2019 Australian Open 4R - [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [15] Daniil Medvedev

Who will win this match?


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Picmun

Hall of Fame
It’s just post peak Djokovic. His accuracy isn’t quite what it was, he’s not quite as fast movement wise. It’s going to be like this going forward. Just like any post peak great he’ll have some surprising upsets.

Also, previously he’d have mental lapses due to anger and it wouldn’t matter cause he’d just snap back into form. But yesterday it cost him a set when something as small as the lights being on early triggered him.

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NoleFam

Bionic Poster
Djokovic acts like he doesn't know how to play this guy. Just totally backed up in one of those points when he should have kept coming in and hit a swing volley. He ended up losing that point because of it.
 

Goret

Rookie
Novak will have to adapt his game to the Next Gen - especially the tall guys with good serve and good movement. The strategy that usually got him out doesn't work against these (cf. end of 2018).
 
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tennisfan2015

Hall of Fame
Putin went to Serbia the other day to instruct the Serbs that Medvedev must win. If he does not no gas for the Serbs and Medvedev will be executed.
 
One thing I've really noticed is how more and more players now can go toe to toe with Djokovic from the baseline over a sustained period of time. At the very peak of his powers that simply wasn't the case at all.

Lol roflmao
Novak at the Peak of his powers won't even grind like this from baseline. He would simply blow these mugs off the court .
In particular, 2011 was peak nole and not 2015...
I still love his play style at that time much more than post 2012 one
 

NatF

Bionic Poster
Djokovic might be following Federer out next. This is very poor. Very very poor. He acts like he is scared of the net and wants to just trade mid pace balls all match.

He's not being aggressive enough off the ground either, no real mustard on his shots.
 
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