andy roddick after being beaten by roger federer 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 in the wimbledon final in 2004 — andy would only beat him 2 times after that, lose 2 more wimbledon finals and one us open final to him and roger would go on to lead their head to head 21-3 by the end of their careers;
jannik sinner after being beaten by carlos alcaraz 6-7 5-7 in the 2nd round of paris bercy in 2021 — jannik would win 4 of their next 6 meetings, leading the head to head 4-3 before losing 7 out of the 8 times they next met, including 2 slam finals. carlos is currently leading their head to head 10-5.
Cool tennis picture I found digging through Pinterest (Part 1?)
Part 2
I love this so much. Jannik and Daniil are awkward but trying to go along, Rafa and Hoger matching the vibe as much as they can without looking too silly… and then there’s Novak, that as the dramatic extra diva he is, always has to be in the spotlight and Carlos follows suit because he is always down to have fun… Also Rafa standing above Novak… the grampas need to stick together 💖
I HAVE A SUIT KINK I CAN’T TAKE THIS-
(They all look so fly! Also Fedal taking the spotlight and Novandy sticking together!)
MY GOATS LOOK SO BABY!!! THEY ARE INFANTS!!!!
I'm obsessing over Andy bc 1) He has hair 2) He looks so good and 3) Top ten material with Fedal!
Also Rafa just… looks so young… And Roger??? How are you this hairy this young??? Not complaining but??? His legs and arms??? I'm definitely not staring-
*Flashback to when Federer’s manager on Served said to Andy’s face that to Roger he was the funny, cool, chill, dumb, stereotypical American that always made him laugh*
Feddick nation rise up! Roger looks so happy and Rafa showing off his side-profile–
IS THAT JUAN CARLOS FERRERO?!?!?! He looks so good!
(I'm pretty sure sitting next to Rafa there's Novak)
Bonus round!
Fedal acting gay on main aka looking each other with heart eyes.
Rare pictures of Andy smiling and not very rare picture of Novak looking DOWN BAD AT ANDY
do you ever think about “to me it was like the sky. you’re not always looking at it but you know it’s there” and “I have to protect andy” and “you can have seven of ‘em. I just wanted one” and “andy is also unique” because I do