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I agree with most here. The idea Hingis was an overachiever is patently absurd. She was an underachiever given her insane talent if anything, and I am not even a Hingis fan. As for Hewitt, he also isn't an overachiever. Yeah the field in a year like 2002 wasn't great but any top player...

Honestly I would guess no. Literally his only good performance in Australia EVER was 2001, and being it was his only even decent performance there it feels like a bit of a fluke. The bouncy court was not suited to his game, he even felt better and more comfortable on clay than there. Yeah the...

Agassi's best tennis was easily 1995, even though his best results were 1999. The fact Sampras had it so easy with him in 99, which was never true in 95, indicates this as well. 95 he was a bit unlucky, especialy in all 3 slams he lost in (not saying he should have won all 3 or anything)...

We all know Sinner is beyond guaranteed to end the year #1 on the computer. Alcarez has no chance of this. However who will win the Player of Year awards and be the consensus player of year. I think that will be determined by the Year End Championships, should one or the other win it. If...

Yeah but look at this draw, LOL! He was playing well, but not as well as that stat would indicate. Had Johansson not taken out Roddick in the quarters for him I guarantee he has a MUCH tougher time with Roddick, and there is "without losing a set pre final" stat now, he might have beaten...

I think that is the one he probably wins, but even then Hewitt is no gimme for him. 2005 US Open is possible but unlikely since his back went out late in the 3rd set of the final onwards. Hewitt very likely beats him here. 2005 Australian Open is unlikely with on fire Safin who beat Federer...

Krajicek with a losing record vs Rusedski is strange as all heck. That should not be.

I mean in that match he choked in the sense he played far below his level the whole tournament from the first point, and still nearly won. He also played a bad game to lose the match.

Yes but that was only at the very end of his career, and he lost what, 1 or 2 possible slams to Federer at most (still possible he wins 0 more as there isn't a single one he was a near lock for without Federer). It doesn't explain why he didn't achieve more before, relatively speaking that is...

Contrary to what Djokovic fans want to believe not everyone is going to coronate Djokovic as GOAT now that he has the slam record. I am one of many who do not consider him the GOAT, just like Kuerten does not. That said Agassi better than Djokovic is truly laughable, and I was a former...

That is true, but he still should have won before 2001. He choked in all 3 of 1992 finals, 1995 semis, 1998 finals. You could argue he should have won all 3 of those, but atleast 1 or 2 of them. 96 was also a blown opportunity, but I don't know whether he ultimately beats Krajicek this year...

Interesting you don't ask this question for 2010 too, as he had a match point in the 2010 semis. Or maybe it is seen as a foregone conclusion Nadal wins in 2010, but 2011 is more of a tough call?

I put Sampras over Lendl 100%. For starters Lendl's 90 title was only due to Edberg's injury in the final which isn't even debateable, it is plainly obvious to everyone, even Lendl's fans. Both of Sampras's titels were total dominance in both semis and finals, even if he had near escapes...

My way of looking at is Davenport of Australia 2000 is even better than Capriati of Australia 2001, although both were outstanding and excellent winners, and Davenport has played better in Australia many times in not winning than Capriati did in winning Australia 2002. Even if all that...

No. I don't think he will win another major. He is at the age the only direction your form and athleticsm and mind all go is down. In fact he has been at that age for awhile but through combination of sheer will and a p1ss poor field was able to overcome it. He is now at an age it goes much...

You could do the same thread for the women. Graf, Seles, Hingis are clearly the top 3 in order or the other IMO. Despite that she has 1 fewer title I would consider Hingis for #1 since 6 consecutive finals is an incredible feat. It was also ridiculous she managed to lose the 2002 final...

Yes I heard the same things about Anna, and both the Williams sisters spoke very highly of her, and one of them (I forget it it were Venus or Serena) who got irate when told that Gimelstob had called her a b1tch. I think people also underrate her talent. IMO her not winning a singles tournament...

Her forehand was also definitely better than King's, which was just a silly puff of a shot. Wade's forehand was actually a weapon and could hit a lot of winners off it even against top baseline players like Evert, Court, Goolagong, etc...Well not that often against Court as Court's forehand was...

I don't think Agassi would do much or any damage to Federer. On grass, complete nada. He never once beat Sampras at Wimbledon, either since he couldn't reach him, or lost when they met, and I don't see that likely changing with Federer. Hard courts, maybe a bit since in old age he did give...

One thing that really bothers me is some Americans wanting a policy that rape victims can't even have an abortion, even if they determine immediately (very early in the pregnancy) to have one, and must have their babies. King is a pretty different case though. Getting into abortion beliefs is...

I remember Tauziat's book too. The funniest thing to me was her crazy hate on for Julie Halard. I have no idea what the root of that would be. She was a massive homophobe, she hated on Conchita Martinez, Jana Novotna, Gabriela Sabatini, Amelie Mauresmo, and others viciously for being...

Court has a 22-10 lifetime head to head with King. With home country advantage, and grass that plays something closer to a hard court than Wimbledon, she would be the HUGE favorite over King there, no matter what the arrogant King will tell you. The main reason King didn't bother playing was...

Who knows. She probably had a good shot at all 4 although she definitely doesn't win all 4. Australian Open I would favor her to win, even with Goolagong and Evert both playing. It seems she just can't lose there if she is in even decent shape, I honestly think she wins almost all 11 she won...

Even though he obviously wasn't the favorite Wimbledon 2009 really felt like the slam of desinty for Roddick. I felt that even before the final, despite that on paper there was absolutely no reason to think he could even come close to beating Federer who totally owns their match up, had beaten...

As much as I can't stand her, her shrieking, her personality, and most all her ugly, forced looking, one dimensional power baseline game, it is hard to call Sharapova much of an overachiever. When she first burst on the scene, winning Wimbledon at 2004, people predicted a lot more for her than...

Naw I was being very generous. I highly doubt this individual has an IQ even approaching 66 in actuality. Being the kind person I was, I was going out of my way to be generous to the mentally challenged.

This thread is a trainwreck of stupidity from the clown crew aka Djokovic fans. Sifting through some of this I think we have: -Murray is this really formidable clay courter, who is a huge win for Djokovic in the 2016 RG final. -2021 RG was one of the best ever versions of Nadal, Djokovic is...

To a degree hypothetical yes, but the evidence still seems much more against it than for it. As even people playing great into their 30s like Navratilova, Connors, Evert, Court, King, Laver, all winning just 1 more slam after their 31st birthday shows. With the only known exception so far...

True, I forgot him. So there is one exception. I still think my point about it being extremely rare for even the all time greats to be contending super strongly for big titles regularly well into their 30s in the 20th century stands though. Who knows maybe given her highly unusual path...

The things Gibson went through are unbelievable, but that is the era of Jackie Robinson, and that the movie The Help is based upon, so no surprise really. Thank god as a society we have come a long way since then. Poor Goolagong, put out 3 great efforts to win a US Open and couldn't win any of...