It looks like it’s definitely going to be a turning point in men’s tennis! Given Djokovic’s play this year and his record at Wimbledon, especially after losing the first set, he seemed very close to climbing Mount Everest for Alcaraz. So the victory definitely marks the emergence of a new champion from the shadows of the big three that have dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades. And since he’s only 20, you can expect him to set the bar for at least the next decade or so. Also, Becker lamented about Thiem, Zverev, Tsitsipas and others a few years back, that they aren’t trying to take the mantle from the big three and beat them squarely to the top spot. he did the same.
But certainly, the gap between the other players in the next two generations after the Big Three, between the Medvedev-Tsitsipas group and the Sinner, Ruud, Loon group and Alcaraz, is much wider than it was a year ago. there is Alcaraz is withdrawing really fast and getting closer to where the Big 3 were operating. So until Djokovic is really on the verge of exit, like what Nadal is doing now (we won’t know until he comes back and starts hitting!), it’s unlikely that any other next generation player will challenge these two. I do not think. Especially given that other players such as Loon, Berrettini, Medvedev and Sinner were clinically dismantled by the two Wimbledon finalists.
And Djokovic is already sounding the war trumpets for a 5-set, 5-hour final at the USO! And he also talks about his long rivalry with Alcaraz! So I think the seatbelt signs are still on, and hopefully if 2024 really is the last year, Nadal will join the brawl and go out with his gun blaring. The next few years will still be tough, but by then Novak will be in full swing and Alcaraz will be at the peak of his form and fitness. And it’s up to Ludes, Runes, and Sinners to actually step up.
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