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I'm confused now b/c I'm not sure; are we talking of an individual effort in a sngle tournament or something more broad? OTTH, I instantly think of "The Longest Day" at the USO back in 1984! All the matches that day went the limit, including the Vet Final of Smith & Newcombe! Lendl barely...

The delusions are real! :sneaky: :giggle::D:-D

It amazes me how people will undermine Novak's win suggesting Roger was past it in the '19 Wimbledon final! If past it, what does that say about the rest of the tour as Federer made that 2019 Final after winning the title in 2017? Roger also inflated Rafa's H2H lead by making another FO SF in...

It's gonna be hard to keep universal interest! The $$'s there w/ plenty of worldwide coverage, but after Novak retires, will they continue "talking tennis?" :unsure: :D:-D

Plenty of ATG's hold a couple records that today's players can't even come close to! Back in the day it seemed like Borg would be the most prolific winner, taking over 82% of his matches! Djokovic is breaking that record today w/ 83.6 winning %! Connors will end up being the ONLY player in...

I saw a You Tube video that zeroed in on draws for the last 20+years where the gambling probabilities of Roger & Novak being on the same 1/2 was astronomical! The fix truly was in! There's no doubt about it! Unfortunately for all concerned Novak was able to overcome all challenges trying to...

For some reason I can still see when this phenomenon took over the tour! I believe it to be a 1982 WCT final in Texas on red clay between Ivan Lendl & Jose Luis Clerc! Very early on Clerc would smack an ACE, then go for the towel! It was ridiculous which is probably why I can recall the instance...

What shouldn't be overlooked is how "too many" of the tournament draws set Novak vs Federer (same 1/2) wanting a final w/ Fedal! Unfortunately for them Djokovic prevailed a lot of those times! It's amazing how many times Novak had to defeat Roger "down under" in the SF, never in the final! FIX...

I've never been a fan of Connors, but have to give him more credit than most due to him winning the USO not only 5 times, but on all 3 surfaces; grass, clay, & HC! :rolleyes:

IMO, every entertainment medium has suffered over the years as OPTIONS; esp. in "The States" are out of control! I never think about it, but to this day I could pretend to come into Chicago as a totally amazed tourist if I wanted even though I've lived here for over 50 years! It's always...

....From very early on I might add! Agassi was just a kid, but sooooo into his advertizing campaign of "image is everything," an instant dislike was established early even though just 16 y.o.! He never got any of that "underdog" fanaticism that you usually see in others! I saw Sampras as the...

I was so looking forward to Novak impressing & aggravating the "hatahs" out there as he speaks Chinese to the crowd after winning his pet event in Bejing! :laughing: :D:-D

There's chaos with Disney/ABC/ESPN due to huge losses in movies that have bombed over the last few years; esp. w/ the P@ndemic in '21! It seems in today's market, a movie needs to make its budget back almost right away and double the revenue to make it worthwhile to be produced! I haven't been...

More than likely, all should be embarrassed & ashamed at what was perpetrated 20+ years ago! We were so desperate to be part of tennis history, we anointed Sampra "The GOAT" w/ 14 Majors & no French Open finals on his resume! He did his best dealing w/ so many clay specialists & past winners out...

That was part of a 7 match winning streak that continued into the AO final of 2012! Novak had another 7 match run around Nadal's down-time; 2015-16! :rolleyes: :D:-D:happydevil:

He almost accomplished the feat in 2015! Played 13 of the 14 big events; in finals of all 13 winning 10 including the YEC! :unsure: :laughing::D:-D:happydevil:

I was flipping channels so not sure what the deal was w/ his daughter! I thought it strange she was so close to the court as the player's box is much further back and around the corner! There seemed to be some confusion! I thought instantly that it was Novak's daughter, but commentator wasn't...

I just don't understand the holdouts trying to fudge the GOAT race! This guy's winning his majors in bunches & even w/ lost participation due to a COVID ban, he still zipped past Fedal in the rec. books! Everything from here on out is gravy and he'll push records that are unachievable by anyne...

The balance must be working for him to win 3 majors in a season 2 of the last 3 yrs. in his mid 30's! He wasn't even able to play AO & USO! He still got to 24 w/ ease! ;)

I don't think Novak has much to worry about! His points are ahead of last season since he acquired 4000 from AO & Wimbledon alone from this season after losing out on them last year! He was in such straits last season he had to play Astana & Tele Viv! He's way ahead of the game and other players...

At this point w/ his deal w/ the Devil, Djokovic has to give up 1 thing to get another! Heaven knows I think winning Paris was more important than another Wimbledon! Now that he got his elusive USO after so many years, he might have to give up his YEC defense to balance it all out! :rolleyes...

Wound up being a better fit for USO since Kobe Bryant name and affect being invoked by Novak! :unsure: :rolleyes::giggle:;)

It's why the experts picked Djokovic The GOAT after he won his 12th Major at 2016 French Open! Winning his record setting 24 Majors, he did it in record time now winning 3 majors 4 times ('11, '15, '21, & '23)! He will put all the major records out of reach; even from someone as talented as...

Martina Navratilova was the same way! Maybe it's a ex-Czech thing! :unsure::rolleyes::giggle:;):happydevil:

Being a child, her parents & coaches must've indoctrinated her to the VICTIM role! It's so easy to pull w/ some young ladies! I just hope it doesn't ruin her internally! :whistle:

She's already gotten on my bad side! Serena and Venus played the victim early and often and I didn't care for it then either! "Grow up little girl!" :whistle: :rolleyes::giggle:;):happydevil:

Either will be tough! These are the only players that would concern me if Djokovic! I said back in 2021, Daniil needed to be upset for Novak to complete his CYGS! :sneaky: :unsure:

Well at least like Zverev, the respect was there! Both have said to Novak, "you're the GOAT!" :giggle: ;):sneaky::D:happydevil:

More like "the hammer!" These kids are too arrogant and need to be checked! Alcaraz is about as bad as Nadal alreayd exhorting the masses to cheer for him! :) :rolleyes: :happydevil:

We missed a lot of that oppressive heat this Summer here in Chicago! We had maybe 3 days of 90 degree temps last week! Rain comes and goes to help us out! :sneaky: :D