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Tsitsipas has won the tournament. Final was quite fun to watch and it went on for a long time. The final set was decided in style by a tie break. Tsitipas was supreme in this and he won this tiebreak with no less than 7-2. Tsitsipas also has chances to get far at Wimbledon, which will start next week. I haven't seen the draw yet, but there are some dangerous unseeded players in it. you have to be lucky with the draw.
An interesting turn of events in the eastebourne atp tournament cressy made it to the finals which was unexpected, but the most important game is today fritz will face de minaur who has being not doing well in the recent tournaments but in this one he is really impressive, i will bet on him to win this one.
De Minaur on grass looks really good but got knocked out by Fritz today and we will see an intresting match by two Americans and really good servers. Both Cressy and Fritz serve really good and we will see probobly 3 sets in the final tommorow
An interesting turn of events in the eastebourne atp tournament cressy made it to the finals which was unexpected, but the most important game is today fritz will face de minaur who has being not doing well in the recent tournaments but in this one he is really impressive, i will bet on him to win this one.
De Minaur on grass looks really good but got knocked out by Fritz today and we will see an intresting match by two Americans and really good servers. Both Cressy and Fritz serve really good and we will see probobly 3 sets in the final tommorow
Anyone fancy Williams to get one last hurrah? Itching to pull the trigger... I'd have put money on Fedex had he made it.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
-snip
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
For Williams maybe in the doubles if she plays with Jabeur depending on how serious
her injury is which she picked up yesterday. I wouldnt fancy her chances in a singles match,
she would brobably get through a couple of rounds all right.
Beretini will be for sure a bigger chalenge to Nadal than Hurkacz and the unknown on grass Alcaraz will
be to Djokovic IMO.
I agree, Serena will have a much better chance of winning in doubles.
She is back after a long break due to injury and the big question is how ready she is for the tournament.
She obviously still dreams of winning another GS and setting a record but I don’t think that’s realistic or likely.
In fact, it would be better for her to start thinking about a tennis pension.
Anyone fancy Williams to get one last hurrah? Itching to pull the trigger... I'd have put money on Fedex had he made it.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
-snip
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
For Williams maybe in the doubles if she plays with Jabeur depending on how serious
her injury is which she picked up yesterday. I wouldnt fancy her chances in a singles match,
she would brobably get through a couple of rounds all right.
Beretini will be for sure a bigger chalenge to Nadal than Hurkacz and the unknown on grass
Alcaraz will be to Djokovic IMO.
Anyone fancy Williams to get one last hurrah? Itching to pull the trigger... I'd have put money on Fedex had he made it.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
-snip
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up).
I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me.
He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands!
It's just unfortunate though, maybe there is a big pressure on his shoulder to really play good and so he pushed himself.
Or maybe it's just bad timing, him not consistent in his last 2 tournaments and that is why he was upset. Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
It is maybe pressure, but grass is also his least favorite underground so that could also explain why he lost his recent matches. His best result on Wimbledon was also only the 4th round in 2021, so for me, Medvedev is only a far outsider to win the title at Wimbledon.
I wonder would Djokovic do anything differently if he could go back to the start of the year?
probably not.
probably not.
No, I certainly don't think he'd get vaccinated. One thing he might change is just not flying out to Australia if he knew what a debacle that would turn out to be.
I think for Djokovic the vaccination question isn't an isolated issue, it's tied in with his whole health thing. I remember when he was younger he was a good player, but a bit flaky and not quite as good as the very best. Then he completely overhauled his diet and physical regime, removing gluten etc., and it really transformed him and turned him into the superman we've seen over the last decade. I'm sure he sees vaccination as going against that, introducing pollutants into his carefully-maintained body, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks that having the vaccine would weaken his game. Chances of him getting vaccinated, even to compete in the US Open, have to be close to zero.
I think that is understandable. An athlete should be very cautious about what he inserts into his body. And he has done a very good job maintaining his body.
So, it is understandable to me if he does not want to get vaccinated. I also think that it should not be forced upon someone.
A person will get vaccinated if he wants to and if he doesn't it's his choice. Imagine that he gets vaccinated and it causes some problems in his game, who will take that liability??
An interesting turn of events in the eastebourne atp tournament cressy made it to the finals which was unexpected, but the most important game is today fritz will face de minaur who has being not doing well in the recent tournaments but in this one he is really impressive, i will bet on him to win this one.
Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
I don't think Djokovic will be able to regain the number one spot this year. He's a long way back in points already, there are zero points available for Wimbledon, and there's a decent chance that Djokovic won't be able to play the US Open or other US events. Looking at the 2022 singles race, Nadal is already almost 4000 points clear of Djokovic.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Djokovic womt be back for at least a year on first place. With him not playing AO then not winning Rolan Garros and now Wimbledon not giving points. Grand slams are really killing him this year plus with vaccination he wont play US Open. Tournaments arent going in his favor and plus he is playing a low number of tournaments. I honestly dont see him in top 5 by the end of the year
I wonder would Djokovic do anything differently if he could go back to the start of the year?
probably not.
probably not.
No, I certainly don't think he'd get vaccinated. One thing he might change is just not flying out to Australia if he knew what a debacle that would turn out to be.
I think for Djokovic the vaccination question isn't an isolated issue, it's tied in with his whole health thing. I remember when he was younger he was a good player, but a bit flaky and not quite as good as the very best. Then he completely overhauled his diet and physical regime, removing gluten etc., and it really transformed him and turned him into the superman we've seen over the last decade. I'm sure he sees vaccination as going against that, introducing pollutants into his carefully-maintained body, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks that having the vaccine would weaken his game. Chances of him getting vaccinated, even to compete in the US Open, have to be close to zero.
Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
I don't think Djokovic will be able to regain the number one spot this year. He's a long way back in points already, there are zero points available for Wimbledon, and there's a decent chance that Djokovic won't be able to play the US Open or other US events. Looking at the 2022 singles race, Nadal is already almost 4000 points clear of Djokovic.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Thats interesting actually, its a big changeup in the ranking because of basically Wimbledons
decision over Russian players and the resulting ATP ruling on points.
I wonder would Djokovic do anything differently if he could go back to the start of the year?
probably not.
Whole Medvedev has had mixed results this year, Nadal is the one to watch in the points race.
He has and will continue to create a gap between himself and Djokovic with points and Slams.
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Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard
nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players
Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal
Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
I don't think Djokovic will be able to regain the number one spot this year. He's a long way back in points already, there are zero points available for Wimbledon, and there's a decent chance that Djokovic won't be able to play the US Open or other US events. Looking at the 2022 singles race, Nadal is already almost 4000 points clear of Djokovic.
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
It is remarkable how Medvedev, the new number 1 in the world, presents itself. 2 weeks ago he lost in the final against the number 200 in the world, and now he also lost another match. He should really just beat everyone if Djokovic and Nadal don't participate, right? For me this is the sign that Medvedev is probably not going to win Wimbledon. He can play fantastically and is very solid, but when it comes to important games, he has let go a lot. Maybe there will be more pressure on him because he is now the new number 1 in the world.
It's just unfortunate though, maybe there is a big pressure on his shoulder to really play good and so he pushed himself.
Or maybe it's just bad timing, him not consistent in his last 2 tournaments and that is why he was upset. Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
It is remarkable how Medvedev, the new number 1 in the world, presents itself. 2 weeks ago he lost in the final against the number 200 in the world, and now he also lost another match. He should really just beat everyone if Djokovic and Nadal don't participate, right? For me this is the sign that Medvedev is probably not going to win Wimbledon. He can play fantastically and is very solid, but when it comes to important games, he has let go a lot. Maybe there will be more pressure on him because he is now the new number 1 in the world.
Talking about Djokovic and grass... we were mentioning recently how FAA can be a threat on this surface, but Djokovic beat him on grass 6-2 6-1 yesterday 
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
It looks like Nadal had already recovered from his injury. Hopefully, the injury won't reoccur during his matches.
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Nadal showed no ill-effects after nerve treatment on the chronic foot problem that troubled him during his French Open triumph earlier this month as he beat Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 at the Hurlingham Club in London.
Btw, some news said that it is possible that Djokovic and Nadal will lead this Wimbledon Title Chase.[1] One article also stated that Nadal will be one of the biggest threats at Wimbledon this year.[2] For the Nadal fan out there, that article is really motivating to read.
[1] https://sports.ndtv.com/wimbledon-2022/novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-lead-title-chase-at-all-change-wimbledon-3089244
[2] https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/7-reasons-rafael-nadal-will-be-one-of-the-biggest-threats-at-wimbledon-this-year
Nadal is already practicing at wimbledon along with Berrettini and they've become the first players in history to have practiced on the center court of Wimbledon before the tournament begins. The move to allow players in early was made to break in the grass sooner and prevent slips and injuries during the tournament.
^^ Well it's good to hear but we all know that Nadal is best suited for clay surface. Yes, he is the second or third favorite but I will still favor Djokovic over him in Wimbledon.
And I think great players started at grass or this is the surface that they love to play. So we will see how Nadal's body is, he may have recovered and be like 90%.
And I think great players started at grass or this is the surface that they love to play. So we will see how Nadal's body is, he may have recovered and be like 90%.
Talking about Djokovic and grass... we were mentioning recently how FAA can be a threat on this surface, but Djokovic beat him on grass 6-2 6-1 yesterday
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
It looks like Nadal had already recovered from his injury. Hopefully, the injury won't reoccur during his matches.
Quote
Nadal showed no ill-effects after nerve treatment on the chronic foot problem that troubled him during his French Open triumph earlier this month as he beat Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 at the Hurlingham Club in London.
Btw, some news said that it is possible that Djokovic and Nadal will lead this Wimbledon Title Chase.[1] One article also stated that Nadal will be one of the biggest threats at Wimbledon this year.[2] For the Nadal fan out there, that article is really motivating to read.
[1] https://sports.ndtv.com/wimbledon-2022/novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-lead-title-chase-at-all-change-wimbledon-3089244
[2] https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/7-reasons-rafael-nadal-will-be-one-of-the-biggest-threats-at-wimbledon-this-year
Talking about Djokovic and grass... we were mentioning recently how FAA can be a threat on this surface, but Djokovic beat him on grass 6-2 6-1 yesterday
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
It was an exhibition match (at Hurlingham), but still, it starts to answer some questions about Djokovic's form and fitness going into the tournament.
And in other news on grass exhibition matches (also Hurlingham) and the form and fitness of the top players, yesterday Nadal beat Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. Wawrinka's comment after the match was "I don't know how he is feeling, it looks like normal Rafa"
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