In 2010 Fedovic weren't exactly up to standard physically speaking. Even as a Nadal fan there is no dispute that Novak would win if present at AO 22. But that still doesn't excuse their whining/crying that AO 22 is illegitimate and/or asterisked.
Obviously. No one in their right mind would ever even suggest that any other event should be prioritized over the majors.
This is the equivalent of Sinner losing the Miami final to Hurkacz and then never getting another good chance of winning, facing f.e. prime Djokovic in the other 3 Miami finals he reaches.
And people can say what they want to about Federer and Nadal, their competition was leagues better. At least Rafa was actually beating Federer and Djokovic in his clay masters.
The only fan group that should really eat it up are Djokovic fans. He had so many cheap titles later on in his career, Sinner is just taking it to another level. Nobody in their right mind thinks that beating a washed up Roddick like Zverev is on the same level as taking on prime Nadal on clay. Sinner already had a sample of Nadal on clay (fossil Nadal even) and got straight setted every time. I'm sure he'd enjoy playing peak Nadal in pretty much every big clay final.
Unless something drastically changes Sinner is going to be halfway to breaking all the records in the next 2-3 years alongside Alcaraz and it won't have any significance in my eyes unless he finally starts getting some proper competition. I've seen peak big 3 get way tougher matches and this carrot just shows up and collects frisbe after frisbe. What a joke.
It’s like looking yourself in the mirror.
If a player decides not to play in a tournament, it can no longer be considered that they have achieved it consecutively.Not really. For example UltimateTennisStatistics gives the record to Lendl
I like seeing 2-3 players at the top and compete against each other for domination. Thats when sport is at its best.
People are thinking Sinner as Novak 2.0 and you are pushing him back by Berdych comparison.
You are walking the same path which federer fan walks when Federer and Novak comparison starts.
100 x
for this. I love to see the handwringing and crying posts
What is this based on?
Common sense, he won it in 2021 and 2023.
He wasn't playing as well though in 2022 at the time that's the point
He won Wimbledon, chances are he was going to win AO.
Wimbledon was his pet slam as well before carlos came along. He made countless of finals there if not titles, blocked by Carlos and Murray.AO is his pet slam, not W. You know this very well.
Did he win another W after 2023? No. Did he come back and crush everyone at AO after 2022...yes.
Wimbledon is on grass mate, USO comes after W and is actually on a hard court and Medvedev humiliated Djokovic there and then lost to Nadal at AO.
Novak ,who not lost a set against Rafa in Hard court for ages was afraid of Rafa.
LOLLLLL.
Djokovic would not even have got 2 sets up, Nadal would have beat him as easily as he did at the FO that same year. By that stage of their careers nadal's game was too much for Djokovic match up wise.
