So Rafa is going to be seeded 3 even for wimbledon 2021.

Nadal_King

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Rafa is behind Medvedev in rankings and cannot pass him even after winning at Rg due to his title defence and Medvedev's ridiculous record there but since rafa won't play any grass tuneup , he will end again as 3rd seed at Wimbledon. Surely at one of the slam atleast Rg or WIMBLEDON he will end up in djokovic half. I can assure it at Wimbledon they surely will put him in djokovic half and Federer in opposite to both
 

Nadal_King

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At Rafa's request, Wimbledon now follows rankings. So Fed will be seeded wherever his ranking takes him.
Federer will be in top 8, even if he is no 9 or no 10 he could be sitting in opposite half to Djokodal. If this happens then I think we will get a new finalist in Wimbledon maybe a next genner
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
Maybe it will lead to another off-clay beatdown for Nadal by grandpa Fed

(possibly earlier than a semifinal due to Fed's ranking)
Maybe. Or maybe Federer loses in 3R to a nobody due to his age and lack of competitive rhytm. We will see.

P. S.: Nadal is also a grandpa.
 

Rosstour

G.O.A.T.
Maybe. Or maybe Federer loses in 3R to a nobody due to his age and lack of competitive rhytm. We will see.

P. S.: Nadal is also a grandpa.

Five years is a lot in tennis. Nadal and Djok are the best players on tour, neither one is a grandpa yet.
 

NAS

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Rafa is behind Medvedev in rankings and cannot pass him even after winning at Rg due to his title defence and Medvedev's ridiculous record there but since rafa won't play any grass tuneup , he will end again as 3rd seed at Wimbledon. Surely at one of the slam atleast Rg or WIMBLEDON he will end up in djokovic half. I can assure it at Wimbledon they surely will put him in djokovic half and Federer in opposite to both
Instead of making conspiracy theory, Rafa and Rafa fans should not had made big deal of Wimbledon seeding, Rafa was going to be no 2seed with old system
 

Forehanderer

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Federer will be in top 8, even if he is no 9 or no 10 he could be sitting in opposite half to Djokodal. If this happens then I think we will get a new finalist in Wimbledon maybe a next genner
1 and 3 in the same half? :unsure:. Usually its 2 and 3 playing semifinals. Nadal and Djokovic will be in different halves as they are the big names currently in action with Federer being the dark horse. Even going by rankings, Nadalovic would be in opposite halves. Says a lot about the young gen. Makes me vomit :sick:
 

NAS

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1 and 3 in the same half? :unsure:. Usually its 2 and 3 playing semifinals. Nadal and Djokovic will be in different halves as they are the big names currently in action with Federer being the dark horse. Even going by rankings, Nadalovic would be in opposite halves. Says a lot about the young gen. Makes me vomit :sick:
No, there is no written rule for this, 1 and three can be in same half and has been in many occasions
 
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ForehandCross

G.O.A.T.
Can Federer vs Djokovic pre QF happen?

On not so worn out grass, if Federer is in a decent form, we might end up seeing an upset
 

Forehanderer

Professional
No, there is no written rule for this, 1 and three can be in same half and has been in many occasions
You are right. If the QF is played (like the NBA) between seeds
1 vs 8
4 v 5
3 v 6
2 v 7
and have the first two winners play a SF and so forth, it would be an ideal system. Now since the rankings have replaced the seeds, there maybe a situation where Roger may face Novak in the QF than the SF or F. It would be poor viewing if the best players on grass meet in a QF. That makes the SF and F dull
 
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Zebrev

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Five years is a lot in tennis. Nadal and Djok are the best players on tour, neither one is a grandpa yet.

Yes they are.

Roger is a massive outlier, but usually 32 in tennis is considered retirement age. So many champions have retired before then like Sampras.

Rafa and Novak at nearly 35 are living on borrowed time, just like Roger, and the young guys are pushing them now. They don't get too many "easy" matches anymore.
 

NAS

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You are right. If the QF is played (like the NBA) between seeds
1 vs 8
4 v 5
3 v 6
2 v 7
and have the first two winners play a SF and so forth, it would be an ideal system. Now since the rankings have replaced the seeds, there maybe a situation where Roger may face Novak in the QF than the SF or F. It would be poor viewing if the best players on grass meet in a QF. That makes the SF and F dull
I think this do not happen in tennis because of 32 seed problem
If you go by this route then 1 should play 128 rank or last qualified player
 

Forehanderer

Professional
I think this do not happen in tennis because of 32 seed problem
If you go by this route then 1 should play 128 rank or last qualified player
This can happen with modern computers at their disposal. Even without computers you can make the top 8 players separated into sections with the numbers aligned as I mentioned before. Just put one of the top 8 in each section of 16 players and if they manage to clear the round of 16 will end up in my aforementioned scenario.
 
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Rafa is behind Medvedev in rankings and cannot pass him even after winning at Rg due to his title defence and Medvedev's ridiculous record there but since rafa won't play any grass tuneup , he will end again as 3rd seed at Wimbledon. Surely at one of the slam atleast Rg or WIMBLEDON he will end up in djokovic half. I can assure it at Wimbledon they surely will put him in djokovic half and Federer in opposite to both
I don't think anyone making decisions at Wimbledon is going to seriously think Federer is going to make the final. They will place Federer versus either Nole or Nadal in the QF. He might make it that far.
 

mike danny

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Rafa is behind Medvedev in rankings and cannot pass him even after winning at Rg due to his title defence and Medvedev's ridiculous record there but since rafa won't play any grass tuneup , he will end again as 3rd seed at Wimbledon. Surely at one of the slam atleast Rg or WIMBLEDON he will end up in djokovic half. I can assure it at Wimbledon they surely will put him in djokovic half and Federer in opposite to both
Well, you can thank @clayqueen for that (y)
 
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mahesh69a

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Maybe. Or maybe Federer loses in 3R to a nobody due to his age and lack of competitive rhytm. We will see.

P. S.: Nadal is also a grandpa.
The VB should definitely pray that this happens - we know what happens when the grandpas do meet off-clay - it has been more than 7 years since the GOAT beat Federer or Djokovic off-clay.
 

Rosstour

G.O.A.T.
The VB should definitely pray that this happens - we know what happens when the grandpas do meet off-clay - it has been more than 7 years since the GOAT beat Federer or Djokovic off-clay.

"How can he be the greatest of all time when he isn't even the greatest of his own time"
 
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