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A re-imagined ATP Tour Calendar
Goals:
-More lead-up to AO & put it during cooler temps.
-More lead-up to Wimbledon; Queens now M1000.
-Celebrate South American clay; Rio now M1000.
-Ensure all Masters 1000 lead up to a Slam.
@atptour
please address these issues. It's possible!
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Novak Djokovic owes his entire career to Australia. But in the end, he couldn’t show them the most basic respect in their time of need.
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Hardcourt specialist Rafael Nadal wins his 15th straight match and his 3rd straight tournament on his preferred surface, this time at the Mexican Open in Acapulco.
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I love the men’s tennis game and its unique physical challenges.
Still, we praise Rafa and Nole’s double career grand slam and overlook Steffi Graf’s QUADRUPLE career grand slam.
We lionize Rafa’s 81-match win streak on clay and forget Chris Evert’s 125-match streak on clay.
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I cannot believe that the career tennis journalists are just going to sweep Novak Djokovic’s sick, disgraceful words to the Monte Carlo audience under the rug for him. They really do fear him and let him get away with anything. What a servile pecking order in this tennis world.
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Maybe yesterday, Djokovic showed up in a helmet to make a silly sight gag. And later that day, Rafael Nadal walked out to the most epic, passionate, wholehearted send off in sporting memory. And Djokovic realized he would never clear that. And something just shut off inside him.
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This play by Rafael Nadal only further proves that his only rival ever has been his own body.
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The Alcaraz-Djokovic Wimbledon final did go five sets, it’s true.
But it only went five because of Alcaraz’s inexperience. He lost set 1 due to nerves starting the match. He lost set 4 due to nerves closing out a match he was in full control of.
That was Djokovic’s best shot.
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Rafael Nadal played against two all-timers during their physical peaks, with no free unchallenged periods like Federer got to enjoy early and Djokovic gets to enjoy late - on a tour where 70% of tournaments have surfaces built against him.
It’s been said often, but I’m stubborn.
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Rafael Nadal on clay is, by far, the highest level achieved in tennis.
It will be synonymous with invincibility for all time.
It’s okay to admit that.
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Nadal's AO22 win sits upon some insane intersections:
AO win off injury at 35 like Federer.
Win at weakest slam to get DCGS after down 2 sets like Djokovic.
Beats Medvedev, who stopped Djokovic.
Breaks title tie with Federer and Djokovic.
A match comeback, a career comeback.
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Remember when a fully fit Novak Djokovic lost to a 20-year-old kid in the Wimbledon final?
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This was literally the last time that Rafael Nadal played a match on clay…
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Rafael Nadal has played just 521 career matches on clay.
Guillermo Villas got to play 854 career matches on clay - nearly double!
Why?
Because the pro tennis tour used to be 60% claycourts.
Imagine what Nadal could do with that classic tour instead of this concrete jungle.
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Some sobering realism from
@DjokerNole
during his time with Serbian reporters.
Has the champ admitted the secret to his title run at the
@AustralianOpen
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I just want to say that Dominic Thiem is 29. He’s dealt with a terrible wrist injury and a subsequent loss of momentum and belief.
Rafa Nadal was 29 in 2016. He also dealt with a racquet hand wrist injury that sapped his results for 2 years. He found his way back. There is hope.
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Vs. Alcaraz, the Djokovic mind games will be on full display:
Yelling fits during high-leverage moments, ideally on Alcaraz’s serve.
Engaging the crowd to marginalize Alcaraz.
Abuse of breaks/MTOs.
Tons of ball bouncing before sudden serves.
Catching his toss on 2nd serves.
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How many Djokovic "people hate him because he's Eastern European" fans also call Nadal "Nadull" and emphasize his dark skin and accent when he speaks English?
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Slams won 2005-2014, the 10-year Golden Age of tennis
Nadal: 14 + 🥇
Federer: 13
Djokovic: 7
Spare me your footnotes.
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Rafael Nadal made both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic weep inconsolably on court.
He is the GOAT.
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It’s not Nadal vs. Zverev.
It’s Nadal vs. his own body.
Let’s hope he has another big match in him.
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Rafa Nadal played 3 tight sets and lost to a Roland-Garros finalist who nearly won. He had almost no match prep, forced into this matchup in round 1.
In my opinion, he must continue playing not just to the end of this year, but into next year as well, as long as the body holds.
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Novak Djokovic celebrating weak era titles after failing to get it done in the Golden Era.
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Before you say you’re sad because you wanted to see Djokovic and Nadal compete in an “actual” match this year - they did.
It wasn’t on hardcourt, your cultural default.
It was on claycourt, the cultural default of millions of players.
And it counted.
And Nadal crushed him.
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The Slam race between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic comes down to Roger Federer not being to take care of business on 40-15 in three different Slams.
Novak Djokovic has galactically amazing luck.
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Novak Djokovic may need to retire!
He may need to in order to sell the perception that the reason he's losing to the 2000s-born players now is that he's physically declining.
It'll be bad for him if too much evidence piles up that the weak 90s-born generation donated his stats.
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@TheTennisLetter
Rafa was well taught by Uncle Toni never to think too greatly of himself. As it all comes to an end for him, he will thank everyone with a modest smile as we all weep. 😭
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Nolefam pretend that Olympic Gold means nothing.
But with Djokovic injured, they are fine with him missing Wimbledon as long as his Olympic chances aren’t impacted.
Rafa’s Olympic Gold eats them up inside.
They know that it’s truly 24 Slams vs. 22 Slams + 2 Gold.
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Years between first and last Slam title.
Federer: 15 years
Djokovic: 15 years
Nadal: SEVENTEEN years.
Rafael Nadal: The king of longevity.
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Rafael Nadal's 2008:
* 2 Slams + Olympic Gold
* Roland-Garros & Wimbledon, def. Federer
* Olympics, def. Djokovic
* 1st Channel Slam in 28 years
* AO & US Open semi
* 3 Masters
* Still the record win streak across 3 surfaces: 32
* Year-end
#1
Its greatness is far too hushed up.
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It was amazing to see some vintage
@RafaelNadal
plays in that match, even if the day did not go as we wanted.
Genius, even if human.
Thank you for this comeback, Rafa. We appreciate the work you put in to get here, even if just to say farewell.
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Rafa-Ruud I is set for the 2022 Roland-Garros final.
It's an All Rafael Nadal Academy Affair.
No secondary tennis academies need apply.
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I grew up watching McEnroe with my dad.
I rooted for Agassi after his Wimbledon. His instability was torture. He retired, and I stopped watching tennis.
Federer arose, and I still didn’t care.
Then this ball of passion and talent named Rafa Nadal appeared, and I returned.
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I said it was over.
Nadal’s own father wanted him to quit.
We’re fools.
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We elevate the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry (58 matches) and while letting Evert-Navratilova (80 matches) dim in our memories.
And of course, there is the men’s vs. women’s slam count.
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Dominic Thiem coming back from one wrist injury and making a 250 semi is a triumph.
Rafael Nadal is just “a fighter.”
The scale of Nadal’s achievements, including the magnitude of his comebacks, are so incomprehensible that they work against him.
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Sometimes I chuckle when I’m reminded how Djokovic hopes that 7 sterile Wimbledons can make up for what Nadal did once in 2008, never to be repeated.
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Tomorrow: 1-week anniversary of Novak Djokovic finally playing a rival younger than him at age 36.
And look what instantly happened.
6 Slam wins since the pandemic break playing fragile 90s-born players, the most infamous decade in tennis history.
But the freeroll is now over.
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Nadal was at 20 wins in 2022: 35 y/o, after 1/2 year off for unplayable foot pain, and every tendon and sinew ready to implode.
Yet only a freak rib fracture ended his streak and put him on the shelf for most of clay season, where he would've obliterated 41.
Unluckiest player.
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Djokovic fans still so jealous about Nadal’s Netflix Slam gig that their guy could never get, are now in a feeding frenzy over Nadal’s withdrawal from Indian Wells. They cope with life by swarm attacking in groups.
Do they think this is helping their guy’s image? 🤔
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@PatrickMcEnroe
@rogerfederer
@rolandgarros
This completely impacts the fairness of the draw, but nobody will roast Federer like they did Osaka.
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Djokovic fans know that Djokovic’s peak hair was laughable compared to Nadal’s peak hair.
They will never get over this jealousy.
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Rafael Nadal swept all three European clay Masters, then won the Roland-Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back in a single sequence.
Tell me when Novak Djokovic ever reached that level of epic dominance in the most rigorous, competitive and prestigious series of the tennis calendar.
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The race to be The Successor is on.
It was impossible to unseat Nadal, the ultimate final boss at Roland-Garros.
His absence leads to the greatest competition we’ll see in 2023: the fight to be first to steward his trophy.
It’s the ultimate prize in tennis. Who can earn it?
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@TennisPodcast
At which he’ll sleepwalk to the trophy playing against Fortnite gamers in white gym clothes.
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Yesterday was just another Top 10 win for Rafael Nadal, over a player 14 years younger.
And nobody says a word about it.
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GOATs are not decided by stats alone.
Look no further than tournament poker.
Phil Helmuth leads the WSOP bracelet count by a wide margin, and he is not considered the poker GOAT. He won many by vulturing weak fields using belligerent gamesmanship.
Sound familiar Djokovic fans?
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Roland-Garros 2023 is an asterisk.
Without cramp from nerves, Alcaraz obliterates Djokovic.
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Nadal never needed to ask divine help to defeat Djokovic on clay... not to mention some curious help from someone in the audience on Nadal's serve.
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Does everyone remember how Djokovic’s fans taunted and ridiculed the U.S. Open lineswoman for crumpling to the ground in great pain?
Empathy goes a long way, friends.
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@Olly_Tennis_
He plays a boring, unethical style that waits for the opponent to fail, at a time when the two greatest shotmakers in history were playing the most transfixing tennis in the sport’s history.
And he mixes in rage and drama gamesmanship.
That’s why he is not loved.
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Agassi and Sampras combined for 1 Roland-Garros trophy.
Federer and Djokovic have combined for 3.
Kuerten, a clay master, managed 3.
But please, let the Hegemony pretend that Rafael Nadal winning FOURTEEN Roland-Garros isn’t the most transcendent achievement in the sport.
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Red clay can be the Surface of Truth, where tactical artistry and sheer tenacity are rewarded and servebots are put in their place.
Or it can be the dusty site of lightweights patting moonballs at each other for endless hours.
Appreciate Rafa Nadal for making the clay sing. 😭
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Like Nadal’s whole career, his 2022 is both outstanding and painfully below its potential.
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In his first 8 Grand Slam finals, Rafael Nadal faced peak Roger Federer 7 straight times.
In those 7 Grand Slam finals against Federer, Nadal went 5-2.
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Djokovic finally did it. He assaulted the net of Center Court itself.
He attacked the net of Philippe Chatrier.
He attacked the Olympic symbol on the net in 2021, specifically.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
He can retire any time and let the party begin.
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@gigicat7_
70% of ATP tournaments are fastcourt surfaces - grass and hardcourt. There are two separate hardcourt swings in the year.
3 of 4 majors are tailored for fastcourt players.
And yet Nadal still holds the most Grand Slams and Masters, as well as a singles Olympic gold medal.
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Novak Djokovic’s best years
2011 (after Nadal completed tennis in 2010)
2015 (during Nadal’s physical decline and career collapse in 2015-16)
2021 (after lockdowns made Nadal’s foot injury unsurvivable, forcing him off the tour for 6 months)
Nadal has simply allowed Djokovic.
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Nick Kyrgios matches are such sadness.
The people who enjoy this need therapy.
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The Big Three at their record-holding Slams:
Roger Federer (8 Wimbledon):
1 more than next best (7, done by two)
14% better
Novak Djokovic (10 Australian Open):
4 more than next best (6)
66% better
RAFAEL NADAL (14 ROLAND-GARROS):
8 more than next best (6)
133% better
Levels.
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Djokovic isn't a player, he's a strategy.
He depends on the two Slams with rushed, minimal lead-up, advantaging specialists.
He thrives in Masters that don't lead into Slams.
His best events run in an unbroken span from October to March, an optimal span for gaming weeks at
#1
.
What’s a stance you have on the Big Three that has you like this
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@PHShriver
That specific injury looked like it was due to the humid clay refusing to give, causing Zverev's ankle to buckle.
Both indoor clay and grass seem to have too many hazards due to the humidity.
They are outdoor surfaces.
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@NickKyrgios
Nick, you wouldn’t stick to coaching, mate. It takes dedication. Not your speed.
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Carlos Alcaraz, born 2003, has already equaled the Slam wins (2) of the ENTIRETY of the male players born in the whole 1990s decade.
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The fact that Novak Djokovic has 10 AO and only 3 US Open proves that he’s not the hardcourt GOAT.
He’s the GOAT opportunist.
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If Rafa isn’t ready, Rafa needs to stay out of tournaments.
Trying to force himself back last year started this chain reaction of core failures. Arguably rib led to ab, ab led to psoas.
If he is to get one last competitive era, he cannot rush.
Roland-Garros may have to wait.
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Novak Djokovic shattering racquets in front of his own son.
Winner parent.
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@BenRothenberg
Novak just happened to choose the moment he realized that his match against Rune was hopeless to do us all this great service of calling out the best umpire on the tour, ok. Or, more likely, it was convenient rage projection.
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Tommy Haas says Zverev's ankle injury could've been less severe if his ankle had been taped.
Haas is clearly not aware that we've had a thought revolution this week.
Kinesiology tape would easily be on Nolefam's list of banned performance enhancers and thus cannot be allowed.
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Slam titles pre-2018
—Nadal: 16
—Djokovic: 12
Post-COVID Slam titles
—Nadal: 3 (on one leg)
—Djokovic: 7 (with Nadal damaged, Federer done, and subpar NextGen destabilized by pandemic)
Goran got as lucky as Novak. Chose to get out now before the luck gets totally exposed.
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@BenRothenberg
@josemorgado
The post-AO calendar is polluted with irrelevant hardcourt tournaments to appease clay-fearing players, when an entire continent of outstanding fans gets neglected, and you want to hand the entire tour over to the hardcourt merchants. Unfollowed.
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Roland-Garros
Nadal: 14 finals, 14 wins
Djokovic: 6 finals, 2 wins
Wimbledon
Nadal: 5 finals, 2 wins
Djokovic: 8 finals, 7 wins
Totals
Nadal: 19 finals, 16 wins, 2 Channel Slams
Djokovic: 14 finals, 9 wins, 1 Channel Slam
And what if Wimbledon scheduling allowed rest after RG?
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Imagine having 70% of surfaces on the tour in your favor, with your rival GOAT already having spent his body in a more legendary half-decade rivalry…
And still only barely leading the Slam and Masters counts, with just a 1-game H2H differential? That’s the clear GOAT?
We know.
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Can you imagine getting taken to 5 sets by a 38-year-old Roger Federer, letting yourself get down double Championship Point, and considering it the signature win of your career?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Jelena expects the 100% obedience to Djokovic that Djokovic is used to in his world. She sends her attack dogs after a publication that voices criticism.
This is what the free press faces in a globalized world.
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Certainly milked that for three hours.
Thank you for the messages of concern. This was an accident and I am fine resting at the hotel with an ice pack. See you all on Sunday.
#IBI24
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The Davis Cup is a 122-year-old tennis competition, holding some of the sport’s greatest prestige outside of the Slams and the Olympics.
In all that time, Spain 🇪🇸 had one Davis Cup title before the arrival of Rafael Nadal.
Nadal now has a world record FIVE Davis Cup titles. 🤯
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Djokovic fans utterly bitter that their guy is nowhere near popular or entertaining enough to be trusted with the Netflix Slam.
Then Rafa hits the shot of the match to save match point: Bitterness to a hilarious degree from those who chose to worship weak titles and politics.
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Do you feel that in this match? Something you’ve been missing. Something unmistakable:
Aura.
Vamos,
@RafaelNadal
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Carlos Moya deserves renown as a tennis coach.
Rafael Nadal recruited Moya in December 2016.
Nadal hadn’t made a quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 5 years. With Moya, he’s semi’d Wimbledon in 2 of 3 tries.
In 5.5 years, Moya is a Wimbledon short of a coaching Career Grand Slam.
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I like to think that I returned to tennis as a whole, and that I appreciate the sport of tennis as a whole now.
But that’s probably not true.
When Rafa goes, I’ll probably go too.
Rafael Nadal has been my hero for 14 years, since Wimbledon 2007. He is irreplaceable.
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And then there is Rafael Nadal, the only human who ever lived to win Canada, Cincinnati and the US Open back-to-back-to-back.
#GOAT
𓃵
#dominance
Dan Evans wins Washington. Loses first round in Toronto.
Jannik Sinner wins Toronto. Loses first match in Cincinnati.
Good luck to the Cincinnati winner at the US Open... 😬
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The best tennis player, and the most important tennis player, all in one.
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Nadal is really of Federer’s generation. They’ve been rivals since 2005, transforming tennis together.
Djokovic’s career started a half decade after that. He only took off from 2015 onward.
When Djokovic finally retires, it’ll have to be Kyrgios crying on the couch with him. 😭
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Since 2015, Novak Djokovic has been feasting on the Kyrgios era, the midtalent NextGen, and two legends with GOAT mileage in their legs. Finally at age 36, for the first time in his career, he's facing rivals younger than him. I'm going to enjoy Djokovic's karmic comeuppance era.
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@josemorgado
False modesty.
Djokovic didn't even need to bring out his true form in this match.
Only Federer and Nadal force him to reveal it. Only Nadal can survive it.
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Order has been restored.
The Coupe des Mousquetaires is back in the rightful hands.
#Nadal
#RolandGarros
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Iga Swiatek
Carlos Alcaraz
The next greats of tennis, fans of Rafael Nadal.
Rafa’s influence will never diminish. We’ll see it down through the ages.
He has won everything in tennis, including the future.
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Humid clay did that to Sasha Zverev.
Indoor natural surfaces do not work - grass and clay both get too dangerous.
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Alcaraz-Rune
What an impressive, youthful, compelling, cat and mouse match.
This is what tennis fans prize, not some stat-obsessed marathon jogger with mysteriously infinite stamina bunting back balls, showing no interest in winning points himself.
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