Best match of 2010-2019 is...

Greatest match of decade?

  • 2011 USO, Fedovic

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  • 2012 OLYMPICS, Fedelpotro

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  • 2014 AO, Djokorinka

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  • 2014 WIM, Fedovic

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  • Total voters
    135

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
Man, was really looking forward to opening this thread and reading 4 pages worth of opinions on what peoples favourite matches of the decade were.

Oh, no, of course it's just another thread devolved into a dick measuring contest. :rolleyes:

#TTW 8-B (in a 98 Scott Hall voice)
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
The difference between Murray and Nadal, as players, is a big one anyway. Nadal slso being extremely clutch results in a straight sets win for him. It's too much for Murray to overcome, who isn't an ATG talent unfortunately.
It depends on where you draw the line for ATG
 

ForumMember

Hall of Fame
Age isn't on his side though. I know everyone has been saying this for many years, but this time it is worse than ever.

He really didn't need such a loss in the very twilight of his career.
Age hasn't been on his side for last 12 years.. but he has been managing himself pretty well despite being too old since he turned 27.
 

RelentlessAttack

Hall of Fame
Realistically, probably none of these matches. Will have to do some thinking back, a decade is a long time. The Nole/Wawrinka battles were good though, nice clash of styles.
This year for example one of the best matches was Shapovalov - Tsitsipas in Miami. These kinds of matches don’t get enough hype but are often more entertaining than big 3/4/5 contests
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
Would you stop pretending Murray is on Edberg's level lolwut please.
He's there.

In every single stat, apart from Slam wins.

Which probably has to do with the fact that in all but one of his Slam finals he played a player than Edberg or Becker ever faced.

But then I forget. Stats matter only when they back up your point.
 

AnOctorokForDinner

Talk Tennis Guru
He's there.

In every single stat, apart from Slam wins.

Which probably has to do with the fact that in all but one of his Slam finals he played a player than Edberg or Becker ever faced.

But then I forget. Stats matter only when they back up your point.

Homugenisation and beefing up masters value didn't happen, apparently, and we're back to name over form too. Something like, Courier has 4 slams so losing two AO finals to him was utterly pathetic and the secret goat Murray is would totally wipe the floor with that mug, whereas 2013 Wimbledon final Djokovic was some extreme peak ungodly opponent because 16 slems, olololol.
 

JaoSousa

Hall of Fame
It was a 4 sets match. There is a non-written rule that the best match of a decade must be a 5 setter because 5 sets matches are closer and have more drama than 5 sets matches. Otherwise, I would pick the USO 2013.
IMO Fed vs Djoker was way higher quality than AO 2012.
 

ForumMember

Hall of Fame
I know a lot of ppl here moan about baseline and talk in wistful manner about the time when serve used to decide the whole outcome of the match, but noone is ready to nominate Isner-Mahut or Isner-Anderson matches here.

Why?
 

RelentlessAttack

Hall of Fame
I know a lot of ppl here moan about baseline and talk in wistful manner about the time when serve used to decide the whole outcome of the match, but noone is ready to nominate Isner-Mahut or Isner-Anderson matches here.

Why?

because those matches are nothing like Pete - Becker or Goran - Rafter
 

AnOctorokForDinner

Talk Tennis Guru
I know a lot of ppl here moan about baseline and talk in wistful manner about the time when serve used to decide the whole outcome of the match, but noone is ready to nominate Isner-Mahut or Isner-Anderson matches here.

Why?

Except players hold serve more often on all surfaces now :laughing::p
 

RS

Bionic Poster
Homugenisation and beefing up masters value didn't happen, apparently, and we're back to name over form too. Something like, Courier has 4 slams so losing two AO finals to him was utterly pathetic and the secret goat Murray is would totally wipe the floor with that mug, whereas 2013 Wimbledon final Djokovic was some extreme peak ungodly opponent because 16 slems, olololol.
But TBH Murray usually faced top version of the big 3 when he played them. He deserved the luck of getting a weaker Djokovic in 2013 Wimbledon.
 

NatF

Bionic Poster
But TBH Murray usually faced top version of the big 3 when he played them. He deserved the luck of getting a weaker Djokovic in 2013 Wimbledon.

That's what evens out his career somewhat. Murray's biggest strength has been his consistency and it netted him three slams when the Big 3 weren't up to par. His best level was often exposed in big slam matches with straight sets or four set defeats. That's why in an era with less general consistency it's unlikely he'd sweep up tons of slams because he'd probably get less chances even if he can take a higher percentage of them.
 

TearTheRoofOff

G.O.A.T.
Over 90% of people voting for Djokovic-Wawrinka are Federer fans. Federer fans who want to exclude Nadal from this category and have so little objectivity that they vote a match of Wawrinka (?) over the classic masterpieces of Nadal and Djokovic.


Wawrinka is an inferior player than Nadal or Federer. Therefore any good match of Djokovic involving Fedal is superior to a Djokovic-Wawrinka match. The AO 2012, RG 2013 or WB 2018 matches achieved a much higher degree of playing level and historical relevance than the Djokovic-Wawrinka match, as Wawrinka cannot match Nadal's playing level or historical relevance.

Nadal having chances to defeat the AO GOAT Djokovic in THE LONGEST GRAND SLAM FINAL OF ALL TIME has a much higher historical relevance than Djokovic beating a non-ATG like Wawrinka in a random AO 4R. The AO 2012 final has much more historical relevance than the AO 2013 SF.

Djokovic having chances to defeat the most dominant player ever on a surface in the RG 2013 semifinal implies a much higher historical relevance than Djokovic beating a non-ATG like Wawrinka in a random AO 4R. The RG 2013 semifinal has more historical relevance than the AO 2013 SF.

Nadal and Djokovic producing a marvellous shot-making battle in the Wimbledon 2018 semifinal implies a substantially higher degree of historical relevance than Djokovic beating a non-ATG like Wawrinka in a random AO 4R. The WB 2018 semifinal has more historical relevance than the AO 2013 SF.

And to suggest that the AO 2013 4R has a better level of tennis than the AO 2012 final, RG 2013 SF or WB 2018 SF is just trolling to eliminate Nadal from the best match category. Nadal is a superior player to Wawrinka on any surface and obviously produced a higher level than Stan in those matches.
Cram the pigeon holing, I just think the tennis on display during that match was amazing. And I hated the result.
 

RS

Bionic Poster
That's what evens out his career somewhat. Murray's biggest strength has been his consistency and it netted him three slams when the Big 3 weren't up to par. His best level was often exposed in big slam matches with straight sets or four set defeats. That's why in an era with less general consistency it's unlikely he'd sweep up tons of slams because he'd probably get less chances even if he can take a higher percentage of them.
Don’t know how many slams Murray wins in other eras it’s hard to say. Depends on how he adjusted. He won’t win like 15 slams like people say but he could have won more depending on the era. I would say the late 1990s to early 2000s before Federer with no super dominant number one is his best chance.
Murray’s back/hip issue in 2013 damm brings him down. He did very well in big matches vs them in 2008-mid 13.
 

NatF

Bionic Poster
Don’t know how many slams Murray wins in other eras it’s hard to say. Depends on how he adjusted. He won’t win like 15 slams like people say but he could have won more depending on the era. I would say the late 1990s to early 2000s before Federer with no super dominant number one is his best chance.
Murray’s back/hip issue in 2013 damm brings him down. He did very well in big matches vs them in 2008-mid 13.

If I'm counting correctly he was...

2-3 with Djokovic
2-5 with Nadal
1-3 with Federer

So yeah 5-11 is good for sure. You think his peak was higher in 08-11 than 15-16?

And that period is maybr the best period for any player to gobble up slams, not saying too much. Even then a lot of the winners played at a high level. Not quite easy pickings.
 

RS

Bionic Poster
If I'm counting correctly he was...

2-3 with Djokovic
2-5 with Nadal
1-3 with Federer

So yeah 5-11 is good for sure. You think his peak was higher in 08-11 than 15-16?

And that period is maybr the best period for any player to gobble up slams, not saying too much. Even then a lot of the winners played at a high level. Not quite easy pickings.
Was actually going off a bit and thinking of BO3 as well but this was mainly about slams. He lead Roger and was not far behind Novak as well.
I think I said to elsewhere I think Murray is short of a ATG but imo he isn’t as far away as some people believe. 5 slams would make him a ATG imo. I don’t say he gobbles up slams in other eras.
I don’t think 2008-11 Murray was better than 2015-2016 Murray but he actually performed better in a lot big matches in 2008-11 than he did in 2015.
 

Enceladus

Legend
What great shots there were in AO 2012 final though? I don't really remember any great points which are remembered for a long time. The quality in Wimbledon 2018 semifinal was much higher IMO. This is why that loss also hurts much more than the one in AO 2012.
So remember them:
 

guitarra

Professional
So currently AO 2012 final is winning the poll. I think this match is slightly overrated. Sure it was dramatic, it was a very very long match and it was a final but the quality wasn't the highest, far from it.

Even between Rafa and Novak a few matches from this decade seem to be much better, specifically those come to mind:

2013 RG SF
2018 WM SF
2011 USO F
 
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Excuse me? How is AO12 final not a unanimous #1? That was the greatest match of all time, not just 2010's.

Agreed that 2013 Djokrinka and 2018 Djokodal are close 2nd and 3rd, but please. AO12 final is a runaway #1.
Am I a djoke to you??
2018 wim is much better in terms of quality than 2012 AO, despite the decline of both djokodal
 

Enceladus

Legend
I voted for this match:
2018 Wimbledon SF, Djokovic-Nadal 6:4, 3:6, 7:6(9), 3:6, 10:8

Each set of this match was great or at least very good, the decisive fifth set was dramatic. The statistics of this match are balanced, both players have create 73 winners and 42 UE (very positive ratio for both players), Nadal gained one more game than his opponent, while Djokovic won about 4 points more.
This match includes excellent quality, drama and historical context, for Djoker, victory has become a stepping stone back to profit of titles and top positions at ranking.
 

weakera

Talk Tennis Guru
IMO Djokodal 2013 RG, 2012 AO and 2018 W share the crown. Each played at an exceptionally high level and each unbelievably competitive.

2017 AO and 2019 W finals had incredible drama/stakes, but the best overall matches were the Djokodal trilogy.
 
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