2021 Wimbledon QF: Novak Djokovic [1] vs Marton Fucsovics

[Harry_Wild]

Never guess who won today? It is Novak! in straight sets too!

 

[StrongerThanAll]

At least Federer is up next now.

 

[Checkmate]

Horrible match and a close to 6 out of 13 performance from Djokovic.

 

[N01E]

Line judges tried their best, but Novak goes through.

 

[onyxrose81]

So it looks as if he’s in 1st gear still rather than him playing bad?

It was kind of bad but he clearly was not putting much effort into this match.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Congrats to Novak on his 100th grass court match win and also equalling Federer's record of reaching 10 semifinals at 3 of the 4 majors.

Just wonderful.

 

[Tennisgods]

So it looks as if he’s in 1st gear still rather than him playing bad?

I’d say so. Defensive and pushy for the most part, allowed Fucsovics to beat himself.

 

[UnforcedTerror]

One of the ugliest match wins I've ever seen for Djokovic..

 

[Rina]

More moronic questions for Novak...

 

[Deleted member 369227]

Marton clearly didn't inspire Novak to shift even into second gear...

 

[tennisjedi]

Really tough match but Goatovic pulls through.

 

[PilotPete]

Lame answers/jokes.

 

[Rina]

One of the ugliest match wins I've ever seen for Djokovic..

How so? Cause he didn't care or need to put any effort into it? I mean let the audience have some fun and their money's worth? Toy around...

 

[Deleted member 771911]

So Fucs not much of a threat then lol

 

[RF-18]

The draw of death continues. Can't believe Nole has managed to win cruising like this. He has solved the landmines really nicely!

 

[Deleted member 762343]

I thought the French loved Djokovic?

There are 60 million French people in France, I’m talking about two of them. Do the math.

 

[Rina]

Why is Nole a bit anxious? I think the mugs with questions are putting him off. Hence rocking left and right. Of course, it could be just the adrenaline. How come he gets more adrenaline for the stupid WImb crowd than when he plays?

 

[weakera]

There are 60 million French people in France, I’m talking about two of them. Do the math.

Seems unlikely that they would allow anti-Djokovic French broadcasters. Did they also call the 14 RG Final? I remember those two basically breaking down in tears when Nadal won.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Shapo still on track to stop Nole.

Lol

 

[Rina]

Imagine djoker in this form...& Big hitter on other side...
He is really lucky that there is no rublev on the other side

For real? In this form? What form is that?

 

[Hitman]

Earth's Mightiest is through.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

LOL... it takes him five sets to just stay even with Khachanov. If he gets through that match, Denis will offer no resistance to Djokovic. Novak is serving too well, way too confident and simply the much better player right now.

More like Novak’s b- game is still good to beat shapo. Pathetic

 

[TennisFan3]

Amazing from Novak. Wins without losing a set. He is on FIRE. On track to win Wimbledon after losing only 1 set in R1.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Amazing from Novak. Wins without losing a set. He is on FIRE. On track to win Wimbledon after losing only 1 set in R1.

Nothing amazing about beating a bunch of stiffs but he can only play whose in front of him and he’s capitalizing on it .

 

[Kralingen]

Didn’t get to watch this, was working…

How did both players play? Seemed to be NID?

 

[Harry_Wild]

Lame answers/jokes.

I like this from Novak! Humor is always entertaining! Well done in his answers!

 

[BeatlesFan]

More like Novak’s b- game is still good to beat shapo. Pathetic

Actually his C-game would beat Denis, who hasn't the mentality to defeat a great player in a slam semi, especially his first slam semi. And that's assuming he beats KK.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Seems unlikely that they would allow anti-Djokovic French broadcasters. Did they also call the 14 RG Final? I remember those two basically breaking down in tears when Nadal won.

No they didn’t. I don’t know if they’re anti-Djokovic but their comments aren’t acceptable. They even made racist comments by repeatedly saying he’s Italian because he supposedly fakes being off balance.

 

[nolefam_2024]

This match was pretty lame.

Will Shapo be stern test?

 

[TennisFan3]

Nothing amazing about beating a bunch of stiffs but he can only play whose in front of him and he’s capitalizing on it .

What would it take to acknowledge Novak is BOAT? He already won RG. He is now winning Wimbledon without breaking a sweat. There is no ATP player that can even challenge him realistically in a best of 5.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Didn’t get to watch this, was working…

How did both players play? Seemed to be NID?

Score tells the match pretty much! Will be repeated later on in Tennis Channel after live match is over!

 

[NoleIsBoat]

What would it take to acknowledge Novak is BOAT? He already won RG. He is now winning Wimbledon without breaking a sweat. There is no ATP player that can even challenge him realistically in a best of 5.

He owns both his main rivals at his peak and now he is crushing the nextgen

 

[TheAssassin]

That was hilariously average.

Now for more comedy let's have Khachanov and Shapovalov play a 12-12 tiebreak lol...

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

That was hilariously average.

Now for more comedy let's have Khachanov and Shapovalov play a 12-12 tiebreak lol...

Let’s them play. Bring the popcorn haha

 

[Harry_Wild]

This match was pretty lame.

Will Shapo be stern test?

Doubt it! Shaplovova has never beaten Djokovic in 6 meeting. Shapovalov is playing a 5 setter too!

 

[Cortana]

Novak in 3. Would be shocking if he loses more than 10 games.

I am shocked.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Overall happy with Novak! We move on!

 

[nolefam_2024]

Doubt it! Shaplovova has never beaten Djokovic in 6 meeting. Shapovalov is playing a 5 setter too!

Shapovalov with the lefty flat serve can do massive damage on grass. This is real test. Unlike anyone he has faced.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Shapovalov with the lefty flat serve can do massive damage on grass. This is real test. Unlike anyone he has faced.

Novak will know he needs to bring it. Especially the fact he’s played him 6 times before so he will know what’s required

 

[nolefam_2024]

Novak will know he needs to bring it. Especially the fact he’s played him 6 times before so he will know what’s required

Shapovalov impressed me in 2019 AO as well. He was only second guy to take a set from Novak. Other was Medvedev. Yes Novak has beaten him 6/6 but on grass courts the game of Shapovalov gives him chance to beat Novak.

 

[TennisFan3]

He owns both his main rivals at his peak and now he is crushing the nextgen

Man your avatar really rocks. Novak looks like a Rockstar in that picture.
Is he going to be the GOAT of the looks as well? I mean isn't it enough to be the looks GOAT?

 

[Pandaman]

Imagine djoker in this form...& Big hitter on other side...
He is really lucky that there is no rublev on the other side

We've seen how he plays vs big hitter in Kevin Anderson. I realize he's ranked really low, but whether hes 100 or 6, he is nomatch for Novak. He also played pretty close to as well as he could in that matchup and still lost in straights.

 

[Nole_The_Champion]

Congrats Nole. Well done.

 

[Pandaman]

Shapovalov impressed me in 2019 AO as well. He was only second guy to take a set from Novak. Other was Medvedev. Yes Novak has beaten him 6/6 but on grass courts the game of Shapovalov gives him chance to beat Novak.

I understand where you're coming from, but it's not like Denis has incredible grass court results that he can draw from, and the toughest guys hes played, PK and KK, he went 5 sets against. RBA has been playing poorly for months. Novak is a 5-time champ here. The only way I can see him losing is him not arising to the occasion, because Denis will come out firing and he *appears* more consistent here than I've ever seen him. We could've said the same thing about Marton going into this match and he was just outdone, whether the moment was too big for him or Djokovic subtly dominated him from the baseline.

 

[Pandaman]

It was kind of bad but he clearly was not putting much effort into this match.

But are you sure? I don't recall experts like BG and DC saying Novak is doing just enough to win the match, being in 2nd gear, etc., this often before (three rounds straight). I do think he played better than the last two rounds, but let me know what you think, as I watched much of it on mute while I was working. He's also mentioning how exhausted he was after the FO throughout interviews and pressers. I hope I'm just overanalyzing

 

[Biotic]

An average effort from Djokovic here. He said today was the windiest day of the tournament so far, which obviously bothered him a bit.

If he got another gear in him, now is the time.

 

[Omega_7000]

He owns both his main rivals at his peak and now he is crushing the nextgen

You say crushing the next gen as if it's supposed to be impressive. This is the weakest era of young athletes in any sport let alone tennis.

 

[EzekielTennis]

Djokovic handled the wind well. Hopefully the wind won't be a factor on Friday.