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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > 2017 Australian Open - Everyone is old and terrible
 
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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 Fed vs. Raonic final please

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

oliwan posted:

It's good to see that trp posters can come together in these troubling times to share in their love of the best tennis player of all time, Roger Federer.

this, this!!

The fact Federer won so convincingly and so quickly just goes to show.

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

Spring Break My Heart posted:

On that note it's now altogether likely that we'll see a Williams sisters final when Venus is 36, moves like a lawnmower, still doesn't have much to her game besides velocity and hasn't been any good in a decade.

The women's game is a dumpster fire atm, there's a very shallow pool of talent and even most of the people in that pool just aren't very good. Every single slam they put Venus Williams on TV and I'm amazed that she's seeded 10th or whatever because she can barely move around the court anymore.

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 God damnit Milos you had one job to do

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 If the finals are Williams sisters and Fed vs. Nadal it will probably be the most hyped-up close to a grand slam ever.

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 god damnit grigor

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

straight up brolic posted:

lol at you all being so triggered by some good tennis

*touches nose*
*touches ear*
*touches nose*
*touches other ear*
*picks wedgie*

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

Josh Lyman posted:

This is the best chance Fed will ever have. Playing well, fast court, extra day to recover, Nadal with a 5 hour semifinal.

Nadal is so doped up he probably could have played for another 5 hours and not noticed

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 Federer wins 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-6 70-68 imo

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

marioinblack posted:

I assume your timeline ends with both men dead on the court.

They're just consummate professionals who want people in North America to be able to watch the final at a reasonable hour

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

Lid posted:





yessssss

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
 2017 off to a good start

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

Lid posted:

Most Grand Slam titles : 18, next are Sampras and Nadal with 14.
Most major tournament titles (Slams + Masters) : 24, next is Sampras with 19
Most grand slam finals : 28, next are Nadal and Djokovic with 21.
Most major tournament finals : 39, next is Lendl with 28.
Most AO finals : 6, tied with Djokovic.
Most Grand slam semi-finals : 41, next are Djokovic and Connors with 31.
Most AO semi-finals : 13, next is Edberg with 8.
Most Grand Slam quarter finals : 49, next is Connors with 41.
Most AO quarter finals : 13, next is Edberg with 10.
Most matches won on hard court : 675, next is Agassi with 612.
Most titles on hard court : 61, next is Djokovic with 51.
Most Grand Slam titles on hard court : 10, next is Djokovic with 8.
Most wins against top 10 players : 202, next is Djokovic with 180.
Oldest grand slam winner since 1974 : 35 years and 5 months. Next is Agassi with 32 years and 8 months at AO 2003.
Oldest grand slam finalist since 1974, next is Agassi with 35 years and 4 months at US Open 2005.
Most matches won in Grand slams : 307, next is Connors with 233.
Most matches won in the Australian Open : 85, next is Djokovic with 58.
Longest time between first and last grand slam titles (so far) : 13 years and a half. Next is Sampras with 12 years.
First to win 3 different slams at least 5 times. Nobody even won 3 different slams at least 3 times.
First to win 4 different major tournaments at least 5 times.
First to reach the at least 6 times the finals in 3 different grand slams. Lendl, Nadal and Djokovic have had 4 finals in 3 different slams. Note that Federer is at 5 finals in the French Open.
First player seeded #17 (or lower) to win a slam since Pete Sampras in US Open 2002.

http://streamable.com/k2wbi

Maybe now people will shut up about Nadal being the GOAT instead of Fed because of their head-to-head record.

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