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Halflife · Franchise Player Joined: 15 Aug 2015 Posts: 20165

Djoker vs Nadal has a 2 game lead- However he caught nadal during his injuries late -

Djoker has 4 games over Fed- but like Nadal caught him late

Nadal has 8 lead over fed and they both had each other in their primes.
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wolfpaclaker · Retired Number Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 59073

The thing about speed of the court

If it’s 90s grass I don’t think anyone of the big 3 wins Wimby aside from Federer who would have stuck to his serve and volley game and probably honed it more

The serve and volley game is dead but Federer had elite skill and likely uses it to beat Djoker/Nadal on 90s grass.

Sampras is tricky. I agree with Stu. It would really depend what grass. Modern grass and balls - Fed. Old school grass. Yeah probably Sampras but I fully believe Federer would have adapted and honed his already quality serve and volley game.

ChickenStu · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 9:43 pm Post subject:

governator · Retired Number Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 27137

Not tennis but world championship of chest in Singapore is tied 2.5-2.5, old dog vs new dog
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LongBeachPoly · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Jul 2012 Posts: 18443

wolfpaclaker · Retired Number Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 59073

Kyrgios not even back a month

- fued with Andy Roddick
- trashed Sinner and Swiatek
- trashed Sinner more
- went on a 16 year old aspiring pros Instagram (kid of Hewitt) and trashed that the boy played with Sinner
- oh and it’s revealed that years ago he was sleeping with Sinners GF and it didn’t end well

Gotta say who wants to see Sinner and Kyrgios play 1st round Aus Open? Please draw Sinner !

C M B · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:20 am Post subject:

dont_be_a_wuss · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 22669

Sinner is hurting. His right arm is trembling

ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:18 pm Post subject:

LongBeachPoly · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Jul 2012 Posts: 18443

Djokovic beat Alcaraz in 4 sets, wow:

DuncanIdaho · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:17 am Post subject:

It's a shame that wasn't the final and Djokovic was seeded so low this happened in the quarters. Epic performance. The old man isn't washed yet.

Also, Carlos has yet to beat Novak on hard court.

focus · Star Player Joined: 23 May 2012 Posts: 2680

focus · Star Player Joined: 23 May 2012 Posts: 2680

Gauff really blew it losing to Badosa. Must have been the usual culprits, serve and forehand. But Badosa I thought was too one-dimensional to handle Gauff, even hitting hard.

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ChickenStu · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:20 pm Post subject:

^
Sampras and Agassi played a U.S. Open quarterfinal during the last Slam win of Sampras' career. There were no breaks of serve and Sampras won 3 of the 4 tiebreaks. It's often considered to be one of the best tennis matches you'll ever see in terms of quality, although most people don't consider it an "epic" because it wasn't a final or semifinal.

I watched the match early this morning. I would use the word "dramatic" more than "epic", but it was a hell of a match. Why dramatic? Well, with Djokovic serving at 4-4 in the first set, he appeared to injure his leg while running for a ball to his right. He clearly pulled up a bit, and for the rest of that game, he was visibly struggling. He got broken and called the trainer. He was taken to the locker room and given a medical timeout and came back out to the court with part of his left thigh wrapped. Alcaraz then served it out to win the first set. As Alcaraz got up an early break in the 2nd, it looked like it would either be a quick straight sets win for Carlitos, or maybe even that the Djoker would have to retire. His movement was compromised and he was red-lining it, going for his shots and even most of his second serves. But then a funny thing happened: his shots and serves were landing, he was hitting through Alcaraz, and the Spaniard seemed unsure of how to play with what looked like a wounded Djokovic. He was playing more safe and hitting less hard. Djoker pulled out the 2nd set, despite the movement issues. Then in the third set, the movement got better. He was chasing after balls like normal and Alcaraz became clearly frustrated. Djoker was outplaying him. As the Serb won the 3rd set, Alcaraz went over to his bench and clearly appeared to be mocking Djokovic by shaking his hip/leg in an attempt to essentially say "was this guy really injured?" Of course, there's been talk that Djoker has gotten into opponents' heads with some rope-a-dope as it relates to injures.

Djoker got up a break in the 4th and the last few games were so close, with break point chances for each player; for Djoker to go up 2 breaks at one point, and for Alcaraz to get back on serve. With Alcaraz serving at 30-30 and down 3-5, the two players had an epic (there's that word) 33-shot rally with incredible hitting and movement, and it finally ended with Alcaraz hitting a winner, denying Djokovic a match point. Djokovic was forced to serve it out, which he did in style.

It definitely felt like a final.

C M B · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:13 am Post subject:

madison keys going to the finals!
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DuncanIdaho · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:09 am Post subject:

focus · Star Player Joined: 23 May 2012 Posts: 2680

"epic" three set win for Madison Keys! Well, the third set was epic, first two were merely interesting, but the match as a whole was great for drama, high level of play in the third and yes epic comebacks from behind for Keys.
Sabalenka, with her combination of movement and power from both wings and good serve, along with experience, should really be dominating this tour.

ChickenStu · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:26 pm Post subject:

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ChickenStu · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:05 pm Post subject:

^
Just sucks to have to see a big match end like that. It was just so abrupt. First set was an 80-minute marathon, it goes to a tiebreak which is airtight, it's 5-6 with Djoker serving, he gets to the net for an absolute sitter volley, bricks it into the net, and without any hesitation whatsoever, walks across the net, takes off his hat, and sticks his hand out to Zverev. Zverev was shocked. As was the crowd. As Djokovic walked off the court with his bags, there was a small smattering of audible booing going on, though most of the crowd was applauding him. A few moments later, when Jim Courier asked Zverev his first question in the interview on the court, Zverev admonished those in the crowd that were booing. He pointed out that Djokovic has won that tournament with a torn abdominal muscle and a torn hamstring and that he's given his life to tennis for the past 20 years. It was a class move.

DuncanIdaho · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:06 pm Post subject: