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Until Zverev wins at least 1 Slam, the answer should be Wawrinka

Maybe 1 more title - Monte Carlo was winnable and would have meant titles on almost surfaces. Other than that he pretty much maxed out for the year, no one is infallible every single day of the season - he would have still had his off days and minor injury niggles. I will not comment further on...

I've always maintained that a vast majority of pros take something or the other - it's more a question of individual responses to different stimulants vs. what is on the official banned list (noting that the list has evolved a fair amount over the years...) One thing that has never made sense to...

Yikes. Whether or not the explanation is valid (it sounds plausible enough), it's not a good look at all to have two of the top players in the world embroiled in the world of banned substances / contaminaton. Timing of announcement and suspension was not that inconvenient as it was after all...

He should be regarded in his own unique form, as there aren't too many comparison points given the direction in which the game has gone in the last few years. If anything he has traits of Djokovic (movement off the baseline, switching from offense-defence and good mental strength - but obviously...

On paper, yes. Depends on how they play during the specific tournament. Also depends on the form of other players in the field

On pure stats, absolutely yes. Fed in 2010 looks very impressive with those stats, considering he ran the gauntlet on the rest of the Big 3/4 in succession

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Yes it's pretty impressive, regardless of what people think about the competition today - Sinner has displayed Big 3 like consistency through the season and deservedly finishes with 70+ wins to only 6 losses That said in a direct comparison I am still a fan of Federer's 2010 run as he took out...

En of an era. :(

Most likely outcome is Sinner in 2 to cap off a tremendous breakout season and deservedly end as the world number 1. Pretty exceptional consistency Alcaraz has got him on a few occasions this year but hasn't been able to maintain quite the same consistency. Fully expect 2025 to be another...

He definitely cops quite a bit of flak given his CV, but this year has not gone particularly well for him. After winning his third round match at the US Open he lost 8 of his next 9 matches. Did well to beat Alcaraz yesterday so maybe there's a chance he gets back on track.

Maybe Fritz does have the edge on stats because he hits flat and tries to slap the crap out of every ball when he's on the front foot. His two problems would be accuracy and his tendency to lose balance when pushed off the ball / when he's not in control. Fed / Novak / Nadal could quite easily...

Even that link you shared shows an average forehand speed in excess of 75mph. Where's the 65mph coming from? Looks like it's closer to the backhand side, which would make more sense (60-62mph) And that's from a 2016 report, taking into account some of the later years with gradual tailing off in...

Day 2: Alcaraz BU: Zverev

2014-16 was pure madness from what I remember - very entertaining threads, especially in 2016.

Day 1: Sinner BU: Medvedev

Nadal 2010: Lost to Davydenko Doha final Davydenko lost to Federer AO QF Federer lost to Baghdatis Indian Wells R3 Baghdatis lost to Robredo in R4 Robredo lost to Roddick in QF Roddick lost to Ljubicic in the IW final Ljubicic lost to Becker Miami R2 Becker lost to Roddick in Miami R4 Roddick...

The first two themselves could take ages if I read this right... Federer 2007 - lost to Canas in Indian Wells Canas lost immediately to Moya the next round ...who then lost to Ferrer the round after that... ...who lost to Djokovic in QF... ...who then lost to Nadal in the final. Nadal then lost...

Easy peasy for Zverev, shows how good he is in BO3. Shame he's such a massive headcase in the Slams.

R1: Paul BU: Musetti

QF: Berrettini BU: de Minaur

Nice thread. In fact, as of end January 2023, Sinner was 1-19 (5% win rate) against Top 5 ranked opponents! Since then, he has gone 18-8 against the Top 5, for a 69% win rate. 4 of the losses were to Alcaraz

Vienna R2: Musetti BU: Zverev

Slightly late with this, but:

Not untrue. Basically coincided with his body giving up on him this year

Does there have to be a third? Let these guys sweep up the tour and we could finally get one of our biggest hypothetical questions answered: "what would have happened if only 2 of the Big 3 were around?"

Almagro and Ljubicic from the modern era

Probably about the same in terms of recognition - neither of them were shocking announcements by any means Will be interesting to see how Novak approaches it whenever he is ready - that is unlikely to be until 2026 I suspect, depending on how things go over the next 12 months

Vienna R1: Darderi BU: Khachanov Basel R1: Griekspoor BU: Humbert