2021 US Open SF: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [4] Alexander Zverev

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Abs, swag and chains. Ready to chant this if Zverev wins :D
 

ForehandCross

G.O.A.T.
Yeah, I see no real inherent enjoyment in aces besides in tense moments. Rallies have so many more moving parts and are much more interesting for me easily. There's simply much more is going on with a variance in shots and pace.

" Shotmaking quality " lmao. I don't derive much pleasure from Federer making a couple of cool shots.

To you maybe. I've always found Djokovic more fun to watch than Federer.

I am with you, but contrast of styles is important too for me.

I love Fedovic or Fedal more than Djokodal specifically because of that. Always thought a Thiem vs Medvedev match at their very best could bring some of the best possible rallies. It hasn't happened at that level yet. But I hope one day deep in slams that happens.
 

Mark-Touch

Legend
If Med plays Djoker he should gift him the first set.
It would lull Djoker into a false sense of security, get him out
of his comfort zone of losing the first set, and basically guarantee
a victory for Med. :)
 

yokied

Hall of Fame
So, Zod, vibe check. Still same issues in the following areas: serve, FH, court position, holding a lead. Is there anything that he's improved since 2017?
 

ForehandCross

G.O.A.T.
I don't know what Z's team was thinking ? Why was Z playing defensively in set 3? The guy can properly outplay Djokovic if he plays aggressively. He becomes really hard to beat, because he is not only hitting hard, he can outdefend you as well and his serve is protected by a big 1st serve.
 

AnOctorokForDinner

Talk Tennis Guru
Again dude, if you want to watch some of the type of tennis I despise the most, boot up some of that old grass and get to watching! I think it's some of the ****tiest, most unentertaining tennis imaginable and I thank the tennis gods they've slowed the game down, but everyone has different takes. I'll stick with this type of tennis

You continue to fail to account for the difference in quality aka difficulty to execute and counter. I mean you literally choose to prefer the lesser product and are upfront about it lel.

Full-on s&v as on old grass isn't that fun due to lack of variety but that's the beauty of the old tour, it has everything from slow clay to medium hard to slick grass and the play was significantly different depending on conditions. Out of old-school matches I prefer most the hardcourt s&v vs baseliner battles such as McEnroe-Borg and Lendl-Edberg. Peak variety with ATG quality, what's not to love?
 

beltsman

G.O.A.T.
I don't know what Z's team was thinking ? Why was Z playing defensively in set 3? The guy can properly outplay Djokovic if he plays aggressively. He becomes really hard to beat, because he is not only hitting hard, he can outdefend you as well and his serve is protected by a big 1st serve.

Because he was fooled by the fake injury
 
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Deleted member 629564

Guest
So, Zod, vibe check. Still same issues in the following areas: serve, FH, court position, holding a lead. Is there anything that he's improved since 2017?
He's improved his serve, FH, and holding a lead.
 

McGradey

Hall of Fame
Zverev needs to keep the pressure on the Djoker service games

easy love holds like that spell danger for a momentum shift back to Djokovic
 
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