djokovic

I have some really old threads I started about this I'd rather not unearth due to other content. Plus it's time for a fresh discussion after Novak's latest failure which like Federer he had two bites at the apple. The Curse 1926-Bill Tilden fails to defend his USO title for a 7th consecutive...

Novak Djokovic beat Nicolas Massu 7-6(5), 6-4 in the Amersfoort final, 2006 on clay This was Djokovic’s first title and he was 19 years old. Massu was seeded 4th, Djokovic 3rd Djokovic won 80 points, Massu 77 [Note: I’m missing partial data for the following Set 1, Game 2, Point 4 - serve...

I was watching some clips of Federer at the 2004 us open and noticed his forehand looked similar to Djokovic’s. Obviously the grips are different for each as Novak uses a strong semi-western and Fed an eastern/strong eastern, but their backswings were pretty similar once you account for the grip...

Federer: - USO 2014 SF vs. Cilic: 3-6 4-6 4-6 - RG 2008 F vs. Nadal: 1-6 3-6 0-6 Nadal: - AO 2019 F vs. Djokovic: 3-6 2-6 3-6 - USO 2009 SF vs. Del Potro: 2-6 2-6 2-6 Djokovic: - RG 2020 F vs. Nadal: 0-6 2-6 5-7 - USO 2021 F. vs. Medvedev: 4-6 4-6 4-6 What are some others? Especially during...

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final, 2008 on hard court Djokovic, who had recently won his first Slam at the Australian Open, would go onto win the his first title at the event, beating Mardy Fish in the final. Nadal was the defending champion, having beaten...

Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) in the Year End Championship round robin, 2023 on indoor hard court in Turin, Italy The two would meet again in the final, with Djokovic winning to claim his record breaking 7th title at the event. This was Sinner’s first win over Djokovic...

Checked out the draw of the 2007 French Open and noticed that Rafa defeated Del Potro, Hewitt, Moya, Djokovic, and Federer to win the title. Obviously Del Potro, Djokovic had not won a slam yet, but Rafa beat 3 Grand Slam champions and former #1s on way to the title and 5 eventual Grand Slam...

Dominic Thiem beat Novak Djokovic 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(5) in the Year End Championship round robin, 2019 on indoor hard court in London, England Thiem would go onto lose in the final to Stefanos Tsitsipas while Djokovic would be eliminated in the round robin stage. Thiem would top the group with a...

If you can read the full article here, I will just post the general thrust and one graphic: The late Elo rise by Jannik pushes him a bit too high for my taste while Nole feels obviously too low. Alcaraz seems kinda right. We will see how things shake out, but it is a good reference to...

As Roger Federer became the new number one in February 2004 and as we will have a brilliant returner as number one during February 2024 a simply poll question came to my mind. What did they have in common? Did they produce a simple numerical outcome which seems to be a floor to get to the very...

Jannik Sinner's brilliant final run of 2023 has cemented his status as one of the very best (indoor) hardcourt players. In fact according to Elo only Djokovic is, slightly, ahead of him. Big success on clay has eluded him despite the perception of him was quite different in 2021 when Jeff...

Jannik Sinner's brilliant final run of 2023 has cemented his status as one of the very best (indoor) hardcourt players. In fact according to Elo only Djokovic is, slightly, ahead of him. Big success on clay has eluded him despite the perception of him was quite different in 2021 when Jeff...

Assuming slam performances stay identical with respect to age for the sake of comparison, of course. Which slams does Djokovic win in this hypothetical? 2007 Djokovic in 2001: AO, RG, WB - obviously no USO - no (loses to pre-final Sampras or Hewitt) 2008 Djokovic in 2002: AO - obviously yes...

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6-2, 7-6(4) in an ATP Cup final rubber, 2020 on hard court in Sydney, Australia The result tied the match at 1-1. Djokovic would partner Viktor Troicki to win the doubles rubber over Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez to win the event for...

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Year End Championship round robin, 2007 on indoor hard court in Shanghai, China Nadal would finish second in the group with a 2-1 record and go onto lose in the semi-final to eventual champion Roger Federer. Djokovic, who was playing for the...

Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the Year End Championship final, 2023 on indoor hard court in Turin, Italy It was Djokovic’s record breaking 7th title at the event. Sinner was playing his first final at the event. The two had met earlier in the round robin, with Sinner winning in...

Marin Cilic beat Novak Djokovic 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Queen’s Club final, 2018 on grass It was Cilic’s second title at the event and he had been runner-up the previous year. It was Djokovic's second runner-up showing and he would go onto win the upcoming Wimbledon Cilic won 113 points...

Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 in the Eastbourne final, 2017 on grass To date, this is Djokovic’s only non-Wimbledon grass court title and Monfils’ only final on the surface Djokovic won 66 points, Monfils 55 Serve Stats Djokovic... - 1st serve percentage (42/58) 72% - 1st serve...

24 slams - stands alone 40 masters - stands alone 7 atp tour finals - stands alone 400 weeks at #1 8 YE#1 GG. Game over!

While Carlitos is not as incredible as 2005-2007 Rafa, he is still the greatest youngster to have broken through since Djokovic's breakthrough in 2006. But man I'd not worry about him losing 3&2 to a well playing Djokovic, the second greatest fast hardcourt player of this modern era after...

Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in the Paris final, 2023 on indoor hard court It was Djokovic’s record extending 7th title at the event and 40th masters title, while the unseeded Dimitrov was playing his first final there Djokovic won 66 points, Dimitrov 50 Serve Stats...

would he win less? i assume he would at least lose the FO 5 set final to tsitsipas and would have lost to alcarez at FO this year as well. so im going to say 22?

On serve it's probably between Zverev and Medvedev. On forehand it might be between Sinner Alcaraz Rublev and Tsitsipas. On backhand its between Sinner and Zverev. On speed it's hands down Carlos but on hard court with sliding it's probably between Carlos Nole and Medvedev. So who is the...

Which one would you say was the most stunning?

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) in the Cincinnati final, 2023 on hard court It was Djokovic’s 3rd title at the event and he would shortly after go onto win the US Open. The two had recently played the Wimbledon final, with Alcaraz winning in 5 sets Djokovic won 133...

So, here we go. This is perhaps the biggest clash of this tournament so far, as the defending champion and the 6 time champion go head to head in what would be their 4th meeting overall (Rune leads 2-1) and 2nd consecutive at Paris master's after their absorbing final last year (Rune won 7-5 in...

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Holger Rune beat Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Paris final, 2022 on indoor hard court It was 19 year old Rune’s first Masters final. He was unseeded and beat 5 top 10 players en route to the title, with his other opponent being 3 time former Slam champion Stan Wawrinka. Djokovic was the...

Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 in the Year End Championship final, 2022 on indoor hard court in Turin, Italy It was Djokovic’s record equalling 6th title at the event. He won all 5 of his matches. Ruud was playing his first final at the event and had topped his group with a 2-1 record...

Sabalenka and Jabeur to feature on the women's side.