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Originally Posted by robaur
Never seen someone lose 7-6,7-6,7-6.....doesn't feel good at all.
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This comment made me realize that my anger and disappointment at Denis loss made me conflate the terms "anti-tennis" and "negative tennis". What Busta and that kind of player does is negative tennis, playing not to lose. Anti-tennis, on the other hand, is what guys like Isner and Karlovic do. They are virtually unable to break the opponents serve, are immobile and not great baseliners. They rely on dominating their serve and forcing tiebreaks, where since they serve so well they tend to have very good tiebreak records. It's a bit more offensive minded in nature, but still unpleasant to watch. So you see lots of 7-6 matches with those types of players.
It also appears Maria is on her way out, so they lose two of their three big draws on this day. If they lose Venus too those are gonna be some sad crowds on Tuesday.