With a Us open win Nadal will have his best ever Grand slam season.

[Nadal_King]

With a win at flushing meadows Rafa will have his best ever grand slam season at the age of 36 with a record of 26-0 eclipsing 2010’s record of 25-1. It’s amazing if he will have another 3 slam season and will be 1 behind Roger and Novak in that department which is quite good considering his favourite surface has only 1 out of 4 slams

 

[pedro94]

Incredible scenes!

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Hilaryarious

 

[weakera]

I love Rafa

 

[big ted]

his chances improve alot again if djoko doesnt go

 

[MeatTornado]

Yes we'll just pretend it's better than 2010 because he withdrew instead of taking a loss at one of the tournaments.

 

[Technology Ruined Tennis]

Who stole Fed's RG '21 trophy? He never lost.

 

[helterskelter]

Ties his best four-slam stretch though: RG 08 through AO 09. (Lost QF of AO in both 10 and 11).

 

[buscemi]

Yes we'll just pretend it's better than 2010 because he withdrew instead of taking a loss at one of the tournaments.

Even if we assume he would have lost to Kyrgios in the Wimbledon SF, he would be 26-1 w/a U.S. Open win vs. 25-1 in 2010 (QF loss at AO).

 

[Kralingen]

Finally after 19 years on the pro Tour he has reached his peak. What an example of perseverance.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Yes we'll just pretend it's better than 2010 because he withdrew instead of taking a loss at one of the tournaments.

You sounded bitter that he withdrew. Should be thankful actually. If he didn't get injured, he possibly could have notched the championship. Now that would really get you ************* mad

 

[Tommy Haas]

#23

Maybe the Biden admin will pull a Wimbledon and ban Russian athletes. That would improve Rafa’s chances even more without Novak and Russians. Plus Kyrgios getting sick from bad sushi.

 

[travlerajm]

Finally after 19 years on the pro Tour he has reached his peak. What an example of perseverance.

But has he reached his peak superiority relative to the field that has been declining in strength around him?

 

[Kralingen]

But has he reached his peak superiority relative to the field that has been declining in strength around him?

Could be, the same scenario occurred with Djokovic last year. Now Nadal has the benefit of the same field and a Djokovic who has done the favor of eliminating himself from BOTH HC Slams.

So either we’ve got a weak field, or perhaps 35 is the golden age. Not sure yet.

 

[dr325i]

With a win at flushing meadows Rafa will have his best ever grand slam season at the age of 36 with a record of 26-0 eclipsing 2010’s record of 25-1. It’s amazing if he will have another 3 slam season and will be 1 behind Roger and Novak in that department which is quite good considering his favourite surface has only 1 out of 4 slams

Same for me. If I win the USO 22, this would be my best GS season

 

[MichaelNadal]

Yes we'll just pretend it's better than 2010 because he withdrew instead of taking a loss at one of the tournaments.

You seem SO fun lol my goodness what a drag, it's literally mind boggling how you've managed to never even make a halfway positive post about ANYTHING. The black hole of ttw suck us all in bestie

 

[Adv. Edberg]

He’ll be undefeated in every slam for the whole year.

but it’s very unlikely that he’ll win. Most likely he’ll retire in the first week

 

[tsp_207]

Rafa isn't winning US Open this year, or any other year for his career from now. Sorry to tell you mate.

 

[Entername]

Yes we'll just pretend it's better than 2010 because he withdrew instead of taking a loss at one of the tournaments.

Numerically it will be better than 2010 if he wins USO. 26 wins > 25

 

[Fiero425]

Numerically it will be better than 2010 if he wins USO. 26 wins > 25

It's a shame he had to wait until Fed was gone, Nole banished from AO, & rusty up to the FO! Nadal might've gotten his CYGS but for Djokovic back to standards!

 

[Entername]

It's a shame he had to wait until Fed was gone, Nole banished from AO, & rusty up to the FO! Nadal might've gotten his CYGS but for Djokovic back to standards!

Fed's 40 with 3 knee surgeries, he's just not a threat anymore sadly. Even if he played this year, he'd win as many slams as he won without playing in them and that's zero

 

[Fiero425]

Fed's 40 with 3 knee surgeries, he's just not a threat anymore sadly. Even if he played this year, he'd win as many slams as he won without playing in them and that's zero

I didn't say FED was a threat! That was the point of the comment, "Roger's old" and out of it!

 

[MichaelNadal]

Rafa isn't winning US Open this year, or any other year for his career from now. Sorry to tell you mate.

 

[nov]

his chances improve alot again if djoko doesnt go

From 0 to 0 but in yellow?

 

[Deleted member 791948]

And the most important factor at the US Open is Nadal's record vs. Medvedev which indicates a huge mental edge that is only getting bigger! The mental power generated by coming back from 2-sets down in the AO Final and then the 63 63 beatdown at Acapulco was Nadal's best performance of the year
The best US Open draw for Nadal is maybe to get Medvedev in the SF, and then get a debutant in the Final because debutants are almost always too nervous to win anyway....

 

[hoodjem]

With a win at flushing meadows Rafa will have his best ever grand slam season at the age of 36 with a record of 26-0 eclipsing 2010’s record of 25-1. It’s amazing if he will have another 3 slam season and will be 1 behind Roger and Novak in that department which is quite good considering his favourite surface has only 1 out of 4 slams

So much for this clay-court specialist.

 

[ChrisRF]

I find it wrong to insist on the "unbeaten" thing (26-0) if he pulled out of a tournament. However, the statement "best ever Slam season" would still be true with 3 titles and a SF. Would be slightly above 2010 with 3 titles and a QF.

 

[Enceladus]

Don't underestimate the Laykold factor, guys. This kind of HC that the USO has been using since 2020 is also in Miami, where Nadal has never been able to win a title. Nadal will have a tougher time at Flushing Meadows than in the recent past (2017 & 2019).

 

[BGod]

In 2010 he beat Soderling, Berdych and Novak for the titles.

In 2021 he beat Medvedev, Ruud and ??? for the title. Cool.

 

[Backspin1183]

Finally after 19 years on the pro Tour he has reached his peak. What an example of perseverance.

The man trained hard all his life to peak in the strongest era.

 

[Backspin1183]

In 2010 he beat Soderling, Berdych and Novak for the titles.

In 2021 he beat Medvedev, Ruud and ??? for the title. Cool.

He didn't beat anyone in 2021 unless you think he deserved one of Djokovic's 3 Slams won last year.

 

[Sudacafan]

You seem SO fun lol my goodness what a drag, it's literally mind boggling how you've managed to never even make a halfway positive post about ANYTHING. The black hole of ttw suck us all in bestie

I think he’s an optimistic.

 

[joekapa]

When the cat is away, the rats come out to play.