2020 Australian Open SF: Novak Djokovic [2] vs Roger Federer [3]

[vex]

Joe Ko Vich has multi mp's in the 3rd Federer said crowd lend me your energy please (see goku's spiritbomb) wins the tb and than Federer bagels him in the last 2 sets

Mr Myiogi will massage away Fed’s injury with his magic and Fed will come out and ace Djokovic with his left hand. Cobra Kai will be wrecked

 

[romeo8880]

Also let’s not forget that Djokovic is blind now.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Lol at the wishful Federer fans here! Reality will dawn on you soon enough

The most are trolling I think

 

[I Am Finnish]

Also let’s not forget that Djokovic is blind now.

What happened with his eyes?

 

[romeo8880]

What happened with his eyes?

Nadal somehow secretly blinded him with red clay

 

[swordtennis]

I’m thinking whether it would be better for Federer to withdraw to preserve the h2h a bit AND to try breaking Djokovic’s tournament rythm. If Federer withdraws, Djokovic will have 4 full days off before the final, and we know from USO 2016 that getting walkovers is not necessary a good thing.

@HetTheGreaterer what you think?

5 days off before FO 2011 SF as well. Too many days off no good. Too little days off no good.

 

[Tenacity]

What happened with his eyes?

Nothing serious, just contact lenses.

 

[Forehanderer]

Zombie-erer to routine Peak Freshovic in 3

He should unleash the resident evilerer in him on peakovic

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Old avatar was betterer.

Got more joy out of Skies though (Y)

 

[I Am Finnish]

I am rooting so hard for him just so TTW blows up. Also bit scared of Stanimal. ***** is a *****.

imagine he wins the tournament ttw site goes down for an indefinite period of time

 

[Breakpointerer]

imagine he wins the tournament ttw site goes down for an indefinite period of time

Forever

 

[swordtennis]

imagine he wins the tournament ttw site goes down for an indefinite period of time

LOL
It will be like Jonestown, Guyana November 18, 1978.

 

[alexio]

LOL
It will be like Jonestown, Guyana November 18, 1978.

she wasn't born yet so it's not ringing any bells i guess

 

[swordtennis]

she wasn't born yet so it's not ringing any bells i guess

LOL! Google Jim Jones cult leader.

 

[alexio]

LOL! Google Jim Jones cult leader.

 

[uscwang]

I felt sorry watching Federer play Sandgren. It seemed for every minute he stayed on court today, his career gets shorter by a week.
Respect that he played through pain. But at his age, it wasn't necessarily a wise decision.

On the other side, Novak is as pumped up as he was in 2011.

I think it will be W. O. for Novak.

 

[celito]

Could be even Federer in 0.
Djokovic withdraws before the match.

I am having gluten slipped into Djokovic's lentils. It's a done deal.

 

[Forehanderer]

I don't know the seriousness of his groin injury, so I hope he will not withdraw

Mirka and his physio must massage his "groin" these two nights. I don't know if he will win but he will atleast be in good spirits

 

[celito]

I felt sorry watching Federer play Sandgren. It seemed for every minute he stayed on court today, his career gets shorter by a week.
Respect that he played through pain. But at his age, it wasn't necessarily a wise decision.

On the other side, Novak is as pumped up as he was in 2011.

If he would have quit when people said he should, he'd have 3 less GSs.

 

[uscwang]

If he would have quit when people said he should, he'd have 3 less GSs.

You are confusing match decision with career decision, battle and war. He did end season early due to injury when people said he should, BTW.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

I’m thinking whether it would be better for Federer to withdraw to preserve the h2h a bit AND to try breaking Djokovic’s tournament rythm. If Federer withdraws, Djokovic will have 4 full days off before the final, and we know from USO 2016 that getting walkovers is not necessary a good thing.

@HetTheGreaterer what you think?

I don't think fed should give him a walkover if he recovers. If he does not recover, he must abandon the match and focus on rehab till his next tournament, i.e. Dubai.
But just because it'll break Djok's rhythm, fed should never give him a walkover. He should do it in order to preserve his own health and not to break his rival's rhythm

 

[Forehanderer]

I don't think fed should give him a walkover if he recovers. If he does not recover, he must abandon the match and focus on rehab till his next tournament, i.e. Dubai.
But just because it'll break Djok's rhythm, fed should never give him a walkover. He should do it in order to preserve his own health and not to break his rival's rhythm

I don't think he will. His fighting ability is underestimated here. He will only walk over if he's risking his health.

 

[TennisFan3]

Roger in 3 lol.

Haha. Thank you Sir. Got my morning laugh.

 

[myth]

Djokovic is going to slaughter Federer in 3 incredibly easy sets. It's going to be Djokovic vs Nadal again this year. Here's hoping for a different outcome this time!

Novak should win easily as Fed is far from playing his best unlike Nadal last year.

 

[jimjam]

If 25% of TTW believes Fed can win, you can be certain that Fed himself thinks he can win.

So no chance of withdrawal if he can play.

 

[Sysyphus]

As a Fred fan, this is set to be a mightily painful experience, lol

 

[CYGS]

Bet

Guarantee every clown so confident in Djokovic won’t put $1 on him

Bet your house on Cow.

 

[CYGS]

If 25% of TTW believes Fed can win, you can be certain that Fed himself thinks he can win.

So no chance of withdrawal if he can play.

As if Fed is somehow impacted by how TTW thinks.

 

[romeo8880]

As a Fred fan, this is set to be a mightily painful experience, lol

It’s not so painful if you TRULY already are expecting him to get thrashed.

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

Djoko in 3. Court speed favours him.

And Fedr is almost dead after two hard matches and is still lookig his FH lol

 

[jimjam]

As if Fed is somehow impacted by how TTW thinks.

That's not what I meant. Most people believe in themselves more than any 3rd-party.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Bet
Bet your house on Cow.

Despite being milked by the milkman, the cow has managed to get to the SF and chose to get butchered by the serb instead of losing to istomin-chung-berdych-kyrgious.

 

[quirotkicks]

Not only my vote, also my money

Well if you really think he has even a fighting chance you might as well. You can get some insanely low odds on him looking at the current bookies.

 

[Sport]

Novak should win easily as Fed is far from playing his best unlike Nadal last year.

Nadal was not playing "at his best" last year AO final, his movement had declined a lot, he was 32 years old and slow. Nadal was playing at his best in the AO 2012 final, when he was 25, younger and faster.

Since you like to troll, Federer in the AO 2011 SF was at his absolute best. He was also 3 years younger than 2019 Nadal. 29 years old Federer lost in 3 to Djokovic in the AO 2011 SF.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Despite being milked by the milkman, the cow has managed to get to the SF and chose to get butchered by the serb instead of losing to istomin-chung-berdych-kyrgious.

+1
"But Fed always tanks before meeting Djokodal"
*Makes RG19 SF and AO 20 SF saving 7 MPs*

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

How is Fed going to be fit 2 days after a debilitating injury and a 5 set grind at age 38?

Take a guess.

 

[paolo2143]

It is possible that Fed might start to believe that the tennis gods are with him and he may come out and play inspired tennis. I for one think he has a shot of winning but he does need to get off to a good start as he does not want to face prospect of a prolonged uphill battle.

 

[myth]

Nadal was not playing "at his best" last year AO final, his movement had declined a lot, he was 32 years old and slow. Nadal was playing at his best in the AO 2012 final, when he was 25, younger and faster.

Since you like to troll, Federer in the AO 2011 SF was at his absolute best. He was also 3 years younger than 2019 Nadal. 29 years old Federer lost in 3 to Djokovic in the AO 2011 SF.

Oh yeah. Fed has been thrashed a few times by Novak at the AO. There's no question about that.
Novak was not playing his best in the 2012 final. He was exhausted after a big 5 set battle with Murray in the SF and one day less to recover.

Fed was the only one to get wins against a top form Novak in 2011 2015.

29 years old Nadal

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Nadal was not playing "at his best" last year AO final, his movement had declined a lot, he was 32 years old and slow. Nadal was playing at his best in the AO 2012 final, when he was 25, younger and faster.

Since you like to troll, Federer in the AO 2011 SF was at his absolute best. He was also 3 years younger than 2019 Nadal. 29 years old Federer lost in 3 to Djokovic in the AO 2011 SF.

That was a very competitive 3 set match.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Coming off a match where he 1) looked injured, 2) couldn’t hit routine groundstrokes, 3) served 10mph below average and 4) dragged himself thru 5 sets to beat the world #100....

... more than 23% of TTW voters picked Fed to beat in-form Djokovic on his home court.

Think about that. 23% lol
Never change TTW, never change lol.

But what if

 

[Sport]

Oh yeah. Fed has been thrashed a few times by Novak at the AO. There's no question about that.
Novak was not playing his best in the 2012 final. He was exhausted after a big 5 set battle with Murray in the SF and one day less to recover.

Fed was the only one to get wins against a top form Novak in 2011 2015.

29 years old Nadal

He was playing at his absolute best. Djokovic was 24 in that final, at the peak of his physical power, with an incredible stamina. He was not exhausted before the final started, but during the final in itself, as it last 6 hours, the longest in tennis history. Nadal, with his incredible stamina, also ended up tired.

Federer never defeated Djokovic in Slams in 2015, and 2011 Djokovic at RG was no different from 2012 Djokovic at RG.

 

[TennisFan3]

Only out of pure respect will I allow Fed losing a close tie break first set, before getting completely destroyed in the 2nd and 3rd possibly getting a full plate of breadsticks an bagels for extra.

It's going to take the miracle of all miracles for Fed to win, especially when he's physically worn out already. It would've been a mighty task if he were 100% Unless of course the Sandgren performance is all part of a grand plan to lull Novak into a false sense of security, to then come out all guns blazing firing winners all over the court. I can' even say this with a straight face and expect any credible support. I actually wouldn't criticise him for withdrawing.

He's going to get absolutely massacred out there. Stanislas you're our last hope - and I'm saying this as a Rafa fan.

Excellent post as usual. It might be an ugly SF in terms of the scoreline. If Fed is NOT well, he should withdraw IMO. A leg + groin injury won't heal so quickly at his age.
No point in being hampered and getting whooped with bakery products.
Even a 100% peak Fed would have a tough time with Novak on this court.

Of all the remaining players in the draw, only Stan has a chance vs Novak. But even that chance is very small. We would literally need PEAK STANIMAL for 5 hours. Which is impossible for 2 reasons: Stan is not at his peak anymore. And secondly, he probably won't get to the final.

 

[myth]

He was playing at his absolute best. Djokovic was 24 in that final, at the peak of his physical power, with an incredible stamina. He was not exhausted before the final started, but during the final in itself, as it last 6 hours, the longest in tennis history. Nadal, with his incredible stamina, also ended up tired.

Federer never defeated Djokovic in Slams in 2015, and 2011 Djokovic at RG was no different from 2012 Djokovic at RG.

We agree. "Nadal, with his incredible stamina".

That match was amazing.
Novak was exhausted. He only played well in for 2,5 sets in that match. From the end of the second set to the 4th Set.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Oh yeah. Fed has been thrashed a few times by Novak at the AO. There's no question about that.
Novak was not playing his best in the 2012 final. He was exhausted after a big 5 set battle with Murray in the SF and one day less to recover.

Fed was the only one to get wins against a top form Novak in 2011 2015.

29 years old Nadal

 

[Sport]

We agree. "Nadal, with his incredible stamina".

That match was amazing.

Novak was exhausted. He only played well in for 2,5 sets in that match. From the end of the second set to the 4th Set.

I don't get the quotation marks, Nadal's stamina has always been incredible. Very few players have a similar stamina level and one of them is Djokovic.

Djokovic was exhausted during the match, not before the match, as it lasted 6 hours, the longest final in tennis history. Nadal also had a 4 sets semifinal with Federer, only one set shorter than the Murray-Djovovic SF.

Both Nadal and Djokovic ended up tired during the match due to its long duration.

By the way, following your logic Federer lost to a subpar Nadal in the AO 2009 final because Nadal came from a 5 sets SF with Verdasco and one less day to rest.

 

[myth]

He was exhausted during the match, not before the match, as it lasted 6 hours, the longest final in tennis history. Nadal also had a long 4 hours semifinal with Berdych.

Both Nadal and Djokovic ended up tired during the match due to its long duration.

By the way Nadal played Fed in that SF.

Novak played a brutal SF against a top form Murray. And he had 1 day less to recover.

 

[Sport]

By the way Nadal played Fed in that SF.

Novak played a brutal SF against a top form Murray. And he had 1 day less to recover.

Following your logic Federer lost to a subpar Nadal in the AO 2009 final because Nadal came from a 5 sets brutal SF with Verdasco and had one less day to rest.

 

[Rina]

Are any Serbs expats there for Djokovic's matches? Maybe he will have some fans there?

 

[beard]

I’m thinking whether it would be better for Federer to withdraw to preserve the h2h a bit AND to try breaking Djokovic’s tournament rythm. If Federer withdraws, Djokovic will have 4 full days off before the final, and we know from USO 2016 that getting walkovers is not necessary a good thing.

@HetTheGreaterer what you think?

RG11 too?

 

[Serve&Volley7]

Roger won’t withdrawal from a slam SF...but the outcome won’t be pretty. Novak in 3 easy sets