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  1. Neptune

    Which matchup has been more lopsided?

    Nole over Rafa on HC? Rafa over Nole on clay? Update: overall: Nole-Rafa HC 20-7 Rafa-Nole CC 20-8 When both in Top2 Nole-Rafa HC 8-1 Rafa-Nole CC 5-3
  2. InsideOut900

    Reminder for anyone who still thinks courts are too slow, 6 out of the most important 9 HC events are played on medium-fast HC or close

    As of 2020 and 2021, we have 6 courts rated as medium-fast or very close to medium-fast (AO, Canada, Cincinatti, USO, Shanghai and the YEC) and 3 courts rated as slow or medium-slow (Indian Wells, Miami, Paris Masters). In 2017, the YEC surface was changed from a surface with a CPI of 34 to a...
  3. HetTheGreaterer

    Nadal has 3550 points to defend after wimby.......

    Can he?? Given his extraordinary history of not defending a non-clay 250 ever, will he defend his pointe?? Ttiles to defend at USO, Beijing Final at shanghai, And some other things... So.....
  4. W

    Splitting Indoors

    I am curious about the indoor versus outdoor distinction, which is often referenced to explain seemingly unusual observations e.g. "Jones didn't do well because it was indoors, he doesn't like indoors/the indoor courts are quick and low bouncing etc." The ideal I start with is that its should...
  5. BlueClayGOAT

    Greatest HC male player ever?

    This is pretty straightforward- a shootout between Federer and Djokovic. However, if there are arguments made for Sampras/Johnny Mac/Lendl/Connors/Nadal, it would make for a more interesting discussion. Honestly though, nobody else (except maybe Pete) should approach Fed and Nole too closely in...
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