This final, this court... this is a shame to the sport.

[augustobt]

Nothing less to point out.

 

[redpurusha]

Nothing less to point out.

I feel similar. The Grinding and Moonballing Era has descended upon the sport.

 

[yemenmocha]

Pathetic. Sad that this is what tennis has morphed into with the slowed courts and balls.

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Nothing less to point out.

Suck it up.

 

[augustobt]

This is not the sport I grew up loving. This is something different. Baseline grinding in all of the majors. No variety at all. 52 shots in US Open. US Open winner with less winners than it's opponent.

This is ridiculous.

 

[MIKEPANTELAKIS]

I guess this "shame to the sport" didn't get an insane applause most of the night... Get over it. The game is evolving. It's becoming very exciting the shots the players can produce.

The better player won tonight.

VAMOS!

 

[MIKEPANTELAKIS]

This is not the sport I grew up loving. This is something different. Baseline grinding in all of the majors. No variety at all. 52 shots in US Open. US Open winner with less winners than it's opponent.

This is ridiculous.

USOpen runner up with more errors than his opponent.

This is NOT ridiculous.

 

[augustobt]

I'd rather have a Goran x Sampras than 10 AO 2012 finals.

 

[redpurusha]

After that, I'm going to have to watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-1qYRqf4DA

 

[swizzy]

invent a time machine..

 

[JustBob]

Yup, the slowing down of surfaces to the point where they all essentially play the same, and favor the same type of player is killing the sport. No variety, and no contrast in styles which make for better matches. Give it a few more years, and all the top players will be Djokovic/Nadal clones. But the clueless casual fans will still roar and gasp when they see 20-30+ shot rallies invariably ending with an error...

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

This is not the sport I grew up loving. This is something different. Baseline grinding in all of the majors. No variety at all. 52 shots in US Open. US Open winner with less winners than it's opponent.

This is ridiculous.

Then stop watching tennis. Tennis will do fine on its own with you not watching.

Also, I believe the longest rally was 54 shots, not 52.

 

[augustobt]

Yup, the slowing down of surfaces to the point where they all essentially play the same, and favor the same type of player is killing the sport. No variety, and no contrast in styles which make for better matches. Give it a few more years, and all the top players will be Djokovic/Nadal clones. But the clueless casual fans will still roar and gasp when they see 20-30+ shot rallies invariably ending with an error...

that is exactly what I was thinking... all of those casual fans, who watches two matches per year, they love it.

 

[hersito]

I'd rather have a Goran x Sampras than 10 AO 2012 finals.

You should go play with Breakpoint and serve and volley all night long...

 

[mcenroefan]

These matches have become simple tests of stamina. It's the Tour De France....not the U.S. Open.

As for the reason that such matches are a shame, proclaiming the true reason would simply get this thread deleted.

 

[mistik]

This final this court and bitter Fed fans. I just love it.

 

[BreakPoint]

Then stop watching tennis. Tennis will do fine on its own with you not watching.

Also, I believe the longest rally was 54 shots, not 52.

Sampras never played a 52 shot rally in his entire career. He would have crushed a winner by the 8th ball. That's what made him such a champion.

 

[Luminaire]

While I can appreciate a long rally as well as anybody else, it's certainly true that the homogenization of surfaces has hurt the game of tennis.

 

[Tennis_Monk]

I'd rather have a Goran x Sampras than 10 AO 2012 finals.

Simple request. I am sure youtube has plenty of stuff with Goran and Sampras if you are into replays.

As far as live pro tennis, aint happening. It went away for a reason-- not very popular.

 

[BreakPoint]

These matches have become simple tests of stamina. It's the Tour De France....not the U.S. Open.

As for the reason that such matches are a shame, proclaiming the true reason would simply get this thread deleted.

Exactly! Lance must have been laughing his head off watching this match.

 

[Ecoplex]

Pathetic. Sad that this is what tennis has morphed into with the slowed courts and balls.

And grunting. And toweling off. And time wasting. It's part of the all around dumbing down of everything.

 

[mellowyellow]

The Slowdown Era has graced us with all of its majesty, we are honored with your presence oh Great and Powerful Slowdown Era. We humble ourselves before you....

 

[The Dark Knight]

The Slowdown Era has graced us with all of its majesty, we are honored with your presence oh Great and Powerful Slowdown Era. We humble ourselves before you....

Funny how you didn't complain about the 17 slams fed won on slow courts .

 

[doobiedoodoo]

The final was ok, didn't live up to the previous Nadal vs Djokovic matches.

 

[augustobt]

Even 2008 Roland Garros final was far more exciting than this match.

US Open winner that stands 5 meters behind the baseline. They should make it fast again, I miss winners and offensive gamestyles rather than moonballing, grinding, grunting and 1 minute from one serve to another.

 

[mellowyellow]

Exactly! Lance must have been laughing his head off watching this match.

Yeah, while he was awake, the end of the third set saving all those bp, all of them were 30+ seconds between points, no warnings, yet they were hell bent on these warnings in the USO series. Please, all about the percieved show, the sport has completely fallen victim to commercialism.

 

[Dedans Penthouse]

I really do hope he gets injured for realz. (trying to get banned)

You're trying to get banned and "I hope he gets injured" is the best you can come up with?

C'mon Ecoplex, you can do better than that!

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Even 2008 Roland Garros final was far more exciting than this match.

US Open winner that stands 5 meters behind the baseline. They should make it fast again, I miss winners and offensive gamestyles rather than moonballing, grinding, grunting and 1 minute from one serve to another.

Let the image burn into your memory, permanently.

 

[smiley_face]

Welcome back Djokovic Version 1.

Welcome to hell, tennis!

 

[augustobt]

Let the image burn into your memory, permanently.

really funny.

 

[obsessedtennisfandisorder]

Simple request. I am sure youtube has plenty of stuff with Goran and Sampras if you are into replays.

As far as live pro tennis, aint happening. It went away for a reason-- not very popular.

LOL at your reply.....Goran * Sampras was only a fractional part of the tour....grass. If you don't like it...croos the channel and watch the french.

who was complaining when Courier was cleaning up half the tour in 92/93
I guess 94 US open was a complete borefest too given boring players like stich and martin involved (agassi won...oh wait)

Yes....the 90's was SO BORING...as exemplified by the 1995 US OPEN with
Agassi, Courier, Becker and Sampras in the semis...complete borefest.

The staggering part is they slowed down the tour for the "casual fan" that
thought Queens and Wimby represented the entire tour...what a complete joke.

As I have stated for the past 7 years on here...who was complaining when Rios beat Rusedski at Indian wells?

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

OMG the fed murder if 35 year old Agassi was so much better !

Or how about that great philopusis final?

No wait the Baghdatis final was sooooo much better

OMG the Hewitt blow out topped that .

Gimme a break .

???

nadal`s draw in this us open was even worst than in 2010 , and djokovic is a shadow of his 2011 and 2012 form , even than in his 2007/08 form.

djokovic`s level right now is like 2010 or 2009.

in RG his opponent was ferrer........that said all

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

really funny.

What's your honest opinion of Nadal? Let it out. Tell us what you really think. Go on, be offensive.

 

[Luminaire]

Let the image burn into your memory, permanently.

The biting needs to stop.

 

[mellowyellow]

Exactly! Lance must have been laughing his head off watching this match.

Funny how you didn't complain about the 17 slams fed won on slow courts .

Complain, no but I was not fond of it, and beating guys like Hewitt/Arod/Agassi was nice, but it was boring, and the continuation of that is unwelcomed. I got tired of Pete, then Andre, then Pete again, it got sickening, the saving grace was the French. Now you get no repreeve from any of it. No, make no mistake about it, I enjoy the first week of a slam because you get to see some variety, its the SOS. BUT GET IT STRAIGHT, I DONT LIKE NADAL AND HIS CHEATING, ON OR OFF THE COURT. I DONT LIKE THE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY CANT BACK THEIR OWN RULES REGARDING THE BLATANT USE OF PED. They created this problem, banned a racquet way back when, and now have the equipment that twice as bad... Nice direction they are taking the sport, eventually the only direction to go will be up. Thats not happening anytime soon.

 

[augustobt]

What's your honest opinion of Nadal? Let it out. Tell us what you really think. Go on, be offensive.

Nadal is a great fighter. He deserves all of his accomplishments on clay. It would stay there if they hadn't made all the courts painfully slow. About the shades of personality that nadal demonstrates, it doesn't apply on this argument.

 

[ubi1]

If you don't like Nads or Nole then dont watch them simple as.

 

[obsessedtennisfandisorder]

Complain, no but I was not fond of it, and beating guys like Hewitt/Arod/Agassi was nice, but it was boring, and the continuation of that is unwelcomed. I got tired of Pete, then Andre, then Pete again, it got sickening, the saving grace was the French. Now you get no repreeve from any of it. No, make no mistake about it, I enjoy the first week of a slam because you get to see some variety, its the SOS. BUT GET IT STRAIGHT, I DONT LIKE NADAL AND HIS CHEATING, ON OR OFF THE COURT. I DONT LIKE THE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY CANT BACK THEIR OWN RULES REGARDING THE BLATANT USE OF PED. They created this problem, banned a racquet way back when, and now have the equipment that twice as bad... Nice direction they are taking the sport, eventually the only direction to go will be up. Thats not happening anytime soon.

This post = ???? and dangerous/

First of alll, be careful with the PED allegations

There is no evidence and we should just leave it at that....

The real reason why Rafa is so great is that his forehand with the crazy spin and strings...+ the consistency off bith wings where he hits huge and NEVER HITS IT OUT is the reason he is a great player and thoroughly deserves it.
Resorting to PED allegations is LOW......

 

[mellowyellow]

Funny how you didn't complain about the 17 slams fed won on slow courts .

Funny, you think all 17 were slow... You keep proving you knowledg (lack of)

 

[BreakPoint]

And grunting. And toweling off. And time wasting. It's part of the all around dumbing down of everything.

Nadal is so OCD that he probably couldn't hit a ball over the net during a match without grunting. That's why loud grunting should be banned.

It's so annoying for spectators. :???:

 

[ubi1]

The op is a troll master.

 

[Ecoplex]

The biting needs to stop.

Another thing I hate about him.

 

[Ecoplex]

You're trying to get banned and "I hope he gets injured" is the best you can come up with?

C'mon Ecoplex, you can do better than that!

Do you have any ideas?

 

[ubi1]

Funny, you think all 17 were slow... You keep proving you knowledg (lack of)

If Nadals are slow then so are Federer's Nadal has won on the same courts as Fed.

 

[Crose]

Sampras never played a 52 shot rally in his entire career. He would have crushed a winner by the 8th ball. That's what made him such a champion.

Yeah, and aggressive baselining made Djokovic and Nadal champions. What's your point? The game's evolving. Get over it.

 

[rafafan20]

Just when it couldn't get any sweeter, I get to come on tt to literally watch Federer fans cry.

So so so so sweet

 

[mellowyellow]

If Nadals are slow then so are Federer's Nadal has won on the same courts as Fed.

No, the courts today are not the same as the first few USO Fed won

 

[mellowyellow]

They were slowed when Fed won his first though, will admit that...

 

[mellowyellow]

What's your honest opinion of Nadal? Let it out. Tell us what you really think. Go on, be offensive.

No, it totally goes against this version of the sport.

 

[10is]

Tennis has merely been reduced to a sport of "tour de france" endurance as opposed to explosiveness, skill and improvisation.