Congrats to Djokovic and his fans

[Subway Tennis]

Well done to Djokovic. Congratulations to his fans.

This is turning into one of the greatest comebacks of all time. He overcame mental issues, physical issues, and even domestic struggles which, honestly, should never have been any of our business.

As a Nadal fan, i have always held Djokovic in particularly high esteem because his rise to the top was achieved during the reign of not one but two ATG great players. He didn't rely on any favourable circumstances to get to the top. It was pure fight, training and ability.

Peter Bodo wrote an article on Djokovic in maybe 2007/2008 asking rhetorically if Djokovic was the perfect player, in terms of his uncluttered and highly efficient stroke mechanics. Im still not sure about that (i have my biases lol) but we now have to entertain the thought that he may end up being the greatest of his era.

@NoleFam @Hitman et al, enjoy this moment. I would also encourage general tennis fans to enjoy this sweetest of sporting comebacks. Yet again, the enigmatic Djokovic is dominating on his own terms.

 

[NoleFam]

Thanks man! Yea it's been a crazy ride. It was tough watching him earlier this year and struggling to beat some of those players but I never thought for a second that he couldn't come back to close to his best. The way it has happened though has even surpassed my wildest aspirations for him this year and it is definitely one of the greatest comebacks. I was happy for Nadal and his fans last year when he had similar success and told you guys this so thanks for returning the favor.

 

[GabeT]

Thanks man! Yea it's been a crazy ride. It was tough watching him earlier this year and struggling to beat some of those players but I never thought for a second that he couldn't come back to close to his best. The way it has happened though has even surpassed my wildest aspirations for him this year and it is definitely one of the greatest comebacks. I was happy for Nadal and his fans last year when he had similar success and told you guys this so thanks for returning the favor.

You are more optimistic than me! I always thought he would come back, maybe win a slam or two. But I never expected this type of return. Where he reaches finals in 5 of 6 tournaments in a row and wins four of them. That’s like 2015 and I thought that type of dominance was long gone.

 

[NoleFam]

You are more optimistic than me! I always thought he would come back, maybe win a slam or two. But I never expected this type of return. Where he reaches finals in 5 of 6 tournaments in a row and wins four of them. That’s like 2015 and I thought that type of dominance was long gone.

I actually said he would come back and win Slams and go back to #1. I just almost expected it but maybe I was a little too ambitious. It took me by surprise how quickly it turned around. I remember one writer for ESPN said last year that he would come back this year, have a multi Slam year and become #1. It looked kind of bleak at first but turned around in a hurry.

 

[Subway Tennis]

I remember one writer for ESPN said last year that he would come back this year, have a multi Slam year and become #1. It looked kind of bleak at first but turned around in a hurry.

Was the writer Greg Garber? I might try and track down the column.

 

[NoleFam]

Was the writer Greg Garber? I might try and track down the column.

No it was Peter Bodo. Seems like he said there would be 4 different Slam champions so I remember it incorrectly. Here it is.

http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/...h-novak-djokovic-alexander-zverev-others-2018

 

[Subway Tennis]

No it was Peter Bodo. Seems like he said there would be 4 different Slam champions so I remember it incorrectly. Here it is.

http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/...h-novak-djokovic-alexander-zverev-others-2018

Thanks for posting this.