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- Reason(s) 2021 AO may play a pivotal role in determining GOAT status.
- Can Federer resist cheating given current landscape he finds himself in?
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- Djokovic marks Italian teenager Sinner as a potential number one.
- Here's another record Federer is about to lose - this week. Djokovic is likely to end the year as No. 1 - for the 6th time. ALL Djokovic has to do now is JUST win 20 Slams - and it's all over - with the GOAT debate? And Nadal is already tied with Federer?
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10/29/2020
Reason(s) 2021 AO may play a pivotal role in determining GOAT status.
If Djokovic wins:
Clinches No. 18. That’s WELL within striking distance of 20 thereby bringing him a LOT closer to claiming GOAT status - irrefutably.
It will also be his 9th @ ‘Home’ Slam. Nadal has 13 and Federer 8.
It will also mean he will not lose any points towards his No. 1 ranking and his assault on Federer’s most weeks @ No. 1 stat.
If Nadal wins:
Bags No. 21.
Second Career Slam.
If he defeats Djokovic en-route, he will have defeated ‘resident owner’ of TWO ‘Home’ Slams. Federer @ Wimbledon and Djokovic @ AO. Fact that they have not come even close to threatening him @ his ‘Home’ Slam will add even more sparkle to the feat.
More importantly, for both Federer and Nadal, Djokovic will stay put @ 17 - for now.
Nadal will gain meaningful points for his race for the No. 1 rank with Djokovic while pushing Djokovic’s chances of passing Federer on the most weeks @ No. 1 in jeopardy.
Total affect of above: WTF deficiency will not stick out as sorely as it does today - with respect to - everything.
If Nadal and Djokovic don’t win:
Federer wins - with or without actually winning the final. Heck, without even competing. FOR NOW.
With Djokovic getting to 20 a fairly realistic possibility barring something major, denying Nadal his second Career Slam will be a big help for Federer - to save himself from getting ‘taken care of’ from the other end. Who knows where Nadal will be when 2022 AO rolls around.
Bottom line:
2021 AO may turn out to be the BIGGEST battle between Nadal and Djokovic - EVER. Nadal is unchained having tied Federer - forget No. 13, defeating Djokovic here will mean FAR more than No. 21 or even a second Career Slam - for the big pitchker.
Djokovic cannot miss this specially after letting 2020 US Open slip through his fingers. This is not a step forward for him. This is just making up for one lost.
Both know how much each other’s win will impact them for GOAT status.
Deduction: War.
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Can Federer resist cheating given current landscape he finds himself in?
Insert very credible reports that BOTH Nadal and Djokovic are already 'cheating' and the carrot becomes even more juicier and tempting?
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Djokovic marks Italian teenager Sinner as a potential number one.
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic feels Italian teenager Jannik Sinner leads the pack of 'Next Gen' players with the potential of becoming a future world number one, the Serbian said after all but securing his year-end top ranking with a win in Vienna on Wednesday.
Djokovic saved four set points in the opener against Croatia's Borna Coric to win 7-6(11) 6-3 to reach the third round of the Erste Bank Open in the Austrian capital.
The win meant that the 17-times Grand Slam winner could only be stopped from tying Pete Sampras' record of finishing as year end No.1 for the sixth time if Rafael Nadal accepts a wild card in competing in Sofia next month.
The 19-year-old Sinner won the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2019 and is currently at a career-high ranking of 43, having reached his maiden Grand Slam quarter final at this month's French Open.
"I definitely see a lot of quality in the young players," said Djokovic. "(Sinner) definitely possesses a game that is powerful and is with a lot of quality, and you can say he has the potential to be a top player of the world.
"Sinner is definitely, I would say, the leader of the guys younger than (Alexander) Zverev and (Stefanos) Tsitsipas, who I think by many experts' opinions the next 'top' top player."
German Zverev, aged 23, reached the U.S. Open final in New York and is a year older than Greek Tsitsipas and they have won the previous two editions of the season-ending ATP Finals, the biggest event in men's tennis outside the Slams.
Djokovic felt the duo are already established players and would need to sustain their performances over a period to wrest the top ranking.
"Many things have to come together in a career and life of a tennis player in order for him to be able to find his best and maximise his potential and to thrive every single year," Djokovic said.
"And to endure, because I think you have a much better chance to have a great Grand Slam or a great season. But can you endure for three, four, five, 10 years? Fifteen years?"
https://sports.yahoo.com/djokovic-marks-italian-teenager-sinner-055950143.html
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Here's another record Federer is about to lose - this week. Djokovic is likely to end the year as No. 1 - for the 6th time. ALL Djokovic has to do now is JUST win 20 Slams - and it's all over - with the GOAT debate? And Nadal is already tied with Federer?
Novak Djokovic defeated Filip Krajinovic in the first round in Vienna on Tuesday to edge closer to Pete Sampras's all-time record of ending the year as world number one on six occasions.
Djokovic beat compatriot Krajinovic 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 and needs to win his next match in Austria against Borna Coric to ensure he equals the achievement of his childhood idol.
The 33-year-old Serb has been the top-ranked player at the end of a season five times: in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
He shares that mark with career rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Sampras achieved the feat six years in succession between 1993 and 1998.
Djokovic was playing in Vienna for the first time since he won the title there in 2007, and dropped serve twice in a tricky opening set.
Krajinovic served for the first set at 5-4 and then held a set point in the tie-break but couldn't take advantage.
A couple of breaks in the second set allowed Djokovic to clinch victory -- his 38th in 40 matches this year.
"First set, I think he was the better player. He was serving for the first set and I was lucky. He missed a smash at 6/6 in the tie-break," said Djokovic.
"A few points here and there can change the momentum of the match. In the second set, I stepped it up, I played better and I am just pleased with the way I finished the match."
The 17-time Grand Slam title winner is appearing at his first tournament since his heavy loss to Nadal in the Roland Garros final two weeks ago.
Djokovic is also attempting to beat Federer's all-time best of 310 weeks spent on top of the rankings.
On Monday, Djokovic began his 292nd week in total as world number one.
Djokovic and US Open winner Dominic Thiem are two of six top 10 players in the draw in the Austrian capital.
Second seed Thiem overcame Vitaliy Sachko 6-4, 7-5 in his opening match at home.
The Ukrainian lucky loser was making his tour-level debut, having entered the draw after Kei Nishikori pulled out due to injury.
Chile's Cristian Garin shook off the frustration of losing a lengthy second set tie-break to take down Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-7 (9/11), 6-3.
He will face Thiem for a place in the quarter-finals.
https://sports.yahoo.com/djokovic-wins-vienna-opener-close-000559616.html
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