IF you could change the outcome of 3 Open Era Tennis Matches, what would they be ?

Hitman said:
You can break the entire Universe if you go back and change something....ever heard of Flashpoint?
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A tear in space time continuum ? Ok that is the concept of the new movie I guess.... the sequel to the Snyder cut.

I was thinking these 3 matches would make the slams race more interesting

Fed - 23
Novak- 21
Rafa - 20

But you are right, 1 outcome changed might affect the motivation levels or preparation or outcomes of other events too...
 
rick kerr said:
A tear in space time continuum ? Ok that is the concept of the new movie I guess.... the sequel to the Snyder cut.

I was thinking these 3 matches would make the slams race more interesting

Fed - 23
Novak- 21
Rafa - 20

But you are right, 1 outcome changed might affect the motivation levels or preparation or outcomes of other events too...
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Flashpoint is a very famous comic book.

Best to leave things as they are.
 
swap wimbledon 08/09 results and 2019 for federer
wimbledon 18 and rg 21 for nadal
AO 13 and 20 for djokovic

21 slams for fed
23 for nadal
17 for djokovic
 
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RG 09 4R - RAFA goes on to win the title and goes undefeated in his prime at RG.
AO 12 F - A win vs Peakovic at his pet schlem.
WB 18 SF - Almost assuredly goes on to win Wimby and has and assuming the aforementioned AO 12 F changes a TCS is completed.

Honorable mention AO 14 F - A multiple schlem year and hopefully RAFA’s prime doesn’t end there and things don’t snowball into the 2015-2016 years.
 
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3 matches that if the results were flipped would make the general debates on here more interesting:

  1. RG 1996 SF Sampras getting the CGS

  2. USO 2005 F, Agassi was unlucky not to take the 3rd and I think he would have got it done from there, which would have been fantastic

  3. Wimbledon 2018 SF, partly because of roofgate

Honorable mention:

4. USO 2021 F, to be able to say I'd seen it happen
 
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RG 2011 - had that epic win over Djokovic in his pocket already. Beating Nadal for the second FO would be grandiose.
USO 2015 - the record 6th USO is what I wanted for Federer more than any other Slam, and in 2015 against Djokovic the victory would've been really sweet.
Wimbledon 2019 - no explanation needed.
 
Oh yeah USO 15 would have been great with the result reversed. Such an entertaining and hopeless brand of tennis from Fed that he nearly pulled off
 
AO 2009 would be my first pick as a Fed fan. Yes, pretty clearly ahead of Wimbledon 2019. It’s the single match that most hurt his resume imo.

He shouldn’t have lost the match. Better player going into the final, better player during most of the final, but a few missed opportunities in the third set and that dumpster fire of a fifth set sealed the deal. If he wins that he could stall Nadal’s momentum in the rivalry and secure a huge win for his legacy. Plus he probably gets the NCYGS (08 USO - 09 W), although there could still be a domino effect. For instance, Nadal might put all his chips in RG after a loss at the AO to try to keep hold of his turf.
 
Assuming all else stays the same

- Hewitt - Nalbandian 2002 Wimbledon final

- Safin - Johansson 2002 AO final (I'm tempted to say Ferrero RG semifinal but he can lose it to Costa after lol)

- Del Potro vs Feliciano Lopez or Acasuso vs Verdasco in the Davis Cup final in 2008
 
Third Serve said:
AO 2009 would be my first pick as a Fed fan. Yes, pretty clearly ahead of Wimbledon 2019. It’s the single match that most hurt his resume imo.

He shouldn’t have lost the match. Better player going into the final, better player during most of the final, but a few missed opportunities in the third set and that dumpster fire of a fifth set sealed the deal. If he wins that he could stall Nadal’s momentum in the rivalry and secure a huge win for his legacy. Plus he probably gets the NCYGS (08 USO - 09 W), although there could still be a domino effect. For instance, Nadal might put all his chips in RG after a loss at the AO to try to keep hold of his turf.
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That's what fans of the Swiss player always say: "He should have won x match" but they forget the times that he could have (and should have) lost like against Acasuso or Haas or Del Potro at RG, against Roddick at Wimbledon, to give only the examples of 2009 because there are more before and after that year.
:D
 
DSH said:
Wimbledon 2007
AO 2012
AO 2017
Wimbledon 2018 (the "real final)
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That is 4 slams, you can pick only 3.
IF I were you then I would let Federer keep AO2017. I will take W07 from Fed and take AO12 + W18 from Novak.

Now the resume looks like a clear GOAT resume.

4 Wimbledons, 3 Aus opens, 14 french opens and 4 US opens.
 
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2013 RG semi-final (That stupid Djokosmash be damned! Were it not for that It would have been almost guaranteed first career grand slam for Novak! Unless you are gonna convince me Ferrer would have been able to do anything with Djokovic in the final, which is laughable...)
2015 RG final (If not for that chances are CYGS would have been already completed at least once...And most importantly Djokovic would not have received bad rep for his losses to Wawrinka in slams as he ended up receiving...And Fedal fanbase wouldn't be nearly as smug as they are now...)
2021 USO final (Well for dead obvious reasons...)
...Think about it for a hot second! Were the results be flipped in those 3 particular matches Novak would have 4 career slams by now and a Double Calendar Year Grand slam to boot and most importantly a much more bearable 4-5 record in the USO finals! And now any new USO title would mean evening that out at 5-5 and more than that means going from negative-draw to positive!...
 
2015 RG F - this is the single tennis match result that I dislike the most
2021 USO F - for the CYGS, obviously
2011 RG SF - we were robbed of probably the highest quality Djokodal RG final we'll ever see

Honorable mention: 2009 Wim F - Federer didn't deserve to win this match
 
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Djokodalerer31 said:
2013 RG semi-final (That stupid Djokosmash be damned! Were it not for that It would have been almost guaranteed first career grand slam for Novak! Unless you are gonna convince me Ferrer would have been able to do anything with Djokovic in the final, which is laughable...)
2015 RG final (If not for that chances are CYGS would have been already completed at least once...And most importantly Djokovic would not have received bad rep for his losses to Wawrinka in slams as he ended up receiving...And Fedal fanbase wouldn't be nearly as smug as they are now...)
2021 USO final (Well for dead obvious reasons...)
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10 AO + 4 FO + 7 W + 4 USO

2 CYGS and QCGS

Godly resume with 25 slams.
 
Hitman said:
You can break the entire Universe if you go back and change something....ever heard of Flashpoint?
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hola... nadal o'connor? :unsure:
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rick kerr said:
10 AO + 4 FO + 7 W + 4 USO

2 CYGS and QCGS

Godly resume with 25 slams.
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*sighs* It is what is now...i just hope Novak has a couple more years left to fix some of these...i'm mostly concerned about his USO final conversion rate at this point! I can happily live without triple career slam and even record at the Wimbledon over Federer if it means Novak can win at least 2 more titles at the US...
 
1995 USO final (no explanation needed)
1999 WB final (NCYGS for Agassi do you realize how absurd that would be)
2005 USO final (becomes USO GOAT, going out on the most epic blaze of glory of any tennis player, eat it Pete)

Honorable mention to RG 1991 F
 
serbiavic said:
FO 2007 Final
FO 2011 Final
FO 2013 SF
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That is...weird...why would you want to give Federer two more career slams as a Novak fan? It would not only match Novak's own 3 in this particular case, but it would make Federer first person to both defeat Nadal in the final and becoming first to beat him multiple times at the FO preventing Djokovic achieving that feat first in 2021!...Like i said - weird picks as Novak fan...
 
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