The good news is either Rafa or Novak will probably make the final

[terribleIVAN]

Did the RG organizers rig the draw to prevent either Rafa and Novak to bank another slam, by eliminating one of them in the semis and ensuring then they face a nextgen in the final ?

Had they been in opposites halves, they could have met once again in the final and the slam race would be ON.

I find it a bit shocking Rafa won't have to face either Thiem, Tsistsipas or Zverev before the final.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

 

[BeatlesFan]

Replace "either" with "neither" to make it correct.

 

[The Blond Blur]

They wanted to make sure they got their Nadovic match is all. And if Ol’ Rog can pull a miracle to make the QF they’ll get their Fedovic match too.

 

[junior74]

 

[Arak]

Replace "either" with "neither" to make it grammatically correct.

Hmmm, indeed that sounds more grammatically correct to me

 

[FRV4]

Replace "either" with "neither" to make it grammatically correct.

I think it should be “The good news is that, probably, either Rafa or Novak will make the final”

 

[catskillthunder]

I view it as old guys vs new guys for the final

 

[StrongRule]

They always put Nadal as close to Djokovic as the ranking allow. The only exceptions were 2009 and 2018 I guess.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

I'm not sure it's good news or even news.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

I'm not sure it's good news or even news.

It's not news.
It's a pure speculation.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

It's not news.
It's a pure speculation.

Shall we call it Good speculation?

 

[mike danny]

I mean, this has been the case ever since AO 2018.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

Shall we call it Good speculation?

Sure, the odds are more pro than against it.

 

[Nadal_King]

Thousand theories could be made but it is what it us let the battle begin so that all this goes into backdrop

 

[MadariKatu]

I mean, this has been the case ever since AO 2018.

USO 2020 doesn't count?

In fairness, this has been the case since AO 2010 except in 5 editions: W 2012, USO 2014, W 2016, W 2017, USO 2020.

Overall, after AO 2010 (42 slams):
Djokovic played 26 finals (17 wins)
Nadal played 20 finals (14 wins)

While checking the data for this, I noticed how consistent Djokovic was from 2011 to 2016. He played 4 semis, twice didn't make it there, and everything else were finals; with 11 slam trophies total. I'm not a fan, but credit where due.

Edit: I forgot to add AO 2018 to the list of exceptions; that makes it a total of 6 since AO 2010.

 

[Kralingen]

USO 2020 doesn't count?

In fairness, this has been the case since AO 2010 except in 5 editions: W 2012, USO 2014, W 2016, W 2017, USO 2020.

Overall, after AO 2010 (42 slams):
Djokovic played 26 finals (17 wins)
Nadal played 20 finals (14 wins)

While checking the data for this, I noticed how consistent Djokovic was from 2011 to 2016. He played 4 semis, twice didn't make it there, and everything else were finals; with 11 slam trophies total. I'm not a fan, but credit where due.

That level of dominance over a *decade* is truly unbelievable