Lleytonstation
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Carlos the Shepherd is envious of Weeks at number one per vertical cm.
When did Fedal Unity Begin?
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Berrettini_Fan
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What if Sinner starts dominating tennis and Alcaraz continues to dominate Sinner?
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Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
The real reason this is not an interesting rivalry yet is the lack of slam final matches. Big 3 had those all the time. At the very least slam matches.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
We say "dominated" but the most painful wins over Fed were Wimbledon 2008 and AO2009
Those were 5 set matches
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
Nah, Carlos knows he can make that up easily with just 10 more weeks at the top.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
By 2008 Wimby, Fed had won 12 slams by age 26 and something.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Fed all over again.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Carlos is far more a complete player than Nadal could ever be though. It stung most fedfans (and nolefams) that this capri wearing dirtrat is winning off clay.
Naturally Alcaraz looks up to the older, mature Sinner.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
He seems to come up short a lot.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
And after that match he was never again considered the best player in the world
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
nadal is like john cena of tennis. Any fan of classical tennis will have some issues at least. by nostalgic eyes he is a classic player
he was totally odd man in tennis
he was totally odd man in tennis
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
He reclaimed #1 just a year later
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
See @MichaelNadal John Cena is the correct comparison, not Shawn Michaels
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
And it didn't matter at all
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Shawn is Fed. May not have the titles record but is a technical marvel, the best in-ring worker of his time, and a notorious head-case til 2002.
Winner Sinner
Hall of Fame
So many mental flashes in just one comment.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
He couldn’t be that boring if he tried
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
John Cena is entertaining. Haven't you ever watched his movies?
The phenomenon has been well underway. Big-3 fans routinely unite since 2021/22 to put down newer players.
Cena himself is a wrestling great caged by that Super Cena gimmick. Dude ran circles around the greatest on mic, DJ, during that infamous 2012 feud.
Sure I hated it back then particularly because of how washed Rock seemed to be but greatness is greatness
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
The grognard alliance will be completed when a younger player actually comes close to the big 3 numbers.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Why does Rafa look way shorter than Fed there? I don't think there is a difference of >2 cms between them.
RS
Bionic Poster
The angle probably.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
They are standing on steps, and Nadal is on a step lower.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Us Brits fought our @$$€$ off to keep Germans at bay, stopped them from taking over the entire Europe & even tried to stop them in France; but the Frenchmen surrendered faster than the speed of light & we were forced to get our men out through Dunkirk, because it'd have been suicidal and oxymoron to fight for a nation's sovereignty whose own people were afraid of war.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
But you had a sea in between and huge Navy.
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
You have to understand that French surrender was strategic. France was playing the long game and knew it would lead to Germany losing WW2 for the following reasons:
1. Lulling Hitler into a false sense of confidence and attacking Russia since the Western Front appeared clear.
2. Baiting Italy to enter the war. The Italians were so inept that they hurt Germany more than helped them as an ally.
3. Making America desperate enough to start the Super Soldier Program, which led to the creation of Captain America.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
The English channel at its narrowest is just 30kms wide, not a big deal for those massive German forces.
It was indeed our Royal Navy, and most importantly, the willpower of our citizens which kept us from being captured by the third Reich.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Well, if Hitler hadn't attacked USSR, Stalin would've attacked his borders for sure. It was an inevitable war between two polar opposite ideologies right at each other's borders.
Yes, Italy hurt Germany more than they helped them, but with Mussolini's ideological leanings matching those with Hitler & both wanting us Brits out of the Gulf & North Africa, it was inevitable that they'd have joined at some point.
And 3rd point, lol you had me in the first half!!
Berrettini_Fan
Professional
Your PM gave away Czechoslovakia and emboldened Hitler so in a way, you had to redeem yourselves.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Not just Czechoslovakia, but he also let Denmark & Norway slip away as well.
Chamberlain was a disgust, and if not for Churchill to have replaced him, we'd have lost as well.
Well, for a scenario like that they would need to HAVE fans like the Fedal fans in the first place. I still think most who now support Alcaraz and/or Sinner were first and foremost Big 3 fans.
And don't get me wrong, they do have some exclusive fans, but it's very far away from what could be called a "mass movement" in some way, even if only on the Internet. For Fedal that definitely existed.
Winner Sinner
Hall of Fame
To think that in the midst of rivalry a friendship relationship can be established is absolutely hypocritical reasoning.
One sees the rival and vice versa as an enemy to be defeated sportingly speaking, which is why it is impossible to build a healthy friendship.
Not to be confused with respect, which for example has never been lacking between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Even when I read that after defeats Sinner doesn't usually congratulate Alcaraz, apart from the fact that I would like to understand;
1) What is this bizarre theory based on.
Don't you shake his hand at the end of the match?
Doesn't he let any sappy words shine through in the post-match press conference?
Don't you like Alcaraz's victories?
2) In addition to the dynamics in the public domain, is the person making certain allegations (and in this case the usual forum hater) aware of what happens behind the scenes between the two?
For example, is he in possession of Sinner's Instagram account or did he intercept his smartphone to exclude that the Italian, after Alcaraz's triumphs, does not congratulate him via private message?
It's a bad thing to live your surrounding world with paranoia.
One sees the rival and vice versa as an enemy to be defeated sportingly speaking, which is why it is impossible to build a healthy friendship.
Not to be confused with respect, which for example has never been lacking between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Even when I read that after defeats Sinner doesn't usually congratulate Alcaraz, apart from the fact that I would like to understand;
1) What is this bizarre theory based on.
Don't you shake his hand at the end of the match?
Doesn't he let any sappy words shine through in the post-match press conference?
Don't you like Alcaraz's victories?
2) In addition to the dynamics in the public domain, is the person making certain allegations (and in this case the usual forum hater) aware of what happens behind the scenes between the two?
For example, is he in possession of Sinner's Instagram account or did he intercept his smartphone to exclude that the Italian, after Alcaraz's triumphs, does not congratulate him via private message?
It's a bad thing to live your surrounding world with paranoia.
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