The Official Tennis Thread

[Ari Gold Bawse]

Fun while it lasted

 

[Formerly known as...]

We all in agreement that Novak wins in straight sets Sunday vs Carlos?

 

[Yapdatfool]

We all in agreement that Novak wins in straight sets Sunday vs Carlos?

He 4 sets whoever on the other side on Sunday

 

[null]

thimply amazthing wimbledon thisszz year

 

[BlackAchilles]

We all in agreement that Novak wins in straight sets Sunday vs Carlos?

No

He'll very likely win but I'm not ready to call Carlitos a pushover

 

[wire28]

bruh for real that's here?

edit: yea that's her. How in the hell....

She’s a fan of the game

 

[Nero Christ]

She’s a fan of the game

I think she or Abella Danger was at Alcaraz/Sinner at the USO

 

[malbaker86]

We all in agreement that Novak wins in straight sets Sunday vs Carlos?

idk bruh....Carlitos handles his nerves well on grass but until Novak loses at Wimbledon, i'm going with im in 4. Personally think Medvedev could give him some issues too but i'd favor him in 3 or 4 sets

 

[Jean toomer]

If medvedev serves the way he did in the last 3 sets v Eubanks he will give joker problems.

 

[Regular_P]

I'm very interested to how Sinner does against Novak this time. Will he build upon the first two sets of last year's match or were the final three sets the real him?

 

[Regular_P]

 

[Formerly known as...]

idk bruh....Carlitos handles his nerves well on grass but until Novak loses at Wimbledon, i'm going with im in 4. Personally think Medvedev could give him some issues too but i'd favor him in 3 or 4 sets

We shall see, both Novak and Carlito have to show out on their Semi finals first. But I'm going Novak straight sets Sunday if it's Carlos

 

[Regular_P]

 

[Regular_P]

I respect his honesty. This guy isn't slowing down anytime soon.

His resurgence has been incredible. In 2016, after he won the French, it looked like the standard tennis decline was ready to happen. He got knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round by Sam Querrey (!), lost the USO final to Stan. Didn't win a single Slam in 2017, fired his team and even lost in the second round of the Aussie to Denis Istomin (who?!). Retired due to an elbow injury at Wimbledon and skipped the USO because of it. Lost in the 2018 Aussie and had surgery on his elbow afterwards.

Since 2018 Wimbledon, he's just been on an outrageous tear. I do think the poor competition plays a part in it but he looked like his career was on the natural downward spiral not that long ago. I don't know if he'll give out any secrets after he's retired, but Alcaraz and any other young guys on the tour should be trying to mimic his training and conditioning regimen like LeBron and Brady laid the blueprint in their sports.

Novak being basically indestructible now after watching Fed and Nadal's bodies break down is stunning. He clearly paid attention to what went wrong with them and found a course of action to avoid their downfalls.

Spoiler

Or he's on PEDs.

 

[Roid Jones]

Young lord Alcaraz