# Tennis 2024 Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** netflix, tennis\ **Created:** [January 13, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053 "2024-01-13T22:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/21 "2024-01-24T15:04:55Z")
Is Nadal ever going to come back to full strength again? I’m starting to think he is done. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/22 "2024-01-25T00:37:40Z")
Huh. Alcarez already out. Indeed - a very lucky ND. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is Nadal ever going to come back to full strength again? I’m starting to think he is done. Sadly, I concur. > [@Pleonast](#): > > I’m getting tired of Mens Grand Slams going best out of five sets. It makes each set less important. It’s the quality of the tennis that makes Grand Slams fun, not the length of matches. I couldn’t disgree more. Sure, not every five-setter is replete with game-to-game excellence, but this fan (anyway) certainly revels in a good, epic battle, especially between top seeds. Not sure how the importance of sets are diluted in this instance; if anything, I see them as significant building blocks that unveil the course of a match. Surely the most memorable, entertaining matches you recall were 5-setters, no? If there was any issue I had with them, it’s when a fave is playing too many of them in a tourney and risks burn out. > [@notfrommensa](#): > > It is 3:25 am in Melbourne. They didn’t start the match until about 11:15 pm. I think that is a little crazy. I’ll bet eighteen 20-foot high styrofoam T Rexes that that issue never gets adequately dealt with. Meanwhile, the US Open can get super crazy with late matches. ETA: Maybe this will **finally** be Zverev’s first GS? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/23 "2024-01-25T20:09:36Z")
Just saw a good semi-final tilt between Sabelenka and Gauff. Overall good baseline battle, with AS’s powerful serve game prevailing. ETA: Now watching unseeded Ukranian in other semi. Go girl! ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/24 "2024-01-25T20:16:25Z")
Random thoughts: Sabalenka/Gauff is a bonified rivalry. I hope it goes on for years like Evert/Navratilova. Zverev has always struck me as a guy loaded with talent but lacking in intensity and that gnawing drive to win that is a hallmark of history’s great players. Every once in a while, though, he gets really locked in, and I think this is one of those times. I actually think he is going to win the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/25 "2024-01-25T20:31:46Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Now watching unseeded Ukranian in other semi. Go girl! Yastremska (and the other two Ukrainians as well) has been a pleasure to watch. They have great intensity and aggressive play. > [@Jasmine](#): > > Zverev has always struck me as a guy loaded with talent but lacking in intensity and that gnawing drive to win that is a hallmark of history’s great players. Every once in a while, though, he gets really locked in, and I think this is one of those times. I actually think he is going to win the whole thing. I’d love to see anyone knock off Djokovic, but I don’t think it’s going to happen this tournament. He feels unstoppable, especially this late. I think he’s more likely to be upset in the early rounds, when he’s not in full tournament routine. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/26 "2024-01-25T20:34:56Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I’d love to see anyone knock off Djokovic, but I don’t think it’s going to happen this tournament. I’m the other way. I love history being made like, for example, Tom Brady winning his 7th Super Bowl in his first year with a new team, or Serena winning her 23rd. I really want Djocovic to get that 25th major. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/27 "2024-01-26T05:04:49Z")
Sinner up 6-1, 6-2 after two sets. Djokovic had two games broken each set. This is a deep hole. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/28 "2024-01-26T06:27:15Z")
Sinner had one match point in the third set, but Djokovic saved and won on his first set point. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/29 "2024-01-26T07:12:43Z")
Sinner knocks out Satan! ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/30 "2024-01-26T13:48:39Z")
In contrast, Medvedev lost the first two sets to Zverev, but won the last three to win the match. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/31 "2024-01-26T14:28:54Z")
Surprised about Djokovic. It’d be great for Sinner to win a Grand Slam. I will admit it may not be a very interesting final. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/32 "2024-01-26T14:41:00Z")
Oh Christ on a crutch, Alex. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/33 "2024-01-28T14:58:54Z")
Haven’t seen it yet, but looks like Sinnner came back from 2 sets down to win the Australian Open. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/34 "2024-01-28T15:01:34Z")
Woke up at 3:30 for this. Was totally worth it. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I will admit it may not be a very interesting final. If you only care about Djokovic and Alcaraz, it was a snooze. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/35 "2024-03-04T04:01:59Z")
Today was the Netflix Slam, an exhibition match of Rafa Nadal vs Carlos Alcaraz. You could watch live, or replay whenever. Excellent match (I won’t spoil it)! Indian Wells started today with the quals. Regular play will have their first matches on Friday, I think. Looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/36 "2024-03-12T17:37:38Z")
Got back from a long weekend at Indian Wells. Not nearly as hot as in the past, but still just as crowded. A lot of great up-close tennis. The big news is that Novak Djokovic (1, Serbia) lost to Luca Nardi (Italy). Nardi lost in the qualifiers, but through the [Lucky Loser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_loser) process, was placed in the main draw anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/37 "2024-05-10T11:14:39Z")
Nadal is back and this leads to the question: Can Nadal win the French Open? I think we are witnessing the final resurgence of Nadal and I honestly don’t know if he can still win the French. Djokovic might currently be the better player even on clay, though only due to Nadal’s decline health-wise. I suppose writing of Nadal is risky; I thought he was done a few years ago and he came back very strong. I hope he wins it. Federer was my favorite, but Nadal is a somewhat close second for me. When Nadal and Djokovic both retire…I’m not sure how I’ll handle it. I thought there would be no life after Sampras, Agassi, Becker, etc. There was. I hope there are others to rise up to Fed-Nadal-Djok level in the future. Maybe that Alcaraz guy. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/38 "2024-05-10T11:39:57Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Nadal is back and this leads to the question: Can Nadal win the French Open? No, I don’t believe he can. He had the perfect setup just a week ago in Madrid. Djokovic didn’t play, Sinner dropped out due to injury, and Alcaraz lost. Yet, he was still eliminated by the kind of player he used to eat for breakfast. Father Time was, is, and always will be the undefeated and undisputed champion of us all. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/39 "2024-05-13T00:01:17Z")
Novak lost badly earlier today to Alejandro Tabilo, a Chilean that was born in Toronto. Ranked 38th. 6-2, 6-3. Probably a one off, but it could be the beginning of a decline. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/40 "2024-05-13T00:48:31Z")
He looked totally out of sorts. He said he was going to get checked out medically. That knock from the water bottle may have done more damage than he realized. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053.md?page=3)