US Open QF: [1] Novak DJOKOVIC vs [27] Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS)

[Tenez101]

Wow, if Youzhny can break Djokovic this easily, Rafa is going to eat his serve alive.

Anyways, I think Djokovic needs a tough match to "wake him up".

 

[90's Clay]

Hells yea.. Woody Harrelson breaks again

 

[Legend of Borg]

The wind>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Djesus

Confirmed just now.

 

[FreeBird]

And that is how you lose a serve, DF. :lol:

 

[90's Clay]

Wow, if Youzhny can break Djokovic this easily, Rafa is going to eat his serve alive.

Anyways, I think Djokovic needs a tough match to "wake him up".

Nole won't even beat Wawrinka playing like this.. Forget Nadal

 

[Michael Essien]

That's good effort from Youzhny, breaking again after just being broken from being 40-0 up.

I wish fans wouldn't shout out during a service motion though.

 

[Tenez101]

Wow, so many UEs off that forehand. Ridiculous.

 

[Michael Essien]

Hells yea.. Woody Harrelson breaks again

Oh god, I can't unsee him as Woody Harrelson now.

 

[idioteque]

Hells yea.. Woody Harrelson breaks again

Haha. Nice. Now I can't unsee it.

 

[granddog29]

What a joke of a match. Youzhny with over twice the unforced errors to winners, and Djokovic also with way more errors than winners yet still possibly winning in straights. This is a slam quarterfinal!! Matches like this almost make the Feddies look right when they say todays field lacks depth even worse than the Federer era did.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

well well, Youzhny to serve for the set

 

[FreeBird]

What a joke of a match. Youzhny with over twice the unforced errors to winners, and Djokovic also with way more errors than winners yet still possibly winning in straights. This is a slam quarterfinal!! Matches like this almost make the Feddies look right when they say todays field lacks depth even worse than the Federer era did.

This is what happens when you lose Gulbis, Janowicz in 1st round.

 

[Legend of Borg]

What a joke of a match. Youzhny with over twice the unforced errors to winners, and Djokovic also with way more errors than winners yet still possibly winning in straights. This is a slam quarterfinal!! Matches like this almost make the Feddies look right when they say todays field lacks depth even worse than the Federer era did.

The Feddies?

 

[Tenez101]

Nole won't even beat Wawrinka playing like this.. Forget Nadal

Yup, plus Wawa will be pumped to avenge his loss to Djokovic at AO. Djokovic needs to pick up his form fast.

That or he needs to hope the wind dies down...

 

[Down_the_line]

What a joke of a match. Youzhny with over twice the unforced errors to winners, and Djokovic also with way more errors than winners yet still possibly winning in straights. This is a slam quarterfinal!! Matches like this almost make the Feddies look right when they say todays field lacks depth even worse than the Federer era did.

It does. Federer's era included the likes of Hewitt, Roddick, Safin, Ferrero, Nalbandian, Coria, Davydenko etc. Great field of players! Nowadays, we have a pretty good top 8 or so.

 

[Nostradamus]

what STring is Mikael using ?? Its got to be the strings.

 

[FreeBird]

Djokovic loses 1st set of Tourney. His game today reminds the one he has played post MC. Defensive right from start.

 

[Tenez101]

Novak will still get this done in 4, but Wawa must be taking even more hope from this.

 

[Michael Essien]

Think Novak still takes this in four but I think this might actually work out helping him, I think at this stage you probably don't want to be playing out a load of easy 6-2 6-1 6-1 wins, imagine being tested is a good thing ultimately ahead of a potential semi.

 

[powerangle]

Could see that coming a long way away. Novak is far from clutch these days.

 

[idioteque]

Youzhny? Channelling his anger constructively? What is this wizardry??

 

[Legend of Borg]

Suddenly the Djesus aura is downgraded to a Djoker aura.

 

[bullfan]

Is the crowd behind Youzney?

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Oh god, I can't unsee him as Woody Harrelson now.

True... he is on the money though

 

[FreeBird]

Could see that coming a long way away. Novak is far from clutch these days.

Novak 1.0 is in the house.

 

[ultradr]

hmm,.. this us open is for Rafa to take.

 

[swordtennis]

This is not looking good. Forehand going. Serve gone. No penetration. Feeling a bit sick.......
Youzny is cracking the ball tho.
Regroup 4th set....

 

[FreeBird]

Is the crowd behind Youzney?

Why they won't be?? They have spent dollars for this. :lol:

 

[Down_the_line]

I hope Youzhny goes on to have a fairy tale end to his career worthy of a biopic starring Woody Harrelson as Mikhail Youzhny.

 

[FreeBird]

hmm,.. this us open is for Rafa to lose.

Corrected.

 

[romeo8880]

Yankees just took the lead 8-7 after being down 7-2!

 

[90's Clay]

Rafa is gonna steamroll barring some serious knee issue. His form is almost to a point where theres almost as big of an opening as Fed's and his contemporaries were. Rafa is just playing a MUCH higher level than anyone else right now IMO

I've said Nole has been burning out for a while now

 

[Legend of Borg]

Is the crowd behind Youzney?

At this point my neighbour's dog, Kim Jong-Un and the Bulgarian Socialist Party are behind Южни.

 

[swordtennis]

It does. Federer's era included the likes of Hewitt, Roddick, Safin, Ferrero, Nalbandian, Coria, Davydenko etc. Great field of players! Nowadays, we have a pretty good top 8 or so.

Ageed. 2003-2007 were good times good times. Throw Canas in there as well.

 

[Crose]

Djokovic might not even get past Wawrinka if he's like this.

 

[FreeBird]

This is not looking good. Forehand going. Serve gone. No penetration. Feeling a bit sick.......
Youzny is cracking the ball tho.
Regroup 4th set....

There is no penetration in his shots today. It has gotta do with his grip. Hitting with more topspin.

 

[swordtennis]

Yankees just took the lead 8-7 after being down 7-2!

Ayeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! They just might get into the playoffs.

 

[bullfan]

Is this the same Novak that Vjada was saying was in 2.0 form?

 

[TheF1Bob]

I see 2013 uninspired Djokovic has arrived and is stinking out the joint.

 

[FreeBird]

Is this the same Novak that Vjada was saying was in 2.0 form?

He will be 2.0 when needed to. 8)

 

[Michael Essien]

Think Novak's got this won now.

 

[bullfan]

At this point my neighbour's dog, Kim Jong-Un and the Bulgarian Socialist Party are behind Южни.

I'm not watching, only online, so I can't tell what the atmosphere is like.

 

[swordtennis]

There is no penetration in his shots today. It has gotta do with his grip. Hitting with more topspin.

Not sure why. Might be little low on confidence in his shots today. Needs that room for error. Hope he plays into form by the final.
Nadal is the favorite IMO as of now.

 

[90's Clay]

Well Nole better hope Stan of today doesn't show up in the semis or hes going out quick

 

[granddog29]

It does. Federer's era included the likes of Hewitt, Roddick, Safin, Ferrero, Nalbandian, Coria, Davydenko etc. Great field of players! Nowadays, we have a pretty good top 8 or so.

The top 4 is (or atleast was up until this year, we now see Federer's decline and Djokovic's is likely starting too) much stronger than the Federer era. Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and even an old Federer (before this year) were all way better players than any of Hewitt, Roddick, Ljubicic, or Nalbandian, the top 4 outside of Federer back then. However the overall depth now is even poorer than the Federer era. There are 3 or 4 great players, 4 or 5 pretty good ones, and the rest kind of suck. It becomes even more obvious those rare times people outside even that 2nd group (eg- old Youzhny, Robredo) sneak into the quarters.

 

[Legend of Borg]

I see 2013 uninspired Djokovic has arrived and is stinking out the joint.

Lazy overprivileged Western white man Djokovic has shown up.

Meanwhile for the Russian Казаци it's a hard life.

 

[90's Clay]

The top 4 is (or atleast was up until this year, we now see Federer's decline and Djokovic's is likely starting too) much stronger than the Federer era. Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and even an old Federer (before this year) were all way better players than any of Hewitt, Roddick, Ljubicic, or Nalbandian, the top 4 outside of Federer back then. However the overall depth now is even poorer than the Federer era. There are 3 or 4 great players, 4 or 5 pretty good ones, and the rest kind of suck. It becomes even more obvious those rare times people outside even that 2nd group (eg- old Youzhny, Robredo) sneak into the quarters.

Yea.. I never would have guessed we would have seen Robredo or Youzhny in the quarters. That was kind of odd to say the least

 

[FreeBird]

The top 4 is (or atleast was up until this year, we now see Federer's decline and Djokovic's is likely starting too) much stronger than the Federer era. Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and even an old Federer (before this year) were all way better players than any of Hewitt, Roddick, Ljubicic, or Nalbandian, the top 4 outside of Federer back then. However the overall depth now is even poorer than the Federer era. There are 3 or 4 great players, 4 or 5 pretty good ones, and the rest kind of suck. It becomes even more obvious those rare times people outside even that 2nd group (eg- old Youzhny, Robredo) sneak into the quarters.

Are you insinuating that it is easy to dig deep but hard to win slam in this era?

 

[FreeBird]

Not sure why. Might be little low on confidence in his shots today. Needs that room for error. Hope he plays into form by the final.
Nadal is the favorite IMO as of now.

Someone need to strike his head and tell him that the flat forehand he was hitting in the past 3 matches is far more effective than this weirdo forehand. :evil:

 

[90's Clay]

Looks like Youzhny's tank is finally empty.

Poor performance from Nole. Hes not reaching the finals looking like this. He sure as hell isn't winning the whole thing unless he picks his level up another 10 notches