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Also I am injured operating on a single knee. A player playing on a single knee has nothing to lose. At the same time Alcaraz has nothing to win on sunday. If he loses, it is ignominious for him to lose to a player with single knee. If he wins then too it will hardly be a win having come against...

:-D:-D This guy is incorrigible

I have an update to my response based on the draw. If Murray was to play Nadal in rd 1 then knowing that Djokovic waits in rd 2, I would have wanted Murray to win. But now we know that if Nadal is to play Murray, he would have defaeted no 1 Djokovic already and hence in his good enough form to...

Doesnt make a difference to me as anyway no one of them has any chance of going all the way and winning the whole thing, But if it is final, then of course I'll support Nadal.

I always liked him immensely without being his fan. His losses never saddened me but I always felt happy when he won anything. Ultimate fighter who wore his emotions on sleeves. The most likable thing about him is that he never pretended anything or tried anything to be likable to masses. An...

It would be Wimbledon. No because its his strongest surface but because he would have least competition on this. Nowadays very little tennis happens on club levels where youngsters learn tennis. Alcaraz mat also not have played a lot on grass but he can play good enough because of his natural...

Yes, if he doesnt need to play Alcaraz, Sinner enroute.

I am sure there was an official announcement and a tearful farewell.

I recall myself being so confident about Nadal win and being all ready for celebrations.

Going in the AO'14 final, Rafa had won all 12 matches he had played against Wawrinka, without dropping a single set. He had won 26 consecutive sets against him. Just in previous year, 2013, Nadal had defeated Stan 4 times without losing a set. I know Nadal had got injured before that match but...

Noone bends of Ndal at RG. Nadal makes everyone bend.

No match was definitely not a tight one and always had a sense of inevitability. During entire match he looked to be in complete control. All during the match whenever needed Alcaraz increased his level as on all break points. He could have broken Z more but really didn't even try. Went for...

The way Carlos manhandled Zverev today, I can't see Med doing any damage to him. Med can't keep running aruond to get to angled and short balls that Alcaraz throws.

I developed an instant liking for his game when I watched him just for 5 mins. Now I look at the schedule to see when his game is planned. Wouldnt have done ever for a player not in top 20-30 or it is a final/semi final. His game and personality has a freshness about him. Hooked on to his game...

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This is so wrong. Alcaraz performance is what brought me here after a hiatus of months.

Then you ask just that question without bring Nadal and Alcaraz in your questions. When you bring the name of the players, you bring the context. For #1 Nadal had to compete with peakest version of Federer. For no. 1 Alcaraz had to compete with you know who - Ruud. This doesnt make any sense at all.

Remove secomd serve ?? That will also make game faster.

@mods can you pls edit the thread title ? It should read "Alcaraz - Sinner match showed why big serve is to be killed to keep Tennis interesting"

We wouldn't have seen what we saw yday if one of these guys was big server. End goal of any sport to make it interesting and entertaining for the audience. Rest of the things are secondary. Accept that rallies are entertaining and serves are boring. << I mean Why big serve is to be killed >>

One of the greatest matches I have ever seen. Rarely I remain so hooked to a match that doesn't have a player named Rafa in it. It was just impossible to go away for a single point. Stupid to suggest someone choked. One had to lose of two. Sinner pulled himself back from the brink in set 2 and...

OP says he was after big 4 and 4th member of big 4 - Murray is just at 3. I don't think Delpo would have got more than 2-3. The way he surrendered to Djokovic in USO 2018 final open my eyes to the over the top hype around him. He may have got better results than what he got but noway he was in...

This is what happens when you are not match-hardened and not used to the grind it takes to be a champion. Though I was rooting for Kyrgios to win as my love for Nadal is more than the dislike for Kyrgios, but I would say if he had won it would have been very unfair to players who put heart and...

I feel against Sinner he was in trouble in 2nd set. Agree for rest of the encounters.

Looks like ppl haven't learnt anything form so public trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case. You cant decide anything on the charges of one person. You cant destroy career and life of a person just because partner of that person feel being wronged. Take all the actions once court decides but...

just a disgusting self absorbed attention seeking brat

we surely need an opinion from some one as neutral as @vive le beau jeu ! on Nadal's matters.

Remove HC, Clay and Grass, me and Federer have same number of tennis titles.

not happening on Chatrier

I agree. He wouldn't care much about ranking. But one reason which still makes rankings important is draw at majors. With a lower ranking his projected path to title going to be pretty difficult.