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He said top 4 favoritesNadal is #5 seed, wtf you on about. Top 4 is TOP FOUR!
He said top 4 favoritesNadal is #5 seed, wtf you on about. Top 4 is TOP FOUR!
OH MY GOODNESS.Top 4 Favorites' Draws: [Filling in as the draw occurs]
Djokovic -
R1: Nishioka
R2: Molcan/Coria
R3: Brooksby
R4: Dimitrov/Schwartzman
QF: Nadal
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Alcaraz -
R1: Qualifier
R2: ARV/Kokkinakis
R3: Korda (lol again)
R4: Khachanov/Norrie
QF: Zverev
SF: Djokovic/Nadal
F: Tsitsipas
Nadal -
R1: Thompson
R2: Wawrinka
R3: Van De Zandschulp
R4: FAA/Opelka
QF: Djokovic
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas -
R1: Musetti
R2: Pouille
R3: Evans
R4: Shapovalov/De Minaur
QF: Ruud
SF: Medvedev
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
BONUS
Medvedev -
R1: Bagnis
R2: Berankis/Djere
R3: Kecmanovic
R4: PCB
QF: Rublev/Sinner
SF: Tsitsipas
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
Gotcha. Drawing Nadal at a tournament he's 105-3 at is preferred to drawing Andrey Rublev.Rublev has bageled Djokovic on clay this year. Yes, at this point even he is more dangerous than Nadal. And stop calling this clay. Night conditions are absolutely perfect for Djokovic, and terrible even for a more healthy Nadal.
the clay didn't change broRublev has bageled Djokovic on clay this year. Yes, at this point even he is more dangerous than Nadal. And stop calling this clay. Night conditions are absolutely perfect for Djokovic, and terrible even for a more healthy Nadal.
Stop acting like it's the same tournament. They COMPLETELY changed the conditions.Gotcha. Drawing Nadal at a tournament he's 105-3 at is preferred to drawing Andrey Rublev.
the clay is the same, unless you did it yourself in secret to help your master Djokovic ?Stop acting like it's the same tournament. They COMPLETELY changed the conditions.
I don’t think Nadal and Djokovic have a particularly difficult R1-4. I mean if they can’t beat such opponents they have no business winning this tournament.
Just remember had nadal made half decent runs in madrid and rome he would have been enjoying in tsitsipas position.All READY!
Nadal-Djokovic QF, Alcaraz faces the winner, Tsitsipas drawn alone on the bottom half.
True. But injuries stopped that.Just remember had nadal made half decent runs in madrid and rome he would have been enjoying in tsitsipas position.
Alcaraz is No 6 i guessAlcaraz is #9, getting 1 of Nadal/Djok in his half was likely. He avoided them in the QF.
You literally cannot complain.
Bruh Schwartzman and Nadal are cakewalks for him considering what form and fitness they are in.
To be honest, apart from Alcaraz who seems to have unlimited energy resources, I don’t find the likes of Tsitsipas, Zverev, Medvedev having more energy than Nadal and Djokovic. If anything, the latter seem to be physically and mentally fitter than the younger guys.The concern people have isn't whether Nadal or Djokovic will win the first 4 rounds but how much energy their older bodies will have to expend and how much energy they will have left for Alcaraz, much less the final.
It's called a projected draw, man. Calm yourself.YES, EVERY HIGHER SEEDED PLAYER WILL WILL EVERY MATCH.
Why would the Nadovic QF be guaranteed to be at night? The RG 2015 QF between Nadovic was played in day conditions. The same applies to the SF. Nadal has played some RG SF in day conditions (for instance, against Del Potro in 2018 or Federer in 2019).Draw difficulty:
Djokovic - 9/10. Drew the hardest opponents, but not in the worst way possible. A night match guaranteed against Nadal and Alcaraz, which should suit him, with Tsitsipas (who he just beat) in the final. Also needs to face Schwartzman who could be terrible or great. R1-R3 not hard unless Brooksby becomes unbeatable.
Alcaraz - 3/10. About what he would've been hoping for. Drew Zverev, the 2nd easiest 1-4 seed, and gets to face the winner of Nadal/Djokovic, which is better because then he can examine how to face them. Only one way to get easier:
Tsitsipas - 1/10. Musetti/Evans/Shapo could all be dangerous, but I sincerely doubt it. I think Tsitsipas makes it to week 2. And there he faces the easiest 5-8 seed, then easiest 1-4 seed, before the final. Powderpuff draw.
Nadal - 10/10. Same as Djokovic, except has FAA/Opelka plus a Wawrinka that could do something if he's not careful. On top of that, he'd face Djokovic and Alcaraz in night conditions, which he dislikes.
Clickbait title.He said top 4 favorites
No tougher than Rafa or Carlos draw.I think Alcaraz should be the favorite now with this draw.
Djokovic got screwed, it's almost like they've done it on purpose.
Night matches started last year i think. I agree for once Nadal didn't have Schwartzmann thats good although he is not in great form this year.Why would the Nadovic QF be guaranteed to be at night? The RG 2015 QF between Nadovic was played in day conditions. The same applies to the SF. Nadal has played some RG SF in day conditions (for instance, against Del Potro in 2018 or Federer in 2019).
As for Wawrinak and Felix, Wawrinka is semi-retired and is kot even guaranteed to reach the 2 R. Plus, Nadal typically likes this matchup (Wawrinka has never won a set against Rafa at RG). With regard to Felix, Nadal prefers to face Felix over Schwarrzman on clay at RG. Schwartzman is a returnbot and clay especialist that, so far, has proven to be better on clay than Felix. Only last year, Sxhwartzmann pushed Nadal to four in a gureling match at RG 2021. Schwartzman also pushed Djokoviv to 5 sers at RG 2017 (Djokovic was in poor form, but still... ). Based on available evidence, Schwartzmann is a much tougher opponent for a 4 R than Felix at RG.
I would say just written fast but yeah you are rightClickbait title.
I still cannot believe this draw.Top 4 Favorites' Draws: [Filling in as the draw occurs]
Djokovic -
R1: Nishioka
R2: Molcan/Coria
R3: Brooksby
R4: Dimitrov/Schwartzman
QF: Nadal
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Alcaraz -
R1: Qualifier
R2: ARV/Kokkinakis
R3: Korda (lol again)
R4: Khachanov/Norrie
QF: Zverev
SF: Djokovic/Nadal
F: Tsitsipas
Nadal -
R1: Thompson
R2: Wawrinka
R3: Van De Zandschulp
R4: FAA/Opelka
QF: Djokovic
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas -
R1: Musetti
R2: Pouille
R3: Evans
R4: Shapovalov/De Minaur
QF: Ruud
SF: Medvedev
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
BONUS
Medvedev -
R1: Bagnis
R2: Berankis/Djere
R3: Kecmanovic
R4: PCB
QF: Rublev/Sinner
SF: Tsitsipas
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
True enough. You might be right. Djokovic might have the harder draw, I was just going off what I knew. And as far as I can tell Schwartzman is very touch and go right now. He was great against Kecmanovic and generally good on clay this year, but doesn't seem in form to defeat Djokovic. FAA was closest to beating Djokovic at Rome last week, so there's that. But still, you bring up valid points. Your conclusion makes sense to me.Why would the Nadovic QF be guaranteed to be at night? The RG 2015 QF between Nadovic was played in day conditions. The same applies to the SF. Nadal has played some RG SF in day conditions (for instance, against Del Potro in 2018 or Federer in 2019).
As for Wawrinak and Felix, Wawrinka is semi-retired and is not even a lock o reach the 2R. Plus, Nadal typically likes this matchup (Wawrinka has never won a set against Rafa at RG). With regard to Felix, Nadal prefers to face Felix over Schwarrzman on clay at RG. Schwartzman is a returnbot and clay especialist that, so far, has proven to be better on clay than Felix. Only last year, Schwartzman pushed Nadal to four in a grueling, physically exhausting match at RG 2021. Schwartzman also pushed Djokovic to 5 sets at RG 2017 (Djokovic was in poor form, but still... ). Based on available evidence, Schwartzmann is a much tougher opponent for a 4R than Felix at RG.
Yeah I am in total agreement with @Sport here. Copy and pasting my other comment - the first 4 rounds will drain Djokovic’s legs a LOT.True enough. You might be right. Djokovic might have the harder draw, I was just going off what I knew. And as far as I can tell Schwartzman is very touch and go right now. He was great against Kecmanovic and generally good on clay this year, but doesn't seem in form to defeat Djokovic. FAA was closest to beating Djokovic at Rome last week, so there's that. But still, you bring up valid points. Your conclusion makes sense to me.
Fair, that sounds possible, but it relies on Djokovic not getting it done. I think Djokovic will realize just as much as we do that he needs to finish it quickly and will be throwing in plenty of droppers and hitting the corners to make his opponents run themselves out. They don't exactly have a lot of versatility (save Schwartzman), so they won't be able to respond in kind.Yeah I am in total agreement with @Sport here. Copy and pasting my other comment - the first 4 rounds will drain Djokovic’s legs a LOT.
Djokovic has the pusher defensive baseliners from hell.
Nishioka
Molcan (Vajda-coached no less)
Brooksby
Schwartzman
are all legitimately created in a lab to be the biggest nuisances from the baseline ever. They’ll lose but will force super long, lung busting rallies. When he gets through that, he’s rewarded with Nadal, lol. And whoever wins that one gets a fresh Alcaraz…
Med also has a somewhat difficult 1R-4R surprisingly, as does Alcaraz. Tsitsipas is the easiest, Nadal is easy as well. But of course what really matters is QF, SF, and F, and this is where Nadal has the hardest. Zverev of course has the most difficult absolutely bc he gets Alcaraz in the QF and then Djokodal.
Tsitsi's draw is a joke.Top 4 Favorites' Draws: [Filling in as the draw occurs]
Djokovic -
R1: Nishioka
R2: Molcan/Coria
R3: Brooksby
R4: Dimitrov/Schwartzman
QF: Nadal
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Alcaraz -
R1: Qualifier
R2: ARV/Kokkinakis
R3: Korda (lol again)
R4: Khachanov/Norrie
QF: Zverev
SF: Djokovic/Nadal
F: Tsitsipas
Nadal -
R1: Thompson
R2: Wawrinka
R3: Van De Zandschulp
R4: FAA/Opelka
QF: Djokovic
SF: Zverev/Alcaraz
F: Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas -
R1: Musetti
R2: Pouille
R3: Evans
R4: Shapovalov/De Minaur
QF: Ruud
SF: Medvedev
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
BONUS
Medvedev -
R1: Bagnis
R2: Berankis/Djere
R3: Kecmanovic
R4: PCB
QF: Rublev/Sinner
SF: Tsitsipas
F: Djokovic/Nadal/Alcaraz
Yeah I am in total agreement with @Sport here. Copy and pasting my other comment - the first 4 rounds will drain Djokovic’s legs a LOT.
Djokovic has the pusher defensive baseliners from hell.
Nishioka
Molcan (Vajda-coached no less)
Brooksby
Schwartzman
are all legitimately created in a lab to be the biggest nuisances from the baseline ever. They’ll lose but will force super long, lung busting rallies. When he gets through that, he’s rewarded with Nadal, lol. And whoever wins that one gets a fresh Alcaraz…
Med also has a somewhat difficult 1R-4R surprisingly, as does Alcaraz. Tsitsipas is the easiest, Nadal is easy as well. But of course what really matters is QF, SF, and F, and this is where Nadal has the hardest. Zverev of course has the most difficult absolutely bc he gets Alcaraz in the QF and then Djokodal.
Fair, that sounds possible, but it relies on Djokovic not getting it done. I think Djokovic will realize just as much as we do that he needs to finish it quickly and will be throwing in plenty of droppers and hitting the corners to make his opponents run themselves out. They don't exactly have a lot of versatility (save Schwartzman), so they won't be able to respond in kind.
I think he'll get through most of them in straights, with minimal time on court. Maybe one 4 setter.
I guess the corollary is all are rather weak servers which means it’s very unlikely Djokovic loses sets there, but I guess a 2.5hr match filled with long rallies would be tougher than say a Berrettini match with few long rallies but more games overall, on clay at least. It’s not about losing but about expending energy in 1R-4R for the top guys.Brooksby is in terrible form though.
Schwartzman doesn't have a first serve.
Draws often don't pan out as you know and Diego has done nothing on clay this year. The best draw by far is Carlitos, in order to win RG he doesn't have to play Rafa and Nole back to back. Now that we've seen the draw, Carlos has a much better shot at the title.He has to beat Schwartzman, Nadal, Alcaraz and Tsitsipas in a row.![]()
Tsitsipas could actually vulture this. He failed last year, so try #2.
With the level he's shown so far, this would be an ecen bigger vulture job than last year would've been.Didn't I say earlier today, that if he gets the right, he could actually take this? This is the perfect draw for him.
Christ this is just a nightmare draw for Djokovic.
He has to beat Schwartzman, Nadal, Alcaraz and Tsitsipas in a row.![]()
With the level he's shown so far, this would be an ecen bigger vulture job than last year would've been.
If he wins it, it'll probably a USO 2021 scenario, but with a lower level.Sure, but he might just get inspired now to take it and raise his level, he knows that he is now EXPECTED to be in the final from his side.
If he wins it, it'll probably a USO 2021 scenario, but with a lower level.
You are neglecting Rafa influence at FO... Remember Nadal - Federer playing first semi, and Novak - Thiem second one?No, not confirmed. But evening match is almost always the showstopper, and what's more blockbuster than Djokovic-Nadal? I literally can't think of anything, including 2 French players in the QF.
I think in 2019, the order of play was simply determined by the return of Fed at RG, after 4 years. They wanted him to play the first sunday, to get better audience. Then the rest of the schedule is already decided and can't be changed, because the players on the first day always play on the first semiYou are neglecting Rafa influence at FO... Remember Nadal - Federer playing first semi, and Novak - Thiem second one?
I think in 2019, the order of play was simply determined by the return of Fed at RG, after 4 years. They wanted him to play the first sunday, to get better audience. Then the rest of the schedule is already decided and can't be changed, because the players on the first day always play on the first semi
Yeah, but the tvs would never allow it. They did for the women, but... they're the women. Personally I would have chosen to start at 10 am and go on with the second semi right afterYes, you are probably right, but the winds were only getting worse. The right thing would have been to play both semis at the same time, using SL court.
Yeah, but the tvs would never allow it. They did for the women, but... they're the women. Personally I would have chosen to start at 10 am and go on with the second semi right after
And the tvs must have gotten so angry they won't do it again lol. Forget's ass is still redNot sure why, in 2016 I remember the exact same match between Djokovic and Thiem was taking place on SL to get the scheduling on track.
And the tvs must have gotten so angry they won't do it again lol. Forget's ass is still red
Tsitsipas draw is actually kind of tough too. Who knows he could be out early