maratha_warrior
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so happy . congrats to #nolefam 
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TripleATeam
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Aw, how nice! Delpo is sweet.
Belgrad13
Rookie
I was also so so nervous today and even think of turning the tv off.
After the 1st set i had a feeling that now Thiem would use everything he had, and that was all he did, while Nole seems off, from his serve to the rallies.
I was expecting Nole to lose the 4th set tbh with how things look but yeah, never ever writes him off.
What a start of a season it has been and wish Nole all the best for the rest of the season.
For all the Nolefans out there, cheers❕
After the 1st set i had a feeling that now Thiem would use everything he had, and that was all he did, while Nole seems off, from his serve to the rallies.
I was expecting Nole to lose the 4th set tbh with how things look but yeah, never ever writes him off.
What a start of a season it has been and wish Nole all the best for the rest of the season.
For all the Nolefans out there, cheers❕
I Am Finnish
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Verdasco
Congrats to @DjokerNole for his 8th @AustralianOpen title and to @ThiemDomi for an amazing run!! Bravo guys
Tenacity
Hall of Fame
17 stats in celebration of Novak's 17th Grand Slam title
1. He won his eighth Australian Open. Djokovic already set the all-time men’s record for most Australian Open titles when he won his seventh last year, but he’s now upped that mark to eight.
2. He won his 17th Grand Slam title. In addition to his eight Australian Open titles in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, Djokovic also has one French Open crown (2016), five Wimbledons (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019) and three US Opens (2011, 2015 and 2018).
3. He’s now three Grand Slams behind Roger Federer, and two behind Rafael Nadal. Djokovic was within two of Nadal as recently as 2019, but he hasn’t been within three of Federer since 2004, when Federer had three and Djokovic was just starting to play on the tour.
4. He’s back at No. 1. With Nadal losing to Thiem in the quarterfinals, Djokovic is back on top of the ATP rankings. This week will be his 276th career week at No.1.
5. He’s now won five of the last seven Grand Slams. Djokovic won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018, the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2019, and now the Australian Open in 2020.
6. He’s won 43 of his last 45 matches at Grand Slams. His only losses at the majors in the last 19 months have come against Thiem in the semifinals of the 2019 French Open, and to Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round of the 2019 US Open (Djokovic retired down two sets against the Swiss due to a left shoulder injury).
7. He’s the third man in tennis history to win eight or more titles at the same major. The other two are Nadal, who’s won Roland Garros 12 times, and Federer, who’s won Wimbledon eight times.
8. He’s now 8-0 in Australian Open finals. He’s not only undefeated in finals in Melbourne; he’s also 8-0 in semifinals. To sum it up: every time he’s gotten past the quarterfinals in Melbourne, he’s gone on to win the title.
9. He’s won nine of his last 10 Grand Slam finals. At one point 8-8, Djokovic is now 17-9 in Grand Slam finals. He’s 9-1 in his last 10, the loss coming to Wawrinka in the 2016 US Open final.
10. He’s the first man in the Open era to win majors in three different decades. He’s won one in the 2000s, 15 in the 2010s and now one in the 2020s. Only one other man has won majors in three decades, and he did it across Open era and pre-Open era: Ken Rosewall, in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
11. He came back from two sets to one down to win a major final for the first time. He’s the first man to achieve the feat since Juan Martin del Potro did it against Federer in the 2009 US Open final.
12. He turned the tide on a troublesome head-to-head record. Djokovic went into the final with a 6-4 lead over Thiem, but that head-to-head was originally 5-0. Thiem had won four of their last five meetings going into the Australian Open final, including their last two meetings at majors.
13. He’s now 13-0 in 2019. That includes his 6-0 record at the ATP Cup and seven wins in Melbourne. It’s his fourth-longest unbeaten streak to start a year in his career, after going 14-0 to start 2016, 17-0 to start 2013 and—wait for it—41-0 to start 2011. How long will his perfect 2019 start last?
14. He passed John McEnroe with the fifth-most career ATP titles in the Open Era. The 2020 Australian Open title was Djokovic’s 78th career ATP title, passing McEnroe for standalone fifth place. The Serb only trails Jimmy Connors (109), Federer (103), Ivan Lendl (95) and Nadal (84).
15. He kept the Big Three’s winning streak at the majors alive. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have now combined to win the last 13 majors, sweeping them all since the start of 2017. They’ve now won 52 of the last 60 majors, a stretch that began with Nadal’s victory at the 2005 French Open.
16. He kept the Big Three is in 58 of the last 60 major finals. Since the 2005 French Open, the only two majors that didn’t feature any of Djokovic, Nadal or Federer were the 2014 US Open final (Marin Cilic against Kei Nishikori) and the 2016 Wimbledon final (Andy Murray against Milos Raonic).
17. He’s chasing the record for most career weeks at No. 1. Djokovic is in third place on the list for most career weeks at No. 1 on the ATP rankings, and he’s closing in fast on the two men ahead of him. He’s just 10 weeks away from Pete Sampras’ 286, and 34 weeks away from Federer’s 310.
Sorry guys, I know its a lot of text, but this is just amazing what he has achieved so far in his career and he is not done yet.
All from tennis.com
1. He won his eighth Australian Open. Djokovic already set the all-time men’s record for most Australian Open titles when he won his seventh last year, but he’s now upped that mark to eight.
2. He won his 17th Grand Slam title. In addition to his eight Australian Open titles in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, Djokovic also has one French Open crown (2016), five Wimbledons (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019) and three US Opens (2011, 2015 and 2018).
3. He’s now three Grand Slams behind Roger Federer, and two behind Rafael Nadal. Djokovic was within two of Nadal as recently as 2019, but he hasn’t been within three of Federer since 2004, when Federer had three and Djokovic was just starting to play on the tour.
4. He’s back at No. 1. With Nadal losing to Thiem in the quarterfinals, Djokovic is back on top of the ATP rankings. This week will be his 276th career week at No.1.
5. He’s now won five of the last seven Grand Slams. Djokovic won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018, the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2019, and now the Australian Open in 2020.
6. He’s won 43 of his last 45 matches at Grand Slams. His only losses at the majors in the last 19 months have come against Thiem in the semifinals of the 2019 French Open, and to Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round of the 2019 US Open (Djokovic retired down two sets against the Swiss due to a left shoulder injury).
7. He’s the third man in tennis history to win eight or more titles at the same major. The other two are Nadal, who’s won Roland Garros 12 times, and Federer, who’s won Wimbledon eight times.
8. He’s now 8-0 in Australian Open finals. He’s not only undefeated in finals in Melbourne; he’s also 8-0 in semifinals. To sum it up: every time he’s gotten past the quarterfinals in Melbourne, he’s gone on to win the title.
9. He’s won nine of his last 10 Grand Slam finals. At one point 8-8, Djokovic is now 17-9 in Grand Slam finals. He’s 9-1 in his last 10, the loss coming to Wawrinka in the 2016 US Open final.
10. He’s the first man in the Open era to win majors in three different decades. He’s won one in the 2000s, 15 in the 2010s and now one in the 2020s. Only one other man has won majors in three decades, and he did it across Open era and pre-Open era: Ken Rosewall, in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
11. He came back from two sets to one down to win a major final for the first time. He’s the first man to achieve the feat since Juan Martin del Potro did it against Federer in the 2009 US Open final.
12. He turned the tide on a troublesome head-to-head record. Djokovic went into the final with a 6-4 lead over Thiem, but that head-to-head was originally 5-0. Thiem had won four of their last five meetings going into the Australian Open final, including their last two meetings at majors.
13. He’s now 13-0 in 2019. That includes his 6-0 record at the ATP Cup and seven wins in Melbourne. It’s his fourth-longest unbeaten streak to start a year in his career, after going 14-0 to start 2016, 17-0 to start 2013 and—wait for it—41-0 to start 2011. How long will his perfect 2019 start last?
14. He passed John McEnroe with the fifth-most career ATP titles in the Open Era. The 2020 Australian Open title was Djokovic’s 78th career ATP title, passing McEnroe for standalone fifth place. The Serb only trails Jimmy Connors (109), Federer (103), Ivan Lendl (95) and Nadal (84).
15. He kept the Big Three’s winning streak at the majors alive. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have now combined to win the last 13 majors, sweeping them all since the start of 2017. They’ve now won 52 of the last 60 majors, a stretch that began with Nadal’s victory at the 2005 French Open.
16. He kept the Big Three is in 58 of the last 60 major finals. Since the 2005 French Open, the only two majors that didn’t feature any of Djokovic, Nadal or Federer were the 2014 US Open final (Marin Cilic against Kei Nishikori) and the 2016 Wimbledon final (Andy Murray against Milos Raonic).
17. He’s chasing the record for most career weeks at No. 1. Djokovic is in third place on the list for most career weeks at No. 1 on the ATP rankings, and he’s closing in fast on the two men ahead of him. He’s just 10 weeks away from Pete Sampras’ 286, and 34 weeks away from Federer’s 310.
Sorry guys, I know its a lot of text, but this is just amazing what he has achieved so far in his career and he is not done yet.
All from tennis.com
Hitman
Bionic Poster
17 stats in celebration of Novak's 17th Grand Slam title
1. He won his eighth Australian Open. Djokovic already set the all-time men’s record for most Australian Open titles when he won his seventh last year, but he’s now upped that mark to eight.
2. He won his 17th Grand Slam title. In addition to his eight Australian Open titles in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, Djokovic also has one French Open crown (2016), five Wimbledons (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019) and three US Opens (2011, 2015 and 2018).
3. He’s now three Grand Slams behind Roger Federer, and two behind Rafael Nadal. Djokovic was within two of Nadal as recently as 2019, but he hasn’t been within three of Federer since 2004, when Federer had three and Djokovic was just starting to play on the tour.
4. He’s back at No. 1. With Nadal losing to Thiem in the quarterfinals, Djokovic is back on top of the ATP rankings. This week will be his 276th career week at No.1.
5. He’s now won five of the last seven Grand Slams. Djokovic won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018, the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2019, and now the Australian Open in 2020.
6. He’s won 43 of his last 45 matches at Grand Slams. His only losses at the majors in the last 19 months have come against Thiem in the semifinals of the 2019 French Open, and to Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round of the 2019 US Open (Djokovic retired down two sets against the Swiss due to a left shoulder injury).
7. He’s the third man in tennis history to win eight or more titles at the same major. The other two are Nadal, who’s won Roland Garros 12 times, and Federer, who’s won Wimbledon eight times.
8. He’s now 8-0 in Australian Open finals. He’s not only undefeated in finals in Melbourne; he’s also 8-0 in semifinals. To sum it up: every time he’s gotten past the quarterfinals in Melbourne, he’s gone on to win the title.
9. He’s won nine of his last 10 Grand Slam finals. At one point 8-8, Djokovic is now 17-9 in Grand Slam finals. He’s 9-1 in his last 10, the loss coming to Wawrinka in the 2016 US Open final.
10. He’s the first man in the Open era to win majors in three different decades. He’s won one in the 2000s, 15 in the 2010s and now one in the 2020s. Only one other man has won majors in three decades, and he did it across Open era and pre-Open era: Ken Rosewall, in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
11. He came back from two sets to one down to win a major final for the first time. He’s the first man to achieve the feat since Juan Martin del Potro did it against Federer in the 2009 US Open final.
12. He turned the tide on a troublesome head-to-head record. Djokovic went into the final with a 6-4 lead over Thiem, but that head-to-head was originally 5-0. Thiem had won four of their last five meetings going into the Australian Open final, including their last two meetings at majors.
13. He’s now 13-0 in 2019. That includes his 6-0 record at the ATP Cup and seven wins in Melbourne. It’s his fourth-longest unbeaten streak to start a year in his career, after going 14-0 to start 2016, 17-0 to start 2013 and—wait for it—41-0 to start 2011. How long will his perfect 2019 start last?
14. He passed John McEnroe with the fifth-most career ATP titles in the Open Era. The 2020 Australian Open title was Djokovic’s 78th career ATP title, passing McEnroe for standalone fifth place. The Serb only trails Jimmy Connors (109), Federer (103), Ivan Lendl (95) and Nadal (84).
15. He kept the Big Three’s winning streak at the majors alive. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have now combined to win the last 13 majors, sweeping them all since the start of 2017. They’ve now won 52 of the last 60 majors, a stretch that began with Nadal’s victory at the 2005 French Open.
16. He kept the Big Three is in 58 of the last 60 major finals. Since the 2005 French Open, the only two majors that didn’t feature any of Djokovic, Nadal or Federer were the 2014 US Open final (Marin Cilic against Kei Nishikori) and the 2016 Wimbledon final (Andy Murray against Milos Raonic).
17. He’s chasing the record for most career weeks at No. 1. Djokovic is in third place on the list for most career weeks at No. 1 on the ATP rankings, and he’s closing in fast on the two men ahead of him. He’s just 10 weeks away from Pete Sampras’ 286, and 34 weeks away from Federer’s 310.
Sorry guys, I know its a lot of text, but this is just amazing what he has achieved so far in his career and he is not done yet.
All from tennis.com
Bonus: He is once again the reigning, defending, undisputed, heavyweight ATP Mens singles number one player of the world and The Earth's Mightiest Warrior.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Nothing more important than that, Hitman.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Nothing more important than that, Hitman.
Everyone can sleep safely knowing the planet is protected and the Heavyweight Champion will ensure there is justice freedom and liberty for all.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
He went though a lot of the younger guys who are meant to be more dangerous for him than for Fedal. Medvedev, Shapovalov, Thiem.
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
Yes he did. He looks strong in early 2020. It looks like he may have a great 2020, hopefully even better than 2019.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Yes he did. He looks strong in early 2020. It looks like he may have a great 2020, hopefully even better than 2019.
You know those trademark threads will be getting unleashed very soon now that he is the heavyweight champion again! LOL
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
You know those trademark threads will be getting unleashed very soon now that he is the heavyweight champion again! LOL
Absolutely.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
airchallenge2
Hall of Fame
That's exactly what I think, too. The mental stress shut down the body for 2 sets. Luckily he could wake up in time for the last 2.
vex
Legend
Not gonna lie. It’s extremely frustrating as a fan to see that he hasn’t really devoted himself to evolving his game for his 30s yet. Today should have been a huge flashing red light. But with the win I wonder if he’ll just keep doing what’s he’s been doing.
He has the talent to hit consistently aggressive groundstrokes off neutral balls from both wings similar to Fed. He doesn’t even need to to equal Fed’s aggression, even like 80% of it would be enough. Shorten points. Follow offensive shots to the net. End with volleys.
he CAN do it but he seems to think he doesn’t need to. Unfortunately the time is quickly approaching when he’ll realize he’s wrong on that. His movement is clearly not at his prime level anymore and his stamina today was frankly shocking. I wish he’d start changing NOW rather than lose a whole year in denial. I feel like Agassi tried to convey this to him but he wasn’t ready to hear it. To his credit he was able to defy time and pull these last 5 slams out of his normal game plan... but that time is fading. fast
GoldenMasters
Semi-Pro
Congratulations fellow Nole fans. 17 GS is a great achievement plus Novak has a good shot at breaking weeks at no.1 record now. Hopefully he can do it!
Born_to_slice
Legend
I think he's changing stuff. I was delighted with his tactics last year in Cincy against Medvedev, for a set and a half. He's definitely developing but when things get tough in the actual match he has a tendency to retreat in his "safe" zone and grind the points. Tennis is all about confidence. If he can get confident enough, we may see much more mixed game from him.
Well he has improved his serve dramatically now.Its a weapon.
There's only 24 hours in a day,if you want to drastically improve something you are gonna have to compromise on your strengths.we have already seen he is not the baseline monster he used to be.So it's a double edged sword.
But he is absolutely responsible for the poor overheads. It can be improved.Even a lowly ranked player hits a very good overheads.Its the easiest shot in Tennis.He hit a poor overhead in the start of second which basically gave Thiem the break.
But we have come a long way,I remember those frustrating GS final losses or the semis one,FO 14,USO 13,USO 12 where he didn't even give his best and sort of faded away or bullied away..They are long long gone now..
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
This was his toughest AO final
joekapa
Legend
2012 was.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Good afternoon y'all.
10 weeks away from Pete now...
10 weeks away from Pete now...
upchuck
Hall of Fame
Didn't work well for him last year. I think he should play Dubai and strengthen his grip on the number 1 ranking.
uscwang
Hall of Fame
It can be a tight race b/t Novak and Nadal. Both have few points to defend until clay season.Good afternoon y'all.
10 weeks away from Pete now...
ForehandRF
Legend
The weeks at no1 record will be Djokovic's; I'll be shocked if that won't happen.Good afternoon y'all.
10 weeks away from Pete now...
uscwang
Hall of Fame
Points to defend Novak vs. Nadal
American hardcourt 135 - 405
Clay 2500 - 3900
Grass 2000 - 720
American hardcourt 540 - 3000
Rest of season 1880 - 760
He could lose #1 for a couple weeks in the spring. Wimbledon is a huge test. If Novak stays #1 after Wimbledon, he should be fine the rest of the year.
American hardcourt 135 - 405
Clay 2500 - 3900
Grass 2000 - 720
American hardcourt 540 - 3000
Rest of season 1880 - 760
He could lose #1 for a couple weeks in the spring. Wimbledon is a huge test. If Novak stays #1 after Wimbledon, he should be fine the rest of the year.
vex
Legend
I hope you guys are right. Great point on serve Shaj. Although his double faults forced him to scale his 2nd back too much yesterday. Just a single off day serving I think. Overall he’s pretty maxed out on serving.
I have a hard time judging the final. Both guys played significantly below thier levels coming into the match. Thiem didn’t play nearly as well as say Murray or Rafa did in past finals. Djoker looked completely burnt in the 2nd and 3rd sets. I can’t figure it out. He had two days rest. I don’t think his stamina is that terrible. Thiem just grinded a bit. Maybe Djoker just screwed up his prematch food and water intake. How the heck does that happen tho? I dunno. It wasn’t good tho.
There was one particular point that just killed me. Djoker hit a fantastic corner BH that Thiem has to sprint and lunge to block back. It slowly floats back. Djoker still standing on the baseline waiting for it. Thiem recovered, the point went like 15 more shots and Thiem won it. That has to change in the future.
Anyway. In the end he won 17, that’s fantastic. Hopefully he can win another major or two this year
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GabeT
G.O.A.T.
From what I read the issue was dehydration. That’s both a big issue for a pro athlete in the middle of a major effort and also relatively easy to solve. It seems that was the case. Once it was diagnosed as such at the end of the third set and he drank much more liquids and replenishment drinks his stamina increased almost immediately.
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
I just read a great article on The Independent about our boy. Somebody finally gets it. It's a good read Nole fans.
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Why is Djokovic the player men’s tennis needed but never wanted?
Djokovic has long been viewed as the equal of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on the court. So what is it that has prevented him from equalling or eclipsing the connection with fans of the sport?
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BlueB
Legend
As far as I know, Nole was the only one to donate his entire prize money to people/country in distress (Rome 2014, to Bosnia, after catastrophic floods).
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vex
Legend
I hope your right too! Still the stamina will fade. If he is gonna have a Fed like tail end of his career he has to be a bit more offensive
Key there is Thiem only winning less than 70 per cent first serves. Alot of his errors came on his 3rd shot when he missed after a return fired at his feet.
Other thing is Djokovic faster average 1st serve speed. Djokovic is now a fast court player.
RF-18
Talk Tennis Guru
That's what as usual works so great in Djokovic favour against any player, his ROS. It puts him in more favourable positions and chances to win the point. His serve/return combo is a nightmare and even when his ground game is off he will always have this combo that can save his day. He is so hard to play against cause he has so many weapons in his arsenal.
I think he still did well from the ground for most of the match, he upped himself after set 3 and took control of the baseline.
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NoleFam
Bionic Poster
He actually dialed back his serve in this match. Before this match, his 2nd serve average was 105 and his 1st serve average in that Federer match was 120. The serve was a bit off in this one compared to the rest of the tournament.
No doubt because he felt a bit dizzy when serving. Tbh the score flattered Thiem.
onyxrose81
Hall of Fame
I just read a great article on The Independent about our boy. Somebody finally gets it. It's a good read Nole fans.
Why is Djokovic the player men’s tennis needed but never wanted?
Djokovic has long been viewed as the equal of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on the court. So what is it that has prevented him from equalling or eclipsing the connection with fans of the sport?
Lord, that first quote from that fan made me feel some type of way. Wanting Nole to be on drugs because he threatens Fed. As much as I appreciate Roger, I won't miss his cult of personality.
RF-18
Talk Tennis Guru
His 2nd serve was crazy slow in comparison to what it was during the tournament. I think he was feeling the nerves. Can't blame him cause you can't afford giving Thiem free points.
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
Yea I think nerves and the fact that he didn't physically feel great contributed to that.
Tenacity
Hall of Fame
Probably, will have few weeks to spend with his family. So pretty sure he'll play.Is Djokovic going to play Dubai?
Thanks again, plenty of points for Nole to gain before european clay season begins.
upchuck
Hall of Fame
Why in the spring, with so much to gain in the American hardcourt season?
