I was thinking it would have been a better final had Djok been a few years younger. Well, ideally 10.
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I was thinking it would have been a better final had Djok been a few years younger. Well, ideally 10.
I think five years younger would maybe do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Deserved win, Alcarez played some amazing shots, at least Djoko made a match of it at the end
Yep…took the match to Alcaraz and really attacked his second serves in that third set. I think what made it so difficult for him is that Djokovic whilst no slouch tends to wear his opponents down (he will probably go down as the best returner in the game) but the sheer pace and aggression with which Alcaraz played never allowed him to settle. The only player I’ve seen unsettle him that much was Stan Wawrinka with the awesome pace and power of his back hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/a...s/crkm8gr3ey7o
Old man Djok :console:
Alcaraz went out too.
No Slam for Djokovic for the first year in ages.
Djokovic is done in terms of being at the level he was, he’s 37….it’s just how it is
Alcaraz going down in straight sets is a bit of a shocker though
I would imagine that makes Sinner the favourite, however the US open is a bit of a strange one. In that out of all the slams you’re more likely to get a left field winner in the mens game (by left field I mean players who haven’t won other slams) Cilic, Thiem, Medvedev.
Sinner winning two slams and Alcaraz winning two slams would set up a fantastic rivalry going forward
I maintain Alcaraz is the better player and I don’t think it close, but it’s no reflection on Sinner….Alcaraz would have been going toe to toe with Federer, Djokovic and Nadal in their prime. He’s exceptional
Jack Draper through to the semis to play Jannik Sinner
Also one of Tiafoe or Fritz will be the first American to make the men’s final of the US open since Andy Roddick in 2006
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 :sarcy:)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
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
Sinner as predicted beats a spirited Draper 7-5, 7-6, 6-2
Sinner beats Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to become the US open champion.
Nadal to retire at the end of this season
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/a...s/ckgv9n5jj8jo
(Updated the thread title to just Tennis Thread - it was Wimbledon 2024)
Murray will coach Djokovic. :wacko:
:lol: I saw that. Weird.
Seems to be working.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Old man Djok beats Alcaraz to get to the Australian semi-final!
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)
And after all that Djok had to retire during the semi-final.
Old man Djok :rose:
Australian open final, Sinner the Tyrolean is on his way to retaining his AO crown having taken the first set. Zverev is the nearly man of Tennis, a lot of promise in his younger days but given the prominence of his career, this is only his third GS final and in the previous two he managed to throw away a two set lead and a two sets to one lead respectively.
Sinner now two sets to the good, despite a promising break opportunity for Sinner early on…this one went to a tie break
Sinner breaks in the third set, leading 5-2 and just needs to hold serve once to retain his title
Which he does. Sinner wins 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 and takes his second Australian open and third Grand Slam in all
Catching up with Alcaraz who has four to his name
Routine win in the end, I note that this was probably an easier win for Sinner than against Taylor Fritz at Flushing meadows
If he doesn’t end up getting banned from the sport for two years. There will be a hell of a rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/a...s/c2kqyw418zqo
Speaking of which, the two face each other for the first time in a Grand Slam final
Given the recent record, I’d be amazed with anything other than an Alcaraz win. I think Alcaraz is the better tennis player, and is in better form with Sinner maybe a tad rusty after that two month ban.
Although Sinner hasn’t dropped a set in this tournament so far, and made short work of Novak Djokovic.
I like both these players so don’t really mind that much who wins, Alcaraz is the more entertaining player to watch between the two, but Sinner arguably the more consistent.
Sinner takes first set 6-4 after being a break down
Alcaraz a break down in the second set, needs to pull the iron out of the fire here (if he’s able to)
Alcaraz breaks back when Sinner serving for the second set. On serve
Sinner wins the tie break to take a two sets lead
Topsy Turvy third set, currently on serve but Sinner broke first, then Alcaraz won three games in a row to go ahead, and Sinner has just broken back whilst Alcaraz was serving for the set.
Alcaraz breaks again to win the third set 6-4. Alcaraz has arguably had the momentum in the last hour or two. Breaking the Sinner serve four times.
Sinner serving for the title but cannot hold serve and it’s 5-5 in the 4th set
Could regret saying this, but as Alcaraz takes 4th set on a tiebreak. I think Sinner has missed his chance to win
Alcaraz breaks in fifth set, kind of inevitable really. Sinner really had to finish this match off inside four sets
Sinner breaks back, and we are into I believe a 10 point tiebreak to decide the championship
One hell of a contest this has been
Alcaraz opens up a 4 point lead in the decider
Make that 7 points. What a damp squib
Wow Alcaraz in that match tie-break was flawless really.
Alcaraz wins the French Open - 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. A match that lasted just over 5 and a half hours
Alcaraz won the deciding tie break 10-2 (frankly Sinner did well to take it that far, looked dead on his feet in the 5th set)
Whilst I still think Alcaraz is the better player, on a different day Sinner could have beaten him. I hope they meet again at Wimbledon
Wimbledon :bow:
Kartal beating Ostapenko
Norrie 4-2 in the first set vs Agut
:popcorn: