BrokenForehand
Rookie
1st semifinal: Jan 30
2nd semifinal: Jan 31
final: Feb 2
2nd semifinal: Jan 31
final: Feb 2
Do you think 1 extra day recovery matters for the big 3?
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Tennis_Hands
Banned
Exactly, so it will be supremely important for any of them (for Federer more, obviously), especially if they have a long and difficult SF. The scheduling will play a very important role this time around.
junior74
Talk Tennis Guru
Old guys brings their A-game. Is tennis the new boule?
Born_to_slice
Legend
Let's just forget that last year it was Nadal who had an extra day rest and still got destroyed. Also, let's forget that he played Thiem in last year's RG who played 4 days in a row.
Lew II
G.O.A.T.
How can we forget 35yo Federer winning 3 five-setters in the second week of 2017 AO...
From 2014 UO to 2018 AO Federer won eigth 5th sets out of nine. His best score ever in five-setters.
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irishnadalfan1983
Hall of Fame
100% matters......Especially to the big 3 at their age....
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Both times Nadal had the extra day's rest before the slam final against Djokovic, he lost.
bobleenov1963
Hall of Fame
didn't Nadal beat Federer in the 2009 AO final after 24 hours rest after epic 5 sets match in the SF against Verdasco?
junior74
Talk Tennis Guru
Must mean we get better the older we are, and it can under no circumstances have anything to do with the level on the tour.
kevaninho
Hall of Fame
It shouldn't matter. Speaking from Nadals perspective. He has been his own worst enemy over the years, rallying for hours in earlier rounds, against guys he should be out there putting away quick.
Admittedly he tries to do that now in slams, but theres no excuses. 1 or 2 days rest before a final doesn't matter, unless youre carrying an injury, or have been grinding 5 setters for 2 weeks.
The top players shouldn't be grinding anything against this field.
Admittedly he tries to do that now in slams, but theres no excuses. 1 or 2 days rest before a final doesn't matter, unless youre carrying an injury, or have been grinding 5 setters for 2 weeks.
The top players shouldn't be grinding anything against this field.
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Depends on the ol' batteries, so to speak.
Powderwombat
Semi-Pro
No, it was 2 days later while Federer had one more free day, just as the OP said. It's always one SF on Thursday and one on Friday.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Your comment does not invalidate the fact that it is an unfair practice of the AO.
Only because Rafa has benefited some years it doesn't follow that it was fair. All members of the Big 3 have sometimes benefited from the extra rest day at the AO final. And the RG example is irrelevant, because they already incorporated a roof and it will never be repeated again.
The AO is the ONLY Slam where one of the finalists can rest one extra day. They should change that unfair practice.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
RG 2020 will incororate a roof so it will never happen again.
Currently, only the AO keeps the unfair practice of giving one of the finalists an extra day to rest. They should change that unfair practice.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Irrelevant for the point. Djokovic won because he is the AO GOAT but it doesn't change the fact that it was an unfair practice. Federer also had an extra day to rest at the AO 2009 and AO 2017 final. It was unfair in all cases when it benefited Nadal and when it did not benefit him.
The AO is the ONLY Slam where one of the finalists has one extra day to rest. Time to change that unfair practice.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Did you say this last year also?
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Why are you lumping Federer in with a guy 5 years younger and 6 years younger? It matters to them all, but for a 38 year old it’s far more important. Six years difference at that age is massive.
sure, he had 6 years more of training, so he will beat them easily.
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
One thing is clear: The semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament should not be played on different days, in addition to being controversial it gives an additional physical advantage to the player who disputed this instance 24 hours before the other finalist.
This should be eradicated bluntly.
This should be eradicated bluntly.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Yes, it was unfair last year as well.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Funny how you take so much offense to this practice of the AO giving one player an extra day's rest. It's like, how does this affect you? You're never going to be one of those players that has to play on one less day of rest, so why do you even care so much?
Born_to_slice
Legend
Already incorporated a roof? Literally dead last to do so and it's only one court. If it rains heavily, it will still lead to scheduling mishaps.
RG incompetence is obviously irrelevant for you because Nadal consistently wins it, while at the best organized slam he has 1 title, even though he himself had advantage of extra day rest a couple of times.
oldmanfan
Legend
Agreed! Totally unfair advantage!
Fedr should be transported back-to-the-future and play 38yo Nadalovic in 2025 so that Nadalovic has a chance to win, no.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Not really
beard
Legend
Yes, it matters, sometimes more, sometimes less... Depending to scheduling and duration of particular sf's. Good thing is that ao dont have schedueling problems in later stages thanks to roofs...
Wimbledon is ok after roofs installed, earlier it was pain in ass... Uso similar...
And we get to most unfair tournament, rg, slam stucked in 19th century... When I remember 19 edition... They practically didn't gave chance Thiem (or Novak), winner was known in Friday... And it wasn't the first time...
Ao is maybe best in scheduling, rarely some player suffer of playing day after day, at least I remember as that.
Wimbledon is ok after roofs installed, earlier it was pain in ass... Uso similar...
And we get to most unfair tournament, rg, slam stucked in 19th century... When I remember 19 edition
... They practically didn't gave chance Thiem (or Novak), winner was known in Friday... And it wasn't the first time...
TennisHockey
Rookie
Irrelevant. Just because Rafa lost, it doesn't mean he still didn't benefit. Without that extra day of rest, maybe he would've gotten dominated even more?
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Or how about as some commentators were saying during the match, that having the extra day off messed up his timing with the ball. Since it is longer than the normal time between grand slam play?
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
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Deleted member 629564
Guest
Grand Slams should be scheduled in 3 weeks span instead of 2. Period.
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