Rank the last 5 US Open Champion levels
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Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
Difficult as they all blend in for some reason. Finals or tourney as whole?
I would say none were spectacular.
I would say:
Carlos
Sinner
Djoker
Med
Thiem
I would say none were spectacular.
I would say:
Carlos
Sinner
Djoker
Med
Thiem
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Djokovic
Sinner
Med
Thiem
Didn't watch 2022 COVID open
Sinner
Med
Thiem
Didn't watch 2022 COVID open
Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
Probably the same rankings actually lol
Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
2019 was the last one that stood out to me. It was memorable, not only because of Rafa but the whole tourney.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
If it's by player level then it needs to be Sinner and Med in the top 2 for the last 5 years.
Both were never challenged or under threat, winning every match bar one in straight sets including their final.
Carlos meanwhile had to play three consecutive 5 setters for his US Open almost losing. Djokovic was down and out in the 3R of his USO against Laslo Djere of all people by 2 sets to love which isn't a good level. Thiem also barely won that final against Zverev having to take it in the 5th set tiebreaker.
Both were never challenged or under threat, winning every match bar one in straight sets including their final.
Carlos meanwhile had to play three consecutive 5 setters for his US Open almost losing. Djokovic was down and out in the 3R of his USO against Laslo Djere of all people by 2 sets to love which isn't a good level. Thiem also barely won that final against Zverev having to take it in the 5th set tiebreaker.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
So if it's by player level of that tournament, i'll go:
Medvedev - 2021
Sinner - 2024
Thiem - 2020
Djokovic - 2023
Alcaraz - 2022
Medvedev - 2021
Sinner - 2024
Thiem - 2020
Djokovic - 2023
Alcaraz - 2022
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Thiem's level in that tournament is definitely overshadowed by his performance in the final. His straight setting of Medvedev in the SF was very impressive.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Breakpointerer
Legend
Carlos was hanging on by a thread the whole tournament, not the cleanest of runs
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Tournament as a whole?
Medvedev 2021
Thiem 2020
Carlos 2022
Djokovic 2023
Sinner 2024
Medvedev 2021
Thiem 2020
Carlos 2022
Djokovic 2023
Sinner 2024
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I agree that Medvedev slayed in 2021
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
The pre-F run of Thiem was better than Meddy's, but the disgusting final brought it down overall as Medvedev shined brightly in his final (even if Djokovic's mind was all over the place)
I really doubt prime Sinner would lose to the 36-year-old Djokovic in best-of-five-set events on hard courts.
Someone had to do it and he did it at the most significant moment of all.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Tennis would have been good and buried if Novak won that match. If there was ever a time it needed to be saved, Medvedev came though
dking68
G.O.A.T.
At least you’re honest as a Carlos fanboy
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
I agree with that order.
dking68
G.O.A.T.
Same here. If Sinner had served better throughout the tournament I’d give it to him. Think next year we’ll see him do better serve wise
BGod
G.O.A.T.
Agree to disagree. I didn't see much from Sinner to give any certainties. Med pushed him and he looked better to me last year losing 0fer to Novak.
At the end of the day Sinner beat choking Zverev and no show Fritz in his Finals. Colour me unimpressed.
messiahrobins
G.O.A.T.
Alcaraz way ahead tbh
UnforcedTerror
Hall of Fame
Meddy
Djoko
Sinner
Thiem
Alcaraz
Djoko
Sinner
Thiem
Alcaraz
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Sinner , Meddy, Djokovic, Thiem , Carlos
ibbi
Talk Tennis Guru
Alcaraz - We can argue the level of someone who gets into three five-setters, but those were all great matches, and to win all three of them, against a former champion and far more experienced player, a probably much better hardcourt player, at least in theory at the time, and then an overwhelming home favourite, was some serious ship. Coming off the back of them and beating a top 10 (heh) player with as much relative ease as he did was incredible. This has been done one other time in history that I know of, and is not to be sneezed at. First round with Baez was also fantastic while it lasted. A real war. The way he comprehensively outdueled Brooksby was great too. This was an absolute blast of a two weeks of tennis. One of my fave slam runs in years.
Medvedev - He got into a real tussle with Botic for two sets there, but it was impressive how he came through it (unlike Thiem in his final). Other than that he was basically untouchable. The final was immense.
Sinner - He started his first two matches so poorly, and then finished them so well. Something similar happened against Paul. He really stepped up when he needed to against Medvedev. The semifinal was an impressively mature scrap in tough conditions where he never really looked troubled, and the way he took control of the final in the second half of all three sets was Top Guy-type stuff.
Djokovic - I'm putting him here because as far as I can remember I only watched the last two matches (I must have watched Fritz and Djere, but I cannot remember a thing about them...). He was very impressive in them, for sure, but compared to the rest of these guys he's so much further along, better, more experienced and thus held to a higher standard that more is expected of him.
Thiem - For 6 rounds he really was brilliant. I remember how HYPED that semifinal was, and he won it with EASE. The final really was an all-time piece of crap though, and significantly detracts from the overall thing.
Medvedev - He got into a real tussle with Botic for two sets there, but it was impressive how he came through it (unlike Thiem in his final). Other than that he was basically untouchable. The final was immense.
Sinner - He started his first two matches so poorly, and then finished them so well. Something similar happened against Paul. He really stepped up when he needed to against Medvedev. The semifinal was an impressively mature scrap in tough conditions where he never really looked troubled, and the way he took control of the final in the second half of all three sets was Top Guy-type stuff.
Djokovic - I'm putting him here because as far as I can remember I only watched the last two matches (I must have watched Fritz and Djere, but I cannot remember a thing about them...). He was very impressive in them, for sure, but compared to the rest of these guys he's so much further along, better, more experienced and thus held to a higher standard that more is expected of him.
Thiem - For 6 rounds he really was brilliant. I remember how HYPED that semifinal was, and he won it with EASE. The final really was an all-time piece of crap though, and significantly detracts from the overall thing.
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