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2024 IW SF, loss - overall 62.2% 1st serve in, which is fine, but only 53.3% in the third set, where he got rekt 6-2. Out of the 11 sets Sinner played in the tournament, that was his second worst figure (the worst was a diabolical 35.7% in the second set against Lehecka, which didn't matter...

So Sinner has now won six consecutive matches against top tenners without dropping serve: Zverev & FAA in Paris, then FAA, Zverev, Shelton & ADM at the YEC. However, he might have to face Alcaraz in the final, who's been owning him 7-1 H2H over the last two seasons. Indoor hard should supposedly...

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...

Best (highest-level) opponents for the winner in each run: 2000 Safin - PETE (F) 2001 Hewitt - Roddick (QF) 2002 PETE - Agassi (F) 2003 Roddick - Nalbandian (SF) 2004 Federer - Agassi (QF) 2005 Federer - Hewitt (SF), Agassi (F) 2006 Federer - Roddick (F) 2007 Federer - Roddick (QF), Djokovic (F)...

Obviously the boards are replete with fail takes by clueless mugs about all things tennis (and non-tennis), but there are also some articulate analysts whose posts quite a few people look forward to seeing, most notably Waspsting and (sadly formerly) Zoid, but also occasional posts/discussions...

Results and scores: 2018 Federer: AO W, beat Cilic 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1 RG DNP WB QF, lost to Anderson 2-6 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 13-11 USO 4R, lost to Millman 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) 2019 Federer: AO 4R, lost to Tsitsipas 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5) RG SF, lost to Nadal 6-3 6-4 6-2 WB F, lost to...

Berdych beat a fairly subpar Federer and Djokovic for the loss of just one set at 2010 Wimbledon; beat a decent Federer at 2012 USO; straight-setted a mediocre Murray at 2010 RG; had a set point to go two sets up against peakish Nadal at 2012 AO; dominated a subpar Nadal at 2015 AO. Tsonga...

Another mug poll. Debate competition vs results etc. The poll's a bit complicated since Roddick/Hewitt and Zverev/Tsitsipas are close so I didn't order them; the only clear distinction is Medvedev being above Zverev and Tsitsipas (better results and H2H in the same era). I'm obviously voting for...

Another poll of the same sort, notwithstanding yesterday's one concerning Alcaraz vs Roddick getting wiped out by small cat action. Tsitsipas is obviously better than Ruud overall so far, so all options recognise that. As usual, chirp away with what silly stuff passes for your tennis opinions.

Assuming slam performances stay identical with respect to age for the sake of comparison, of course. Which slams does Djokovic win in this hypothetical? 2007 Djokovic in 2001: AO, RG, WB - obviously no USO - no (loses to pre-final Sampras or Hewitt) 2008 Djokovic in 2002: AO - obviously yes...

PCB lost 1R to Kecmanovic; Evans lost 1R to Krajinovic; seeded Hurkacz lost 2R to Isner and Ruud lost 2R to the young wildcard Shelton as if he were peak Isner himself. What it tells us?

Dimitrov is the only possily decent semifinal candidate but he is unreliable and will surely fail. No other player in this group should go anywhere near Wimbledon SF in any normal timeframe but this one isn't it. What it tells us?

In 2019, Nadal dominantly stormed to the final over Tsitsipas and others, but got harshly massacred by in-form Djokovic for the title. In 2022, Nadal struggled through the draw losing six total sets, but ended up winning against some odds over the current world number one. Yet surely Medvedev...

AO Ferrer: Lost 2011 SF to prime Murray 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 7-6(2) Lost 2012 QF to prime Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1 Medvedev: Lost 2021 F to Oldovic 7-5 6-2 6-2 Lost 2022 F to Grandpal 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 RG Ferrer: lost 2012 SF to prime/peak Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-1 lost 2013 F to prime Nadal 6-3 6-2...

Don't you think? This is a topic I've been thinking about for some time now, fueled by some interactions here. It gets lumped in with the next two years as, collectively, the 2014-16 "Djokovic weak era". And I mean, sure, we can absolutely say that for 2016, there's no denying the competition...

I chose 1983 as a starting point because that's about when the hierarchy of tennis tournaments began to flesh out more clearly so the most successful players largely moved from playing to win a lot of smaller tournaments, frequently posting over 90, even over 100 match wins in a season, to a...

Time to do this. Open fire! AO Djokr 2011 Fedr 2007 Djokr 2008 Fedr 2004 Djokr 2016 Fedr 2005 Djokr 2019 Djokr 2013 Djokr 2012 Nadl 2009 RG Nadl 2008 Nadl 2007 Nadl 2012 Nadl 2010 Nadl 2017 Nadl 2013 Nadl 2006 Djokr 2013 Nadl 2005 Nadl 2011 (it's crazy lol) WB Fedr 2006 Fedr 2003 Fedr 2005...

Hence if 2011 was part of Murray's prime, so was the former 52-week period, so he practically entered his prime right away following his first chelem QF at 2008 Wimbledon. It's either both or neither. 2008 Cincy - 2009 Canada Mury results: Cincy W beating Djo Olympix 1R loss to Lu in...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Australian_Open_–_Men's_Singles#Finals Federer had nice four-setters with Hewitt in 4R and Nalbandian in QF, but SF and F were fairly straightforward. Safin, unseeded after injuries sidelined him for most of 2003, fought his way to the final over Roddick and...

Just having bantz, don't get too pissy. Anyway, potential draw paths read as follows: (4) Murray: Malisse, Troicki, not Melzer [injured], Djokovic, Nadal (3) Federer: Tsonga, Gasquet, Berdych, Nadal, Djokovic (2) Djokovic: Kubot, Wawrinka, Söderling, Murray, Nadal (1) Nadal: Lorenzi...

Simple. There can not be a hard draw in today's era. I won't necessarily say they are all easy (winning 7 matches and possibly playing one or two ATG), but none are hard. Looking at Rafa's draw at first might have looked like the hardest draw for him (still not on par with old draws of past)...

Only full OE careers, Laver-Rosewall-Gonzales not the subject of this thread. Let the bias commence.

Ned won a nonclay slem with a decent draw? My vote goes to the AO 09. What say you?

With all the Old 3 discussion going on, I haven't noticed anyone mention that, so perhaps it's genuinely overlooked even by the esteemed connoisseurs of the FPP matters... Ken Rosewall boasts an excellent 21-5 tiebreak record in the majors/GS tournaments. Considering that tiebreaks were...

First up on court number 2 tomorrow is an interesting little duel between Kohlschreiber and Kyrgios. Between hardwork and talent.

Geriatric peakerer says courts were too fast so he felt he was russian through the points and not swinging freely! MUG paper GOAT 18 slam champion! ROTFLMAO! #18 Majors Edit: According to the highly reliable insider source Reddit, Donkey proves that fedr is GOATer than Djoker: Another...