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Maybe because he is kinda trash on clay. Munar also plays his best on clay and Shelton is a good matchup for him

No Medvedev, Rublev, Khachanov, etc. any of those would have had a good shot at Kyrgios.

Fair, but does WImbledon 2022 really count?

Sampras>Connors>Lendl>Agassi

Semi-intentional because I was debating between the two. Semi-unintentional because I forgot to decide.

Probably a leopard

Was thiem the new Ferrer?

I see your point. Kinda too late to change it though.

Can't really compare playing level because I never really saw them play, but in terms of accomplishment I know Connors has the edge. This is why I voted Connors. He is also one of the longevity GOATs.

That doesn't make them the apex cat predator, they would need to beat all the others in a fight. They are my favorite animals though. Back to tennis, this thread is not supposed to be a precise analysis that relies on numbers, but more just a broader and less nitty-gritty analysis just to see...

I know, and I already admitted I should not have brought that up. Would argue, and not that I accept defeat or anything, but I will drop the conversation for the betterment of this thread. I'm open to discussion anywhere that is meant for that.

Agreed, but Ruud didn’t play Djokovic in USO final, he played Alcaraz. Djoker was at RG 2023

I wouldn’t say he is. I don’t think he’s unstoppable anywhere really, but I don’t think raz can maintain the same level on grass as he has in the past two years

You have a point, but it also seems that edberg had a more successsful career and could trouble other big players more than becker usually did.

Seems like the people he is grouped with have all done similar things. In facct, they were all no. 1 and he wasn't, although he had tougher competition and won more grand slams.

After inspecting all number 1 history in the ATP open era, I have decided to group eras and players into archetypes. To understand the eras, I first need to categorize players. Below are the types of players which I named after animals for a useful metaphor: 1. Dominant Lion: Superior to most...

Gotta be USO 2022 for Alcaraz. Doesn't get much harder than that. Baez 1r, Coria 2r, Brooksby 3r, Cilic 4r, Sinner qtrs, Tiafoe semis, Ruud final, Just look at the seeds. Prime federer would have been shaking in his boots.;););) 1. Daniil Medvedev (fourth round) 2. Rafael Nadal (fourth...

I was there. Said something about Laver winning RG too, didn't she?

I'll never hear the end of that. I will see it over and over again in my nightmares. And people will continue to pmo on ttw by mentioning it.

Agreed. I do respect Novak, and should not have brought that up.

What did I say about the masters 1000? According to the poll 68.7% of you said he'd never win a masters 1000? Hopefully we were wrong about other things too. It would be nice to see him win a gs. He's got every level now except that.

Same order here.

Ruud is not the favorite to win, but he is the most likely to make the final. I'd put him maybe at 3rd to win the title and I'd give him a 50% chance to make the final give or take.

Chill Kyrgios.

Ruud again

I have so many things I could say about that, but I don't want to make it one of those threads.

Not trying to take anything away from medvedev. he did what he had to do to win which can often be harder against a "wounded bear" so to speak which is often harder than playing a healthy player. Nor am I trying to say that Medvedev is a bad player on grass or otherwise. I do indeed agree that...

He was sick. Also, there are no players of late who are great on grass. Sure, alcaraz has displayed some high quality tennis in the past two years at wimbledon, but in reality how likely is he to produce that level again. Sinner is adapting to the surface, and who do you expect to beat him this...

Obviously, titles are important and are a solid way of measuring accomplishment, but if somebody claimed that Michael Chang for example was a better player than someone like Alexander Zverev because Zverev doesn't have a grand slam, they would be wrong. The reason @ScentOfDefeat has a valid...

Sinner will win. Draper has a shot at the final, but he will get maybe three grand slams max, and I don't see any coming this year, although I would not be surprised if he wins the USO. May seem weird because Sinner is better at the uso than wimbledon, but I have a feeling in my gut and I gotta...