Aussie Open
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@canefan said in Aussie Open:
Alcaraz too fit, too good. Novak looking his age now. It's becoming clear that he won't win a GS if he has to beat both Sinner and Alcaraz to do it
To be fair that would tax most top players...
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Open:
@canefan said in Aussie Open:
Alcaraz too fit, too good. Novak looking his age now. It's becoming clear that he won't win a GS if he has to beat both Sinner and Alcaraz to do it
To be fair that would tax most top players...
He got the perfect run to the final until the last two games. Has anyone beaten both Carlos and Yannik in a GS? I don't think so since they've become GS champions themselves
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@canefan said in Aussie Open:
He got the perfect run to the final until the last two games. Has anyone beaten both Carlos and Yannik in a GS? I don't think so since they've become GS champions themselves
You mean one after another? I don't think so.
But there have been players who have beaten both at different Grand Slams. You know at least one. And that Russian drama queen.
is it true that up to now Novak led Carlos H2H with 5-4 wins? Juicy. -
@nostrildamus said in Aussie Open:
@canefan said in Aussie Open:
He got the perfect run to the final until the last two games. Has anyone beaten both Carlos and Yannik in a GS? I don't think so since they've become GS champions themselves
You mean one after another? I don't think so.
But there have been players who have beaten both at different Grand Slams. You know at least one. And that Russian drama queen.
is it true that up to now Novak led Carlos H2H with 5-4 wins? Juicy.One after the other in the same tournament. I don't think it's been done
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@canefan said in Aussie Open:
Carlos has been a wall. And his shot variety is amazing
I think he was genetically engineered by AI.
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@Cyclops said in Aussie Open:
Are career slams getting easier? Feder, Nadal, Djokovic and now Alcaraz. Before them it was Agassi and then you go all the way back to Laver and Emerson (and some before them too). I wouldn't bet against Sinner either (just needs the French open).
Maybe less competition? What is definite is the homogeneous nature of surfaces these days. Even grass and clay are not how I remember in my youth, when those surfaces demanded a more specialised skill set than hardcourts
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Open:
I believe since mid 2004 only one male grand slam has been won by a non european. Del Potro in 2009 US Open. 85 of the last 86 male grand slam titles won by europeans.
And the majority of those by three men (Roger, Rafa, Djoker), with a sprinkling from a few others (Stan the man and Murray mainly)
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Open:
I believe since mid 2004 only one male grand slam has been won by a non european. Del Potro in 2009 US Open. 85 of the last 86 male grand slam titles won by europeans.
sort of like cycling. The US used to have a heap of guys at the pointy end of Grand Tours. Now? nowhere.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Open:
@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Open:
I believe since mid 2004 only one male grand slam has been won by a non european. Del Potro in 2009 US Open. 85 of the last 86 male grand slam titles won by europeans.
sort of like cycling. The US used to have a heap of guys at the pointy end of Grand Tours. Now? nowhere.
They have lots in the top 20. But at this stage no one looks like being able to challenge the big 2. Yet. Similar in the women's game. Lots of players in the top 20 and 10, but none are directly challenging Aryna on a regular basis (Coco the closest)
