*Official* Tennis Thread

[Anil]

the point though is that both of them will likely tie/beat federer's total slam count...if they don't for whatever reason, i think federer still remains the best of all time...

 

[marc71178]

Is it really likely that they'll both beat him though? Nadal in particular would be surprising for me, even though he is closer to Federer.

 

[vcs]

It seems like Nadal can keep winning the French Open for as long as he cares to, though.

I mean, yeah I guess Djokovic can beat him based on his current level and record on clay, but if there's only one other guy who can stop you winning a major, and you've still beaten that guy 6/7 times there..

 

[Bahnz]

Maybe, that's 4 more years though, and Nadal has always problems with injuries. He could do it, but my money would be on Djokovic to get there first.

 

[mr_mister]

By the end of the year which they turned 22, Djokovic and Federer had 1 slam, Rafa had 5.

I think that early start will ultimately get Rafa over the line.

As for Federer having a losing record against Djokovic, that tends to happen with a 6 year age gap. When Djokovic hit his prime and started winning majors regularly, Federer had crossed 30.

Hewitt had a positive W/L against Sampras but nobody's rating Hewitt close to him


Basically I think an argument could be made for all 3

 

[Anil]

anyone have the scoop on why federer is playing the clay circuit this year? could this be an indicator that this will be his last season and he is planning to retire...?

 

[vcs]

I think so. I foresee a lot of early exits.

 

[Anil]

I think so. I foresee a lot of early exits.

yep...

 

[Spark]

Watching this whole underarm serve "gamesmanship" debate and definitely getting flashbacks to mankading debates.

Both are completely fine, obviously

 

[vcs]

What's the debate? Haven't been following tennis much recently..

 

[Spark]

What's the debate? Haven't been following tennis much recently..

Kygrios did an underarm serve to Nadal because he was standing so far back to r return. Nadal wasn't, and isn't, happy about it at all. It's fair game imo.

 

[vcs]

Yeah, absolutely. This is coming from the bloke who regularly used to take up to 45 seconds to serve, and often held up his opponents when he was getting ready to return. Somehow he was able to adjust his routine when they brought in point penalties and clocks.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Kygrios did an underarm serve to Nadal because he was standing so far back to r return. Nadal wasn't, and isn't, happy about it at all. It's fair game imo.

i think the underarm serve comes under such criticism because it's a favoured weapon of the player who cannot play tennis. Looks bush league.

(insert jokes about Nadal's playing style etc)

 

[vcs]

Federer into the Dubai final, gets a chance to get some revenge over Tsitsipas and win his 100th title.

 

[Ausage]

Kyrgios in being exceptionally huge **** shocker.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kyrgios in being exceptionally huge **** shocker.

Is this about the recent Nadal thing? Firmly on Kyrgios side if so.

 

[harsh.ag]

Heh. Have thought for ages someone should do that given how far back he stands. Good on Kyrgios.

 

[Ausage]

Is this about the recent Nadal thing? Firmly on Kyrgios side if so.

It was more about having a sulk about wanting to quit mid first set but wanting to avoid the big bad public judging him.

 

[Anil]

Federer century!

 

[vcs]

Awesome.

Some good wins this week too, against guys he's been losing against recently.