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Who was the last player to win the US Open in their thirties
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We have 31 and 28 year old champions this year....pity Serena lost or it would have been 31 and 34
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Oh God, they actually hand the cheques out in public - so vulgar!
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Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.
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The Stan Slam is still on except there's a 2 year gap now.
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Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.
He could still reach Rogers total, but he will have to have another great season next year |
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Sorry any tennis player out there would LOVE to win two grand slams in their lifetime, never mind one year. The dude is only human, he's going to be off sometimes and lose matches. It would be odd if he didn't...
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How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.
Grass is his worst surface |
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Just think Novak needs a break, think he should take the rest of the year off, or at least until the year-end thing. Then there'll be a decent break before the Oz Open.
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He wont win Wimbledon
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How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.
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True - it's just he's been off for three tournaments in a row. This isn't a one off tournament where he's made silly mistakes and basic errors; they've been prevalent since the French. Yes he made the final here but... who knows what might have happened had he been forced to play for a result in the previous rounds.
If anything that shows signs of a true champion imo.I think it's a bit early to be predicting any sort of decline. I'm not saying that the gap hasn't closed between Novak and the rest of the field but I'll see how he performs next year. |
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Here's to Glasgow - Murray v Delpo. Can't wait!
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What including the French that he won?
If anything that shows signs of a true champion imo.I think it's a bit early to be predicting any sort of decline. I'm not saying that the gap hasn't closed between Novak and the rest of the field but I'll see how he performs next year. Know saying the latter was 'poor' is harsh but he got a relatively free ride to the final then was very much second best tonight.
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Just think Novak needs a break, think he should take the rest of the year off, or at least until the year-end thing. Then there'll be a decent break before the Oz Open.
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YAY STAN!!!!
![]() Didn't think he could do it (hence why I went onto the next conversation of Novak potentially dominating 2017 a little prematurely.) Nonetheless I loved being proved wrong tonight. Although as somebody mentioned earlier he's very capable of winning all 4 next year still, so watch out. Mens tennis is so much better when we have different winners. This 'Big 4' conversation I think is going to have to widen its tent at some point I think. ![]() How much longer can we talk about a 'Big 4' and not talk about Stan in the same breath? |
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YAY STAN!!!!
![]() Didn't think he could do it (hence why I went onto the next conversation of Novak potentially dominating 2017 a little prematurely.) Nonetheless I loved being proved wrong tonight. Although as somebody mentioned earlier he's very capable of winning all 4 next year still, so watch out. Mens tennis is so much better when we have multiple winners. Tennis is much better when Novak goes past Rogers total of most Grand Slams titles
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Just think Novak needs a break, think he should take the rest of the year off, or at least until the year-end thing. Then there'll be a decent break before the Oz Open.
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Yup needs to get his self together and comeback stronger. Should never have done the Olympics tbh.
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Following Novaks defeat (and thus losing ranking points based on last year) is the race for number 1 back on for Murray?
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Following Novaks defeat (and thus losing ranking points based on last year) is the race for number 1 back on for Murray?
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# CH Player Name Age Ctry Pts +/- Current Tournament Previous Tournaments Next Pts Max Pts 1 CH Novak Djokovic 29.3 SRB1 14040 - -800 - Lost in US Open F - - 2 CH Andy Murray 29.3 GBR1 9485 - +180 - Lost in US Open QF - - 3 CH Stan Wawrinka 31.4 SUI1 6260 - +1280 - US Open W - - 4 1 Rafael Nadal 30.2 ESP1 4940 +1 +90 - Lost in US Open R16 - - 5 4 Kei Nishikori 26.7 JPN1 4875 +2 +710 - Lost in US Open SF - - 6 4 Milos Raonic 25.7 CAN1 4760 - -45 - Lost in US Open R64 - - 7 1 Roger Federer 35 SUI2 3745 -3 -1200 - - - - 8 7 Gael Monfils 30 FRA1 3545 +4 +710 - Lost in US Open SF - - 9 4 Tomas Berdych 30.9 CZE1 3390 -1 -180 - - - - 10 7 Dominic Thiem 23 AUT1 3295 - +90 - Lost in US Open R16 - - |
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Seems ages Dan Evans nearly knocked Stan out of the US Open. Well done to him & roll on the Davis cup.
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Very glad to see Stanslam is on course. ![]() Of course i predicted it days ago ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quote:
*crosses fingers*
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If anything that shows signs of a true champion imo.
Know saying the latter was 'poor' is harsh but he got a relatively free ride to the final then was very much second best tonight.
