Sinner or Alcaraz! Are you a follower of Apollo or Dionysis in your tennis fandom?

[Spencer Gore]

The great tennis rivalries often split along classical Apollonian and Dionysian lines.

Apollo represents reason, order, logic, and restraint. That would be players like Borg, Lendl, Sampras, Federer and Sinner.

Dionysius represents passion, emotion, instinct, and chaos: Connors, McEnroe, Becker, Agassi, Nadal, Alcaraz.

Are you an Apollonian or a Dionysian? Or do you mix and match?

 

[ND-13]

I will support both for now but pivot towards the player who is marching ahead in the race.

 

[happyandbob]

No Djokovic in either list from a self-proclaimed "Djokovic fan"?

 

[Spencer Gore]

No Djokovic in either list from a self-proclaimed "Djokovic fan"?

Djokovic is an interesting case as I believe he contains elements of both in almost equal measure.

Maybe that's why he's the greatest player of the past 50 years?

BTW: I was a Nadal fan.

 

[Rosstour]

Yeah, Federer the UE machine was all about order. Lmao

Every thread this guy makes is a veiled Federer diss

 

[Spencer Gore]

Yeah, Federer the UE machine was all about order. Lmao

Every thread this guy makes is a veiled Federer diss

Yeah, put in a category with Borg, Lendl, Sampras and Sinner. What a diss!

 

[ojo rojo]

MuryGOAT so I guess I’m more the Sisyphean

 

[Rosstour]

Yeah, put in a category with Borg, Lendl, Sampras and Sinner. What a diss!

lol you put him in the bore category. You knew what you were doing

 

[The Devil probably]

The synthesis, Djokovic.

 

[happyandbob]

Djokovic is an interesting case as I believe he contains elements of both in almost equal measure.

Maybe that's why he's the greatest player of the past 50 years?

BTW: I was a Nadal fan.

And yet in much of your anti-Federer propaganda, you claim to be unbiased because of your fervent Novak fandom

You hate Federer more than you like tennis. Why? No idea maybe he stole your girlfriend.

 

[Spencer Gore]

lol you put him in the bore category. You knew what you were doing

Borg is my favourite player of all time! How dare you call him boring!

 

[jrepac]

When it comes to tennis, "passion" all the way. guess that's the opposite of my personal life where I'm all about logic....LOL

 

[Kralingen]

Yeah, put in a category with Borg, Lendl, Sampras and Sinner. What a diss!

Indeed, it’s huge upgrade on the normal category of Rosewalls, Perrys, Connors etc. Federer is usually in.

 

[Spencer Gore]

Yes, it's interesting. I was a fan of Laver, Borg and Lendl when I was younger but switched to the more passionate players with Agassi, Nadal, Alcaraz. Maybe I've become a rebel in my old age!

 

[Spencer Gore]

Indeed, it’s huge upgrade on the normal category of Rosewalls, Perrys, Connors etc. Federer is usually in.

Roswall, Perry, Connors. Three legends of the game. Please stop dissing ATG players.