The Djoker Proposes Four Game Sets. No Ad. Two Hour Time Limit.
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MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
4UTRMoutet
Hall of Fame
And people were mad when Nadal said the ATP Finals should rotate surfaces LOL
Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
Djoker saying I can destroy tennis twice
Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
Imagine winning a slam by winning 12 games in an hour and a half lol
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
That just plain makes sense, I don’t even understand how that can be controversial.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
It's actually a bit silly that it doesn't change tbh
Lleytonstation
Bionic Poster
I always just assumed it needed to be indoors because of winter. But it would be a perfect chance to go south of the hemisphere.
gamelovergold
Hall of Fame
Novak now is looking things by 39 year old point of view.
This wisdom never came when he was playing one 5 setter after another.
Come on champ . Your can think better than this
This wisdom never came when he was playing one 5 setter after another.
Come on champ . Your can think better than this
Borg Number One
G.O.A.T.
That is a ludicrous statement from Novak. That would completely change the sport, wiping out history and also dramatically reducing the need for match stamina.
junkieballer
Legend
I propose 5 days rest between matches, starting at next US Open
MasterSlice74
Semi-Pro
An even better rule is that if a player's name starts with "novak" they get byes till the SF of every tournament
4 tournaments per year, each played over a 10 week period, with a 12 week off season after the USO.
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
Welcome to the WTA.
Gen Z were in diapers when Djoker was winning his first major.
Gen Z has since grown up and has exposed their limited attention span and overall limited mental capacity.
The GOAT Djoker, as always, is looking to the future and thinking pragmatically.
Start da Game
Hall of Fame
stupid statement but the sad thing is this could actually happen in 5 years.......the upcoming generations might not have the stamina nor the attention span required to last more than 2 hours in a tennis game......audiences interest and money will drive the sport more than anything.......amerianization of sports is such a bad thing to the world......the hydration breaks at the recent football world cup is probably the beginning of it......
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
Mixed Doubles is wildly successful with 4-game-sets. It sells out Ashe Stadium.
The old purists and traditionalists will cry, but they are in the small minority.
The general public are demanding shorter matches!
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TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Two hours? Watch him ball-bounce his way to three.
Breakpointerer
Legend
He would love that nowadays wouldn't he..
Enceladus
Legend
Enceladus
Legend
Yeah, I don't understand that Novak thought of saying this. Maybe trolling...
speedysteve
Legend
Old man wants to change things to suit his age - lol, selfish to a fault!
When he was young and pretty much only had getting everything back boringly going for him, he wanted long matches..
He's predictable at least.
When he was young and pretty much only had getting everything back boringly going for him, he wanted long matches..
He's predictable at least.
Start da Game
Hall of Fame
Mixed Doubles is wildly successful with 4-game-sets. It sells out Ashe Stadium.
The old purists and traditionalists will cry, but they are in the small minority.
The general public are demanding shorter matches!
money speaks ultimately......we all should just be glad that we could watch real tennis when it still exists......the fun in cricket too is long gone, cricket used to be so much fun from the early 90s when i was a kid and all the way into 2010s before the shorter format took over like storm and destroyed the original format......no doubt the game today is more popular than ever in the usa, africa and europe but not in its original form......the same will happen to tennis......american interests > rest of the world interest, unfortunately......who knows americans might even replace tennis with pickleball in the future......
zagor
Bionic Poster
Novak's ideas being stupid (and they are ridiculously stupid in this case) doesn't excuse Nadal's stupid ideas.
ATP finals should be the crown jewel of the indoor season. ATGs used to be forced to adapt and learn fast court tennis instead of playing from the VIP stands on every surface.
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
College tennis viewership has increased after employing no-ad scoring, so you've got that all wrong.
You fail to understand that purists constitute a small minority of the audience. These purists also tend to be older.
The data shows that young people love the drama and sudden death of no-ad scoring.
Data from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and broadcast partners indicates that no-ad scoring in college tennis increases fan engagement by creating higher-stakes, sudden-death moments. Furthermore, this scoring format has helped stabilize spectator viewership by reducing match durations, facilitating consistent television coverage.
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Clay lover
Legend
I feel like he's more trolling to match the unserious vibes of these "name the five most blah blah blah" shock value content creators in general.
Enceladus
Legend
Did no-Ad help make doubles more attractive? Nope. No-Ad would change the atmosphere of tennis matches for the worse. The electrifying atmosphere that is created in the crowds during the tug-of-war between advantages and deuces would be flushed down the toilet. Tennis without Ad is a impoverished game.
cha cha
Hall of Fame
You don't play much tennis, do you.
RS
Bionic Poster
To be fair he was talking about slams being BO3 many years ago even when he was winning.
ALCARAZWON
Professional
I've never noticed people losing interest in the 5th Set of marathon matches, so why shorten them?
The most interesting matches are the longest matches, so no need to shorten the sets.
Crowds are louder in the 4th hour of match than in the 1st hour of a match.
And crowds often get behind the player who is losing, because crowds want more tennis!
The most interesting matches are the longest matches, so no need to shorten the sets.
Crowds are louder in the 4th hour of match than in the 1st hour of a match.
And crowds often get behind the player who is losing, because crowds want more tennis!
ppma
Hall of Fame
I play some, and many times clubs play tournaments in this format (they call it golden point at 40/40). Every player I've discussed this with, agrees that such scoring system it's total cr*p.
Start da Game
Hall of Fame
americans want everything their way....
RS
Bionic Poster
Well definitely would give him a better chance now at least.We all try to prepare for old age
ALCARAZWON
Professional
Yes, US Open crowds are very loud, they love their marathons
Plus you can tell that a lot of Americans (and non-Americans) travel to New York specifically for the US Open, so most of the crowd are actual tennis fans and club players who would like the matches to go as long as possible.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
This statement disqualifies him from the GOAT conversation
gamelovergold
Hall of Fame
Liked your boldness.
One carless mistake and he was disqualified from USO.
GodlessEndeavor
Professional
I'm over 40 and I don't want this. Leave my fitness training + fun sport combined alone.
(I do know what you meant)
gamelovergold
Hall of Fame
Novak is not giving this statement for his career. He is speaking what he thinks now. His career was over after that olympic gold.
Now he is only enjoying whatever top 10 player capacity he have .
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
This is the Ashes of Creation equivalent just for Tennis.
Cramerica
Professional
Yeah I think anyone not blind to his concoctions of ideas can see what he's trying to do here. Too little too late.
cha cha
Hall of Fame
I take it you have played 90-minute long intensive sets where you were stuck in every game for 10 minutes.
Is that your idea of good fun?
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Djokovic said slams should be best of 3 in 2018, so yeah he really doesn't care about this stuff as much as dorks here.
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