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Tennis 2019
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Surprised it was so lowNorth Lower Neil said:Chizz said:This year's men's final should set a record for the highest-ever viewing figures in Britain for another sporting event while the tennis is on.
England's Cricket World Cup final win over New Zealand was watched by a peak of 7.9m across Channel Four and Sky.North Lower Neil said:Doubt it. Cricket is more niche than football.
Only last year 10.4m people watched the World Cup final at the same time the men's singles final was on, whereas for example in 2005 at peak Ashes fever (the last day of the 4th test, Hoggard and Giles etc), the Channel 4 audience peaked at 8.4m.0 -
US Open started today.
2 British against 2 French in round one for the men today
Good win for Dan Evans over Adrian Mannarino 3-1
Cameron Norrie is a set down to Gregoire Barrere.
On the womens side
Jo Konta beat Daria Kasatkina 2-1
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watching the US Open women's final on Amazon Prime.. superb pictures .. good match so far
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Williams broken in the 1st game0
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Amazing performance for anyone this let alone a 20 year old in their first grand slam final.0
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So if it comes to it, will Serena be more gracious in defeat this year?0
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Andreescu lost her double break and now back on serve in the second set.
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Andreescu takes it 7-5.0
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Not even 20 yet, turned 19 in JuneNorth Lower Neil said:Amazing performance for anyone this let alone a 20 year old in their first grand slam final.0 -
But can she keep it up?paulie8290 said:
Not even 20 yet, turned 19 in JuneNorth Lower Neil said:Amazing performance for anyone this let alone a 20 year old in their first grand slam final.
The women's game is full of players who win a Grand Slam then slump afterwards0 - Sponsored links:
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Will surely help when Serena steps aside. I agree with you but having 1 woman dominate massively contributes to that.killerandflash said:
But can she keep it up?paulie8290 said:
Not even 20 yet, turned 19 in JuneNorth Lower Neil said:Amazing performance for anyone this let alone a 20 year old in their first grand slam final.
The women's game is full of players who win a Grand Slam then slump afterwards0 -
the men's game is so predictable a t m.. 'the big 3' are getting near the end (surely) and there is no heir apparent is sight .. the women's game is much more open, any of ten or a dozen are well capable of winning the majors0
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Nadal wins one of the all time great US Open mens finals after almost 5 hours.
Now has 19 grand slams and is only 1 behind Federer.
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Nadal should get to 20 winning at Roland Garros, I wonder if Djokovic will surpass them both? Not sure if Federer has another slam left in him0
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If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
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I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.0 -
But Nadal has won 2 Wimbledons, 4 US and 1 Aussie. Most of his slams have been on Clay but then Federer only won once on clay...?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.2 -
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all great champions who have won all 4 slams. We may have our preference, but the numbers are close enough to make it very hard to say whether one is better than the others, especially as Nadal and Djokovic are younger and thus started later (and so should be behind at this stage on numbers to Federer)snowinberlin said:
But Nadal has won 2 Wimbledons, 4 US and 1 Aussie. Most of his slams have been on Clay but then Federer only won once on clay...?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.
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Federer has done well to win so many against his younger compatriots....0 -
Thats not the point, the assertion was that Nadal won most of his slams on clay so somehow Federer's overall record is better when actually Nadal has won Wimbledon twice and 5 hard court slams. Also Federer only triumphed once on clay so I think the overall is similar. Federer has dominated on grass, Nadal on clay.killerandflash said:
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all great champions who have won all 4 slams. We may have our preference, but the numbers are close enough to make it very hard to say whether one is better than the others, especially as Nadal and Djokovic are younger and thus started later (and so should be behind at this stage on numbers to Federer)snowinberlin said:
But Nadal has won 2 Wimbledons, 4 US and 1 Aussie. Most of his slams have been on Clay but then Federer only won once on clay...?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.
I think there's a strong argument that winning at Roland Garros then at Wimbledon the same year is extremely difficult being so close together, especially for a clay court specialist
One could also argue Djokovic is the most versatile being neither a grass, clay or hard court specialist and held all 4 slams at the same time0 - Sponsored links:
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All fair points but also show why it’s kind of pointless trying to crown one or the other the greatest ever. What we can say is they are three of the very best ever and we have been very lucky to get watch them all at the same time. Any one of them could have two or three times the number of titles if it wasn’t for the other two being around as well.snowinberlin said:
Thats not the point, the assertion was that Nadal won most of his slams on clay so somehow Federer's overall record is better when actually Nadal has won Wimbledon twice and 5 hard court slams. Also Federer only triumphed once on clay so I think the overall is similar. Federer has dominated on grass, Nadal on clay.killerandflash said:
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all great champions who have won all 4 slams. We may have our preference, but the numbers are close enough to make it very hard to say whether one is better than the others, especially as Nadal and Djokovic are younger and thus started later (and so should be behind at this stage on numbers to Federer)snowinberlin said:
But Nadal has won 2 Wimbledons, 4 US and 1 Aussie. Most of his slams have been on Clay but then Federer only won once on clay...?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.
I think there's a strong argument that winning at Roland Garros then at Wimbledon the same year is extremely difficult being so close together, especially for a clay court specialist
One could also argue Djokovic is the most versatile being neither a grass, clay or hard court specialist and held all 4 slams at the same time
What I’m also happy to finally see is one of the young guns seriously challenge one of these three in a grand slam final. There needs to be a changing of the guard at some point and men’s tennis is in danger of entering a barren period with no real stars once F, N & D retire.1 -
Not just slams though, Federer has won over 100 titles, and has also won 6 tour finals too.snowinberlin said:
Thats not the point, the assertion was that Nadal won most of his slams on clay so somehow Federer's overall record is better when actually Nadal has won Wimbledon twice and 5 hard court slams. Also Federer only triumphed once on clay so I think the overall is similar. Federer has dominated on grass, Nadal on clay.killerandflash said:
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all great champions who have won all 4 slams. We may have our preference, but the numbers are close enough to make it very hard to say whether one is better than the others, especially as Nadal and Djokovic are younger and thus started later (and so should be behind at this stage on numbers to Federer)snowinberlin said:
But Nadal has won 2 Wimbledons, 4 US and 1 Aussie. Most of his slams have been on Clay but then Federer only won once on clay...?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I think so.killerandflash said:If Nadal equals Federer, can Federer fans still call him GOAT?
Federer is the overall greatest. Nadal is (quite obviously) the greatest on clay.
I think there's a strong argument that winning at Roland Garros then at Wimbledon the same year is extremely difficult being so close together, especially for a clay court specialist
One could also argue Djokovic is the most versatile being neither a grass, clay or hard court specialist and held all 4 slams at the same time
Nadal and Djokovic have less but admittedly they still have years on their side.
Also more than half of Nadal's career titles have been on clay, hence i just feel his complete dominance on one surface doesn't make him better overall than Federer.0 -
At the age of 36, Kim Clijsters has announced she is to make her tennis comeback at the start of 2020.
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A counter argument would be that Nadal has suffered much more in the way of injuries,,,, how many slams would injuries have cost him over the years.
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Surprising, as being kind she's looked a bit "out of shape" in recent years...Chris_from_Sidcup said:At the age of 36, Kim Clijsters has announced she is to make her tennis comeback at the start of 2020.0 -
Federer just lost in straight sets in his 1st match of the ATP Tour Finals0
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You would guess both Federer and Thiem would beat Berrettini and both lose to Djokovic so that match I think was gonna be key as to who goes through0
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I got tickets to the final, was hoping to see Federer oh well.0
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Could easily see Federer beating Djokovic, especially as it's 3 sets.paulie8290 said:You would guess both Federer and Thiem would beat Berrettini and both lose to Djokovic so that match I think was gonna be key as to who goes through0 -
Federer could still make the final .. BUT at 38, is age starting to take its toll ?Charltonparklane said:I got tickets to the final, was hoping to see Federer oh well.Charltonparklane said:I got tickets to the final, was hoping to see Federer oh well.
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