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I refer you to my friend @alexio’s post , he has provided the stats.It was your claim, so you need to provide them. You have stated them to the single number. Where do you know that from?
I refer you to my friend @alexio’s post , he has provided the stats.It was your claim, so you need to provide them. You have stated them to the single number. Where do you know that from?
Thanks for those stats, so first 4 sets Federer had a better win - ufe ratio overall and in 3/4 sets. No idea what that guy’s point was then
And he was in almost every stat. I have no idea what you’re talking about? I suspect you’re trolling or think you’re being clever.You said that Federer was better "for the first 4 sets".
Now, you may want to look again at those numbers.
And he was in almost every stat. I have no idea what you’re talking about? I suspect you’re trolling or think you’re being clever.
set1 18-20 vs 12-9(djo)..set2 9-5 vs 2-12 set3 13-12 vs 8-11 set4 14-10 vs 9-9The numbers provided by Alexio say something else and exactly about the stat you brought up.
I can name theme by one, no problem:
Nastase, born 46
Connors born 52
Connors
Tanner born 51
McEnroe born 59
For Sampras
Courier born 70
Ivanisevic 71
Becker 67
Pioline 69
Ivanisevic 71
Agassi70
Rafter 72
set1 18-20 vs 12-9(djo)..set2 9-5 vs 2-12 set3 13-12 vs 8-11 set4 14-10 vs 9-9
Set 1 edge to Djokovic - wins in tiebreak
Set 2 huge margin to Federer, easy win with breaks
Set 3 - edge to Federer but loses tiebreak
Set 4 - clear edge to Federer wins set
So 3/4 sets where Fed was statistically the better player in terms of points won and winners, and 1 set to Djokovic. Proves my point perfectly, thanks
Federer dominated the first 4 sets of the match ...
You are so disingenuous, it's pathetic.
Speaking of Connors, how many of his slams are devalued because of his slam opponents? None. Exactly. You need to find a new hobby.
So the weak era is present all around.Thank God for Djokovic. Just imagine three slam final wins that weak at Wimbledon of all places.
Actually this is what I said:Did you forgot how you told me that Federer was dominant in the first 4 sets?
Actually this is what I said:
Can’t use age excuse when he has match points and has dominated the most of the match
Key word here being “most”. 3/4 qualifies as most of the match by definition.
Try again bud
My original quote refers to “most” of the match. IE when I say dominated the first 4 sets, it’s implied I am following my original stance that he dominated “most” of them. Your problem if you misinterpret my wordsNo, I quoted you above.
You have no excuse for lying.
What is the matter, you don't like what you see?
My original quote refers to “most” of the match. IE when I say dominated the first 4 sets, it’s implied I am following my original stance that he dominated “most” of them. Your problem if you misinterpret my words
If Fed had any balls he would’ve won the match in 4 but he lost every clutch moment in the first 4 sets, then once again in the final set after breaking back
I'm loving what I'm seeing. The fact that you can't answer the question proves how futile and pathetic your attempts to devalue a slam are.
Also “dominated first 4 sets” can be open to interpretation. It can mean he dominated each of the 4 sets of the 4 sets overall.No, I quoted you above.
You have no excuse for lying.
When did I lie? Please provide quotes, thanks.It is as clear as day. I quoted you. You offered two different versions.
I don't "misinterpret" anything. Next time try not to lie (and watch the match).
Also “dominated the first 4 sets” can be open to interpretation.
Yes it can. I meant it to say he dominated the match in the first 4 sets. If you’re too stupid or pedantic to understand the point then that’s your problem.No, it can't. You are not very good at lying.
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Where exactly have I "devalued a slam"?
Quote me.
Yes it can. I meant it to say he dominated the match in the first 4 sets. If you’re too stupid or pedantic to understand the point then that’s your problem.
Haven’t lied so again you’re talking garbage bud.
Don't be dumb. This entire exchange occurred because you called it a "weak era" due to the age of the slam opponents.
At no point at any time in the history of tennis has the age of an opponent been used in consideration for the "strength" of a slam (as seen with the Connors example you continue to dodge). But for some reason you think you can make the age argument stick now. It's futile and pathetic.
I am. I never group guys like Murray with guys like Ferrer LOL like you did with Roddick and Phillippoussis.If am not different to any fed hater then How are you different than any Djokovic hater then ?
The moment you are shown the same mirror you are showing to Djoker fanbase day in day out ,you call others hater lol
Atleast be consistent .
At the same time someone like Murray is elevated to ATG status and slams won against him are considered strong while slams won vs Hewitt/Roddick are considered weak like you just did.People calling Andy Murray mug for 10 years ,and when Roddick-hewitt are spoken of in the same language ,your egos get hurt lol
Well, can't blame non-Djokodal fans for getting frustrated at Djokodal winning everything even deep into their 30's.Also , the constant hatred you guys threw towards Murray for years has shifted to Thiem-medvedev . Nothing has changed .
Never once said that, you're just projecting.Murray beating Djokovic on grass is somehow proof of how weak Djoker is on grass , but Delpotro beating Fed on US open means Delpotro is god-level and doesn't reflect anything about Fed . How consistent, wow .
Sad that you can't admit Djoker has had it easy at his pet slam in his 30's, so you have to pull off opponents from Fed's best years when it didn't matter as much anyway. It's sad that you can't see the difference between being in your best years and being in your 30's.And Djoker didnt beat titans of the game at AO ??? By your logic Fed didn't beat titans of the game at WB .
The Fed hate is through the roof anyway, so don't see why you're complaining. This thread was started as a mean to denigrate Fed and prop up Djokovic, yet you're complaining about other fanbases. Rich.Guys don't respect other ATG players but want other fan-bases to be respectful to holy Swiss always . That won't happen .
There is no "slam devaluation" in the statement that younger ATGs generally beat older ATGs, what are you smoking? It is a fact from the tennis history, including in the cases of the players you yourself picked.
You thought that you can get a free pass. Not here.
OK so you can’t read, as well as being a pedantic troll. Pointless carrying on with you.So, you still haven't looked at the stats alexio provided?
OK so you can’t read, as well as being a pedantic troll. Pointless carrying on with you.
Well done on owning yourself bud
You called it a "weak era." Maybe you are unfamiliar with the words you are using, but in most English-speaking countries, "weak" is devaluation.
When nobody stopped Ken Rosewall from winning a slam at 38, who called it a weak era? No one. But when an older winner wins today, it's weak? Why? Because you say so? Under who's authority? Certainly no one's but your own.
Come back when you learn how to readCome back when you have watched the match and know what you are talking about.
Weak era refers to the level of competition. It doesn't "devalue a slam".
The understanding that not all competitions provide a similar strength is a universal one, so there is no language barrier to be overcome.
Ken didn't dominate the field as great as he was, so your example is irrelevant. BTW, at the time that happened the competition was getting a sort of weak too. Thank God that first Connors and then Borg saved the day.
They'll never admit it, man. They'll just refer to 2003-2007 because that's all they're capable of doing.How lucky it is for Djokovic that 13 years after winning his first AO title, there is still no strong NextGen to slow his run.
How lucky it is for Djokovic that 13 years after winning his first AO title, there is still no strong NextGen to slow his run.
Did you express the same level of distraught when Federer did it?
Nole had/has to play Fedal (and Murray/Wawa in the past) to win his trophies as part of his "current Gen". Federer's "current gen" included Roddick, Baghdatis, Gonzalez, and Hewitt. Mighty obstacles to his path to 12 majors from 03-07 indeed.They'll never admit it, man. They'll just refer to 2003-2007 because that's all they're capable of doing.
When exactly did Federer do it?
Did you express the same level of distraught when Federer did it? No? OK then.
The slam involves the competitors. If you devalue the competition, you're devaluing the slam. You can't separate the two.
And whether Ken "dominated" is irrelevant. What does that have to do with anything? An older winner won, just like today....and no one considered it weak.
So, what you are saying is that all competitions in all Majors (slam is something else, btw, since you are hellbent on respecting "the slams") have been the same?
It is not "irrelevant" as one Major can be an exception. A whole era of Majors won by oldies is something else. Whether someone considered it weak or not .... apparently some do, and more and more will do in the future.
Lets compare.
Federer:
NextGen Nadal slowed Federer's Wimbledon run in 2008...5 years after Roger's first Wim.
NextGen DelPotro stopped Federer's USO run in 2009...5 years after Roger's first USO.
NextGen Djokovic slowed Federer's AO run in 2008...4 years after Roger's first AO.
NextGen Nadal slowed Federer's RG run in 2005...4 years before Roger's first RG.
Djokovic:
13 years after Djokovic won his first AO, we're still waiting for a NextGen to slow his run.
9 years after Djokovic won his first Wimbledon, ditto.
9 years after Djokovic won his first USO, ditto.
Hey, we got one: NextGen Thiem slowed Djokovic's RG run in 2017...1 year after Nole's first RG.
Well said. Essentially the same point I made a few posts above but more thoroughly expounded. Bravo.No. Not all competition is not the same. It obviously varies from slam to slam.
And if you're going to classify an era as weak, then you can be even more specific and classify the slams that made up the era as weak. Because that's where it starts; you can't have a weak era without weak slams. And since no one called that one weak, it's hypocritical to just start classifying slams/eras as weak just because the same thing happened, but with a player you don't like.
And more to the point: competition is not defined by age. It's defined by....competition (or form/level of play). If the older players couldn't move, could barely serve, couldn't hit blistering winners, couldn't stay fit, and still won, it would be fair to devalue the competition. But since that's not the case, you can't question their wins just because they're older and not losing.
Firstly, Djokovic and Nadal weren't just "next gen" players. They were future all-time greats. Are you actually expecting a new crop of 18-plus slam winners to emerge just because it happened after Federer? That just shows how much this golden era has spoiled you. Djokovic is an all-time great. For all we know, Thiem/Zverev/Kyrgios/Rublev/etc are just average next-gen players, not other all-time great. An all-time great doesn't just lose to average players. Otherwise, they wouldn't be who they are. So expecting another all-time great to just magically appear and slow Djokovic down is unreasonable.
Secondly (and on that note of all-time greats), while Djokovic may not have had "younger" all-time greats to slow him down (like Federer did), he had to deal with better than average older players who stopped him during his run: Nadal & Federer (and Murray and Wawrinka to a lesser degree). Federer in his early and mid-30s is probably better than 99% of the tennis players who have ever lived. Same for Nadal on clay. So clamoring for a "next gen" is pointless when Djokovic had identical competition in Federer and Nadal. They were just older.
Lastly, Federer got to compile multiple slams in a short span with zero resistance except from Nadal. Who consistently made the semi-finals and the finals of a slam as often as Federer did? No one. It was a revolving door of random players that Federer had to play who had zero experience. So forgive me if I'm not joining in on Federer's pity party but he benefited early in his career just like how Djokovic may be benefiting now.
No. Not all competition is not the same. It obviously varies from slam to slam.
And if you're going to classify an era as weak, then you can be even more specific and classify the slams that made up the era as weak. Because that's where it starts; you can't have a weak era without weak slams. And since no one called that one weak, it's hypocritical to just start classifying slams/eras as weak just because the same thing happened, but with a player you don't like.
And more to the point: competition is not defined by age. It's defined by....competition (or form/level of play). If the older players couldn't move, could barely serve, couldn't hit blistering winners, couldn't stay fit, and still won, it would be fair to devalue the competition. But since that's not the case, you can't question their wins just because they're older and not losing.
Firstly, Djokovic and Nadal weren't just "next gen" players. They were future all-time greats. Are you actually expecting a new crop of 18-plus slam winners to emerge just because it happened after Federer? That just shows how much this golden era has spoiled you. Djokovic is an all-time great. For all we know, Thiem/Zverev/Kyrgios/Rublev/etc are just average next-gen players, not other all-time great. An all-time great doesn't just lose to average players. Otherwise, they wouldn't be who they are. So expecting another all-time great to just magically appear and slow Djokovic down is unreasonable.
Secondly (and on that note of all-time greats), while Djokovic may not have had "younger" all-time greats to slow him down (like Federer did), he had to deal with better than average older players who stopped him during his run: Nadal & Federer (and Murray and Wawrinka to a lesser degree). Federer in his early and mid-30s is probably better than 99% of the tennis players who have ever lived. Same for Nadal on clay. So clamoring for a "next gen" is pointless when Djokovic had identical competition in Federer and Nadal. They were just older.
Lastly, Federer got to compile multiple slams in a short span with zero resistance except from Nadal. Who consistently made the semi-finals and the finals of a slam as often as Federer did? No one. It was a revolving door of random players that Federer had to play who had zero experience. So forgive me if I'm not joining in on Federer's pity party but he benefited early in his career just like how Djokovic may be benefiting now.
Well it exposes Sampras fans more.Yeah, the proverbial shoe is on the other foot now
Nole had/has to play Fedal (and Murray/Wawa in the past) to win his trophies as part of his "current Gen". Federer's "current gen" included Roddick, Baghdatis, Gonzalez, and Hewitt. Mighty obstacles to his path to 12 majors from 03-07 indeed.
Yeah I would keep the competition argument quiet if I were you.
Thiem made Djoker look bad just like Wawrinka used to do to Djoker .
Ofcourse Djoker wasn't at his very best but thiem was close and took Djoker to 5 sets .Only guy to do it in last 3 years .
How lucky it is for Djokovic that 13 years after winning his first AO title, there is still no strong NextGen to slow his run.
How lucky it is for Djokovic that 13 years after winning his first AO title, there is still no strong NextGen to slow his run.
Firstly, Djokovic and Nadal weren't just "next gen" players. They were future all-time greats. Are you actually expecting a new crop of 18-plus slam winners to emerge just because it happened after Federer?
Idiot.
Unless they retired early, ALL past ATGs had their slam runs ended by their NextGens. Players of Connors generation had their slam runs slowed and eventually ended by players of Borg/Lendl/McEnroe's generation...whose slams runs were slowed by Willander/Edberg/Becker's generation...whose runs were slowed by Agassi/Sampras' generation....whose runs were slowed by Hewitt/Safin/Federer's generation...whose runs were slowed by Nadal/Djokovic/Muray's generation.
Since that time, thanks to the Lost Generations that has since followed, the slowing down of slam runs by NextGens has come to a screeching halt. Am I expecting a new crop of 18-plus slam winners?? LOL! How about 1-plus!! The multiple generations of NextGens that Djokovic has faced can't even achieve that! More than anything else, this is why your boy is now at 18 slams.
btw a cursory and I mean 15 second search of "Backassi" reveals a user using the term a full SIX MONTHS before your night phantom Petros joined the forum...LOLIt's not a glass house because no one serious actually believes that nonsense about me being EloQuent or whatever. There's one poster in the entire forum who continues to push this sad argument (a claim he has yet to provide evidence for). On the other hand, multiple people have already cast doubt on your status as a new poster. Sorry man. Whataboutism does not apply here.
I invite people to prove that I am living in a glass house. Burden of proof is on them.
So, you agree that there can be weak Majors, and you only disagree with me, just because not more people called a particular Major "weak"? Is that it?
I classify the Majors as they are played. The overarching trend that signifies that era as opposed to all others is that the oldies reign over it with unprecedented frequency. On one side you don't want separate Majors to be called "weak" like you do here, taking offence from the fact that I do, on the other you don't want people to talk about weak eras in general, without mentioning separate Majors. It looks like you simply don't want that being said at all, more than anything.
Competition on the highest level (the very top as tennis is extremely top heavy sport when it comes to competition) is defined by the developments of the older vs the younger generational ATGs, so you are simply wrong that the competition is not defined by age. The current situation will be viewed for what it is when new generations rise to the top. It will be found out, as it will be the anomaly, not the rule.
There is no expectation that every new generation has a "18 Majors winner", so you question whether I expect that or not is misplaced and a straw man. The generations of Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Edberg, Sampras were doing just fine with a lot less, which didn't prevent them form establishing themselves in their own right against the older generations. I used you own picks to illustrate that, but you didn't like it at all for some reason.
Federer hasn't stopped Djokovic from anything once he went out of his best years (regardless of the BS thrown around about "peak 2015 Federer"), so you are wrong about that. He is certainly great enough to give himself chances, but in general that has not been the case, and even the (in)famous W2019 wouldn't have changed the overall trend in their rivalry in the last 7-8 years. Nadal and Djokovic also haven't been the road blocks for each other that one might think when seeing that they are from the same generation. They have met in Majors finals 3 times in the last seven years and another couple of times in previous stages. Not nearly enough to say that. We are witnessing compartmentalisation of the tennis competition with each player working to maximise on his smallest advantage vs his ATG rival ... because these two players have no one else to worry about. Djokovic beats Nadal like a drum on HC. Nadal beats Djokovic on clay like a drum. That is not a competition, it is a hilarity.
As for Fed, I like you pushback, but you are misinformed. Nadal made 3 Wimbledon finals in a row, and won RG 4 times in a row, so that is 2 out of the four Majors right there with serious competition on top. Agassi was also there for three years, so, for someone like you, who is waxing poetic about the "strong" competition from the oldies it is a curious oversight to just ignore him. Add to that a couple of guys like Hewitt and Roddick, former #1s and Major winners, and that was the competition for Federer. Obviously, young Djokovic was also there stopping Federer in one Major and playing another final, so little by little there is no room for "weak" talk: all contemporaries of Federer with a nice mix of older ATGs and younger ATG prodigy or even de facto ATGs.