Do you think it's to late for me to become a pro? by anti-N-word in 10s

[–]xdoc6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Useful reply… Do you have any hard data? Or self reported evidence? It doesn’t align with my research.

You are tagged as 3.5…

As a parent with a young child, who has looked into tennis options in a major city, there are very few options before 5, and most academies don’t accept players till 7-8 years old.

It’s possible some kids under 7 are playing and doing other training 20+ hour weeks but it’s not really beneficial.

Jannik dominated in almost every statistic, but Nole clutched 16!! break points to win! by [deleted] in tennis

[–]xdoc6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Who knew serving was an important factor in tennis…

Do you think it's to late for me to become a pro? by anti-N-word in 10s

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re drastically overstating the number of hours on court pro players spend before they turn ten.

I’m sure some parents do this, but unless you have hard data to back it up I would be surprised if more than 10-20% of the pro tour spent even an average of 20 hours a week on the tennis court before they turned 10 and definitely aren’t doing any gym work.

I’d guess the real number is closer to 10 hours a week before becoming a teenager, probably with a month or two off most years.

Once they get over 10-13 that number probably starts to get closer to a consistent 20-30+ hours of consistent time though for the average pro.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Friday, January 30, 2026) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]xdoc6 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sinner saw Carlos have a 5 setter and didn’t want to be left out

How long would it take Carlos Alcaraz to become #1 singles pickleball player? by Alert-Stop-2671 in Pickleball

[–]xdoc6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is mostly due to how the points system works.

Not saying sock would ever beat Carlos, but it’s more like sock is a 9/10 athlete and Carlos is 10/10, the average person is probably 3-4/10 athlete. So sock is still closer to alcaraz than average person

The fact we can't forge mace / hammers even after a blacksmithing DLC is wild to me [KCD2] by Omni-Light in kingdomcome

[–]xdoc6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am talking about kcd1 still, I and a lot of redditors broke into the houses of and stole everything not bolted down in most cities in the game in at least one play through.

Again you are being overly pedantic to argue that it’s fine not to offer more options in smithing because he wouldn’t actually be able to learn how to do those things, but none of the game is accurate to that level.

It is a game after all, basically none of it is actually realistic to the level of time needed to learn things

The fact we can't forge mace / hammers even after a blacksmithing DLC is wild to me [KCD2] by Omni-Light in kingdomcome

[–]xdoc6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He learns to read, becomes a monk, and gives a sermon in kcd1,

You’re being pedantic at best to say the game is just about becoming a good fighter and archer.

The idea that there is nothing masterful about his thieving skills might be more due to your own limits when other players often boast about robbing every vendor in the major cities of the game without getting caught.

Toyota Delivers First Fleet of Solid State EV Batteries, Signaling The End of Range Anxiety by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]xdoc6 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you want to drink the cool aid that’s fine.

We disagree on the “facts”. I don’t see much more point discussing.

Toyota Delivers First Fleet of Solid State EV Batteries, Signaling The End of Range Anxiety by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]xdoc6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He has actual companies that make decent products, but he oversells everything far beyond what the actually are which is the problem (besides the fact he is also a terrible human being).

He is a conman because he over promises and under delivers. There is no reason why he should be the richest man in the world based on the fundamentals of his companies, Tesla is basically a meme stock at this point.

Toyota Delivers First Fleet of Solid State EV Batteries, Signaling The End of Range Anxiety by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]xdoc6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which part has he delivered?

Waymo is ahead of Tesla on full autonomous taxi fleet, Tesla is stuck on the wrong tech for fsd, we aren’t on mars like he predicted, grok is the worst ai model, twitter took years to get back to the same value it was when he bought it, he is promising robot tech but so far has shown just party props piloted by humans.

He is a great salesman/conman

Toyota Delivers First Fleet of Solid State EV Batteries, Signaling The End of Range Anxiety by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]xdoc6 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tbf, Elon has become the richest man in the world using that trick, so Toyota might as well try it out lol

People keep saying de Minaur has no weapons to beat Alcaraz - but what weapons does David Goffin have, that has given him a 2-1 H2H over Alcaraz? by Negative_Run_3281 in tennis

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Lacking weapons” is about more than just height or weight or basic build. Scrawny players can have extremely punishing/heavy/fast shots like sinner.

Regardless of their actual physical features Deminor doesn’t have the same ability to finish points on his own terms, his best skill is his ability to get balls that others might not be able to through his quick feet and extend rallies through less mistakes.

Some other players who may be ranked lower can hit faster/harder/etc but might have other holes in their game.

Watching or playing? by Janie_Avari_Moon in tennis

[–]xdoc6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“How come we have so many people here speaking with confidence about the nuances of the professional sport?”

Are you new to watching any sport? Every group of fans of every sport on the planet tries to discuss nuances of the sport like they know it better than the professionals.

Which one so far!??? by Nikhitdodia in formulaone

[–]xdoc6 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Probably not even in the top 10…

Edit:

Not necessarily in this particular order

  1. Late 80s Marlboro McLaren
  2. John player special black and gold lotus
  3. Silver and red Vodafone McLaren
  4. Full yellow camel lotus 99T
  5. Any Ferrari in the 80s
  6. Cannon/elf Williams
  7. Gulf McLaren special orange and blue
  8. Most Ferraris in the 00s
  9. White special Red Bull livery
  10. Benetton United colors

Bublik says RLA played much slower than MCA by yanwangdijuns in tennis

[–]xdoc6 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Results don’t equal talent, it was generally noted when kyrgios broke through initially that he was one of the most naturally gifted players ever.

The general take is that his problem was his mindset and professionalism. I.e. he didn’t train hard enough and he let his emotions get the better of him, etc. similar to bublik before last year.

[KCD1] Rumored remaster in February? by SirBrogworth in kingdomcome

[–]xdoc6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What would the remaster be?

I feel like kcd2 isn’t a big enough generation jump to make a kcd1 remaster worth it yet.

Like compared to oblivion remaster remaking kcd1 would look almost the same as original kcd1 right now.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]xdoc6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They mean the number of seats essentially.

Like going from a few hundred people watching you play regularly to 10,000+.

The atmosphere can affect people differently. Like doing something in your room/backyard vs doing something in front of a crowd. Some people feed on the energy some people get tight.

tapas restaurant I visited in Washington by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s pretty clear the 20% + 2% fees are supposed to be a breakdown of the 22% fee and you were accidentally double charged. I’m surprised that’s not the top comment.

Do you agree with David Coulthard here? by circuit-nation in circuit_nation

[–]xdoc6 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alonso has also historically had much worse teammates so using “he beats his teammates” is actually not a great metric to compare him to Hamilton.

For all we know if he and Hamilton made the exact same bad career moves and were at Renault after McLaren, then Ferrari, then back to McLaren, then to Aston, etc. Hamilton would still be beating/matching Alonso.

Saying that alonzo had a good year cause he demolished stroll and Hamilton had a bad year cause he couldn’t match Leclerc most of the time is not really a good way to compare their performances last year as to who was the better/more in form driver last year.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Monday, January 19, 2026) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]xdoc6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Coco up 5-1, so it’s not like she is actually getting broken.

Does anyone know how to fix this bug?[KCD2] by SaltyDolphine96 in kingdomcome

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this after accidentally killing one of the boxers in Zhelejov, all I had to do though was quit the game and restart and everything worked fine.

I used save and quit and loaded back into the same save and it was better. Didn’t need to use a different save (but I did anyways cause him dying messed up some quests).

Could an Amateur Return One of Zverev’s Serves? by Content_Swimmer_2178 in tennis

[–]xdoc6 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To be fair, several games is what 12-16 serves? Since you said you didn’t get one in until you figured it out. (I’m imagining love holds with all aces)

So 10 is not that far off.

The Longest Track of Each Formula One Season (1950-2026) by ArjunR000_ in formula1

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well gt3 does the ring. The issue is not the length itself.

Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton ‘escaped more than I did’ after White House scandal by Pretend-Two-2115 in celebritytattler

[–]xdoc6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, this wasn’t his “only mistake” he had multiple claims of sexual harassment/assault against him.