2023 Australian Open Tennis

[jeemak]

Re: 2023 Australian Open Tennis

Hits it deep, to the lines and rarely gives away unforced errors. Too good.

[azabob]

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Slow courts, slow balls helps the king of defense but no denying him.

Another generation have failed to dethrone one of Novak, Roger or Rafa. Seems only father time will get them.

Bring on Sinner, Alcaraz, Rune, Korda and to a lesser degree Reblev, Auger-Aliassme, Shelton

[GVGjr]

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I've seen some great players but he is the best of them.

[EasternWest]

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Undisputable legacy but I find him unwatchable. He's the Lebron James of the tennis court.

[GVGjr]

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10 Australian Opens is an awesome effort. I get that he isn't as popular as Federer but he's the best I have seen.

[Sedat]

Re: 2023 Australian Open Tennis

10 Australian Opens is an awesome effort. I get that he isn't as popular as Federer but he's the best I have seen.

Being denied the opportunity to compete at his favourite slam last year will motivate him to obliterate the emerging competition over the next few years while he is still an athletic freak. I can see him giving 30 slams a real nudge - if he gets near to that, he will have strong claims to the title of greatest individual sportsman in history IMO.

His game style is unrelenting and IMO unwatchable but he's definitely not the lone ranger there. Modern tennis is baseline slugging and it is incredibly tedious to watch. I appreciate the physical fitness, strength and skill of the modern tennis player but I despise the spectacle.

[GVGjr]

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What I admire about him is that he doesn't just blow his opponents off the court with a massive serve it's his court coverage and unrelenting attitude in making his opponents earn nearly every point they win.

[Bornadog]

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What to I admire about him is that he doesn't just blow his opponents off the court with a massive serve it's his court coverage and unrelenting attitude in making them earn nearly every point the can win.

Great player, shit bloke

[azabob]

Re: 2023 Australian Open Tennis

Great player, shit bloke

Can you expand more on why you don’t like him?

[azabob]

Re: 2023 Australian Open Tennis

Being denied the opportunity to compete at his favourite slam last year will motivate him to obliterate the emerging competition over the next few years while he is still an athletic freak. I can see him giving 30 slams a real nudge - if he gets near to that, he will have strong claims to the title of greatest individual sportsman in history IMO.

His game style is unrelenting and IMO unwatchable but he's definitely not the lone ranger there. Modern tennis is baseline slugging and it is incredibly tedious to watch. I appreciate the physical fitness, strength and skill of the modern tennis player but I despise the spectacle.

Modern tennis is the way it is because shock horror Commercial Interests. We need to sell more advertising, get people through the gates. How do we do that - slow the courts and balls down. Eliminate the serve / volleyer.

[EasternWest]

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His game style is unrelenting and IMO unwatchable

I always knew you were a man of discernment.

[jeemak]

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Undisputable legacy but I find him unwatchable. He's the Lebron James of the tennis court.

Yeah but that's because you don't understand that God has chosen Novak, and he was put on this earth as the second coming. If you could just reconcile that and admire his divinity you'd be OK.

[jeemak]

Re: 2023 Australian Open Tennis

Being denied the opportunity to compete at his favourite slam last year will motivate him to obliterate the emerging competition over the next few years while he is still an athletic freak. I can see him giving 30 slams a real nudge - if he gets near to that, he will have strong claims to the title of greatest individual sportsman in history IMO.

His game style is unrelenting and IMO unwatchable but he's definitely not the lone ranger there. Modern tennis is baseline slugging and it is incredibly tedious to watch. I appreciate the physical fitness, strength and skill of the modern tennis player but I despise the spectacle.

A bit like Rapha, until I got a decent seat live and watched him which I was lucky enough to have done the past two years for each, I though the same way. But there's beauty in the way these guys play the game.

Some of the things he does with his body and his hands to generate a winning shot is beyond comprehension and an artform.