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On 9/10/2012 2:44 AM, Vari L. Cinicke wrote:
> On 10/8/2012 6:32 AM, Whisper wrote:
>> His 'junkball' style is a conscious decision to play that way.  He
>> clearly has the ability to smack the bejeesus out of the ball.  Won't be
>> long before he snaps these 2 facets together & bamboozles the field.
>
> He is very inconsistent in the bejeesus department due to fundamental
> problems due to his chosen junkball play.
>
> He is big man and what worked against boys is not working against the
> men. His overall IQ (tennis IQ + actual IQ) is not in the genius category.
>
> The sad part is that his estimate of himself agrees with your worship of
> him but the players are playing against what he brings to court and
> doing fine.
>
> Are both Nadal and Tomic co-favorites in your book in every slam they
> enter in 2013? ROFL!


Look, no one is going to argue about Tomic's current results.  I'm not 
going to defend his current performance either.

I think he has huge untapped potential, & it's just a matter of 
time/maturity before everyone sees it.