zep1706 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 There is a massive difference between the way Fed plays and the way Rafa, Novak and Andy play. Fed's game means he can compete into his 30s because it's not a physically demanding game. Rafa, Novak and Andy will be almost done by the time they hit 30. In fact I will go so far as to say, none of these three with win masters events after 30, let alone slams. In my opinion as I've said many times before, 2014 is the last year of dominance of the big 4 and even that dominance will not be complete. It is sad to see this happening, one of the greatest eras of any sport coming to an end, but it is almost here. The new generation is not good enough to step up. They may win a few titles here and there but the majority will still be won by the current top guys for the next couple of years at least. Novak has been in great form since last year. Rafa looks a little out of sorts right now but remember he played the last GS final and won the one before that. So your conclusion is unfounded. Tell me one player under 23 who is good enough to beat these guys consistently, especially in slams. Players like Stan are not new, in fact he is older than both Rafa, Novak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muloghonto Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 The new generation is not good enough to step up. They may win a few titles here and there but the majority will still be won by the current top guys for the next couple of years at least. Novak has been in great form since last year. Rafa looks a little out of sorts right now but remember he played the last GS final and won the one before that. So your conclusion is unfounded. Tell me one player under 23 who is good enough to beat these guys consistently' date=' especially in slams. Players like Stan are not new, in fact he is older than both Rafa, Novak.[/quote'] I agree. IMO, with Murray regressing so much due to his back surgery and Rafa looking old around the court ( it was bound to happen and in tennis, age doesnt creep up on you, it does happen rather suddenly- Sampras looked like a shadow of himself after the 99 US open final, Becker looked like a stiff old man the year after losing to Sampras in the semis at wimbledon- 94 or 95 IIRC) and DelPo being out for a year, the GS arnt looking like a four horserace. Novak is still in awesome form, Federer too but this is Federer on 75% power and movement from his best years. IMO, over the next 8 slams, i can see atleast 2-3 slams won by the non-quartet/pentet ( including DelPo) and the rest by the declining top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Novak, Federer withdrew from Madrid, Stan lost to Thiem. WTF is happening? BTW Mirka delivered twins again. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Federer is really the GOAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Fed:hail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Madrid SF line up Nadal - Bautista Agut and Nishikori-Ferrer I see a final between Nadal and Nishikori. Hope Nadal wins this masteres. Would be great boost to his confidence ahead of Roland Garros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Madrid SF line up Nadal - Bautista Agut and Nishikori-Ferrer I see a final between Nadal and Nishikori. Hope Nadal wins this masteres. Would be great boost to his confidence ahead of Roland Garros. Nadal played well yesterday against Berdych. He needs a string of 3-4 good matches continuously. Consistency has been his biggest problem this year. If he can play a few matches well continuously he will get back his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nadal won his first masters of the year. But it wasn't very convincing performance from him and Nishikori withdrew from the match after getting injured. However, even without this final performance, Nadal had few good matches which would be help to his confidence. If he does well in Rome, I think he would be all set for Roland Garros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nadal won his first masters of the year. But it wasn't very convincing performance from him and Nishikori withdrew from the match after getting injured. However' date=' even without this final performance, Nadal had few good matches which would be help to his confidence. If he does well in Rome, I think he would be all set for Roland Garros.[/quote'] I don't think this "win" will boost Nadal's confidence. If anything it again showed his inconsistency and lack of confidence. He was pathetic throughout the match. Nishikori played well, it's unfortunate that he got injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nadal vs Murray today after almost 3 years. A lot has changed in these 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nadal vs Murray today after almost 3 years. A lot has changed in these 3 years. And Nadal is already down 0-5 in first set :((. What happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 And Nadal is already down 0-5 in first set :((. What happening? Finally won it 1-6 6-3 7-5. It was a great match, both guys played well for the most part. Nadal would be highly satisfied with today's performance and intensity level he showed after the first set. The first set was horrible but he got it all together after that. The second set was the best he has played on clay this year. But he has played over 9 hours in three days continuously, so I won't be surprised if he does not have anything left in the tank for tomorrow. But this performance will give him a lot of confidence going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I hope Dimitrov wins the tourno - he wont I know, he should push Rafa but lose - its nice to see some of these new guys coming through. Is Dimitrov in the top 10 now ? Nisihkori and Raonic playing well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I hope Dimitrov wins the tourno - he wont I know, he should push Rafa but lose - its nice to see some of these new guys coming through. Is Dimitrov in the top 10 now ? Nisihkori and Raonic playing well too. Yes. Raonic, Nishikori and Dimitrov are next gen player and I put my money on all three of them finishing in top 10 this year-end. Finally new guard is there. In 3rd round Dimitrov defeated Berdych and Raonic - Tsonga. I think those results were pretty significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I hope Dimitrov wins the tourno - he wont I know, he should push Rafa but lose - its nice to see some of these new guys coming through. Is Dimitrov in the top 10 now ? Nisihkori and Raonic playing well too. I think Dimitrov has a very good chance of beating Rafa today. Rafa has already spent 9 hours on court playing 3 back to back 3 setters without any rest. He has incredible stamina but this might be too much even for him. And yes the new guys are starting to play well, I think they will start winning these tournaments soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I think Dimitrov has a very good chance of beating Rafa today. Rafa has already spent 9 hours on court playing 3 back to back 3 setters without any rest. He has incredible stamina but this might be too much even for him. And yes the new guys are starting to play well, I think they will start winning these tournaments soon. Semi Final set up at Rome reflects very well on the transition happening in Tennis world. We have Djokovic and Nadal from old guard while Dimitrov and Raonic from New generation. My guess is final still would be between Nadal and Djoko, yet it is clear that these new guys knocking on the door of absolute top league and has overcome league of Ferrer, Berdych, Tsonga etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Finally an easy win for Nadal over Dimitrov. and with this we are all set for Nadal-Djokovic blockbuster tomorrow..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Finally an easy win for Nadal over Dimitrov. and with this we are all set for Nadal-Djokovic blockbuster tomorrow..!! Yeah quite an easy win. Nadal played well but Dimitrov was awful. Nadal needs to play a decent match tomorrow unlike the Madrid final. If he does that regardless of the result he will go into the French Open with a lot of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Novak still feeling his wrist and has had a tougher run of it of late than Rafa, think Rafa should win this in two tough sets. Surprised at Raonic's form on clay, good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Back from holidays. Right in time for that superb beating of Nadal from Novak. At times Rafa couldn't live with Novak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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