2026 Men's Wimbledon Championships

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW the old boy Novak will be playing in the Giorgio Armani Tennis classic June 23 to June 27, along with Sinner, Shelton, Cobolli, Paul Lehecka, Perricard just to name a few.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

He was 5-1 up in the third set. We’re not talking about him going to an exhausting fifth set - he was a six inch putt away from the next round and he shanked it..

If Sinner didn't have that bad of a track record in closing out matches, I probably would have dismissed it as a one-off. (And let's face it, if Sinner was a better closer, he'd probably have close to ten slams by now.)

But his history of not being able to close out matches is definitely relevant. Remember, Sinner was serving for the match at the French Open final last year... and he choked! It may be part of a bigger pattern.

Could you imagine Rafa ever choke a lead like this? What about Federer? Or even Djokovic?

None of the greats would ever blow a lead like this. Sinner does, and that's why he has only 4 slams, instead of like 8 or 9.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

If Sinner didn't have that bad of a track record in closing out matches, I probably would have dismissed it as a one-off. (And let's face it, if Sinner was a better closer, he'd probably have close to ten slams by now.)

But his history of not being able to close out matches is definitely relevant. Remember, Sinner was serving for the match at the French Open final last year... and he choked! It may be part of a bigger pattern.

Could you imagine Rafa ever choke a lead like this? What about Federer? Or even Djokovic?

None of the greats would ever blow a lead like this. Sinner does, and that's why he has only 4 slams, instead of like 8 or 9.

 

[Kieran]

If Sinner didn't have that bad of a track record in closing out matches, I probably would have dismissed it as a one-off. (And let's face it, if Sinner was a better closer, he'd probably have close to ten slams by now.)

But his history of not being able to close out matches is definitely relevant. Remember, Sinner was serving for the match at the French Open final last year... and he choked! It may be part of a bigger pattern.

Could you imagine Rafa ever choke a lead like this? What about Federer? Or even Djokovic?

None of the greats would ever blow a lead like this. Sinner does, and that's why he has only 4 slams, instead of like 8 or 9.

Players choke, that’s just to be human. Roger, Rafa, Novak all have choked in big matches.

But there’s no way Sinner choked that match away in Paris this year..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Players choke, that’s just to be human. Roger, Rafa, Novak all have choked in big matches.

But there’s no way Sinner choked that match away in Paris this year..

Again thanks Kieran I am not bothering to answer Phil anymore, as he forgets Roger Rafa and Novak have choked in big matches? he really needs to check before posting Period! though when it comes to Jannik he cant help himself

 

[Kieran]

Watched a few reels of the 2008 final and it staggers me bedpost thinking there’s people who think there’s been a greater match since. What’s wrong with them? It’s not only the symbolism was at the level of perfection, but the standard of play as the match tilted severally on its axis, it was incredible. That third set tiebreak ought to be hanging in the Louvre. Federer was lucky to reach a fourth set - or maybe he wasn’t. Outplayed in sets one and two, he was 5-2 behind in the tiebreak and he stood his ground.

Still, it would have been terrible if he’d won. The symbolism only works when the right fella wins…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Watched a few reels of the 2008 final and it staggers me bedpost thinking there’s people who think there’s been a greater match since. What’s wrong with them? It’s not only the symbolism was at the level of perfection, but the standard of play as the match tilted severally on its axis, it was incredible. That third set tiebreak ought to be hanging in the Louvre. Federer was lucky to reach a fourth set - or maybe he wasn’t. Outplayed in sets one and two, he was 5-2 behind in the tiebreak and he stood his ground.

Still, it would have been terrible if he’d won. The symbolism only works when the right fella wins…

I still watch the final it was a incredible match for many reasons, though I was saying to AP the other day 2007 Wimbledon final, I thought at one time in the match Rafa was going to win, his level was high, though he came back in 2008 and won, what a match!

 

[Kieran]

I still watch the final it was a incredible match for many reasons, though I was saying to AP the other day 2007 Wimbledon final, I thought at one time in the match Rafa was going to win, his level was high, though he came back in 2008 and won, what a match!

Well you remember in the 2007 final Rafa went 4-0 up in the fourth set and the Battersea Dogs Home erupted into a howl of dogs barking when Rogers high pitched whine kicked in and he told us, “it’s killing me!?”

Rafa then pulled up lame and the trainer came on, and Rafa won the set only 6-2 instead of 6-loving it?

I believe that if Rafa’s hadn’t gotten injured he’d have won it, easily…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well you remember in the 2007 final Rafa went 4-0 up in the fourth set and the Battersea Dogs Home erupted into a howl of dogs barking when Rogers high pitched whine kicked in and he told us, “it’s killing me!?”

Rafa then pulled up lame and the trainer came on, and Rafa won the set only 6-2 instead of 6-loving it?

I believe that if Rafa’s hadn’t gotten injured he’d have won it, easily…

Rafa's knees discomfort appeared at the wrong bloody time Meh, then again the curse of Rogers bloody clutch serving?
It was the most painful loss for Rafa, he thought after that match he may never win at Wimbledon? little did he know what was to happen in the 2008 final