The Official Tennis Thread

[Angelo]

But he's still won more

He's 5 years older than Nadal, 6 than Djokovic.

He won 12 of his slams when the competition was over the hill Sampras and Agassi, Hewitt, Roddick, Safin and teenage Nadal and teenage Djokovic. When Djokovic and Nadal entered their primes he was knocked back into a distant third.

It's like saying Larry Holmes was a better heavyweight than Ali.

He's won 20, that's a fact. The stats on that don't lie.

To still be competitive against lads 6 years younger than you, is some going. Naturally a player will fade as they get older. It's not his fault who he beat in all those 20 finals.

Hopefully the records shows that his were clean wins

He's 5 years older that Nadal, 6 than Djokovic.

He won 12 of his slams when the competition was over the hill Sampras and Agassi, Hewitt, Roddick, Safin and teenage Nadal and teenage Djokovic. When Djokovic and Nadal entered their primes he was knocked back into a distant third.

You keep on ignoring the above and then try to put forward unfounded slurs.

Out of all of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic being clean, I'd say Nadal is the most likely to be clean.

[gallsman]

I'd say you will get it hard to find many polls of either fans, media, former players, current players or any other groupings that would rate Nadal as GOAT

You'd be wrong.

[Boycey]

I'd say you will get it hard to find many polls of either fans, media, former players, current players or any other groupings that would rate Nadal as GOAT

You'd be wrong.

Don't think so.

[Milltown Row2]

Watch a show on McEnroe there. Still playing senior tour at 60! Some players back then, Borg Connors Lendl to name a few. 

[Angelo]

Djokovic will walk it to the final. Tsitsipas the only one I could have seen cause him problems and he is gone now.

The ever flaky Zverev also gone.

Federer has a very handy draw to the quarters too and his opponents in the quarters should be fairly routine (likely Nishikori or Isner).

Nadal in contrast has it tough, likely Kyrgios in R2, Shapovalov in R3, Cilic in R4 and Thiem in the QF. If he is to have any chance of success this year, he needs a few of them to fall or it will be tough for him while the other two are coasting through.

[Nanderson]

Some story in the womens, Cori Gauff at 15 beating Venus Williams. Although Venus is no where near her prime, this is a big result. She looks to have a good all round game and is probably gonna end up with a similar career to the williams sisters

[Angelo]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

[nrico2006]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

May as well ban serving then.

[gawa316]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

Out of interest who do you is the best female player ever?

[Milltown Row2]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

Out of interest who do you is the best female player ever?

Obviously someone who has won RG 10 times

[gallsman]

It's clearly (six-time French Open champion) Steffi Graf.

[Angelo]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

Out of interest who do you is the best female player ever?

I wouldn't really follow the women's tennis so I couldn't really tell you.

[Angelo]

The giraffes are going very well on their favourite surface.

7 footer Reilly Opelka put 3 time slam champion Stan Wawrinka out today.

May as well ban serving then.

I'd get rid of second serves, more of a focus then on getting the ball in play rather than trying to bludgeon aces and would also help speed the game up.

[Milltown Row2]

It's clearly (six-time French Open champion) Steffi Graf.

My favourite player. Phenomenal

[quit yo jibbajabba]

That forehand.

Near as good as me own