2019 Australian Open Men’s Singles Final (1) Novak Djokovic V (2) Rafael Nadal

[flyinghippos101]

Is anyone else here having to put up with a feed that has a smaller main camera and a camera on each player? It's incredibly distracting, and frankly why would anyone be paying attention to the player cameras? They wouldn't be able to see the rallies...

 

[TennisFan3]

Why does he have to be injured. I'd buy this excuse if Novak was doing this to rafa on clay

Nadal is not injured. He is just scared as a cat. Playing super pathetic tennis and not having the courage to hit DTL or I/O in the open court.
This is an awful performance and deserves a straight set beatdown.
It could very well turn out to be one of those career ending losses. It can destroy a player mentally, and right now it seems Nadal has Djokovic firmly in his head.
I'd be very surprised if Nadal beats Djokovic anywhere after this. Perhaps not even on clay.

 

[Deon Sanders]

Destruction

 

[DarlesChickens]

 

[True Fanerer]

Lol what match are you watching? Djokovic has been good, Nadal hasn't taken the court yet.

Djokovic hasn't let him.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

At this point anyone who claims these guys are peak know absolutely nothing about tennis. The game was being played at a different speed back then. They were so much more explosive.

Remember the mildly famous point when Berdy was crushing the ball left and right but Nadal defended everything crazily and passed him in the end, think that was at the end of the first set. This Nadal could never.

 

[Alexandre]

hahaha Djoko's posture like a villain. And the grimate. lol

 

[Krish0608]

Insane hitting from the world no. 1

 

[WhiskeyEE]

And the double break.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Ok, guys. I woke up expecting a good match. I think I'll be going to sleep, bye.

 

[aman92]

straight sets to Djokovic

 

[scotus]

That girl's expression perfectly captured how all Rafa fans feel now (ESPN)

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Old school pro evo beatings.

 

[TripleATeam]

This feels like Djokovic can just break whenever he feels like it! Almost like "Oh, Nadal came close to breaking me back that game. Let's get another just to be sure."

 

[Krish872007]

WOW. Way too good

 

[AceSalvo]

Its a beat down from the meatless Serb!

 

[stringertom]

Gumbyvic returns are on a totally different level tonight!!!

 

[maratha_warrior]

Look at that return game...
No other player returns like this..

 

[weakera]

Nadal had to come out with guns blazing. He didn't, and thats what you get

Pretty much this. Novak is bringing what we expected, Rafa is going out with a whimper.

 

[metsman]

That hold at 3-2 really loosened Djokovic up, playing much more freely now. Nadal missed his chance big time.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Good lord...nothing he can do. That BH...can’t even get neutral with it after two+ shots. Unreal level there,

 

[bezs]

Djoko just too good.

 

[WhiskeyEE]

"Djokovic is the best I've ever seen."

You jump to conclusions about Nadal's form far too often from what I've noticed.

 

[-snake-]

Vamos! Give C*py no quarter

 

[-NN-]

Djokovic's FH today is utterly bonkers.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko is the BOAT, soon hopefully to become the GOAT!

 

[abmk]

djoko with that DTL FH !
2 more BPs.

 

[3lite]

That chick feeling sad for Nadal looks like a potential beaut.

 

[Nostradamus]

how many times has rafa come back from 2 sets down in the past ?

 

[edberg volleys]

gsm

 

[Sentinel]

5 2. Shocking.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Koenig unironically said that's tennis nearer the gods

 

[NoleFam]

Come on Novak!! Dude is on fire right now. Please don't cool off.

 

[Deleted member 743545]

Well at least it's not a close one so i'm not too disappointed. Good luck for the clay season Rafa.

 

[kishnabe]

Nadal having his clock cleaned tonight.

 

[D.Nalby12]

The scoreline should have been 6-1 6-2. Nadal is lucky to avoid embarrassment that Fed faced in 2016 AO.

 

[aman92]

how many times has rafa come back from 2 sets down in the past ?

He is not winning a set with this level

 

[True Fanerer]

Lol

 

[Deleted member 763024]

Omg those returns....

Looks like Nole is going to straight set here.

 

[Deon Sanders]

Lets face it

Ned cant even touch the other two greats anymore

 

[NatF]

Djokovic on another level compared to everyone else atm. Nadal has been pretty bad...

 

[Tshooter]

Silver Lining:

Already won one more game than Poulet !

VAMOS !

 

[RF-18]

knees weak arms are heavy mom spaghetti

 

[-NN-]

You jump to conclusions about Nadal's form far too often from what I've noticed.

It's chronic.

Also after he lost 2017 AO final I wasn't impressed and he went on to win 3 Slams in the next 2 years.

 

[roysid]

Im not surprised. Nadal wasn't supposed to reach final in AO.
But he did, and he faces top Novak.
This is like Doha or Beijing matches in 2016 and 2015

 

[jimjam]

Have any of the big 3 lost to each other, in a straight sets, on a hard court, in a GS?

 

[Achilles82]

Novak in ultron mode. Holy ****.

 

[Ledigs]

Nadal a step below his normal level and djokovic playing great


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[metsman]

Remember the mildly famous point when Berdy was crushing the ball left and right but Nadal defended everything crazily and passed him in the end, think that was at the end of the first set. This Nadal could never.

Same goes for Djokovic. His ballstriking before the last game wasn't looking good at all. Just no one to really push him.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

It's all over

This is Nadal we’re talking about. It’s never over.