If Schwartzman wins...

[Phoenix1983]

We're guaranteed to have the first male singles slam champion born in the 1990s (finally!)

By the way, I'm very aware that this is highly unlikely.

 

[steenkash]

first hardcourt GS champion under 6ft

 

[sureshs]

He will not win even one set

 

[King No1e]

first hardcourt GS champion under 6ft

Agassi was 5'11

 

[steenkash]

Agassi was 5'11

He was 6ft before the hair loss, doesn't count.

 

[Sudacafan]

Agassi was 5'11

The shortest slam champion of the open era? If Schwartzman wins, I mean.

 

[Service Ace]

He won't

 

[duaneeo]

If Schwartzman can take a set off Nadal at Roland Garros (the only player to do so in 2018), he can definitely take 3 sets off him at the US Open.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

It's really on Nadal to avoid letting a lostgen/nextgen player win a major for another season

 

[King No1e]

The shortest slam champion of the open era? If Schwartzman wins, I mean.

Probably. Only 1 inch shorter than Laver, though.

 

[King No1e]

It's really on Nadal to avoid letting a lostgen/nextgen player win a major for another season

In a matter of 2 days, we went from "The Slam race is between Federer and Djokovic now" to "Nadal is the last man standing against the next generations."

 

[Sudacafan]

Probably. Only 1 inch shorter than Laver, though.

Only one inch if you believe Diego is 5’7”, which I highly doubt.

 

[Centrius]

Only one inch if you believe Diego is 5’7”, which I highly doubt.

I belive Schwartzman is no taller than 166 and no shorter than 163cm

 

[BeatlesFan]

first hardcourt GS champion under 6ft

Hilarious and WRONG.

How about

McEnroe (5'11)
Connors (5'10)
Rosewall (5'7)
Laver (5'7)
Wilander (5'11)
Lleyton Hewitt (5'10)

And there are others. I love how people here just invent whatever they want to, expecting people to be too stupid to correct them.

 

[OTMPut]

If Diego wins, I will swim 1K everyday for the next 10 days.

 

[TimeToPlaySets]

Mad respect for Diego

But, Diego is getting dominated.

He is only serving 100mph/80mph on 1st/2nd.
Barely gonna be holding.

Nadal is hitting heavy, and forcing Diego to go for too much from the baseline.
Plus, Diego is making some UEs.

Diego has a monster BH
Mad respect for Diego
But, Diego would have to play perfectly to take a set.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Fed fans are Schwartzman fans today

 

[RaulRamirez]

first hardcourt GS champion under 6ft

????

 

[r2473]

Hilarious and WRONG.

How about

McEnroe (5'11)
Connors (5'10)
Rosewall (5'7)
Laver (5'7)
Wilander (5'11)
Lleyton Hewitt (5'10)

I’ve never heard of any of those guys

 

[blablavla]

If Diego wins, I will swim 1K everyday for the next 10 days.

you can swim 1k every day, regardless of Nadal - Schwartzman match.
It's not going to hurt you.

 

[toby55555]

Glad he had a good run, shorter boys shouldn’t be put off taking up tennis.

 

[OhYes]

does it make you feel better to post such stuff about someone who cracked the top 20?
now go take a look at your bank account and at his career prize money and think again who shall go compete in the kid's event.

Maybe he has "house in Spain".

 

[Pantera]

In a matter of 2 days, we went from "The Slam race is between Federer and Djokovic now" to "Nadal is the last man standing against the next generations."

Federer has been exposed as the overrated champion i always said he was. USO was a must win for him and yet again he failed.

 

[OTMPut]

you can swim 1k every day, regardless of Nadal - Schwartzman match.
It's not going to hurt you.

Can’t argue with that.
Though with a shoulder wrecked from years of poly tennis, have to be mindful of repetitive stress.

 

[MarTennis]

Glad he had a good run, shorter boys shouldn’t be put off taking up tennis.

So correct it is a great sport for short guys who can do the work. There really is no disadvantage against most players if you are as dedicated as similar sized competitors.

 

[King No1e]

Federer has been exposed as the overrated champion i always said he was. USO was a must win for him and yet again he failed.

It's hard to be overrated when you've won 20 Slams.

 

[Pantera]

It's hard to be overrated when you've won 20 Slams.

Only 7 though when Nadal and Djokovic peaked

 

[blablavla]

Only 7 though when Nadal and Djokovic peaked

one can only play and win or lose to the opponent on the other side of the net.
Is it Nadal's fault that both Djokovic and Federer lost before the final?
Or should Nadal be disqualified now, and let's watch at Berretini vs Medvedev / Dimitrov final?

 

[Phoenix1983]

It's hard to be overrated when you've won 20 Slams.

Federer overall is rated correctly.

But that's because there are a number of his fanatics who proclaim him as the best sportsperson - nay, best human being to have ever walked the planet. These people are countered by those who think he'd have been lucky to win a single slam if he was the same age as Nadal and Djokovic. So it all evens out in the end. He's rated correctly as GOAT for the time being.

 

[tennishabit]

Glad he had a good run, shorter boys shouldn’t be put off taking up tennis.

absolutely correct man..........world male average height = <1.7m n shortman's the role model to encourage as many kids of different sz as possible to play tennis especially nowadays less n less kids picking up rkts.

tall guys might only have bit advantage on serving nothing else if lucky not a disadvantage..............i know dat many 6' guys like me can be blown off court 6-0 x2 by some 5' 13yo tourers.

tennis' not basketball, man..................

 

[Pantera]

one can only play and win or lose to the opponent on the other side of the net.
Is it Nadal's fault that both Djokovic and Federer lost before the final?
Or should Nadal be disqualified now, and let's watch at Berretini vs Medvedev / Dimitrov final?

It was federer fans who started the disrespectful GOAT thing. As u allude to...comparing eras is hard and pointless.