Tennis ATP Finals 2019

[Baofeng]

It was an interesting year-ender for the big 3. Although they will keep their standing, (1) Nadal, (2) Djokovic and (3) Federer this year. But it looks like there could be changing of the guards next year as a lot of young and upcoming players are really giving them a run for their money specially in this tournament. Now its Tsitsipas vs Thiem in the finals. But we are still at awe with the big 3, specially Federer nearing 40 but still giving players in their 20's a good match.

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[JollyGood]

Too many unforced errors cost Federer the match and a place in the final. Tsitsipas is in the final.

Zverev the reigning champion is out and Thiem is through to the final.

[virasog]

Too many unforced errors cost Federer the match and a place in the final. Tsitsipas is in the final.

Zverev the reigning champion is out and Thiem is through to the final.

I was disappoint to see two of my favorite players Federer and Nadal out of the Finals. I was expecting one of these two reach the final but none of them could made it. Tsitsipas has a greater chance of winning the final but I will be missing the legends in the final of ATP. 

[JollyGood]

I was disappoint to see two of my favorite players Federer and Nadal out of the Finals. I was expecting one of these two reach the final but none of them could made it. Tsitsipas has a greater chance of winning the final but I will be missing the legends in the final of ATP. 

I think the winner will be Thiem.

[FIFA worldcup]

I was disappoint to see two of my favorite players Federer and Nadal out of the Finals. I was expecting one of these two reach the final but none of them could made it. Tsitsipas has a greater chance of winning the final but I will be missing the legends in the final of ATP.  

I think the winner will be Thiem.

Seeing the history Thiem chances are more bright than Tsitsipas. Here are few stats to support

-Stefanos Tsitsipas is rank 6 while Thiem is at rank 5
-Dominic Theim has beaten Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and the Pervious champion Alexander Zverev for reaching the final.
-Head to head Thiem wins 4 matches and Tsitsipas has won 2 matches.

[JollyGood]

It has ended.

Thiem is the runner-up and Tsitsipas is the winner of the ATP world final 2019.

[btc_angela]

It has ended.

Thiem is the runner-up and Tsitsipas is the winner of the ATP world final 2019.

Haven't seen the full match, but Tsitsipas was down in the first set and then come back strong in the last two? that's amazing. I think this will be the start of the next generation players to be in the forefront and replace the big 3. Nothing to be ashamed of for Thiem though, he also play high level tennis in this tournament.

[virasog]

It has ended.

Thiem is the runner-up and Tsitsipas is the winner of the ATP world final 2019.

Haven't seen the full match, but Tsitsipas was down in the first set and then come back strong in the last two? that's amazing. I think this will be the start of the next generation players to be in the forefront and replace the big 3. Nothing to be ashamed of for Thiem though, he also play high level tennis in this tournament.

Tsitsipas has a greater chance of winning the final

I have already predicted that Tsitsipas would win the tournament as he had shown a greater talent than Thiem. Also Thiem was under pressure because he was the favorite of the two  while Tsitsipas look relaxed and played a great game in the final.

[JollyGood]

I have already predicted that Tsitsipas would win the tournament as he had shown a greater talent than Thiem. Also Thiem was under pressure because he was the favorite of the two  while Tsitsipas look relaxed and played a great game in the final.

I remember watching Russian up and coming player Karen Khachanov play excellent tennis in the Paris Masters final in 2018. He won that by defeating Djokovic. I had hopes he would break through and get to quarter-finals and semi-finals of all Grand Slams in  2019 but he did virtually next to nothing. He is now 23 years old and is very talented.

Medvedev (another Russian just 23 years old) on the other hand broke through and had an excellent 2019 getting to the US Open final and nearly winning it. I think he will be consistent.

Tsitsipas is 21 years old, had a good year end but I cannot see him winning a grand slam just yet. I cannot see Zverev getting there just yet either. Of the chasing pack Medvedev and Thiem are the more likely to win one. Maybe if Thiem gets to the Roland Garros final again he will win it after all he had two consecutive finals only to be beaten by Nadal on both occasions.

Of the 4 grand slams I think 2020 will still belong to Nadal, Djokovic and Federer in the sense that all three should get to the quarter-finals of all grand slams and at least 2 of the 4 grand slams will be going their way.

[btc_angela]

2020 might be a break out year for some of the young players we have. Because we don't know if the big 3 can still maintain their positions because sooner or later either of the three are going to retire (because of injuries). I wanted to see someone new winning the grand slams next year, and it could be a sign that we will see "changing of the guards" very soon in tennis. Maybe it's hard to imagine Djokovic, Nadal and Federer not winning any slams in 2020, but they know that it's going to be very difficult as new set of players are hungry to break their monopoly.

[Naida_BR]

2020 might be a break out year for some of the young players we have. Because we don't know if the big 3 can still maintain their positions because sooner or later either of the three are going to retire (because of injuries). I wanted to see someone new winning the grand slams next year, and it could be a sign that we will see "changing of the guards" very soon in tennis. Maybe it's hard to imagine Djokovic, Nadal and Federer not winning any slams in 2020, but they know that it's going to be very difficult as new set of players are hungry to break their monopoly.

I think that we are living in a new tennis era. Tsitsipas is going to have an incredible season in 2020 if he keeps himself away from injuries.
It is a great chance now to climb the ladder now and reach the top. He has all the fonds to win the difficult opponents as he is on a great form.

[virasog]

2020 might be a break out year for some of the young players we have. Because we don't know if the big 3 can still maintain their positions because sooner or later either of the three are going to retire (because of injuries). I wanted to see someone new winning the grand slams next year, and it could be a sign that we will see "changing of the guards" very soon in tennis. Maybe it's hard to imagine Djokovic, Nadal and Federer not winning any slams in 2020, but they know that it's going to be very difficult as new set of players are hungry to break their monopoly.

I think that we are living in a new tennis era. Tsitsipas is going to have an incredible season in 2020 if he keeps himself away from injuries.
It is a great chance now to climb the ladder now and reach the top. He has all the fonds to win the difficult opponents as he is on a great form.

It will not be easy for the Tsitsipas to reach the top because you can see the points difference is very high from the No 1 position of Nadal to the no 6 position of Tsitsipas .

[casperBGD]

It will not be easy for the Tsitsipas to reach the top because you can see the points difference is very high from the No 1 position of Nadal to the no 6 position of Tsitsipas .

agree, and Tsitsipas has a lot of points to defend in first part of the season, SF at Australian Open for example, Medvedev and Thiem are in a lot better position

but, there is one step for all of them, and that is to get the title on a grand slam, since there are five set matches, and Djokovic and Nadal, with Federer of course, are dominating the grand slam competition since Wawrinka took the title on US Open in 2016, while only six players won the title on grand slam in this decade (these four plus Cilic and Murray)

[BitcoinsGreat]

It will not be easy for the Tsitsipas to reach the top because you can see the points difference is very high from the No 1 position of Nadal to the no 6 position of Tsitsipas .

agree, and Tsitsipas has a lot of points to defend in first part of the season, SF at Australian Open for example, Medvedev and Thiem are in a lot better position

but, there is one step for all of them, and that is to get the title on a grand slam, since there are five set matches, and Djokovic and Nadal, with Federer of course, are dominating the grand slam competition since Wawrinka took the title on US Open in 2016, while only six players won the title on grand slam in this decade (these four plus Cilic and Murray)

Both Tsitsipas and Thiem have to do a lot of hard work if they are to compete with Nadal and Djokovic. All the grand slam are being shared between these two for this year.

Australian & Open Wimbledon won by Novak Djokovic

French Open & US Open won by Rafael Nadal

[JollyGood]

Just to let those interested know I will be trying to start an active thread for the Australian Open when it begins later this month and try to keep it running well with updates until the tournament ends.