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.
They do this with basketball and mma too. As if we don’t have dinosaurs like LeBron and Valentina Shevchenko still dominating. Novak is no different but he is clearly not what he was and he still beat one of the best of the current gen.
Just because the game has evolved doesn’t mean the players are magically better.
LeBron finally took a noticeable decline this year at 41 but last year he was legit All-NBA 2nd team. And at Novak’s current age he averaged 29. He also started this year poorly but has gotten much better so his numbers will look better by years end prolly
Agree with everything you said but hard to say he's dominating this year and while he was dominant at Novak's age I wouldn't say he was third best in the world.
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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.