2024 Wimbledon Championships - General Discussion for Men's Singles

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Winners or Errors said:
Agreed. If Djokovic wins the title, he deserves it. The draw he was given seems intended to get him to this point. He only has to beat either Fritz or Moose in a semifinal at Wimbledon. When will younger players step up and end the Inflation Era? Maybe one of the remaining four will defeat Djokovic and take another step in that direction. Until then, if they can't stop him...
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It is what it is. But whoever wins deserves it.
 
Rattie said:
Because those on the other side of the draw deserve it more. Anyway, let’s see. It’s not a given he is going to win the title.
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Them deserving it more doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it. And this is all Alcaraz's fault anyway for losing early in Queens, and basically swapping draws with Djokovic. The winner will always deserve it, because they are the last man standing.
 
TennisFan3 said:
This is why draws are so important. Sinner just lost because of his super tough draw. No way he was winning Wimbledon with that draw.
Sinner, Alcaraz and Medvedev in the same half? SERIOUSLY?

Novak meanwhile has a powder puff draw. There's no way he's not willing Wimbledon with that draw.
Novak will likely get a very exhausted finalist (Med/Alcaraz) who will have battle through multiple adversities and would have nothing left.
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Further addendum to my post.
Djokovic does NOT even have to play the QF now.
Even in his SF, he would have to play a player who is significantly lower ranked and less skilled. Also that player would have spend 2x as much time on court than Djokovic.

Meanwhile the other half is stacked. And Sinner, world #1, is already a victim of a bruta draw leading to Injury and loss. Next up you would have Medvedev and Alcaraz who always have played a lot of long matches and might be going 5 hours on Friday.

All of this is not to blame Djokovic. It's not his fault at all. It's the rules in Tennis that are at fault. The #1 and #3 should never be on the same side of the draw. Otherwise what is the point of being #1? We also need to have a better system once players withdraw due to injury. Something needs to be done to make the draws more equalized.

Given everything, it would need a miracle for Novak not to win Wimbledon. Absolutely amazing given that until the draw, we were not even sure that he was going to play. Has this ever happened before?
 
TennisFan3 said:
Further addendum to my post.
Djokovic does NOT even have to play the QF now.
Even in his SF, he would have to play a player who is significantly lower ranked and less skilled. Also that player would have spend 2x as much time on court than Djokovic.

Meanwhile the other half is stacked. And Sinner, world #1, is already a victim of a bruta draw leading to Injury and loss. Next up you would have Medvedev and Alcaraz who always have played a lot of long matches and might be going 5 hours on Friday.

All of this is not to blame Djokovic. It's not his fault at all. It's the rules in Tennis that are at fault. The #1 and #3 should never be on the same side of the draw. Otherwise what is the point of being #1? We also need to have a better system once players withdraw due to injury. Something needs to be done to make the draws more equalized.

Given everything, it would need a miracle for Novak not to win Wimbledon. Absolutely amazing given that until the draw, we were not even sure that he was going to play. Has this ever happened before?
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And if Alcaraz hadn't lost early at queens he would have the same draw the Djoker has now. Blame Alcaraz for losing to Draper. Also Sinner didn't lose to the #1,2,3 or 4 he lost to the #5 seed so him having the #3 seed on his side of the bracket didn't change anything.
 
These guys are really bad. What a HUGE drop off after Medvedev vs Sinner. None of these guys deserve to be in the Wimbledon SF.
 
Musetti channeling his inner Lopez out there;

cap backwards, beard, shaggy hair... and a smooth one-hander.
 
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gameovais said:
So Alcaraz is now the firm favourite for the title. Djokovic I predict will be forced to withdraw from the SF:

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Makes ZERO sense. Novak is the firm favorite. He is rested, didn't need to play QF and will face his pigeon in the SF.
Alcaraz has had long matches, spend a lot of energy. He's NOT looked great and been broken 4+ times in each match for the last few matches.
He also faces Medvedev and could be in for a 5 hour slugfest, which would further impact his chances in the final.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Makes ZERO sense. Novak is the firm favorite. He is rested, didn't need to play QF and will face his pigeon in the SF.
Alcaraz has had long matches, spend a lot of energy. He's NOT looked great and been broken 4+ times in each match for the last few matches.
He also faces Medvedev and could be in for a 5 hour slugfest, which would further impact his chances in the final.
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You are not going to find many bigger Djokovic fans than me, one minute on my profile and you'll see that. I'm not gettign emotion involved I just don't see how you can compete at the elite level (against Medvedev/Alcaraz) if you are so hampered with your movement. Djokovic without his movement or any player is a fraction of what they could be.
 
gameovais said:
You are not going to find many bigger Djokovic fans than me, one minute on my profile and you'll see that. I'm not gettign emotion involved I just don't see how you can compete at the elite level (against Medvedev/Alcaraz) if you are so hampered with your movement. Djokovic without his movement or any player is a fraction of what they could be.
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If Djokovic with a bum knee is beating a top player like Rune in STRAIGHT Sets, what would Novak do to Rune if he were FULLY fit? Triple bagel him? Maybe Rune should retire because he lost to a Djokovic who was "so hampered in his movement".

Let's please stop the injury EXCUSES. Novak is playing very well and there is no evidence that his knee is hampering him. He looked great against Popyrin and even more against Rune.
 
So, only three matches left. Can we extend the five-set record here? Would be a shame if the semis and final were a dud after how epic the rest of the tournament has been.
 
In Wimbledon 2024, a record was set for the number of 5-set matches played at one GS event, the Fritz-Musetti match in QF was the 37th 5-set match at the tournament. So far, the record was held by the US Open 1983 and the Australian Open 2024. In the tennis.com article, there is a complete overview of all 5-set matches of this year's Wimbledon with highlighted reversals from 2 sets down.

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Medvedev-Sinner clash clinches Open Era record 36th five-set match in a major event | Tennis.com

During an incredible Wimbledon, there have also been 11 comebacks from two sets down prior to Tuesday's quarterfinals.
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TennisFan3 said:
If Djokovic with a bum knee is beating a top player like Rune in STRAIGHT Sets, what would Novak do to Rune if he were FULLY fit? Triple bagel him? Maybe Rune should retire because he lost to a Djokovic who was "so hampered in his movement".

Let's please stop the injury EXCUSES. Novak is playing very well and there is no evidence that his knee is hampering him. He looked great against Popyrin and even more against Rune.
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Rune far from top player right now.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Djokovic does NOT even have to play the QF now.
Even in his SF, he would have to play a player who is significantly lower ranked and less skilled. Also that player would have spend 2x as much time on court than Djokovic.

Meanwhile the other half is stacked. And Sinner, world #1, is already a victim of a bruta draw leading to Injury and loss. Next up you would have Medvedev and Alcaraz who always have played a lot of long matches and might be going 5 hours on Friday.

All of this is not to blame Djokovic. It's not his fault at all. It's the rules in Tennis that are at fault. The #1 and #3 should never be on the same side of the draw. Otherwise what is the point of being #1? We also need to have a better system once players withdraw due to injury. Something needs to be done to make the draws more equalized.
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These are all good points, especially about the seeding. It makes absolutely no sense that the #1 and #3 should end up on the same side. Makes the rankings pointless.

Z.Qinwen is my hero said:
And if Alcaraz hadn't lost early at queens he would have the same draw the Djoker has now. Blame Alcaraz for losing to Draper. Also Sinner didn't lose to the #1,2,3 or 4 he lost to the #5 seed so him having the #3 seed on his side of the bracket didn't change anything.
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Yeah, no. It's one thing to put everything on the line to battle through a tough 5 setter while ill, truly giving 100%, and another to do that when you know this tremendous effort will be "rewarded" with a match against Alcaraz in the next round, and probably Novak in the final. If you don't think that matters, you don't understand sports...

gameovais said:
You are not going to find many bigger Djokovic fans than me, one minute on my profile and you'll see that. I'm not gettign emotion involved I just don't see how you can compete at the elite level (against Medvedev/Alcaraz) if you are so hampered with your movement. Djokovic without his movement or any player is a fraction of what they could be.
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Absolutely. I hadn't seen much of Novak so far, but after seeing just 5 minutes of his match against Rune, I could tell his knee was 100% and not an issue for him. At one point he went full lunge/stretch for a volley, putting all his weight on that knee in an awkward and highly stressed position. You simply don't do that unless you are felling good and confident about the knee. No way.
 

This is a pretty comprehensive breakdown of the key top players performance at WB. I found it an interesting listen.
 
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