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Which one-time US Open displayed highest overall level of play?
Thiem.
I voted thiem as well just for the fun of it, the final was boring but he destroyed medwed thoughWhich one-time US Open displayed highest overall level of play?
Thank you, sir.I like your sense of humour.
/threadThiem.
That win against Med was solid, he outgrinded the grinder. His slices in that match worked great.I voted thiem as well just for the fun of it, the final was boring but he destroyed medwed though
Just added something. Everything else seems good.One match performances?
1)Safin 2000 F ~ Thiem 2020 F
2)Roddick 2003 F
3)Del Potro 2009 SF
4)Hewitt 2001 F (and semi too honestly)
5)Cilic 2014 SF
Hard to say for the whole tournament, each had ups and downs.
My man takes the honors.
How can I be this oblivious, thanks for pointing it outJust added something. Everything else seems good.
Yep, this is why I selected Delpo, may be Safin level was high in final but Delpo defeated Murray, Cilic, Rafa, Fed in back to back matches.Just out of interest, only 3 on that list (Del Potro, Murray and Wawrinka) defeated the defending champion.
Yep, this is why I selected Delpo, may be Safin level was high in final but Delpo defeated Murray, Cilic, Rafa, Fed in back to back matches.
Defeated no 3 , no.2 and no.1 seed to win the title.
Last four opponent of Delpo either was or became Us open chpion and he also defeated 5 times defending champion in finals
Yep, this is why I selected Delpo, may be Safin level was high in final but Delpo defeated Murray, Cilic, Rafa, Fed in back to back matches.
Defeated no 3 , no.2 and no.1 seed to win the title.
Last four opponent of Delpo either was or became Us open chpion and he also defeated 5 times defending champion in finals
Yeah I messed up, even then Delpo defeated Cilic, Rafa and fedCilic defeated Murray, who was hurt.
Yeah , you are rightHe didn't play Murray at 2009 USO. His draw was : 1R Monaco, 2R Melzer, 3R Köllerer, 4R Ferrero, QTR Cilic, SF Nadal, F Federer so he beat the 5 times defending champion, 2 future champions (Nadal, Cilic) and a former finalist (Ferrero).
Just because he won the tournament doesn't mean that was his highest level. It was easily the worst of his 3 slam winning runs.Stan, his highest level is unmatched.
People here forget how Fed was riding high into that final. He had straight set Djokovic and had slam record bravado...
People here forget how Fed was riding high into that final. He had straight set Djokovic and had slam record bravado...
still think Djokovic would have beaten Del Potro, likely in four sets.
And people are forgetting how good Thiem was before Finals.
Didn't beat Murray? Not good enough, then.He didn't play Murray at 2009 USO. His draw was : 1R Monaco, 2R Melzer, 3R Köllerer, 4R Ferrero, QTR Cilic, SF Nadal, F Federer so he beat the 5 times defending champion, 2 future champions (Nadal, Cilic) and a former finalist (Ferrero).
SafinWhich one-time US Open displayed highest overall level of play?
It will be tough given Del Potro's form but Djokovic is really a nightmare for Del Potro so I won't put it past him.
Djokovic's dismantling of Del Potro in 2018 USO F is really underrated.
One match performances?
1) Safin 2000 F
2) Roddick 2003 F
3) Del Potro 2009 SF
4) Hewitt 2001 F (and semi too honestly)
5) Cilic 2014 SF
Hard to say for the whole tournament, each had ups and downs.
What about Zverev?Just out of interest, 5 out of the 8 on that list (Safin, Hewitt, Del Potro, Murray and Wawrinka) defeated previous champions and 3 (Del Potro, Murray and Wawrinka) defeated the defending champion.
Djokovic was favored in tournament. If I’m not mistaken Fed went into SF Cilic knowing that Kei had ousted Novak already. Did this make him overconfident?Cilic beat Fed who was a heavy favorite
I think if anything, it was the opposite – it made him feel the pressure too much. I think the physical toll of the Monfils match and the mental pressure of knowing he had a likely exhausted and overwhelmed Nishikori waiting in the final resulted in Fed playing an exceptionally passive match, by his standards. Cilic did well to take advantage, but Fed had no sting on his shots that day.Djokovic was favored in tournament. If I’m not mistaken Fed went into SF Cilic knowing that Kei had ousted Novak already. Did this make him overconfident?
Eh. It was great serving and clean, aggressive hitting from the back of the court, but against players who basically did nothing to push him at all. Granted, it's Cilic and he could have easily let that opportunity slip through his fingers, so good on him that he didn't, and it's impressive to maintain that level so comprehensively even when your opponents aren't really doing much, but on the whole I find it hard to judge just how good he would have been if he were going toe-to-toe with a truly great, in-form opponent a la Delpo 2009. Maybe he still would have won, but given his mental woes in basically every other big match he's played, I kind of doubt it. Just my take.Cilic by a big margin. SF/F was probably the highest performance I've ever seen from a non-Big3 player.
Del Potro was in a sticky situation vs Cilic in 2009 until Marin imploded.Eh. It was great serving and clean, aggressive hitting from the back of the court, but against players who basically did nothing to push him at all. Granted, it's Cilic and he could have easily let that opportunity slip through his fingers, so good on him that he didn't, and it's impressive to maintain that level so comprehensively even when your opponents aren't really doing much, but on the whole I find it hard to judge just how good he would have been if he were going toe-to-toe with a truly great, in-form opponent a la Delpo 2009. Maybe he still would have won, but given his mental woes in basically every other big match he's played, I kind of doubt it. Just my take.
Who among that group would be rated higher? Safin for sure, Hewitt for sure, Roddick too. I think you could manage to craft an argument for Cilic but I'd rate Delpo 4th from those guys. The final was a pretty good win despite Fed mugging it up a bit. Both players still put in a reasonably good level of play.I find Delpo really overrated tbh. Should have lost to Fed who threw in his worst serving performance of all time in a slam final.