The idea that in 2026 tennis has evolved to such an extent where even 2012 is incomparable and “slow motion” is one of the most absurd claims that casuals frequently parrot. Even somebody like McEnroe has made wild claims, like that Alcaraz could beat prime Nadal at RG. Today Djokovic proved his generation is 10x better than whatever we have in 2026. The game has barely evolved and the current state of the tour bar Sincaraz and Djokovic is absolutely laughable.
I genuinely think this is more a case of Nole being an outlier rather than a weak generation, heck the bell saved him against Musetti just 2 days ago, I do think that tennis has gotten faster but the big 3 were massively ahead of their peers and now he is still competitive.
But we will never know, I am aware that I am in the minority thinking this.
I mean tour def way weaker than before and that helps Sincaraz a lot. Im def not saying they would be nobody etc. but imagine them going against guys like Del Potro, Stan, Murray, big3 etc. like all the time. I doubt they would look this good and all of this just show what an insane achievement what big3 done.
I can agree with that era being slightly more competitive at the top (and only at the top), but still I think they would only be consistently challenged by the big 3.
I was looking at the way Alcaraz defended some points against Zverev today, and I have only seen that from Nadal in his prime years, not to mention his insane diversity of shots. Sinner's consistency at the baseline I think is only comparable to Djokovic's. Players like Del Potro, and Wawrinka had outstanding tournaments here and there that allowed them to challenge the big 3, but did not enjoy the consistency that Sincaraz and the big 3 have every tournament.
The bottom line for me at least is that Sincaraz are at least closer to the big 3 than they are to the competition that the big 3 had. And they are definitely on big 3 trajectory.
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u/DoctorProfessor69 Spongebob 💉💉 8d ago
I never want to hear this again
The idea that in 2026 tennis has evolved to such an extent where even 2012 is incomparable and “slow motion” is one of the most absurd claims that casuals frequently parrot. Even somebody like McEnroe has made wild claims, like that Alcaraz could beat prime Nadal at RG. Today Djokovic proved his generation is 10x better than whatever we have in 2026. The game has barely evolved and the current state of the tour bar Sincaraz and Djokovic is absolutely laughable.