Is Having a Master's Final without Djokovic or Nadal is good for a change

[JRAJ1988]

Now don't get me wrong this isn't an attack on either Nadal or Djokovic as I enjoy watching them play (at 100% physically/mentally). Maybe those two dominating these 1000 events is a pointer at how brilliant these two are. Finals of everything must take a physical and emotional toll on both of them...well in theory it has on both.

To have a new winner of a Master's tournament is good for tennis, to see Wawrinka winning the Australian Open was good for tennis, at the same time for a 32/33 year old legend of the game racking up nearly 30 wins on the tour already this season...then reach his second Masters final of 2014 is also a brilliant thing to see.

Sometimes difference is a good thing, new/old faces, different styles, different games on the biggest stages brings new flavors for the fan of tennis to enjoy.

I'm really looking forward to see Wawrinka vs Federer as you must remember the only time Stan has beat Roger was at the Monte Carlo Masters many moons ago, the "New and Improved" Wawrinka is a total different ball game....at the same time we're witnessing Federer's 3rd, 4th wind...he's back into form and showing grit/testicular fortitude when the crap hit's the fan.

So this isn't about hating or stirring it's me trying to compile a case for why Tennis sometimes needs a little variety.

 

[tennisaddict]

2014 has been a year of surprise .

Positives :
Dmitrov, Nishi and Dolgopolov emerging.
Fed stronger than 2013.
Impressive start by Stan.

Negatives:
Murray, Delpo being absent
Novak continuing to do well everywhere but just losing big matches at slams.

 

[TJfederer16]

This year has been great so far, its always great to have surprises, if the result was the same every week what would be the point.

 

[TheMusicLover]

Hell YEAH it is.

 

[TheF1Bob]

No. Not at all.

 

[sportsfan1]

From a partisan fans perspective, the best outcome is for the tournament wins to be spread out among various players. Tour domination by a few just makes for discontented masses.

 

[Chico]

Without Nadal yes, without Djokovic hell no!

 

[Ramesh848]

still no young guns upsets me as hell, seriously young gun yet to win Masters....

 

[Ramesh848]

Without Nadal yes, without Djokovic hell no!

chico you have to wait for healthy Djoko IMO. ..

 

[Fiji]

It's refreshing.

 

[Sentinel]

Hell YEAH it is.

Especially with Wawrinka in it. **** yeah !

 

[smoledman]

Seriously Fed is a fresh option? He's been in a gazillion Masters 1000 finals.

 

[Rhino]

Poll choices are a bit silly, but it's fantastic to see an all Swiss final. Fed gets another chance to tick Monte Carlo off the list.

Best use of a wild card since Goran at Wimbledon.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Never would have thought it possible to see a Federer/Wawrinka final in Monte Carlo. Simply unbelievable. As a Fed fan, I gave up on this particular title years ago, and now, tomorrow, Fed will have his best chance ever to win here. He might not win, but the tournament so far has been great. That first set and a half today was amazing. The Tsonga turnaround was also amazing.

 

[chjtennis]

After the pair holding all of 9 Masters 1000 between them, it was only a matter of time this would happen.

 

[Steve0904]

After the pair holding all of 9 Masters 1000 between them, it was only a matter of time this would happen.

It actually hasn't taken that long since they only officially held all 9 MS after Miami 2014. So basically 1 tournament.

 

[jg153040]

Seriously Fed is a fresh option? He's been in a gazillion Masters 1000 finals.

Fed isn't consistently making masters finals on clay for years now.

That's why it's "fresh".

 

[Towser83]

Yeah it is good go not have two players owning all the masters between them. It was cool it happened but if it continued like that it would get a bit boring. wasn't that the good thing about nole and Murray challenging the fedal monopoly?

 

[jg153040]

It's good for tennis in general. Just not good for their biggest fans.

Not saying it's bad having them in finals. Just that change is good.

My favorite food is pizza, but I still don't want to eat it all the time.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Eh, both are exciting. A change is nice, certainly good for tennis.

 

[Sentinel]

Is Having a Master's Final without Djokovic or Nadal is good for a change

Yes, but ONLY because its both Fred and Stanley.

 

[chjtennis]

It actually hasn't taken that long since they only officially held all 9 MS after Miami 2014. So basically 1 tournament.

The fact it ever happened is quite shocking. Even after today, they will hold 8 of 9. That's an utter domination. Can't last too long.