Tennis

[Rassvet]

Sinner has been pretty underwhelming since the RG final. He had a chance to win a 3rd straight GS, tying Alcanaldo. I remember following the reddit match thread and there were people saying he could make it a one player era when he was on the verge of closing it out.

I didn't think he played great at Wimbledon despite winning it and these last two slams getting destroyed by Alcanaldo and losing to 38 yr old Djokovic are a big blow. In terms of ability, he might be closer to Murray 2.0 than Djokovic 2.0.

Don't think the Sincaraz era could ever recover if Djokovic wins the final and even the semi win alone is a pretty big statement. These comments from J Mac were barely 8 months ago.

 

[Rassvet]

sorry Alcanaldo but we're all for Novak today @Temptation @Fati_Future_BallonDor @delancey

 

[FCBarca]

For the record, I think similar applies to old legends like Sampras or Agassi or even Borg or McEnroe.

Slams were much less hyped back then. And AO wasn’t even a serious slam and was skipped by most top players.

Sampras’ true ceiling is around 15-18 slams, Agassi 10-15, McEnroe like 10-15, and Borg somewhere near 15.

This is a terrible take, there are a ton of mitigating factors for all those tennis legends that explain differences from that generation

 

[Alik]

Bummer.

But deserved winner.

 

[ThwiX]

Sinner would’ve won that one. Shame grandpa had to fluke the semi and gift the Madridista cunt another GS. Retire already.

 

[Temptation]

Wanted 5 sets.

Disappointing game. Poor from an entertainment perspective.

 

[Temptation]

Sinner would’ve won that one. Shame grandpa had to fluke the semi and gift the Madridista cunt another GS. Retire already.

Fluke?

This ain't Football

 

[delancey]

Alcaraz is 22 years old and has already won 7 grand slam singles titles. But what is also interesting is how he has managed to dominate on each surface (2 FO titles, 2 WD titles, 2 US Open titles and 1 AO title).

Impressive how he manages to dominate on all 4 surfaces, despite me having read that the surfaces are closer today than in the past. With that said, the bar isn't what it used to be during the previous generation. When a 38 yo makes it to a GS final ahead of competition ~20 years younger than himself, it is a testament to there not being enough top players who can compete against Alcaraz. Hence why he is dominating the way he is.

This was also one of the reasons why Djokovic dominated after Nadal and Federer's decline. If the Joker had had competition like prime Federer throughout his entire career, the title distribution would have been different too. But that's how the cookie crumbles.

Hence why titles won is a silly way of assigning GOAT status. For me, it will always be Fed. What a legend. What a player.

 

[Messigician]

Lame watch

Semis were way better.

Don’t like current Djokovic style of play.

 

[Rassvet]

Sinner would’ve won that one. Shame grandpa had to fluke the semi and gift the Madridista cunt another GS. Retire already.

Sinner would have probably lost too.

Zverev choking and not being able to serve out semis is what gave it to Alcanaldo.

 

[KingLeo10]

Eh, not the highest quality match, but still a decent fight from Djokovic.

Unfortunately, he just hit the wall physically.

 

[Windhook]

It's Alcaraz era now. Sinner and Zverev are behind and Djokovic is at the end. Something like Federer's prime years 2003-2007.

 

[Rassvet]

Sinner might have had a good chance in the final actually if he had beat Djokovic in straight sets and went in as the fresher of the two, but he was cooked either way once that became a marathon 5 setter as well.

Neither Fonseca, Draper, Shelton, or anyone new looks close to challenging though so Sinner needs to step up a bit or next batch of majors might be a coronation for Alcanaldo.

 

[delancey]

@Temptation

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