The Nole slam

[Denis]

7 wins away. Will it happen?

 

[britbox]

If I had to bet my life on it - probably... but I don't think he'll do the Calendar Year Grand Slam.

 

[Denis]

If I had to bet my life on it - probably... but I don't think he'll do the Calendar Year Grand Slam.

That's a completely different story, one we can discuss after Wimbledon if at all.

Right now it seems that Milos is the only player making the same level of progress as Novak. With RG, a revived Nadal might complicate things, but that is not something that is a realistic option at this point. Novak needs to stay focused there, cause despite being the 2nd best clay counter of his generation, he tends to struggle there against opponents he should beat easily (kohli, melzer, Tsonga, seppi)

 

[Billie]

Will it happen? I don't know. Could it happen? Definitely. It's "only" 7 matches away. But between that 1st and 7th match anything can happen. He would need a bit of luck with his schedule: not having too difficult matches on his road to the final and a bit of luck with weather and health.

 

[Moxie]

Djokovic is a runaway train. I think probably the only person that will stop him at RG is himself. I have some hopes that Rafa regains his clay form and could feature. But likely it's going to be about the pressure of putting aside the notion of a "Nole Slam," (again,) and the negative baggage he's acquired there, over the years. He's all but certainly the best clay player not to have won it, at least in the Open era.

 

[shawnbm]

It is very hard to do, even in an era where we have seen three players win three majors in one year within the last decade. That is incredible when you look at the past. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are the marauding trio of the new century. They make Connors, Borg and McEnroe's achievements seem quaint and in black and white, by comparison. Unreal stuff we have seen since the 2006 AO.

 

[Mastoor]

7 wins away. Will it happen?

I hope so