If Djokovic wins French Open will he win Calendar Grand Slam in 2011?
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NadalAgassi
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He wont win the French Open so it is moot. And no even if he does he still wont. He is much worse on grass than on clay. No way he beats Nadal and Federer on grass in a best of 5.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Djokovic did win 2008 Rome, so he has won a masters series on clay.
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
Grass is his worst surface, and history has shown that winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon back to back is no easy feat...I mean, granted it's now been done 3 years in a row, but that's by just two guys, and we had a near 30 year gap before it! If he wins Wimbledon, we can start talking, but at this stage...no.
RalphDUD
Banned
That's not a good comparison. Are you saying that the grass today is the same during the Sampras era?
Devilito
Hall of Fame
I agree. They sped up the clay and slowed down the grass against an entire field of baseliners. Its closer now than it's ever been. Not a fair comparison at all
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
No, you're right. It's not the same as it used to be, but the extreme changes came about in what...2002? That's a whole a 6 years, and the entire prime of the supposed greatest player of all time that went by without anybody managing to do it.
Nadalfan89
Hall of Fame
Djokovic won a bunch of tournaments on his favourite surface. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. When he starts beating Nadal on clay and Federer on grass, then we can talk.
First...He has to beat nadal on clay, he has the tools, but i'll have to see it to believe it.
Then...he has to win Wimbledon, not exactly his surface, that will be the hardest for him to win.
As long as he stays healthy, i would say he's a shoo in for USO.
But i can't say straight "yes or no" because there are many hurdles ahead and the next is higher than the current.
Then...he has to win Wimbledon, not exactly his surface, that will be the hardest for him to win.
As long as he stays healthy, i would say he's a shoo in for USO.
But i can't say straight "yes or no" because there are many hurdles ahead and the next is higher than the current.
SirGounder
Hall of Fame
Well he'll certainly have a better shot at winning the calendar slam in 2011 than Fed or Nadal. I don't think it's quite a lock yet though.
rodrigoamaral
Hall of Fame
not happenning.. to hard to do in today's day and age..
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Come on, Federer was a great grass courter before the changes, remember when he beat Sampras in 2001? Even in 2003 he won serving and volleying a lot. I say, if the speed of grass at Wimbledon in 2004-2010 was the same as in the 90's Federer would dominate there even more and surely Nadal wouldn't fancy his chances against Federer on a fast grass court.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Lol yea, Fedal is a combined 0 % chance of winning the calendar Slam this season, Djokovic is probably at 1 % at this stage.
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
Probably not. Wimbledon will be the hardest slam to win. Its his weakest surface, and unlike hard court, Nadal is always a beast on it. Im not sure of the math, but its very possible he gets the 3rd seed (unless he really pulls away from Fed), at which point I dont think he could beat both Nadal and Federer.
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