By the same token, you could say Djokovic would have 2 finals at Wimbledon, and perhaps 2 titles if he hadn't met Federer last year who played a great SF and F. Perhaps if the roof was open Djokovic would've won, but we'll never know. All I'm saying is it took a LOT to take Djokovic out last year. He's not the scrub that some like to pretend he is on grass.
He's definitely no scrub, however he is an amazing player who gets by on grass not by being a natural grass courter, but by just being.. an amazing player. Lendl was similar in that he got some great results at Wimbledon but it was the surface that suited his game the least. Djokovic is in the presence of a couple of truly legendary grass courters so it's a stiff ride despite his obvious ability even on the green stuff. It definitely did take a huge effort for Roger to take out Novak last year in the semis, though I'd rather leave discussions about the roof out of it. Who knows what would have happened but given what Nole did to Fed at the WTFinals it's kind of a wash to really take it into consideration if that makes sense.
The thing with Fed last year is he simply wanted it more than Nole AND Murray in the end. I posted a vid earlier that showed a shanked fh return winner from Roger with not even a hint of apology --
wicked.
So yes Nole, great player, has his chances, but when I objectively look at what Nadal, Federer and Murray bring to the table, Nadal's and Federer's records on the surface, and Murray's recent superb results on grass, I am left with the impression that Nole will need to find an extra wrinkle in his game to get the job done. So, what could this be? Well maybe take more advantage of the space he opens up with his DTL backhands to venture into the net more and finish off the point. I'm not sure, and maybe Nole will just rip the competition to shreds at Wimbledon. Murray has the advantage of recent supreme grass form and Federer and Nadal have it more in a historical context. I suppose I need Djokovic to prove to me that 2011 wasn't some sort of anomaly.
Also, it's all right saying Nole could have had 2 finals at Wimbledon had Fed not been in the way, but a 6 time champion (at the time) was in the way and the facts remain that he's only made it to 1, the point being that it truly takes a special effort to breakthrough the grass-court elite in this era. Given what I've said, if Nole wins Wimbledon i'll be
deeply impressed and my whole estimation of him as a player on the surface will rise drastically, and I'll be the first to congratulate yourself and others on having the foresight that I lacked.
