Dae18
Hall of Fame
If he wasn’t winning, atleast a GS Final/Runner-Up would be good as it gets
Should Grigor Retire?
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Dae18
Hall of Fame
I’m sure you play tennis, and since you’re also 33 you’re not young too. What are you smoking?
Dae18
Hall of Fame
Please enlighten me on what different hobby he should’ve picked up since it seems like you know a lot of BS
Razer
G.O.A.T.
Yeah Grigor is exactly of my same age and I am certainly not that young when compared to 18-22 years olds, I used to play Tennis until 2022 ....see that's not the point, I daily train for sprints with friends who are 18-25 and preparing for cop recruitment exams & defence exams early morning, ohh man it is hard to keep up with those boys. Not because I am that unfit, it is just because energy levels are different for the ones who are in their physical peak. Tennis is a skill based game but at the highest level when they are all skilled closely Grigor is not gonna beat the ones who are at their peak and in the early - mid 20s, thats just how it works, Grigor is past his prime even though he might be producing better results now than he did for most years in his prime which is very ironic....
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nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
And if lucky win another masters title. A slam semis.
Who knows. He is top 12. Thrashed alcaraz a former Miami champion in miami
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Carlos Who??? Retire Him
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
Did you see Grigor's two double faults holding set points at 6-3 in the second set tiebreaker.
Shocking.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Musta read this thread, RuiNation!
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Yeah he did, but I don't think he's qualified to stand as a member of some 90s Big3. His resume is barely better than Murray's and maybe not even, and Murray was a much better player for much longer
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
He should play for as long as he can. The fans love him and so does everyone on tour. He still hits some of the biggest balls out there
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
He plays the same now as he always has
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Baby Fed eh? Get Stoked! Keeping His Memories alive on the Tour
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
More like Temu Fed
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Fed aplenty!!! Good times will last forever!
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nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Grigor will probably get bulldozed.
Sadly, I think so too as he had a very tough match against Monfils, late night.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Plus grigor only managed to beat raz on faster courts Shanghai and Miami. IW is too slow for Grigor. And the high bounce slow hc which plays like clay is perfect for Alcaraz.
Airspun
Hall of Fame
wanna bet?
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
I don't bet money.
Airspun
Hall of Fame
because you'll lose
Bride of Alcaraz
Semi-Pro
Most tennis players aren't good at anything else 
so retirement is a bad idea
At the very least he won't be Top 20 in the world at anything else, and probably not Top 20 million either.
so retirement is a bad idea At the very least he won't be Top 20 in the world at anything else, and probably not Top 20 million either.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
I hope Grigor smashes him. But highly unlikely.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Grigor won 2 games buddy , 2
Airspun
Hall of Fame
2 more than you, as you won zero because you were afraid to bet LOL buddy.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Buddy give up.
It was you who said he will beat Carlos. For what. I am never going to bet as it's stupid..
Airspun
Hall of Fame
Pal don't be mad.
Sorry for your loss and lack of courage.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
This is a sore loser attitude.
Accepting defeat is part of growing up. Instead talking like this is a big turn off in adulthood..
Accepting defeat is part of growing up. Instead talking like this is a big turn off in adulthood..
PedrosCousin
Rookie
Is it too late to take that bet? You're so confident I feel like you might still bet on Grigor.
WayneBretsky
Rookie
If I could make what he makes traveling and playing tennis with no real chance of winning a major, I’d do it until I couldn’t walk
Airspun
Hall of Fame
Will win French open!
PedrosCousin
Rookie
I only bet on past matches. I never lose!
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
Do you think the loss against Alcaraz is the match up?
He and Monfils played one of the greatest matches of the year.
Then Alcaraz just took control. Still some great points from both ends of the court, by Alcaraz almost always coming out on top.
So is Alcaraz that much better? It's like watching 2 4.0's hit when they are both on, looks great until they have to face the 4.5.
Or was if fatigue? More susceptible to the wind?
He and Monfils played one of the greatest matches of the year.
Then Alcaraz just took control. Still some great points from both ends of the court, by Alcaraz almost always coming out on top.
So is Alcaraz that much better? It's like watching 2 4.0's hit when they are both on, looks great until they have to face the 4.5.
Or was if fatigue? More susceptible to the wind?
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
It's combination of all things. Raz last year lost to him in Miami but that was a bit faster court and raz was just a bit weaker than he is today. Yes wind also caused a lot of issues but most of the pts lost were Grigor getting beaten by pace and depth. He can't attack raz who is having foot speed of peak Monfils and hand skills of Federer. I think yesterday would probably be 6-0 6-0 if raz was just a bit more lucky.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Dimitrov expended a ton of energy in the Monfils match, and he's like 12 years older than Carlos.
am1899
Legend
Fatigue after monfils, and everything about the conditions was in Alcaraz favor. Add to that Alcaraz seems to have added a bit more weight to his shots after tweaking the racquet. Kinda the opposite of Miami last year TBH, although last night was slightly more of a beat down judging by the scoreline.
Phriapatius
New User
There are players older than him with lower ranking. Why should he retire if he is not injured and doing great in top 20? Retire to do what, what Jeopardy?
He is good for the game, putting bums in the seats, and also making money for himself and expanding fan-base.
He is good for the game, putting bums in the seats, and also making money for himself and expanding fan-base.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Exactly
Never understood the urge ppl have to usher players out the door. IMO they just never liked that player to begin with
Phriapatius
New User
Also, just because someone is unlikely going to win a Slam, it doesn’t mean they have to retire. If that was the case, we would only have 10 players on the tour for ATP and maybe 20 for WTA, the rest would go home.
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
He's still making bank.
Yeah, he's never winning a major but people flaming him still have to go to their crappy 9-5 while the dude goes to the French Riviera and spends cheese.
Yeah, he's never winning a major but people flaming him still have to go to their crappy 9-5 while the dude goes to the French Riviera and spends cheese.
Connor35
Professional
Exactly. He's 15 in the WORLD. Traveling the world, playing the sport he loves.
Why in the world would he retire.
These people travel the world and make a million minimum on their worst years and a ton off of endorsements. And tournaments keep those endorsements going. Bumping those career earnings up helps their post retirement lifestyle. They can retire whenever they want to, not everyone is some "eye or the tiger" player who can't fathom playing if you're not at their prime.
Even dudes like Benoit Paire who is farting around in challengers have said they keep playing cause they just like flying around and visiting places.
Even dudes like Benoit Paire who is farting around in challengers have said they keep playing cause they just like flying around and visiting places.
Bisquick
Rookie
Look at it this way - how would Gael have fared against Carlitos? I’d say the outcome would not be that much different - the young man is just on another level - feet n legs have not yet been messed up from sliding on hardcourts.
