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  1. Rickenbacker4003

    Worse Loss?

    Med was worse. He's the best player on tour at least the last 3-4 months and on his favorite surface. He had 3 virtual match points at 2-3 in the third. Tsitsipas was playing a guy who just beat Nadal in his backyard the round prior. I believe Novak was the favorite in the final.
  2. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    I'm sorry, but when you're parked behind the 'Melbourne' sign on the ground you're passive. And that's fine, he can run balls down. But for 3 straight sets of Nadal unleashed it's hard, even for him.
  3. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    To me, when I sum up Nadal's comeback and how it worked for him there's a number of things that had to go right for him and Med on the other side had a big part in it. What I saw from Nadal in the first 2 sets was a guy who respected Med too much. He began playing too tactical. He was...
  4. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    If Nadal gets broken at 2-3, 0-40 and loses it from there in straights you could make the argument Nadal played worse.
  5. Rickenbacker4003

    What would Djokovic be thinking right now

    Not true, Andrew Rublev admitted he didn’t take the clot shot.
  6. Rickenbacker4003

    What would Djokovic be thinking right now

    No, the Australian government did. 26 unvaccinated players were entered in the tournament.
  7. Rickenbacker4003

    med thinking of skipping french and wimbledon

    He’s harmless on clay and grass like Osaka. No big deal if he skips it. Which he won’t because he’s emotional and saying silly stuff.
  8. Rickenbacker4003

    What would Djokovic be thinking right now

    It’s funny because he had no intention of going down under anyway. They offered him a “special exemption” and invited him to play. Before his plane even touched down they told him to turn around. This whole thing was a farce and political theater from its inception. Mind you, im a Nadal fan and...
  9. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    He didn’t fake anything, he presented all the documents to the Australian courts and the judges ruled to release him and let him play. But Dictator Dan couldn’t lose face so he took things into his own hands and sent him home based on absolutely nothing other than and I quote “Djokovic playing...
  10. Rickenbacker4003

    What would Djokovic be thinking right now

    He doesn’t need to get vaccinated. It’s his choice and he already has anti bodies. No government has the right to coerce people to take an experimental shot with serious adverse effects like myocarditis and heart attack
  11. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    He didn’t lie. He presented all the evidence to the Australian courts and he was released and free to play. Dictator Dan wanted to use him as a symbol of what they do to people who don’t comply to their tyrannical government. If you don’t comply, you see what we did to Novak? This was pure...
  12. Rickenbacker4003

    Nadal's chances of winning?

    This thread and the comments in it are a complete fail.
  13. Rickenbacker4003

    Daniil Medvedev says the kid in him "stopped dreaming" after what he experienced today with the crowd.

    It was a tense and exciting final. But their levels were far from their best. Nadal basically won this match on his second serve and will to win. Med hit too many awful drop shots and volleys to count. His shot selection was also so terrible that I scratch my head at people saying he’s a chess...
  14. Rickenbacker4003

    Daniil Medvedev says the kid in him "stopped dreaming" after what he experienced today with the crowd.

    If anything he gained more. He gained me and few others who like bodily autonomy and are against totalitarian big government
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    Daniil Medvedev says the kid in him "stopped dreaming" after what he experienced today with the crowd.

    Marat Safin was liked everywhere. It helped that he had a nicer looking game and had a casual personality. But when he broke on to the scene he was mind blowingly talented (ala Federer). People were enthralled by his personality, his looks and his game. He was Russian only by birth. Everything...
  16. Rickenbacker4003

    Predict final slam counts of Nadal and Djokovic.

    I’ll say 23-23. Joker’s body seems to be holding up better, he’s still in his mid 30’s and decline hits people differently.
  17. Rickenbacker4003

    So what are the Next Gen defenders gonna say now?

    Nadal wasn’t steamrolled in the 2nd set, as a matter of fact he should’ve won this in 4 sets if he had a first serve today. He won this match solely on his second serve, heart and experience
  18. Rickenbacker4003

    So what are the Next Gen defenders gonna say now?

    This was like watching Brady beat Mahomes.
  19. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    Say what you want, but Nadal still had to win it and beat 7 players to achieve this title. He could’ve lost to Shapo or today. But he still went and got it. Doubts will always arise. Joker lost to Med a few months ago. So he had his chance and blew it. While what the Australian government did...
  20. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    That may feel great in the moment, but that’s something he would never live down for the rest of his life.
  21. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    Nadal was pretty awful in this match too, but he rose up to the occasion and played his heart out. He won this match on his second serve. Gives new meaning to the saying “you’re only as good as your second serve.”
  22. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    Jimmy Connors summed up Rafa the best and most basic way. When someone asked him who he would pick if one player had to play for his life. He said “gimme Nadal.”. When asked why he said “because he plays like he’s broke.”
  23. Rickenbacker4003

    21-20-20 : What next?

    I can see 22 in June. But I also can see Djoko get 21 in Wimbledon. Fed is gonna be left behind and possibly by quite a handful of slams. Nadal is still squeezing out a couple and Joker definitely has handful remaining as well
  24. Rickenbacker4003

    21-20-20 : What next?

    That changes on a weekly basis. UK, Denmark, Sweden lifted their stupid mandates. FO is 5 months away.
  25. Rickenbacker4003

    As a Djokovic fan, I find myself very happy and proud of Nadal today

    Agreed, at the end of the day it’s difficult to have hard feelings amongst any of the big three. These guys took tennis to heights we won’t see again. We won’t see 3 men in the same generation win 20 slams each again in our lifetime. Rafa deserved that career double grand slam. He was knocking...
  26. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    I think some Nadal fans would have traded at least one of those 13 FO’s for one more AO title to get that double career grand slam. It had eluded him since 2012. Better late than never. It also puts him at 90 career titles on the dot. Today was a day of redemption for Rafa.
  27. Rickenbacker4003

    Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

    Well 6 others played him before and all failed. Med beat 34 year old Novak on hardcourt in New York. So your argument fails, but we get you’re upset because Nadal won
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