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eggraid101 t1_j4xo42o wrote

Reply to comment by ruccimon in NFC East becomes first division since 2002 realignment to have three teams advance to divisional round by RollingMoss1

Recently Washington hasn’t been as competitive, but historically, Washington Dallas is a bigger rivalry. From Wikipedia:

The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Redskins, is called one of the top NFL rivalries of all time and "one of the greatest in sports" by Sports Illustrated.[54]

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David_McGahan t1_j4xlsjj wrote

Reply to comment by dolphin37 in Emma Raducanu bows out in second-round loss to Coco Gauff. by PrincessBananas85

Iga Swiatek looks to be on the verge of dominating, tbh.

(Barty was relatively consistent but retired last year because she didn’t enjoy the tour)

Fwiw, outside of Djokovic and the declining Nadal, men’s tennis is looking just as unpredictable these days - the assumption is Carlos Alcaraz is about to get to that level, but he’s still only won the one major. But most of the other players coming through are very inconsistent. Even a guy like Medvedev (who reached #1) still hasn’t managed to reach the semi-final stages of 2 of the grand slams.

Whatever is coming next, it’s not gonna look like that absurd 15 year period from 2004 where at any one time you basically had 2-4 of the best players in history dominating the tour.

Edit: since writing this post this morning, the 2nd, 8th and 12th* mens seeds were all knocked out by unseeded players.

  • and 23rd, 24th and 30th
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RasixF13 t1_j4xdx5p wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Emma Raducanu bows out in second-round loss to Coco Gauff. by PrincessBananas85

My context for this comment isn't just the heat. It's the first major of the year. It's the first time a lot of the men have played more than 3 sets since September. Some players have had more active offseasons than not. Then there's vacations, etc, etc.

Hell, at least it's not being played on the reclaimed tires anymore. That stuff would start getting sticky and players would get their feet caught causing ankle/knee issues.

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mr_antman85 t1_j4x3h9d wrote

Reply to comment by pattyG80 in Mackenzie McDonald Stuns Rafael Nadal in Australian Open Second Round by yesh222

There's lots of young talent unfortunately the consistency of the big 3 showed that skill gap between them and everyone else.

Alcaraz, FAA, Medvedev, Zverev, Ruud, Tsispipas...there's a lot of talent on the tour. They just have to bring the consistency.

Also, you can't ignore injuries. Some of the young players have had bad luck with injuries.

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mr_antman85 t1_j4x33ss wrote

Reply to comment by Steedy999 in Mackenzie McDonald Stuns Rafael Nadal in Australian Open Second Round by yesh222

The comment was moreso people implying that Nadal faked an injury because he was losing.

If you followed his whole career, he's had a long list of injuries.

Knee injuries, foot injuries, abdominal injuries, hand injuries...so him being injured is nothing new. This is unfortunately a new injury for him but people feel that he rushed back for the Australian Open because he's been hampered for a while.

Maybe all of the injuries have caught up to him unfortunately.

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