All-Non-Big 4 M1K Finals: Good For Tennis Or No???

[stringertom]

Beginning at IW’13 there were 42 consecutive M1K finals with at least one of the Big 4 making it to Sunday (last one Ferrer d. Janowicz Paris-Bercy’12). That streak ended at TRS’17 when Dimitrov defeated Kyrgios. In that 42-match streak, the Big 4 went 37-5. Counting the Dimitrov/Kyrgios final and tomorrow’s final at M-C, there have been five in just the last 15 finals. Please also consider the unexpected WTF’17 final matchup of Dimitrov vs Goffin, a matchup that ended seven straight appearances by at least one Big 4 (Davydenko vs JMDP in ‘09) and 13 of 14 such matchups (last pre-fedr final was Shanghai’02 Hewitt d. Ferrero). Big 4 (minus Nadal) was 12-1 in those finals (Nalbandian ‘05 the lone upset).

Which is better for tennis...42 processions of The Gods of the game OR fresher, new faces battling for a Tier 2 title.

Discuss or disgust. Coffee anyone?

 

[Deon Sanders]

There is a big one, medium one, small one, microscopic two, and irrelevant field

 

[reaper]

I don't know about good for tennis, but it's certainly good for Dusan. Who's next for a Masters final? John Millman?

 

[Jonas78]

Tier 2?? Tennis evolves, these guys have caught up with Big4 and now passed them. Its the Diamond Age, Tier 0.

 

[ak24alive]

It depends on the level of tennis played in the finals and throughout the tournament.
If the tennis is good it doesn't matter who plays and wins.

 

[Tennisgods]

It depends on the level of tennis played in the finals and throughout the tournament.
If the tennis is good it doesn't matter who plays and wins.

Get the phuck out of here with your talking good sense and all that.

 

[ak24alive]

Edit: brainfart. Delete.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Edit: brainfart. Delete.

Oh, take it easy

 

[Lleytonstation]

It is every now and then, but I don't want matchups like this 3 or 4 times a year at masters.

 

[stringertom]

No @Red Rick to weigh in and vote in an unlimited fashion? I am shock and disappoint.

 

[Luka888]

It is very good for tennis. I mean guys look at a couple of pages on this board. It's all about Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
Don't you think that Lajovic and Fabio have worked very hard to get to the final of MC? Yes, they have. So, I love the outcome of the whole tournament.
Yeah, sure we wanted to see Novak vs. Rafa in the final but this is so refreshing. It's good . Now, some casual tennis fans know who Lajovic and Fabio are.

 

[Lleytonstation]

It is very good for tennis. I mean guys look at a couple of pages on this board. It's all about Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
Don't you think that Lajovic and Fabio have worked very hard to get to the final of MC? Yes, they have. So, I love the outcome of the whole tournament.
Yeah, sure we wanted to see Novak vs. Rafa in the final but this is so refreshing. It's good . Now, some casual tennis fans know who Lajovic and Fabio are.

Yes to this, it would have been cool to have a Rafa Novak final, but this is not bad for the sport.

 

[chjtennis]

I like seeing 2 new faces, but at the same time, this is a sign of the end of the Golden Generation so maybe feels a little strange as well.

 

[Artificial Grass]

Overall, I like the Big 3-4 domination, and I hope it continues for a little while longer until a new Big 3-4 (maybe Tsits/FAA/Shapo/Zverev) take over.

But I'm happy to see a change this time around. Especially since it's Fognini. I feel like he deserves a breakthrough like this. And of course he's a lot of fun to watch on court, both in how he plays and his personality. I love how he pretty much just stands straight upright when hitting his groundstrokes. It's very boss like.

 

[conjoshruk]

Lol, I see greatness in tsitsipas, faa and zverev, but tbh im yet to see anything decent from shapovalov so far. Hes very overrated in my opinion.

 

[Red Rick]

No @Red Rick to weigh in and vote in an unlimited fashion? I am shock and disappoint.

Not sure if I should feel flattered or reevaluate my time expenditure on this forum when people are shocked I'm not in a thread.

 

[raph6]

Lol, I see greatness in tsitsipas, faa and zverev, but tbh im yet to see anything decent from shapovalov so far. Hes very overrated in my opinion.

Then you must have sh** in the eyes, he is the most talented and explosive of the next gen. He just lack consistency and tactical intelligence but these things should come with time.

 

[nochweiterroger]

Yes to this, it would have been cool to have a Rafa Novak final, but this is not bad for the sport.

No it wouldn't. A robot competing against a Neanderthal. How is that good? Long live Fabio

 

[Sysyphus]

I'm fully in the «time for new faces» camp, although I could think of more exciting prospects than Lajovic. Bit funny that when the big 4 finally abdicate, these are the names to exploit it.

But a new wind is slowly brewing.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm fully in the «time for new faces» camp, although I could think of more exciting prospects than Lajovic. Bit funny that when the big 4 finally abdicate, these are the names to exploit it.

But a new wind is slowly brewing.

Not quite feeling the new wind.

Feel more like I'm out windsurfing and I'm way out from the beach when the wind drops and I can swim all the way back.