US Open 2018, Flushing Meadows, NY USA - Grand Slam (Men)

[Denis]

Nice try but Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray have all said that it’s equal to the slams.

Well it's not.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Well it's not.

I agree. It’s not equal but probably even bigger & more special due to it being once every 4 years.

 

[Andy22]

Nobody cares about the Olympics in tennis. He will retire when he thinks he needs to. I think today was a good indication that he might need to sooner than later.

Well yea everyone but murray, nadal does not care about Olympics, federer still might go a few more seasons, just to keep his grand slam lead we see.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Well yea everyone but murray, nadal does not care about Olympics, federer still might go a few more seasons, just to keep his grand slam lead we see.

If Rafa gets to 19 slams Federer will announce his retirement immediately because he has too much of an ego to be surpassed while still playing. At least if he retires with the record, people can still say “well maybe if he had played a little bit longer he could have kept the lead”...

 

[herios]

Well it's not.

That is your opinion. Does not mean others share it.
Our guy, Novak cares a lot about it. That is a fact.

 

[DarthFed]

Federer didn't choke. He played poorly. There's a difference.

He choked. Did you see the end of the 2nd set??? That's the definition of choking

 

[DarthFed]

Nice try but Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray have all said that it’s equal to the slams.

Umm no they did not. They say it's important of course but majors are way more important.

 

[DarthFed]

If Rafa gets to 19 slams Federer will announce his retirement immediately because he has too much of an ego to be surpassed while still playing. At least if he retires with the record, people can still say “well maybe if he had played a little bit longer he could have kept the lead”...

Another retarded post from a Rafa fan girl. Nadal inching closer would make him more motivated because we all know his career would be a huge underachievement if Twatdal passes him.

 

[DarthFed]

I have no idea what are you asking me. Novak has never bailed out of any matches.

When a player doesn't look like himself in match he loses and is not stating health problem like it was the case with Federer in this match, he choked.

now ciao, I must "bail out"

Wow you forgot that Djoker used to retire with sore throats. Anyways he did a great job avoiding Roger for a year and a half when he sucked

 

[Moxie]

He choked. Did you see the end of the 2nd set??? That's the definition of choking

I thought he choked the 2nd, and then just wilted after that, but have it however you like.

 

[DarthFed]

I thought he choked the 2nd, and then just wilted after that, but have it however you like.

Well yeah I agree with that but if he had closed out the 2nd the match was all but over. Choking that set is what lost it for him. The guy played a lot better after that but why wouldn't he?

 

[herios]

The headlines today are about Roger mentioning the difficulty of playing in the heat and humid conditions. So the point is he was not injured rather not feeling well. That is the clue behind his poor play.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

Well yeah I agree with that but if he had closed out the 2nd the match was all but over. Choking that set is what lost it for him. The guy played a lot better after that but why wouldn't he?

Did you watch the match?

He was trying to shorten points hitting drop shots and coming to the net getting burned repeatedly by Millman's passing shots.just had no faith in his ground strokes.
The terrible serve percentage didn't help either.Lost two service games from 40-15 in set 2 ffs.

 

[DarthFed]

Did you watch the match?

He was trying to shorten points hitting drop shots and coming to the net getting burned repeatedly by Millman's passing shots.just had no faith in his ground strokes.
The terrible serve percentage didn't help either.Lost two service games from 40-15 in set 2 ffs.

I saw all of it. The bottom line is he blew the second set out his backside and he would've won if he didn't just give that away. The heat/humidity seemed to become more of an issue for him later on in the match which makes sense.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

I saw all of it. The bottom line is he blew the second set out his backside and he would've won if he didn't just give that away. The heat/humidity seemed to become more of an issue for him later on in the match which makes sense.

Pretty much.

 

[10isfan]

Nice try but Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray have all said that it’s equal to the slams.

You think they really believe that? How would Djoke and Fed look if they said otherwise?

 

[Nadalfan2013]

You think they really believe that? How would Djoke and Fed look if they said otherwise?

Federer’s reaction when he won his Olympics semi to reach the final was bigger than any slam win, not to mention describing the moment in his press conference. And how can we forget when he made love to Wawrinka right on the court when they won the doubles? Should I also mention how Djokovic was in full tears when he lost at the Olympics while when he loses in a slam it’s not as big of a deal? The Olympics for them is beyond huge.

 

[DarthFed]

Federer’s reaction when he won his Olympics semi to reach the final was bigger than any slam win, not to mention describing the moment in his press conference. And how can we forget when he made love to Wawrinka right on the court when they won the doubles? Should I also mention how Djokovic was in full tears when he lost at the Olympics while when he loses in a slam it’s not as big of a deal? The Olympics for them is beyond huge.

It is huge but a lot of it is due to them playing for their country, and in Roger and Nole's cases, athletes from their countries rarely take home medals, at least in The Summer Olympics. Roddick and some other Americans didn't really care about it and many players that qualify flat out skip it. So it's something that is different player to player. None of them would trade a major for a Gold Medal though, they'd be idiots if they said otherwise.

 

[Moxie]

It is huge but a lot of it is due to them playing for their country, and in Roger and Nole's cases, athletes from their countries rarely take home medals, at least in The Summer Olympics. Roddick and some other Americans didn't really care about it and many players that qualify flat out skip it. So it's something that is different player to player. None of them would trade a major for a Gold Medal though, they'd be idiots if they said otherwise.

I think it's understandable that for an individual it means a lot, but I agree with you that no one would trade it for a Major win.

 

[DarthFed]

I think it's understandable that for an individual it means a lot, but I agree with you that no one would trade it for a Major win.

I agree. And you know I don't downplay the Olympics as it is a big deal. I think we discussed it before and that the general feeling is that a gold medal probably means more to most players, including the top guys, than the YEC but less than a major. Or at least as far as historical significance that's the case.