Next Olympics tournament will start on Paris clay in July 2024

[Lauren_Girl']

Most players deeply care about winning a medal for their country. Stop with this agenda driven narrative

Tokyo (Covid) olympics was without spectators, there was no hype or energy at any event, including athletics, whole stadium was empty!

Tennis-wise, Nadal and Federer were not playing in it due to injuries, so obviously majority of tennis fans lost interest without the BIG players.

If all 3 or even 2 of the big 3 had been there, there'd been a completely different vibe.

I'm not talking about the spectators. I know the stadium was empty.

It's more about the social media hype. Who was watching the Olympics tennis online? In August the finals Medvedev/Opelka in Toronto and Zverev/Rublev in Cincinnati were more commented and more watched than Zverev/Khachanov for the Gold Medal. Not even the Eurosport in German broadcasted Zverev getting his medal. That should tell us something. Most fans of tennis I know don't even watch tennis at the Olympics. They watch ahtletics/gymnastic/swimming like me. It's not just Tokyo. It was the same in Rio and before. There is little interest for the tennis in OG. Even Masters are more watched...
I think the ATP would agree. The winner of the GM used to get 750 points, that's less than a M1000 title.

 

[helterskelter]

I would guess Nadal is retired by then so Djoko should win it easily

Neither of them is going to retire any time soon. It's more likely that Nadal will not be retired at the time of the 2028 Olympics than that he will be retired at the time of the 2024 Olympics. This is because he has every chance of contending for Roland Garros until around 2028 or 2029 and as long as he can contend for Roland Garros, he won't retire. He might not play very much but you already call him "semi-retired."

 

[Rafa the King]

I'm not talking about the spectators. I know the stadium was empty.

It's more about the social media hype. Who was watching the Olympics tennis online? In August the finals Medvedev/Opelka in Toronto and Zverev/Rublev in Cincinnati were more commented and more watched than Zverev/Khachanov for the Gold Medal. Not even the Eurosport in German broadcasted Zverev getting his medal. That should tell us something. Most fans of tennis I know don't even watch tennis at the Olympics. They watch ahtletics/gymnastic/swimming like me. It's not just Tokyo. It was the same in Rio and before. There is little interest for the tennis in OG. Even Masters are more watched...
I think the ATP would agree. The winner of the GM used to get 750 points, that's less than a M1000 title.

Where do you get your numbers? People sure seem to care about the Olympics, players included.

 

[aldeayeah]

Neither of them is going to retire any time soon. It's more likely that Nadal will not be retired at the time of the 2028 Olympics than that he will be retired at the time of the 2024 Olympics. This is because he has every chance of contending for Roland Garros until around 2028 or 2029 and as long as he can contend for Roland Garros, he won't retire. He might not play very much but you already call him "semi-retired."

I mean, being the reigning champion at multiple slams, I'd call it more "sparse scheduling" than "semi-retirement"

 

[Adv. Edberg]

Neither of them is going to retire any time soon. It's more likely that Nadal will not be retired at the time of the 2028 Olympics than that he will be retired at the time of the 2024 Olympics. This is because he has every chance of contending for Roland Garros until around 2028 or 2029 and as long as he can contend for Roland Garros, he won't retire. He might not play very much but you already call him "semi-retired."

Yeah he’s definitely semi retired. But his body is breaking down more and more. Last year he barely played. This year he had to retire due to injury many times.

 

[T007]

With the Olympics only happening every 4 years, a Double Career Golden Slam would never be matched. Hopefully Nadal can do it. At RG gives him a great chance.

He is yet to WTF..so he needs to win next two WTF to claim double career golden slam. Only Agassi was able to do it.

 

[helterskelter]

I mean, being the reigning champion at multiple slams, I'd call it more "sparse scheduling" than "semi-retirement"

So would I. But @Adv. Edberg likes to call anyone older than 17 semi-retired because, you know, younger is always better.

 

[Adv. Edberg]

So would I. But @Adv. Edberg likes to call anyone older than 17 semi-retired because, you know, younger is always better.

had he been 28 he’d be playing a full schedule without retiring most likely. He can’t do it anymore.

but I don’t blame him, you shouldn’t be this highly ranked when you’re that old. It’s only because of the weak era he’s still playing at all. Otherwise he’d be fully retired years ago

 

[aldeayeah]

it’s only because of the weak era he’s still playing at all. Otherwise he’d be fully retired years ago

eh not sure about that, 2022 Nadal would be a RG contender in many eras

 

[Adv. Edberg]

eh not sure about that, 2022 Nadal would be a RG contender in many eras

no way would 2022 Nadal win FO in any other era like 80s or 90s or 00s. Nadal like 2008 would absolutely demolish 2022 Nadal. But 2008 Nadal wouldn’t demolish anybody in the 90s

 

[helterskelter]

no way would 2022 Nadal win FO in any other era like 80s or 90s or 00s. Nadal like 2008 would absolutely demolish 2022 Nadal. But 2008 Nadal wouldn’t demolish anybody in the 90s

Nadal in 2008 was already OLD. He was 22 years past his peak and prime, so no wonder he wasn't that good.

 

[Adv. Edberg]

Nadal in 2008 was already OLD. He was 22 years past his peak and prime, so no wonder he wasn't that good.

sure, but would still destroy 2022 Nadal.

 

[aldeayeah]

no way would 2022 Nadal win FO in any other era like 80s or 90s or 00s. Nadal like 2008 would absolutely demolish 2022 Nadal. But 2008 Nadal wouldn’t demolish anybody in the 90s

i watched tennis in the 90s/00s, i'm immune to your powers

 

[ttwreader]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1556616915145064448

 

[TimHenmanATG]

The ''threepeat'' will finally come to fruition at Paris 2024:

 

[TennisFan3]

Rafa has 63 clay titles and only 14 of them are BO5.

You didn't account for the % of titles in each bucket. His winning % is much higher in RG (or 5 set master finals) than it is in M1000 and smaller clay event.s

 

[DSH]

Wonder if Rafa will skip Wimbledon to play the Olympics

He should.
Wimbledon 2023 is his last chance and if he fails to win it, there will be no point in playing a non-RG Major again.

 

[Silverbullet96]

 

[DSH]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1556616915145064448

Nadal remportera sa deuxième médaille d'or en simple dans son jardin bien-aimé.
Je t'aime Paris, pour toujours !

 

[joshuayuan]

Wonder if Rafa will skip Wimbledon to play the Olympics

Better to focus on WTF to win it at least once.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

13 months after RG23.

It's gonna be interesting, isn't it?

Poll results snapshot as of today:

 

[Shaolin]

Better to focus on WTF to win it at least once.

Not gonna happen.

 

[DSH]

Although 14 of them are Clay slam titles he does have an extra 7 clay titles that did require a Bo5 final which gives him a 21-0 record in Clay Bo5 finals. I think the watering down of both M1000 and International Gold tournaments did make it easier to defeat Nadal in clay. Nonetheless, he is still 137-3 in Bo5 clay.

Alien!

 

[dking68]

@DSH Sinner to claim Olympic gold in July ?

 

[DSH]

@DSH Sinner to claim Olympic gold in July ?

No, he will peak for the US Open.
Furthermore, if he fights for the title at Wimbledon, he would arrive in Paris with little energy, the change of surface would not help him at all.
In LA 2028 it will be played on a hard court, there he will have a chance to win Olympic gold.