2023 ATP Tour - gallery, interesting facts, review

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The 2023 season on the ATP Tour is in the past. The Covid-restrictive mandates and political interventions that negatively affected the previous season were abolished, either before the start of the year or during the season. With two exceptions (Indian Wells and Miami), things went back to normal and the results of the tennis tournaments were decided purely by the performances on the courts.

The 2023 season revolved mainly around two tennis players - Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, who were competing for the position of World No. 1. Djokovic had another spectacular year when he equaled and broke Nadal's record for most Grand Slam titles and completed a career Grand Slam for the third time. In contrast, Alcaraz broke the Big 4's 20-year hegemony at Wimbledon Championships.

Let's remember this extraordinary year in this gallery.

Gallery:

United Cup (Brisbane/Perth/Sydney)
United States (def. Italy 4-0)
Men's final matches:
Frances Tiafoe (def. Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, ret.)
Taylor Fritz (def. Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4), 7-6(6))

Adelaide International 1
Novak Djokovic (def. Sebastian Korda 6–7(10), 7–6(3), 6–4)

Maharashtra Open (Pune)
Tallon Griekspoor (def. Benjamin Bonzi 4–6, 7–5, 6–3)

Adelaide International 2
Kwon Soon-woo (def. Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(4))

Auckland Open
Richard Gasquet (def. Cameron Norrie 4–6, 6–4, 6–4)

Australian Open (Melbourne)
Novak Djokovic (def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 7–6(4), 7–6(5))

Cordoba Open
Sebastián Báez (def. Federico Coria 6–1, 3–6, 6–3)

Open Sud de France (Montpellier)
Jannik Sinner (def. Maxime Cressy 7–6(3), 6–3)

Dallas Open
Wu Yibing (def. John Isner 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 7–6(12))

Rotterdam Open
Daniil Medvedev (def. Jannik Sinner 5–7, 6–2, 6–2)

Argentina Open (Buenos Aires)
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Cameron Norrie 6–3, 7–5)

Delray Beach Open
Taylor Fritz (def. Miomir Kecmanović 6–0, 5–7, 6–2)

Rio Open (Rio de Janeiro)
Cameron Norrie (def. Carlos Alcaraz 5–7, 6–4, 7–5)

Open 13 (Marseille)
Hubert Hurkacz (def. Benjamin Bonzi 6–3, 7–6(4))

Qatar Open (Doha)
Daniil Medvedev (def. Andy Murray 6–4, 6–4)

Mexican Open (Acapulco)
Alex de Minaur (def. Tommy Paul 3–6, 6–4, 6–1)

Dubai Tennis Championships
Daniil Medvedev (def. Andrey Rublev 6–2, 6–2)

Chile Open (Santiago)
Nicolás Jarry (def. Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 6–2)

BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 6–2)

Miami Open
Daniil Medvedev (def. Jannik Sinner 7–5, 6–3)

 

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U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (Houston)
Frances Tiafoe (def. Tomás Martín Etcheverry 7–6(1), 7–6(6))

Grand Prix Hassan II (Marrakesh)
Roberto Carballés Baena (def. Alexandre Müller 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–2)

Estoril Open (Cascais)
Casper Ruud (def. Miomir Kecmanović 6–2, 7–6(3))

Monte-Carlo Masters
Andrey Rublev (def. Holger Rune 5–7, 6–2, 7–5)

Barcelona Open
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–4)

BMW Open (Munich)
Holger Rune (def. Botic van de Zandschulp 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(3))

Srpska Open (Banja Luka)
Dušan Lajović (def. Andrey Rublev 6–3, 4–6, 6–4)

Madrid Open
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 3–6, 6–3)

Italian Open (Rome)
Daniil Medvedev (def. Holger Rune 7–5, 7–5)

Geneva Open
Nicolás Jarry (def. Grigor Dimitrov 7–6(1), 6–1)

Lyon Open
Arthur Fils (def. Francisco Cerúndolo 6–3, 7–5)

French Open (Paris)
Novak Djokovic (def. Casper Ruud 7–6(1), 6–3, 7–5)

Stuttgart Open
Frances Tiafoe (def. Jan-Lennard Struff 4–6, 7–6(1), 7–6(8))

Libéma Open ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Tallon Griekspoor (def. Jordan Thompson 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–3)

Halle Open
Alexander Bublik (def. Andrey Rublev 6–3, 3–6, 6–3)

Queen's Club Championships (London)
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Alex de Minaur 6–4, 6–4)

Mallorca Championships (Santa Ponsa)
Christopher Eubanks (def. Adrian Mannarino 6–1, 6–4)

Eastbourne International
Francisco Cerúndolo (def. Tommy Paul 6–4, 1–6, 6–4)

Wimbledon Championships (London)
Carlos Alcaraz (def. Novak Djokovic 1–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4)

 

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Hall of Fame Open (Newport)
Adrian Mannarino (def. Alex Michelsen 6–2, 6–4)

Swedish Open (Båstad)
Andrey Rublev (def. Casper Ruud 7–6(3), 6–0)

Swiss Open (Gstaad)
Pedro Cachin (def. Albert Ramos Viñolas 3–6, 6–0, 7–5)

Hamburg European Open
Alexander Zverev (def. Laslo Djere 7–5, 6–3)

Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (def. Aleksandar Vukic 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–4)

Croatia Open (Umag)
Alexei Popyrin (def. Stan Wawrinka 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4)

Washington Open
Dan Evans (def. Tallon Griekspoor 7–5, 6–3)

Los Cabos Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas (def. Alex de Minaur 6–3, 6–4)

Generali Open Kitzbühel
Sebastián Báez (def. Dominic Thiem 6–3, 6–1)

Canadian Open (Toronto)
Jannik Sinner (def. Alex de Minaur 6–4, 6–1)

Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)
Novak Djokovic (def. Carlos Alcaraz 5–7, 7–6(7), 7–6(4))

Winston-Salem Open
Sebastián Báez (def. Jiří Lehečka 6–4, 6–3)

US Open (New York City)
Novak Djokovic (def. Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–3)

 

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Chengdu Open
Alexander Zverev (def. Roman Safiulin 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 6–3)

Zhuhai Championships
Karen Khachanov (def. Yoshihito Nishioka 7–6(2), 6–1)

China Open (Beijing)
Jannik Sinner (def. Daniil Medvedev 7–6(2), 7–6(2))

Astana Open
Adrian Mannarino (def. Sebastian Korda 4–6, 6–3, 6–2)

Shanghai Masters
Hubert Hurkacz (def. Andrey Rublev 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8))

Japan Open (Tokyo)
Ben Shelton (def. Aslan Karatsev 7–5, 6–1)

European Open (Antwerp)
Alexander Bublik (def. Arthur Fils 6–4, 6–4)

Stockholm Open
Gaël Monfils (def. Pavel Kotov 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3)

Swiss Indoors (Basel)
Félix Auger-Aliassime (def. Hubert Hurkacz 7–6(3), 7–6(5))

Vienna Open
Jannik Sinner (def. Daniil Medvedev 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–3)

Paris Masters
Novak Djokovic (def. Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 6–3)

Moselle Open (Metz)
Ugo Humbert (def. Alexander Shevchenko 6–3, 6–3)

Sofia Open
Adrian Mannarino (def. Jack Draper 7–6(6), 2–6, 6–3)

ATP Finals (Turin)
Novak Djokovic (def. Jannik Sinner 6–3, 6–3)

 

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Interesting facts:

A total of 6 players have won their first career title this season:

• Tallon Griekspoor in Maharastra Open (Pune)
• Wu Yibing in Dallas Open
• Arthur Fils in Lyon Open
• Christopher Eubanks in Mallorca Championships (Santa Ponsa)
• Pedro Cachin in Swiss Open (Gstaad)
• Ben Shelton in Japan Open (Tokyo)

On 5 occasions this season the tournament champion successfully defended his title:

• Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona Open and Madrid Open
• Holger Rune in BMW Open (Munich)
• Félix Auger-Aliassime in Swiss Indoors (Basel)
• Novak Djokovic in ATP Finals (Turin)

On 6 occasions the tournament champion won the title without dropping a set:

• Jannik Sinner in Open Sud de France (Montpellier)
• Daniil Medvedev in Dubai Tennis Championships
• Carlos Alcaraz in BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) and Barcelona Open
• Frances Tiafoe in U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (Houston)
• Alexander Zverev in Hamburg European Open

Most titles:
1. Novak Djokovic - 7 (Australian Open (Melbourne), French Open (Paris), US Open (New York City), ATP Finals (Turin), Adelaide International 1, Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati), Rolex Paris Masters)
2. Carlos Alcaraz - 6 (Wimbledon Championships (London), Argentina Open (Buenos Aires), BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells), Barcelona Open, Madrid Open, Queen's Club Championships (London))
3. Daniil Medvedev - 5 (Rotterdam Open, Qatar Open (Doha), Dubaj Tennis Championships, Miami Open, Italian Open (Rome))

 

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The ATP Finals participants' review:

Even at the age of 36, Novak Djokovic maintains his excellent form, which in 2023 earned him 3 Grand Slam triumphs, 7 ATP tournament titles and 8th YE1. Even though his current main rivals are 9-16 years younger, he was able to win over them in most encounters this year. He started the season in Australia, returning a year after the visa controversy. He had all the more motivated to succeed and show that nothing could break him. He dominated the warm-up event in Adelaide, where he saved MP against Korda in the final, afterward headed to his beloved AO, where he stroved for a anniversary 10th triumph. His participation was complicated by a hamstring injury, but despite the expectations of the tennis community, he was able to overcome the problem. On his way to the final after impressive performances, he destroyed de Minaur, Rublev and Paul. In the final, Tsitsipas was waiting, Djoker also defeated him in three sets, winning the 22nd Grand Slam title, equaling Nadal in the historical tables and becoming the second tennis player after Rafa to achieve a double-digit number of titles at one major. After, Medvedev stopped him in SF in Dubai, Nole had to miss the tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami due to covid mandates. He didn't do well during the clay season, but he made up for it all on RG. In SF, there was a long-awaited clash with Alcaraz. Although Carlos's form during the tournament appeared to be better than Nole's, Djoker was able to find a recipe for opponent's game. In addition, Carlos' body betrayed him, he got convulsions, and while the first half of the match was balanced, Nole clearly dominated the second half and won clash of Titans in four sets. In the final, after initial complications, he won in three sets over Ruud, winning the 3rd RG title, he completed the third career Grand Slam and surpassed Nadal in the number of Grand Slams won. The season on grass followed, Djoker skipped the warmup events and went straight to Wimbledon, where he was in the position of the 4-time defending champion. He reached the final again, where Alcaraz challenged him for the second time in the season. They created a five-set battle, a wonderful match, but final went in favor of the young Spaniard, thus he denying Nole the possibility of winning the CYGS and a fifth Wimbledon trophy in a row. However, Nole struck back in Cincinnati where in another great match against Alcaraz, he saved MP and won in three sets. At the US Open, in the 3rd round, his compatriot Djere was able to surprise him in first two sets, but Nole was able to turn this unfavorable developing match around and didn't lose a set for the rest of the tournament, not even in the final against Medvedev. After five years, Nole won the US Open and achieved satisfaction for several disappointments in New York, which were disqualification, an unsuccessful attack on CYGS and not participating last year due to covid mandates in US. For the third time in his career, Djoker reached the finals of all 4 Grand Slams and achieved his 4th season with 3 Grand Slam wins, surpassing Federer in this parameter. By winning the 24th Grand Slam singles title, he also equaled the women's game record held by Margaret Court. He missed the Asian series of the tournament and appeared until at the Paris Masters, where he gained the jubilee 40th ATP Masters 1000 title, when he defeated Dimitrov in two sets in the final, who was the closest in age from all the opponents Nole faced in the finals this year (Dimitrov is 4 years younger). At the ATP Finals, Novak secured his 8th YE1 and an unprecedented 400th week at the top of the ATP singles rankings with his opening win over Rune. Then he lost to Sinner in a close match and won in three sets over substitute Hurkacz. In SF, he outplayed Alcaraz and in the final, he managed to retaliation against Sinner. Nole thus won a record 7th WTF title, capping off a season full of triumphs in the best possible way and a year in which he fully took over the records for the number of Grand Slams and WTFs won.

Due to injury, Carlos Alcaraz had to miss the start of the 2023 season, so he started on the South American clay swing. He won in Buenos Aires, reached the final in Rio. Then he made his way to USA, he won in Indian Wells without losing a set, but Sinner prevented him from completing the Sunshine Double in Miami. Alcaraz has done well in the European clay swing, winning in Barcelona and Madrid, and due to Nadal's long absence and Djokovic's unconvincing performances, he was considered the biggest favorite in RG. He presented himself in an impressive form at RG, but in the semi-finals he ran into Djokovic. Alcaraz could not stand this clash of this season's giants, convulsions caught him by surprise and lost in four sets. However, he didn't have to wait long for revenge. He won his first grass court title at Queens Club, which boosting him for Wimbledon. There he beat Berretinni, Rune, Medvedev and advanced to the final, where he challenged Djokovic. Initially, the final didn't go well for Carlitos, but TB's second-set gain changed the face of the game radically, Carlos defeated Djokovic in five sets and broke the dominance of the Big 4 (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray) that had lasted at Wimbledon since 2003, when by the way Carlos was born. The summer series of the North American tournaments followed, in Toronto Carlos was surprised by Paul, in Cincinnati he progressed to the finals with problems, where he had another tough clash with Djokovic. Although Carlos had MP, he was unable to convert it and lost the final in three sets. At the US Open, he was the defending Grand Slam champion for the first time in his career, but failed to defend as he was beaten by Medvedev in the semi-finals. In the fall swing, Carlos was in sub par form, in Beijing he was eliminated by Sinner, in Shanghai by Dimitrov, in Paris-Bercy by Safuilin. Alcaraz played at the WTF for the first time, and despite a bad start to the tournament when he lost to Zverev, he managed to advance to the SF. In it, he faced Djokovic, the defending champion and co-record holder of the tournament, for the fourth time in the season, but compared to their previous meeting, this encounter was clearly in favor of Djokovic.

Daniil Medvedev started this year very badly, at the Australian Open he was eliminated in the 3rd round by Korda without losing a set. However, anyone who would have thought that this would derail Daniil in the next tournaments would be sorely mistaken. Meddy responded to the early loss at AO with a series of tournament wins at HC, winning in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and only lost with Alcaraz in Indian Wells. For the first time in his career, Meddy won a title on clay when he won the prestigious tournament in Rome. At the French Open, however, he was already eliminated in the 1st round against Seyboth Wild. He did better at Wimbledon, where he advanced to SF for the first time in his career, but Alcaraz was beyond his strength. However, he avenged his loss at the US Open, where he eliminated the young Spaniard in SF. For the fifth time in his career, he advanced to the Grand Slam final, where Djokovic or Nadal were always waiting for him, and it was no different now, in the fight for the title, he challenged Djoker, whom he defeated at the US Open two years ago, denying him the opportunity to win the CYGS. This time, however, Nole was stronger and was able to neutralize Meddy's weapons with the tactics of frequent attacks on the net. After the US Open, Daniil headed to China. In Beijing, he reached the finals, where he failed with Sinner and in Shanghai, Korda was able to surprise him again. European indoor tournaments followed, in Vienna he played for the fourth time this season in the final against Sinner and failed the second time, in Paris-Bercy he was not enough against Dimitrov in the first match. At the ATP Finals, he managed to advance from the group, defeating Zverev and Rublev and losing to Alcaraz, but in SF he was once again overpowered by Sinner.

 

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For the first time since Adriano Panatta times, the Italian tennis player reached the 4th place in the ATP rankings. That player is Jannik Sinner. Sinner started the season in Adelaide where he failed in the QF against Korda. The Australian Open followed, where in the 4th round Jannik had a thrilling five-set match with Tsitsipas, in which he was able to level the course from 0:2 to 2:2 in sets, but the decisive set eluded Jannik. However, the results of other tournaments showed that Sinner's form is getting stronger. He won the title in Montpellier, in Rotterdam he only lost to Medvedev in the final, at Indian Wells he went all the way to SF, where he was stopped by Alcaraz, but he avenged his defeat in Miami and lost again to Medvedev in the final. He started his European clay court swing in Monte Carlo, where he lost a promising match with Runo in SF. He did not do well in other clay tournaments, and at the French Open he was surprisingly eliminated already in the 2nd round against the outsider Altmaier, although he had a 2-1 lead over him in sets. Jannik got his taste at Wimbledon, where he advanced to the Grand Slam SF for the first time in his career. He challenged the 4-time defending champion Djokovic, but compared to their meeting last year, in which Jannik led 2-0 in sets and lost, this year's encounter was clearly in favor of Djokovic. After Wimbledon, Sinner moved to North America, to a tournament in Toronto, Canada. Here he won his first Masters 1000 triumph, beating de Minaur clearly in the final. At the US Open, his clash with Alcaraz in the QF was expected, but it was thwarted by Zverev, who defeated Sinner in five sets in the 4th round. After the US Open, Jannik headed to China, knocked out Alcaraz in Beijing and also succeeded in the final, in which he won over Medvedev for the first time. Shanghai did not work out for Jannik, but in Vienna, Jannik again celebrated winning the tournament title when he again defeated Medvedev in the final. From the Paris Masters, Jannik voluntarily withdrew due to disagreements with the matches planning and headed to the WTF on home soil in Turin, where he had already played as a substitute two years ago, but this year he secured participation himself for the first time. In the group, he won all three matches, including the duel with Djokovic, in the semi-finals of the tournament, he defeated Medvedev for the 3rd time in season and advanced to the biggest final of his career to date. However, Djokovic was stood again against him and this time Jannik was short on him, losing the final in two sets.

Even though Andrey Rublev managed to advance to the Grand Slam quarterfinals 3 times this season, he never once managed to improve his maximum at major tournaments. He was destroyed by Djokovic at the Australian Open, although he managed to win the first set over Djokovic in Wimbledon, but he lost the match in four sets and at the US Open he did not win a set against his compatriot Medvedev. However, he achieved the greatest success of his career so far elsewhere, in Monte Carlo he won his first ATP Masters 1000 triumph, defeating Rune in the final. He achieved two more remarkable results at the Masters events, advancing to the final in Shanghai against Hurkacz (lost in three sets with TB in the deciding set), and in Paris-Bercy he had a tough clash with eventual champion Djokovic in SF. At the ATP Finals, he lost all three of his group matches against Medvedev, Alcaraz and Zverev.

Stefanos Tsitsipas experienced the best passage of the 2023 season already at the start in Australia, at the first United Cup he led his team to the semi-finals, at the Australian Open he improved his best result and advanced to the final, but just like at RG 2021, Djokovic was waiting for him in the fight for the title. And as the final showed, Djokovic is much stronger on AO than at RG, Stefanos couldn't even win a set against him. Tsitsipas's results at the Grand Slams had a downward trend - at the French Open he advanced to the QF, where he was destroyed by Alcaraz, at Wimbledon he was surprisingly eliminated in the 4th round by Eubanks, the winner of the Mallorca Championships, and at US Open, Stefanos packed his bags after the 2nd round. He was not even more successful in the Masters 1000 category, he did not defend his triumphs from the previous two years in Monte Carlo, and he advanced to SF only twice in Masters tournaments, namely in Rome and Paris. As in previous seasons, Tsitsipas reached the participation on WTF, but had to withdraw from the second match due to an elbow injury.

 

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The start of the 2023 season in Australia also meant for Alexander Zverev a return to the courts after a six-month break caused by a painful ankle injury. At Australian Open, he was eliminated in the 2nd round. Dubai was the first tournament where he was able to win two matches in a row, advancing all the way to SF where he lost to Rublev. However, he struggled at other events and failed to reach into top stages of the tournaments, which changed at French Open, where he took advantage of the easy draw and the hesitation of some opponents. He was not enough for Ruud in the fight to advance to the final. European clay was also the scene of his first triumph this year, when he triumphed in Hamburg. The triumph in Hamburg boosted his self-confidence, which was reflected in his performance in tournaments in North America and Asia. In Cincinnati, he advanced to SF, where he was not good enough for Djokovic, at the US Open he eliminated Sinner and lost in the QF to Alcaraz, and in Asia he won the Chengdu tournament. At WTF he was able to defeat Alcaraz and Rublev and lost to Medvedev, but due to a worse score he did not advance to SF.

Holger Rune drew the most attention to himself this year during the European clay court season. At the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, he advanced to the finals, defeating Medvedeva & Sinner, and only in the finals was he overpowered by Rublev. He did not find the winner in Munich and defended the title from the previous year. In Rome, he even managed to defeat 6-time champion Djokovic and advanced to the final, where he lost to Medvedev. He reached the QF at the French Open, where he lost to Ruud. He also played his first QF at Wimbledon, where he was defeated by eventual winner Alcaraz. After Wimbledon, Holger stopped doing well, he won only one match in 6 tournaments. The improvement came with the hiring of the legendary Boris Becker as Holger's coach. In Basel, Holger played in the SF and at the Paris Masters he finished in the QF on Djokovic's racket. At the WTF, Holger made his debut, losing matches to Djokovic and Sinner and win one match after Tsitsipas's retirement.

Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz also played as a substitute for Tsitsipas at this year's WTF, so I will mention him as well. Hubi achieved his greatest success this season at the Shanghai Masters, where he went all the way for his second Masters 1000 triumph, defeating Rublev in a three-set match in the final. At the Grand Slams, his best results were the 4th round at Wimbledon and at the Australian Open, at Wimbledon he managed to torment Djokovic and take one set from him, at the Australian Open he led a thrilling five-set match with Korda, which was decided by a super-TB in the decisive fifth set. At the YEC, he played one match against Djokovic, which Hubi lost in three sets.

 

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Honorable mention:

Although he has never won a Grand Slam tournament or been the World No. 1, yet John Isner made an indelible mark in tennis history. He is the winner of the longest tennis match, which took place in the 1st round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, John played against Mahut, their match lasted an incredible 11 hours and the score of the 5th set was an impressive 70-68. In addition, this record will not be broken, because a few years ago, the Grand Slam tournaments introduced TB in the deciding 5th set. This decision was in response to another Big John's match at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships SF, which he lost to Anderson 24-26 in the deciding set. As you can see, Big John was an expert in long matches, but not only that. He had one of the best serves tennis has ever known. He hit record 14.470 aces in all career at ATP Tour, and at Davis Cup 2016 he hit a serve in a speed of 253 km/h! The serve was his greatest weapon, thanks to which he was able to surprise even the best tennis players. He defeated Djokovic and Federer twice and as first player forced Nadal to play a five-set match at the French Open.
At 2023 US Open, Isner said goodbye to his professional tennis career. Ironically, his tennis story ended in a TB of the decinding set that he indirectly created, in a 2nd round match against Mmoh.
Goodbye, Big John!

 

[Mainad]

Great thread! Thanks @Enceladus

 

[itrium84]

Thank you @Enceladus for such a nice summary

 

[Hamnavoe]

Very good thread, thank you for putting in the effort.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Great thread! Thanks @Enceladus

Absolutely fantastic, thank you for putting in so much work, @Enceladus. Well done!

 

[TheAssassin]

Definitely a lot of content to revisit after seeing the full year review all in one place. Great job to continue Doc's work with the same style and commitment. Kudos @Enceladus

 

[uscwang]

It is impressive that Novak won all of his big titles in streightsets except Cincy.

 

[NoleFam]

Very nice work. Good to see someone keeping the tradition going and picking it up after the good doctor.

 

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Cliff notes:

Novak is still much better than everyone else.

 

[Hitman]

I give this thread the status of Legendary. Fantastic work @Enceladus

The good doctor will be proud.

 

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After long 47 years, the Italian team dominated the traditional men's tennis team competition Davis Cup.

Davis Cup
Italy (def. Australia 2-0)
Matches:
Matteo Arnaldi (def. Alex Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4)
Jannik Sinner (def. Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0)