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

Winner

  • Novak in three

  • Novak in four

  • Novak in five

  • Roger in three

  • Roger in four

  • Roger in five

  • W.O/Retirement


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Yeah, Raonic and this Fed are not really a test for Novak. He can get past them just by ramping it up in the crucial moments.

He'll most likely win the whole thing but I wouldn't write off Thiem/Zverev no matter how much I ragged on them in the past, they've been delivering the goods this tourney.
I give them a better chance of beating the other finalist than I would have with RAFA
 

icedevil0289

G.O.A.T.
Only hope Fed has of remaining the GOAT is if Thiem breaks through, beats Joe in the finals and then uses that confidence to go on to block Nadal at the French
Fed Nadal tied, i know ppl going to on about h2h but fed leads in overall weeks at no,1 6 wtf, he dominated the field overall compared to nadal but i know others might feel differently. I just feel like resume to resume feds is still slightly better
 

zagor

Bionic Poster
so why do all fans of the big 3 hate one another. cant we just appreciate the 3 greatest players to ever live or have our lives became so dull that we live through one guy having slightly better tennis accolades than another but i digress. go nole

I don't consider them to be the 3 greatest players to ever live.
 

OrangeOne

Legend
How is this making fellow Novak fans feel about a potential final? I don't know about you guys but I'm not sure this Djokovic is getting it done
I'm mostly a Federer fan, so hopefully I can claim to be pretty objective when I say that any version of last night's Thiem beats tonight's Djokovic. Not saying either will stay at the same level...
 
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Deleted member 733170

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so why do all fans of the big 3 hate one another. cant we just appreciate the 3 greatest players to ever live or have our lives became so dull that we live through one guy having slightly better tennis accolades than another but i digress. go nole

very true. All three of these guys have given so much to the game.
 

NoleFam

Bionic Poster
It's pathetic tbh what he is doing on the BPs. Sailing them all long even 2nd serves.

It is. He did the same in the Raonic match tbh but he was in so many service games with so many chances. You really can't do that against Federer.
 

Eren

Professional
It is no done yet. This is not 2015 Djokovic and Thiem and Z are playing well.

Zverev and Thiem are going to wear each other out and have one day less rest.

Djokovic can literally do nothing and Fedal both suck and turn into mental midgets against him nowadays.

He has it in the bag.
 

jackdaw

Rookie
Federer was 1 point away from winning the set 6:1, yet he lost 6:7.

How is this possible? Why is history repeating itself so many times? USO2010, USO2011, Wimbledon 2019, now AO2020. What is it with Federer losing while playing better?
He was one point away from 5-1 ....
 

Jonny_

New User
It's a shame that these painfully slow courts of recent times will be the sole reason Djoker likely ends up with slam record.
 

OrangeOne

Legend
so why do all fans of the big 3 hate one another. cant we just appreciate the 3 greatest players to ever live or have our lives became so dull that we live through one guy having slightly better tennis accolades than another but i digress. go nole
Because they're mostly kids.

The bigger question that could be asked is why do fans of any player in any sport claim to hate one another when (most) players of sports actually get on.

Fed and Nadal have forged a friendship that is legit. I mean, Fed locked in the Africa fundraiser with Nadal in full knowledge that he could be heading there on 20-20 with Nadal, and yet many "fans" would struggle to have a conversation...
 

pmh1983

New User
Gone as expected, Federer having chances early on, not taking them and now Djokovic is in control.

As a Fed fan it sucks, but the fact is this has happened so often against Rafa and Novak and its going to be the biggest blight on his career. Still a legend, currently the GOAT but likely to be surpassed by both Rafa and Novak I feel.
 
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Deleted member 733170

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Djoker looks súper in control now. Bossing all the points forcing Fed to play high risk, low percentage tennis.
 

icedevil0289

G.O.A.T.
I don't consider them to be the 3 greatest players to ever live.
I mean i love fed but grandpa has no business being no.3 at this age. As for the other two well idk. Still maintain if we had more court variety perhaps up coming players would be taught differently and challenge djokodal
 

EdMcMush

Professional
Because they're mostly kids.

The bigger question that could be asked is why do fans of any player in any sport claim to hate one another when (most) players of sports actually get on.

Fed and Nadal have forged a friendship that is legit. I mean, Fed locked in the Africa fundraiser with Nadal in full knowledge that he could be heading there on 20-20 with Nadal, and yet many "fans" would struggle to have a conversation...
thats why I find this 95% of the pro tennis sub forum to be very very ironic
 

Chronos

New User
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so why do all fans of the big 3 hate one another. cant we just appreciate the 3 greatest players to ever live or have our lives became so dull that we live through one guy having slightly better tennis accolades than another but i digress. go nole
I don't hate non of them. Actually i want all big 3 to end their career min 20 slams. They all do deserve to be in this special club. If Fed finishes on top, it is ice on the cake. If not, i am glad that we tasted this cake already.
 

RaulRamirez

Legend
Do you think either Domi or Zverev would have the mental strength to beat him in a final? I sure don't.
I'm not counting this one yet, but....possibly. Thiem has beaten Novak at majors, if not here. Z is much maligned, but he may have turned a corner here, and if he's serving well...
 

mightyjeditribble

Hall of Fame
Do you think either Domi or Zverev would have the mental strength to beat him in a final? I sure don't.
Zverev d. Djokovic 2018 WTF, Final.
Zverev d. Djokovic 2017 Rome Masters, Final.

Thiem hasn't played Djokovic in a final, but he beat him in last year's RG SF, over 5 sets.

Doesn't mean it's going to happen here, but its' going to happen eventually. Of course, for Zverev it would be his first GS final, so he might be tight ... but let's just wait and see; I think we'll get a good final.
 

jimjam

Professional
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Hanging in there...
 
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