I think it is a combination of both.
Đoković has a claim to be the tennis GOAT and still performs on a really high level, but tennis in general hasn't been this weak in a long time.
I recall the beginning of the Federer era in which there simply weren't dominant players around and I feel that's what awaits us soon again.
From the current crop of players there are a lot of good ones, but other than Alcaraz not a single great one - and even Alcaraz is not there yet.
We were kinda spoiled with how good we've had it with Fed, Rafa and Novak.
Yeah best way to judge how strong tour is at the moment is to check top 20 players. I don't have anything against Ruud but player of his qoulity to be comfortably on 3rd spot is a bit disappointing. He is very good on clay and just solid on other surfaces. Best thing I can say about him is that he is constant with his results but I don't see him as top 5 player for sure.Đoković has a claim to be the tennis GOAT and still performs on a really high level, but tennis in general hasn't been this weak in a long time.
I recall the beginning of the Federer era in which there simply weren't dominant players around and I feel that's what awaits us soon again.
From the current crop of players there are a lot of good ones, but other than Alcaraz not a single great one - and even Alcaraz is not there yet.
We were kinda spoiled with how good we've had it with Fed, Rafa and Novak.
Hell, Marin Čilić is still in top 20 and I have a feeling he had a constant struggle with form and injuries last season. What the hell are others doing then?
Murray in there too but from a spectators point of view it's nicer if there is more variety,
personally speaking.
The fans of the top 3 will always what them to win but for me I want change every so
often.
I remember back in the 90's in F1 when Schumacher was dominant, I stopped watching
because it became too predictable.
Back to Tennis, yea looking at the top 20, there isn't anyone apart from Alcaraz who has that
'X Factor" and that's really what everyone is looking for...
The problem is we have seen the best at work. So now most of us expect players to play like that or even better. And that is really hard to see in every generation, to be honest.
I knew after this retirement of so much great players at almost the same time, there is going to be a period like this when everyone going to want to see performances like they used to see. But they are most probably not going to get that. That's why we are thinking that the tournament is not one which is of very high quality.
Duke Khan
