@alin1975 lol Braasch himself wrote a letter recounting the match and in it he mentions that they were just playing around and it was very friendly. Here is the link: observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,543962,00.html
So ultimately, lets just agree to disagree lol. Cuz we are filling up this page lol
Everything I read from the records they have of that game indicates that the Williams sisters were not joking around and had everything to prove
But you see, I am asking you to present YOUR evidence. So far, you have just tried to discredit what i presented. Thats fair enough to a point (if it wasnt for the bullshit I had to deal with). So far I have been content to present to you many facts and examples while you have made many claims. So go ahead and substantiate some of them.
@alin1975 Just did. Fact: Braasch was ranked 203rd. Fact: Venus and Serena were 17 and 16. Fact: You do not see any pro's today that young. So even though they were ranked in the top five, they were still TEENAGE KIDS. Fact: They played at the aus open 98 on an outside court and Braasch himself said they were just joking around when they played and that neither he nor serena or venus took the match very seriously. So perhaps YOU are the one with the biased OPINIONS.
I wonder, do you actually understand what it means to support a claim? Do you have any evidence of any kind to support anything you have said?
Because so far I have been nice enough to sit here and present the facts that we do have, only to see your biased little mind try to warp them into something else.
First, I saw this entire match ages ago. So how about asking before you jump to conclusions?
Second, this is what the wikipedia entry for Braasch said. Either way, its hardly important whether he guzzled beer and smoked cigs before or during. They were annihilated and he wasnt even trying.
So let me summarize where we are. All evidence supports my claim. So far, you have presented zero evidence of any kind, but somehow you keep talking.
@alin1975 He did not smoke during changeovers. You need to do better research on the facts you are presenting. It was at the 98 Australian Open on a far off side court. Braasch was already eliminated the first week of the slam. He smoked and drank beer earlier that day but NOT during the match. As for the commentating on this clip, I saw the ENTIRE match. Not just the second half like YOU did. And 17 is very young to be #5 in the world. Nowadays you dont see ANY teens anywhere near top 50
He smoked cigarettes in the changeover. How can it be impressive to be thrashed and humiliated by a beer guzzling chain smoker thats taking it easy on them.
Oh, and 17 in tennis isnt that young. Yes she got better, but he was playing way below his abilities.
As for this match... my perception is the same as the commentators.
Anyway, if this is all, l will stop here. Feel free to post a response, I will reply if there is any evidence pointing to your claims. Otherwise take care.
@dc3fan2003
I meant in the sense that I have been asking you for some of your own evidence for many posts now.
But anyway, lets just drop it. The match will never happen anyway.
alin1975 5 months ago
@alin1975 lol no need to poke in that "one-sided" annotation lol. :-)
dc3fan2003 5 months ago
@dc3fan2003
I have read almost everything about that match since it occurred years ago, and there is more to it than this.
But by all means lets stop this ridiculously one sided argument
alin1975 5 months ago
@alin1975 lol Braasch himself wrote a letter recounting the match and in it he mentions that they were just playing around and it was very friendly. Here is the link: observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,543962,00.html
So ultimately, lets just agree to disagree lol. Cuz we are filling up this page lol
dc3fan2003 5 months ago
@dc3fan2003
Everything I read from the records they have of that game indicates that the Williams sisters were not joking around and had everything to prove
But you see, I am asking you to present YOUR evidence. So far, you have just tried to discredit what i presented. Thats fair enough to a point (if it wasnt for the bullshit I had to deal with). So far I have been content to present to you many facts and examples while you have made many claims. So go ahead and substantiate some of them.
alin1975 5 months ago
@alin1975 Just did. Fact: Braasch was ranked 203rd. Fact: Venus and Serena were 17 and 16. Fact: You do not see any pro's today that young. So even though they were ranked in the top five, they were still TEENAGE KIDS. Fact: They played at the aus open 98 on an outside court and Braasch himself said they were just joking around when they played and that neither he nor serena or venus took the match very seriously. So perhaps YOU are the one with the biased OPINIONS.
dc3fan2003 5 months ago
@dc3fan2003
Contd..
I wonder, do you actually understand what it means to support a claim? Do you have any evidence of any kind to support anything you have said?
Because so far I have been nice enough to sit here and present the facts that we do have, only to see your biased little mind try to warp them into something else.
So fine... show me what you got.
alin1975 5 months ago
@dc3fan2003
I am so getting fed up with your crap.
First, I saw this entire match ages ago. So how about asking before you jump to conclusions?
Second, this is what the wikipedia entry for Braasch said. Either way, its hardly important whether he guzzled beer and smoked cigs before or during. They were annihilated and he wasnt even trying.
So let me summarize where we are. All evidence supports my claim. So far, you have presented zero evidence of any kind, but somehow you keep talking.
alin1975 5 months ago
@alin1975 He did not smoke during changeovers. You need to do better research on the facts you are presenting. It was at the 98 Australian Open on a far off side court. Braasch was already eliminated the first week of the slam. He smoked and drank beer earlier that day but NOT during the match. As for the commentating on this clip, I saw the ENTIRE match. Not just the second half like YOU did. And 17 is very young to be #5 in the world. Nowadays you dont see ANY teens anywhere near top 50
dc3fan2003 5 months ago
@dc3fan2003
He smoked cigarettes in the changeover. How can it be impressive to be thrashed and humiliated by a beer guzzling chain smoker thats taking it easy on them.
Oh, and 17 in tennis isnt that young. Yes she got better, but he was playing way below his abilities.
As for this match... my perception is the same as the commentators.
Anyway, if this is all, l will stop here. Feel free to post a response, I will reply if there is any evidence pointing to your claims. Otherwise take care.
alin1975 5 months ago