Rafa has beaten US Open champions in all 4 of his US Open title runsYou can thank Berrettini for that. Nadal isnt even close to being worth 19 Slams.
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He couldn’t beat MagerIt won't be that boring when Thiem beats Nadal at RG in a few months #TeamThiem #PrinceOfClay
It's #ThiemThiemIt won't be that boring when Thiem beats Nadal at RG in a few months #TeamThiem #PrinceOfClay
Tennis is bigger than the Big 3 and will never die.Yes, because tennis is dying. The level is low, and no player younger than Novak/ Andy has had impact.
1 slam champion below 32: Cilic, 1 slam. That's all... Unreal and truly a catastrophe for tennis.
For us Fed fans, 40-15 is burned into our brains. I was destroyed after that match. Fed probably got over it quicker than I did.Only those reading too much TTW knows what "40-15" means - even if said without context.![]()
That's not true at all. I just made a thread crediting Bautista Agut. You don't know what you're talking about.
Well for one, I love Tsitsipas. I don't like his spoiled attitude sometimes, but he's got a great game and mentality overall.
Thiem didn't choke WTF, Tsitsipas was on fire in the 2nd set and proved too clutch in the end. Tsitsipas fully deserved his win.
Nadal is still a huge favorite at RG as things stand now. The Thiem thing is more of a hope that he goes on a clay rampage in 2020, given his dominance against big 3 in 2019.
Tennis is bigger than the Big 3 and will never die.
There were tennis fans before the Big 3. REALLY?People supported players like Hewitt, Roddick, Ferrero, Philipoussis. The same will happen in the future, with people suporting Tsitsipas, De Miñaur, Medvedev and company.
Back in the days you refer to, there were also superstars like Sampras and Agassi. They were challenged and overtaken by Safin, Hewitt, Federer. Along came Rafa, later Novak, Andy... Then Stan for a brief period. But that generation has no ATGs challenging them.
As I wrote, there is ONE player under 32 years of age with a slam title... That's terrible for tennis.
Make that two, Del Potro and Cilic (neither will turn 32 until September). Still not good for tennis.
Of course, thanks for correcting!
Delpo's slam feels like half a lifetime ago![]()
No problem (I get corrected plenty of times).
More than a decade ago now. Hard to believe how quickly time can fly!![]()
I can't imagine how disappointed Juan Martin must feel, winning a slam at 20 and then getting all those injury problems.
I just checked: He has missed 20 slams because of injury. Twenty...
xxxxDDDDDRafa has beaten US Open champions in all 4 of his US Open title runs![]()
Yes, because tennis is dying. The level is low, and no player younger than Novak/ Andy has had impact.
1 slam champion below 32: Cilic, 1 slam. That's all... Unreal and truly a catastrophe fortennisFederer.
Nadal couldn't beat Zeballos in 2013.He couldn’t beat Mager
That's because when they were playing, you still have viable superstars like Pete, Agassi and Fed playing. You had people supporting Nystrom, Tim Mayotte and Anders Jarryd in the 80's, but the sport still revolved 95% around Mac, Lendl, Becker, Edberg and Wilander.Tennis is bigger than the Big 3 and will never die.
There were tennis fans before the Big 3. People supported players like Hewitt, Roddick, Ferrero, Philipoussis.
Take away big 3 and we would have more competitive eras like before. That will be reality soon enough so enjoy while it lasts.Not what I tried to say. I've been watching tennis since the mid 80s. My interest for the game goes well beyond the Swiss Ballerina. He is not even my favourite player, and I really didn't like him when he came along and started beating Safin, who was my favourite then. That said, Federer's tennis is special and everyone who's played at a decent level knows how hard it is to play as quickly and accurately like he does at his best.
Cheers.
It's #ThiemThiem
@MichaelNadal
there is a risk that tennis will get too boring when Djodal retire. if f.i. Shapovalov steps it up, then tennis will be safe, but there are also many boring players possible.
currently tennis is extremely exciting though. Djodal were both pushed to 5 in their most recent Slam finals.
only the butthurt Feder fans are complaining.
Thiem hasn't a chance in hell of taking 3 sets off Nadal on French Open clay. LOLIt won't be that boring when Thiem beats Nadal at RG in a few months #TeamThiem #PrinceOfClay
I wish you were wrong, but you’re dead onThiem hasn't a chance in hell of taking 3 sets off Nadal on French Open clay. LOL
Yup. to beat an in-form Nadal at Phillip Chatrier at RG, you can't sit several feet behind the baseline and whack the fuzz off the ball. That's not going to work. Thiem can't play any other way. It's just a draining mental and physical effort. It works much better on hardcourts. On clay at RG, it's just insanely tough against a Nadal in a final or SF when he's fully in form.I wish you were wrong, but you’re dead on
Those who find it boring are the ones whose favorite is likely on the losing end.To be fair, the GOAT debate in tennis is the most fascinating story in tennis and arguably one of the more fascinating stories in world sport.
But he has a pretty backhand, didn't you hear?Those who find it boring are the ones whose favorite is likely on the losing end.
We could possibly have had another multiple slam winner. I’d like to see him come back and win another.I can't imagine how disappointed Juan Martin must feel, winning a slam at 20 and then getting all those injury problems.
I just checked: He has missed 20 slams because of injury. Twenty...
That's not true.Yes, because tennis is dying. The level is low, and no player younger than Novak/ Andy has had impact.
1 slam champion below 32: Cilic, 1 slam. That's all... Unreal and truly a catastrophe for tennis.
People who said "tennis is dying" don't like tennis, they're only glory hunters.Tennis is bigger than the Big 3 and will never die.
There were tennis fans before the Big 3. People supported players like Hewitt, Roddick, Ferrero, Philipoussis. The same will happen in the future, with people suporting Tsitsipas, De Miñaur, Medvedev and company.
Indeed. Unprecedented tramline overshooting and net bulldozing excellence.That's not true.
The level is better than ever, the audience rates are better than ever, etc.
Would you prefer each GS were won by different players every year as in the WTA tour?
People who said "tennis is dying" don't like tennis, they're only glory hunters.
It would be nice to be more of a glory hunter; I could simply ride that 200mph Djokovic bandwagon straight into the crack pile. Alas, I'm sat here in a ditch with what little remains of all court tennis wondering wtf happened.That's not true.
The level is better than ever, the audience rates are better than ever, etc.
Would you prefer each GS were won by different players every year as in the WTA tour?
People who said "tennis is dying" don't like tennis, they're only glory hunters.
Those who find it boring are the ones whose favorite is likely on the losing end.
That happens too in the king of sports: football.I work in tennis. I attend board with other coaches.
The tennis environment is not happy. Kids aren't playing tennis, and the players are as old as their parents. Not good.
Glory hunters? Sure.
That happens too in the king of sports: football.
My explanation: There have never been as many entertainment options for young people as today.