The Big 3 retirement predictions

Tshooter

G.O.A.T.
Just for a bit of fun, what are your predictions on when, where, against whom and on which round will be each of the Big 3’s last career match.
Federer - 2023, Wimbledon, Sinner, QF
Nadal - 2025, Roland Garros, Alcaraz, SF
Djokovic - 2026, Belgrade, Rune, F

FEDR 2021 W, Herbie, QF
VMOS 2022 USO, Big Foe, R4
EGVX 2022 London Exo, Kyrgios, Winner
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
Federer- already retired, but will do a farwel tour this next year.
Nadal - MAYBE one more year, but dfinitely feels like a foot out the door.
Djo - Still has the need to get slams and records. Maybe two years, but only enough to feel like he is a GOAT.
 

tennis_pro

Bionic Poster
If Nadal wins the 2023 FO he'll push to 2024, if he doesn't I think he could retire next year. No way he's still active in 2025.
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
Would you say that this is your personal favoritest remark that you make on these boards? :)


I've always said that about Fed, that it will be THE biggest thing in tennis history and lots of $$$ to be made by him, advertisters, and the tour.

My actual favorite things is a questions though.
Do you even play tennis?
 

BGod

G.O.A.T.
Federer - 2021 Wimbledon, Hurkacz, QF
Nadal - 2024 Olympics, Alcaraz, QF
Djokovic - 2025 Australian Open, absolute rando 2R

Tough but fair.

My picks:

Federer: 2022 Basel, SF, Norrie
Nadal: 2024 Olympics, wins Gold against Zverev
Djokovic: 2027 Belgrade, wins beating Misolic
 
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DIMI_D

Hall of Fame
Fed basel 2022
Nadal Olympics Paris 2024/RG 2024
Novak - 2025 Belgrade or Wimby
I was close… I am surprised he doesn’t play Basel in his hometown but understand considering his knee never recovered properly when he is better prepared he will play exhos again… Sad day in sports an Icon is gone officially
 

Mustard

Bionic Poster
I think Nadal's retirement, assuming that his body doesn't fail him first and that he retains the necessary desire after becoming a father, will be either at the 2024 Paris Olympics or at the 2025 French Open.
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
Would you say that this is your personal favoritest remark that you make on these boards? :)


Even a broken clock is correct at some point in a day. Just not the farwell tour I guess. But we will see what the ATP and tourney's might cook up for this next year.
 

ffw2

Hall of Fame
Even a broken clock is correct at some point in a day. Just not the farwell tour I guess. But we will see what the ATP and tourney's might cook up for this next year.
Is there a "farewell tour" of which I'm unaware? :unsure:

While the clock may have been wrong, the repetition made it a most memorable timepiece indeed. :)
 
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Slicehand

Guest
Zverev: 2028
Medvedev: 2027
Tsitsipas: next season, he will discover he always wanted to be an influencer
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
Is there a "farewell tour" of which I'm unaware? :unsure:

While the clock may have been wrong, the repetition made it a most memorable timepiece indeed. :)


I was, in fact right...now.

I am still of the opinion, while Fed doesn't need the money, the ATP, tournaments, and sponsors are dying with the amount of money left on the table having Fed doing a farewell season. I would not be surprised that he is negotiated to make appearances or play some exo type stuff next year. Ceremonies and such.

His IG post alone had 6.2 million views and 52,000 comments in just 4 hours. Youtube has 100's of account grabbing the video to steal views, and FB 187k views and 13k comments, and Twitter at 7 million views and 17k comments and 151k shares and half a million :love:'s.

Talking absolute 10's of million in $$$
 

ffw2

Hall of Fame
I was, in fact right...now.

I am still of the opinion, while Fed doesn't need the money, the ATP, tournaments, and sponsors are dying with the amount of money left on the table having Fed doing a farewell season. I would not be surprised that he is negotiated to make appearances or play some exo type stuff next year. Ceremonies and such.

His IG post alone had 6.2 million views and 52,000 comments in just 4 hours. Youtube has 100's of account grabbing the video to steal views, and FB 187k views and 13k comments, and Twitter at 7 million views and 17k comments and 151k shares and half a million :love:'s.

Talking absolute 10's of million in $$$
All good!

7-8 years (that I'm aware of) of predicting the GOAT's demise... 7-8 times per year...

Father Time alone won out in the end. (y)

Anyway, be well.
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
All good!

7-8 years (that I'm aware of) of predicting the GOAT's demise... 7-8 times per year...

Father Time alone won out in the end. (y)

Anyway, be well.


I think you overestimated the times per year, but you missed the fact this is a second account since my first account from almost the start of the board got defunct, so probably years short there. :cool:
 

jackson vile

G.O.A.T.
BOOM! Federer just said; “Hush child…” It was very obvious though.

Nadal is next 2023, he’s pretty much retired as well, just running on old man strength/fumes at this point until there is only dust left. I respect him for it, but he doesn’t have much to fight for as he already beat Federer, but doesn’t stand a chance of outdoing Ultron.

I have to hand it to Nadal for silencing all of the Federer fans, looks like he has the last laugh.

Federer is already retired, Nadal retires next year, Novak retires at 30 slams
 

Underdog

Professional
I wasn’t quite expecting that. I truly believed he still had one year left in him. At least an openly farewell one. I’m even surprised he decided not to make it to Basel this year. Anyways, two more to go. :(
 
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