AND he had two set points with Ruud serving.
It WAS decently interesting to see how Ruud was able to bully Matteo today. The difference in foot-speed and movement was huge. Hope Matteo can get back to his best level of play soon.
AND he had two set points with Ruud serving.
I think that was the reference to 1983 rather than 1989. Lendl's first Slam came at 84 RG, but he first took #1 spot in March of 83.
No. This time I was talking along the lines of Rafa being #1 for the year, regardless of the rankings. In 1989, Lendl finished the year ranked #1 in the official rankings. Of course he had been #1 for a long time before that. But, in 89, Becker won the W/USO double, beating Lendl in the USO final. So, despite of the rankings, everybody agreed that Becker was the #1 for the year.
I looked back into the 70's and I think the first time was indeed 2020.
There are 8 active Slam winners on tour (active meaning they haven't retired, even if they haven't played in a while - Federer, mainly). Big 4, Stan, Cilic, Medvedev and Thiem. If you mean in this year's Open, there were 6.
Agree. She had a great tournament. But I thought this was a winnable match for her. Oh well.ti-amie wrote:Ons 6-4, 7-6(4) over Ajla. Ajla has nothing to be ashamed of since a lot of people thought she'd crash and burn her next match after defeating Serena.
For sure. Thought you meant raw numbers.Suliso wrote:Yes, but no reason to take Stan, Thiem or Murray chances seriously anymore. Realistically in this tournament only three strong Slam winners (being generous to Cilic here).
I think Thiem could come all the way back. I was talking about short term.nelslus wrote:I think it is QUITE too soon to discount Thiem getting his career, and, yes, even his Slams career back in shape. (*Albeit, LOL, Suliso is probably right.)
To be clear, 'Twas Suliso's Thiem Take I was disputing.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:11 pmI think Thiem could come all the way back. I was talking about short term.nelslus wrote:I think it is QUITE too soon to discount Thiem getting his career, and, yes, even his Slams career back in shape. (*Albeit, LOL, Suliso is probably right.)
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