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If Zverev "doesn’t deserve" the 2026 Year-End No.1 due to Sincaraz’s injuries, then Alcaraz didn’t deserve it in 2022. The slams in 2022 is where the talking points lie: ▪️AO: No.1 Djokovic deported, missing his best Slam, which he had won 3 years in a row beforehand ▪️RG: Zverev suffers a horrifying injury, 2 wins away from becoming No.1. ▪️Wimbledon: No points awarded, due to Russian players being banned. (Including Medvedev, the No1 at the time). Djokovic won but got 0 points instead of 2,000. ▪️US Open: Alcaraz wins the title, and takes the No.1 spot. However, if Djokovic got his Wimbledon points, he only needed a QF in Melbourne to finish No.1. Something which was very possible for the man who had won the title 3 seasons in a row. He was stopped from participating due to non-tennis reasons. And Zverev? He was in pole position in 2022 until his heartbreaking RG injury. Now everyone claims Zverev just got lucky this year due to rival injuries. Why didn’t we hear the same narrative about Alcaraz in 2022? If anything, Djokovic being barred for non-tennis reasons makes 2022 an even bigger anomaly than Sincaraz's purely tennis-related injuries this year. I’m not suggesting that we should all start criticising Alcaraz. But if you’re going to criticise Zverev’s run to No1 this year, don’t be a hypocrite.

Grigor Dimitrov is living proof of just how much stronger the 2010s era was than the early 2000s. A player of his talent, athleticism and shot-making ability was constantly overshadowed by Novak and Rafa. Drop prime Grigor into 2001-2007 and he’d be racking up Slams alongside Federer.

This clown has no shame. Will not mention that Djokovic has a terrible elbow injury after Roland Garros which allowed Murray to overtake Novak. And I could still argue that Djokovic was still the best player in 2016 given he won 2 slams, won the sunshine double, became the only man to hold all 4 slams across all surfaces, longest ever grand slam win streak of 30 matches and amassing the most ever ATP points of 16,950. However, context and injuries only matter with Zverev

“Vulturing” is one of the stupidest terms in tennis, in my opinion. It’s mainly used by fans of the Big 3, in attempts to diminish the Slams and success of the other 2. For example - many Novak fans claim Nadal vultured AO 22, because of the fact that Djokovic was not able to play. Meanwhile, many Federer fans claim that the Slams Novak won in 2023 were vultured, due to a lower playing field as there was no Nadal. And many fans also claim the same thing about Federer in the years prior to Nadal’s emergence. But here’s the truth. A slam is a slam. 128 players, 7 matches. Just because one big rival is absent from the event does not mean the title does not count. The playing field always changes - winning a slam in 2012 was harder than in 2023, or in 2004. But a slam from any of those eras counts for exactly the same. It’s time we start accepting titles for what they are, rather than always finding a way to bring another person’s accomplishments down.

Jimmy isn't afraid to say what Fedal widows don't want to hear... 👇

Alexander Zverev says he’s annoyed that he’s the only world No. 1 in history who has to explain why it’s ok for him to be world No. 1: “I was a bit annoyed the last couple of days because achieving the world No. 1 status is something I think every player dreams of. But then, I feel like I’m the only world No. 1 in tennis history that has to explain why it’s ok for me to be world No. 1… which I find quite difficult. Because I deserve to be where I am. I don’t think anyone has to explain themselves as much as I had to do in the last couple of days.”

That roar says it all. Fritz wins in a third-set tie-break! #RolexParisMasters

Statement MADE by Musetti! 💪 @Lorenzo1Musetti puts in a stellar performance to prevail 7-6(5), 6-2 @RolexPMasters | #RolexParisMasters

Is Djokovic really the mentally strongest player in history? Win % in slam finals: Nadal: 73% Djokovic: 63% Win % in 1000 Finals: Nadal: 68% Djokovic: 67%

They hide highlights like these because the myth of Federer being the greatest is more important than the reality of him being No. 3.

Eleven players have won multiple ATP Finals Titles. They are: Djokovic 7 Federer 6 Lendl 5 Sampras 5 Nastase 4 Becker 3 McEnroe 3 Borg 2 Hewitt 2 Sinner 2 Zverev 2

Players to have played Federer at least 2 times and have a winning H2H record: - Nadal - Djokovic - Thiem - Zverev - Rafter - Kafelnikov - Enqvist - Corretja - Squillari - Kuerten - Ferreira - Hrbaty 12 players. Interesting.

Top of the game. Top of the world. 🔥 Alexander Zverev is officially World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. #PIF | #ATPRankings | #partner

Alcaraz has reached the final in 36 of the 95 tournaments he has played in his career - a percentage of 37.9% At the same age (23), these were the numbers for the Big 3. Nadal - 36.1% Djokovic - 24.8% Federer - 20% Alcaraz’s rate of reaching the finals is higher than any of the Big 3 at his age. Generational player already.