If novak was to win only 1 more slam...

If novak was to win only 1 more slam, which one?

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US Open, not even a contest. Could put a lot of the arguments against him here to rest if he can at least have 4 titles to show for it. All the talk about underperforming, etc

Already the record holder at AO
Don't see a problem with 2 RG, the latest run was truly epic
5 Wimbledon also already has him in elite company
 
OldBalls said:
Hypothetically if novak was to win only 1 more slam for his career which one would you like and why?

Ill go first... I think i would like another RG for novak. I dont think 2 RG titles do him justice and 3 would put him equal with the greats of lendl/wilander/kuerten.
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Surely 10 Aos?
 
If the dcgs is such a big accomplishment, why wouldn't more people go for RG? It would make a triple career grand slam. That plus one Monte Carlo and one Cincinnati would put him at a point where probably nobody will equal him. Nadal could still get a dcgs, but not making it triple.
 
Krish872007 said:
US Open, not even a contest. Could put a lot of the arguments against him here to rest if he can at least have 4 titles to show for it. All the talk about underperforming, etc

Already the record holder at AO
Don't see a problem with 2 RG, the latest run was truly epic
5 Wimbledon also already has him in elite company
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Tend to agree on this one.
4 USOs is important, enhances his hard court goat status, and equals the likes of Nadal and McEnroe there.
 
If I was in Nadal's shoes and could only win 1 more grand slam, I'd value a 3rd Wimbledon title even more than a 2nd AO, 14th RG or 5th USO title.

If I was in Djokovic's shoes and could only win 1 more grand slam, I'd value a 4th USO title even more than a 10th AO, 3rd RG or 6th Wimbledon title. Of course it goes without saying that any grand slam title is amazing. Given his hard court prowess, if there is 1 grand slam that he has 'underachieved' at (though 3 titles is still some 'underachievement)' it is clearly the USO.

I wonder if Djokovic himself would still value Wimbledon even more than the USO or the other majors though. I know the grand slams are far more equal than they were in previous decades (for example McEnroe winning his 3rd consecutive USO title in 1981 was a big deal but Borg winning his 3rd consecutive Wimbledon title in 1978 was an absolutely enormous deal), but Wimbledon is still.... well Wimbledon. In the 00s (though it's scary how long ago that was now), it seemed to me that Federer's 5 in a row at Wimbledon still received even more recognition than his 5 in a row at the USO.
 
Us open as it elevates his HC GOAT status even more. Plus us open is the slam he can still tie with Nadal on 4 or even Fed if he somehow pulled 2 more out the bag. Obviously this is just for 1 more slam but in general I’d love Novak to win more at us open as it’s been a frustrating slam for him in terms coming close many times losing to great performances, Novak choking on big points or external factors affecting him like weather (windy or extreme heat), suffering from player withdrawals, freak disqualification or getting an injury. It would give me great satisfaction if he got another or more than that. Especially as the New York crowd and organisers in general seem always against him. If Novak shut them up with another us open it would be sweet.

Whereas at Australia he’s already out on his own there. Getting a 10th would be special but it’s all gravy there at this point. As for french open his goal achieved there to get double career slam, beating Nadal again and distancing himself even more from Federer on clay. The treble career slam would be insane if he got a 3rd but I’m satisfied with 2 French and the way he sealed the double career slam is virtually impossible to top. As for Wimbledon I’d love another as would get him on 6, but it will be more difficult to catch Feds record there. Just one Wimbledon doesnt change his status much there unless he can get 2 or 3 to equal Sampras or Fed. However, this Wimbledon is huge in terms of a chance to get 20 slams and equal Fed and Rafa at the first opportunity.

Overall I go with us open still.
 
OldBalls said:
Thought about it and double digit titles at AO would be epic but i would be more pleased with 1 more FO. Feel like that would be the icing on the cake and would reflect better on his stellar clay career
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Im like that with Nadal and a 5th USO. There was a thread last october as to If Nadal gets 21 where do his fans want it to happen i said USO 2021.
I had hoped he would skip W even if Tsitispas had won FO. Problem is now Djokovic one behinf i think he has to play.
 
Beckerserve said:
Im like that with Nadal and a 5th USO. There was a thread last october as to If Nadal gets 21 where do his fans want it to happen i said USO 2021.
I had hoped he would skip W even if Tsitispas had won FO. Problem is now Djokovic one behinf i think he has to play.
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Why would Nadal skipping Wimbledon have an effect on the US open? Nadal did very well in his last two Wimbledon so he should definitely play.
 
USO said:
Why would Nadal skipping Wimbledon have an effect on the US open? Nadal did very well in his last two Wimbledon so he should definitely play.
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His back still not looking right. He could do with 4-6 weeks rest and concentrate on hard courts.
To win W he has to be fully fit and playing well. Do you think he looked fit v Djokovic? Or Swartzman and Sinner. All three matches he had horrendous lapses.
 
Nole's diversity score is currently 36. His score is below if he wins another:

AO: 37
RG: 40
WB: 38
US: 39

Still, winning another USO is perhaps best, as the "HC GOAT" doesn't want to retire with less titles than Rafa.
 
US open, can't belive he went into 8 finals and 3 semi for only 3 titles.
Somehow he is cursed at us open, always ends up finding a goating player at the other end.
And 13 slam at hc will look so sweet
 
Wimbledon 2021 three-peat .

DJOKOVIC


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RG, because TCGS. Had he already been at 3 RG titles, I would have chosen USO.
 
RG or USO for me. RG means triple slam and getting 3 French Opens during the era of Nadal is its own monumental achievement. USO because just 3 titles there feels wrong for Novak, he's too good on hardcourts for that
 
Definitely RG as 3 titles looks a lot better than 2. It also means that Rafa didn’t win another RG which is quite significant.

three USO titles is more than enough.
 
game..set..match said:
Definitely RG as 3 titles looks a lot better than 2. It also means that Rafa didn’t win another RG which is quite significant.

three USO titles is more than enough.
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I’d argue that Djokovic’s number of USO titles looks more decent than before because he managed to beat Nadal in an RG SF. So Nadal being at 4 USO titles is less detrimental to Djokovic’s legacy now.
 
USO to equal Rafa there. Pretty simple.

Funny how winning a 6th Wimbledon would do absolutely nothing for him there. Yeah I get Borg but he did 5 in a row and retired early so I'd still have them tied.
 
No to USO. Federer has the record with 5, Djokovic has 3, 4 would not change much.
10th AO would make him the 2nd player in history to win the decima in a Slam.
One more FO means he would have every slams 3 times. 2x is akready incredible... 3x would be impossible to beat for a very long time.
1 more Wimbedlon because it's the most prestigious GS according to him. If he wins it 6x I think only Federer would have more.

FO>AO>Wimbledon>USO.

Same question For Nadal : AO>USO>Wimbledon>FO.

For Federer : FO>Wimbledon>USO>AO

My opinion ...
 
Tennisfan339 said:
No to USO. Federer has the record with 5, Djokovic has 3, 4 would not change much.
10th AO would make him the 2nd player in history to win the decima in a Slam.
One more FO means he would have every slams 3 times. 2x is akready incredible... 3x would be impossible to beat for a very long time.
1 more Wimbedlon because it's the most prestigious GS according to him. If he wins it 6x I think only Federer would have more.

FO>AO>Wimbledon>USO.

Same question For Nadal : AO>USO>Wimbledon>FO.

For Federer : FO>Wimbledon>USO>AO

My opinion ...
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Actually there’s Sampras who has 7 WC titles.

I wouldn’t say one more USO for Nadal would be better than one more Wimbledon.
 
At least 3 of each would be nice, when no one else has 2 of each!

We'll have a serious conversation in about 3-4 years when Novak really nears the end.
 
1. USO - like many saying, Djoker has unfinshed business in America. Lots of Finals, Disqualification, Roddick incident.. He also has motiv.
2. AO - 10 GS at single slam would be mindblowing. Especially at HC.
3. RG - Triple Slam sounds fantastic.
4. WIM - He won it 5x. 6x would be nice for become 3rd greatest ahead of Borg.
 
I'm going to pick RG. It would give him a Triple Career Slam and cement him as the most well-rounded player of all-time.

Australian Open would be second. He would get 10 there and 10 is a nice, round number.
U.S. Open would be third. Just 3 titles there given his caliber is ridiculous. One more would be a lot better
Wimbledon would be last. 6 vs. 5....meh, wouldn't really move the needle anywhere.
 
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