Nadalgaenger
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Pretty much everyone has laid an egg at one point in a slam final. Which match represents the most disappointing in terms of actual level in final versus expectations?
Most disappointing slam performance in recent years?
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travlerajm
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This one by Med was possibly the worst, because Djokovic was playing lower than his usual level today. Med’s B game would have been plenty but he didn’t even find that.
What? Djokovic played fantastic. His serve was great, his returns were great. The tactics were great. He was playing possibly the only player who is better than him at the baseline on hard courts and held his own even when Medvedev had his head. He was the aggressor the entire match and had Medvedev on the run. He was going to wear him down even if Medvedev didnt lose it.
The problem is all laid out in the after match press conferences. Daniil is almost jovial after losing, doesn't show any kind of upset. Sure, he may be mad inside, but when someone is mad enough it usually overflows into their behaviour. Clearly, none of these NextGen guys get upset enough after losses to actually make productive changes to their game.
Nostradamus
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Medvedev said Novak was in the Zone, that's why he got blown out. NOT,, i don't think so, he just played total suck tennis
travlerajm
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Kind of sad that he lost a $2M payday because he didn’t understand racquet swing physics enough to know that having less sweat in his wrist band due to 20-deg drop in temperature was the reason his racquet was coming around late. He probably just thinks he had a bad day for no apparent reason.
Slowtwitcher
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This one by Med was possibly the worst, because of Recency Bias.
GabeT
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Zardoz7/12
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We tennis fans usually get feelings before a match and they usually happen. I felt that Djokovic would win this match in straights, Medvedev played terribly and Djokovic didn't do anything of note, he was just solid.
NoleIsBoat
Hall of Fame
2017 Cryic
Slowtwitcher
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You didn't watch the match, just the press conferences?
I watched the match. Medvedev became a head case for a set and a half after losing the break advantage in the 2nd.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
The key was at end of 1st set. These matches turn on a dime and losing 3 points in a row at 5-6 really did him in
Sure but he was damn competitive in the 1st set and took that into the 2nd. Then he just went away after losing the break advantage. That was the key point IMO.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Many of us did.
Djokovic played great and would have been a handful for anyone, but Medvedev sucked. There's no denying that.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Bingo. Whichever's the most recent is the worst.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Yeah, damn Nadal and his annual Wimb upset. Would have given us a better final than Cryic did.
mike danny
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mike danny
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Cilic by far because he was injured. Worst way to win that final.
All of them lost against players playing at great levels.
2013 WIM Djoko is my pick because a top Nole(And he was good until QF, and in SF had though match but against a great opponent like Delpo) have should beat a top Murray, other ones were underdogs, altough hyped.
Other than that I think 2013 WIM final wasn't a great level match, and Nole's faults were more than Andy credits.
I was really really high on 2019 AO Rafa, but losing against Nole at AO is no shame.
As hyped(And, in this case, rightfully so) underdogs who lost badly I think to 2010 WIM Berdych too.
2013 WIM Djoko is my pick because a top Nole(And he was good until QF, and in SF had though match but against a great opponent like Delpo) have should beat a top Murray, other ones were underdogs, altough hyped.
Other than that I think 2013 WIM final wasn't a great level match, and Nole's faults were more than Andy credits.
I was really really high on 2019 AO Rafa, but losing against Nole at AO is no shame.
As hyped(And, in this case, rightfully so) underdogs who lost badly I think to 2010 WIM Berdych too.
Slowtwitcher
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Med plays better when he's not riding the emotional roller-coaster. Once he starts hitting lows, he can hit highs, but they're short-lived.
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MeatTornado
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my face after watching each of these matches
mike danny
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Yeah LMAO, I remember when he wasn't impressed by Thiem at the 2018 FO at allmy face after watching each of these matches
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
As a Thiem fan I vote
The trauma has clouded my mind
He was good in the first set and fell apart mentally after that. The idea that Djokovic didnt play well and Medvedev would've won with his B game is idiotic to the point it has to be a troll.
Djokovic would've beaten Medvedev's A game the way he played.
James P
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Hate to, but have to, agree.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
2020 RG final. Everyone was expecting a good match like their 2012-2014 showdowns at RG. Instead, it was obvious early that Djokovic could not outhit Nadal and didn’t have the patience to outlast him. It was a foregone conclusion that it would be a straight set beatdown after 4-5 games and that was disappointing considering that it was a duel between two GOAT contenders.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Zverev was strong in first two sets. Thiem was good in sets 3 and 4. Both looked awful in fifth.
Remember though that it’s harder to push through in fifth when you are in empty stadium...
Terenigma
G.O.A.T.
It's hands down 2020 Djokovic at Roland Garros. The Nadal Australian open beating comes a close second but i don't think ANYONE expected Djokovic to get absolutely crushed last year, we can talk about how his health was all day long and maybe he wasn't 100% but that was a hard to watch match either way. I wanted a classic.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Crazy the recency bias...
Spot on. At least Tsitsipas showing some dejection. Other than that, their reaction is even more deflating than their performance during the match.
Thriller
Hall of Fame
2008. OK, I wasn't in the least bit disappointed but scraping together only 4 games in a GS final when you have so much talent is pretty disgraceful. The worse thing and the thing you don't ever want to see is a player fold and their head go down in a GS final. The lack of fight in the 3rd set was truly pathetic. Federer finished that match whimpering with his tail between his legs. I genuinely think the French crowd would have booed any other player who stank like that. I lost a lot of respect for him that day.
but scraping together only 4 games in a GS final when you have so much talent is pretty disgraceful. The worse thing and the thing you don't ever want to see is a player fold and their head go down in a GS final. The lack of fight in the 3rd set was truly pathetic. Federer finished that match whimpering with his tail between his legs. I genuinely think the French crowd would have booed any other player who stank like that. I lost a lot of respect for him that day.
Red Rick
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This disappointment is mostly down to expectations being too high in the first place. The first set was probably the highest quality bagel I've ever seen and then the match was over.
mike danny
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Definitely.
InsideOut900
Legend
It's funny to think that Federer of 2008 RG F is actually comparable to Medvedev from today.
Cilic was the worst though, cuz he legit couldn't play due to injury. Med/Fed at least played decent for a set.
Cilic was the worst though, cuz he legit couldn't play due to injury. Med/Fed at least played decent for a set.
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I Am Finnish
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Djokovic RG 2020
Thriller
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Well at least, Medvedev got 2x as many games against the hard court GOAT as RF managed against the GOAT. And at least he showed character and stuck it out to the end and didn't throw the towel in.
Nadalgaenger
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I’d say it’s between Medvedev, 2020 RG Djokovic, and 2008 RG Fed.
Fed was up against an absolute juggernaut that showed no mercy, BUT going into that match many felt he was going to dig deeper than ever and slay the clay dragon. As someone mentioned above, the lack of fight in the third set was really sad. If you are going to get bagelled, it’s always better for it in first set unless you are inj
As for 2020 Nole, he was up against a weaker version of Nadal and had shown genuine vulnerability when being taken to the limit by Tsitsipas.
Medvedev was a huge disappointment for sure and really played garbage tennis for the second and third sets. He typified the worst traits of the soft next gen that I am trying to defend on this forum.
Maybe Thiem Can prove everyone wrong at RG this year!
Fed was up against an absolute juggernaut that showed no mercy, BUT going into that match many felt he was going to dig deeper than ever and slay the clay dragon. As someone mentioned above, the lack of fight in the third set was really sad. If you are going to get bagelled, it’s always better for it in first set unless you are inj
As for 2020 Nole, he was up against a weaker version of Nadal and had shown genuine vulnerability when being taken to the limit by Tsitsipas.
Medvedev was a huge disappointment for sure and really played garbage tennis for the second and third sets. He typified the worst traits of the soft next gen that I am trying to defend on this forum.
Maybe Thiem Can prove everyone wrong at RG this year!
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