I'm not just a boxing fan. I'm a sports fan and for the reputation of men's tennis, it was necessary that this was a comfortable straight sets beat down by Red.
Red made it clear to Novak that he's not winning any more majors. He made Djokovic look useless and old. This is what a top tennis player should do to a man closing in on 40. Red is simply a wrecking machine against anybody not named Carlos. He's just a world No.1 doing world No.1 things. He's now won the last 5 contests against Novak and is 15-2 in sets. Bottom line ? Red absolutely owns Novak.
I've gotta say another thing.
Novak has won more slams than any other male tennis player, but Fed is better. Novak has won more slams in his thirties than his twenties, and that's very telling. In his 30s the best competition was Berrettini, Kyrgios, Tsitsipas, Ruud, Z and Med. In his 20's he was up against Roger, Rafa and Murray.
Big difference.
At Sinner's and Carlos's age Novak was like what Taylor Fritz is like now, ya know ? Very good player, but not seen as the elite. The reason why I put Fed ahead of Novak is because Novak played almost his entire career without having to face a younger ATG. By comparison, Federer faced two - two of the greatest ever. Federer's 2017 - 2019 results look even more remarkable now by comparison.


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