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Biggest good riddance award.
 
Although we have to admit that he has the clearest merits for any specific surface GOATness, as clay in his case.
Grass and hard are more debatable.
Nadal is the only clear-cut GOAT in tennis history, because his achievements are so much better than the other clay greats :alien:
Whereas there is no clear-cut GOAT on hardcourt (Djokovic hasn't even won the most US Opens), and there's no clear-cut GOAT on grass.
And Djokovic was never able to solidify the overall GOAT tag, since he only won slams after Nadal slowed down in 2009 (2009 AO ruined his knees, so he was never the same after that) and when Federer had clearly declined!
I mean 2008 AO is the only slam Djokovic won during the highest level of tennis ever played (Federer/Nadal 2004-2008).
But I won't say anything more on the GOAT subject, it would derail this thread...
 

Aussie Darcy

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I always thought it would be cool to win a bronze medal. Feels way better than the guy who finishes fourth, and less disappointing than getting nosed out for gold at the tape and ending up with silver.
Does seem to be the case the player who loses the SF to the eventual gold medalist usually wins the Bronze medal match. With the exception of Djokovic in both 2020 & 2012 and also Svitolina in 2020.

Musetti lost to eventual champ Novak in the SF this year. Beats Felix for Bronze .
Swiatek lost to eventual champ Zheng in the SF this year, beats Schmiedlova for Bronze.
Nishikori loses to eventual champ Murray in the SF in 2016. Beats Nadal for Bronze though.
Kvitova loses to eventual champ Puig in 2016. Beats Keys for Bronze.
Azarenka loses to Serena in 2012. Beats Kirilenko for Bronze.
Djokovic loses to eventual champ Nadal in the SF in 2008. Beats Blake for Bronze.
Zvonareva loses to eventual champ Dementieva in 2008. Beats Li Na for Bronze.
 
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