Raining hopes
Hall of Fame
One thing that has been bothering about their success is that those who came before them had it a lot tougher,this is nothing personal against any of them though
1.Rome masters: let us go one by one for this one.Coria was brilliant on clay still didn't win it 2005 after reaching the final.Federer in 2006 played better clay court tennis than anyone in history except maybe 5 people,he didn't win it.Davydenko tried hard in 2007,he did not win it.Djokovic was at the same age in 2008 and he was twice the clay courter than any Today.He may have won it in 2008 but in 2009 fell to Rafa.David Ferrer was twice as consistent as any Today and a better clay courter but he did not win it.Murray played a better match in Rome 2011 SF than Zverev and co ever have but he did not win it.2 012 Djokovic got mauled by Rafa and Federer in 2013,a better player at Rome than any now got annihilated.
The point being from 2009 to 2016 Each of the finalists were from the big four (except 2010)And every time one of them was lording over the clay season.Then in comes Zverev in 2017 and wins it against a lowest of lows Djokovic.
2.Canadian Masters: Around their age Djokovic had to go through Federer,Nadal and Roddick to win it.Recently, Tsonga,a second tier player, had to beat Djokovic,Murray,Dimitrov,Federer.Heck,after being stronga in 2009 QF beating Fed,he still couldn't win it then.
Murray,around this age fell to peak Nadal in 2008 and had to go through Federer in 2010 and Delpo,who would later win US,in 2009 to win it.Nishikori fell to Djokovic near his best in 2016.Then Zverev ends up winning it against a man without a back.
WTF: Davydenko had to beat Prime Federer,GS Champion Delpo and others to win this.Nalby had to go through peak Federer.Murray didn't win it even after beating Federer in 2008 and had to beat Djokovic under high pressure in 2016.Nadal has been to finals and semifinals multiple times and was clobbered by Fedovic who probably have 2 of the highest peaks ever indoors.Then comesDimitrov and wins it against Goffin of all people.
Nothing against them but in light of recent years and other tier two player who had to deal with the big four their achievements do appear hollow to me.
1.Rome masters: let us go one by one for this one.Coria was brilliant on clay still didn't win it 2005 after reaching the final.Federer in 2006 played better clay court tennis than anyone in history except maybe 5 people,he didn't win it.Davydenko tried hard in 2007,he did not win it.Djokovic was at the same age in 2008 and he was twice the clay courter than any Today.He may have won it in 2008 but in 2009 fell to Rafa.David Ferrer was twice as consistent as any Today and a better clay courter but he did not win it.Murray played a better match in Rome 2011 SF than Zverev and co ever have but he did not win it.2 012 Djokovic got mauled by Rafa and Federer in 2013,a better player at Rome than any now got annihilated.
The point being from 2009 to 2016 Each of the finalists were from the big four (except 2010)And every time one of them was lording over the clay season.Then in comes Zverev in 2017 and wins it against a lowest of lows Djokovic.
2.Canadian Masters: Around their age Djokovic had to go through Federer,Nadal and Roddick to win it.Recently, Tsonga,a second tier player, had to beat Djokovic,Murray,Dimitrov,Federer.Heck,after being stronga in 2009 QF beating Fed,he still couldn't win it then.
Murray,around this age fell to peak Nadal in 2008 and had to go through Federer in 2010 and Delpo,who would later win US,in 2009 to win it.Nishikori fell to Djokovic near his best in 2016.Then Zverev ends up winning it against a man without a back.
WTF: Davydenko had to beat Prime Federer,GS Champion Delpo and others to win this.Nalby had to go through peak Federer.Murray didn't win it even after beating Federer in 2008 and had to beat Djokovic under high pressure in 2016.Nadal has been to finals and semifinals multiple times and was clobbered by Fedovic who probably have 2 of the highest peaks ever indoors.Then comesDimitrov and wins it against Goffin of all people.
Nothing against them but in light of recent years and other tier two player who had to deal with the big four their achievements do appear hollow to me.
