20-20-20 heading into the US Open

ahd

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Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?
 

USO

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Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?

Embarrassing thread for Djokovic fans and Djokovic himself. :confused:
 

TennisFan3

Talk Tennis Guru
Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?
What if he wins UsOpen 2021 as well?
That means it's a CYGS.
No one has done that since Rod Laver, but even then surfaces were not all different.
Djokovic CYGS will stop Tennis then and give Djokovic a formal "GOAT" title.
 

ahd

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What if he wins UsOpen 2021 as well?
That means it's a CYGS.
No one has done that since Rod Laver, but even then surfaces were not all different.
Djokovic CYGS will stop Tennis then and give Djokovic a formal "GOAT" title.
The CYGS didn't occur to me. If it happens, nothing beats it.
 

USO

Banned
I am not a Djokovic fan, but just exploring a very interesting possibility. If Djokovic wins on Friday it becomes a probability.

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pj80

Legend
Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?
I had a similar post awhile back. It would be very interesting USO and if all big 3 make SF it would be even more interesting
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
So you are "not convinced by his matches" despite the fact that Rafa murdered superior clay opponents than Novak such as Schwartzman, but you are convinced that Novak "will put a tough figth" despite having lost multiple sets to inferior clay players than Schwartzman, including losing 2 sets against the world #76.
 

ahd

New User
So you are "not convinced by his matches" despite the fact that Rafa murdered superior clay opponents than Novak such as Schwartzman, but you are convinced that Novak "will put a tough figth" despite having lost multiple sets to inferior clay players than Schwartzman, including losing 2 sets against the world #76.
I watched Rafa's matches and he didn't seem to be playing at his best. Novak always brings it on in the big matches. Moreover he will want revenge for FO 2020, so gonna be a tight match. If Rafa loses the first set, Novak will smell blood.
 
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Vamos Rafa Nadal

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It will be 21 for Rafa, 20 for Roger and 18 for Novak.
 
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Deleted member 771911

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I feel we have been here before. People were saying the same before 2020 final. Look how that turned out. You just can't tell with these guys how they will play match to match. They have so many different gears.
 

nov

Hall of Fame
I made a thread long time a go, that 20-20-20 is possible, but people laughed hard. Even i stopped believe in Djokovic RG win until RG started. But now he may have a chance tomorrow and my prediction still alive, will see ;)
 

BeatlesFan

Bionic Poster
Moreover he will want revenge for FO 2020, so gonna be a tight match.
The first match Nadal and Djokovic played after 2020 FO was Rome last month. Surely he wanted revenge there as well, but lost pretty routinely. It’s wishful thinking it will be a tight match, it’s far more likely Rafa wins it in straights.

Djokovic has declined on clay quite visibly. Nadal has declined as well, but his clay ceiling was obscenely high to begin with.
 

Street

Semi-Pro
The first match Nadal and Djokovic played after 2020 FO was Rome last month. Surely he wanted revenge there as well, but lost pretty routinely. It’s wishful thinking it will be a tight match, it’s far more likely Rafa wins it in straights.

Djokovic has declined on clay quite visibly. Nadal has declined as well, but his clay ceiling was obscenely high to begin with.
I wouldn't say djokovic lost pretty routinely in rome, nadal got lucky with the net when djokovic had a break point in the third and ran away with it from there. I still think nadal wins here in 3, maybe 4.
 

ahd

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The first match Nadal and Djokovic played after 2020 FO was Rome last month. Surely he wanted revenge there as well, but lost pretty routinely. It’s wishful thinking it will be a tight match, it’s far more likely Rafa wins it in straights.

Djokovic has declined on clay quite visibly. Nadal has declined as well, but his clay ceiling was obscenely high to begin with.
Logic says Rafa should win it and I'll be happy if he does. But we can always expect the unexpected from Novak. No imagining the roar or any other crazy thing that he would do if he wins.
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
I wouldn't say djokovic lost pretty routinely in rome, nadal got lucky with the net when djokovic had a break point in the third and ran away with it from there. I still think nadal wins here in 3, maybe 4.
Luck does not exist. Nadal executed the shot accurate enough so it could pass the net.
 

itrium84

Hall of Fame
Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?
With this scenario, Novak would be one step away from winning his 2nd Grand Slam.
 

GhostOfNKDM

Hall of Fame
Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?

You may be on to something!
 

USO

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What’s embarrassing is that you are still around after all your wrong predictions

I couldn’t possibly predict that Nadal would be injured with his wrist. :rolleyes: But then again I should have never underestimated Djokovic’s endless luck.:cautious:
 

mehdimike

Hall of Fame
Everyone seems to think Rafa is going to win 21 at RG but I am not convinced by his matches so far. Djokovic will give him a tough fight and might win it. If he beats Rafa, he is a sure bet to beat the Next gen guy who makes the final.
Assuming Djoko pulls the rabbit out of the hat at RG and wins Wimbledon (since apart from Fed no one else can stop him), it would bring him to 20 slam titles.
All the big 3 would be tied on 20 heading into the US open. That would be quite a scenario. Who would make it 21 in 2021? Or would a next genner spoil it by winning USO?
Considering Novak's draw, it's a done deal.
 
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