweden's total fall?

    From Kalevi Kolttonen@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 20, 2026 18:32:17
    Hello!

    I am sure this has been discussed before but I
    have missed it...

    Bj”rn Borg set tennis on fire Sweden. After him,
    Sweden produced a number of great male players
    for decades.

    Nowadays the Swedes are total losers, even the
    Finns are better, most notably Harri Heli”vaara
    as a world #1 doubles player and a three time GS
    champion.

    What caused Sweden's total fall in your opinion?

    br,
    KK

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  • From Scall5@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 20, 2026 19:05:30
    On 7/20/2026 1:32 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I am sure this has been discussed before but I
    have missed it...

    Bj”rn Borg set tennis on fire Sweden. After him,
    Sweden produced a number of great male players
    for decades.

    Nowadays the Swedes are total losers, even the
    Finns are better, most notably Harri Heli”vaara
    as a world #1 doubles player and a three time GS
    champion.

    What caused Sweden's total fall in your opinion?

    br,
    KK

    It often comes and goes for nations. The last Slam Men's champion was
    Roddick way back in 2003 and I honestly don't see that changing for at
    least another year or so.
    --
    ---------------
    Scall5

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 20, 2026 17:34:21
    On 7/20/26 5:05 PM, Scall5 wrote:
    On 7/20/2026 1:32 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I am sure this has been discussed before but I
    have missed it...

    Bj”rn Borg set tennis on fire Sweden. After him,
    Sweden produced a number of great male players
    for decades.

    Nowadays the Swedes are total losers, even the
    Finns are better, most notably Harri Heli”vaara
    as a world #1 doubles player and a three time GS
    champion.

    What caused Sweden's total fall in your opinion?

    br,
    KK

    It often comes and goes for nations. The last Slam Men's champion was Roddick way back in 2003 and I honestly don't see that changing for at
    least another year or so.

    It would be interesting to correlate it to the rise of the metro-sexual
    sub culture in the west.

    If the wrist becomes too limp, it negatively affects the game, one would think...

    :^)
    --
    "It is Pointless, and endless Trouble, to cast a stone at every dog
    that barks at you."

    --Sawfish

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