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No doubt Rafa didn’t play at his best in the SF. I actually thought the match was very average quality overall, though with some amazing points and 9/10 on the drama scale. To me, it very much looked like a match […]

All matches are unique. Was there something especially impressive about this win? Maybe, but I don’t think so, if only for the fact that Stefanos is a first-time finalist. The win over Rafa from 5-0 and a set down […]

I think Ricky’s point about Novak being able to deliver his best tennis when it matters most sums up what is most impressive about his game. Djokovic has been doing it for over a decade now, on the biggest stages […]

No doubt to me that Stefanos will be a multi-slam champion. His level for first two sets was unbelievable; even in the 3rd it was pretty high. He’ll learn from this, improve his fitness, and continue to get […]

Congratulations to Novak Djokovic and his fans! As a Federer fan, I am ready to say that after Novak’s last two matches, his accomplishments make him deserving of the GOAT title, at least for now. Beating a […]

Apart from the 3rd set and particularly the tiebreak, I thought the match was, overall, average quality. It often seemed to me that I was watching two guys in their mid-30’s rather than 20s. There were a lot of […]

Bold call to say Novak won’t win a set. I think he wins at least one; Nadal in 4.

I don’t mind Novak’s after-match celebrations. Maybe if he wins this tournament he’ll eat some dirt.

Didn’t see the match, but from highlights it looked like the clay was playing very fast.

Congrats to Novak! Another incredible performance to add to his AO record. However, what was shaping up to be a great match unfortunately never materialized, and that had more to do with Medvedev under-performing […]

For a straight sets loss, Jen Brady showed a lot more fight than Medvedev. Really a shame to see him implode like that.

True, but I didn’t think Rafa’s serve was the problem in that match. In fact, I thought it bailed him out on a few occasions. Of course it’s not as good as Med’s but If Rafa hits those easy overheads in the TB, he […]

After watching Medvedev’s last two matches, I am calling him the favorite in this match. His winning streak is reaching absurd levels, especially over top 10 opponents. Even if Novak plays like he did against […]

I didn’t think the match was boring, but Karatsev couldn’t quite bring enough to the table to equalize at the key moments. Actually, I thought he more than held his own from the baseline. Novak’s biggest […]

Condolences to Rafa fans. I thought his level for the first 3 sets (until the TB) was as good as I’ve ever seen it on a HC, comparable to USO swing in 2017. He should have won in the TB; how did he miss those […]

Would this be the biggest upset ever at a slam SF or final? Karatsev has been hitting the hardest FH, BH, and (I think) 3rd fastest serve at the AO. That’s hard to beat when the shots land in. Not saying it’s […]

I wouldn’t be that surprised to see Rafa win it this year; from what I’ve seen, he’s playing great. But it will obviously be tough if he meets Novak in the final.

I have almost become a fan of Djokovic and Nadal, and I’m loving the way they both play tennis right now. I do think they both are injured; they just deal with it in different ways (and Novak has said he’s on […]

Great match and great win for Medvedev! I feel like Thiem is just about at his peak right now. Maybe he can get more consistent, but his game is so big that it’s not realistic to expect it to be firing on all […]

Thiem was absolutely incredible in that deciding tie-break. Novak is right; he didn’t play badly. Dominic just took if from him.

It’s hard not to see this tournament as some kind of changing of the guard, with […]