Quote:
Originally Posted by kerr
Calling it early.
Novak to win his 25th and last ever grand slam tournament at the 2024 Australian Open.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha Fish
The world is ending in 6 months?
I'd prefer to get a bit more of a notice next time, thanks!
Quote:
Originally Posted by krunic
Dude hobbled around like an old fart and still beat Medvedev in straights. I don't see why he would retire, or fail to keep beating everyone else on the regular, for 2-3 more years.
That being said, I think Vak will be more decisive about retirement than most others. More like Sampras, the way he just announced one day "yup I'm done now." No heming and hawing for months/years. No pointless emo comebacks, which seem to be all the rage now.
Vak could get to 30 slams if he really wants to.
Plus I think he's having too much fun playing the part of the old man putting the youngins in place, like the way he stomped Shelton and made fun of his celebration. Or how he said he, Roger and Rafa were the next gen (shortly before Roger retired, but still).
He doesn't seem close to being done with tennis yet, mentally. He can play a light schedule and manage his declining body for a couple years.
Quote:
Originally Posted by wetleg
I donÂ’t think Djokovic will get to 30 slams. 27-28 is likely though.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellmuth was right
if i had to choose between @kerr saying he will end with 25 or @krunic thinking he could get to 30 if he wants to i would lean towards @kerr. the dropoff between winning multiple majors a year and never winning a major again is very steep and can happen very quickly and often without warning in advance that it is coming. Rafa went from winning multiple majors in 2022 to drawing dead to ever winning another major again by the beginning of 2023, and novak is almost exactly one year younger than Rafa. Injuries start to become very prevalent around this age and once they start they are almost impossible to stop and almost always career-ending.
coming back to this a year later Novak appears to be on the same path as Rafa, who won multiple majors in 2022 and was drawing dead to ever win another one by 2023, which is not surprising since Novak is exactly one year younger than Rafa. Although I don't think he is drawing stone dead to win another major like Rafa was I could see him gutting out one last AO or Wimby to get to an even 25 (and pass Court) similar to Jack Nicklaus winning the Masters in 1986, but its really hard to see him winning any more than that. At this point i think its like
24 >>>> 25 >>>>>>>>>>> 26+
and 30 is obviously a pipe dream.
