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Live from Wimbledon Day 7 - Women's Tennis Takeover; Djokovic delayed overnight

The Tennis Podcast

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The Line Between Delusion and Self-Belief in Sports People

I go into those matches thinking that unless Nevet Jockovic gets ill, injured or just has the most terrible day, Rublev can't win. But I just don't see it, there's no evidence to suggest that's going to happen. And what makes it worse is he not really believes he's not as good as the guy. It's admirable in a way because he's honest. When you're watching a sporting contest, as you say, you want, you're happy. There's that line between delusion and self-belief and how fuzzy it is. He's definitely on the wrong side of it. I say Jockovic. As it stands, Jock

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