Which current player would fare best against 06-09 Rafa on HC?
This thread is not about bashing eras (although it will no doubt turn into that). I am more interested in the technical matchup comparisons. His HC losses in this period include: 06 - Clement (wtf?) -...
View ArticleSampras never created such controversy and division among tennis fans
Reading the threads today, almost all of them have to do with the big 3 and who's greater or not in relation to the slam record, held by Federer. Which brings me to the man Fed replaced at the top of...
View ArticleWould you rather: Have a perfect finals record or have a similar title count...
One example in tennis would be Federer’s record at Wimbledon when compared to Djokovic at AO, Pete at WI and Borg at RG. All have similar title counts but the latter three are undefeated in the finals...
View ArticleIs Djokovic the next Federer?
There's no doubt Djokovic is hot right now, and most of all he is still young. I am wondering if anyone who really knows tennis thinks he could be the next Federer? Obviously he might not be as...
View ArticleWimbledon going ahead
Wimbledon 2021 will go ahead without famous queue or on-site ticket resales Wimbledon’s famous queue will not operate for this summer’s Championships as a result of Covid-19 restrictions...
View ArticleWhy there will never be a tennis GOAT
What is a surfaces' specialist? A player who is more succesful in one surface than the others. In tennis, there are 2 Grand Slams on hard courts, 1 on grass and 1 on clay. It gives a clear advantage to...
View ArticlePeak Djokovic - Lost Championship Point At RG On A DF...
Twice!! (Here's my Nole thread. So many are popping up that I felt left out).
View ArticleFor the first time since 2004 Paris
We will have a Masters event without the Big 3. In each of the past 138 Masters tournaments we got to watch at least one among Djokovic, Federer and Nadal, who have combined for 99 titles at this...
View ArticleFrom match point down to US Open champion!
In chronological order in open era: 1975 - Orantes (Vilas in SF) 1986 - Navratilova (Graf in SF) 1989 - Becker (Rostagno in 2R) 1996 - Sampras (Corretja in QF) 2003 - Roddick (Nalbandian in SF) 2011 -...
View ArticleThe next big rivalry will be between the Greek God and the ******** Russian
with Rublev playing the role of the 2020's Yevgeny Kafelnykov. Are you ready?
View ArticleIs Karatsev the new Baghdatis?
And more importantly, will he try to be #1 in a weak year such as 2021?
View ArticleIs Federer the mentally weakest GOAT of all time?
All that squandered MPs, and big matches losses, and all that. If it weren’t for this weakness, the GOAT debate will have been put to sleep long ago. He just does not want it, so he sabotages himself.
View ArticleYet another Ivanisevic slip
"If he’s healthy, if his mind is clear like he was in Australia and he knows what he wants to do, the sky is the limit,” Ivanisevic said on The Functional Tennis Podcast. “Like I said before: Steffi...
View ArticleNovak pulls out of Miami Masters
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1372946900945625088 See you on clay Novak!
View ArticleMedvedev News 6.0
A thread for our new king! https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1167652129659588609
View ArticleKaratsev a mix of Gonzalez and Andreev?
Will the streak last? Is he the next Wawrinka? A 27 year old finally puts it all together? Probably not, but lovely to see a journeyman spank the next gen. Swingweight?
View ArticleWhich Career would you Prefer hypothetical
Hello Everyone, I have finally joined the forums after a couple of years reading on here on a daily basis as a guest. A little about myself - I have been a tennis fan since being a primary school kid...
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