Oso planning to go pro
The actual facts are players in past eras played under different circumstances as opposed to now. Those are facts.What you aren’t doing is allowing past players to have all of those many advantages that players today have when doing your speculative comparisons. That isn’t apples to apples. Andre Agassi?He defeated Pete Sampras 14 times. For persecutive, only one other player did it half of that amount. He won the Australian Open almost 50% of the times he played it, and, he still missed the event 12 other times and, he retired at 31. Only 1 other player in his era won more titles than Agassi. When Agassi retired, only 2 players had won more Grand Slams. Only 3 had played in more Grand Slam Finals. Only 2 had played in more slam semifinals. Only 1 had played in more slam quarterfinals. Only 1 player had won more matches. Agassi had a hard court winning percentage of 84%. Only 2 players could match that. Only 2 players had won more Masters Titles. I think it’s pretty easy to say Agassi would be an all time great in any era. Imagine if he had all of the advantages of today’s players on tour. Do we need to go over all of those again?
This is what gaslighters do when they are unable to discuss specific facts of a situation.
He was a phenomenal player, no doubt about that. Incredible eye-hand coordination and the ability to time the ball perfectly on the rise. But when I watch Djoker and Nadal they basically do everything Agassi did with far better court coverage and heavier spin and power. Some of it is technology but not all of it. They're bigger and stronger guys that would be able to control the rallies imo. As for Federer? Don't forget he beat Sampras at Wimbledon when he was 19 with hardly any experience. Pete was a bit past his prime but was still very formidable. You're absolutely right it's not an apples to apples comparison but I think you have to take into account that Djoker, Nadal, and Fed have noticeably fewer weaknesses in their games compared to Sampras or Agassi. I'm not saying Sampras or Agassi wouldn't pick up a few grand slams the past 15 yrs but it would be extremely difficult for them to win 4, 5, or more imo. Especially Agassi.
It sucks that Nadal had to pull out of the U.S. Open, joining Federer and defending champion Dominic Thiem on the sideline.There are no guarantees, not even for the best player in the world, but Djokovic obviously has an incredible shot at completing the Grand Slam. I don't think it will be "diminished" at all. It's not his fault the others aren't there, and he whupped all competitors in the first three legs, too.When Djokovic wins this -- and yes, I said "when" -- he also will pass Rafa and Roger for the most major titles. He officially will be the greatest ever.All of the above should clinch the various "athlete of the year" and "Sportsman of the Year" awards for him. No other athlete on the planet will have so thoroughly dominated his or her sport in 2021.
That really blows but I wouldn't say Djoker slamming the door is a lock. The pressure will be intense. I'm hoping Diego Schwartzman matches up with him and shocks the world. There's also the COVID factor which could wreak some havoc.
Agree. I said there were no guarantees. But in my opinion, he'll win. I know ... not exactly going out on a limb.Even without Rafa and the others playing, it would be a hell of an achievement.
Did you see Kyrios' act yesterday? Wow just wow. I predict that two years from now he'll no longer be in grand slam draws, perhaps sooner. What a waste of talent.
Missed it. I'm bored with him.
Did you see that woman chug a beer on 2 different occasions when the camera was on her during the Bautista Agut match? Hilarious!
Tiafoe was brilliant last night. He was thwacking the ball with tremendous velocity from both sides in the 5th set and just awesome at the net. I'm not sure I've seen groundstrokes hit that hard consistently. We're talking 105-110 mph. Hopefully he can continue his strong play and make a deep run.
As a father and, well, just a human, it was painful to watch Osaka's press conference.I hope that she eventually finds peace.
Maybe more modeling, endorsement deals, and awards show appearances will help, even though it didn’t last time. Her act has worn thin. If you don’t want to play, don’t play.