Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
Last year, talks of the new roof and the colder conditions wrought by the autumn month of October forced us to conclude that the 2020 edition of Roland Garros was now the Djokovic Open, eventual tournament winner Rafael Nadal notwithstanding. That's all well and good.
The currently ongoing 2021 Djokovic Open, however, has a few catches to it. Servebots like Roger Federer, Richard Gasquet, John Isner, and Reilly Opelka have performed above expectations so far, and with TTW expert analysts and clay-court specialist Daniil Medvedev weighing in on the Australian Open-like conditions of the courts, we know that the tournament overwhelmingly favors the likes of Federer more than Djokovic and Nadal. In fact, Federer straight-setting both Nadal and Djokovic (assuming they even make it that far) and going on to win the title is a very real possibility. As I've stated a couple of times in the match threads, I believe a rebranding is in order.
So what do we think? Should we now label this tournament the Federer Open? I eagerly anticipate your answers.
disgust
The currently ongoing 2021 Djokovic Open, however, has a few catches to it. Servebots like Roger Federer, Richard Gasquet, John Isner, and Reilly Opelka have performed above expectations so far, and with TTW expert analysts and clay-court specialist Daniil Medvedev weighing in on the Australian Open-like conditions of the courts, we know that the tournament overwhelmingly favors the likes of Federer more than Djokovic and Nadal. In fact, Federer straight-setting both Nadal and Djokovic (assuming they even make it that far) and going on to win the title is a very real possibility. As I've stated a couple of times in the match threads, I believe a rebranding is in order.
So what do we think? Should we now label this tournament the Federer Open? I eagerly anticipate your answers.
disgust
