I predicted Beterbiev to win. Glad because I usually get it wrong.
Most impressive has also been Sinner's physical conditioning improvement. Even back in 2023 he seemed unable to cope physically in long matches, even losing to Tsitsipas of all people at the AO in a long 5 set match, but in 2024 he is a completely different animal. I wonder how he achieved that, but in any case props to his trainer.
Machac himself has been very impressive this tournament. Fonseca is another good prospect. But I think it will be difficult to replicate what we had up to 7 or 8 years ago. We have been spoiled.
I will be making sinners goat pt calculation post year end. Let's see if he can sneak into top 20 seasons of all times.
Awesome! My gut is that he will crack the top-20.
I missed the match so I'm just reading through this thread and I see that poster, who was largely absent during the Beijing final not coincidentally, poisoning this thread as usual. I don't know what he's trying to accomplish but it makes Sinner threads a chore to read.God it's so insufferable that a poster here constantly attacks Carlos in every post when he's not even playing.
He can't even enjoy tennis, he just constantly talks about Carlos. Sick obsessionWish he would lay off or be put in his place.
Such a shame for you that you never got to post a similar message ("good work from Alcaraz") after the Olympics final haha.
You seem obsessed with that poster—weird.
Not obsessed, I just find it strange how he resents Djokovic's success so much and all because his favourite player was surpassed by him. He never congratulates Djokovic for his achievements but is quick to say well done to whoever beats him. Quite sad really.
Many of the losers say grapes are sour. I have ignored 200+ copium addicts.
There loads of people even in this forum calling him juiced, doped etc. and it's frankly ridiculous
He is the first player to beat Djokovic in ANY final in China, Djokovic was 10-0 heading in.
First to beat him in AO SF too. Sinner ended a couple of Djokovic streaks
unfortunately, Sinner will be stuck with that label for the rest of his career for some fans or haters as you may call, it is what it s, when athletes failed the drug test, they can never fully recover from it.
Sinner lets his racket do the talking, this is the way.
Sinner has the highest floor level since 2004-2007 Federer (whil post a thread about this). His game is so straightforward and replicable that it becomes very, very difficult to defeat him and nearly impossible to defeat him easily. I would say, though, that Carlitos’s peak game both here and in Beijing was a tad bit higher, but his floor game is lower.
Very consistent highest level indeed
The only question is whether he was doping intentionally or not. The only thing we know is that he got caught with banned substances in his system, and that some expensive lawyers (including an ITIA lawyer that actually prosecutes other athletes in a similar situation to Sinner) made it so he didn't have to serve any ban, and that WADA is appealing.
Do you think Lance and Jannik have the same personalities? I do not
He will probably crack top 10. Right now I am calculating 64 pts as per uts system which brings him right at Andy Murray's best season of 2016.
I have seen true monsters that appear to be kind people, so I don't put too much importance on appearances. And it doesn't take a monster to dope. In the scale of human depravity that is about 0.5 out of 10.
You do realise he gets tested al the time though, right? And that what they found was considered by experts to be irrelevant? This witch hunt and labeling is the equivalent of getting a parking ticket and being labelled a criminal. Enough with the BS already. Hope you trigger-happy heroes get the same name calling you've been reserving him when your faux pas comes along.
I don't need to insinuate anything. The fact is that he got caught with a PED in his system. You can make of it what you want.In what way is Jannik Sinner currently similar to Lance Armstrong?
Are you insinuating that he is currently doping while constantly being tested and after having a billionth of a gram found twice earlier in the year? What a fascinating leap in logic you've graced us with!
My comment about Lance letting his bicycle do the talking was a response to Sinner "letting his racket do the talking". It doesn't make any sense.In what way is Jannik Sinner currently similar to Lance Armstrong?
Are you insinuating that he is currently doping while constantly being tested and after having a billionth of a gram found twice earlier in the year? What a fascinating leap in logic you've graced us with!
My point is that saying that Sinner lets his racket do the talking doesn't make any sense. Whether Sinner wins on court doesn't prove anything about his innocence.
That is possible too. But not certain.
As I said, I have no idea whether Sinner doped deliberately or not. What I know is that he got caught with banned substances in his system, and that he got off the hook easier than many other tennis players would have.
My point is that his best possible reply to pointless and rude accusations, also made on this forum, is : keep winning and make them cry more
OK, I see your point now. I also have never accused Sinner of doping deliberately. People who say he is a doper are as misguided as the ones who claim he has no fault in all this. It is possible that even if he didn't dope deliberately he violated the rules.
He was also the first player to beat Djokovic after canceling 3 (consecutive) matchpoints.
Should be 3-1 though. After shamelessly losing to average player in QF running away from eventual SF with Sinner.
4-1 because Sinner was too much of a wuss to face Alcaraz at Wimbledon.
Vs jannik ? Not likely.
