2024 Tennis Thread

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[Inglewood Jack]

I know this is blasphemy as a Fedfan, but I bought Rafa's Air Max Breath Cage shoes that year, and I only just replaced them this year. There were a few years in there that they sat idle, but they were built like tanks and seeing the way he played back then makes you understand why.

[Nadal Fan]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

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Given the players involved, the stakes, the venue and the level of tennis this will forever be the greatest tennis match of all time in my books.

[Nadal Fan]

The Miracle in Melbourne



Also 2019 US Open was the perfect grand slam....Nadal wins the men's title and a Canadian finally wins the Women's title

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I know Fed ended up winning this match, but this was a great tussle down under and this rally late in the 5th set was just incredible.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1751997972504514776

[Inglewood Jack]

my two favorite Rafa videos aren't even on court

[Nadal Fan]

The best US Open match I ever saw, and now both are retired

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Remember when Nike used to make great commercials...

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[Nadal Fan]

While they never met in a Grand Slam I'm so thankful we got this match between Nadal and Alcaraz. The level of tennis was insane between these two.

[Nadal Fan]

If you have time go back and re-read the 2022 tennis thread here, it's a wonderful little time capsule of that event and it's crazy to think how much has changed. Sabalenka having serving troubles where she had to serve under arm, Shapo and Felix making deep runs. Shapo was down 2 sets to 0 against Nadal and forced a deciding 5th set in the quarters and Felix almost beat Medvedev in the semis. Also one of the first times any of us really watched Alcaraz who was ranked 31st and was 17 I believe at the time.

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The young kid Jakub Mensik gave Djokovic a battle earlier today losing in three sets after winning the first set in a tie-break.

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Remember when Patrick Mouratoglou called Djokovic the best clay player ever? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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