No. The US Open is an absolute joke. Djokovic would have walked to the title and he is the true number 1. Casper Rudd should be no where bear the final! Standards have dropped so much.
Because Djokovic refused to meet the requirements for entry to the country that all the other players outside the US complied with.
Dnepr, not Volga. To clarify, I'm not supporting insinuations of foul play. I'm just highlighting the absurdity of biological determinism, esp. when based on ignorant history. The fact that some tall searaiders came from Norway (and a slew of other places) has nothing to do with sports in 2022.
Except the viking history does have everything to do with it - it's genetic and cultural.
Same with Japan and their samurai culture - that's why they always perform at a high level in all sports despite being biologically much smaller than average.
The viking spirit absolutely drives Warholm, it's engrained in his culture and his DNA. He even wears a viking helment and lets out a battle cry.
You might try to visit Norway, or Sunnmøre and Ulsteinvik specifically for that matter, and take pictures of all the gargantuan, roaring, man-eating vikings you see walking around the shopping center. I fear you will be disappointed. However, you would be served by observing parents taking their small children on hikes, ski tours or even fishing outings, instilling in them a natural affinity for physical activity and the outdoors. That might give you a starting point for understanding what Norwegian culture really is and what it has to do with Norwegians' current athletic success. Or you can just keep fantasizing about vikings.
Casper Ruud is the son of a former top 50 player, former junior world #1, has made a steady, slow climb from ~200 to the top 10 in the last 5 years, and does absolutely nothing eye popping on the court physically.
Casper Ruud is the son of a former top 50 player, former junior world #1, has made a steady, slow climb from ~200 to the top 10 in the last 5 years, and does absolutely nothing eye popping on the court physically.
His stamina is eye-popping if you've been around to remember what the game was like. But it's typical of many top players now. Especially those from Spain or who train in Spain. Like he does.
Casper Ruud is the son of a former top 50 player, former junior world #1, has made a steady, slow climb from ~200 to the top 10 in the last 5 years, and does absolutely nothing eye popping on the court physically.
What is "eye-popping" is that the mods won't allow any suggestion of Ruud doping in a thread about Ruud doping.
Who would have thought that a country that owns a couple of percent of ALL the world's stock listed companies has resources to invest in sports. Ruud and Haaland are also good in SKILL sports, where doping is mostly irrelevant.
Not true or Serena would have never doped, nor her sister or Sharapova. So that's 3 tennis hall of fame players of recent vintage.
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