2020 Australian open final :- [5] Dominic Thiem v/s [2] Novak Djokovic

[RS]

But he said Novak doesn't have the same belief against Wawrinka. He went through Wawrinka twice to hold AO titles.

Wawrinka peaks get a bit too much credit I have said this before. Djokovic does to have major difficulty with Stan at slams but I wouldn’t say he has no belief.

 

[marc45]

pr

Can we watch press conferences after the final on live coverage?

probably not but YouTube will have them up soon....If I see them I'll post them here

 

[veroniquem]

OMG I just bumped my head on the ceiling I've been jumping up and down so much. Novak I fkn love you man. 8 Australian Open titles, 17 GS titles and back to number 1. Absolutely amazing.

Ajde Nole!!!!!!!

#1 on and off the court

 

[ACE of Hearts]

The next generation still fails when it matters most.

 

[zagor]

Heck of a match and overall tourney for that matter. Big congrats to AO King Nole and to Thiem for his fight and level of play this tourney.

 

[AceSalvo]

He went 5 sets with #3 on the GOAT list after beating Nadal in the Quarters. That’s a solid tournament. Only really choked at the end of the fourth, which was the set Djoker stopped hitting UE after UE after UE (choking in his own right for 2 sets). 5th set was Novak playing like Novak should. Good final and great tournament for Thiem

Thiem was choking and nervous in the first set of his 4th GS final. Such a shame he could not hold his own serve.

Losing WTF final and this final shows he is lacking self belief to win the big titles.

Lets not start sugar coating Thiem's losses.

 

[DSH]

Thiem is better at RG than Thiem in Melbourne.
Think about this for a minute.

You made my point!

 

[zvelf]

Eff off Djokovic. I don't think I have ever hated a player more than this guy and I know it's completely irrational. Time after time he is the source of bitter disappointment. Beating Federer continually and now scuppering my bet. Had quite a lot of money on Thiem to win at the start as I really fancied him for the win. Was looking good at 2-1 up but of course that annoying fekker slams the door on it.

I could see putting a little money on Thiem but putting a lot of money on the line against the most successful Australian Open champion ever? Not smart.

 

[DSH]

Thiem was choking and nervous in the first set of his 4th GS final. Such a shame he could not hold his own serve.

Losing WTF final and this final shows he is lacking self belief to win the big titles.

Lets.nit start sugar coating Thiem loss.

It is his 3rd. GS Final.

 

[iopzzza]

Next gen is here Hopefully Nadal and Djok can win 4-5 more slams , before they completely fall of

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

That was a great win and a great comeback by Djokovic. He’s the king of AO for sure. Well done and congrats to all his fans, as well!

 

[marc45]

 

[mike danny]

Still better than this guy:

At the end of the day, same effort.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Up two sets to 1 thiem has to finish that. I will never trust this next generation. They can’t get it done.

 

[roysid]

It's the tagline that keep getting promoted by Australian during the tournament. Australia is open for business.

Yeah i saw that. But why not open for refugees. I've noticed that they've made much harder to get skills assesed btw.
And thus immigration

 

[Powderwombat]

noone cares about the runner up speech unless it's a Federer Nadal match.

 

[zvelf]

No. Just can't do it. Can't force myself to like him.

Have you never heard, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em?

 

[jss]

Noticing a pattern to Djokovic championship matches. He starts off good, inexplicably implodes and starts losing games, then a few sets later he flips a switch and its back to buddha mode, cant lose wont lose. The end of the match is always him in complete control. Is it tactics? Is it tennis IQ where hes just the best at figuring out opponents? Or is he just sandbagging to make it more interesting?

Personally I prefer that if hes gonna win with such domination, he should just play the entire match like that. That way I can go to sleep sooner.

Or, is he doing that to throw off his opponent?
In my opinioin, you should win by playing better tennis.

 

[marc45]

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

The match is on Tim's racquet and his game bears more than a passing resemblance to Stan's. So the Molefam might just have those smirks wiped off their faces come Sunday...

Tim might be young, dumb and fulla rum and it'll probably get messy, but eventually he'll wind up the old DTL-OHBH-and-IO-FH-****-machine-gun and slaminal his way up and over the Nolan Heights.

You'll be fake kissing Timmy's tushie eventually like you did with your "longtime favorite" slaminal. But not today... Today it's Smirkovic time.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Well done to Novak for toughing out another victory. Thiem got quite close, however. The last two GS finals have been won by the big 3 in 5-set victories.

Change is coming. The only question is when will the younger generation break through and win a title? I still think it should be this year.

(Sent from my mobile phone, apologies for typos!)

 

[Sephiroth]

This is why talent doesn't mean jack **** it's the thing between the ears that counts the most in ANY sport. He toughed out this victory, yeah Thiem was wild at a few shots but that's on him being impatient, Djokovic kept his **** under control and came up with the serving goods at the key moments in that last set.

Do what you gotta do to get the W even if your form is inconsistent.

 

[Born_to_slice]

When will AO end this scheduling nightmare? It should always have been equal days off for both parties after a slam SF. At the end of the day, the long matches Thiem had (before the final) caught up with him as he choked.
Novak shows why he is a champion and deservedly gets #17. This loss will badly sting for Dominic. 0-3 in slam finals and sometimes it becomes an insurmountable mental block.

On to Paris for RG. Draw will be critical. Whichever of Nadal or Djokovic gets Thiem in their half will have a Lopsided tough draw and could possibly lose the championship.
Will it be #18 for Novak at RG or #20 for Nadal at RG ? That might well decide the GOAT race..

Meanwhile NOT having new slam winners CANNOT be good for Tennis - an endless loop of fossils (no offense to Nadal/Fed/Djoko) ruling the sport. Tennis needs a NEW champion. FAST...

Thiem played 4 days consecutively in RG, including the final. That's a scheduling nightmare. Novak played many AO finals with one less day rest, so it's all good. I would say today it was Novak fighting himself more than fighting Thiem. It really shouldn't be this close among them on HC.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Whichever of Nadal or Djokovic gets Thiem in their half will have a Lopsided tough draw and could possibly lose the championship.
Will it be #18 for Novak at RG or #20 for Nadal at RG ? That might well decide the GOAT race..

Djoker is clearly the world's #1 and should be seeded #1 at the French. Don't care how many times Rafa has won.
The French need to change their seeding system if they're going to seed Rafa #1; seeding should be based strictly on ranking.

 

[phl92]

Stats Final

 

[marc45]

@christophclarey
Djokovic tells Aussie TV that he had no specific injury, just felt very low on energy and a bit dizzy during points. Was told he was dehydrated by medical staff. Started feeling better in 4th set

 

[Cortana]

When was the last time Djokovic thanked the crowd? Lol.

 

[caesar66]

Thiem was choking and nervous in the first set of his 4th GS final. Such a shame he could not hold his own serve.

Losing WTF final and this final shows he is lacking self belief to win the big titles.

Lets not start sugar coating Thiem's losses.

Not sugar coating it-should have closed it in the fourth and couldn’t contend with Novak when he bounced back. I just think characterizing the whole match as a choke-fest is painting with an equally broad brush.

 

[Lew II]

@Lew II wont be your guy.

Here I am.

@Hitman

 

[Nostradamus]

Novak ruined by day. I was going to go pump some iron after Thiem win and look as hot as he is ………..but now,,,,,,,,,,i have no desire

 

[Hitman]

Here I am.

@Hitman

Hit me with those stats!

 

[Beacon Hill]

 

[TennisFan3]

Djoker is clearly the world's #1 and should be seeded #1 at the French. Don't care how many times Rafa has won.
The French need to change their seeding system if they're going to seed Rafa #1; seeding should be based strictly on ranking.

It does not matter who is seeded 1 or 2.
Point is that Djokovic and Nadal will be in opposite half as they are top 2 seeds.
One of them will get Thiem in the SF. Whoever gets Thiem will be at a significant disadvantage.

 

[Raul_SJ]

It does not matter who is seeded 1 or 2.
Point is that Djokovic and Nadal will be in opposite half as they are top 2 seeds.
One of them will get Thiem in the SF. Whoever gets Thiem will be at a significant disadvantage.

It matters because Thiem will very likely be #3, especially if Fed skips the clay season.

 

[AceSalvo]

It is his 3rd. GS Final.

Hardly. I was predicting how the first set of his 4th GS final would look like.

 

[TennisFan3]

It matters because Thiem will very likely be #3, especially if Fed skips the clay season.

Huh? That is what I am saying. Thiem will be #3 or #4 and one of Nadal or Djokovic will play Thiem in the SF. Whoever plays Thiem will be at a disadvantage. The other SF with Fed or Medvedev vs Novak or Nadal will be easier.

 

[TennisBatman]

The king is alive! Long live the king!

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Nadal should still be the favorite at RG. Even over novak.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Huh? That is what I am saying. Thiem will be #3 or #4 and one of Nadal or Djokovic will play Thiem in the SF. Whoever plays Thiem will be at a disadvantage. The other SF with Fed or Medvedev vs Novak or Nadal will be easier.

I am saying that Thiem will almost certainly be seeded #3.
Therefore it is critical that Djoker be seeded #1 at the French, so that Thiem is in Rafa's half of the draw.
But I think the French create their own seedings and can choose to ignore the rankings and seed Rafa #1 based on his past wins. That is a bad policy, IMO; seedings should be based on current rankings. Ranking points should be rewarded with higher seeds.

 

[TennisFan3]

I am saying that Thiem will almost certainly be seeded #3.
Therefore it is critical that Djoker be seeded #1 at the French, so that Thiem is in Rafa's half of the draw.
But I think the French create their own seedings and can choose to ignore the rankings and seed Rafa #1 based on his past wins. That is a bad policy, IMO; seedings should be based on current rankings.

Do you know how tennis draw works?

It could be #1 vs #4 or #1 vs #3.

#3 can be with #1 seed or the #2 seed. The halfs are NOT fixed.

 

[rhoder]

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[Jezza94]

Congrats to Nole on slam #17 and his 8th Australian Open. He's the King of Melbourne!

Commiserations to Thiem. He was very good today but fell short in the end.

The biggest thrill of the night was seeing my original favourite player, Marat Safin presenting the trophy to Nole. Safin was Djokovic's first opponent at Slam level and at the AO in 2005, in which Safin beat him 6-0 6-2 6-1.

Australian Open 2005 (1st Round)

Australian Open 2020 (Safin presenting Djokovic with the trophy)

 

[Enceladus]

AO 2020 Final - match statistics:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1223971281126744065

 

[Mainad]

OMG I just bumped my head on the ceiling I've been jumping up and down so much. Novak I fkn love you man. 8 Australian Open titles, 17 GS titles and back to number 1. Absolutely amazing.

Ajde Nole!!!!!!!

No love for your 'Austrian prince'?

 

[Raul_SJ]

Do you know how tennis draw works?

It could be #1 vs #4 or #1 vs #3.

#3 can be with #1 seed or the #2 seed. The halfs are NOT fixed.

Then the seedings rule needs to change so that #3 is always be in the bottom half..

Rafa was seeded #1 at the Australian Open. Djoker was seeded #2. Fed was seeded #3.
#1 Rafa and #2 Djoker were in seperate halves and guaranteed not to meet until the Finals.
#2 Djoker and #3 Fed were guaranteed to meet in the SF because #3 should always be in the second half.

Likewise, if the seedings at French are #1 Djoker, #2 Rafa and #3 Thiem, #2 Rafa and #3 Thiem will meet in the SF.

 

[Mainad]

The biggest thrill of the night was seeing my original favourite player, Marat Safin presenting the trophy to Nole. Safin was Djokovic's first opponent at Slam level and at the AO in 2005, in which Safin beat him 6-0 6-2 6-1.

Australian Open 2005 (1st Round)

Australian Open 2020 (Safin presenting Djokovic with the trophy)

"Haven't we met before?"

 

[Deleted member 629564]

The biggest thrill of the night was seeing my original favourite player, Marat Safin presenting the trophy to Nole. Safin was Djokovic's first opponent at Slam level and at the AO in 2005, in which Safin beat him 6-0 6-2 6-1.

(time travel to the 2005 press conference)
- Marat, that was quick, 21 games. Can you imagine you've just defeated the man who will win all his eight AO finals in the next 15 years?
- (laughing) You're funny guy.

 

[beard]

Congratulations to Thiem for great fight... I would have least regrets if he was the one to beat Novak... Congrats to Novak too...

 

[Djokovic2011]

No love for your 'Austrian prince'?

Dominic's time will come, hopefully in the 2nd week of June.

 

[Mainad]

Just occurred to me that 5 of Djokovic's Slam finals have now gone the distance ie. to a 5th set but he has only lost 1 of them. Wonder if anybody can guess which was the only one he lost?