The Official Tennis Thread

[malbaker86]

I don't think Rafa or Novak will win the AO next year either tbh. I think a new champ will be crowned there but I just don't know who it'll be.

The only thing is, the AO is the one Grand Slam where everyone is fresh since it's the start of the year so I mean if they both are fresh and healthy (and somehow Novak is allowed into the country to play and his ban is lifted) then maybe one of them will win it.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Its crazy fam, I was looking at their careers on Wikipedia, the Big Three really just just devoured a whole generation like Kronos

It's even crazier what they accomplished on their own considering the other two.

Like how the hell does Nadal have the all-time Grand Slams record when he came in as a teenager having to battle prime Federer for a decade AND having to go up against a monster like Djokovic who is just slightly younger than him for his entire career too?

If Federer happened to be a decade younger and Djokovic was a decade older, then Nadal has, what, 35 Grand Slam titles? Like literally double anyone else?

 

[Formerly known as...]

Press conference coming up. Rafa pulling out of Wimbledon Semi final

 

[Formerly known as...]

Kyrgios Vs Novak final

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Rafael Nadal doesn't know if he'll be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon semifinals

If I'm him and my stomach is messed up I'm going calculated.

Djokovic loses, then just take care of Kyrgios and pick up your third Wimbledon.

Djokovic wins, then retire to give Kyrgios an extra day of rest to have a go at Djokovic.

 

[Yapdatfool]

If I'm him and my stomach is messed up I'm going calculated.

Djokovic loses, then just take care of Kyrgios and pick up your third Wimbledon.

Djokovic wins, then retire to give Kyrgios an extra day of rest to have a go at Djokovic.

Went with option 2

Cause ain't no fukkin way Novak losing to Norrie

 

[Formerly known as...]

I don't see Novak losing to Kyrgios either, even with extra rest.

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Rafa

 

[Roid Jones]

Shame about Rafa

Kyrgios season

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Rafa

 

[wire28]

rooting for kyrgios in the finals. and all the fukkery he will bring

 

[MillionMills]

Novak has never beaten Kygrios

 

[hazardous]

Sucks to see Rafa withdraw but if it means he's healthy for US Open then I'm with it

Been wanting to see Novak play Kyrgios again just for the fukkery aspect Nick will bring - they've somehow avoided playing each other since 2017

 

[Formerly known as...]

Sucks to see Rafa withdraw but if it means he's healthy for US Open then I'm with it

Been wanting to see Novak play Kyrgios again just for the fukkery aspect Nick will bring - they've somehow avoided playing each other since 2017

And 2017 was Novak's down season if I'm correct? It was 2018 when he came back to his usual self after surgery etc.

That being said Novak straight sets Sunday if that is the final

 

[Nero Christ]

As for tomorrow, I think Novak in 3 and Nadal in 4. Outside of his serve, Nick doesn't do anything that troubles Rafa and if his shoulder is dinged up, I think he'll get railroaded.

I expect a record amount of fines to come from tmrw Nadal/Kyrgios match

edit - nevermind...the record fines will come in the final

but maybe it's wishful thinking, but I expect Nick to battle