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The original 40-15
Guess it had to end in 2019 the way it did because it started the same way.
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Who had the weakest competition at his 3rd best Slam?
I added US Open as Federer's 3rd best Slam due to 5<6. But I'll understand if some people view the AO as his 3rd best Slam since he was more dominant at the USO winning it 5 times in a row. I guess...
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Which match was Roddick's level the highest?
...and would he have beaten either of Djokodal if they were playing him instead of Fed/Baghdatis?
View ArticleWhat happened to Nadal?
He destroyed the greek hot 2 years ago and made it look easy. Rafa was beating him again this year but suddenly he incarnated Fed and decided to give the match to the younger gen. It was also useless...
View ArticleSinners so surprisingly strange serve stats
Over the Sinner thread we have long discussed a paradox, his overall strong stats and his serve weakness relative to his height. Now Jeff Sackman has come up with something very strange... Sinners so...
View ArticleSuppose tennis gods ensure Nadal his 21 at WB and he skips RG. Then in your...
Basically who will win RG if Rafael isn't in the draw.
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Just awful umpiring here
And on top of that, the WTA supervisor still mansplains the situation to the player... awful. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1379519191032721409
View ArticleBig 8?
While it's hard to pick the one and only GOAT, do you think it's safe to say P. Gonzalez - Rosewall - Laver - Borg - Sampras - Federer - Nadal - Djokovic are the Undisputed 8 best players in tennis...
View ArticleOld Federer at Wimbledon wasn't weak competition
Yeah, it was post-prime Federer. Yeah, if peak Federer and peak Djokovic played each other four times on grass, the Swiss would probably win three of those matches. But it was still Federer at...
View ArticleHow many chances left?
How many realistic slam winning chances do the Big 3 have left? I’d say: Djokovic: 20 AO 19,20,21,22,23 FO 19,20,21,22,23 W. 19,20,21,22,23 US. 19,20,21,22,23 Nadal: 12 AO 19,20,21 FO. 19,20,21,22 W....
View ArticleDid Nole's forehand peak in late 2007 / Early 2008?
Title is pretty much self-explanatory. I think in 2011 it was really great at times, but I would still peak that period, but post-2011 was it ever as good as it was back then?
View ArticleCan Tennis survive without Star power?
Not just achievements that would qualify as ATG (5-6 slams, a few Masters) but real Star power - like selling out stadiums and pulling TV audiences. In other words life after Big 3 and Serena. I can...
View ArticleNadal
I’m sure everyone has noticed that Nadal has pulled out of Miami the last few years citing back or knee issues. Then a few weeks later he wins everything and goes on to win the French. Why not just be...
View ArticleMost intelligent tennis player ever? (tennis wise)
Who is/was the best at crafting points and implementing the right tactics.
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The number of times Murray stopped a big-3 from winning a slam
Nadal - 1x (USO 2008, would have defeated Federer in the final). Federer - 0x Djokovic - 2x (Wimbledon 2013, US Open 2012). What does this tell us?
View ArticleMonfils’ journey in USO 2019
Probably Monfils’ best slam run. His competition, while not amazing, was good in a few matches. Faced Shapovalov and Berrettini, probably the most motivated to try and go deep I’ve seen him at a slam.
View ArticleFifth set Wimbledon 2008, replace Federer with Sampras in those very same...
The start of the match aside, when they were playing in the fifth set, I felt both were playing more freely, Federer for the first time in a long time felt like he believed, Nadal who was fighting his...
View ArticleRoland Garros reportedly could be moved back one week
Second weekend could be hotter and sunnier than ever.
View ArticleHow many Slams does Fed win with Thiem's slice?
We always hear how Fed's serve or forehand are the foundation of his game. I don't think his slice gets nearly enough credit for how much and how often it got him out of trouble against lesser players...
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