Let's show her some sympathy.
Serena Williams is FINISHED
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Evonne Millier wrote:
Let's show her some sympathy.
What does that mean? How do we do this?
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Neire wrote:
What we do know is the OP nailed it about 44 months before you did. That much we know. And hence the jealousy.
Actually you don’t know that because I didn’t see this thread 44 months ago. I first saw it this weekend. I hate to break it to you, but there’s a whole world outside of letsrun where observations, conversations and thoughts happen.
You still refuse to engage my points - because you can’t. Just admit you’ve lost this debate. It’s respectable to concede defeat. Not respectable to deflect or hurl insults.
A casual like you might have thought Serena had a 90-100% chance to win another major. Those who follow the sport more closely knew it was more like 25%.
And to your other point, I also predicted that Trump would lose in 2020. I even entered a prediction contest with a group of friends in which we predicted the final electoral vote count. I was second closest.
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Truth sayer wrote:
Neire wrote:
What we do know is the OP nailed it about 44 months before you did. That much we know. And hence the jealousy.
Actually you don’t know that because I didn’t see this thread 44 months ago. I first saw it this weekend. I hate to break it to you, but there’s a whole world outside of letsrun where observations, conversations and thoughts happen.
You still refuse to engage my points - because you can’t. Just admit you’ve lost this debate. It’s respectable to concede defeat. Not respectable to deflect or hurl insults.
A casual like you might have thought Serena had a 90-100% chance to win another major. Those who follow the sport more closely knew it was more like 25%.
And to your other point, I also predicted that Trump would lose in 2020. I even entered a prediction contest with a group of friends in which we predicted the final electoral vote count. I was second closest.
Maybe it would be a good time for you to make a prediction about the future as you have told us you can occasionally accurately predict the past.
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Neire wrote:
Maybe it would be a good time for you to make a prediction about the future as you have told us you can occasionally accurately predict the past.
Sure, but first here is one final piece of evidence that the odds were against Serena winning another major. Going into the 2019 US Open, Vegas had her odds at 5-1, meaning they gave her a 16.7% chance to win. Here is what one highly regarded and successful tennis forecaster thought at the time:
“Mair believes the six-time U.S. Open champ won't hold up over the course of the two-week grind. Seeded No. 8, Williams opens the 2019 U.S. Open bracket with a star-studded match versus Maria Sharapova. Williams is 19-2 all-time against Sharapova, but they've never met at the U.S. Open. Even assuming Williams wins, Mair doesn't believe she'll go all the way.”
"Williams is struggling to find her best tennis deep into a tournament," Mair told SportsLine. "Such incidences occurred in one-sided defeats in last year's U.S. Open final against Osaka, and against Halep in this year's Wimbledon final."
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In the spirit of the 3-day holiday weekend, here are 3 predictions for you:
1. Jakob will *not* achieve the 1500-5K-10K triple at any single global championship.
2. SAFP will *not* break Flo Jo’s 10.49 women’s 100 world record.
3. Black Panther 2 (Wakanda Forever) will earn even more money at the box office than its predecessor.
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Truth sayer wrote:
In the spirit of the 3-day holiday weekend, here are 3 predictions for you:
1. Jakob will *not* achieve the 1500-5K-10K triple at any single global championship.
2. SAFP will *not* break Flo Jo’s 10.49 women’s 100 world record.
3. Black Panther 2 (Wakanda Forever) will earn even more money at the box office than its predecessor.
Well the first 2 are so obvious that you should be ashamed for “predicting” them. I don’t know much about prediction #3. That is the one we will count. Inflation adjusted of course.
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Neire wrote:
Well the first 2 are so obvious that you should be ashamed for “predicting” them. I don’t know much about prediction #3. That is the one we will count. Inflation adjusted of course.
The first 2 are similar to the Serena prediction and intentionally chosen as such. They are predicting, as the OP did, that something that’s both unprecedented and unlikely won’t happen. Very little risk in such a prediction. Now you understand my original point!
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Williams household has won 30 major singles titles since 2000.In that 22 year span,all of Europe combined has 46. Of course,Opie and Becky have been mostly irrelevant in the majors.
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That thing still thangin
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Truth sayer wrote:
Neire wrote:
Well the first 2 are so obvious that you should be ashamed for “predicting” them. I don’t know much about prediction #3. That is the one we will count. Inflation adjusted of course.
The first 2 are similar to the Serena prediction and intentionally chosen as such. They are predicting, as the OP did, that something that’s both unprecedented and unlikely won’t happen. Very little risk in such a prediction. Now you understand my original point!
I have treated you with kid gloves. I sort of regret it. More than half the tennis world EXPECTED Serena to win another Grand Slam when the OP made his prediction. Please stop with your revisionist history as it makes you look like a fool and a tool.
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altheagibson wrote:
dullard wrote:
Finished when you can no longer achieve your goals, like winning #24.
Except that her career is not yet finished so nobody knows if she will win 24 and 25. Given that she consistently gets to the semis even when not entirely focused on tennis to the exclusion of motherhood and her other interests and while not in optimum shape, it seems a bit premature to say that she will not win one again...just like it was premature to say Tiger would not win another major or Brady would not win another or Bekele was finished, but if you hate her that much and wish to root against her, go for it. Just be sure to come back and check this thread if/when she wins #s 24 and 25 instead of hiding and sulking.
This didn't age well....
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Neire wrote:
I have treated you with kid gloves. I sort of regret it. More than half the tennis world EXPECTED Serena to win another Grand Slam when the OP made his prediction. Please stop with your revisionist history as it makes you look like a fool and a tool.
Please, prove it. By all means, give me your best effort if you haven’t yet done so because so far you’ve been completely owned. Both your article and mine show that I’m correct. What evidence do you have to show that most of the tennis world in 2019 EXPECTED her to win #24?
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Truth sayer wrote:
Neire wrote:
I have treated you with kid gloves. I sort of regret it. More than half the tennis world EXPECTED Serena to win another Grand Slam when the OP made his prediction. Please stop with your revisionist history as it makes you look like a fool and a tool.
Please, prove it. By all means, give me your best effort if you haven’t yet done so because so far you’ve been completely owned. Both your article and mine show that I’m correct. What evidence do you have to show that most of the tennis world in 2019 EXPECTED her to win #24?
You have a low IQ. You make unsubstantiated claims. You think Steffi Graf was better than Serena because of her skin color. You have been obliterated throughout this thread. The OP made a great call and with your low IQ you want to match it by saying Jakob will not win all 3, 1500m, 5000m and 10000m? How stupid are you?
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Neire wrote:
You have a low IQ. You make unsubstantiated claims. You think Steffi Graf was better than Serena because of her skin color. You have been obliterated throughout this thread. The OP made a great call and with your low IQ you want to match it by saying Jakob will not win all 3, 1500m, 5000m and 10000m? How stupid are you?
Ah, I see you’re back to resorting to insults and wild accusations rather than providing evidence to support your claims. The true sign of a desperate and pathetic loser.
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