I didn't notice you were calling for Venus Williams to retire, who has been losing in the first or second rounds of tournaments for 6 years now and if it weren't for the wagon of wild cards, she wouldn't even be in the main draw of tournamets, lol. If any tennis player is ruining their legacy, it's Venus.
Novak hasn't been fully fit for last 18 months. Even at this tournament his foot was covered in blisters.
That's quite an esoteric way of diminishing Federer you've got here, impressive.
Nish was not nearly good enough to have any winning chance against Federer with a pulse on grass obviously, but he was good enough to give Grandfatherer some trouble and force him to raise his level above some bar after an initial slow start - something Djokovic did not have to do in AO 26 QF because Musetti retired hurt.
Miss me with that BS, such implications are in the mind of the beholder and the solution for people who see offence whenever is to change their mindset and quit seeing things. Obviously people may also pretend but that doesn't concern me, if I feel like offending someone I can do that upfront.
At any rate, it is not true that Wimbledon is unquestionably Nadal's worst major in terms of level displayed. Arguments can be made for any of the three non-RG majors.
That is a pretty accurate assessment. Raz does have the benefit of the doubt, that he may not yet be in his prime. With Sinner I am not sure whether he will substantially improve further.
i think sinner can and will improve, and i say this as his hater
It is in terms of accomplishments and as for competition: People in TTW always tell me how much harder it is to win on HC since the talent pool there is so much bigger while grass is an exotic, distinct surface. One may argue about different stages in their career (in 2007-2008 Nadal was clearly better on grass), but I think it is clear that by 2019, Nadal was clearly better on HC than on grass.
You are not allowed to talk about class again lol
In Nadal's case it has everything to do with Wimbledon having strong Federer and/or Djokovic every year back then (openings in 2013/16 that Murray made use of while Nadal was physically out of it), while Fedovic both failed physically at the USO in 2017/19, which are exactly the years Oldal arrived there in good fitness and was able to collect the title as a result.
He'll be the Nadal that provides the pain for Sinner and anyone else that arises.
Did anyone mention juan carlos? Must be bittersweet
Poor Ferrero, but life isn't a fairy-tale. He will be fine eventually
Stats are fine, but what a cheesy icon! Is that a real photo of him?
also, it's the 9th consecutive grand slam shared between alcaraz and sinner, surpassing nadal's and djokovic's shared 8 in 2018-19, tying nadal-djokovic's 2010-2012, and two away from federer-nadal's 11 in 2005-07, which i think is the record
I always suspected he would get past the quarters finals the year he won it.
Considering he just took the youngest cgs record of Don Budge should we not add Budge to the list of cgs winners?
He's been the coach since 2024/25.
very on point
Graf retired after losing to Amy Frazier, if I remember right. She played one more tournament after 1999 Wimbledon.They bowed out on top. They didn’t add all the excess losses.
Anyway, not going to argue anymore with you. If you want Djokovic to end his career on a bagel like Federer or end with a 1R loss at a slam like Nadal then ok.
I just think there’s something in knowing when to bow out.
Enjoy your night
Results are bound to decline over time, probably by the spring/summer.
Something happened to Alcaraz after Monte Carlo last year. A different person, different demeanor.
Golfpa perhaps
18 if he wants to be GOAT.
Nadal looked super jealous that Novak was still playing and he wasn't ... he was in the audience watching and was envious all the way
This is exactly it. Djokovic must find something effective to fight his energy and concentration laps during which all these UEs occurred.
He looks horrible. And he's not even 40.Nadal looked super jealous that Novak was still playing and he wasn't ... he was in the audience watching and was envious all the way
Doesn’t worry. AO is by far Carlos’s worst slam to to its speed and bounce according to you which I agree, he will get better when he is at the fo, wimby, and uso lmao
Where can I find that nadal’s if if if if if there’s no ifs gif
