Big day of Tennis Federer vDjokovic - Nadal v Murray!!

[skel1983]

To be fair its no different to Nadal who has quite clearly wanked his way to a bionic left arm. Frowned upon maybe, but not illegal.

That has not helped Bilbo!

Wanking would not be illegal, that's arm power, no different from weights.

Sitting in an artificial oxygen chamber that increases red blood cells more than doping does is close to crossing a line imo.

Hopefully it will either get outlawed or else all the top guys will start doing it and cancel out the advantage that way.

It won't make him a better tennis player of course, that's all his skill, dedication and talent but it does go a long way to explaining how, from being known as a guy who faded in long matches, he is now the most durable and energetic player on the court.

Fair play to him though I guess, I would do whatever it took to get an advantage like that too, and nothing stopping the other top players.

Andy Murray just be doing it immediately imo.

Mate Djokovic hasnt used this for over 12 months?? This was an interview during the US Open..


Q. To clarify a subject you touched on in the press conference yesterday, what importance has this egg, the hyperbaric chamber had in its therapy for you? How much have you used it in the last year? Is there any sort of controversial aspect to it in your mind?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, look, you know, I said yesterday, and I'm gonna repeat it I think for the last time, you know, because I really wouldn't like to speak about it anymore because I don't there is no reason to open the subject. I have used it a couple of times, very few times last year just to test it and see how it is, and since then I haven't used it at all, you know, this year. So I cannot really say what's the effect. It doesn't have any influence on my success that I had in last 10 months, so that's really all I can say.

Q. Is there something controversial about it, for those of us that aren't that familiar with it?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I really don't know. There is nothing controversial. As I was aware, you know, many athletes, successful athletes, have been using that in the past. But as I said, I haven't used it for 12 months so I really don't know. I didn't keep track with its technology.

[Master]

Wonder if any top boxers use it?