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I mostly agree with this. The only issue I have with 2011 is the end of his season. Bagelled by Nishikori in Basel and some very ugly matches against Tsonga and Ferrer in indoors, including a RR exit in London and a breadstick against Ferrer. Also withdrew against Delpo in Davis Cup. 2011 is...

Depends on how you define "at their worst". Let's say the worst season during prime years. It wouldn't be pertinent to analyze 2005 Djokovic or Federer 2021 for instance. Worst prime season of the big-3 if we look at the Year-end Ranking : Djokovic: 2017 (12) Federer: 2016 (16) Nadal: 2016 (9)...

Criteria changed since 2021. All of a sudden it's all about styles, grace and popularity. Numbers don't matter anymore.

Can I buy it? I have $107,483 on my account. :D

These H2H are not representative nor relevant for 2024. Alcaraz was 17 when Nadal beat him. He got a wildcard and if I remember correctly it was his first appearance in a Masters1000. The IW match was played in a hurricane. Awful quality all along. The 3 matches against Sinner were on clay...

Peak Nadal at RG is better than anyone, I wouldn't dispute that, but peak Djokovic at AO is close second. 10 AO could be 11 or even 12 in the end. Peak, healthy Djokovic only lost 1 match in Australia for me. 2014 vs Wawrinka. Still his only true loss there in my opinion. It wouldn't be fair to...

That's fine. Good thing is how Nole fans can laugh at AO22 now. All the fake news, slanders and defamation makers were exposed and schooled. And it made the player more determined and thirtsty than ever. Part of us will always see Hawke's final decision as an injustice (given that judge A...

What the hell are you talking about? You still think all those fake news were true? You obviously missed several important chapters. Isn't this thread about 2023 anyway? What was the problem with Australia 2023? He didn't fail. He came back, won and stated it was the biggest win of his career...

He won 3 in 2015 and 2 in 2016, though. Can't see him winning 3 again in 2024, anyway. 1 or 2 is more likely. I am fine with it. He has the record, any additional Slam and week at No1 is bonus since RG2023.

That ATP cup match vs Demon in 2020 was great. I remember watching the first 2 sets live, the level was insane. Is McDonald on the entry list of Brisbane? Imagine Nadal's very first match is against him... Who would have the lower odd?

Nole absolutely destroyed him in their most 2 important encounters this year. Straight sets in Wimbledon semifinal, blood bath in the WTF Finals... These 2 matches were never close. Not saying that Sinner's 2 wins don't count, but come on. we've seen twice what happens in big major events...

Top-4 seeds will be Rune, Dimitrov, Shelton and Murray. Average field for a 250... Rune hardly ever won 2 consecutive matches in outdoor conditions. Shelton loses in R1 of 9 out of 10 BO3 tournaments. So, only threat should be Dimitrov, really. If this era is as weak as some TTW's posters claim...

That most of TTW's posters are head cases?

I have so many interrogations right now, I bet Djokovic himself doesn't have the answers. Is the YE-#1 still a big goal for him? He has been giving contradictory speeches lately. After USO, he basically said I don't care, Alcaraz can have it. He skipped the entire Asia swing as if he refused to...

If Djokovic's 2020-2023 Slams are inflated then you could use the same argument for all of Federer's 2003-2007 Slams. Nadal was a non-issue off clay until 2008 and Djokovic was still a rookie. Agassi-Roddick-Hewitt-Safin were already half retired or past prime. His main competition was guys...

He has less Grand Slams titles on hard courts than.... Djokovic, Federer, Sampras, Emerson, Tilden, Sears and Larned. Same numbers as Rosewall, Connors and Agassi. The list of Major titles on Hard courts gets even larger if we add the ATP Finals. He is still a solid top-8 on hard courts but he...

Because there are 3 surfaces in tennis. 4 if you separate Indoors and outdoors hard courts. Djokovic is the goat of both indoors and outdoors hard courts. So he is the HC goat, period... Hard courts are factually the most important surfaces today (9 out of 14 Slams/Masters). Federer is still the...

Toni knew it in Wimbledon 2005 when he watched Djokovic destroying Nadal's buddy Monaco on court 18. https://www.givemesport.com/1353782-toni-nadal-recalls-his-reaction-to-seeing-17yearold-novak-djokovic-for-the-first-time/ More seriously, I think Wimbledon 2019... It was 20-18-16 but I knew...

The lack of tramlines makes it unwatchable for me. jmo

Probably not, but we never know. I am not one who believes draws are rigged. So if Nadal is indeed playing the AO, there is still one chance they could play in Round 1 or 2. Same in USO. Very unlikely outside of AO and USO. Nadal may play Brisbane while Djokovic plays ATP Cup. I doubt Djokovic...

Let's forget about 250 and 500. 14 Majors, 4 on clay. That's 28.5%. 33.3% (5/15) if we include Paris 2024. But in any other year it's 28%. 53 of their 59 matches were in a Slam, WTF or a M1000 (the other 6 are Queens, Davis Cup, ATP Cup, Doha and Beijing twice) 27 of these 53 matches were on...

Seriously? You really comparing a Grand Slam final between 2 Goats and a freaking Piquette Cup match? lol Djokovic didn't choke. The match points were on Sinner's serve and he played great points to save them. No regrets here. Federer served for the match and made 3 big unforced errors at...

Yeah, it's unwatchable with these small courts and this color. And the format sucks. I gladly skip it

Nothing changed, it's still Djokovic #1 and then Sinner/Alcaraz/Medvedev are a new top-3 behind him. I still wouldn't trust Sinner on outdoor HC. His case on outdoor isn't as bad as Rune's but he still needs to prove himself. He lost twice against Tsitsipas down under. He barely beat Wawrinka...

My favorite is Djokovic too. (Though I have liked Fedal at times)... I disagree completely about the pathetic era claim. He has a positive H2H against Fedal. He has the biggest number of wins against top-5 and top-10 and it's not even close. He has proved he can beat anyone on any surface in...

Your scenario isn't that far-fetched. I don't think it will happen, but it could. Who knows. But would it be awesome? Depends for who... it still wouldn't change much in the eternal Goat debate. Only a CYGS would put Nadal ahead of Djokovic again... He is WAYYYY too far behind in all the other...

Congrats to Italy. Totally deserved win. As a Nole fan, I'm super glad he lost. This is the best thing that could happen to him for 2024. Hope it teaches him a lesson. Playing this kind of event a week after he wins the USO and again 1 week after he wins WTF, what is he thinking? Go enjoy these...

Zzz, it's the freaking Piqué Cup guys. Nobody cares about this competition anymore since 2019. I only watched a few minutes to see how Nole was playing but I wouldn't have bothered otherwise. 99% of the tennis fans wouldn't even be able to tell us who won the trophy last year or in 2021, that's...

Well, he was close 3 times in 2023. His own choke in the Monaco final was pretty massive as well. 4-1, double break points for 5-1 and he lost 7-5. He beat Sinner and Medvedev in that tournament, and he was far from his top level. In Paris he would have probably won the whole thing if Djokovic...

Lol, Jai Bednall, the australian author of this garbage, quotes Ben Rothenberg in his article. Tells you all you need to know about his credibility. I didn't see anything "arrogant" in Djokovic's interviews. He said he would kick the next gen's asses as long as he can and simply answered to the...