2020 Dubai Open Quarter Final :- [1] Novak Djokovic vs [7] Karen Khachanov

[StrongRule]

Djokovic v Tsitsipas is the money match if it happens this week.

Their last meeting was 6-1 6-2.

 

[NoleFam]

But this is new territory for Djoko.
Before he would break KK's game with his defensive qualities, now he broke the guy with aggression.

He's played this type of tennis before though, but it's been scarce lately especially last year where he was too passive.

 

[Hitman]

Their last meeting was 6-1 6-2.

Tsitsipas is playing some great ball at the moment. It will be a lot closer. He is the one with the real shot.

 

[swordtennis]

No worries here. Djokovic will lose soon enough and all the ranting and raving will subside. All good.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Is there anybody at this event capable of giving Djokovic a match? There just seems nothing to look forward to in any potential matchups unless, of course, you just enjoy seeing Djokovic destroy one feeble opponent after another.

Only one man was.
The 38.5 year old federer.
But he's on his way out until the grass season

 

[stringertom]

Djokovic v Tsitsipas is the money match if it happens this week.

Do you know who hasn’t lost a set in his last 11 matches?

#NobodyBeatsMe17TimesInARow

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Do you know who hasn’t lost a set in his last 11 matches?

#NobodyBeatsMe17TimesInARow

Make it 18.
The peakiest version of clownfils won't defeat 2018 Miami Version of Djokovic.
Book it.
Their "rivalry" is the one of the few pinpoint definitions of bad matchups... (Feder vs ferrer & Nadal vs Gasquet are some of the other ones)

 

[Mike Sams]

I think it's safe to say tennis is dying. This year is probably going to be a repeat of 2015. Nobody in the current tour is even close to challenging Djokovic, leave alone beating him.

Yup, a guy who's about to turn 33 is still running around the court like a roided up gazelle and showing no fatigue! LOL

 

[Mike Sams]

Not sure what was up with Medvedev losing to Gilles Simon. How does a player lose that badly to Simon considering how strong Medvedev played against Djokovic and Nadal in their last few meetings? Bizarre!

 

[stringertom]

Make it 18.
The peakiest version of clownfils won't defeat 2018 Miami Version of Djokovic.
Book it.
Their "rivalry" is the one of the few pinpoint definitions of bad matchups... (Feder vs ferrer & Nadal vs Gasquet are some of the other ones)

Le Professeur is not clowning as much these days and has never had such a run of outstanding play in his career. I’m not predicting a win in the SFs but it’s got potential to be a really good match.

 

[Hitman]

Do you know who hasn’t lost a set in his last 11 matches?

#NobodyBeatsMe17TimesInARow

Happy for Monfils, love the guy, but now he is swimming with the biggest shark in the ocean.

 

[RF-18]

As nadal stated: "Since i know this sport I've never seen somebody playing at this level."

That quote from 2016 by Nadal is still stuck in my mind and will be for a very long time.

 

[swordtennis]

That quote from 2016 by Nadal is still stuck in my mind and will be for a very long time.

Also the "nearly invincible" one from nadal.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

No worries here. Djokovic will lose soon enough and all the ranting and raving will subside. All good.

Yeah djoko will throw his haters a bone at somepoint.

 

[StannisTheMannis]

The viciousness against Novak as he begins the march to become the GOAT has become more and more obvious

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

The viciousness against Novak as he begins the march to become the GOAT has become more and more obvious

Still a distant second in that regard.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Happy for Monfils, love the guy, but now he is swimming with the biggest shark in the ocean.

He had the knife almost pierced in the Shark's chest and was about to pierce its heart, but then shark 40-15ed...