Earth's Mightiest Summer

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What a turnaround this summer has been for Earth's Mightiest Warrior, having without a doubt the worst start to a season ever, losing opening round matches at places he once ruled with an iron fist, even stating he was going to skip grass...Then it changed in the most dramatic fashion.

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To go from not holding any titles, to winning Wimbledon in fashion he did and then finally winning that elusive Cincinnati title to complete the golden masters set of all nine masters event has been an incredible ride. Earth's Mightiest Summer has gone a long way in further cementing his legacy as one the ATG not only in tennis, but all of sport. He proved a lot of doubters and naysayers wrong, all those who said he didn't have the passion, heart and love for this game that Fedal had, that he simply didn't have what it took anymore...the fire is gone.

And now people are talking about him winning USO and become world number one again down the road...just shows how predictions go from end of the spectrum to another. For me, regardless of whether he wins USO, or even if he goes out early, or loses a tough battle to Federer or Nadal, or someone else, this summer has been magical and after two years of painful loses and the finger pointing, he can silence those negative voices.

Tennis is much better when all the greats are playing. Federer and Nadal silenced their doubters during the 2017, great to see Djokovic do it in style also. Earth's Mightiest Summer...and yeah, it was crazy hot this year. :)
 
Hitman said:
What a turnaround this summer has been for Earth's Mightiest Warrior, having without a doubt the worst start to a season ever, losing opening round matches at places he once ruled with an iron fist, even stating he was going to skip grass...Then it changed in the most dramatic fashion.

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To go from not holding any titles, to winning Wimbledon in fashion he did and then finally winning that elusive Cincinnati title to complete the golden masters set of all nine masters event has been an incredible ride. Earth's Mightiest Summer has gone a long way in further cementing his legacy as one the ATG not only in tennis, but all of sport. He proved a lot of doubters and naysayers wrong, all those who said he didn't have the passion, heart and love for this game that Fedal had, that he simply didn't have what it took anymore...the fire is gone.

And now people are talking about him winning USO and become world number one again down the road...just shows how predictions go from end of the spectrum to another. For me, regardless of whether he wins USO, or even if he goes out early, or loses a tough battle to Federer or Nadal, or someone else, this summer has been magical and after two years of painful loses and the finger pointing, he can silence those negative voices.

Tennis is much better when all the greats are playing. Federer and Nadal silenced their doubters during the 2017, great to see Djokovic do it in style also. Earth's Mightiest Summer...and yeah, it was crazy hot this year. :)
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”and yeah, it was crazy hot this year.”

Okay great, you all had your fun.

Enough with the raging infernos and global warming now.

Can I have my peaceful planet back?



 
Yea it has been an amazing turnaround. If he can somehow will himself to a 3rd USO title, it may be the greatest comeback within the same year ever in tennis. To go from losing in the 2nd rounds of IW and Miami, your pet tournaments that you used to own, after having elbow surgery to holding two Slams months later would unbelievable. It already has been a great year. I never doubted him though. This is what I said over a year ago:
NoleFam said:
Djokovic is a "street fighter" like Boris Becker calls him and anybody saying he is done is delusional. Pay no attention to that nonsense. He will not only go back to #1 but he will win more Slams. How many...I don't know.
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So now he is coming for that #1 ranking. His chances of getting it this year are slim but I expect him to make his full comeback and be ranked #1 no later than February or March of next year.
 
swordtennis said:
If he could just win the ao even if he was taken off the court on a stretcher career over hip blown after the final match it would be a great thing.
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Yea it would be especially after losing 5 finals there. I'm just hoping the movement will improve because he looked wobbly in the last few matches I saw of him. Hip injuries really are hard to come back from but I really hope Andy can recover from this.
 
All those losses were worth it, all that wait was worth it. He doesn't have to win the US Open or finish the year as number 1, 2 or whatever. He's already proved to everyone that he is among the best players ever and that he will always be a great contributor to tennis.

And as this summer keeps getting awesome, I want to say that, contrary to the usual provocative TTW claims, a very solid number of Djokovic's supporters didn't lose faith in him and didn't lose interest in tennis during his slump. And I always knew that would be the case.
 
Djokovic losses since 2017.
Istomin
Kyrgios 21
Kyrgios 21
ADR
Goffin
Nadal
Zverev 20 (Smoked him)
Thiem 22
Berdych (Doesn't count)
Chung 21
Taro Daniel (Doesn't count)
Paire (Doens't count)
Thiem 23
Klizan
Nadal
Ceccinato
Cilic
Tsitsipas 19.

He should worry more about young players. Fed and Nadal are easy now :p

If he can start beating the young guys, he will truly become heavyweight champ again.
 
And I am only partly kidding. Young gen is catching with Djokovic too while he is able to hold off Fedal who are no.1 and no.2
 
nachiket nolefam said:
Young gen is catching with Djokovic too
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Young gen are all invisible chokers. When Zverev, Chung, Coric, Thiem, Shapo or Tsitsipas beat a healthy version of Novak, Rafa or Fed in a slam, let's talk. Otherwise they have all been utterly irrelevant in majors. Yes, I know Chung beat Novak at the AO, but I said "healthy version" of the big three.
 
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Be a crying moment. Wimbledon 2014 was a tear jerky with fed and djokovic tearing up. Murray winning ao would be weeping on the floor on all fours.
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I am always surprised to see the hate for Andy here. There was that really vile thread recently trashing him because he was crying at the D.C. tourney. That shows his passion and love for the sport! If the next Gen mugs had 1/10th of this emotion and this drive, they'd at least be reaching slam semis.
 
BeatlesFan said:
I am always surprised to see the hate for Andy here. There was that really vile thread recently trashing him because he was crying at the D.C. tourney. That shows his passion and love for the sport! If the next Gen mugs had 1/10th of this emotion and this drive, they'd at least be reaching slam semis.
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So true. They also call him a mug and loser. Serious crazy on this board.
 
Sorry but the mightier summer was 2008 when the supposed greatest match of all time was played. Resurgence of one player does not make a great summer ;)
 
I backed him coming back from the start. Feel like he's the favorite for UO. Feel free to look at my posting history on the subject. Do I love the fact that he has? No. Did I think he would? Umm yeah. Props to him for proving most everyone wrong. He did it sooner than I thought he would. Initially had him down as a threat for UO, but surprised at Wimbledon.
 
I never really doubted that he would return to winning form again. I thought he gradually looked better after the elbow procedure and the rehiring of Vadja showed me he was serious about winning again. Also, most of the matches he lost during his slump were close and to players who brought their best game that day.
 
Azure said:
Resurgence of one player does not make a great summer ;)
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Sorry, but I'll think you will find it does. :) Back from the dead with zero titles, no momentum, to first beat the world number one 10-8 in the fifth in their greatest ever match for sheer quality, wall to wall intensity and unparalleled clutchness...no one but his staunch supporters knew he was ready to turn it around.

And then to win four three set matches in a row, and beating the last three Cincy champions to finally win that elusive ninth masters that he had chased his whole career for, having lost five finals. Yes, it was the Mightiest Summer...

It was Earth's Mightiest Summer. ;)
 
Djokovic cemented his legacy, this summer. No one can change that. If he retires tomorrow his legacy is more than sealed. There will always be the "but Djokovic" factor when discussing the best player of this generation (and yes Federer took part in this generation, but is not "legally" part of this generation).

He will go down in history as the greatest ALL ROUND player in the history of the game.....imho.

Even Federer admitted that what he accomplished with the Golden Masters, is an amazing accomplishment.

Even Nadal gave his kudos, post Wimbledon. "He is one the best players in the history".

4 in a row + Golden masters. Nobody can deny his greatness now. Nobody.
 
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joekapa said:
Djokovic cemented his legacy, this summer. No one can change that. If he retires tomorrow his legacy is more than sealed. There will always be the "but Djokovic" factor when discussing the best player of this generation (and yes Federer took part in this generation, but is not part of this generation).

He will go down in history as the greatest ALL ROUND player in the history of the game.....imho.

Even Federer admitted that what he accomplished with the Golden Masters, is an amazing accomplishment.

Even Nadal gave his kudos, post Wimbledon. "He is one the best players in the history".

4 in a row + Golden masters. Nobody can deny his greatness now. Nobody.
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Federer is the most complete tennis player of all time....
He had all the shots you could possibly imagine..
I'm quite positive that he could play in any era of tennis and succeed.

I do think that Djokovic is the most complete baseliner of all time. His volleys are also underrated, in fact, many clutch points at the net have contributed to his grand slams.
But he doesn't have a backhand smash.
And an overhead.
His slice is also really on and off for some reason too.
 
GoldenSwing said:
Federer is the most complete tennis player of all time....
He had all the shots you could possibly imagine..
I'm quite positive that he could play in any era of tennis and succeed.

I do think that Djokovic is the most complete baseliner of all time. His volleys are also underrated, in fact, many clutch points at the net have contributed to his grand slams.
But he doesn't have a backhand smash.
And an overhead.
His slice is also really on and off for some reason too.
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His slice is as effective as anybody else's. It just doesn't seem pretty to watch.

And no.....Federer is not the most complete player ever. His lack of clay finals, whether he has won them or not), show this. Federer is a player who dominated between 2 generations. between the Agassi/Sampras gen, and the Nadal/Djokovic gen. His generational rivals have retired from the game long ago.

Federer is great to watch. He is a ballarina on the court. But you wouldn't place a bet for him to beat either peak Djokovic, or peak Nadal, on any surface, anywhere......with confidence.
 
joekapa said:
His slice is as effective as anybody else's. It just doesn't seem pretty to watch.

And no.....Federer is not the most complete player ever. His lack of clay finals, whether he has won them or not), show this. Federer is a player who dominated between 2 generations. between the Agassi/Sampras gen, and the Nadal/Djokovic gen. His generational rivals have retired from the game long ago.

Federer is great to watch. He is a ballarina on the court. But you wouldn't place a bet for him to beat either peak Djokovic, or peak Nadal, on any surface, anywhere......with confidence.
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Well said, chief
 
GoldenSwing said:
Federer is the most complete tennis player of all time....
He had all the shots you could possibly imagine..
I'm quite positive that he could play in any era of tennis and succeed.

I do think that Djokovic is the most complete baseliner of all time. His volleys are also underrated, in fact, many clutch points at the net have contributed to his grand slams.
But he doesn't have a backhand smash.
And an overhead.
His slice is also really on and off for some reason too.
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He hit backhand smash vs Raonic :p Won the point too. Kyrgios can hit trick shots way better than Djokovic. That doesn't make him complete. Don't think backhand smash even counts, its so rare.

He has much better lobs as a great baseliner than Fed. Slice has improved.

His overheads though are atrocious.
 
junior74 said:
The strange part is that he is far far from his top level...

Are we entering a new, long reign for EMW? :eek:
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Let's see. If he wins 1 of the next 2 slams and make deep run in all tournaments only then.
During Becker's time, Novak was going to semis and finals of every tournament. This Tsitsipas loss is not good. Him losing to young inexperienced player is not good. Had chance to break but didn't take it. Shows if he is not at top level, Cincy like results are not regular.
 
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