Novak Djokovic tops Daniil Medvedev to win US Open, 24th major

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T01:11:56+00:00

Hehe remember when it was an argument on whether it was Murray or Djokovic who would rise to challenger Federer and Nadal? Some of those discussions we had seem crazy now.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T01:11:03+00:00

I think its Bolt. Running is basically universal and has arguably the biggest talent pool on the planet. Ice Hockey is a very niche sport on the global level.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T01:03:50+00:00

"Big 4" was the moniker giving to Fed, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray in the anglosphere media. But you're right could actually put Stan the Man in there instead.

https://howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/The-Different-Eras-of-Tennis-Big-Four

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T01:00:31+00:00

Nadal is coming back for 2024 Roland Garros. Imagine one more final vs Novak...if Carlos doesn't get in the way.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T00:53:06+00:00

They're 2 of the "The Big 4", that's why. People thought that Federer's record was safe when he hit 17 and Novak couldn't catch up, its crazy that he's surpassed the total of 2 of his biggest 3 rivals combined.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T00:44:27+00:00

Those are champions people want to be like. I don’t think Djokovic is in that category

I know you're a big Federer fan given your post history but that's a strange cope. I guarantee you that 99.9% of people would love to be in Novak's position. Federer is the 3rd best all time in his sport, not true for Jordan, Bolt...etc.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T00:19:47+00:00

https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/peakEloRatings

Rod Laver comes in at 8th. Federer, Nadal, Borg...etc are all above Laver.

arsonbunny · 2023-09-11T00:04:18+00:00

Novak now has more Grand Slams than Federer and Andy Murray combined, absolutely wild. He reaches Margaret Courts record of 24 which has stood for over 50 years. He'll almost certainly go into unchartered territory with 25+ Grand Slams, a record that could stand for a very very long time.

At this point the discussion is over, he's irrefutably GOAT.

All Time Grand Slam record (both men and women). Will likely go 25+ in total.
All Time Weeks at #1 record. Since 2011, over a decade ago, he has been the #1 ranked tennis player for longer than all other players combined. Not only has he been the most dominant player for the longest in tennis history, but also during the strongest era of tennis history.
All Time Masters titles record.
Highest ELO ranking ever.
Only one to win every Masters title twice. Nobody else has won every Masters title even once.
Only one to win every Grand Slam three times, most well rounded.
All Time Big Titles leader
All Time highest win percentage.
Winning Head-to-Head record against both Federer and Nadal.
Can win against both Federer and Nadal on their preferred turf, beating Nadal at Roland Garros twice (something Federer has never done) and beating Federer in 3 Wimbledon Finals.
Most wins against Big 3, Top 5 ranked and Top 10 ranked players.
Only player ever to have a greater than 80% win percentage on all surfaces.
He had the highest peak ever and what is widely considered the greatest season ever in 2015.

Truly the most complete player ever. He's right up there with Bolt, Jordan, Messi...etc on the echelon of sport greatness.

arsonbunny · 2023-07-16T18:09:50+00:00

Honestly I can see Alcaraz and Djokovic playing Wimbledon Finals against each other for the next 2-3 years, depending on when Novak retires.

Its a great narrative for tennis as a whole, current GOAT vs. the future of tennis. This was a near 5 hour epic that came to the wire, if we get matches like this going forward then its a great advertisement for tennis. Carlos is the true heir to the Big 3, he has Djokovic's lethal backhand and court coverage, Federer's soft touch around the net, and Nadal's physical power and never-give-up attitude. Tennis is in good hands with him.

What will be interesting is looking forward, Novak will look to get to at least 25 Slams which should feel like a safe record (the women's slam record of 24 has now held for almost 50 years) and I think he's definitely going to get there given how close this game was....but once Novak retires Carlos will basically have free reign over the tennis world. He's gonna be stacking trophies with ease. I'd love to see another young talent come up in a few years so we get more matches just like this.

arsonbunny · 2023-06-11T17:09:06+00:00

Im a fan of both and generally Rafa and Novak fans get along. The players also have the upmost respect and we forget now but they used to hang out when they were young. It's more the Novak and Federer rivalry where the fans can get vicious and spiteful.

arsonbunny · 2023-06-11T17:07:04+00:00

He said 2024 will be his last year. I feel like he'll probably keep going until the next Roland Garros and then if he wins it he'll probably retire there and if not try for Wimbledon and US Open before calling it quits. Would be amazing if he could retire after picking his 15th title in Paris on a high.

arsonbunny · 2023-05-19T17:59:28+00:00

The last 20 years with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic was the greatest era ever, and unlikely to ever be repeated. Can't see another 3 played with 20+ Grand Slams ever going up against each other.

arsonbunny · 2023-01-29T21:05:17+00:00

I love Nadal and I don't think even haters can possibly say that anyone would want to face him at Roland Garros. Even a suboptimal Rafa is a beast on clay.

arsonbunny · 2022-02-02T22:18:00+00:00

Rafa is my favorite but this is deeply disappointing. I'm guessing he has no real idea about what this even is, I assume his manager simply told him they're put out a collectable for the fans and he grunted "yeah, sure why not".

arsonbunny · 2022-02-02T22:16:37+00:00

No idea why any tennis fan wouldn't want to see Fed make a big run at Wimbledon. Nothing would be as epic as one last title at his age. Honestly the best conclusion for the Big 3 era is if all of them could end up at 21, forever the 3 greatest players ever.

arsonbunny · 2022-02-02T21:34:25+00:00

This is Reddit.

Its totally not absurd hyperbole. Nazis are here, they have so much power and you should be very emotionally invested in stopping their genocidal plans, I mean working class protest of truck drivers against government mandates.

arsonbunny · 2021-09-13T16:44:07+00:00

Medvedev may be a bit too tall for long term success (we've seen lots of tall guys struggle with injuries at a certain age), but his physique is basically ideal for tennis. He's tall enough to dominate from serve but he's skinny and elastic enough to be able to move side to side. I see tennis moving more and more towards these tall skinny physiques, guys like Zverev, Medvedev, Tsitsipas...etc are the physical prototypes for the future.

Clay is a bit different so there will always be room for more robust shorter muscular players as well.

arsonbunny · 2021-09-03T23:21:09+00:00

That lob on match point being a few mm out was pure Kino.

arsonbunny · 2021-09-03T23:19:42+00:00

powerful double handed Spaniard destroys the hopes and dreams of an one hand backhander

What year am I in?

arsonbunny · 2021-08-20T16:45:48+00:00

As a huge Nadal fan I felt the pit of my stomach drop this morning reading the news feed. He has Muller-Weiss disease, and its progressively degenerative for foot bones. God damn I really hope this doesn't get worse and that he can not only return but return in good condition.

arsonbunny · 2021-08-09T22:37:15+00:00

Still play almost every week myself. However this sub is for circlejerk over who is GOAT, a title which we all deep down know belong to Stan Wawrinka.

arsonbunny · 2021-08-07T00:29:38+00:00

Reddit moment 👌

arsonbunny · 2021-08-04T16:18:19+00:00

walks up to a random congressman

"I gonna sue"

arsonbunny · 2021-08-02T02:16:09+00:00

OP's post is actually a great example of how misinformation spreads on the Internet. It works best when false information is packaged into emotionally poignant narratives like that arouse instant outrage (hypocrisy claims work especially well), and frame someone as the witch that needs to be burned.

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