[jfclams]

This reminds me a lot of TB12's last ring run with the Bucs. Got gifted a mega team with great D, the COVID year, and a choking Aaron Rodgers in the NFCCG. Greats used to fall way harder years ago. They even chased MJ out of DC. But he still has to close the deal

 

[textenfan]

This era is so ridiculously weak & pathetic that when sincaraz don’t show up you have an absolutely finished Djokovic & washed “Medvedev” making SF’s / F’s

Sinner didn’t play here?

 

[BaselineGod]

Why should it be? we always have to look at the CONETXT. who did he beat? the titans of the sport such as Bergs or Munar? Those Djokovic should able to beat until he is 50yo, if he wants to be considered the GOAT...

Munar, Bergs, Vacherot...

 

[Wow]

Given the most extreme weather conditions ever seen on a tennis court, it will take a Herculean effort to win Shanghai and only the strongest can survive.

We saw Sinner and many other players wilt in the heat and Alcaraz didn't bother showing up. So, it speaks volumes how insanely difficult it is to win Shanghai.

I don't want to celebrate too early though because waiting is Vacherot who is playing like a man possessed.

I'll be back in the next day or two.

 

[The Hero Cop Mark]

Why should it be? we always have to look at the CONETXT. who did he beat? the titans of the sport such as Bergs or Munar? Those Djokovic should able to beat until he is 50yo, if he wants to be considered the GOAT...

Munar, Bergs, Vacherot...

But all of them are peaking at this tournament.

 

[friður]

only if he SMASHES the competition

 

[pimpampum]

Yes, beating the likes of Hanfmann, Munar, Bergs and Vacherot is literally unprecedented, if he achieves this, it will be a feat for the ages!

 

[Bella&Mirka]

Certainly since Maggie Court beat Sheila Wollogonga for the Kangaroo Cup in the late 50s.

 

[Martin12]

LOL. Winning a masters beating at most one top 40 player and no too 10 player? I am sure Djokovic could tell you at least 50 achievements he is more proud of.

 

[florentine]

LOL. Winning a masters beating at most one top 40 player and no too 10 player? I am sure Djokovic could tell you at least 50 achievements he is more proud of.

Hmm, that's far from certain, because Novak has already triggered the heroic thriller drama mode. 😅

 

[florentine]

"I'm happy to have won, it's physically one of the toughest tournaments of my life, so let's move on," Djokovic said in Serbian.

„Drago mi je što sam pobedio, ovo je fizički jedan od najtežih turnira u mom životu, tako da – idemo dalje“, podvukao je Đoković na srpskom.

Novak: Ovo je jedan od najtežih turnira u mom životu

 

[wake_up_bomb]

Yes, maybe.

It was either that or when I won the Lincolnshire under-8s short-tennis championships.

 

[JW Parker]

Of course it is. Beating titans of the game like Rinderknech and Vacherot to win a masters 1000 is the greatest achievement in tennis. Winning the french open 14 times is nothing compared to beating two challenger level players most people had not heard of befor this tournament.

 

[Slasher1985]

Djokovic winning aside, at least we know Wow still lurks around. That's a bigger win in my book.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Djokovic winning aside, at least we know Wow still lurks around. That's a bigger win in my book.

When Wow posts, we know ACC and Popcon are near.

 

[Punky Brewster's Millions]

Novak already set a few records in this tournament: oldest ever Masters QFist and oldest ever Masters SFist. And if he wins Shanghai, he'll be the oldest ever Masters winner. Not to mention winning Shanghai for an unprecedented 5th time which is often considered the 5th Slam.

But other than the insane achievement of winning Shanghai at an ancient age, he also has to go through a gauntlet of peaking Next Gen and even past gen stars.

This draw is so fucking hard that Sinner lost early and Alcaraz didn't dare show up. Let that sink in.

To win Shanghai and in this brutal weather as well, one needs insane mental strength but also a super high level.

I truly in my heart believe this would be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, achievements in tennis history. And I'm here for it.

Dragos Dima winning the the 2018 Sibiu Challenger as a considerable underdog until the Finals was 100× more impressive than Novak cruising through a 🧁 draw as a massive favorite in each match. With that said, TVR winning Hertogenbosch in 2022 was 1000x more impressive

 

[alypen]

Winning the french open 14 times is nothing compared to beating two challenger level players most people had not heard of befor this tournament.

Now, be fair: Rinderknech is not challenger-level.

 

[Slasher1985]

When Wow posts, we know ACC and Popcon are near.

It's funny how quickly he undermines his previous points about Olympics being the greatest achievement ever seen in tennis.

 

[Youngheart 3]

Will there be any more noise problems, such as Rune had?

 

[ChrisDeku]

Better crawl back under that rock, lad