Cincinnati - the real Slam

Chopin · Aug 22, 2015

Wait for it...

stringertom · Aug 23, 2015

This thread would be blowing up if it was in PMR...code violation, mr sureshs!

Allez Rogi!

tennis_pro · Aug 23, 2015

Federer never really cared all that much about Cincinnati (at least not more than any other MS tournament) until this thread was created. Thank you, sureshs, good job.

The_18th_Slam · Aug 23, 2015

Great thread, will read again. And again. And again.

HipRotation · Aug 23, 2015

The Legend Never Dies.

Carsomyr · Aug 23, 2015

Federer pre-sureshs at The Real Slam: 2-6 in title tries.

Poast-sureshs? 5-2.

Coincidence?

Dedans Penthouse · Aug 23, 2015

sureshs said:
Today's semifinals feature the top 4 players. Unlike the last 2 "Slams". I contend that whoever wins here is the real #1 and the GOAT. I have a feeling it won't be the guy with the elegant strokes.

Whether bee el oh double-you es or just plain "blows," one thing's for certain:

this thread blows.

stringertom · Aug 23, 2015

tennis_pro said:
Federer never really cared all that much about Cincinnati (at least not more than any other MS tournament) until this thread was created. Thank you, sureshs, good job.

Yes, the need to rejoice in the sureshsian vortex and thus achieve such greatness only became apparent as a result of Poobian pretzel logic. thank you mr sureshs!

stringertom · Aug 23, 2015

Dedans Penthouse said:
Whether bee el oh double-you es or just plain "blows," one thing's for certain:

this thread blows.

Hint...stay upwind of OP!

sbengte · Aug 23, 2015

sureshs said:
Today's semifinals feature the top 4 players. Unlike the last 2 "Slams". I contend that whoever wins here is the real #1 and the GOAT. I have a feeling it won't be the guy with the elegant strokes.

Trolololol...the thread that keeps on giving 6 years later....

zagor · Aug 23, 2015

2 before, 5 since. If you need proof Fed reads TW, this is it, glorious thread.

nguyentuanson16792 · Aug 23, 2015

so it won be the guy with the elegant strokes again?

The_18th_Slam · Aug 23, 2015

sureshs said:
Today's semifinals feature the top 4 players. Unlike the last 2 "Slams". I contend that whoever wins here is the real #1 and the GOAT. I have a feeling it won't be the guy with the elegant strokes.

I have a feeling your feeling was wrong.

Chopin · Aug 23, 2015

Chopin said:
Wait for it...

D.Nalby12 · Aug 23, 2015

Written on August 2009:

sureshs said:
Fact is, Fed is up against 3 players who have all beaten him in the past, and who share the attribute of not having too much love for him. Quite different from a Roddick or Del Potro or Haas or Soderling who lose a match to him before the first serve is struck. This is his real test as a champion.

August 2015:

Federer def. Murray 6-4 7-6
Federer def. Djokovic 7-6 6-3.
Real Slam winner - Federer (For 5th time)

Fail Level: Out of this World.

THE FIGHTER · Aug 24, 2015

Tennis_Hands said:
Because, when you are a defending champion everybody is gearing up towards taking you down. Everybody is playing with that extra motivation against you.

Defending means that you met the challengers and defeated them, when you were in the center of the things and there was a target on your forehead. The alpha male.

Hitting when flying under the radar (i.e. when nobody expects you to do so well) can be attributed partly to the surprise element. There is no surprise element when you are the defending champ.

Of course that nothing disappears form the statistics! Why would you even say that, when it is obvious?

Well, that, but more importantly a player is defending points when attempting a title defense.

If the title is not defended, his ranking points go down. Thats why commentators, players, et al use verbiage like, "no/very little/a lot of points to defend"

sbengte · Aug 24, 2015

OP, you are required to report at this thread immediately.

jelle v · Aug 24, 2015

I could not help but to think of this thread when I was watching the final...

On top of that he beat Djokovic and Murray, the #1 and #2 of the world at that time.. LOL!!

Mainad · Aug 24, 2015

jelle v said:
I could not help but to think of this thread when I was watching the final...

On top of that he beat Djokovic and Murray, the #1 and #2 of the world at that time.. LOL!!

Apparently, it was the first time he did this to win a tournament!

D.Nalby12 · Aug 24, 2015

Can we officially call him as GOATreshs now? I mean five times since that …

flyinghippos101 · Aug 24, 2015

Wimbledon? Chump Tournament. US Open? Fake Mickey Mouse Chinese knock-off of Cincinnati. The REAL slam STILL reigns supreme!

falstaff78 · Sep 8, 2015

My tribute to this genius thread

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/which-goat-thread-is-goater.543206/

Frost5541 · Feb 13, 2016

FD3S said:
Don't think that's how it works there, champ.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! you called him a champ!

stringertom · Apr 1, 2016

beernutz said:
Nadal is tainted by the fact that Joker handed him his arse then subsequently got HIS arse handed to him by Fed.

I'm curious, is sureshs Hindi for dingleberry?

Sureshs is Hindi for what dingleberry clings on.

sbengte · Apr 1, 2016

suresh literally means King of the Gods i.e GOATherd of the GOATs.

gn · Aug 12, 2016

sureshs said:
Fact is, Fed is up against 3 players who have all beaten him in the past, and who share the attribute of not having too much love for him. Quite different from a Roddick or Del Potro or Haas or Soderling who lose a match to him before the first serve is struck. This is his real test as a champion.

How wrong it turned out to be!

gn · Aug 12, 2016

I, hereby, had the privelege to bump this legendary thread made by The King of Top Spin.

stringertom · Aug 13, 2016

Mods...please move this classic to Pro Match Results for proper discussion this week.

@mikeler

stringertom · Aug 13, 2016

gnana prakash said:
I, hereby, had the privelege to bump this legendary thread made by The King of Top Spin.

King of Bottom Spray.

TennisLovaLova · Aug 13, 2016

Federer is the greatest.

stringertom · Aug 14, 2016

TennisLovaLova said:
Federer is the greatest.

OP is Smootherer, the guy with the elegant strokes. Right, @r2473 ???

Red Rick · Aug 18, 2016

OP is underrated

octobrina10 · Aug 18, 2016

Only three players have achieved the Summer Slam that includes the Real Slam. One of them is:

stringertom · Aug 18, 2016

Red Rick said:
OP is underrated

SCTA will bump him to 4.5 next season!

Frost5541 · Aug 18, 2016

stringertom said:
SCTA will bump him to 4.5 next season!

4.5??????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*crazy Mr. Krabs laugh* arrarrarrarrarr! (laughs)

Krish872007 · Sep 13, 2016

The gift that keeps on giving

GOATing Cilic flukes another Slam.

Zebrev · Dec 21, 2016

Can someone explain the joke here. What is the significance of "the real slam" and what is "the gift that keeps on giving"?

Krish872007 · Dec 21, 2016

Zebrev said:
Can someone explain the joke here. What is the significance of "the real slam" and what is "the gift that keeps on giving"?

Read the first 7 pages or so - if that doesn't clear things up, then I'm afraid we cannot help you.

Now bow to the wisdom of sureshs.

mike danny · Dec 21, 2016

Zebrev said:
Can someone explain the joke here. What is the significance of "the real slam" and what is "the gift that keeps on giving"?

I don't know about the latter, but with regards to "the real slam", Sureshs had pointed out that at that time the semis were occupied by the Big 4, thus labeling it the real slam and that there was no way Fed was going to win the event in that scenarion.

Of course 2 days later, a huge egg was thrown on his face as Fed steamrolled through Murray and Djoker in the semis and final.

Since then, Cincy has been labeled the Real Slam, further evidence that Fed is GOAT

HipRotation · Dec 21, 2016

Zebrev said:
Can someone explain the joke here. What is the significance of "the real slam" and what is "the gift that keeps on giving"?

mike danny said:
I don't know about the latter, but with regards to "the real slam", Sureshs had pointed out that at that time the semis were occupied by the Big 4, thus labeling it the real slam and that there was no way Fed was going to win the event in that scenarion.

Of course 2 days later, a huge egg was thrown on his face as Fed steamrolled through Murray and Djoker in the semis and final.

Since then, Cincy has been labeled the Real Slam, further evidence that Fed is GOAT

It also stems from the fact that Federer had won the pervious two Slams without facing any of the Big 4 and had lost the last 4 matches to Murray and 2 to Djokovic. So Sureshs took the plunge and declared Cincinnati to be the "Real Slam" as in his mind it would be the actual test of ability compared to the weak draws of pervious slams.

Deleted member 733170 · Dec 21, 2016

HipRotation said:
It also stems from the fact that Federer had won the pervious two Slams without facing any of the Big 4 and had lost the last 4 matches to Murray and 2 to Djokovic. So Sureshs took the plunge and declared Cincinnati to be the "Real Slam" as in his mind it would be the actual test of ability compared to the weak draws of pervious slams.

"So Sureshs took the plunge..." lol

And to finish the fairytale Roger has been trolling Sureshs ever since...

mike danny · Dec 21, 2016

HipRotation said:
It also stems from the fact that Federer had won the pervious two Slams without facing any of the Big 4 and had lost the last 4 matches to Murray and 2 to Djokovic. So Sureshs took the plunge and declared Cincinnati to be the "Real Slam" as in his mind it would be the actual test of ability compared to the weak draws of pervious slams.

It wouldn't have mattered anyway. Fed beat the real in form players at those slams.

I actually believe Fed would have had an easier time with Djoker at RG than with Delpo and an easier time with Murray at Wimb than with Roddick.

And he proved that by straight setting Djoker in their only slam match that year.

Vish13 · Dec 21, 2016

Mainad said:
Apparently, it was the first time he did this to win a tournament!

You have to be seeded at least number 3 or below to do it. Didn't happen very often in Fed's career.

QuentinFederer · Jan 27, 2017

On Sunday we will witness the real slam.

Sentinel · Jan 27, 2017

QuentinFederer said:
On Sunday we will witness the real slam.

Has Suresh given his approval.

Methinks he will only approve if Nadal wins, which is most likely, but still he wants to just be certain he doesn't do a repeat of the Cinci fiasco.

Rusty Shackleford · Jan 27, 2017

Sentinel said:
Has Suresh given his approval.

Methinks he will only approve if Nadal wins, which is most likely, but still he wants to just be certain he doesn't do a repeat of the Cinci fiasco.

Apoobal is incoming.

stringertom · Jan 28, 2017

Rusty Shackleford said:
Apoobal is incoming.

With the apoobal, we also must receive his prediction that "the guy with the elegant strokes won't win".

TennisLovaLova · Jan 28, 2017

D

stringertom said:
With the apoobal, we also must receive his prediction that "the guy with the elegant strokes won't win".

ederer is already the Goat

RFGOAT1992 · Jan 29, 2017

can this thread die already? lol

stringertom · Jan 29, 2017

RFGOAT1992 said:
can this thread die already? lol

Blasphemerer!

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