2026 Australian Open SF: Jannik Sinner [2] vs Novak Djokovic [4]

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Zverev you mug, you just couldn't postpone the choking for the next round could you lol.

But on the serious note... I was lucky enough to see Agassi, Safin and Djokovic all lift the Australian Open on the 30th of January - my birthday.

Today, for the first time since probably 2011 and all the worries during that fairytale winning streak, I was guilty of underestimating Mr Stunning. I did not see a victory coming.

But he decided to earn one for the ages. And dare I say a better birthday present than all the previous ones. It is 2026, and he is still more thrilling than everyone else. What an honour and a privilege to be on this ride.

Sleep well. :giggle:
 
Slam Finals

1). US Open 2007
2). Australian Open 2008
3). US Open 2010
4). Australian Open 2011
5). Wimbledon 2011
6). US Open 2011
7). Australian Open 2012
8). French Open 2012
9). US Open 2012
10). Australian Open 2013
11). Wimbledon 2013
12). US Open 2013
13). French Open 2014
14). Wimbledon 2014
15). Australian Open 2015
16). French Open 2015
17). Wimbledon 2015
18). US Open 2015
19). Australian Open 2016
20). French Open 2016
21). US Open 2016
22). Wimbledon 2018
23). US Open 2018
24). Australian Open 2019
25). Wimbledon 2019
26). Australian Open 2020
27). French Open 2020
28). Australian Open 2021
29). French Open 2021
30). Wimbledon 2021
31). US Open 2021
32). Wimbledon 2022
33). Australian Open 2023
34). French Open 2023
35). Wimbledon 2023
36). US Open 2023
37). Wimbledon 2024
38). Australian Open 2026
 
weakera said:
Let's gooooo

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BorgTheGOAT said:
The two semis showed what I always say. Sinner and Raz are not much better than the Zverev's/Med's and other clowns of the 90s gen. They are only lucky that they are facing even more ancient versions of the Big three. If they had appeared in 2018 they would not have won considerably more until now than the 90s gen.
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Would've been entertaining to see 2018 Nadal and Djokovic smoke either one of them.
 
All right folks. We now have the true heavyweight fight between 2 all-time clutch players. Djoker will probably need to beat Alcaraz in 4 in order to win. Unlike Sinner, who is now 6-11 in 5-set matches, Alcaraz dials up his game in the 5th set.

I hope that the final goes 5 sets. Now obviously, I will be cheering on Alcaraz. He’s my favorite player. But if Djoker wins, then I will give 100% credit to him. What he’s doing is absolutely insane.

Will Djoker beat 2 generations of my favorite players in slam finals? First Fed, and now maybe Alcaraz? If he beats Alcaraz on Sunday, then he might as well grab a flux capacitor, then go back to 1984 and beat McEnroe in the Wimbledon final to complete the trifecta.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Ok - let me tone down the hyperbole. Why is it ridiculous?
I'm not denying Alcaraz is heading to be a great player. But he's just 22. His 5 set record is fortituous. Just look at the players he's beaten in that list.
The ONLY NOTABLE example is Novak in 5 sets at Wimbledon. Other times he's just been pushed to 5 sets, because initially he wasn't good enough to finish matches early.
Alcaraz's wins over Sinner in 5 sets, cannot be taken seriously because the Italian isn't really mentally strong. He just did 2/19 breakpoints today.
I'm sorry - I've seen 10+ years from Sampras, Nadal, Djokovic and Federer winning day in and day out and coming back from jaws of defeat to do the unthinkable. Alcaraz isn't there yet.
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This is what bothers me about this place and the Internet in general. Recency bias and just hot takes in general. First of all, I just don't understand how beating an ATG in Sinner in countless long matches isn't a huge feather in the cap for Alcaraz and furthermore how his 5 set record which is insanely good including last night when he pulled it out playing injured against a very tough opponent isn't an example of a player that is very mentally strong.
I just don't get it. You're entitled to your opinion.but I just don't get it.
 
The_Order said:
Well... he's done it. Now there must be zero doubt whatsoever that this era is a joke...

The field is so bereft of skillful tennis players with a set of balls.

24 yr old peak player gets outdone by a 39 yr old in a 4+ hour match

Btw, I'm not trying to take anything away from Novak here... he was unreal tonight
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You're not. Novak deserves all the credit.

But Sinner also deserves all the criticism. If he ever gets to double digit slams, this loss will forever hang over his head.
 
TheAssassin said:
Zverev you mug, you just couldn't postpone the choking for the next round could you lol.

But on the serious note... I was lucky enough to see Agassi, Safin and Djokovic all lift the Australian Open on the 30th of January - my birthday.

Today, for the first time since probably 2011 and all the worries during that fairytale winning streak, I was guilty of underestimating Mr Stunning. I did not see a victory coming.

But he decided to earn one for the ages. And dare I say a better birthday present than all the previous ones. It is 2026, and he is still more thrilling than everyone else. What an honour and a privilege to be on this ride.

Sleep well. :giggle:
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Happy birthday and enjoy your gift :P
 
NYTennisfan said:
This is what bothers me about this place and the Internet in general. Recency bias and just hot takes in general. First of all, I just don't understand how beating an ATG in Sinner in countless long matches isn't a huge feather in the cap for Alcaraz and furthermore how his 5 set record which is insanely good including last night when he pulled it out playing injured against a very tough opponent isn't an example of a player that is very mentally strong.
I just don't get it. You're entitled to your opinion.but I just don't get it.
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Most of his posts are parodies.
 
NYTennisfan said:
This is what bothers me about this place and the Internet in general. Recency bias and just hot takes in general. First of all, I just don't understand how beating an ATG in Sinner in countless long matches isn't a huge feather in the cap for Alcaraz and furthermore how his 5 set record which is insanely good including last night when he pulled it out playing injured against a very tough opponent isn't an example of a player that is very mentally strong.
I just don't get it. You're entitled to your opinion.but I just don't get it.
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Good post. But really beating Zverev to me is not a feather in the cap for Alcaraz as it relates to being mentally strong. A Zverev who choked against Thiem in the USOpen final (one of the worst slam finals ever) and who routinely chokes on 2nd serves and can't be trusted to prevail in almost any close matches historically.
Again Sinner has a poor 5 set record. Has made a habit of losing from Match points up. Again today Sinner had 19 break points and won waay more points than Novak does. But he stil lost. Just goes to show Sinner isn't as mentally strong as he should be.
Sure, Alcaraz might become a clutch player. But right now, it is too early to say that he is a mental ATG. He just hasn't beaten quality opposition. I mean compare that to the big 3, they were beating each other in their primes in clutch matches.
 
mike danny said:
You're not. Novak deserves all the credit.

But Sinner also deserves all the criticism. If he ever gets to double digit slams, this loss will forever hang over his head.
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I don’t see it that way. Prime Novak over sinner any day of the week. I already knew this. I think sinner is hyped on this board.
 
TheAssassin said:
Zverev you mug, you just couldn't postpone the choking for the next round could you lol.

But on the serious note... I was lucky enough to see Agassi, Safin and Djokovic all lift the Australian Open on the 30th of January - my birthday.

Today, for the first time since probably 2011 and all the worries during that fairytale winning streak, I was guilty of underestimating Mr Stunning. I did not see a victory coming.

But he decided to earn one for the ages. And dare I say a better birthday present than all the previous ones. It is 2026, and he is still more thrilling than everyone else. What an honour and a privilege to be on this ride.

Sleep well. :giggle:
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Happy birthday man. IDEMO.
 
mike danny said:
You're not. Novak deserves all the credit.

But Sinner also deserves all the criticism. If he ever gets to double digit slams, this loss will forever hang over his head.
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He already has a once in a career type loss, but it seems forgotten because he won Wimbledon a few weeks later.

It doesn't appear he has any mental scars after that final but who knows how many close match losses he can take? This one is gonna sting, to put it mildly.
 
Legend of Borg said:
He already has a once in a career type loss, but it seems forgotten because he won Wimbledon a few weeks later.

It doesn't appear he has any mental scars after that final but who knows how many close match losses he can take? This one is gonna sting, to put it mildly.
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To lose to a guy pushing 40 with that BP conversion if just embarrassing.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Don't be fooled. Alcaraz and Sinner are not cut out of the same cloth as the big 3.
Alcaraz will lose the final in 3 or 4 sets.
These guys are just NOT as good. Plus MENTAL MIDGETS as well. It's pretty simple.
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I wouldn't be so quick to rule out Alcaraz. Idk if Novak's body is up for a match against Alcaraz after an exhausting five setter against Sinner. I guess we'll see in the final!
 
While everyone was saying it was chicken pie for Sinner at the beginning of the match, I saw this coming.
My record of posts above confirms that.

Unfortunately, I was right.
 
NYTennisfan said:
This is what bothers me about this place and the Internet in general. Recency bias and just hot takes in general. First of all, I just don't understand how beating an ATG in Sinner in countless long matches isn't a huge feather in the cap for Alcaraz and furthermore how his 5 set record which is insanely good including last night when he pulled it out playing injured against a very tough opponent isn't an example of a player that is very mentally strong.
I just don't get it. You're entitled to your opinion.but I just don't get it.
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If I believed half of the crap that is spewed(Alcaraz not being clutch, Sinneraz aren’t that great, etc), then I’d stop following the sport. Why would I watch if the two players that are by far the best in the sport(besides a zoning old GOAT) aren’t very good?

Sinner and Alcaraz are 2 ATG players. Djokovic is the best I’ve ever seen and he’s still insanely dangerous as a dinosaur. I think that tennis is in a good spot, which is why I spend hours and hours following the sport.
 
BorgTheGOAT said:
Djoko has beaten Raz as late as 2025 and Sinner as late as 2026 in slams. Shows you all where this generation stands in comparison to Big three.
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Huge indictment for sure. If novak wins the Aussie open it will open up some eyes and put a huge dent on this generation. Sinner couldn’t defend it. Alcaraz’s gonna have to try and respond to it.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Good post. But really beating Zverev to me is not a feather in the cap for Alcaraz as it relates to being mentally strong. A Zverev who choked against Thiem in the USOpen final (one of the worst slam finals ever) and who routinely chokes on 2nd serves and can't be trusted to prevail in almost any close matches historically.
Again Sinner has a poor 5 set record. Has made a habit of losing from Match points up. Again today Sinner had 19 break points and won waay more points than Novak does. But he stil lost. Just goes to show Sinner isn't as mentally strong as he should be.
Sure, Alcaraz might become a clutch player. But right now, it is too early to say that he is a mental ATG. He just hasn't beaten quality opposition. I mean compare that to the big 3, they were beating each other in their primes in clutch matches.
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Sinner has a poor 5 set record mainly due to losing to Carlos lol

Zverev does have a tendency to choke as we all know but he's still a guy that can cause problems for anybody when he's on because he's such a big hitter.
Also, Alcaraz beat a not too far off prime level Djokovic in 2023 Wimbledon in 5 sets just to add that in there.

Regardless, no matter the competition when a player has 6 slams by the age of 23 and countless 5 set triumphs when he constantly comes up big in the big moments he's mentally strong flat out.

We can debate forever whether or not he's as mentally strong as The Big 3 and there's no way to quantify that but what I see in him is one of the most clutch players I've ever seen.
 
Jezza94 said:
Slam Finals

1). US Open 2007
2). Australian Open 2008
3). US Open 2010
4). Australian Open 2011
5). Wimbledon 2011
6). US Open 2011
7). Australian Open 2012
8). French Open 2012
9). US Open 2012
10). Australian Open 2013
11). Wimbledon 2013
12). US Open 2013
13). French Open 2014
14). Wimbledon 2014
15). Australian Open 2015
16). French Open 2015
17). Wimbledon 2015
18). US Open 2015
19). Australian Open 2016
20). French Open 2016
21). US Open 2016
22). Wimbledon 2018
23). US Open 2018
24). Australian Open 2019
25). Wimbledon 2019
26). Australian Open 2020
27). French Open 2020
28). Australian Open 2021
29). French Open 2021
30). Wimbledon 2021
31). US Open 2021
32). Wimbledon 2022
33). Australian Open 2023
34). French Open 2023
35). Wimbledon 2023
36). US Open 2023
37). Wimbledon 2024
38). Australian Open 2026
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Holy Mother of God! Every pro player should frame this and put it on their walls, see this first thing in the morning!
 
Pheasant said:
If I believed half of the crap that is spewed(Alcaraz not being clutch, Sinneraz aren’t that great, etc), then I’d stop following the sport. Why would I watch if the two players that are by far the best in the sport(besides a zoning old GOAT) aren’t very good?

Sinner and Alcaraz are 2 ATG players. Djokovic is the best I’ve ever seen and he’s still insanely dangerous as a dinosaur. I think that tennis is in a good spot, which is why I spend hours and hours following the sport.
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Well we all can say that this is due to the one and half walkovers he got. I highly doubt he would have beaten Sinner if he had played the mensik match and the 5 setter with Mugsletti.
 
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