Roger's Pursuit of #110: How many titles for him in 2019?
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Tennis_Hands
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Those are 8 more titles. That is a lot of winning, especially if he retires at the end of the next year (I hope he won't, but that is up to him).
Every title feels like a new peak that one reaches after immense struggles. He wins more on experience than on anything else, but the thread is thin.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Realistically his best shots are Basel, Cincy, Shanghai and then probably WTF (yes, with the uncertainties around the top of the game and Novak not being able to hold his form all the time, I fancy his chances).
Wimbledon is the most desired, after that USO, but the latter is becoming a pipe dream with every passing day now.
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HetTheGreaterer
Banned
He isn't winning the current US garros
EloQuent
Legend
I don't expect him to, but I wouldn't discount the possibility. He made the SF @ RG.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Fed should play Eastbourne just to troll TTW
Terry Tibbs
Hall of Fame
I don't really think that this record is particularly significant to be honest. Connors wasn't an all time great and only won so many titles because of circumstances in that he played for so long and probably played in a lot of low level tournaments. I would take Fed winning one more slam over him beating this Connors record. Anyway, my guess is that Djokovic and/or Nadal will overtake them both anyway so Fed would only have the record for a few years.
Tennis_Hands
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Yes US Open is my preferred Slam win if there was one. The problem is that the surface is so slow now - so it isn't likely to be his best chance.
chimneysweep
Semi-Pro
Facepalm.
Terrible wording, he probably meant Connors isnt a serious GOAT candidate, which would probably be fair. He is definitely still a legend and major all time great, one of many quite underrated these days.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Connors played in a weak era, he never beat Rafa or Djoker in their primes... weak era champ...
chimneysweep
Semi-Pro
Those are 8 more titles. That is a lot of winning, especially if he retires at the end of the next year (I hope he won't, but that is up to him).
Every title feels like a new peak that one reaches after immense struggles. He wins more on experience than on anything else, but the thread is thin.
Yeah true, it is by no means easy but I still feel he likely gets there. He paces himself very well, the decline will keep coming but by being smart he atleast slows it. He also has some smallish events like Halle and Basel as some of his traditional yearly favorites which helps the cause. Add to that he still can win Masters as we see, and is an outside contender atleast at slams still.
chimneysweep
Semi-Pro
Ignorance. Connors played in an era with some of the all time great rivalries; Connors-Borg, Connors-McEnroe, Connors-Lendl, Lendl-McEnroe, Borg-McEnroe, Lendl-Wilander, even Connors-Wilander and Connors-Newcombe for awhile. His slam count is deceiving since focus wasnt on winning all 4 majors like today, otherwise he probably has around 12. And his longevity was the best after Rosewall in the Open Era, until Federer came around. He also had an aura of invincability, even to the great Borg for awhile. Borg says himself when he beat Connors at Wimbledon 77 it was the first time he felt on par and even moving ahead in that rivalry, he was legit fearful of Connors until then. And he won the U .S Open on 3 different surfaces.
He isnt the GOAT or even best of his era (Borg), but only a moron would deny him as an all time great.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
A joke man, a joke...
geffer
New User
Nadal or djokci won‘t pass him for sure. Since those two guys rarely take any tournaments below Ms1000 in the future. Also, considering current atp mandatory rules, the new record set by Federer is almost unbeatable since no one can easily vulture any easy tournaments as before.
chimneysweep
Semi-Pro
Haha my bad. My sarcasm detector isnt always great, but I am new here, and not familiar with the trolls (a ton) and non trolls.
geffer
New User
If everything goes as expected, I will say Basel is in the pocket and cicinati Shanghai even Paris and wtf also have a chance. But may need some luck. For the remain two slams, I will say uso has more chances than the wimblton cause Uso is more diversity and Djokovic is not so dominating on Us hard court now.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, you will get used to "weak" era trolling and junk. People always try to compare eras and I am of the belief that you simply cant and will never know so stop comparing them.
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
RG isn't played in draining humid conditions and fed's variety & skills works the best on natural surfaces, not HC..
However, provided he stays injury free, unlike last 2 editions, I expect a decent showing from roger
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
This didn't age well
Grampa
Semi-Pro
It was pretty depressing the way people here were responding to Fed’s losses since USO claiming that Roger would be lucky to win anything above a 500 while I still thought he could do well again. Of course till now he has exceeded expectations, if he manages to win Wimbledon then this year would become truly special.
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