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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
    I don't think we can expect Alcaraz or Sinner to be as consistent over a long period as Djoko or Nadal (or yes, ok, the Smug Swiss too i suppose, up to a point )

    it would actually be good f it was more of a free-for-all for a while maybe
    I don’t think it will be a free for all, I don’t see any of the current players being anywhere near the level of Alcaraz or Sinner.

    Barring a big shock, Sinner is going to win the US open. And going forward it’s likely going to be one of those two, and in the rare event that neither of them do you might get Djokovic pick up one more or Medvedev possibly.


    I don’t really ever recall a time when Men’s tennis was a free for all barring say the individual grand slam (in the 90s, Sampras dominated but never came anywhere near winning the French open). There’s always a slight transitional phase that might last a year but that’s it, 80s went from Borg to McEnroe to Lendl, and along with Lendl, Becker, Edberg and Wilander quite seamlessly…

    Alcaraz has already proven that he can win majors on all three surfaces (though if you want to be technical, the hard court at Flushing meadows is different to that at Melbourne in terms of bounce…but that’s not enough to say that they are different surfaces)


    It would be good if two or three players managed to get to the level of Alcaraz and Sinner (although that implies that those two are at the same level and they aren’t) but I don’t see any young player emerging….although you’ve had plenty of young guys look like they might emerge but never make it - Zverev, Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime, Tiafoe etc
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    Sinner as predicted beats a spirited Draper 7-5, 7-6, 6-2

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    Sinner beats Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to become the US open champion.

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    Nadal to retire at the end of this season

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/a...s/ckgv9n5jj8jo

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    (Updated the thread title to just Tennis Thread - it was Wimbledon 2024)

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    Murray will coach Djokovic.

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    I saw that. Weird.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost... View Post
    Murray will coach Djokovic.
    Seems to be working.

    Old man Djok beats Alcaraz to get to the Australian semi-final!

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    This stands as being the only Grand Slam tournament that Alcaraz has not won

    He’s never got past the 1/4s in fact. It’s a bit like how for Djokovic the US open was a bit of a struggle for him at times because although they are both hard court surfaces, two different types of hard court which makes the bounce very different.

    The final now looks like Djokovic vs Sinner (so basically the 2023 winner vs the 2024 winner)

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    And after all that Djok had to retire during the semi-final.

    Old man Djok

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