Wimbledon 2019
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Breakpointerer
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Novak.
TheAssassin
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It's gonna rain.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
Djokovic favourite then Nadal/Federer co 2nd favourite! Then the rest!
BasilashvilitheGOAT
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Basilashvili
tusharlovesrafa
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OldschoolKIaus
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WE NEED MORE WIMBLEDON THREADS!!!
swordtennis
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From what i saw at the french Fed is thumping the forehand heavier and flatter than i think for years. He has a shot even at his age. He needs to just load up on that sumbitch and let it ride!
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Grassovic.
Gary Duane
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Just as long as he doesn't have to face a top tenor - picture of Pavarotti on the other side singing a high C instead of a grunt...
Breakpointerer
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How incredible would it be if Djoko equalled Borg
Mainad
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Just as long as he doesn't have to face a top tenor - picture of Pavarotti on the other side singing a high C instead of a grunt...
Can't somehow imagine Luciano moving fast enough to trouble Novak.
MugOpponent
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If I had to bet on one today, it'd be Novak.
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I don't think he can beat Djokovic in a GS, let alone at Wimbledon.
Atennisone
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More Istomin
Steve0904
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I'll say this and many people probably won't agree. I'll say Djokovic is the favourite and if I bet money it'd be on him, but I don't think he's defending his title. Call it a gut feeling. Which means either Federer or Nadal will win I guess since the young gen is horrible.
Breakpointerer
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Really hope it's the former..
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You might be right but someone always has the gut feeling that the favorite won't win, to be honest. It makes me wonder whether it's a true gut feeling or just an impression based on the idea that the same scenario is unlikely to happen twice in a row. It’s like flipping a coin, if it comes down heads, you’ll have the feeling you’ll have to choose tails if you‘re flipping the coin again.
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Steve0904
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I never said Nadal would lose at RG.
I see what you're saying though. I can't explain why I think Djokovic won't win, but I actually do think we're reasonably close to getting a non Big 3 slam winner, at least a guy like Cilic Delpo, or Wawrinka again at the USO, maybe Tsitsipas for example.All in all, I just see grass as a more upset likely surface. Federer is not really reliable anymore IMO, and I'm not sure about Nadal either despite his SF last year. Which leaves Djokovic as least likely to get upset I guess, but I hope we see more excitement than at RG. It feels like a year where Djokovic may have to fend off at least one non Big 3 challenge like the Anderson, Querrey, Berdych years. He may still win, but I suspect we'll see more suspense from the top 20 or so players at Wimbledon than we did at RG simply due to the surface differences.
And I also feel like we'll be so surprised when a new winner does emerge that we never looked at the signs that were right in front of us. I'm not saying any of the Big 3 (especially Djokovic and Nadal) will stop winning immediately, but I also don't think they'll just alternate slams for the next 5 years. Or even the next 2. The only reason the status quo still exists at RG is because inexperienced kids can't grind for 4 hrs to beat Djokovic, and Nadal is amazing on clay. We're closer to getting a new winner than most people think.
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Azure
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I would love for Tsitsipas to really make it to the semis or finals. His attacking game should translate well on grass. I still think a member of the big three will take it though.
We are actually at a unique point in that the big three are past their primes but they are all in good form.
We are actually at a unique point in that the big three are past their primes but they are all in good form.
BeatlesFan
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It completely depends on the draw and depends upon whether Fed can win Halle and grab the #2 seed. Still, Djokovic is clearly the favorite, Roger is simply too old to be considered the front runner anywhere these days, even at Wimbledon.
Sport
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I agree 100%.
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