Who was the last player to win the US Open in their thirties
The Tennis Thread (Part 31)
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Originally Posted by Makson:
“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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“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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Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.
Originally Posted by missfrankiecat:
“Oh God, they actually hand the cheques out in public - so vulgar!”
“Oh God, they actually hand the cheques out in public - so vulgar!
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Come on it's all about the green with Americans
Originally Posted by anyonefortennis:
“Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.”
“Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.”
OOOH you are falling into dangerous John Inverdale territory there, better hope Andy doesn't read this
Originally Posted by anyonefortennis:
“The Stan Slam is still on except there's a 2 year gap now.
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“The Stan Slam is still on except there's a 2 year gap now.
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How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.
Originally Posted by anyonefortennis:
“Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.”
“Stan is the oldest USO winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970.”
Novak has still got another three years in him
He could still reach Rogers total, but he will have to have another great season next year
Originally Posted by Lushness:
“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...”
“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...”
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.
Originally Posted by Mike Teevee:
“How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.”
“How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.”
He wont win Wimbledon
Grass is his worst surface
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.
Originally Posted by owen10:
“He wont win Wimbledon
Grass is his worst surface”
“He wont win Wimbledon
Grass is his worst surface”
I wouldn't put it past Stan to do it. Who knows what could have happened this year if he hadn't ran into Delpo?
Originally Posted by Mike Teevee:
“How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.”
“How so, he just has to win Wimby in 10 months.”
He was supposed to win Wimbledon this year to win the Stan Slam. So it will be a bit back to front next year.
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“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.”
“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.”
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.
Originally Posted by Lushness:
“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.”
“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.”
Thinking of Wimbledon, the Olympics and the US as the three.
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.
Originally Posted by seansnotmyname@:
“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.”
“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.”
Yep I think he'll be right as rain come his most successful slam.
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?
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?
Originally Posted by Thomas007:
“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.”
“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.”
No
Tennis is much better when Novak goes past Rogers total of most Grand Slams titles
Originally Posted by seansnotmyname@:
“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.”
“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.”
Yup needs to get his self together and comeback stronger. Should never have done the Olympics tbh.
Originally Posted by SpiderMan 83:
“Yup needs to get his self together and comeback stronger. Should never have done the Olympics tbh.”
“Yup needs to get his self together and comeback stronger. Should never have done the Olympics tbh.”
Oh come on now the Olympics is once every 4 years, its an excellent chance for him to get one over Federer in the never ending GOAT argument. So I certainly wouldn't begrudge him going for it. He'll be 33 at the next one also so perhaps this was his best chance.
Following Novaks defeat (and thus losing ranking points based on last year) is the race for number 1 back on for Murray?
Originally Posted by Thomas007:
“Following Novaks defeat (and thus losing ranking points based on last year) is the race for number 1 back on for Murray?”
“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 - -
Seems ages Dan Evans nearly knocked Stan out of the US Open. Well done to him & roll on the Davis cup.
Very glad to see Stanslam is on course. 
Of course i predicted it days ago
Of course i predicted it days ago
Originally Posted by planets:
“*crosses fingers*
yes Stan into the final!!!
#stanslam”
“*crosses fingers*
yes Stan into the final!!!
#stanslam
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