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  • Djokovic half way to a calendar slam for the 3rd time

    From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 12 03:22:29 2023
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.

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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to Whisper on Sun Jun 11 15:47:01 2023
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.


    Oh boy, not this again! 🙄

    Alcaraz, get off your arse and do something about it!

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  • From Patrick Kehoe@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 11 16:00:43 2023
    On Sunday, 11 June 2023 at 15:47:02 UTC-7, Court_1 wrote:
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.
    Oh boy, not this again! 🙄

    Alcaraz, get off your arse and do something about it!


    :))
    The grass = a puncher's chance, unlike the clay... YET, ‘assuredness’ is very much a learned trait - or tends to be (exceptions like Boris B. do happen), yet, since a player has to 'come to know' how to navigate, on a grass court surface, that one
    certain factor can mitigate against the puncher's chance (bombs away tennis) as a winning strategy ...
    P

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  • From The Iceberg@21:1/5 to Patrick Kehoe on Mon Jun 12 01:28:43 2023
    On Monday, 12 June 2023 at 00:00:45 UTC+1, Patrick Kehoe wrote:
    On Sunday, 11 June 2023 at 15:47:02 UTC-7, Court_1 wrote:
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.
    Oh boy, not this again! 🙄

    Alcaraz, get off your arse and do something about it!
    :))
    The grass = a puncher's chance, unlike the clay... YET, ‘assuredness’ is very much a learned trait - or tends to be (exceptions like Boris B. do happen), yet, since a player has to 'come to know' how to navigate, on a grass court surface, that one
    certain factor can mitigate against the puncher's chance (bombs away tennis) as a winning strategy ...
    P

    yes that's why Djoker has got a bigger serve these days!

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 12 20:09:10 2023
    On 12/06/2023 8:47 am, Court_1 wrote:
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.


    Oh boy, not this again! 🙄

    Alcaraz, get off your arse and do something about it!


    Oh he will don't worry. Novak will be fave for this Wimbledon but after
    that Carlos is taking over : )

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  • From RahimAsif@21:1/5 to Whisper on Mon Jun 12 04:40:08 2023
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:22:36 AM UTC-7, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.

    This time Djok will do it, I think - no one can touch him at Wim now that Fed is gone, and he is not going to choke like he did at USO in 2021. I expect him to do it this year, and then have a bit of a letdown 2024 (but win Olympic gold for the first
    time) before resuming dominance again in 2025. Ultimately, I think he ends with 28 slams IMO - double that of Sampras before calling it a day in 2026...

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  • From RahimAsif@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 12 08:49:35 2023
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:47:02 PM UTC-7, Court_1 wrote:
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.
    Oh boy, not this again! 🙄

    Alcaraz, get off your arse and do something about it!

    This time Djok won't slip up - would have been better if it was an Olympic year and we witnessed the golden slam, but for this year, the CYGS will do...

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  • From Shakes@21:1/5 to RahimAsif on Mon Jun 12 11:31:29 2023
    On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:40:10 AM UTC-7, RahimAsif wrote:

    This time Djok will do it, I think - no one can touch him at Wim now that Fed is gone,

    Nadal is still there, no ?

    and he is not going to choke like he did at USO in 2021. I expect him to do it this year, and then have a bit of a letdown 2024 (but win Olympic gold for the first time) before resuming dominance again in 2025. Ultimately, I think he ends with 28 slams
    IMO - double that of Sampras before calling it a day in 2026...

    Way too early to be so optimistic. If he can get to Wim F, then I think we can think of that possibility.

    Also, though it appears because Djok is on a roll for now, slams are not easy to win. Any slam can be the last at this level. I think predictions for 26-28 slams is ridiculous.

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  • From gapp111@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Shakes on Mon Jun 12 12:25:19 2023
    On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 2:31:31 PM UTC-4, Shakes wrote:
    On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:40:10 AM UTC-7, RahimAsif wrote:

    This time Djok will do it, I think - no one can touch him at Wim now that Fed is gone,
    Nadal is still there, no ?
    and he is not going to choke like he did at USO in 2021. I expect him to do it this year, and then have a bit of a letdown 2024 (but win Olympic gold for the first time) before resuming dominance again in 2025. Ultimately, I think he ends with 28
    slams IMO - double that of Sampras before calling it a day in 2026...
    Way too early to be so optimistic. If he can get to Wim F, then I think we can think of that possibility.

    Also, though it appears because Djok is on a roll for now, slams are not easy to win. Any slam can be the last at this level. I think predictions for 26-28 slams is ridiculous.


    Yes, Nadal can win one more FO to tie 24!

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to RahimAsif on Tue Jun 13 13:45:08 2023
    On 12/06/2023 9:40 pm, RahimAsif wrote:
    On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:22:36 AM UTC-7, Whisper wrote:
    Federer has never done it, and Nadal did it only once last yr.

    This time Djok will do it, I think - no one can touch him at Wim now that Fed is gone, and he is not going to choke like he did at USO in 2021. I expect him to do it this year, and then have a bit of a letdown 2024 (but win Olympic gold >for the first
    time) before resuming dominance again in 2025. Ultimately, I think he ends with 28 slams IMO - double that of Sampras before calling it a day in 2026...


    Would be great to see. I'm going to say 26 slams - calendar slam this
    yr and 9th Wimbledon record next yr. Age has to be a factor at some
    point, and indeed I'm pretty certain Alcaraz would have won that semi if
    not for cramps, imo.

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to Shakes on Tue Jun 13 13:53:39 2023
    On 13/06/2023 4:31 am, Shakes wrote:
    On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:40:10 AM UTC-7, RahimAsif wrote:

    This time Djok will do it, I think - no one can touch him at Wim now that Fed is gone,

    Nadal is still there, no ?

    and he is not going to choke like he did at USO in 2021. I expect him to do it this year, and then have a bit of a letdown 2024 (but win Olympic gold for the first time) before resuming dominance again in 2025. Ultimately, I think he ends with 28
    slams IMO - double that of Sampras before calling it a day in 2026...

    Way too early to be so optimistic. If he can get to Wim F, then I think we can think of that possibility.

    Also, though it appears because Djok is on a roll for now, slams are not easy to win. Any slam can be the last at this level. I think predictions for 26-28 slams is ridiculous.



    Yes, but funnily enough I really think he'll have a great chance at the calendar slam this time. No Olympics distraction and he knows it's not
    the end of the world if he loses. I also think he's hellbent on having
    the sole Wimbledon record. So 26 is my prediction, any more is very
    unlikely as he heads to age 38, 39 etc and Alcaraz will be peak.

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