# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/81 "2024-09-05T01:32:38Z")
Back in the glory days. I think these are all the instances in the last 25 years. US Open 1999 Venus Williams, Serena Williams, LIndsay Davenport, Todd Martin, Andre Agassi 2000 Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Pete Sampras, Todd Martin 2002 Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi 2003 Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi Wimbledon 1999 Lindsay Davenport, Alexandra Stevenson, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi 2000 Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi French Open - none in last 25 years Australian Open 2000 Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi 2003 Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi ETA, ninja’d trying for extra credit ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/82 "2024-09-09T15:58:45Z")
Well, the Americans lost their finals in the U.S. Open. Jessica Pegula lost 5-7, 5-7. And Taylor Fritz lost 3-6, 4-6, 5-7. They were both very competitive and managed to break their opponents multiple times, but couldn’t hold serve when they needed to. Aryna Sabalenka won the womens final; Jannik Sinner (Italy) won the mens final. They had both won the Australian Open earlier this year. They seem to prefer the hard courts. After this final major of the year, we have three American women in the top 10, and four in the top 20: Jessica Pegula (3), Coco Gauff (6), Emma Navarro (8), and Danielle Collins (11). For the American men, we have one in the top 10, and five in the top 20: Taylor Fritz (7), Tommy Paul (13), Sebastion Korda (15), Frances Tiafoe (16), Ben Shelton (17). Good players, but it’s hard to win majors, or even masters. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/83 "2024-09-09T16:20:56Z")
With the conclusion of this US Open, it is the first time since 2003 that neither Djokovic, Nadal, nor Federer won a grand slam during the year. I am sure Nadal wants a last Hurrah at the French and Djokovic will try for one more to get to 25, but 2023 might be it for them at the grand slams. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/84 "2024-09-11T01:30:47Z")
I don’t want it to, but my interest is waning a bit without them. I realize now I’ve been following tennis with the big three active just about as long as I was before they came on the scene. They’ve become tennis for me now. I loved the American era of Sampras, Agassi, etc. I’m not sure post-big-3 what there will be to keep me going. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/85 "2024-09-11T01:49:22Z")
I’ve watched from Connors/Borg/McEnroe to Lendl/Becker/Wilander/Edberg to Agassi/Sampras to Big 3 It’s easy to forget how good the second tier guys were in some of those eras. I’m excited to see the next chapter. I know my kid and her contemporaries are as well. I watched Rafa lose to DiMinaur in Barcelona this year. 99% of the crowd was behind Nadal. My daughter couldn’t have cared less. She’s into Sinner, Alcaraz, Ruud, Arnaldi, Draper, etc. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/86 "2024-09-11T14:13:59Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > I’m excited to see the next chapter. I know my kid and her contemporaries are as well. Yeah, if Carlos Alcaraz has a couple other great competitors rise up against him, it will be good and I’ll be back in totally. I just think we’ve been spoiled. I watched McEnroe from around 1985 or so. I was catching the end of him and Connors career mainly. I mean, they were competitive, but by the time I was 12(1990), they were wrapping up. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/87 "2024-09-11T16:58:55Z")
I was watching Sinner and Fritz trading forehands at about a zillion MPH and thinking if a 1984 John McEnroe could be competitive against those groundstrokes. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/88 "2024-09-11T18:23:59Z")
Grim thought. McEnroe would have been annihilated by Federer and Nadal, etc. I’m talking if early 80’s McEnroe took them on. Perhaps he could have equaled them if he grew up with the training and equipment they had. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/89 "2024-09-14T17:48:12Z")
Heh, just recalling that crazy serve of McEnroe’s, where his (singles) service stance was usually out by the first tram line. (hunkered down low, slowly flexing the head of his racket just above the ground.) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/90 "2024-10-09T17:19:42Z")
Truly shocking news! > **[You cannot be serious? Wimbledon abolishes line judges after 147 years](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/09/tennis-wimbledon-abolishes-line-judges-after-147-years-electronic-line-calling)** > > Wimbledon will dispense with line judges next year in favour of live electronic line calling Doesn’t Wimbledon understand the importance of tradition? ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/91 "2024-10-09T20:45:46Z")
Well, they added a roof above some courts and got rid of middle Sunday, so I don’t think they are that bothered by keeping tradition. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [October 9, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/92 "2024-10-09T22:55:48Z")
Finally! Next, they can get ready of their fashion rules. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/93 "2024-10-09T23:56:21Z")
Oh keep the white, FGS (For goodness sakes) Sure, it pissed off Mr. (hey like my wig?) Agassis, but jeez it’s one of the Great Legendary Aesthetics. I don’t think it’s stodgy or uppity at all. YMMV. I’ll miss the dowdy, high-riding line-ladys’ skirts, though. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/94 "2024-10-10T10:05:41Z")
Nadal has announced his retirement. His final tournament will be the Davis Cup finals in November. > ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/95 "2024-10-10T14:02:52Z")
So cool that it’s a Davis Cup he’s ending it on. Playing for his country, in an event that I feel has never (shamefully) gotten the coverage it deserves. The only tourney where I’ll tolerate loud, boisterous crowds. (heh - see US Open) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/96 "2024-10-10T20:01:26Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > Nadal has announced his retirement. I’m not surprised. He will be greatly missed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053.md?page=4)