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Re: How common and realistic is it for a woman to be stronger than a man?
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Look at how often Karsteen Braasch gets mentioned just because he beat those two sisters. He's basically more known for that than for anything else. Quote:
Also I looked up some of the results Mayr had previous to that match in 2002. [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] Look at some of his highlights. In June, he beat Melvyn Op Der Heijde 4-6 6-4 7-6 who was ranked #288 at the time. [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] In October, he smashed Victor Ioniță 6-3 6-1. Ioniță was a 19 years old prospect at the time and #582 ranked. Ioniță would go on to be ranked #221 just two years later and ultimately got up as high as #187. [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] He was also a regional champ in Tyrol. A 23 year old stud male athlete. He was able to beat a top 300 ATP player and dominated a top 600 player who would later become top 200 in few years. So in December that same year, just months after his big wins and in the prime of his career, he gets to play against a 5'6'' skinny female player Patty Schnyder who is of his same age and ranked #15. Now you can see why he was expected to win convincingly. Yet the woman won! So this was definitely a huge achievement for her. Even if she lost it definitely wouldn't be embarrassing since the man she played against beat a top 300 man not long ago. Maybe that top 300 man was embarrassed to lose to a man who lost to a woman though. Mayr's career seemed to have went downhill since that embarrassing loss and he barely played in 2003 and then retired [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] Maybe this has something to do with psychological consequences of losing to a woman. As you can see on that German internet forum, people were still giving him the nickname of "I-lost-to-Patty-Schnyder" months after that match. Maybe in some way you're right, it's a huge risk for a man because such defeat can be very embarrassing, but if he won he would be able to brag about beating a top-tier woman player. It's also a shame that people rather mock the man for losing than give the victorious woman credit. It's interesting that later in that same month (December 2002) Patty Schnyder lost 2-6 4-6 against #44 ranked teenage woman Marie Gaiane Mikaelian (18 years old at the time). [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] So Patty was able to beat a #1183 man but got dominated by a #44 ranked teenage girl just weeks later. That means that even that girl would likely be competitive with the man, possibly beat him too. Last edited by Amazonia; 21-Oct-18 at 15:38. |
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Re: How common and realistic is it for a woman to be stronger than a man?
I don´t think that you can play your best tennis if you are the one who has the social pressure. If you are nervous. If everybody will laugh at you when you lose and that is a big problem of our society.
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That proofs to me just how weak (not techniqual) womens pro tennis is compared to mens tennis at all. Women who played Grand Slams losing or have a really hard time to guys who are not even close to play at a grand slam. Sorry but this is embarrassing for womens tennis. I respect your opinion. But to me this silly "Battle of Sexes" proofs nothing and doesn´t make women sports any better. It just proofs that women can not hang with the guys in most kind of sports. It´s ok in a friendly club environment. But doesn´t make sense in a plublic "Battle of sexes" becaus it´s always a mismatch. |
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I'm wondering if this was a handicap match where the man had to defend the doubles court while the woman only had to defend the singles?
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From the information I gathered this is what happened. On the St. Anton tournament they used to do a battle of the sexes match every year. Those were real matches. A year before that Nikolay Davydenko (ranked #79 at the time) played against Barbara Schett who was ranked at #20. Davydenko won 6-3 6-3. Then I guess for the next year they wanted to make it more competitive so they matched the #15 ranked woman Patty Schnyder with their regional champ who was also #1184 ranked male player. Here is a thread from a tennis forum for that event all the way back from 2002: [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] Before the match, the man was the big favorite: Quote:
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Then after the match you can see somebody posting a news report: Quote:
Quick translation: Patty Schnyder - Patrik Mayr 7:6 (7), 7:5 Nobody expected this: Patty Schnyder beat Tyrolean regional champion Patrick Mayr with 7:6 (6), 7:5 during the "battle of the sexes" on the tele.ring Tennis Trophy in St. Anton in Arlberg. The WTA #15, who gave herself no chance prior to the match, used her skills to to beat the #1183 ATP reigning Tyrolean regional champion who lost despite hitting serves up to 204 km/h. Then you have this report from a man who saw it live: Quote:
It looks like Patty really rubbed it in and gave the losing man a humiliating "present". Also check the comments I already quoted in my first post about this match, particularly this one: Quote:
I also saw many other comments about it on different tennis forums, everyone who saw it confirms that it was real and that they were both trying. Apparently his serves were making Patty some trouble but his groundstrokes and the rest of the game was average and he looked nervous playing and losing against a woman in front of a crowd. Here's a longer article after the match, here are the parts about the match: Quote:
[Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] Translation: Patty achieved prestigious success for the Ladies' tennis Patty Schnyder - Patrik Mayr 7:6 (7), 7:5 Nobody expected this: Patty Schnyder beat the Tyrolean regional champion Patrick Mayr with 7:6 (6), 7:5 during the "battle of the sexes" on the tele.ring Tennis Trophy in St. Anton in Arlberg. The WTA #15, who gave herself no chance prior to the match, used her skills to to beat the #1183 ATP reigning Tyrolean regional champion who lost despite hitting serves up to 204 km/h. Schnyder: "I surprised myself" Schnyder herself was surprised after her win: "It was insanely difficult. He served so fast, I have hardly hit a clean return." From the baseline, however, the Swiss maneuvered perfectly and took advantage of the noticeable nervousness of her 23-year-old opponent, who, after all, won a tournament at the Italian Satellite last year and had this year qualified three times for ATP-Future 1/16 finals. Mayr: "Too nervous" The Tyrolean national champion admitted after the match that he had been very nervous - "too nervous, I'm not used to seeing such a pretty girl in such a short skirt on the other side." Despite the defeat, Mayr too had his fun: "The mood, the many spectators - just great." Did the defeat affect his young professional career? Mayr: "My coach told me before the match that if I lose, I will have to go home on foot." As you can see, she beat him fair and square in a real competitive match. |
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That said, rankings - especially at a first glance - are a very, very poor indicator of a player's overall skill and ability to win a given match. It maybe the case that they are a top 50 player ranked outside the top 200 because they have missed a few months due to injury or recovery from surgery. Goran Ivanisevic, for example, was #125 when he won Wimbledon in 2001. It may be that they are a rapidly ascending young player whose ranking does not yet reflect their skill. Earlier in the thread I mentioned Thanasi Kokkinakis, who Maria Sharapova beat in a practice set. He was ranked in the 700s at the time, but a week prior had taken Fernando Verdasco - world no. 24 at the time - to a tie-break. Kokkinakis would go on to a career high of #69 within 2 years. While it's a given that elite men are playing at a higher level than elite women, many are still selling the women far too short. That "point" where elite women can begin to beat non-elite men can arrive sooner than many of us think. |
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Karan Rastogi has beaten Sharapova 6:2 when he was 18 and she the current Wimbeldon Champion. His highest ranking was 284 in 2011 many years after he beat her. He was talented but never went on to be a great player. He was 591 when he went pro. Now imagine how many non elite men could win a female grand slam tourney. [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] |
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Pretty embarrassing for a female wimbeldon champion as well.
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EDIT: Sorry, I made a mistake. I read it again and I see now that they played again when they were both 18. The article also implies that Sharapova beat all the other boys her age: The coach was impressed when Karan told her he won the set 6-2 against Sharapova. Till then she hadn't lost to any boy in her age group. Also, it was a practice match. If it was a big spectacle in front of thousands of people and some low-level male pro would have to play Sharapova, he could crumble under the pressure. The sports are a lot about mental strength and being able to perform at best under pressure and in front of huge crowds. This is where elite female athletes are more experienced than these low level male pros. Last edited by Amazonia; 22-Oct-18 at 20:02. |
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Re: How common and realistic is it for a woman to be stronger than a man?
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"Karan is talented and proud. He just won't lose to a girl, even if she is the reigning women's Wimbledon champion, and tennis' latest glamour queen." "Normally guys would line-up to catch a glimpse of the Russian beauty, but the time she returned to the Nick Bolliteiri Academy of Tennis in Florida after being crowned Wimbledon champ, even male players kept away from her. Maria Sharapova across the net, with a tennis racquet in her hand, was no fun." "But Karan played the champion. And beat her 6-2, 6-2." |
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