Which one is the year Nadal gets 21GS?
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Djokovic_is_the_best#1
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Depends on Djokovic! Djoko could deny Rafa again here! 2 chances this year for Rafa to get 18 or 19, and Djoko might deny him.
Djoko is back and will only get stronger going into 2019. Rafa will be right there too, they are both the best 2 in the world currently.
Djoko is back and will only get stronger going into 2019. Rafa will be right there too, they are both the best 2 in the world currently.
You have right, Djokovic is the only hope for Fedr now.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
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He is! He can protect his record but also threaten it himself. By winning he can come through on the rails himself to compete for GOAT crown with Nadal and fed!
It’s a funny situation for Fed and his fans! However, they will be rooting for Djoko over Nadal, at this moment in time!
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2021.
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I think there’s a lot riding on this USO. Could make all the difference..
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I think there’s a lot riding on this USO. Could make all the difference..
On the basis that he remains healthy and fit, I would say he definitely wins the next two French Opens. So if he wins on Sunday I would say 2020. Four French Opens to take him to 2022 which would make him 36 yrs old which is a bit of a stretch given his playng style.
If he does it I would say by 2021,
If he does it I would say by 2021,
RS
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I wouldn’t say it’s a lock. Djokovic is in form. Thiem could get better he has reached at least the RG SF in the last 3 years.
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This is ridiculous, with the amount of moral slams Nadal has won, starting off with AO 2014, he has already broken the record.
Poisoned Slice
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I would not expect it.
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Topspin Slice
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I see Thiem winning one of the next two French Opens. Nadal has a 40 percent chance of winning this current USO if you’re optimistic, 25 percent if you’re really, really pessimistic, reckon he’’ll have a 20 percent chance or so of winning the Australian and probably similar for Wimbledon and USO next year...so he should probably get one of them, probably RG next year...if he stays playing at his current level, I’d say 2020 or 2021 but to assume that he’s going to play at this level without any hiccups for the next 3 years is wishful thinking at best...
If he’s going to get to 21 majors I’d expect it to be from having an absolutely phenomenal 2019 where he starts serving really well again and wins all the close matches he plays. It would probably help him a little if Djokovic started having bread cravings and decided gluten>tennis too. But hey, Djokovic might have just won his last ever slam at Wimbledon and Nadal might win a CYGS next sport is crazy sometimes.
If he’s going to get to 21 majors I’d expect it to be from having an absolutely phenomenal 2019 where he starts serving really well again and wins all the close matches he plays. It would probably help him a little if Djokovic started having bread cravings and decided gluten>tennis too. But hey, Djokovic might have just won his last ever slam at Wimbledon and Nadal might win a CYGS next sport is crazy sometimes.
Standaa
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itrium84
Hall of Fame
I don't think even non-100% Nadal would lose to Thiem at RG. I still consider Djokovic a greater threat to Nadal on clay.
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ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
That would be an interesting year to have Fed retiring like he is going to, and have Nadal hit 21 that year too.
We'd have to have an active emergency response team on TTW to talk all the Fednatics off the ledge...
tennisaddict
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24 is the new benchmark . What is 21 ?
In any case, war is over . Djokodal United. Firm No 2's
In any case, war is over . Djokodal United. Firm No 2's
tennis_pro
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LOL Nadal is on his last legs. He'll do well to win 1 more.
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Tennis_Hands
Banned
Between 2020 and never.
Curios how weird is our perception of the flow of time.
Curios how weird is our perception of the flow of time.
I think people are being a little to generous on the French opens. There are more players involved in the mix now. Nile and Thiem are threats and Thiem could give him a battle on clay
Topspin Slice
Rookie
Thiem is improving a lot, and I actually think Nadal and Thiem are closer on clay than they are on hardcourt. Thiem’s match this week really, really impressed me.
tennisfan2015
Hall of Fame
To give Nadal a big chance of winning another French is about the same as winning 2 lottery draws in a row. No AO or SW19 for him either, and certainly not this USO.
He won't win more than 18 all up.
He won't win more than 18 all up.
MugOpponent
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I think penciling in a Wimbledon is ambitious. Not saying it can't happen but my guess is two to three more French opens and probably one more non rg slam. 2 if he finds a way to win this years USO.
guanzishou
G.O.A.T.
The year when Fedr gets his 25th slam no?
Sudacafan
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itrium84
Hall of Fame
He died trying to catch nadal’s 25.What about Novak?
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kevaninho
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Topspin Slice
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Yeh like how close Thiem came to beating Nadal at RG this year
Thiem did best Nadal at Madrid though!
helterskelter
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You're not much of a tennis historian if you think that AO 2014 was Nadal's first moral Slam. Nadal's first moral Slam was Roland Garros 1877. For many years, historians had thought that Wimbledon 1877, as the first Slam ever played, was Nadal's first moral Slam. But then some of his fans (edited for V B) pointed out that Nadal was robbed at Roland Garros that year, as he would clearly have won were it played. Nadal always wins the title unless he's injured or the event isn't played. So, Nadal's first moral Slam was bumped forward to Roland Garros 1877.
Spencer Gore
Legend
Nadal may not need to win 21 slams. If Federer fails to win another then 20 slams will mean a decider by head to head, which will make Nadal the greatest player of the 21st century.
itrium84
Hall of Fame
This is highly disputable due to Fed's No1 weeks, Rafa's wtf record and there's also slam distribution issue...
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