2020 ATP Cup - General Discussion

[Djokovic2011]

Absolutely amazing!!! Huge congrats to Team Serbia - what a fantastic week it's been for them. I'm absolutely delighted for them and all the Serbian posters on TTW.

Just wonderful.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Team Serbia wins! Glory for you them! Djokovic love affair with Australia continues. The king of Oz. Who would bet against him bagging an 8th AO at Melbourne in few weeks?

 

[Deleted member 765728]

A Davis Cup like atmosphere, I'm glad these guys pulled this off. Congrats to my fellow Serbs, sweet victory!

 

[TennisFan3]

Team Serbia wins! Glory for you them! Djokovic love affair with Australia continues. The king of Oz. Who would bet against him bagging an 8th AO at Melbourne in few weeks?

Even if Serbia lost in the first round, Novak would be the favorite for the AO.

Only 2 things can stop a Novak win at the AO. One is injury. The other is peak Stan. Otherwise he wins AO every year.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Yes, Djokovic is the King of Australia, but Troicki also couldn't have picked a better place to play. Sydney is where he won 2 of his 3 singles career titles.

10 YEAR CHALLENGE

2010 DAVIS CUP - Djokovic went unbeaten in singles, Troicki won the deciding match of the final

2020 ATP CUP - Djokovic went unbeaten in singles AND doubles, Troicki won the deciding match with him in the final

Thank you guys!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Even if Serbia lost in the first round, Novak would be the favorite for the AO.

Only 2 things can stop a Novak win at the AO. One is injury. The other is peak Stan. Otherwise he wins AO every year.

I agree if he stays fit and avoids Stan then it looks good again.

 

[Deleted member 765728]

I'm also impressed with the way Lajovic played, he fought like a lion all the time and, as Novak said, probably played his best HC tennis ever.

 

[tennisaddict]

Great show by Djokovic in singles and doubles. Well supported by Lajovic and Troicki. Serbia did very well to get the title with an average 2nd player and average doubles team.

 

[clayqueen]

First time Nadal has actually been supporting his teammates. He didn't go to any vs Australia and wasn't watching the 1st singles tonight.

Rafa was getting ready for his own matches because he was next on court after every match.

 

[onyxrose81]

Big ups to Lajovic and Troicki for being great backup to Djokovic this week. Well done.

Yes! Novak did the heavy lifting obviously but without Lajovic goating in his singles matches and Troicki providing support in doubles they never would have been in this position. Truly a team effort.

 

[Tiki-Taka]

Never thought Bautista Agut would come out as our best performer of the ATP Cup with Nadal there as well.

Congratulations to Serbia. Djokovic was immense for them, but he also had good support from his teammates (not to mention the crowd, that was crazy). I hope this won't give Novak a boost as big as that Davis Cup did a long time. Let's have Rafa win a couple more Slams, then we can talk.

 

[Gary Duane]

It all over

Yup. I just checked TC and saw the very end of the doubles. I guess Nadal is protecting his body because you have to think that he is the guy who should have been playing doubles. I saw just a bit of the singles match, and I don't see anything that makes me think that Djokovic is not going to win another AO.

 

[JadeC]

Had my doubts about the doubles match, but boy, Novak was on fire today! This totally made up for the disappointment last year.

I'm still in awe of the Serbian support they received. Crazy, felt like they were in Serbia.

 

[Red Rick]

DC and ATP Cup being won by Djoko and Nadal, not by nextgen. Slams conthirmed

 

[James P]

I just woke up to the trophy lift. Congrats Team Serbia. I'll have to watch the matches later.

 

[TheAssassin]

Enjoyed the tournament, although I am not sure about its future.

Medovic semifinal was special. My two favs. Stunning contest between the current and future champ, as the past stunning great Safin watches and smiles.

Well done to team Serbia.

 

[Larry Duff]

Nadal is Finnish

 

[Mainad]

RBA gave Spain an important chance by winning his match v Lajovic. I knew then it all hinged on the doubles because there was no way Rafa was beating Novak. When I saw that Rafa had pulled out of the doubles I knew it was all over for Spain (Lopez is too flaky and unreliable these days). I'm guessing Team Spain knew it too. They had already won the revamped Davis Cup on home soil so I guess they were content just to have reached the final.

Anyway, congrats to Team Serbia on winning the inaugural ATP Cup. Is this the first team competition they have won since 2010 Davis Cup?

 

[I Am Finnish]

Djokovic praised the serbian fans but Nadal and co were not amused

 

[Enceladus]

Total attendance:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1216381066774302720

 

[TripleATeam]

And Serbia win two ties, which is even more unlikely.

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Sorry I ever doubted you, they won 3 ties. I ask you for forgiveness.

 

[AM75]

"Rafael Nadal says there is no room in tennis for both the Davis Cup and the new ATP Cup, and has urged administrators to create one “big world team cup competition” in their place."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/12/rafael-nadal-atp-cup-davis-cup-tennis

Here we go...

 

[Beacon Hill]

"Rafael Nadal says there is no room in tennis for both the Davis Cup and the new ATP Cup, and has urged administrators to create one “big world team cup competition” in their place."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/12/rafael-nadal-atp-cup-davis-cup-tennis

Here we go...

Do you disagree?

 

[Meles]

Great spectator attendance in Australia?
A reality check:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1213665582366646272

Attendance up as crowds give ATP Cup tick of approval

The world's top players haven't treated the ATP Cup like a warm-up event and neither have the fans.

www.smh.com.au

Attendance
• 220,319 fans shared in the excitement of the ATP Cup across the three host cities
• Day 2 (4 January) was the busiest day of the tournament attracting 31,631 spectators across Brisbane, Perth and Sydney
• The final between Serbia and Spain attracted a sell-out 10,223 crowd at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena
• Perth hosted the highest attended session during the Group Stages with 8,139 fans turning up for Spain vs. Japan.

Davis Cup Final figures hard to find:

12,114 People Attend Inaugural Day Of The Davis Cup Finals - Tennis TourTalk

The first day of competition at the Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals drew to a close with an attendance of more than twelve thousand spectators.

www.tennis-tourtalk.com

Over 8 days of Davis Cup Finals I'd guess half as many people showed as Madrid Stadium capacity was 12,000 and the rest of the courts very small.

I loved both events and hope the DO NOT COMBINE.

 

[Meles]

davis cup was much better event than atp cup. the atmosphere, the players were more excited. home support for australia in comparison vs home crowd for spain is subpar. tennis australia giving tickets for free to people. there were trillion threads how pathetic it is that dc had to give free tickets to british fans but dont see any about how tennis australia have to give tickets to anyone willing to show up just to fill up some seats.

Might have agreed early on, but in the end both were great.

 

[Meles]

So what ?! The seats were still empty:

These kind of matches were the weakness of the ATP Cup Finals, but these guys played their hearts out so its hard to complain.

 

[Meles]

Making 4R at AO was a decent result for a traditional non-producer at slams. Then he blitzed everyone in Acapulco until the final vs on-fire Kyrgios. It was only after that run that the wheels came off.

I really don't get what is going on with his coach and camp. I've been complaining about his 2nd serve game for two years and they finally patched it up a bit between ATP Cup Finals and Auz Open where his stats are suddenly back on track. Might have had zero DFs against Wawrinka.

 

[Meles]

@Meles still think Zverev is making a 2004 Fed'ish jump? lol

See my post above. In short yes. Still doesn't even look that good overall. Lots of room for improvement.

 

[NatF]

See my post above. In short yes. Still doesn't even look that good overall. Lots of room for improvement.

Aha he's doing way better than I expected, hope it continues but...still no where near Fed 04 territory yet

 

[helterskelter]

Aha he's doing way better than I expected, hope it continues but...still no where near Fed 04 territory yet

Does it mean "jump to results like Federer in 04" or "jump as much as Federer did between 03 and 04"? The latter seems possible. Zverev in 2019 was way behind Federer in 2003, so a parallel jump doesn't mean him winning three Slams in 2020.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Mammoth choke by Purcell/Saville in this tiebreaker. Blew set points, one on their serve and then double faulted. Now they’ve lost the set.

 

[Meles]

Aha he's doing way better than I expected, hope it continues but...still no where near Fed 04 territory yet

Oh no, just expecting a surge like the Mad Lad last year. It will take a great returner to derail Zverev and Medly the best of a weaker returning group of incoming stars.

 

[NatF]

Oh no, just expecting a surge like the Mad Lad last year. It will take a great returner to derail Zverev and Medly the best of a weaker returning group of incoming stars.

Who do you want to win, Thiem or Zverev?

 

[Meles]

Who do you want to win, Thiem or Zverev?

Thiem of course!

 

[helterskelter]

Thiem of course!

You always prefer the older player!