Novak is the one I fear the most, thus I would put him as the favorite to win WB.
Hi Sport, your confidence in Djokovic is logical, he is the number one player in the world, but when I think about Djokovic in the last few months I see a lot of mediocre play (mediocre for him, I mean) interspersed with some very high quality play and I just feel uncertain of what his actual level is. He seems inconsistent. What do you think about that?
Last I checked Federer doesn't have any deficiency on grass. If anything, it's his best surface (grass or indoor? you tell me).
Nadal couldn't make a single QF from 2012-17, makes one SF and all of a sudden he's second favourite
. I would barely put him above Tsitsipas and del Potro, let alone Federer
His game has changed, though. Now he has a bigger serve and flatter strokes. I've said for a while that his clay game would drop and grass game would improve because of it, and I was right about the clay part. I'm convinced last year's SF was not an outlier performance like Fed's RG SF, because of the changes in his game and his ability to beat powerful servers on grass (Federer didn't really face anyone of Delpo's caliber at RG19; the closest would be a 34-y/o Stan). Pre-2018 Nadal would have been blown off the court by zoning Delpo, or even by a big server like Vesely in the 4R.Nadal couldn't make a single QF from 2012-17, makes one SF and all of a sudden he's second favourite
Age and recovery.
QF, 15-13 in the 5th to the finalist.
You've justified your opinion so it's all good, but I can't agree with the bold. Stan is a former champion and finalist and was playing close to his best, just like del Potro. Nadal's game changed but he faced no one of note in the first week, don't even try and mention Vesely who has a career high of like 50. Nadal did well last year because of his draw, the heat and even then only just got by del Potro. I cannot disregard SEVEN whole years of mediocrity just because of one SF run.
Thiem? Has he ever done anything at Wimbledon? Also why are people putting Rafa over novak?
He was a point away from a straight sets win in under two hours, with Isner waiting in the SF and Nadal-Djokovic killing themselves in the other. He takes that point and you'd think he is in the final and then it'd probably be an exhausted opponent. He was top 4/5 on clay this year, no way he isn't top 2 favourites on grass.
Good lord dont put this out in the universe
That is an interesting analysis. But I remember very well that Djokovic also looked subpar at RG 2018 and then raised his level at WB 2018. So his clay performance is not always an indicative of his performance at Wimbledon. We will see anyway. Federer and Djokovic are the two biggest favorites. Nadal will probably be seeded #3, which means he will have to face either Federer or Djokovic in the SF (if he reaches the SF).
Wait why is Rafa #3? I know Wim has bonus points but he made SF last year
Depends on whether Fed wins Halle or not. If Fed wins Halle, he will be seeded #2.
Thanks
I can't recognize you by your avatar anymore...
Clay should have been the hardest for an old player, no?
Well re recovery he has a point. I'd rather Fedr skip Halle.
Good point. It's hard enough for a 27 year old player to play full clay/grass seasons back to back, let alone Fedr.
I believe 2017 and 2018 were both great showings by Rafa, just faced a zoning opponent earlier and on slightly faster grass. Let's wait and see how it all plays out.
This is so wholesome
