Massive Thanks to Stephen from The Slice for taking the time out to join us here, he's the inspiration for me to start my own channel so lets give him a big welcome! Check out Part 1 if you haven't already: ruclips.net/video/zggeVDhG2vI/видео.html&ab_channel=TahmidSalehTennisForum Leave your thoughts on your observations from Week 1 and your predictions for Week 2! And of course on the comments made my Mats Wilander and also do we need more technology in Tennis?
Hi Tahmed. M so glad that u took inspiration from Stephen. But please do not hold any prejudice like him against Novak and just put Fedal in front everywhere. Will wait for ur next video without him. All the best for future videos.
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum if possible bring in more level heased unbiased commentators.. a suggestion.. he may not be of any viewership adding collab but sure this guy knows what he talks. He goes by the channel name - magic man the tennis pastor. Try to see if u can pull him in for very good insights.. am sure he won't disappoint... if u need content and perspective 😊😇
Rafa is now clear favorite after week one.... His game is improving after each game each set . A five setter who can win against Rafa if he is in full flow on Clay ?....still it's very very difficult if not impossible.
That's what makes Tahmids channel so good: the neutrality. The Slice has a raging hard on for Fed and is still super salty towards Novak. It's so blatant and obvious
Great interview...Stephen does a great job. I suspected he was a Fed fan. The GOAT conversation will be part of history as much as who ends up winning the stats. I remember it back in 2005 between Fed and Pete when Fed was winning consistently. It's fun and probable has been a major motivation to the players.
Yep was great to have Stephen join us and glad you enjoyed it! I agree with what you are saying.. I think the GOAT debate will go on for many years after all 3 have retired
Haha, The Slice admits he's a Federer fan at the end.... ....maybe he should have started with that. As for Murray, I think Samprass had it right. He went out on top! I'm not sure what Murray has to prove. It doesn't even look like fun, as he always looks tormented! I see where Wilander retired at 32, in 1996. But looking at his record he probably should have done it after 1991. It sounds like he is talking from experience......
@@wildlive1296: The world would be a better place if we could learn from the mistakes of others..... ....Wilander looks to have made some mistakes. Failing a cocaine test during the 1995 French Open seems like someone we should listen at what they have to say. It is great that he seems to be giving so much back to tennis 25 years later!! 👍
I also wonder if Rafa's draw through R4 is too easy. It feels a little blasphemous to suggest it, but the 2019 AO looms in my mind. Granted, that was against Djokovic and on hardcourt.
GOAT drbate should be between a Sampras and Laver!!! Federer, Nadal and Djokovic we can count only when they finish their careers. But we can alredy say that Djokovic is the best tennis player who ever played tennis.
@@kamencic Ali nisu zavrsili karijere... Kao da Nobelovu nagradu za knjizevnost das nekome nakon sto si procitao 85% knjige. Sami su pomenuli razliku izmedju "Great of all time" i "best of all time".
@@mihajlojakovljevic391 baš zgodno što si pomenuo nobelovu nagradu. Nobelovu nagradu književnici dobiju pre nego što završe karijeru. Znači, bez obzira šta će još napisati, već su napisali dovoljno za nobelovu nagradu. Tako i u tenisu. Mi ne znamo ko će biti goat između Federera, Nadala i Đokovića ali znamo da to sigurno već sada nisu ni Sampras ni Laver.
@@kamencic Nobelova nagrada se dobija za odredjeno delo a ne za celokupan doprinos knjizevnosti-nauci. Federera su poceli da nazivaju GOATom pre nego sto je bio i blizu Samprasovih rekorda, takodje sada Novak i Nadal ulaze u to razmatranje a nisu ni blizu Federera. Da li ce Novak prestici Federera za 2-3 godine, verovatno hoce, ali zasto se sada uopste vodi diskusija ako je Federer trenutno uspesniji. Opet paralela sa "Nobelom", kao da das nekome nagradu zato sto je mladji od druge osobe i ocekuje se da ce u buducnosti da doprinese vise nauci.
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum correct. Not just murray but many other gr8 players are blinded by the extra ordinary luminosity of may be the gr8st 3 of all time. Other good capable multiple slam winning champions are just utter unfortunate is the point thats being made and reasonable too, imho.
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum There’s a bit more skill involved with Grass and Clay. Plus there’s a lot more hardcourt tournaments. Love that Wimbledon has the white dress code and Roland Garros the clay is really bright and sometimes the players wear really bright colours to combat the clay.
With due respect to Andy Murray (much better player than his GS tally suggests), he doesn't have a change in a GS anymore. Yes, he has a world-class backhand and brilliant tennis IQ, but his greatest assets were his movement and shot tolerance - both of which are absent in his current avatar. So, he can either play 2-3 rounds at GSs before getting knocked out or retire. It's for him to make the call between having fun in the court vs chilling at home - he's not a threat to win any Slam. From a GS's pov, they'll always give him wildcards. He is a crowd puller at par with the Big 3.
Nole will win RG and will break all records next year and officially take over and end that silly GOAT debate once and forever! Novak is the Greatest Tennis player that has ever lived!!!!!!!!!!!!
why do you bring Novak biggest hater in your show? he's got unfollow from me a long time ago, he knows nothing about tennis, the biggest amateur and hater !! I dont even bother watching your show this time, all the respect for you Tahmid, i like your videos but this guy hier is the biggest joke for tennis analysis, i mean people dont need to listen what he says, just look at his face and you will have'it all there !! :))
Steve is deep down a Novak hater Fedria lover. Just read between the lines on his comments about Cechinato beating Novak...shows a glimpse of his subconscious hate.
You pointed out the fact that Rafa’s path has been very easy so far but you didn’t do the same for Novak. Why is that? Zverev beat Rafa at the ATP finals last year because Rafa sustained an injury during the previous tournament and couldn’t practice. C’mon guys you make excuses for Federer in your last video but fail to point out the obvious when it’s a player you don’t root for. Thiem has had the toughest draw so far. Diego will be a very tough quarterfinlist if he gets that far. Thiem was smarter than Rafa in that he played the US Open. It was smarter to play the us open and skip Rome. Rafa received some bad advice. Probably from one of Steven’s fellow Fed fans. Nevertheless we find ourselves with the top 5 guys that I had going into this tournament still playing. They are Novak, Rafa, Dominic, Sasha and Diego. I listed them in order of who I thought were the favorites. Let’s hope we get Rafa vs Novak. This way if Rafa wins, we won’t get as much of the disrespect that people enjoy throwing at Rafa.
Not sure if this is directed towards myself but Novaks path for me was the easiest route to the final by far which I said in the draw video.. Whereas Rafas has opened up.. And with very little match practice and Thiem looking good I think that's where the topic came about.. And I agree with you about putting things into perspective.. Hopefully didn't come across as unfair or disrespectful towards Rafa
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum - You’re as fair as they come Tahmid. Nevertheless Rafa is a clay court player with lots of success. The media can’t relate to this because they see clay court tennis as a “lesser” form of tennis. Like I’ve said many times, Rafa’s lack of English skills makes it easy for the media to ridicule him. There are many ways of looking at things. The media chooses the narrative that supports their way of thinking.
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum - You won’t get me to disagree with that statement. 😀 A lot of the Fed fans on your channel and other channels feel that I dislike Federer. Federer is a great guy and one of the GOATs. It’s the media bias that I don’t like.
@@LeadfootLou my personal take is that we should all just feel blessed to witness this great era.. There is no happiness or joy in constantly fighting with one another over who is the greatest
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum: Check out Wilander's history.... .....sounds like he is talking from experience. He failed a cocaine test in 1995 French Open!! It looks like he should have retired in 1991! 🤔
Why do people like so much Federer and hate Djokovic so much? I don't understand. Federer is great, but he won his GS in an "easy" era. Actually Djokovic is better for a bunch of reasons but mainly because he has a better wife. You can tell Roger's wife is a controlling, whimsical woman.
Massive Thanks to Stephen from The Slice for taking the time out to join us here, he's the inspiration for me to start my own channel so lets give him a big welcome!
Check out Part 1 if you haven't already: ruclips.net/video/zggeVDhG2vI/видео.html&ab_channel=TahmidSalehTennisForum
Leave your thoughts on your observations from Week 1 and your predictions for Week 2! And of course on the comments made my Mats Wilander and also do we need more technology in Tennis?
Hi Tahmed. M so glad that u took inspiration from Stephen. But please do not hold any prejudice like him against Novak and just put Fedal in front everywhere. Will wait for ur next video without him.
All the best for future videos.
Let's hope we see a Nadal vs Djokovic final.
That would be the dream final with so must history on the line!
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum if possible bring in more level heased unbiased commentators.. a suggestion.. he may not be of any viewership adding collab but sure this guy knows what he talks.
He goes by the channel name - magic man the tennis pastor. Try to see if u can pull him in for very good insights.. am sure he won't disappoint... if u need content and perspective 😊😇
I have a feeling One of the top 3 will go out before the semifinals. Just got a feeling.
Rafa is now clear favorite after week one.... His game is improving after each game each set . A five setter who can win against Rafa if he is in full flow on Clay ?....still it's very very difficult if not impossible.
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum dream finals and who ever win this finals will break 1 record..... I agree with you about this is dream finals
this guy is just NOVAK haiter,and federers bot.
Agree
He's still salty from Wimbledon final last year hahaha
Agree i cant stand that guy. Disappointing to see such a biased, hater on my favorite tennis channel. Sure hope this is the first and last time.
Meh.. Stephen is another guy who fits perfectly into mainstream tennis media nowadays.
Tahmid keep doing what you do!
Agreed! Tahmid you are much better than The Slice.
Great topics chosen to get chatted, appreciated it ! Off we go for the 2nd and most important week of the French Open !
Thank you for the video Tahmed.
I want to see next Sunday the final Djokovic vs. Nadal.
You're welcome and yep that would be the dream final with so much history at stake!
Keep up the good work Tamhed ..soon the Beckers and McEnroes of the world will be your guests..given you unbiased and fair tennis analysis.
Great thanks Tahmid Saleh, as for tennis analysis, I only watch your channel and that of Inter Interi. You both are neutral.
That's what makes Tahmids channel so good: the neutrality.
The Slice has a raging hard on for Fed and is still super salty towards Novak. It's so blatant and obvious
You really seem to be an unstoppable force within the tennis community, we collectively salute you
Great interview...Stephen does a great job. I suspected he was a Fed fan. The GOAT conversation will be part of history as much as who ends up winning the stats. I remember it back in 2005 between Fed and Pete when Fed was winning consistently. It's fun and probable has been a major motivation to the players.
Yep was great to have Stephen join us and glad you enjoyed it! I agree with what you are saying.. I think the GOAT debate will go on for many years after all 3 have retired
Haha, The Slice admits he's a Federer fan at the end....
....maybe he should have started with that.
As for Murray, I think Samprass had it right. He went out on top! I'm not sure what Murray has to prove. It doesn't even look like fun, as he always looks tormented!
I see where Wilander retired at 32, in 1996. But looking at his record he probably should have done it after 1991. It sounds like he is talking from experience......
I agree. Selfishly I don't like seeing a great player stick around way past their prime in the almost always vain hope of one last run.
@@wildlive1296: The world would be a better place if we could learn from the mistakes of others.....
....Wilander looks to have made some mistakes. Failing a cocaine test during the 1995 French Open seems like someone we should listen at what they have to say.
It is great that he seems to be giving so much back to tennis 25 years later!! 👍
Question: Do you think it would be such an issue if Federer had 13 of his 20 slams on GRASS?
(Regarding majority of Rafa's slams being on clay.)
Well I'd assume it would be the same with some people making an issue
technically Djokovic and Federer have 11 on hard courts so rafas 12 on clay doesn’t seem that bad
@@samteddy1105 True. And imagine if there was only 1 hard court slam? What would the slam counts look like then?
This 2020 is Novak’s year.
Is he your favourite player?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC wins all tournament this season.... 2020 is full time NOVAK DJOKOVIC year
I also wonder if Rafa's draw through R4 is too easy. It feels a little blasphemous to suggest it, but the 2019 AO looms in my mind. Granted, that was against Djokovic and on hardcourt.
GOAT drbate should be between a Sampras and Laver!!! Federer, Nadal and Djokovic we can count only when they finish their careers. But we can alredy say that Djokovic is the best tennis player who ever played tennis.
That's dumb. All thre of the big three surpassed every player from tennis history so..
@@kamencic Ali nisu zavrsili karijere... Kao da Nobelovu nagradu za knjizevnost das nekome nakon sto si procitao 85% knjige. Sami su pomenuli razliku izmedju "Great of all time" i "best of all time".
@@mihajlojakovljevic391 baš zgodno što si pomenuo nobelovu nagradu. Nobelovu nagradu književnici dobiju pre nego što završe karijeru. Znači, bez obzira šta će još napisati, već su napisali dovoljno za nobelovu nagradu. Tako i u tenisu. Mi ne znamo ko će biti goat između Federera, Nadala i Đokovića ali znamo da to sigurno već sada nisu ni Sampras ni Laver.
@@kamencic Nobelova nagrada se dobija za odredjeno delo a ne za celokupan doprinos knjizevnosti-nauci. Federera su poceli da nazivaju GOATom pre nego sto je bio i blizu Samprasovih rekorda, takodje sada Novak i Nadal ulaze u to razmatranje a nisu ni blizu Federera. Da li ce Novak prestici Federera za 2-3 godine, verovatno hoce, ali zasto se sada uopste vodi diskusija ako je Federer trenutno uspesniji. Opet paralela sa "Nobelom", kao da das nekome nagradu zato sto je mladji od druge osobe i ocekuje se da ce u buducnosti da doprinese vise nauci.
If there werent for Djokovic Pederer Nadal , Murray would have alot more gs ..... how stupid is that?!
The point made here was he was quite unlucky with the era he was in with arguably the 3 greatest players ever playing at the same time..
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum correct.
Not just murray but many other gr8 players are blinded by the extra ordinary luminosity of may be the gr8st 3 of all time.
Other good capable multiple slam winning champions are just utter unfortunate is the point thats being made and reasonable too, imho.
If there want for sampras agasi would have many more gs🦧🦧🦧
Wimbledon and Roland Garros are my two favourite tennis tournaments.
Grass and Clay definitely make them both an interesting spectacle
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum There’s a bit more skill involved with Grass and Clay. Plus there’s a lot more hardcourt tournaments. Love that Wimbledon has the white dress code and Roland Garros the clay is really bright and sometimes the players wear really bright colours to combat the clay.
With due respect to Andy Murray (much better player than his GS tally suggests), he doesn't have a change in a GS anymore. Yes, he has a world-class backhand and brilliant tennis IQ, but his greatest assets were his movement and shot tolerance - both of which are absent in his current avatar. So, he can either play 2-3 rounds at GSs before getting knocked out or retire. It's for him to make the call between having fun in the court vs chilling at home - he's not a threat to win any Slam.
From a GS's pov, they'll always give him wildcards. He is a crowd puller at par with the Big 3.
Janik sinner! What a player !!!!!!
I used to follow the slice but this guy is just too biased.
Nole will win RG and will break all records next year and officially take over and end that silly GOAT debate once and forever! Novak is the Greatest Tennis player that has ever lived!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long time
Whenever I see the Fedhead Stephen I immediately wanna hit the dislike button lol. I held myself back out of respect for your channel tho 😂
why do you bring Novak biggest hater in your show? he's got unfollow from me a long time ago, he knows nothing about tennis, the biggest amateur and hater !! I dont even bother watching your show this time, all the respect for you Tahmid, i like your videos but this guy hier is the biggest joke for tennis analysis, i mean people dont need to listen what he says, just look at his face and you will have'it all there !! :))
Steve is deep down a Novak hater Fedria lover. Just read between the lines on his comments about Cechinato beating Novak...shows a glimpse of his subconscious hate.
You pointed out the fact that Rafa’s path has been very easy so far but you didn’t do the same for Novak. Why is that? Zverev beat Rafa at the ATP finals last year because Rafa sustained an injury during the previous tournament and couldn’t practice. C’mon guys you make excuses for Federer in your last video but fail to point out the obvious when it’s a player you don’t root for.
Thiem has had the toughest draw so far. Diego will be a very tough quarterfinlist if he gets that far. Thiem was smarter than Rafa in that he played the US Open. It was smarter to play the us open and skip Rome. Rafa received some bad advice. Probably from one of Steven’s fellow Fed fans. Nevertheless we find ourselves with the top 5 guys that I had going into this tournament still playing. They are Novak, Rafa, Dominic, Sasha and Diego. I listed them in order of who I thought were the favorites. Let’s hope we get Rafa vs Novak. This way if Rafa wins, we won’t get as much of the disrespect that people enjoy throwing at Rafa.
Not sure if this is directed towards myself but Novaks path for me was the easiest route to the final by far which I said in the draw video.. Whereas Rafas has opened up.. And with very little match practice and Thiem looking good I think that's where the topic came about.. And I agree with you about putting things into perspective.. Hopefully didn't come across as unfair or disrespectful towards Rafa
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum - You’re as fair as they come Tahmid. Nevertheless Rafa is a clay court player with lots of success. The media can’t relate to this because they see clay court tennis as a “lesser” form of tennis. Like I’ve said many times, Rafa’s lack of English skills makes it easy for the media to ridicule him. There are many ways of looking at things. The media chooses the narrative that supports their way of thinking.
I think the media is just obsessed with Roger and majority of tennis pundits and journalist lean towards him.. Just my opinion
Tahmid Saleh Tennis Forum - You won’t get me to disagree with that statement. 😀 A lot of the Fed fans on your channel and other channels feel that I dislike Federer. Federer is a great guy and one of the GOATs. It’s the media bias that I don’t like.
@@LeadfootLou my personal take is that we should all just feel blessed to witness this great era.. There is no happiness or joy in constantly fighting with one another over who is the greatest
Andy Murray is finished, washed up now, he's not gonna win any big tournament. Therefore I think Mats Wilander is right in his opinion.
Andy should prove his worth and should improve his ranking or go through qualifiers
Surely Andy has already proved his worth? Him being in a tournament is good for the tournament financially too
@Asimetrija 14 masters 1000 too and only player to be number 1 in the big 3 era!
@@TahmidSalehTennisForum: Check out Wilander's history....
.....sounds like he is talking from experience. He failed a cocaine test in 1995 French Open!!
It looks like he should have retired in 1991! 🤔
Dislikes incoming
Why do people like so much Federer and hate Djokovic so much? I don't understand. Federer is great, but he won his GS in an "easy" era. Actually Djokovic is better for a bunch of reasons but mainly because he has a better wife. You can tell Roger's wife is a controlling, whimsical woman.
The only predictable thing about this FO is an upset round the corner. Hugo gaston? More on the way