Big Titles 2020

raph6

raph6

Semi-Pro
We are almost at the end of the 2019 season. I think it would be cool to have a thread with all the predictions for the 2020 season, whether it’s GS or other big tournaments.

Here is a list of big tournament that you can complete. I put the players that I think will win these tournaments.

AO : Djokovic

IW : Djokovic
MI : Federer

MC : Nadal
MA : Thiem
RO : Djokovic
RG : Thiem

WB : Medvedev

Olympics : Tsitsipas

TO : Shapovalov
CI : Tsitsipas
US : Tsitsipas

SH : Tsitsipas
PA : Djokovic
Finals : Medvedev
 
duaneeo

duaneeo

Hall of Fame
raph6 said:
Here is a list of big tournament that you can complete. I put the players that I think will win these tournaments.

AO : Djokovic

IW : Djokovic
MI : Federer

MC : Nadal
MA : Thiem
RO : Djokovic
RG : Thiem

WB : Medvedev

Olympics : Tsitsipas

TO : Shapovalov
CI : Tsitsipas
US : Tsitsipas
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What a big change of opinion over a month:

raph6 said:
AO 2020: Medvedev
FO 2020: Thiem
Wimbledon 2020: Nadal
US Open 2020: Djokovic
AO 2021: Tsitsipas
FO 2021: Nadal
Wimbledon 2021: Federer
US Open 2021: Auger Aliassime

Djokovic 17 at the end of 2021
Nadal 21 at the end of 2021
Federer 21 at the end of 2021
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dlk

dlk

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AO- Novak - Medvedev
FO- Nadal - Thiem
W- Novak - Nadal
USO- Novak - Nadal
 
TearTheRoofOff

TearTheRoofOff

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Thiem for FO is the most believable 'newcomer' win, imo, but then given his consecutive finals appearances there I guess that's not a particularly eye-opening extension of one's neck.
 
Yugram

Yugram

Hall of Fame
AO : Nadal

IW : Nadal
MI : Nadal

MC : Gunneswaran
MA : Nadal
RO : Nadal
RG : Nadal

WB : Nadal

Olympics : Nadal

TO : Nadal
CI : Nadal
US : Nadal

SH : Nadal
PA : Nadal
Finals : Nadal

Not less likely than the nonsense OP wrote, LOL.
 
Yugram

Yugram

Hall of Fame
raph6 said:
Surely you saw coming that Thiem would win IW, Fognini Monte Carlo, Medvedev Cincinnati and Shanghai this year + making the US Open final and pushing Nadal to 5 set ?
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If you watched some Thiem at USO 2018 then it should’ve been quite obvious how good he is on slow HC. Fognini and Medvedev was harder to predict, but it can’t be compared to Medvedev and Tsitsipas winning WIM and USO respectively as they are both useless at these particular tournaments.
 
raph6

raph6

Semi-Pro
Yugram said:
If you watched some Thiem at USO 2018 then it should’ve been quite obvious how good he is on slow HC. Fognini and Medvedev was harder to predict, but it can’t be compared to Medvedev and Tsitsipas winning WIM and USO respectively as they are both useless at these particular tournaments.
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Medvedev favorite surface is grass according to him. And it’s easy to imagine his game adapting well to this surface, he has a huge serve, great return and flat strokes. This year he lost in 3R to a great Goffin after a 5 set marathon.
Tsitsipas, I agree, is a more risky pick but he is good on all surfaces and the Olympics will probably tire the old guards next summer.
 
lud

lud

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AO : Djokovic

IW : Nadal
MI : Zverev

MC : Nadal
MA : Tsitsipas
RO : Djokovic

RG : Nadal

WB : Djokovic

Olympics : Federer

TO : Zverev
CI : Federer
US : Nadal

SH : Coric
PA : Khachanov
Finals : Zverev
 
Y

youngpolyhater

Rookie
AO :
1.Djokovic
2.Federer
3.Medvedev

IW :
1.Djokovic
2.Federer
3.Medvedev

MI :
1.Djokovic
2.Federer
3.Medvedev

MC :
1.Nadal
2.Thiem
3.Tsitsipas

MA :
1.Thiem
2.Tsitsipas
3.Zverev

RO :
1.Nadal
2.Thiem
3.Djokovic

RG :
1.Nadal
2.Thiem
3.Tsitsipas

WB :
1.Federer
2.Djokovic
3.Medvedev

Olympics :
1.Djokovic
2.Federer
3.Medvedev

TO :
1.Djokovic
2.Medvedev
3.Nadal

CI :
1.Federer
2.Djokovic
3.Medvedev

US :
1.Djokovic
2.Medvedev
3.Federer

SH :
1.Federer
2.Djokovic
3.Medvedev

PA :
1.Medvedev
2.Djokovic
3.Federer

Finals :
1.Djokovic
2.Federer
3.Medvedev
 
BeatlesFan

BeatlesFan

Talk Tennis Guru
raph6 said:
Medvedev favorite surface is grass according to him. And it’s easy to imagine his game adapting well to this surface, he has a huge serve,
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Since when? A huge serve is Sampras, Opelka, Roddick, Nick or Isner. Medvedev rarely serves above 125 and then oftentimes doesn't get it in. I don't think anyone would ever characterize Med has having a huge serve because he doesn't. He does get props for occasionally serving huge second serves, but that's a strategy he's only used a handful of times, like in Cincy against Novak.
 
Third Serve

Third Serve

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Yugram said:
AO : Nadal

IW : Nadal
MI : Nadal

MC : Gunneswaran
MA : Nadal
RO : Nadal
RG : Nadal

WB : Nadal

Olympics : Nadal

TO : Nadal
CI : Nadal
US : Nadal

SH : Nadal
PA : Nadal
Finals : Nadal

Not less likely than the nonsense OP wrote, LOL.
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wat

One of these is not like the others...
 
Yugram

Yugram

Hall of Fame
StrongRule said:
Why people overrate Tsitsipas so much is beyond me. He lost in the first round of Wimbledon and USO this year, and just played a pathetic match against Djokovic in Paris. So far he didn't do anything that makes him a favorite for USO 2020.
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His backhand is such a vulnerability on fast courts. The fact that half dead Nadal bageled him at AO says everything you need to know about Tsitsipas outside clay.
 
D

daggerman

New User
AO : Djokovic

IW: Djokovic
MI: Medvedev

MC: Nadal
MA: Auger-Aliassime
RO: Djokovic
RG: Nadal

WB: Djokovic

Olympics: Zverev

TO: Thiem
CI: Federer
US: Federer

SH: Medvedev
PA: Berrettini
Finals: Djokovic
 
dropshotlikeitshot

dropshotlikeitshot

Rookie
AO: Berrettini
IW: Berrettini
MI: Berrettini
MC: Berrettini
MA: Berrettini
RO: Berrettini
RG: Berrettini
W: Berrettini
OL: Berrettini
CA: Berrettini
CI: Berrettini
US: Berrettini
SH: Berrettini
PA: Berrettini
WTF: Berrettini
 
Zardoz7/12

Zardoz7/12

Professional
I'll try to take a risk with this prediction.

AO: Djokovic
French Open: Thiem
Wimbledon: Nadal
USO: Medvedev

Federer: Miami, Shanghai and Cincinnati (He's going to finish 4th in 2020, unless there's a considerable decline he's going to be top 10 as long as he's physically/mentally fit)
 
Yugram

Yugram

Hall of Fame
Zardoz7/12 said:
Federer: Miami, Shanghai and Cincinnati (He's going to finish 4th in 2020, unless there's a considerable decline he's going to be top 10 as long as he's physically/mentally fit)
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You are aware that Federer has won 1 Masters in 2 years, right? And there is no way Nadal is winning Wimbledon without RG. His results depend heavily on momentum.
 
TripleATeam

TripleATeam

Legend
AO : Djokovic

IW: Djokovic
MI: Zverev

MC: Nadal
MA: Thiem
RO: Djokovic
RG: Nadal

WB: Djokovic

Olympics: Djokovic

CA: Tsitsipas
CI: Djokovic
US: Djokovic/Medvedev

SH: Djokovic
PA: Berrettini
Finals: Medvedev
 
James P

James P

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AO: Djokovic

IW: Medvedev
MI: Djokovic

MC: Nadal
MA: Thiem
RO: Nadal
RG: Thiem

WB: Berrettini

OG: Medvedev

CA: Shapovalov
CI: Tsitsipas
US: Medvedev

SH: Djokovic
PA: Tsitsipas
TF: Medvedev
 
MeatTornado

MeatTornado

Legend
Yugram said:
His backhand is such a vulnerability on fast courts. The fact that half dead Nadal bageled him at AO says everything you need to know about Tsitsipas outside clay.
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I think it says more about what the greatest lefty forehand ever can still do to a one-handed backhand.

His backhand isn't great by any stretch (or even above average), but it wasn't a vulnerability just a few days earlier against Federer on that same court, a guy who loves to rush his opponents and make every court feel blazing fast. Or when he went toe-to-toe against the best BH on tour in Djokovic at Shanghai, one of the fastest courts on tour.
 
Yugram

Yugram

Hall of Fame
MeatTornado said:
I think it says more about what the greatest lefty forehand ever can still do to a one-handed backhand.

His backhand isn't great by any stretch (or even above average), but it wasn't a vulnerability just a few days earlier against Federer on that same court, a guy who loves to rush his opponents and make every court feel blazing fast. Or when he went toe-to-toe against the best BH on tour in Djokovic at Shanghai, one of the fastest courts on tour.
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And then it sucked so much the next day that by the end of the second set he started running around FH in frustration.
 
NEW_BORN

NEW_BORN

Hall of Fame
Nice Spread.

AO - Medvedev
IW - Federer
MI - Djokovic
MC - Monfils
MA - Nadal
RO - Fognini
FO - Thiem
WIM - Wawrinka
OLY - Nishikori
TOR - Zverev
CIN - Del Potro
USO - Isner
SH - Murray
PA - Dimitrov
WTF - Tsitsipas
 
dropshotlikeitshot

dropshotlikeitshot

Rookie
NEW_BORN said:
Nice Spread.

AO - Medvedev
IW - Federer
MI - Djokovic
MC - Monfils
MA - Nadal
RO - Fognini
FO - Thiem
WIM - Wawrinka
OLY - Nishikori
TOR - Zverev
CIN - Del Potro
USO - Isner
SH - Murray
PA - Dimitrov
WTF - Tsitsipas
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The thought of John Isner being a grand slam champ is horrifying, but I’ll take it if Stan wins Wimbly :)
 
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