2024 US Open QF: [1] Jannik Sinner vs [5] Daniil Medvedev

[placebo]

Med really couldn't take his chances to break back and that was GSM.

Honestly, not great from both.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

And to all you Sinner haters, enjoy your antacids. Maybe buy an extra box before the weekend.

 

[bw114]

For those who follow golf, Med has this Rory McIlroy like quality to him for me (even though their respective games don't share similarities). Won when they were (relatively) young; have both had so many opportunities at majors; are always in the mix late in tournaments; are both quite likeable, level-headed, intelligent guys. But something about both of them seems unable to cross the finish line, and it gets harder and harder as they age.

Obviously, for Rory it's been a decade, and for Med its been three years. But the window is smaller in tennis. I like both of them and will always root for them, but the similarity is there.

Bumping my own post here, but with every slam match Med loses, the more accurate this comparison becomes. Each one seems to get progressively harder for Med to win

 

[Jonas78]

Who is Jack Draper??

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

That should be title right there for sinner

 

[bw114]

Who is Jack Draper??

A British teen pop star

 

[dking68]

Sad performance by Med. Just not up for it in the rallies tonight. So many uncharactarestic unforced errors.

Sinner is looking unstoppable here.

After those tears from the Zverev match last year and his follow up win in Beijing I knew this title was his, and yes before his AO title. Caught him at 1/14 odds with 500 placed

 

[Nostradamus]

Definitively Sinner.

Well,, Wimbledon and french has the most Prestigious label than silly aussie open... correct ??

 

[Jonas78]

A British teen pop star

Anything going on or just a "lucky" streak?

 

[Terenigma]

So Sinner with US open and Aussie open... and Alcarez with Wimbledon and French open.....................so Whos' the real #1 ??

Which slam did Sinner get knocked out in the 2nd round?

 

[FeroBango]

Well,, Wimbledon and french has the most Prestigious label than silly aussie open... correct ??

A slam is a slam. Sinner, if he wins this slam, would end up with easily the more dominant year than Raz. Raz is a highly respectable number 2 this year to be fair.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Guaranteed a brand new US Open champ with Med losing.

Sinner the clear favourite but the others with nothing to lose. An American will be in the final, crowd will be super excited for that.

 

[helterskelter]

Sinner gets it done in 4 sets.

A weird match with a scoreline of 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4.

Jannik is into his first ever US Open SF.

Completes the set of slam SFs - beating Alcaraz to that particular stat, given Alcaraz hasn't made the SFs in Australia.

Actually, come to think of it, who was the last person prior to today to complete the set of slam semis? Surely it wasn't Berdych at AO 2014? That's been more than 10 years! But I can't think who else. Ferrer never made the SFs at Wimbledon, nor did Tsonga at the US Open, nor either Del Potro or Soderling at the Australian Open. Wawrinka also never made the Wimbledon SFs. Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray all completed the set well before 2014. Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Raonic didn't complete the set. Nor Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas - at least not yet.

Ooh - just remembered that Cilic did complete the set at RG 2022! Is he the only player between Berdych and Sinner to do so?

 

[tx10is]

lol sinner only top 10 seed left hopefully an american can give him a good match

 

[nolefam_2024]

Completes the set of slam SFs - beating Alcaraz to that particular stat, given Alcaraz hasn't made the SFs in Australia.

Actually, come to think of it, who was the last person prior to today to complete the set of slam semis? Surely it wasn't Berdych at AO 2014? That's been more than 10 years! But I can't think who else. Ferrer never made the SFs at Wimbledon, nor did Tsonga at the US Open, nor either Del Potro or Soderling at the Australian Open. Wawrinka also never made the Wimbledon SFs. Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray all completed the set well before 2014. Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Raonic didn't complete the set. Nor Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas - at least not yet.

Ooh - just remembered that Cilic did complete the set at RG 2022! Is he the only player between Berdych and Sinner to do so?

Yes
Thiem sucked on grass you missed Thiem

 

[Hitman]

Human Wrecking Machine

 

[The Devil probably]

Sinner has this in the bag.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Medvedev is inducted into hall of pain.

Next is Draper.

 

[dking68]

Human Wrecking Machine

If he wins this USO, he would’ve been the best 23 year old player since Fed and Nadal. Djokovic only had 1 slam at the end of his 2010 season.

 

[RF-18]

Medvedev was in such a rush like he had a train to catch. Like chill sometimes and give yourself a bit of time. I get that it's how he wants to do it but god it wouldn't hurt to run down the clock a bit.

 

[SneederFeeder]

I enjoy the tears from some people here, keep'em coming

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Completes the set of slam SFs - beating Alcaraz to that particular stat, given Alcaraz hasn't made the SFs in Australia.

Actually, come to think of it, who was the last person prior to today to complete the set of slam semis? Surely it wasn't Berdych at AO 2014? That's been more than 10 years! But I can't think who else. Ferrer never made the SFs at Wimbledon, nor did Tsonga at the US Open, nor either Del Potro or Soderling at the Australian Open. Wawrinka also never made the Wimbledon SFs. Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray all completed the set well before 2014. Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Raonic didn't complete the set. Nor Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas - at least not yet.

Ooh - just remembered that Cilic did complete the set at RG 2022! Is he the only player between Berdych and Sinner to do so?

Ha I just posted this on the main thread!

I think your list is correct. Berrettini is just missing a French Open. His best result was a QF. Thiem missed Wimbledon with his best being 4R there.

I don’t think anyone else has done it since Cilic and Berdych!

 

[legcramp]

Sinner played great.

 

[dking68]

Completes the set of slam SFs - beating Alcaraz to that particular stat, given Alcaraz hasn't made the SFs in Australia.

Actually, come to think of it, who was the last person prior to today to complete the set of slam semis? Surely it wasn't Berdych at AO 2014? That's been more than 10 years! But I can't think who else. Ferrer never made the SFs at Wimbledon, nor did Tsonga at the US Open, nor either Del Potro or Soderling at the Australian Open. Wawrinka also never made the Wimbledon SFs. Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray all completed the set well before 2014. Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Raonic didn't complete the set. Nor Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas - at least not yet.

Ooh - just remembered that Cilic did complete the set at RG 2022! Is he the only player between Berdych and Sinner to do so?

If Sinner wins his first semifinal against Draper, he will be the first 2000s born player to cross 10,000 points. If it wasn’t for the ban he would’ve already crossed it.

 

[dking68]

Medvedev was in such a rush like he had a train to catch. Like chill sometimes and give yourself a bit of time. I get that it's how he wants to do it but god it wouldn't hurt to run down the clock a bit.

Sinner is 20 points away from 10,000. Had he not been banned he would’ve surpassed 10,000 atp points

 

[Rovesciarete]

Enjoyable match, dominating performance of Jannik apart that second set.

First breadstick of the season, can't remember exactly the last time - must be over a year since somebody baked something for the Nr.1.

Updated weekly(ish). Last update: 2024-08-26

Player​ 2024: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ Last 52: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ Career: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ W w/0-6​ L w/6-0​ Novak Djokovic​ 16​ 5​ 11​ 0​ 2​ 23​ 6​ 17​ 0​ 2​ 494​ 119​ 375​ 12​ 43​ 5​ 5​ Jannik Sinner​ 14​ 3​ 11​ 0​ 0​ 22​ 5​ 17​ 0​ 0​ 69​ 11​ 58​ 7​ 10​ 3​ 0​ Carlos Alcaraz​ 20​ 2​ 18​ 0​ 3​ 21​ 2​ 19​ 0​ 5​ 64​ 13​ 51​ 2​ 15​ 2​ 0​

 

[placebo]

Medvedev was in such a rush like he had a train to catch. Like chill sometimes and give yourself a bit of time. I get that it's how he wants to do it but god it wouldn't hurt to run down the clock a bit.

That's his manual setting. I agree though. When he's not playing well, he does need to give himself a little more to compose himself.

 

[Rovesciarete]

57 UEs by mugdevev lol

Trying to put pressure on the Sinner is his best bet in his mind - otherwise he risks a very likely slow defeat...

For some it seems difficult to understand why so many have so many UEs against the Nr.1. Very Nole by Janni.

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Completes the set of slam SFs - beating Alcaraz to that particular stat, given Alcaraz hasn't made the SFs in Australia.

Actually, come to think of it, who was the last person prior to today to complete the set of slam semis? Surely it wasn't Berdych at AO 2014? That's been more than 10 years! But I can't think who else. Ferrer never made the SFs at Wimbledon, nor did Tsonga at the US Open, nor either Del Potro or Soderling at the Australian Open. Wawrinka also never made the Wimbledon SFs. Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray all completed the set well before 2014. Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Raonic didn't complete the set. Nor Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas - at least not yet.

Ooh - just remembered that Cilic did complete the set at RG 2022! Is he the only player between Berdych and Sinner to do so?

Beat me to it.....

 

[nolefam_2024]

Enjoyable match, dominating performance of Jannik apart that second set.

First breadstick of the season, can't remember exactly the last time - must be over a year since somebody baked something for the Nr.1.

Updated weekly(ish). Last update: 2024-08-26

Player​ 2024: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ Last 52: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ Career: Baked​ 6-0​ 6-1​ 0-6​ 1-6​ W w/0-6​ L w/6-0​ Novak Djokovic​ 16​ 5​ 11​ 0​ 2​ 23​ 6​ 17​ 0​ 2​ 494​ 119​ 375​ 12​ 43​ 5​ 5​ Jannik Sinner​ 14​ 3​ 11​ 0​ 0​ 22​ 5​ 17​ 0​ 0​ 69​ 11​ 58​ 7​ 10​ 3​ 0​ Carlos Alcaraz​ 20​ 2​ 18​ 0​ 3​ 21​ 2​ 19​ 0​ 5​ 64​ 13​ 51​ 2​ 15​ 2​ 0​

Meddy played out of his mind in second and Sinner still could have made it at least 6-2.

 

[roysid]

Ha I just posted this on the main thread!

I think your list is correct. Berrettini is just missing a French Open. His best result was a QF. Thiem missed Wimbledon with his best being 4R there.

I don’t think anyone else has done it since Cilic and Berdych!

Alcaraz should do it soon

 

[nolefam_2024]

He's currently sitting at about 7,400 points for this year. If he got 12,000 by the end of year, then yes, that would be incredible, but he's not on pace to do that. So saying he's much better than Medvedev based on something that could theoretically happen, but is unlikely, isn't a good way of measuring their levels. Bringing up that it hasn't been done very often in "30 years" is extremely misleading. The ATP only changed the point system to make 12,000 points possible in 2009; it was literally impossible to get 12,000 points, even with a perfect season, before then.

7800 now most likely 9000 by end of this week

He is heading towards monster end of the season as well.

 

[NaDjoFed]

what a performance. Sinner has this in his pocket

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Jannik Winner Chicken Dinner! Sinner with a great win and one hand on the trophy now.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

7800 now most likely 9000 by end of this week

He is heading towards monster end of the season as well.

Yep. He’s inevitable. What a player!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Not yet. Draper dropped no sets and the final will be against both the opponent and the crowd.

Sinner has it in the bag buddy! lol

 

[Tano]

Who is Jack Draper??

The Ripper of Sutton.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Jersey Mikes #11 with a cheap Cabernet. I'm classy like that.

slay

 

[Drighiz]

So Sinner with US open and Aussie open... and Alcarez with Wimbledon and French open.....................so Whos' the real #1 ??

Hmmm good question. It's almost as if we should devise a point system where bigger tournaments are worth more than the smaller ones, and players get more points the farther they get into each tournament.

 

[weakera]

15 pages for what was supposed to be the de facto final, tells you how dead tennis is.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

15 pages for what was supposed to be the de facto final, tells you how dead tennis is.

Agreed

 

[Sudacafan]

The Ripper of Sutton.

Jack the Dripper?

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Medvedev is inducted into hall of pain.

Next is Draper.

 

[speedysteve]

Watched the match this morning UK time on an abbreviated Sky sports replay.

 

[FloridaAG]

Good win for the exonerated non-doper. The rest should be easy

 

[Gazelle]

So Sinner with US open and Aussie open... and Alcarez with Wimbledon and French open.....................so Whos' the real #1 ??

Sinner with 6 titles to Alcaraz' 3.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Sinner had me with my jaw on the floor last night. What a dominating performance! Sad Meddy lost but......wow!

 

[nolefam_2024]

Sinner had me with my jaw on the floor last night. What a dominating performance! Sad Meddy lost but......wow!

Sinner became number 1
Meddy dropped from 2 to 5 for a reason. His serve is gone.

 

[nolefam_2024]

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

I LOVE Medvedev press conferences. Always enjoy listening to him!