2022 RG is going to be one of the most competitive slams of all time and absolutely wild

[Forgive Me Father]

Nadal, Alcaraz, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev, Musetti, Berrettini, Ruud, Rublev, Paul, Kecmanovic, Brooksby...

All of these can wreck havoc on each other. By default 4 of them cannot even make the quarterfinal......


There are like 4-5 possible winners.

15 possible players scoring upsets on the possible winners.

 

[Sport]

Zverev, Berrettini, Medvedev, Musetti, Sinner, Ruud, Kecmanovic and Booksby are non-factors for this Slam. In fact, they are weaker at RG than Schwartzmann (who you avoided to mention).

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Let’s hope, we need some good spectacle.

 

[PerilousPear]

Calling it - The Egg drama that will result in him getting deported will be more interesting than the slam itself

 

[Rattie]

Looks like Medvedev is out with this hernia, although he doesn’t like the clay, so not sure he was really in contention with his past form on that surface.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Zverev, Berrettini, Medvedev, Musetti, Sinner, Ruud, Kecmanovic and Booksby are non-factors for this Slam. In fact, they are weaker at RG than Schwartzmann (who you avoided to mention).

I can no longer take you seriously

 

[Kralingen]

Eh it’ll be the Djokovic-Nadal show by the SFs/Fs as usual. Alcaraz and Tsitsipas likely to be the other two SFists depending on seeding.

I see no world in which Nadal loses to anyone but Novak and maaaaybe Carlos. Djoko is a bit more vulnerable, but definitely not losing to the likes of Ruud, Berrettini or Sinner imo.

I just hope clay season is good, I enjoy the Masters more than RG most years for drama.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Eh it’ll be the Djokovic-Nadal show by the SFs/Fs as usual. Alcaraz and Tsitsipas likely to be the other two SFists depending on seeding.

I see no world in which Nadal loses to anyone but Novak and maaaaybe Carlos. Djoko is a bit more vulnerable, but definitely not losing to the likes of Ruud, Berrettini or Sinner imo.

I just hope clay season is good, I enjoy the Masters more than RG most years for drama.

I hope so!

If the SF's are Nadal-Djokovic and Alcaraz-Tsitsipas, I would be delighted.

 

[MadariKatu]

I think you're mentioning too many... Medvedev is out, Brooksby and Paul shouldn't do that well on clay. Musetti is a good one, I like him very much, but given his recent performances, I find it quite unlikely that he can improve on his 2021 run. Thiem is a mystery at this point, but I think everybody is hoping that he's back at his best by then, although seems pretty unlikely. Berrettini just had surgery, but it was minor, so he might be ready; he might not.

Yes, Nadal, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Kecmanovic (if he plays like in the Miami semi) should be good ones. I wanna see a Nadal-Alcaraz final to 5 grueling sets

 

[Beulah Jesus]

Nadal, Alcaraz, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev, Musetti, Berrettini, Ruud, Rublev, Paul, Kecmanovic, Brooksby...

All of these can wreck havoc on each other. By default 4 of them cannot even make the quarterfinal......


There are like 4-5 possible winners.

15 possible players scoring upsets on the possible winners.

You have some names up there that are frankly nonfactors on clay Barring unexpected surprises.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

You have some names up there that are frankly nonfactors on clay Barring unexpected surprises.

when "non-factors" beat clay specialists, the term makes no sense anymore.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Here is who can stop Nadal from 22 at RG:

Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner.


It's about getting a draw that would see no more than 2 of them.

 

[TheNachoMan]

inb4 another routine Nadal win

 

[TheNachoMan]

Here is who can stop Nadal from 22 at RG:

Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner.


It's about getting a draw that would see no more than 2 of them.

Tsistipas and Sinner aren’t beating Nadal. lol

 

[dapchai]

Tsistipas and Sinner aren’t beating Nadal. lol

Why not?

 

[Deleted member 788697]

RG is always the most competitive slam, because Europeans and South Americans prefer clay, except for Carreno Busta (his 2 best slam results are at the US Open, 2 SFs).

 

[GabeT]

Any updates on Nadal’s injury?

 

[The Blond Blur]

Hey, let's not go down to their level. Let's maintain our own decency.

I’m just pointing out how moronic that ******** sounds whenever he accuses RAFA of doping

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Nadal, Alcaraz, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev, Musetti, Berrettini, Ruud, Rublev, Paul, Kecmanovic, Brooksby...

All of these can wreck havoc on each other. By default 4 of them cannot even make the quarterfinal......


There are like 4-5 possible winners.

15 possible players scoring upsets on the possible winners.

Brooksby? And Musetti is good on clay, nowhere near being competitive for a title though. I’d be surprised if he made it past the 3rd round.

 

[kevaninho]

Tsitsipas being touted for anything is almost as funny as Zverev being a favourite for a slam.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Here is who can stop Nadal from 22 at RG:

Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner.


It's about getting a draw that would see no more than 2 of them.

Sinner, Tsitsipas LOOL. They can maybe win a set and then play another tough one.

Why not?

Because they’re not good enough?

 

[I Am Finnish]

Zverev lol

 

[zagor]

Nadal, Alcaraz, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev, Musetti, Berrettini, Ruud, Rublev, Paul, Kecmanovic, Brooksby...

All of these can wreck havoc on each other. By default 4 of them cannot even make the quarterfinal......


There are like 4-5 possible winners.

15 possible players scoring upsets on the possible winners.

Alcaraz is still just hype at this point, Thiem is retired, Tsits seems to be having an existential crisis, Sinner is another overrated hypejob, Zverev sucks in slams, Med sucks on clay etc. etc. etc.

In other words, I have no idea what you're talking about. Nadal is a bigger favourite for the FO title this year than he was when he was in his prime, he'll sleepwalk to the title unless Novak shows up in decent form and ready for a fight.

One of the most competitive slams of all time, lol. 4-5 possible winners

 

[MichaelNadal]

Here is who can stop Nadal from 22 at RG:

Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner.


It's about getting a draw that would see no more than 2 of them.

 

[The Blond Blur]

How does saying that make you any different than him? Both y'all are super salty lol

How does it make me different from him? How about I’m pointing out how dumb/hypothetical he sounds by CONSTANTLY accusing RAFA of doping. I’ve never once accused any of the Big 3 of doping. I brought up the gluten thing because if you tried hard enough you can make anyone sound like they’re doping. I don’t have any proof that any of them are doping and choose to follow the innocent until proven guilty route.

I just find it funny that the guy who started the mud slinging is being defended, lol. Especially since he does it all the time.

 

[JaxTeller]

Alcaraz is too ball bashy atm for a top 3 contender at the RG..
Nadal, tsitsi,Novak, Zverev ,and Alcaraz are my top 5

 

[Third Serve]

You can spin almost every Slam draw like this. Really, I see just a handful of uniquely interesting competitors out of that bunch.

 

[duaneeo]

There are like 4-5 possible winners.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Brooksby? And Musetti is good on clay, nowhere near being competitive for a title though. I’d be surprised if he made it past the 3rd round.

He made it past R3 last year?

Lol.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Sinner, Tsitsipas LOOL. They can maybe win a set and then play another tough one.

Exactly?

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Tsistipas and Sinner aren’t beating Nadal. lol

I don't think you understand.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

He made it past R3 last year?

Lol.

Musetti hasn’t won more than 2 matches at any tournament this year and just got smoked by JJ Wolf in a Challenger.

But yea, he’ll be competitive at RG in later rounds. Ok.

 

[Sorry_to_tell_you_mate]

Kyrgios is not playing RG, so a big NO.

 

[NeutralFan]

Clay slam ??

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Funny how the most predictable slam of the past 15 years is slowly turning into the least predictable one.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Musetti hasn’t won more than 2 matches at any tournament this year and just got smoked by JJ Wolf in a Challenger.

But yea, he’ll be competitive at RG in later rounds. Ok.

Thats a stupid pov though. Players can no longer count on regularly winning at tournaments, the tour is too deep.

What was Vesely doing before he crushed everyone at Dubai?
What was Safiulin doing before coming just short of the Marseille F?

Musetti had "won more than 2 matches" on clay once before the RG run.

It's silly to think he's on some big regression and will fail to not play at last year's standard.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Thats a stupid pov though. Players can no longer count on regularly winning at tournaments, the tour is too deep.

What was Vesely doing before he crushed everyone at Dubai?
What was Safiulin doing before coming just short of the Marseille F?

Musetti had "won more than 2 matches" on clay once before the RG run.

It's silly to think he's on some big regression and will fail to not play at last year's standard.

Out of all the Next Gen players, Musetti has improved the least. Alcaraz, Brooksby, Korda, Nakashima & Baez have all been putting up good results (varying in degree). Musetti has done nothing since last year’s RG. You can look up his results. He has not won more than 2 matches at any tournament since RG. His best results since then have making the Round of 32 in Bercy (won a match in qualies, got in as a LL and won a main draw match before losing to Duckworth). This year his best result is making the QF in Rotterdam where he lost to Lehecka.

If he puts up some good results in the lead up events, maybe his confidence grows. Otherwise, I don’t see any reason to label him as a late round contender @ RG.

 

[TennisLurker]

I can only see Djokovic and Alcaraz winning, or perhaps a Gaudio situation with a clay court specialist winning
I can't see Nadal win if he will miss like 2 months because of rib injury, the French Open might be his first tournament after injury, while Djokovic should be able to play Montecarlo, Rome, and some smaller clay tournament

 

[MeatTornado]

I can't really tell if the people hyping Alcaraz as a top 4 contender are being serious or not.

 

[MadariKatu]

I can't really tell if the people hyping Alcaraz as a top 4 contender are being serious or not.

dead serious

 

[LetWinner]

I can't really tell if the people hyping Alcaraz as a top 4 contender are being serious or not.

Level-wise he’s legitimately the 5th best player right now.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

I can't really tell if the people hyping Alcaraz as a top 4 contender are being serious or not.

 

[onefineday]

Is it? Ok. Doesn't seem so tbh. Little 3 are slumping. Big 3 are done.
I think it'll be unpredictable which is great. But I think half the names in your list won't be why it's fun.

 

[weakera]

Big 3 are done.

LOL

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Out of all the Next Gen players, Musetti has improved the least. Alcaraz, Brooksby, Korda, Nakashima & Baez have all been putting up good results (varying in degree). Musetti has done nothing since last year’s RG. You can look up his results. He has not won more than 2 matches at any tournament since RG. His best results since then have making the Round of 32 in Bercy (won a match in qualies, got in as a LL and won a main draw match before losing to Duckworth). This year his best result is making the QF in Rotterdam where he lost to Lehecka.

If he puts up some good results in the lead up events, maybe his confidence grows. Otherwise, I don’t see any reason to label him as a late round contender @ RG.

These are all HC results.

He could have played the clay swing like Baez, and I'm sure even you would have to admit in such case he'd have scored similar but likely better results than Baez.

It's so far impossible to say if he has improved the least.

I don't need to look up the results, I never said i didn't believe them.

But considering Musetti has made great strides on HC since Rotterdam, it would be silly to believe he would not be as good if not better on clay, as well.

 

[onefineday]

LOL

Just saying it how it is.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

I can't really tell if the people hyping Alcaraz as a top 4 contender are being serious or not.

You don't think Alcaraz is a top 4 contender, to the point that its laughable to consider him one?

This is gonna be a huge backfire for you man, so I'm giving you one last chance to re-consider

 

[MeatTornado]

You don't think Alcaraz is a top 4 contender, to the point that its laughable to consider him one?

This is gonna be a huge backfire for you man, so I'm giving you one last chance to re-consider

Well you certainly know a thing or two about backfiring hype, so I'll take that into consideration.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Well you certainly know a thing or two about backfiring hype, so I'll take that into consideration.

Not really following but you standard by your assessment, yes? That it's laughable to consider Alcaraz a top 4 contender for RG?

 

[weakera]

Just saying it how it is.

What you're suggesting, no more slams for Djokodal, is pure delusion. Alcaraz couldn't even survive a broken ribbed-Nadal and escaped Kecmanovic by the skin of his teeth. He may *become* a great world beater but he is not one yet.