The Tennis Thread

[DeanoVilla]

Another absolute epic! Whenever Nadal, Djokovic and Federer play each other it's never anything but incredible.

God knows how tennis recovers once these 3 hang up their rackets. Nobody over the last 16 years has even come close to the talent of these guys.

 

[sirdennis]

Nadal is unbelievable. He is 36 , had a five setter in the previous round , yet still had the energy for a 4 hour match with Djokovic and beat him in the process.

 

[The French Connection]

Nadal wins his 14th Roland- Garros title. What an absolute legend, surely that will never be surpassed.

 

[sirdennis]

Unbelievable player. My second favourite ever after Bjorn Borg.

 

[Pangloss]

Certainly the greatest clay court player ever by a massive distance, not on hard court or grass though.

 

[The French Connection]

Certainly the greatest clay court player ever by a massive distance, not on hard court or grass though.

True, that honour would have to go to Federer I would have thought, but what a match on grass it would have been between him and Borg.

 

[Melon Donkey]

Bit young for Borg .
But growing up Agassi was the hero for me. But yeah got to be Federer as the greatest in my lifetime .

 

[Pangloss]

For me Federer is the greatest ever, I’ve never ever seen a player play the game so brilliantly and stylishly.

Nadal admittedly has grown on me more over time and will rightly be considered the greatest clay court player in history and no one will ever come close to him in that regard.

Djokovic I’ve honestly never liked, never found his style of play particularly enjoyable to watch and his covid is episode just makes me dislike him even more.

Regardless of my feelings though these three are the greatest of all time, no doubt about that, where they are within that top three is clearly for debate.

 

[sirdennis]

Nadal is my favourite for the amount of bottle he has got. Never ever knows when he is beaten .Federer is probably the better player to watch , makes it look ridiculously easy.

 

[DeanoVilla]

Federer for me is the greatest and my favorite ever, but it could easily be argued Djokovic is just as good in numbers and still has a few years ahead to surpass him........ But he's a chunt so will never be fondly thought of.

Nadal, again on numbers, unbelievable but the majority in clay means for me he'll never be the best all rounder.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

To have all 3 in the same era is bonkers. And very unfortunate for Andy Murray

Anyway, I’m with @Melon Donkey, Agassi was my favourite as a kid, with Stefan Edberg not far behind.

Well done Rafa

 

[AstonBurrito]

Is there genuinely anything more annoying than a crowd at Wimbledon.

 

[Melon Donkey]

Is there genuinely anything more annoying than a crowd at Wimbledon.

Oh yes.

 

[DeanoVilla]

Assumed Raducanu would be injured by now, so she's already doing better than expected.

Serving for the match! Go Emma!

 

[AstonBurrito]

She didn't look in particularly great form. Unfortunately there is a lot of expectation on her, and I don't think she'll get far in this tournament, but let's see, stranger things have happened.

 

[Pangloss]

It might help if she stopped sacking her coaches every other week and stopped trying to be a celebrity.

 

[Melon Donkey]

She would have been better off not winning a grand slam a month after getting her A level results

No one would bitch about her then and other British sports stars who get success can suffer the wrath of the public.

I think she should give it back and say sorry to everyone.

 

[DeanoVilla]

As is usual, she will be British when she wins and Canadian, Romanian or Chinese when she loses.

 

[Pangloss]

Looks like we’ve found the Raducanu fan club

 

[Melon Donkey]

Looks like we’ve found the Raducanu fan club

Nah, Just like to give credit where due .
What were you doing at 18 ?..
Razzle and tissues?