Who are your favorite Mugs?

They will lose. You know it. But you like them anyway. List 3 to 5 of your favorite mugs.


Richard Gasquet: magnificent loser. his technique is flawless, unlike his career. he can lead 2 sets to love and you know he will lose anyway.
Xavier Malisse: once rumored to be the future of tennis, he is a disappointment to most of tennis fans. but when he starts to play real tennis...
Arnaud Clement: few people remember that, few years ago, this guy made the final of Australian Open.
Olivier Rochus: once in a while, the diminutive belgian beats a top 5, but almost instantly returns to mediocrity.
Paul-Henri Mathieu: ah Paulo... he always try, bu he will never make it.

I wouldn't call them mugs, but players further down the rankings who I like are:

Phau - Cracked the top 200 in June 2000, is still top 100 now but has never gone above 59. 16 1st or 2nd round Grand Slam losses.
Stakhovsky - Crazy that a man with a career high 46 has three career titles. Perfect in semi-finals and title matches.
Luczak - Cracked top 200 in July 2002, been ranked around 64-200 since.

Lukas Lacko
Andreas Seppi
Peter Luczak
Daniel Brands
Jarkko Nieminen

Lukas Lacko
Andreas Seppi
Peter Luczak
Daniel Brands
Jarkko Nieminen

Brands is NOT a mug. :rolleyes:

Very nice topic. :toothy:

Melzer, Seppi, Wawrinka, Hanescu, Lopez, Gasquet.

And now I see, I almost only like those type of players :o

Great topic

Almugro - One of my favourite players. Shame about the defence and RoS.
Gasquet - Always go out my way to cheer for this man, in vain. 2 sets and a break means nothing.
Wawrinka - My heart tells me to support him, head luckily stops me.

Brands is NOT a mug. :rolleyes:
Sadly he is.

Sadly he is.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I wouldn't call them mugs, but players further down the rankings who I like are:

Phau - Cracked the top 200 in June 2000, is still top 100 now but has never gone above 59. 16 1st or 2nd round Grand Slam losses.


most impressive :yeah:

Gasquet's slam records in last 2 years is frightening too:
Wimbledon 2010: forfeit
Roland Garros 2010: 1st round
Australian Open 2010: 1st round
US Open 2009: 1st round
Wimbledon 2009: suspended for doping
Roland Garros 2009: suspended for doping
Australian Open 2009: 3rd round

http://www.larose.com/upimages/Happy_Face_Mug.JPG

:D

I wouldn't call any player whose made it to the big leagues professionally a mug.

I wouldn't call any player whose made it to the big leagues professionally a mug.
:yeah:

I wouldn't call any player whose made it to the big leagues professionally a mug.Why? Everyone here does.

My favorite mugs:

D. Koellerer
O. Rochus
O. Hernandez

:rocker2:

Ouahab

wawrinka
youzhny

I don't support mugs.

Why? Everyone here does.

I know most everyone here does, which heightens the annoyance factor for me. These guys are top professionals in a sport that is one of the hardest to make a living in, because of the amount of players worldwide who play and this being an individual sport. So to call these players mugs is a slap in the face to them.

i would say seppi and gasquet. these two players will never get anywhere in their tennis careers, just continue to draw bad players tourny after tourny.

I don't support mugs.

You should, mugs always honor their reputation.

Viktor Troicki

wawrinka
youzhny

Two guys with beautiful, all-court games who can't put it all together to be consistant winners. The same is true with Verdasco and Gasquet, though Verdasco seems to be winning more these days.

Really good thread, and great signature from OP. My favorite mug is Federer.

Jürgen Mugzer.

well, Wawrinka becomes really muggish when he reachs finals. under pressure, his game completely falls apart.

Petz, probably. He has a bit of style to his game, and when it comes to muggery he can match the best.

Mahut (great player but nearly always seems to end up losing), Gasquet, Benneteau.. actually anyone French.

Mahut (great player but nearly always seems to end up losing), Gasquet, Benneteau.. actually anyone French.

;) frenchmen, always losing with style

You should, mugs always honor their reputation.
Honour their reputation at being choking, tanking, fixing, crappy players? :lol:

wawrinka
youzhny

Winner post.

Who mentioned Mahut? :retard:

I know most everyone here does, which heightens the annoyance factor for me. These guys are top professionals in a sport that is one of the hardest to make a living in, because of the amount of players worldwide who play and this being an individual sport. So to call these players mugs is a slap in the face to them.

I agree. I know its usually all in jest but it does erode the repsect for thr professional athletes.

Honour their reputation at being choking, tanking, fixing, crappy players? :lol:

Ah! another fan of french excellence! :yeah:

(out_here_grindin, don't take these things too seriously, these guys are among the most well-payed of their profession, you shouldn't worry about them)

Phm

My fave mug is definitely Clement. He came to mind just looking at the thread title. Love that mug

I'm surprised no one considered Mugfils. His 2nd at RG against Fognini was really a mugfest! :clap2:

Dunno about the term "mugs" but some of my favourite players who've yet to achieve their full potential due to constant injuries/because of being head cases or those who are simply not good enough to be among the best are:

Richard Gasquet
Stanislas Wawrinka
Horacio Zeballos
Tommy Haas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Jeremy Chardy
Jürgen Melzer
Marco Chiudinelli
Joachim Johansson
Andreas Vinciguerra
Pablo Cuevas
James Ward
Mario Ancic
Kei Nishikori


(...in no particular order apart from the first two.)

Chiudinelli, Falla, Riba

Stephane Robert, spent around 7 or 8 years in the 200-500 region but accidenlty entered top-100 in february, hideous technique

Rajeev Ram - words cannot explain

I'm surprised no one considered Mugfils. His 2nd at RG against Fognini was really a mugfest! :clap2:Calling Monfils a mug at this point in time is absolutely stupid.

Gaudio tops it all.

They will lose. You know it. But you like them anyway. List 3 to 5 of your favorite mugs.


Richard Gasquet: magnificent loser. his technique is flawless, unlike his career. he can lead 2 sets to love and you know he will lose anyway.
Xavier Malisse: once rumored to be the future of tennis, he is a disappointment to most of tennis fans. but when he starts to play real tennis...
Arnaud Clement: few people remember that, few years ago, this guy made the final of Australian Open.
Olivier Rochus: once in a while, the diminutive belgian beats a top 5, but almost instantly returns to mediocrity.
Paul-Henri Mathieu: ah Paulo... he always try, bu he will never make it.


Yeah his forehand technique is flawless,that's for sure.:lol::lol::lol:

According to MTF all players are mugs

All my favourites have moments of blatant muggery, some more than others mind :rolleyes:

rochus, becker, bredo

Nishikori
Kubot
LaLo
Petz

Andrew the Scottish Mug

why some of you consider Hanescu a mug?

doh, forgot about the main one - Fernando Verdasco :D

Nando is the Mug King, his defeats are the most flamboyant :fiery::shout:
and everyone is waiting for his terrible signature move: the Double-Fault on Match Point :hatoff:

Brands is NOT a mug. :rolleyes:

He is :lol:

Tipsy, Baggy (kind of)

Wawrinka and Almugro

Fedmug :hug: though I haven't seen him as much lately.

Gaudio tops it all.

Well, at least he won a Slam!

Federer
Sampras
Roddick
Youzhny
Ljubicic
Kohlschreiber

C'mon, everybody knows that King Oscar is the best mug on the tour.

I wouldn't call any player whose made it to the big leagues professionally a mug.

I wouldnt call players who have won ATP titles and made a lot of money from tennis mugs.

My favs:

Navarro
Polansky

why some of you consider Hanescu a mug?

Because they think everyone outside top 5 is a mug. :rolleyes:

Horacio Zeballos

Rafa on hardcourts. Nole against semi-finals and Roddick.

Rafa on hardcourts. Nole in #2-deciding-matches and Roddick.

fixed :p

Verdasco and Hanescu

Feli Lopez:p
always support but he never wins important matches:(

Feli Lopez:p
always support but he never wins important matches:(

not really true :p

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not really true :p

XRBmPw_T4bY

hehe:D
I dont think that was important match, Delpo was 19 or 20 and wasnt so popular(good:confused:)
I meant GS(of course only few can win the tournament.but Feli never shines in GS.) and masters.
He has only 2title and not in big tournaments. But anyway at least he is hot:devil:

amen sister :devil:

Well, at least he won a Slam!

That makes him an overqualified mug then.

even mugs can have their moment of glory! muggery is even more terrible when you know your favorite mug could have won...

my unpredictable players (for example in betting :D) are Falla, Nieminen, Clement, Serra etc etc.. but Falla is no. 1 :D

I am defining mugdom as unseeded at Slams...

Monaco, Wawrinka, Gonzalez.

:retard:+:silly:+:cuckoo:=Crazy Dani!!

Kubot and Petzschner.

fixed :p

:lol: Appreciated.

I am defining mugdom as unseeded at Slams...

And I'm defining it as a Rafa sucking at the USO:mad: (hc's generally:awww::sobbing:) and Nole pissing his pants everytime he sees Roddick across the net:smash::fiery:.

Monfils and Gasquet. So entertaining to watch.

Gotta say Gulbis

Berlocq
sry for "mug" I know you are just generous, don't hurt me Warlocq

Moriya
for the nickname Mines of Moriya. This guy needs to make it. make it big

Gulbis
don't want to see his beautiful actress mother sad.

Lacko
once bageled Nadal. Lukas also seems to be a good name for future roast because of...

Rosol
hero of tennis

Nieminen
highest ranked nordic player! but also a nice person. Speaks swedish!

I always liked Vince Spadea

Lukas Rosol
Dan Evans
Andy Murray
Giles Muller
Josh Goodall
Alex Bogomolov

Mugllucci

Murray.

Doublefaultdasco
Mugbis
Clownfils
Muglocq
Haase (that name alone suffices)

roger federer

rafael nadal

Federer

hewitt is quite a big mug too

Gasquet
Paire
Dimitrov

Cilic

Depends on one's interpretation of 'mug'.

Not Mugdull.

Andreas Seppi

I don't feel that Rosol is a mug.

I don't feel that Rosol is a mug.

That's because you're a Nadal hater and a blind fangirl. Rosol is the definition of a useless ballbashing mug with no game whose entire "career" highlight will be that fluke Wimbledon win against Nadal.

Despite Rosol being a hero, he's not good enough to be a mug

A shout out to De Bakker. Playing a challenger final tomorrow as well.

That's because you're a Nadal hater and a blind fangirl. Rosol is the definition of a useless ballbashing mug with no game whose entire "career" highlight will be that fluke Wimbledon win against Nadal.
Rosol saved tennis. Not a mug.

I guess dull lost to a useless ballbashing mug, good to know.

Rosol is a legend for his historic win over Nadal at Wimbledon, but he is an utter mug for all of his clownish losses since then, especially vs. a tanking Kohlschreiber in Hamburg.

I've watched a number of them, and Rosol has GOT to work on his consistency or he'll be ranked on the lower side of the top 100 for a long time. Can't expect to play like the 5th set in every match, though one can forgive him for thinking he's capable of it.

http://bp.uuuploads.com/creative-mugs-and-cups/creative-mugs-face-mug-1.jpg

http://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/creativemugs22.jpg

A mug with a mouth for cookies? Genius

Rosol saved tennis. Not a mug.

I guess dull lost to a useless ballbashing mug, good to know.

:lol:

Rosol is a legend for his historic win over Nadal at Wimbledon, but he is an utter mug for all of his clownish losses since then, especially vs. a tanking Kohlschreiber in Hamburg.

I've watched a number of them, and Rosol has GOT to work on his consistency or he'll be ranked on the lower side of the top 100 for a long time. Can't expect to play like the 5th set in every match, though one can forgive him for thinking he's capable of it.

Hmm, honestly, I don't think Rosol could get any higher than 30 if he was consistent. He plays a very aggressive game, in a very defensive era (I also believe conditions will get slower too in the comming years) and he needs a mix of 1) A good day and 2) An opponent who will play defensive or an opponent who is content with giving him junk balls for him to be at his very best. I honestly don't believe Rosol would have beaten 'everyone' that day, the matchup just favoured him seeing as he was on form against a guy who doesn't posses the ability to knock you off the court; Someone like Karlovic could have won in three tiebreaks for example.


There is a reason he isn't ranked highly, not simply because he's a mug, he's this, he's that. I'm pretty sure, if he was a mug, he would have choked in that fifth set. Period.



IMO Davydenko or Nalbandian. Both guys clearly able to take on, and beat the best. Neither player making an impact what so ever in the mens game. Although they both won the year end cup. Stupid chokers.......

i like llodra, but he's a tremendous mug

same for lopez - lovely, flowing game, but a headcase choker of the highest order