Menu
Showing posts with label Tennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennis. Show all posts

                                                                                                                            Image Credit:@twitter


Tennis- Paris Masters: Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal stunned by young talent Alexander Zverev in the Paris Masters semifinal 6-4 7-5. Now he will meet Medvedev in the final. 


Alexander Zverev became the first German to reach the Paris Masters Final in the last 25 years. 


Zverev was great on his serve as he hit 13 aces in the game against Rafael Nadal. Nadal was able to hit only 3. 


Alexander Zverev is on a great run with 12 winning streaks. He won 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles. After reaching his first Grand Slam final he won 21 matches out of 23. That is quite remarkable.  


Also Read:


Tennis: Thiem wins his first US Open against Alexander Zverev in 5 sets thriller.


Zverev was quite dominant in the match. He won the first set with ease using a first serve dominance but Nadal always made a come back in a tough situation. Nadal broke Zverev's serve on the 8th game of a second set to tie a set. Zverev didn't take a chance to Nadal to come back in a match as he broke Nadal's serve and took a match and a place into a final on his serve. 


Nadal never won Paris Master and he was trying to win his first Paris Master title but it was stopped by Zverev who will try to win his 4th ATP Master 1000 title. Nadal also had a chance to tie Novak Djokovic's record of 36 Masters titles but it was ruined by Zverev.  


Rafael Nadal on Paris Master lost to Zverev," It has not been a bad tournament, I spent hours on court. Of course, I wanted to win the tournament but it is always difficult. I had the right attitude during the whole event, I think, fighting in every match that gave me the chance to play four matches that I think will be helpful for London."


Also Read: 


French Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Novak Djokovic for the 13th French Open Title. equals with Roger Federer.

Rafael Nadal with his 13th French Open Final.                                               Image Credit: Twitter 



French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal equals Roger Federer for the most Majors in an Open era as he defeated Novak Djokovic in the French Open Final 6-0 6-2 7-5. 

Nadal also made history by getting 100th win at the Roland Garros with just 2 losses at the French Open. This shows that How dominant Rafael Nadal is in this tournament. 


Djokovic had a chance to win every major two times but he missed it. If he was able to win this tournament against Rafael Nadal than he is the first player to do it in the Open era. Once again Nadal comes in his way.


Now Roger Federer had 20 titles and Nadal also gets 20 Majors. Nadal won 13 French Opens in his career and its continue, 4 US Open, 2 Wimbledon, and 1 Australian Open. Now Nadal has a chance to be the first player to win every Major twice in the next years Australian Open.



In this game, Djokovic didn't look like himself. He made many mistakes and many errors in service. Nadal broke all of the services of Novak Djokovic in the first set and took that serve 6-0. Also in the second set, Djokovic was able to win only 2 games as Nadal took the second set 6-2 and in the third set Nadal first broke Djokovic's serve but Djokovic took it back. Once again 11th game of the third set Nadal broke Djokovic's serve and went for the game, set, and Championship. He finished a match with an ace.

Also Read:



Nadal won this final but Djokovic got an upper hand between these two players matchup. Novak won many matches up in recent years against Rafael Nadal including 2019's Australian Open. Djokovic won last 14 matches out of 18 matchups between them before this French Open Final. 

Nadal also becomes the oldest player to win the French Open since 1972. In his first French Open Title and 13th French Open title is 15 years. This is the Longest gape between 2 titles at the same Major.  

Now Nadal has a record of 26-0 in the semifinals and finals of the French Open. He won all 13 French Open Finals. 

Novak on Rafa," He keeps going, No holding him back. It seems like, It is amazing. I mean, I admire all his achievements I mean, especially the one here. It is a stunning score and results and records that he is got on the court."

Also Read:

NBA: Jimmy Butler and Miami Heat hold Lakers to win a title.


Tennis: Who is going to hold more majors? Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, or Roger Federer!

                                                                                                   Image Credit:@twitter/@ronaldgarros 

French Open 2020: Djokovic past a test of Pablo Carreno Busta with 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-final. Now he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the place for final of the French Open. 


Novak has a great record this season, He lost only one game this season and that came into the US Open where he defaulted from the US Open because of hitting a line judge accidentally. Djokovic won 36 games of the year.  


Novak Djokovic got some injury concern in this game as he wore a bandage on his neck. He also got some problems with his left arm in a game but he felt comfortable after the trainer gave him a massage. 


Novak lost his first set and his opponent got a breakpoint on his serve early in the second set. Carreno Busta fought hard to stay in the game but Novak got a point at the crucial moment of the game.      


In the other quarter-final of the French Open two future stars collide with each other where Tsitsipas won against Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-2 6-3.   


Also Read:


NBA: Scottie Pippen- The Unsung Hero Of The Chicago Bulls!


Rublev got an early break on Tsitsipas serve and he led 5-4 to take first set on his own serve but Tsitsipas had other ideas. Tsitsipas broke a serve of Rublev on the 10th game of the first serve. Once again Tsitsipas broke a serve of Rublev on the 12th game of a first set to take the first set. Once Rublev was serving for a set in a game but he handed a set by giving consecutive 2 games of his serve cost him the first set of a match.


After the first set Tsitsipas never gave any chance to Rublev to come back in a game. He took the 2nd set 6-2 and the third set 6-3.


It will be a great matchup between a first-seeded Novak Djokovic and a fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic leads a matchup 3-2. Djokovic lost only 1 set in his 5 matches of this tournament. This is Novak Djokovic's 10th semifinal at the Roland Garros. With this kind of form and performance in the French Open Novak has a better chance to win a semifinal and book his place in the Final. Djokovic has some injury concern that is going to be a drawback against Tsitsipas if Djokovic will not play at 100%. 


Tsitsipas played a great in this tournament. He nearly put out from the tournament by Jaume Munar where he was behind 0-2 sets in a game but he fought back and won 5 set thrillers. Now he has the best chance to prove that new generations' days are coming by defeating Novak Djokovic and making into the final of the French Open.


Also Read:


French Open: Rafael Nadal makes into the last four for the 13th time in his career after a win over Jannik Sinner.


 

Rafael Nadal after a quarter-final win over Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros.
Image Credit:@twitter/@rolandgarros 

French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal defeated Italian Teenager Jannik Sinner with a victory in a straight-set 7-6(7-4) 6-4 6-1. Now he is just two games away from equalling a record for most major with Roger Federer.  


Now, Rafael Nadal will face Diego Schwartzman who won  5 sets thriller against Dominic Thiem. Diego Schwartzman was the one who defeated Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open Quarter-Final last month. 


Rafael Nadal reaches his 13th semifinal of the French Open. Rafael Nadal won 9 games against Diego Schwartzman who won only one game and that was just a month ago in the Italian Open quarter-final. Nadal will play in his 34th semifinals at majors. 


Set 1


Jannik Sinner had a breakpoint in the 5th game of the set on Nadal's serve but he missed a chance by hitting a ball into the net. Sinner got a game in the 11th game of the set with 2 breakpoints. Somehow Nadal survived and saved both breakpoints. Sinner once again got a breakpoint and this time Nadal gave him a breakpoint with an unforced error. Nadal got a game by breaking Sinnner's Serve and sent a set to a tiebreaker. Nadal took a tie-breaker with 7-4 and a first set.   


Nadal won the first set but Sinner was the one who dominated the set for the most part of the game. 


Also Read:


NBA: Los Angles Lakers are one win away from a ring after a victory over Miami Heat


Set 2


Sinner got 3 breakpoints in the 4th set of the set on Rafa's serve. Nadal was able to save two break points but was not able to save the third won which was won by Sinner with a powerful forehand. Nadal took full advantage of Sinner's carelessness and gave the 6th game of the set to Nadal on his own serve. Nadal broke a serve of Sinner in the 9th game of the set. Another unforced error by Sinner and Nadal took a set and 2-0 sets lead in a Match. 


Set 3


Nadal got 2 breakpoints on the first game of the Sinner's serve. Nadal got the first game of the set. Nadal took a game of his own serve and broke the third game of the set on Sinner's serve. Sinner was able to get only one game in the set. Nadal took the third set 6-1.   


It's a straight-set win for Rafael Nadal but it is not easy as number shows. Sinner's had many chances in a game but he made many mistakes. When you are playing against Nadal if you will make a minimum mistake you will pay for it.  


Nadal said," It was dangerous to finish games at 1:30 in the morning. I know footballers play under these conditions but they are all the time moving. We stop, We come back, We stop on the changeovers. I think this is a little bit dangerous for the body with these very heavy conditions."  


Nadal also said," I don't know why they put five matches on Chatrier. It is a risk.."


Also Read:


French Open: Novak Djokovic continues super performance with a victory over Karen.

Djokovic advances into his 11th consecutive the French Open Finals.
Image Credit:@twitter/@rolandgarros

French Open 2020: World number one Novak Djokovic continues his winning run as he made into the quarter-final of the French Open. Novak gets some fight from Karen Khachanov but it was not enough to stop Djokovic. He won a game 6-4 6-3 6-3. 


Novak Djokovic made into the 11 consecutive French Open quarter-final and 14 overall to tie with clay court king Rafael Nadal for the most all-time. Djokovic has yet to lose any set in the Roland Garros.  


Djokovic is in his 47th Grand Slam quarter-final only behind Roger Federer who top the list with 57 Grand Slam quarter-finals.  


Djokovic broke a serve of Khachanov in the 8th game of a first set. Khachanov brought back Djokovic's serve in the next game but he unable to continue that performance as Djokovic broke his next serve and got a first set 6-4. 


Djokovic got the 4th game of the second set on the Khachanov's serve. Djokovic got a set on his own service of the 9th game of the second set. 


Also Read: 


French Open: Rafael Nadal enters into a last 8 of the French Open.


Djokovic broke a serve of Khachanov on the first game of the third set in a match. He broke serve with a drop shot, Khachanov had no answer to it. Khachanov got back his service break by breaking the service of Novak in the fourth game of the third set.  Djokovic got a broke point in the 7th game of the third set, this time Khochanov gave it with an unforced error. Novak won a game by breaking another serve of Khochanov as he took a set and a match.


Now, Novak Djokovic has a 35-1 ATP match win-loss record in the season of 2020. This match was not easy for Djokovic as scoring sheets suggest it. Djokoic hit 29 drop shots in his fourth round match. 


 Now, Djokovic will face the winner of the match between Pablo Carreno Busta who is 17th seed in the tournament, and Daniel Altmaier. 


Also Read:


French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Andrey Rublev in a quarterfinal of the French Open.


                         Andrey Rublev in his game against Fucsovics.                     
Image Credit:@twitter/@rolandgarros

French Open 2020: Andrey Rublev made it into his second consecutive quarter-finals. He overcame from the first set deficit and won the match 6-7(4-7) 5-7 4-6 6-7(3-7) against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics. 


Andre Rublev lost the first set in a tie break and was behind in a second set 5-2 but he made a comeback in a game by winning 5 consecutive games in the second set. He took the third set easily and won the fourth set in tie-breaker and advances to the last of Roland Garros. 


Rublev converted 7 breakpoints out of 12 while Marton converted 5 break points out of 16. Fucsovics. This match is nearly called an equal with the performance and points they won a game. Rublev was able to save many breakpoints on his serve. 


Fucsovics had a chance to become the first Hungarian player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in 39 years but he missed this opportunity. Fuucsovics had a chance to come back in a game in the fourth set when he had 3 set points on Rublev serve. He missed all those opportunities and set went into a tie-breaker. Rublev won a set form coming back to 3 sets points down. 


Also Read:


EPL: Tottenham Hotspurs crushes 10 man Manchester United.


Stefanos also serges into the quarterfinal Of the French Open.


                                                                                                  Image Credit:@twitter/@rolandgarros

Stefanos Tsitsipas also made it into the last 8 of the French Open with the victory over Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-6(11-9) 6-2.


Grigor Dimitrov got 3 breakpoints on Tsitsipas's serve but was unable to convert any of them. Meanwhile, Stefanos got 3 break points out of 12. Those only 3 breakpoints were enough for Tsitsipas to win a match. 

 In a major Tsitsipas gets the best result by making into the last 4 of the Australian Open. Now he will face Rublev in the last 8 for taking place into another semifinal of the Major. They faced each other in the Humberg open final which was won by A. Rublev. Tsitsipas had won Last year's ATP Finals. 


Tsitsipas now won 12 consecutive sets in the tournament. Tsitsipas faced a red-eye problem in the game. He said on his eye problem," I had a problem with my eye so that's why I had to call the doctor. It happened in my earlier matches too. It is still red and irritated."


Tsitsipas becomes the first Greek player to make into the quarter-final of the French Open.


Also Read:


French Open: Rafael Nadal enters into the last 8 of the French Open.

Nadal enters into the quarter-finals after a win over American S. Korda.
Image Credit:@twitter/@ rolandgarros

French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal continues his dominant performance in French Open with the win over S. Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2. This is the 14th time Nadal enters into the French Open quarterfinals. 


Now he is in the search for the 20th grand slam title and 13th french open. Italian Teenager Sinner stuns Alexander Zverev who is 6th seed in the tournament. Sinner won a match 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3. Now Nadal will face Sinner in the quarter-final of the French Open. Sinner is just 19 years old. Sinner becomes the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam since Novak Djokovic in 2006.


Nadal is yet to drop a set in the French Open but he has yet to face a seeded player in the tournament. Nadal always gives a dominant performance on clay but in this strong wind, he also struggled. Rafael Nadal saved two break points in the first game and took breakpoints in the 2nd and 4th game of the set as he took a 5-0 lead in the first set. Nadal took the first set 6-1 in 37 minutes.


Also Read:


UEFA Champions League: Messi and Ronaldo will face each other in a group stage.


Rafa took care of 2nd set with some very good holds and also took 2nd set with 6-1. In the third set American youngster broke Rafa's first game of the set and hold his serve to take a 2-0 lead in the game but Nadal stayed strong and won 6 consecutive games of the 3rd set by breaking the American's all serve. Nadal is Sebastian's idol and he is the son of a tennis star, Australian Open Champion Petr Korda.  


Nadal said," He has a big future ahead of him, and I wish him all the best. It's an honor for me to inspire young players and kids to pick up the racquet and step on the court. My entire generation has tried to give its best on the court every day and always improve, I am glad that we inspired the new generation."


He also said," Sebastian made some mistake in crucial points but the way he hits the ball is impressive. It wasn't easy to find the right shots in those windy conditions."


Rafael Nadal converted 8 breakpoints from 11 chances while Korda was unable to get an advantage on his breakpoints. he was able to get only one breakpoint from 6 on Nadal's serve.


Also Read:


French Open: Rafael Nadal and Thiem make into the round of 16.


                                                                                                  Image Credit:@twitter/@rolandgarros


French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal cruises into the round of 16 with an easy victory over Stefano Travagla of Italy. Rafael Nadal getting near and near to match Roger Federer's 20 major titles. Rafael Nadal won a game with 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.


Rafael Nadal registered his win in just 95 minutes. It's another game where Nadal won one set without giving any points in a game of the third set. He gave only 5 games to his opponent in a match. Nadal is yet to drop any set in the french open. 


Nadal started a game in a dominant fashion, He gave only one game in the first set with winning the first nine points. He gave his opponent only six points. 


Nadal broke Travaglia's serve and went ahead with 4-3 but in the next game his opponent got a breakpoint on his serve but Nadal showed his resilient nature and saved a breakpoint. After this Travaglia held his serve in a second set. Nadal also held his serve and took a game, a set. He took a 2-0 lead in a match.


In the third set of a game, Nadal didn't give any chances to his opponent as he won the last set 6-0. Travaglia managed to get only 8 points in the set. Now he will face 213th ranked American qualifier, Sebastian Korda. 

 

Nadal said," I think today I played the best match this year at Roland Garros. " 


Domini Thiem also got a win in the third round of the French Open. He defeated Norway's Casper Ruud with a 6-4 6-3 6-1. Now he is in the round of 16 of the french open. Thiem struggled in the first set of a match where he faced 6 breakpoints. Thiem will face Daston who stuns Wawrinka.  


2015 french open champion Stan Wawrinka faced a shock defeat against 239 ranked player Hugo Gaston with 2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-0. 


A match between Sonego and Fritz went into 2 tiebreakers. Sonego won a match with 7-6(7-5), 6-3, 7-6(19-17). In the third set, the tiebreaker went to 30 minutes. This tiebreaker is just 2 points away from matching the record set by Tsonga and Andy Roddick. They record 38 points in a tiebreaker.  


Zverev came back from his bad performance in his last game and got an easy win over Marco Cecchinato with 6-1 7-5 6-3.



Also Read:


UEFA Champions League: Messi and Ronaldo will face each other in a group stage. 

Rafael Nadal in the second round of the French Open. Image Credit:@twitter


French Open: Rafael Nadal is hoping to win 20 grand slam titles and looking to equal a record of Roger Federer's 20 grand slam titles.


Rafael Nadal won his first match against Gerasimov with 6-4 6-4 6-2 and now he won the second match with ease against McDonald(6-1 6-0 6-3). 


Set 1


Nadal broke the 4th game of McDonald's serve and took a 3-1 lead in the set. Nadal won all points in the serve. Once again Nadal broke the 6th game of the set when McDonald hit a ball outside a foul line to give a point and break to Nadal. Nadal took a 5-1 lead in a game. he named first set on his serve in the 7th game of a set. 


Set 2


Nadal broke McDonald's all serve in the second set of a match and Nadal took the second set with a 6-0.  


Set 3


McDonald took the first game of the set. McDonald gave Nadal a breakpoint with his unforced error. Nadal broke McDonald's serve in the 9th game of a set and he took a game, set, and a match. 


Nadal cruises through the third round of Roland Garros with an easy victory over  American Mackenzie McDonald. McDonald is No. 236 in the world ranking of Tennis. He was able to get only 5 games in a match. 


Rafael Nadal won 68% first-serve points while McDonald was able to win only 44% first-serve points. Mcdonald never got any breakpoint in a game while Nadal got 8 breakpoints and convert 7 out of 8. Nadal made only 8 unforced errors in a game. Both players hit only once ace in the game. Nalda won 74% second serve points compared to McDonald's 47%.  


Nadal said." My objective is to play as well as I can. It was a good match for me today. I am very happy."


Also Read:


Tennis: Thiem wins his first US Open against Alexander Zverev in 5 sets thriller.

                      Dominic Thiem with his first US Open title.         
            Image Credit:@twitter/@usopen


In the absence of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the US Open, Dominic Thiem was the favorite to win US Open with Novak Djokovic. Dominic did it in a way and it was not easy for him. Dominic Thiem is the first player in 71 years to win a final just after dropping the first two sets of a game. He faced young talent Alexander Zverev who is the future of tennis and definitely going to win many majors in tennis with his talent. 


Dominic Thiem won a thrilling game with 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. This is Thiem's 4th Grandslam appearance and he won a major championship after losing 3 finals. Dominic Thiem becomes the first Austrian to win US Open men's singles championships.


Set 1


Both players took their first game in a set but Zverev was able to break Thiem's serve in the third game. Zverev had 2 break points but Thiem was able to save one. In the next point, Thiem made a mistake and he put a ball into a net. Zverev won the third game and took a lead by breaking Dominic Theim's s service. Zverev broke the 7th game of a set on Dominic service. Zverev took the game and first set with an ace. First set Zverev 6-2


Set 2


Zverev got the first breakpoint in the second set with a fabulous shot, Dominic had no chance to give respond to that shot of Zverev. Dominic gave away a game by putting a shot out of line. Zverev broke the 5th game of Dominic serve and after that Zverev had a chance to take a set in 8th game on Dominic Serve but Dominic survived in that game. Zverev's backhand shot was too powerful for Dominic to handle and Dominic hit a ball into a net. Zverev took the second set 6-4. 


Set 3


In the set 3, Zverev broke 3rd game of a set on Dominic's serve, and in the next game, Dominic broke back Zverev's serve to level a set with 2-2. Dominic Thiem started a comeback in a match as he took the 10th game of Zverev's serve and the 3rd set in a match. Dominic took the third set. Dominic 1 - Zverev 2 after 3 sets.


Set 4


Both players were able to hold their services in the first 5 games of a set 4. What an outstanding play by Dominic in the 6th game of a set to get breakpoint. 8th game of a set, Dominic Thiem broke Zverev's serve. Thiem got a game and a set when Zverev hit a ball into a net at the 9th game of a set. Dominic won the fourth set by 6-3. He tied a set 2-2 


Set 5 


 Dominic Thiem broke Zverev's service in the first game of a fifth set. Dominic gave a second game with a double fault. Zverev had a breakpoint in the 8th game of a set and took a game and lead of 5-3 in a set but Dominic had other ideas and he took back to serve and broke Zverev. Dominic broke 11th game on Zverev Serve and took a 6-5 lead with serve but Zverev broke serve and tied a game at 6-6. Match went into a tie-breaker. 


Tie Breaker


Zverev took a lead in the tie break on Dominic serve but he couldn't hold this momentum as he gave away points with a double fault. Zverev once again gave a point with a double fault to Dominic Thiem. Dominic Thiem missed opportunities to get championship when he had two championship points. and Zverev tied in a tiebreaker at 6-6. Dominic Thiem got championship when Zverev hit a ball outside of the foul line. 


Also Read:


US Open: Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Third Major title with US Open. 



                                                                                               Image Credit:@twitter/@stannaoosaka


Naomi Osaka, She is just 22 years old and already won 3 major titles with two US Opens and one Australian Open. She won first US Open back in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019. After two years she did it again and win another US Open. She is playing for Japan. 


She played like a warrior and she has a tough mentality just like Nadal. She won the 2020 US Open and how she won it, This should have happened with the stadium full of crowds. Osaka wore different masks honoring victims of racial injustice and police brutality in each round of the tournament.


Osaka is the first player who won a title after losing the first set of a match since 1994 which is before 25 years. No one did this in the last 25 years until Osaka able to do it in this US Open final.  


Set 1


Osaka made an unforced error by hitting a ball outside of a line to give the first break to Azarenka. Azarenka won the second game in a set without giving any point. Azarenka went ahead in a set with 2-0. Osaka won the third game of a set with an unforced error by Azarenka. After this Azarenka took 4 games and take a set 6-1. 


Set 2


Azarenka took the first game in a set with ease. In the second game, Azarenka got 2 breakpoints with going ahead 15-40 on Osaka's serve and took the second game with 3 consecutive points. Azarenka took the first 2 games in a second set. Azarenka had a chance to extend a lead to 3-0 but Osaka made comeback and took the third game by breaking the serve of Azarenka. Osaka took his serving game and tied at 2-2. In the seventh game of a set Azarenka made a mistake and Osaka got a breakpoint. Azarenka hit a ball out of the line and Osaka took game 7 and 4-3 lead in a set. Osaka took her serving game and once again she broke Azarenka's serve to take a set with 6-3. Azarenka had game points in game 9 of a set but she also missed this opportunity. Osaka took the last game of a set with hard-hitting shots.   


Set 3


Osaka took the first game of a set with a perfect online shot. Osaka broke the 4th game of Azarenka's serve in a set with her powerful hitting and took a 3-1 lead in a set. Once again in Azarenka had a chance to come back in a game but she missed it. She was ahead with 0-40 on Osaka's serve with 3 breakpoints but Osaka got back breakpoints and take the 5th game of a set. Osaka took 5 consecutive points to take a game 5 of a set. Azarenka got a breakpoint in a game 7 of a set and this time she was successful to take a game but Osaka took back 8th game of a set by breaking Azarenka's serve and in the next game on her own serve she took the game, set, and match to become the champion of US Open. 


Osaka won a game and championship against Azarenka with 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.  


After the game, Osaka said," It was a really tough match, but inspiring as I used to watch you(Azarenka) play here when I was younger. So just to have the opportunity to play is really great and I learned a lot. I thought it would be very embarrassing to lose in under an hour, so I had t stop having a Bad Attitude, and the point was to make people start talking. "


                                                                                                 Image Credit:@Twitter/@DjokerNole


 

Novak Djokovic gave the good news to the US Open Organizer and Fans of Tennis. He said that he will play in the US Open. This is the first Grand Slam tournament after the coronavirus pandemic.


Djokovic twitted and confirmed that he will participate at #Cincy Tennis and #USOpen this year.


Djokovic also put some words with it that It was not an easy decision to make with all the Obstacles and challenges on many sides, but the prospect of competing again makes him really excited.


 

Nadal already decided not to play in the US Open due to giving priority to the Roland Garros and he opted not to defend his US Open Title. Roger Federer is already unable to play due to injury concerns. Stan Wawrinka and Martin Del Porto left out from the tournament. 


And from the women side world number one Ashleigh Barty will be absent in the US Open due to coronavirus. This will become a loss for US Open but Djokovic's decision to play in the US Open will boost up the tournament. 


In an absence of Nadal, Federer, Wawrinka, and Del Potro, Djokovic has the best chance to win the US Open. Djokovic was criticized by many due to his charity event in the Balkans in June. He and some players tested positive for COVID-19. He revealed he tested positive for the coronavirus three weeks ago after competing in the Adria tour which he helped to put together. 


He said that it was impossible for him to play in the US Open due to extreme coronavirus protocols. Now He decided to play in the US Open. Djokovic won US Open 3 times in his career and he won a total of 17 Grand slams. 


There is Western and Southern Open in which Djokovic will take part and it is held in Cincinnati but it will be played at Flushing Meadows from August 22-28.


Djokovic will face challenges from a player like Thiem, Zverev, Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Zverev. Besides Djovik, These young players also have a great chance to win US Open Titles in the absence of two greats and some superstar who already won US Open.    



                                                                                           Image Credit : @twitter/@RafaelNadal



Rafael Nadal who is a defending champion of the US Open has already withdrawn from the US Open 2020 due to safety concern of Corona virus.  


Rafael Nadal giving his reason that he challenges of moving immediately from hardcourt tennis to clay was a huge factor in his decision to skip US Open. Nadal is defending champion of the US Open and French Open. He gave a reason that if he play in hardcourt could trouble him on the clay.


Nadal said," The health situation is the first basic inconvenience when making my decision. The situation seems not in full control, so in this case after consulting with my team, we decided to skip the US Open. Second the schedule is challanging after many months without competing."


He also said," going from hardcourt to clay with hardly any time for preparation is dangerous for my body and my future. Then it is a matter of a personal spirit. The situation is as it is and my spirit was not high enough to travel to New York and compete. If I am going to compete all my senses have to be focused on competition to perform at my best and it would have been difficult to achieve that."


Rafael Nadal's former coach and uncle Toni said," Rafael Nadal may hurt his chance to win Roland Garros chances by skipping US Open."


Now, Rafael Nadal is not playing in US Open giving a reason that he prefered Roland Garros over US Open and some concern about Corona virus. Roger Federer also missed US Open due to an injury. This is the first time in last 15 years where those 2 players didn't play in any Majors. Djokovic is yet to commit for the US Open. 


Now, If  Djokovic choose to play his in this US Open, he has best chances to take it's title telly to 18. An Absence of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer could give a huge chances to young players to win Majors.


Former Champion Stan Wawrinka and Martin Del Potro are not playing in the US Open. This Years ,US Open has to play without many superstars.   

                                                                                                                  From Twitter/@RafaelNadal


Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic won 56 majors between them that shows how dominated in the Tennis in their time.

All of them played for more than nearly 15 years in Tennis and won everything. They also achieved many things and won many Grandslam after passing their 30. After reaching 30 years of age, In tennis it's impossible to win a Major that's how Tennis is. But these 3 players proved that wrong and won it.

Nadal won 5 Majors/GrandSlam after turning 30, 2017 French Open, 2017 US Open, 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, and 2019 US Open, These are the 5 titles Nadal won. Roger Federer won 4 Majors after turning 30 and also Noval Djokovic won 4 titles after turning 30 years old. This shows how dominant these three players are.

After 30 they collected 13 Major/GrandSlams, Young Players did a good in ATP finals but when it comes to Grand slams all Young ones failed to stop them. Many have criticized the young players for that, Boris Backer questioned their desire to win it but Nadal believes that is unfair. 

Nadal told ESPN," The reality is that they are already there. There are many young players fighting for the maximum and winning important things."

He also told, "They have not been able to do it in Grand Slams, also because we have not left. So now there is a very nice fight between young people and old men that I hope will last as long as possible." 

After Nadal's comment rivalry between the young and old will going to be intense. Young players will do their best to win the Major. 

Medvedev, Dominic Thiem, Zverev, and Tsitsipas are top candidates to win Majors after these 3 superstars. Dominic Thiem and Medvedev gave some fight in the finals to these 3 players.

From the future of Tennis, Stefanos Tsitsipas is 21 years old, Daniil Medvedev is 24 years old, Dominic Thiem is 26 years old and Alexander Zverev is 23 years old. They are young and they have a bright future with the talent they have after Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic will not play at their best. 

Nadal tells young players that they are not going to give their throne easily.     

Also Read:

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers' Team Has Enough Potential To Win This Years Championship!

                                                                 From Twitter/@rogerfederer/@RafaelNadal/@DjokerNole


These 3 players gave the best time to their fans in the Tennis. They are true rivals and competitors. In Every game or in every Grand Slam Finals they delivered what fans want to see.

Roger Federer is regarded as the best player of all time in Tennis and after That Nadal is second regarded as the second-best player of all time. Early in their career they played each other many times and won many majors until other player named Novak Djokovic started to show his Potential and He catches up to everything that Nadal and Federer achieved and in some of them, He even surpassed them  

Now Novak has 19 Major 3 behind Roger and 2 behind Rafael Nadal. Roger won 20 Majors and Nadal won 19 titles.

Nadal has a better chance to break Roger's record. Roger Federer is now 38 years old, 4 years older than Nadal, and 5 years older than Djokovic but after winning the Australian Open Novak has also made a case for who will be the player holding more Majors than others. 

After these players, some young players have the talent to win a Major but they fall just short in front of them. Medvedev, Dominic Thiem, Tsitsipas, and Zverev are going to be the future of the Tennis.       

Nadal and Djokovic have some Tennis left in them, If those young players will not gain their confidence as they can beat these three legendary stars than they don't have not much chance to win Major in the next two years. 

If Nadal will win 2 more Major and Roger will not win any than Nadal will be the Top Of the Major Titles Tree and Djokovic need to win 4 more titles to past Roger's 20, It looks like more difficult to achieve.
  
In the Sport when you get old you don't have that much chance to win any Major tournaments unless you are Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, and from other sports players like LeBron James, Tom Brady, Sachin Tendulkar They all won Major titles in their old age.

from all of these three players, Nadal has a better chance to win more Majors and he has a better chance to break Roger's record.

 Players Comparison:

PlayerAOFOUOWim.Total majorsW-LCountry
Federer(38)6158201242-271Switzerland
Nadal(34)1124219990-200Spain
Novak(33)813517911-187Serbia

Also Read:

Tennis: Nadal Tells The Young Ones That They Haven't Left!

© sportznt | Designed By - Templatesyard | SEO Plugin By - ABT | Distributed By Blogger Templates20