2018 Miami R2 - [9] Novak Djokovic vs Benoit Paire

[Im(moral) Winner]

@TheMaestro1990 You can either keep Stepanek or switch to Paire

 

[Sysyphus]

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Sadly Djokovic's lyrics to this song is "Somebody break me" because the serve is woeful

 

[underground]

He won't play Nadal anytime soon on clay as he won't go deep enough playing like this.

At this rate he’ll be unseeded for the French and he’ll get demolished by Rafa in R1.

 

[NatF]

That wasn't Novak that was his ghost. The real Novak looks long gone at this point.

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Paire won the battle of the short points. 44-27 in points under 5 shots

 

[Dilexson]

i guess we'll have to wait even more for this guy to get back on track.
Not optimistic about clay at all.

 

[Mick]

the lacoste clothing brand jinxed him. He had much better success with Uniqlo

 

[tennis4jags]

what a pathetic last game.. looks like Dj wanted to go home early.. simply he gave away, no fighting spirit et all.. Looser

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Djokovic playing the long con, wants to see Nadal in 1R of RG and then shock him. The rest after that should be easy.

 

[irishnadalfan1983]

And its over....

He cannot even win a single match....

Similar stuff happened to Rafa 2 years ago....One small difference - Noel looks broken mentally - particularly the way he looked coming off at the end....Rafa never looked he was giving up - he was just playing awful...

 

[Harry_Wild]

Going with Paire on this! Nole not playing well!

Right again!

 

[jklos]

Novak will win the French...

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

the lacoste clothing brand jinxed him. He had much better success with Uniqlo

Yeah can't say I've ever seen anyone do anything remarkable in Lacoste gear. Unless Roddick's 09 Wimbledon TB botched volley is remarkable.

 

[The Green Mile]

"Effective serves" is what he called them, there were terrible, lacking placement in depth and width. No need to go into his 2nd serve...

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Oh well, at least Dj beat the bye in the first round.

 

[Deleted member 756514]

If he plays Nadal on clay, Nadal is going to destroy him badly.

Will do good just to reach Nadal.
He will most likely be seeded in the forthcoming clay tournaments.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

This guy should skip the clay season.

 

[DRII]

Paire shows goat-like talent, just not consistently...

 

[Deleted member 716271]

It continues...

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Sadly Djokovic's lyrics to this song is "Somebody break me" because the serve is woeful

That's cold.

 

[irishnadalfan1983]

Classy Paire with the subdued victory gesture.

Yeah thought that was cool - no need to kick a man she he is down...

 

[Krish872007]

Glad I missed this, sounded like a complete sh1tshow. This is just awful from Novak, not even a shadow of his former self.

 

[Jontyg]

He needs to start in the challenger tour..win some matches and get his confidence back..I think its just mental..

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

@Meles trying to crunch the numbers, trying to find a way he can put 28 yr old Paire in Next Gen

 

[underground]

Similar stuff happened to Rafa 2 years ago....One small difference - Noel looks broken mentally - particularly the way he looked coming off at the end....Rafa never looked he was giving up - he was just playing awful...

Rafa was bad then but he wasn’t “I’ll lose to whoever I draw in the 1st round” bad.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

He'd give him atleast one bagel. Can't play clay if you're not fit.

Yeah, Nadal will wreck him.

 

[kOaMaster]

[QUOTE="mike danny, post: 12143823, member: 427497When was the last time Djokovic lost 3 matches in a row?[/QUOTE]
2007. Madrid, Paris, Masters Cup. 5 straight set losses in a row.
Other than that it has never happened before since he joined the tour.

 

[George Turner]

In fairness Paire is a better player than Taro Daniel, even though Paire is a headcase.

If Djoko loses against the likes of Daniel we shouldn't be surprised by todays result.

 

[RF-18]

I hope Djokovic didn't expect any more than this. Otherwise his confidence will get destroyed even more if he had any hope of going far in IW or Miami.

Djoko, make the right choice in the future. Come back when you are fully ready.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Hmm i might stay

 

[Mick]

He needs to start in the challenger tour..win some matches and get his confidence back..I think its just mental..

Boris Becker says Djokovic hangs around with his wife and kid too much. He does not practice as much like he used to.

 

[existential dread]

This looks more like Borg's comeback than Fed's. Youch!

 

[abmk]

jeez, another 1st match loss for Djoko !?

 

[jaggy]

The flight to Helsinki is now boarding

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Benoit with the cold hard facts. ''He's not the same physically.''

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Will do good just to reach Nadal.
He will most likely be seeded in the forthcoming clay tournaments.

Yeah, but he stands no chance against either Federer or Nadal at the moment.

 

[zagor]

"Effective serves" is what he called them, there were terrible, lacking placement in depth and width. No need to go into his 2nd serve...

It was obvious in his doubles match yesterday, he doesn't have a kick serve anymore.

 

[acintya]

this turned out so badly - :\

I still believe in Nole. #3

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Benoit with the cold hard facts. ''He's not the same physically.''

 

[Jontyg]

Even though I am fed fan..watching an ATG struggle like this is sad..hope he gets well..

 

[Deleted member 756486]

LOL.
I knew someone would eventually post a Krispen Wah meme.

 

[I Am Finnish]

**** performance from Djokovic

Paire was bossing with those dropshots

 

[kOaMaster]

At this rate he’ll be unseeded for the French and he’ll get demolished by Rafa in R1.

Not sure about that, I think he's got too many points.
RG QF
Eastbourne W
Wimbledon QF
AO R16

 

[acintya]

...that is very bad for this tournament...

 

[zagor]

Boris Becker says Djokovic hangs around with his wife and kid too much. He does not practice as much like he used to.

Still doesn't explain not being fit enough to last one set. He looked gassed mid 1st set. It's perplexing.

He's not even a challenger level player at the moment.

 

[Steve0904]

Maybe it's weird, but it looks to me like Novak played better at the AO than in IW and Miami. At least he won some matches there, and had a decent battle with Chung. Now he's just regressing to the point where he can't even win a match. It's pitiful.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Kokkinakis to bang Stan's girlfriend AND ruin the Miami draw tomorrow?

 

[WhiskeyEE]

The flight to Helsinki is now boarding

I was watching a Netflix show and there was a Serbian character whose criminal alias was Helsinki. Seems like a good name for Novak tbh.

 

[existential dread]

What a way to end your career at this venue!