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I literally can't think of anyone beyond Novak and even he will be dead tired by the team he actually meets Sinner

I have been hearing on these forums that anything without an Aero-style throat and a variable-width beam has become obsolete in the “modern game” (i.e. slower surfaces, high spin, and crappy balls), so I thought it might be fun to predict how far the player’s frame (defined here as a racquet...

Not going to lie, I did not appreciate that my boy Ruud had to settle for second place for the umpteenth time... :X3: But still what an accomplishment for Sinner, especially this early in his career. And a nice coincidence that he completed the set in his country of all places. The number 1...

Novak Djokovic beat Alex Zverev 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the US Open semi-final, 2021 on hard court Djokovic, who’d won the other three Slams earlier in the year, would go onto lose the final to Daniil Medvedev. Zverev had recently won the Olympics (beating Djokovic en route) and Canada...

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2012 on hard court Djokovic would go onto defend his title, beating Rafael Nadal in the final. The two had played the final the previous year and would play it again the following year, with Djokovic...

Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2026 on hard court Djokovic would go onto lose the final to Carlos Alcaraz in his record extending 11th final at the event. Sinner was the double defending champion Djokovic won 140 points, Sinner 152...

One of the greatest clay-court battles in tennis history. Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic in the epic 2009 Madrid Masters semifinal — a match that lasted over 4 hours and pushed both players to their absolute limits. It also stands as the longest best-of-three-set match in Masters 1000 history...

Who will win Indian Wells this year?

Great tribute video of several peaks in games we’ve seen in the “modern era” (more like late OE - XXIth cent) basically focusing on Big 3, Sincaraz and contemporaries. It takes both, beatings and tight matches accompanied by some basic stats. There’s some missing because it’s quite short, just...

For all the nostalgics who have time to kill... A compilation of the most stunning points from the Big 3! One hour each of Nadal, Djokovic and Federer.

Hey everyone - quick question for tennis fans I’m working with a few pro tennis players on a new way for fans to engage with their favourite athletes (beyond just following on social). Before we go further, I’m running a short anonymous survey to get honest fan input. If you have 2–3 minutes...

What do you all prefer between Djokovic winning the AO final on Sunday and retiring on spot or him losing the match and keep playing for the next 2 years? Vote.

Correction: Grand Slam finals A moment of appreciation for the legends of the game as unexpectedly after today they are still without company in this regard. :p

What gave him the edge?

Watch from the timestamp here, this journalist (definitely unintentionally) ended up throwing an insult at Novak by saying that he was 'chasing' Carlos & Sinner. Up until that question, Djokovic's level was nothing special at this year's AO, struggled against BVDZ, was 0-2 down against Musetti...

Obviously a lot can happen still and both face great opponent but the odds are in favor of a Djokovic-Sinner match in the semifinals. Jannik has dominated the recent H2H in rare fashion and might prove once again a semifinal mountain to big to climb. Last year the only difficult match for the...

Novak has obviously been the most consistent of the Big3 across the three surfaces, winning 54.2% of total points over his long career on the 'weakest' surface clay. 54.3% on grass and 54.7% on HC complete the mix. Federer achieved 53.5% on it, while getting 54.3% on HC and 54.6% on grass...

Every time I sign in, there's always a threads spamming about how Djokovic is evil, using anything, any article no matter how old it is to justify it when in reality the moralising is performative, it's about Djokovic winning the most slams and beating Federer and Nadal. Djokovic has made...

About 6 minutes in for him talking about coaching Djokovic. About 39 minutes in for when he starts talking about playing the big 3, with some interesting tactical details about playing Federer and what Federer changed as he got older, Djokovic's slice, and the difference in Nadal's serve on...

This is just a rough, relative overview on how much they were winning over what rally length, courtesy of Tennis Abstract. Sample sizes and quality differs a bit, with Nadal having surprisingly few fully charted matches, which might work against him. See the low absolute number of points...

obviously, Djokovic could still win a 25th, but realistically, it isn't likely, do you think that if Wimbledon was not cancelled for the pandemic In 2020, that Djokovic could have gotten to 25 slams?

As a newer tennis fan, just getting into tennis, I am wondering how you guys think Alcaraz and Sinner would fair against some of these single or few times slam winners who were outshined by Murray and the big 3.

I guess most of you guys here were around to watch the Djokovic vs Nadal final in Rome 2011. It was an epic battle even though it was a straight sets victory for Djokovic and the level was ridiculous. But how does it compare to the 2025 Rome finalists Alcaraz's and Sinner's level? Obviously the...

article from 3 days ago. My two cents - Djokovic won't play the ATP tour finals but will definitely play in Athens, though Djokovic these days is very double minded, one minute he says he might play Wimbledon one more time next year, the next he wants to play over the age of 40 (2027). Is...

It was also Djokovic's 41st career win at the tournament, making him the first man to record over 40 match wins at six different Masters tournaments. Aged 38 years and four months old, Djokovic also became the oldest quarterfinalist in Masters history. Article Without Alcaraz and Sinner the...

With Djokovic going 8-13 in tiebreaks this year, his current official ATP tiebreak record stands at 346-186 (65.04%), allowing Federer to reemerge as the leader with 469-248 (65.41%). Nice to see at least a minor injustice corrected. I recall lots of Djokobois rejoicing when he inflated his TB...

I've seen many Djokovic enjoyers, and some neutrals who appear to have bought it, praise 2015 for its stronk cumpetishen, certain debaters even going as far as to claim it's one of the most competitive seasons in modern memory. Meanwhile, 2006 gets typically marked as a relatively weak season...

I got Nadal in a close 4, Alcaraz in 5 on grass and hard court

For me, i really like Taylor Fritz's racket he used at this years US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz has won the French Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon, multiple times, but always seems to struggle aty the Austrailian Open. For reference, Nadal was 24 when he completed the Career grand slam at the 2010 US Open. Carlos Alcaraz would need to win one of the next two Austrailian...