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  • 36 year old GOAT clinches YE#1 for 8th time!

    From grif@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 13 01:25:10 2023
    Oldest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings history and will spend at least 400 weeks at #1.
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-clinches-year-end-atp-no-1-ranking-for-record-extending-eighth-time

    Rune is fearless and has a dangerous game with a top-tier backhand. It appears he was suffering from some back injury since the clay swing. He and Sinner are only going to get better.
    https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/healthy-holger-rune-says-he-s-back-on-track-ahead-of-china-open

    Profile of the ATP finalists https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/17tm5z4/tennismania_nitto_atp_edition/

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to grif on Mon Nov 13 14:57:42 2023
    On 13/11/2023 12:25 pm, grif wrote:
    Oldest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings history and will spend at least
    400 weeks at #1. https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-clinches-year-end-atp-no-1-ranking-for-record-extending-eighth-time


    Amazing - Mac and Lendl had 8 combined.


    Rune is fearless and has a dangerous game with a top-tier backhand. It appears he was suffering from some back injury since the clay swing. He
    and Sinner are only going to get better.


    Yep. May not be as easy as we thought for Alcaraz? Still, he's younger
    and has 2 slams already.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to Whisper on Mon Nov 13 16:35:51 2023
    On 13.11.2023 5.57, Whisper wrote:
    On 13/11/2023 12:25 pm, grif wrote:
    Oldest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings history and will spend at least
    400 weeks at #1.
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-clinches-year-end-atp-no-1-ranking-for-record-extending-eighth-time


    Amazing - Mac and Lendl had 8 combined.

    Mindboggling.


    Rune is fearless and has a dangerous game with a top-tier backhand. It
    appears he was suffering from some back injury since the clay swing.
    He and Sinner are only going to get better.


    Yep.  May not be as easy as we thought for Alcaraz?  Still, he's younger and has 2 slams already.

    Alcatraz is having to cope with increased 30+ slam win expectations.
    He'll get over it. Rune is a moron, not quite as fearless as is the
    image he wants to project. The horns in his helmet point downwards. He
    makes some outrageous FHs he has no business making, but he also took
    the foot off the pedal in the last two matches against Djok when it
    mattered. I predict a one-slam wonder ceiling for his career.

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  • From The Iceberg@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 13 08:21:48 2023
    On Monday, 13 November 2023 at 14:35:55 UTC, Pelle Svanslös wrote:
    On 13.11.2023 5.57, Whisper wrote:
    On 13/11/2023 12:25 pm, grif wrote:
    Oldest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings history and will spend at least
    400 weeks at #1.
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-clinches-year-end-atp-no-1-ranking-for-record-extending-eighth-time


    Amazing - Mac and Lendl had 8 combined.
    Mindboggling.

    Congrats to DJOKER! so good the walking anti-woke hero has PWNed everyone despite Biden banning him from the USA and that Australian woman banning him from Oz!
    HOORAY!

    Rune is fearless and has a dangerous game with a top-tier backhand. It
    appears he was suffering from some back injury since the clay swing.
    He and Sinner are only going to get better.


    Yep. May not be as easy as we thought for Alcaraz? Still, he's younger and has 2 slams already.
    Alcatraz is having to cope with increased 30+ slam win expectations.
    He'll get over it. Rune is a moron, not quite as fearless as is the
    image he wants to project. The horns in his helmet point downwards. He
    makes some outrageous FHs he has no business making, but he also took
    the foot off the pedal in the last two matches against Djok when it mattered. I predict a one-slam wonder ceiling for his career.

    when will his 1 slam happen? how will he win a slam vs Alcaraz??

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