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  1. Baggio10

    Tiley pushing for Djokovic statue at the AO

    I don't think Tiley cares about commemorating Novak. I think he has reasons to believe Djokovic has plans to skip Australian open season, and this is an attempt to bring him back.
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    Coach Cahill In Awe Of Our Djoker: "The Greatest Performance I've Ever Seen!".

    The ballstriking is actually better. But the movement is nowhere near, and I am not talking about the injury because that affected him only in the second set. In the end, whatever gains Djokovic made in his ballstriking over the years, they are still not enough to offset the decline in movement...
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    Djokovic's best backhand matches?

    Just recently, in his second round match against Nadal in the Olympics, the BH performance was insane.
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    Djokovic News

    Except he is not playing Belgrade this year.
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    Wimbledon Crowd Watching Soccer!

    He said in the on-court interview that he did with his left foot because he is left footed. Nadal is the opposite of him, as he is right footed and plays with his left hand.
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    Best ever match your favourite played and lost

    Sampras losing to Agassi in AO 2000 semis. He hurt his thigh late in the fourth set, so the last set was not competitive. But the first 4 sets were the best these two played against each other, much better quality than the highly touted US 2001 match.
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    Bold prediction: Djokovic will win 2024 RG without losing a set

    His last 3 losses before winning RG last year were to Musseti, Lajovic and Rune. So, your point is?!
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    Pro players attempting to hit one-handed backhands

    I think Fritz and Seb are the best in the video. They could have made it as one handers. Sinner is not as bad as he made it out to be. The rest are meh.
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    An Objective Method to Determine RG2024 Chances

    If you swap Sinner and Rudd the list looks about right to me. There is a thing called recent form, which for me trumps past history. If it was not for recent form, I'd put Nadal up there with 95% chance to win. Using your logic, pundits should have favored Tsitsipas over Sinner in the...
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    An Objective Method to Determine RG2024 Chances

    If you swap Sinner and Rudd the list looks about right to me.
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    Sinner - I chose tennis because it is easier than skiing

    To the best of my knowledge, no, he did not. He used to go surfing which he credits for his flexibility and ability to hit on the stretch.
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    Djokovic News

    Federer was trying to extend his record to protect against a younger Nadal breathing down his neck and threatening to take it away. In the end he failed to protect his slam record, but it was enough motive for him to continue. For Djokovic the situation is different, unless a miracle happens and...
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    Tsitsipas smacks bounce-back dropshot into the judge chair

    You don't need to go that far back to see him hugging the net. He tried a shot similar to Tsitsipas when he was playing Hurkacz last year at Wimbledon, did not manage to keep his balance, and ended up falling on/touching the net. It was a actually a rare break point opportunity in a match where...
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    When was the first time you had the feeling Nole was winning the slam race?

    First time was after the AO 2016, he was having a roll at the time and looked unbeatable. But after his elbow problems and lackluster season in 2017 and the poor beginning of 2018, I thought maybe he won't be able to do it, especially with Federer Widening the gap even more. Second time was...
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    Who wins Australian open now

    No love for Jim Courier?
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    Lacoste CEO publicly shames Stefanos Tsitsipas

    If Djokovic was dealing was a physical issue, I'm sure he would try playing through it until it becomes 100% clear that he cannot continue. The last thing on Djokovic's mind in that case would be the qualifying chances of others or giving some alternate a chance. The same right extends to Tsitsipas.
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    Who is a better server, prime Pete Sampras or Hubert Hurkacz?

    Hurkacz at his best days is better than Sampras, for example his serving performance against Djokovic in Wimbledon. I don't think Sampras could have ever served a returner like Novak off the court that way. But Sampras serve was more consistent and repeatable weapon than Hubert. Whatever...
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    Did Federer have the match-up advantage over Djokovic?

    Federer was a superb player that could trouble anyone—including Djokovic—because of his massive weapons and variety. However, he can not be classified amongst players who had match-up advantage Against Djokovic. All the players that Djokovic struggles against have one thing in common; a strong...
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    Underrated biggest choke in Tennis History - Federer-Djokovic 2011 US Open Semis

    There were three of them. Mirka was in the loop as well.
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    Who is the most naturally athletic and nimble player over 6'6?

    Well, just before the US open finals he rated Djokovic and Medvedev as having equal volleying skills. So I don't take what he says seriously. I do put Medvedev slightly ahead of Zverev when it comes to movement, but not by much.
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    Is alcaraz too arrogant

    I think he, like a lot of other people my self included, was a little bit dismissive of Daniil, saying with a cheeky smile before the match against Daniil is going to be tactical match, as though he has him figured out completely.
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    Pospisil: “Changes to balls making them heavier needs to be reversed”

    It they indeed cause more injuries and there is an objective way measure and ascertain this fact, then they should 100% be reversed. If the tour wants to slow things down, they can do it by modifying the surfaces. We must be careful though of players who lobby for these things to change, under...
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    Novak Djokovic Into His 100th Big Final

    Rafa reached AO final 6 times not 2: 2009,2012,2014,2017,2019,2022
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    Most effective forehand

    Outside of clay it is not even the best forehand in today's tennis, let alone history. You want a proof, go watch Novak getting the upper hand in the ad court cross exchanges using his backhand against Nadal's forehand on hard and grass.
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    A Bit of Insight On The Djokovic-Sinner Match From Coach Darren Cahill

    I cannot understand how a coach worth his salt would be surprised by this. Has he been in coma for much of this year? That's what Djokovic did to Rublev and Tsitipas in AO, that's what he did to Alcaraz in RG. He went to their forehands which is strength for all of them. I predicted (on another...
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    A match like that against Hurkacz probably helps Djokovic for the rest of the way through in his quest for the CYGS

    The plus one opportunities only come when you have short returns. Against a returner like Novak you are not going to get much of these unless you serve bombs.
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    Del Potro weighs in on Alcaraz cramps

    Del Potro went into US 2009 final as an underdog with no expectations. And everytime he played against a member of the big 3 he was an underdog. To compare that to Alcaraz's situation is preposterous.
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    Craig o'Shannessy predicts Djokovic in 5 sets

    These are general data available to us mere mortals. I'm talking more complex hawk eye data for every shot, where you can see patterns for every player including direction, depth, speed and height of every shot. Also how a player reacted to patterns similar to those opponents produce in previous...
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    Craig o'Shannessy predicts Djokovic in 5 sets

    That's an excellent streak of predictions, considering last year almost went into a fifth between Novak and Rafa. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a pundit who got the ultimate victor right in all three.
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    Craig o'Shannessy predicts Djokovic in 5 sets

    I expect someone like Craig O'Shannessy to make predictions based on meticulous analysis of data, not on the generalities and intangibles mentioned in the article. Anyway, does anyone knows what is his track record for big matches likes these. Did he make any predictions for Novak/Rafa in...
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