2026 Wimbledon Men's Final: Sinner v Zverev

[Federberg]

The message that I fail to get across every time is that a stadium full of boo boo isn't 'bad' but anything Novak does is? He has said numerous times the only people rooting for him was his family. That's literally the hell they give him on centre courts. Compared to that, Novak has been more than graceful in his speeches or on court behavior. Shame.

That really only happened when he was playing against Roger or Rafa, or Andy at Wimbledon. But part of the issue is that Novak is a complicated beast. He's a good sport, but perhaps lacks the charisma of the other two. In addition, it's always been so obvious that he wants the love. He was a bit needy about it sometimes. Now it's different, he does get the love. It's part of his story. Quite frankly it bolsters his legend so I'm not really disposed to feel that sorry for him about it. He managed. And he had a pretty big fan base as well, let's not forget. He just happened to play alongside two stars who transcended the sport

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

That really only happened when he was playing against Roger or Rafa, or Andy at Wimbledon. But part of the issue is that Novak is a complicated beast. He's a good sport, but perhaps lacks the charisma of the other two. In addition, it's always been so obvious that he wants the love. He was a bit needy about it sometimes. Now it's different, he does get the love. It's part of his story. Quite frankly it bolsters his legend so I'm not really disposed to feel that sorry for him about it. He managed. And he had a pretty big fan base as well, let's not forget. He just happened to play alongside two stars who transcended the sport

well it happened in his matches against a lot of players Ruud, Sinner, Alcaraz, Roger, Rafa, any tom dick or harry who didn't belong to the Soviet. Any top 100 EU player gets cheered on against him. Wth? Needy or whatever, I used to think of the EU crowd as the pettiest crowd anywhere. It's like the moment he crossed Roger or Rafa he started being a villain. That's why I am sometimes glad he has all the records.

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

As for Needy, imagine having a grand slam in Moscow. Roger or Rafa would feel the same way there, "needy".

 

[Federberg]

As for Needy, imagine having a grand slam in Moscow. Roger or Rafa would feel the same way there, "needy".

no I really don't think they would Part of what made they so charismatic was that people generally liked their style, and they weren't hungry for love. Those lucky bastards just got the love anyway

 

[Federberg]

well it happened in his matches against a lot of players Ruud, Sinner, Alcaraz, Roger, Rafa, any tom dick or harry who didn't belong to the Soviet. Any top 100 EU player gets cheered on against him. Wth? Needy or whatever, I used to think of the EU crowd as the pettiest crowd anywhere. It's like the moment he crossed Roger or Rafa he started being a villain. That's why I am sometimes glad he has all the records.

lol! Are you sure you were a Federer fan? You really don't sound like one. You're amongst friends here, you can come out of the closet