The main difference between 2023 and 2024 is Djokovic's form.This tells us all we need to know about why you posted the way you did. When Djokovic loses it's a 'strong' field when he wins it's weak. Haha absolutely pathetic!
The main difference between 2023 and 2024 is Djokovic's form.
Sinner vs Medvedev is a slam final caliber match, we saw this match at the AO final. This match alone makes sure this slam is strong IMO. You have the two most consistent players on HC going at it. Hopefully the match delivers.
Absolute rubbish. Did you watch the slams both years?The main difference between 2023 and 2024 is Djokovic's form.
One match (which won't be epic 99%) makes a slam strong? How far have your standards for a strong slam fallen?
Pick the name that should never keep company with the other two.So SInner-Med QF match is the de facto final with mugs like Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Swift, De Minaur, Draper still in the tournament ???
With Djokovic, Alcaraz and Zverev out this Slam is probably the weakest in the past 20 years with the only exception of US Open 2020 that can be rated as a weaker Slam.
Absolute rubbish. Did you watch the slams both years?
2023 Djokovic isn’t winning RG or W vs 2024 Alcaraz. He got lucky in 23 that Alcaraz basically retired injured.
AO is tricky. Sinner, Medvedev, Zverev all playing very well is head and shoulders above trash like Paul and Tsitsipas. He has a chance but won’t walk it like in 23.
USO we’ll have to see but Sinner is better than Medvedev and 23 Djokovic could’ve lost to Popryin too.
If you think he competition he faced in 23 is equal to the 24 field then you’re seriously in kuckoo land.
W 2008 was about just one match.
So in the context of just one match making a slam strong, yes.
I'm not saying every slam is on par with W 2001, but when two heavyweights clash, who are both legit contenders, then that adds value.
Firstly, it wasn't.
Nadal Gulbis was entertaining and good quality. Fed-Safin was competitive/good quality even for a straight-setter.
Even before SF for fed, Sod-Ancic-Hewitt would be considered an absolute landmine draw in today's asterisk era.
Finally Wim 08 final was absolute epic, which USO 24 QF won't be 99%.
Carrot and tie tie Fish are heavyweights now?
That QF if very good can barely salvage this USO from being poor. But it won't make it strong by any means.
2023 Djokovic is absolutely winning RG. What tournament did you watch? Not the one we did clearly. Like the level either Alcaraz or Zverev played in that final, which wasn't that great, would be enough to stop him. It wouldn't. I'll give you Wimbledon, and he lost that one anyway. He probably takes AO as well with the level he was hitting his forehand and the level he was serving. There is not much difference in level of the field from 2023 to 2024 except's Djokovic's level, absolutely 100%.Absolute rubbish. Did you watch the slams both years?
2023 Djokovic isn’t winning RG or W vs 2024 Alcaraz. He got lucky in 23 that Alcaraz basically retired injured.
AO is tricky. Sinner, Medvedev, Zverev all playing very well is head and shoulders above trash like Paul and Tsitsipas. He has a chance but won’t walk it like in 23.
USO we’ll have to see but Sinner is better than Medvedev and 23 Djokovic could’ve lost to Popryin too.
If you think he competition he faced in 23 is equal to the 24 field then you’re seriously in kuckoo land.
If you think 23 Tsitipsas is as good as 24 Sinner and 23 Ruud is as good as 24 Alcaraz (not to mention the others) then I have no words really. Youre living in a dream world.2023 Djokovic is absolutely winning RG. What tournament did you watch? Not the one we did clearly. Like the level either Alcaraz or Zverev played in that final, which wasn't that great, would be enough to stop him. It wouldn't. I'll give you Wimbledon, and he lost that one anyway. He probably takes AO as well with the level he was hitting his forehand and the level he was serving. There is not much difference in level of the field from 2023 to 2024 except's Djokovic's level, absolutely 100%.
LOL. Freudian slip, or deliberate?So SInner-Med QF match is the de facto final with mugs like Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Swift, De Minaur, Draper still in the tournament ???
We can disagree, and leave it at that.
Last I checked, Tsitsipas has beaten both Federer and Nadal in Australia. He's not some chump there. I also remember Djokovic beating Alcaraz at 23 RG, yet you're coming up with excuses that he was injured when he had cramps brought on by nerves. It's you living in a dream world if you think 23 Djok wouldn't be taking these guys to the woodshed just like he did last year. Pretty obvious when he did nothing all year then cleaned their clocks at the Olympics without dropping a set.If you think 23 Tsitipsas is as good as 24 Sinner and 23 Ruud is as good as 24 Alcaraz (not to mention the others) then I have no words really. Youre living in a dream world.
Did you even watch the 23 AO final? Tsitsipas was as poor as it gets. For as much as he gets memed on, Bagdhatis was a much better player who actually did some damage.Last I checked, Tsistipas has beaten both Federer and Nadal in Australia. He's not some chump there. I also remember Djokovic beating Alcaraz at 23 RG, yet you're coming up with excuses that he was injured when he had cramps brought on by nerves. It's you living in a dream world if you think 23 Djok wouldn't be taking these guys to the woodshed just like he did last year. Pretty obvious when he did nothing all year then cleaned their clocks at the Olympics without dropping a set.
In the past, there was the Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl type of era. Later on, the Wilander, Edberg, Becker type of era, while Lendl, Connors and McEnroe were still around. And then later the Courier, Agassi, Sampras, Ivanisevic etc. type of era while Becker and Edberg were still around. You had hungry new generations.I think we are forgetting that the previous eras were not strong just because of Big 3, they cultivated a strong group of rivals too who became strong by playing them.
2024 is stronger than 2017-2023.
yes, we can.
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I'll also say Alcaraz of Wim 24 final >>>>>>> any version of Djokovic at Wim.
We can disagree and leave it at that.
Same tone.
Sure. I'm not interested in any further discussion on this topic. I've made my point, and that is enough for me.
Yea a 65% first serve percentage, 40 winners to 42 unforced errors, along with 15 aces is as poor as it gets. I've seen plenty of Slam final performances worse than this one. The main problem with this one is, Djokovic won again.Did you even watch the 23 AO final? Tsitsipas was as poor as it gets. For as much as he gets memed on, Bagdhatis was a much better player who actually did some damage.
There’s no planet on which Djokovic ever takes a healthy Alcaraz to the woodshed. Djokovic was basically level with Alcaraz before the cramps which didn’t happen in 24. He has a tough semi vs Sinner or Zverev then a healthy Alcaraz in the final. Nowhere near a lock, especially for a guy with defeats to Wawrinka and Thiem there. Luckily for him and his fans, he got a 250 level draw in 23 at 3/4 slams.
He played 2 of the worst tiebreakers I’ve seen, surrendered every possible advantage he had and couldn’t even get close to taking a set. sinner and Medvedev the form they were in run it way closer.Yea a 65% first serve percentage, 40 winners to 42 unforced errors, along with 15 aces is as poor as it gets. I've seen plenty of Slam final performances worse than this one. The main problem with this one is, Djokovic won again.
You're delusional. The overall level of the field wasn't enough this year to beat the Djokovic of 2023 at RG. You can't see that though because you don't look at level and only believe he shouldn't be winning, or at the very least wish for dear life that he doesn't win and will say anything that supports that losing argument.
Funny enough, Tsitsipas actually played better than Sinner in sets 2 and 3 of those finals.Did you even watch the 23 AO final? Tsitsipas was as poor as it gets. For as much as he gets memed on, Bagdhatis was a much better player who actually did some damage.
There’s no planet on which Djokovic ever takes a healthy Alcaraz to the woodshed. Djokovic was basically level with Alcaraz before the cramps which didn’t happen in 24. He has a tough semi vs Sinner or Zverev then a healthy Alcaraz in the final. Nowhere near a lock, especially for a guy with defeats to Wawrinka and Thiem there. Luckily for him and his fans, he got a 250 level draw in 23 at 3/4 slams.
Funny enough, Tsitsipas actually played better than Sinner in sets 2 and 3 of those finals.
Sinner was being taken to the woodshed by Medvedev until he ran out of gas at the end of the 2nd set. Novak would almost certainly either straight set or beat that Sinner in 4 sets purely based on how the matches played out.
About RG, again, he is 50/50 with Raz. He played clearly better in sets 2 and 3 of the 2023 final than Raz in 2024 final, but Raz may very well outlast him in 5 due to his age advantage.
Why is a match where Novak was hitting UEs on every other neutral ball relevant vs. a locked in Novak, who was out for revange after 2022?
Sinner was 10 levels above any of the clowns Djokovic faced in 2023, for any of his 3 slam wins.Why is a match where Novak was hitting UEs on every other neutral ball relevant vs. a locked in Novak, who was out for revange after 2022?
Novak smoked him in the YEC final, this is the level he would face against 23 AO Novak. Medvedev nearly smoked him.
Funny enough, Tsitsipas actually played better than Sinner in sets 2 and 3 of those finals.
Sinner was being taken to the woodshed by Medvedev until he ran out of gas at the end of the 2nd set. Novak would almost certainly either straight set or beat that Sinner in 4 sets purely based on how the matches played out.
About RG, again, he is 50/50 with Raz. He played clearly better in sets 2 and 3 of the 2023 final than Raz in 2024 final, but Raz may very well outlast him in 5 due to his age advantage.
Please try if you are going to troll.with mugs like Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Swift, De Minaur, Draper still in the tournament ???
You are misremembering.Sinner had to beat DJokovic and Med b2b.
In 23 field if he had to beat say Tommy Paul in the semi, he would most likely play better than he did in 24 final -- vs djokovic of AO 23.
tsitsipas was not better in the 3rd set of AO 23 than sinner in 3rd set of AO 24.
Any hypothetical scenario where Djokovic loses means the field is stronger. Lol. Sure man.He played 2 of the worst tiebreakers I’ve seen, surrendered every possible advantage he had and couldn’t even get close to taking a set. sinner and Medvedev the form they were in run it way closer.
Im delusional? Coming from a guy who thinks 23 RG Alcaraz was a legit scalp and that the field was th e same in both yearsas I said if you believe tsitipas is on the same level as sinner or ruud same level as alcaraz then I’d suggest visiting a doctor ASAP to check for brain damage
Small folk.Get used to it.
That's how it will be from now on.
The 3 kings have "died".
Let's welcome the "commoners".
So SInner-Med QF match is the de facto final with mugs like Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Swift, De Minaur, Draper still in the tournament ???
With Djokovic, Alcaraz and Zverev out this Slam is probably the weakest in the past 20 years with the only exception of US Open 2020 that can be rated as a weaker Slam.
We should agree to disagree more on here. It would make it nicer here.We can disagree, and leave it at that.
If Alcaraz was in the draw at the other end or even in Sinner's half then we would not need this conversation, but Alcaraz and Djokovic both losing so early means Sinner winning a slam with a joke of a SF and F, how many times have se seen this in the last 20 years outside of USO2020 ? Heck even Medvedev won his slam beating Djokovic... Cilic won his slam beating Federer ... Stan and Murray earned their slams beating big 3 .... the last person to win something cheap was Gaston Gaudio more than 20 years ago. So Sinner facing Med in a QF with everyone being mugs to follow should bother you. Alcaraz's presence means the future is good but this doesn't mean we are in any strong era, this era is still a transition era.
Absolute rubbish. Did you watch the slams both years?
2023 Djokovic isn’t winning RG or W vs 2024 Alcaraz. He got lucky in 23 that Alcaraz basically retired injured.
AO is tricky. Sinner, Medvedev, Zverev all playing very well is head and shoulders above trash like Paul and Tsitsipas. He has a chance but won’t walk it like in 23.
USO we’ll have to see but Sinner is better than Medvedev and 23 Djokovic could’ve lost to Popryin too.
If you think he competition he faced in 23 is equal to the 24 field then you’re seriously in kuckoo land.
Gaudio's run was not cheap at all. Surprising yes, but not cheap.
Cañas, Novak, Andreev, Enqvist, Hewitt, Nalbandian and Coria is not an easy draw at all.
The weakest player was Andreev and he beat defending champion Ferrero.
Yet the strange thing is, despite the impressive list of names in Gaudio's run, I don't recall anybody giving Gaudio a hope in hell of beating Coria in the final. Once Federer lost to Kuerten, the biggest threat to Coria was seen as Moya unless Kuerten could continue to roll back the years (Moya was the Rome champion), and Coria beat Moya in the quarter finals. Kuerten lost to Nalbandian in the quarter finals.Gaudio's run was not cheap at all. Surprising yes, but not cheap.
Cañas, Novak, Andreev, Enqvist, Hewitt, Nalbandian and Coria is not an easy draw at all.
The weakest player was Andreev and he beat defending champion Ferrero.
Sinner, Medvedev, Zverev >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul and TsitsipasWhat's the huge difference? Alcaraz was already there last year except at the AO where he withdrew. Sinner was there most of the year although he improved this year. Medvedev and Zverev were there.
Keep believe 2023 Djokovic steamrolls his was to 3 slams and a F in 2024 if his main opponents are fully fit Alcaraz and prime sinner, rather than Ruud and Tsitsipas. 2023 is known as one of the poorest years in tennis history. ATP 250 draws at 3/4 slams. @StrongRuleAny hypothetical scenario where Djokovic loses means the field is stronger. Lol. Sure man.
Djokovic smoked Sinner and Alcaraz in the SF and Finals of the ATP Finals. Beat Alcaraz in Cincy final and RG, and Sinner in Wimbledon SF. I'm sure you have some excuses for these losses like they were far away from their 2024 form.
Yea sure field is so much stronger this year. Alcaraz after this channel Slam got stunned by Djokovic with a recovering knee in the Olympic final on clay, when he did nothing all year. You guys should be exhausted after creating all these fantasies and reinventions. The only thing that is stopping Djokovic now is his age, injuries and his waning motivation. 2024 field definitely wouldn't stop his 2023 in form version but keep believing they would.
You are misremembering.
3rd set of the AO 23 final is where both Novak and Tsitsipas were on their A game behind serve and Novak barely scrapped by in a TB, meanwhile Sinner had to face a noticebly weaker Medvedev, while he was on his B game at best.
Also Sinner dispatched Novak easily in 2024, I don't see how this affected his performance in the finals.
It's just that Sinner is overrated when put under real pressure, he lost how many 5 setters since Wimbledon 22, cuz I lost count. This was his only big win and because Medvedev gassed out. He will have the match tonight to prove AO wasn't a fluke.
That's just because they got way too old to compete. There was no real change of the guard.Players in their 30s won 23 of 27 slams from 2017-2023. The 2024 slam champions are 21 and 23, and the USO champion will be 22-28 years old.
It appears 2024 is the official return of the Normal Order in men's tennis.
I like this.For Djokos entire career trolls have Djokovic winning about 5 slams in their alternative universe they created for themselves but in reality Djokovic wins. Seems people never learned.