2019 Australian Open 4R - [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [15] Daniil Medvedev

[Subway Tennis]

Please post a link to where Fed fans told Fed to F—- off and retire. Pure invention.

I know what you mean and it sounds strange but as @weakera said, it happened (unfortunately). The posts have probably all since been edited, reported or deleted but might still be in the match thread from last night (that's where I saw it).

 

[Deleted member 762343]

I’m starting to get really worried.

 

[ST VINCENT FAN]

Great off forehand from Nole

 

[NoleFam]

He's not being aggressive enough off the ground either, no real mustard on his shots.

Not at all. Not enough aggression and his transition game that worked so well for a set and a half, is gone.

 

[Halba]

old novak is a little injured but hangs tight.

 

[Tennis sensation]

Djokovic holds.

2-2

 

[vex]

I think that may be the match.

Edit: maybe not?

Lol really? Not saying Djoker will win for sure but one break against him is pretty meaningless

 

[RF-18]

OKey he needs to go to the net and punish those junkball no pace shots. How is he allowing that. Vajda talk to him for god sake

 

[-NN-]

Novak had that strange slip a couple of games or so back. It looked a little bit nasty.

 

[rushhr]

djokovic's inside out forehand today is impressive

 

[jimjam]

Medvedev is a graduate of the the Delpo-Nishikori shool of "I may look ****ing exhausted, but I feel just fine"

 

[weakera]

King sized hold for Nole, let's see if that flips the momentum.

 

[ST VINCENT FAN]

Noel should call trainer and get some work on his hip

 

[mike danny]

Not at all. Not enough aggression and his transition game that worked so well for a set and a half, is gone.

Effects of aging. Inability to maintain his level and concentration.

 

[The Fedfather]

That's what they call 'too good'.

 

[Sysyphus]

way clutch to save that game.

it appears the title is Raonic's to lose though.

 

[uscwang]

Nice hold by Novak.

 

[Red Rick]

Medvedev is literally Gilles Simon with a bigger serve.

 

[Subway Tennis]

Angry Nole attacks camera guy.

Will do the throwing love move after the match. if he wins.

To be fair he said "move, please" (I think? paraphrasing).... and the camera operator was literally standing right where Djokovic and any player would normally pass through unimpeded.

 

[NoleFam]

Effects of aging. Inability to maintain his level and concentration.

No he is just s**t. Lol. He's 31 not 37 like Federer.

 

[weakera]

Medvedev studied at the Delpo-Nishikori school of "I look ****ing exhausted, but I feel just fine"

JMDP is the king of demonstrative fatigue.

 

[Red Rick]

way clutch to save that game.

it appears the title is Raonic's to lose though.

This madman is on a personal mission to push me over the edge.

 

[NatF]

Not at all. Not enough aggression and his transition game that worked so well for a set and a half, is gone.

Djokovic gets into a funk sometimes in terms of tactics where he gets quite passive and just rallies.

125 kmph second serve, very Isner like ay @RF-18

 

[-NN-]

Glad to see some young gen showing some stones. Hopefully Tiafoe also obliges.

 

[mike danny]

No he is just s**t. Lol. He's 31 not 37 like Federer.

31 is not that young either. Fed had these issues at 31 as well.

 

[NatF]

This madman is on a personal mission to push me over the edge.

Raonic probably top 5 favourite for Wimbledon based on current form.

 

[ChrisRF]

Djokovic might be following Federer out next. This is very poor. Very very poor. He acts like he is scared of the net and wants to just trade mid pace balls all match.

He cannot take advantage of the good shots he hits. Two shots later Medvedev is fully back in the rallye every time. And if he goes toe the net, it doesn’t work anyway.

Still Djokovic can win this match, but no way he is going to take the title. It was unlikely for me from the beginning anyway considering his form in Doha and at the end of the last season.

 

[joekapa]

Come on Djoker. Break NOW !

 

[joekapa]

That is excellence.....right there.

 

[NatF]

31 is not that young either. Fed had these issues at 31 as well.

He did but against better players though for the most part lol.

 

[Deleted member 743545]

All of big 3 has issue of converting break point when they turn 30.

 

[NatF]

Really poor miss from Djokovic there...

 

[RF-18]

No he is just s**t. Lol. He's 31 not 37 like Federer.

NoleFam he is not playing that bad from the ground. He is being aggressive and moving Medvedev around but he is afraid to follow up his shots to the net. He needs to change that up. But credit needs to go to Medvedev aswell honestly. His defence this match is god worthy

 

[mike danny]

I don't think the slower conditions are helping Novak anymore at his age.

 

[uscwang]

Medvedev is literally Gilles Simon with a bigger serve.

He is a lot more dangerous than that

 

[junior74]

way clutch to save that game.

it appears the title is Raonic's to lose though.

 

[jimjam]

[double-post]

 

[NoleFam]

[QUOTE="ChrisRF, post: 13044701, member: 238859"]He cannot take advantage of the good shots he hits. Two shots later Medvedev is fully back in the rallye every time. And if he goes toe the net, it doesn’t work anyway.

Still Djokovic can win this match, but no way he is going to take the title. It was unlikely for me from the beginning anyway considering his form in Doha and at the end of the last season.[/QUOTE]

This is exactly how I feel. He doesn't look good this match. He has regressed the more and longer it goes.

 

[joekapa]

Medvedev is a grinding machine today. If he get's through, he will be bagelld next round.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

No he is just s**t. Lol. He's 31 not 37 like Federer.

Sampras was retired by 31.

 

[jimjam]

JMDP is the king of demonstrative fatigue.

I don't know. Medvedev's sweat-drenched, red-faced, hair-falling-apart look... makes him a contender.

 

[NatF]

lol that serve position from Med.

 

[NoleFam]

31 is not that young either. Fed had these issues at 31 as well.

Lol he didn't. Federer has a better serve so he hardly ever got broken once he went up in the lead.

 

[TheMaestro1990]

Medveded looks so goddamn slow, yet he meets every ball with great timing. That tells me he reads the game incredibly well and doesn’t move an inch to one side if he doesn’t have to. He is also playing very clever. Doesn’t give any angles for Djokovic to take advantage of. The Serb has a hard time solving this puzzle.

This will get tight if it continues like this. What do you think @Hitman?

 

[RF-18]

COME ON

 

[RS]

Lol roflmao
Novak at the Peak of his powers won't even grind like this from baseline. He would simply blow these mugs off the court .
In particular, 2011 was peak nole and not 2015...
I still love his play style at that time much more than post 2012 one

I think both 2011 and 2015 should be peak Djokovic.

 

[RF-18]

He breaks

 

[tennisfan2015]

Here we go all the lefties will go nuts now over the ball boy scare.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

This madman is on a personal mission to push me over the edge.

Raonic will soon have as many slams Roddick

 

[NoleFam]

NoleFam he is not playing that bad from the ground. He is being aggressive and moving Medvedev around but he is afraid to follow up his shots to the net. He needs to change that up. But credit needs to go to Medvedev aswell honestly. His defence this match is god worthy

He was aggressive at the beginning but not now. He is hitting too many mid pace balls. He needs to up the aggression back to where it was. (There he played more aggressive and got the break)