2018 ATP Finals RR: (1.) Novak Djokovic vs. (5.) Marin Cilic

Who will win this match?

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Congrats to Djokovic blnt Cilic 76 62 ,,,Djokovic is 3-0 in Nitto Finals and another 200 ATP rating points

Cheers
3fees :)
 
Could have Kevin Anderson win WTF, but I think Street needs to for maximum spice. Anderson is about as spicy as a giraffe.

Wait no he just looks like a giraffe nvm.

So does Street but at least he's universally maligned.

Djokovic power meta has been played out a bit, Federer's as well.

That leaves us with a one way street.
 
Federer and Del Potro said:
but I think Street needs to for maximum spice. Anderson is about as spicy as a giraffe.

Wait no he just looks like a giraffe nvm.
So does Street but at least he's universally maligned.

That leaves us with a one way street.
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Good prep for the upcoming Anderson semi.
Novak has made the necessary improvement needed for tennis longevity, a great serve. In contrast, Nadal has not.
Novak is playing near his peak level reached in January, 2016. Amazing.
 
Yep, I was handwringering at the beginning. Confidence increased now.

Apart from the return, Cilic played well. Glad that all of Novak's opponents did that for at least parts of the match. Impressive straight sets conquering of the group.
 
Legend has it that if you look up the terminology "mug" on a Herzegovinian encyclopedia, it will feature a depiction of Cilic's ugly mug holding a mug while mugging up another tennis match.
 
Djokovic, 1st serve 90%, 2nd 91% ... moving lika a puma, Only dear God knows how how can a 'human' stretch his body like that, hitting the lines and sending every single ball so freaking deep. He makes you play an extra shot every freaking game till you are dead over and over again. He kills you on the court with that intensity and it looks easy. What do you do? Like really? Nothing.

Now, kudos to Cilic. He gave it all. I was wondering why they both tried so hard, there was nothing at stake, or was it? They both wanted to win. INHO, had Cilic played against Zverev like he did against Djokovic he would've def. Zverev.

I do think that Cilic is very underappreciated. I remember his first match against Djokovic back in 2007 at the USO and I thought, this guy would win a major one day. I remember that match very well, Cilic was so good.

One interesting thing is that Djokovic was using that slice serve so often and so well in this match and it worked like a charm. It could be just me but I don't remember seeing him do it so often in one match before.

Master performance by Djokovic tonight. A+.
 
hipolymer said:
Legend has it that if you look up the terminology "mug" on a Herzegovinian encyclopedia, it will feature a depiction of Cilic's ugly mug holding a mug while mugging up another tennis match.
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Man, Cilic was not playing like a mug. He played the best he could under the circumstances. Cilic was aggressive, he served well, but Novak was sending everything back. He refused to miss. It is not his fault that Djokovic played out of his mind again. It was all about Djokovic. Djokovic didn't let him play better. Period.
 
Cilic played very well and all he got was like half a chance in one point in the tiebreak.

The Tour is up for a beating in 2019.
 
RR wins 200 points each ,Semi final win is 400 points and 500 for the finals --1500 for clean sweep

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
Luka888 said:
Now, kudos to Cilic. He gave it all. I was wondering why they both tried so hard, there was nothing at stake, or was it?
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Two hudred precious points were on stake. Bunch of pro players are giving their best to win smaller ATP tournaments in order to get 250 points, so 200 points for a win in round robin phase are worth the effort.
 
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