2020 Vienna open ATP 500 R16 :- (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) v/s Borna Coric (CRO)

[AnOctorokForDinner]

That forehand miss on setpoint was atrocious.

boatness leaking from every stroke

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Too bad Borna couldn't hit another four aces in the tiebreak and clean another dozen lines to get a TTW passing grade. Too too bad...

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

I recall Borna having it in him at Halle back in 2018.

I recall Chung having it at the AO, wonder what happened /sarc

 

[mike danny]

I recall Borna having it in him at Halle back in 2018.

Yeah, he can beat them only when they're bad

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Too bad Borna couldn't hit another four aces in the tiebreak and clean another dozen lines to get a TTW passing grade. Too too bad...

yes, too bad he couldn't play a single quality attacking point on his set points
if Djokovic came up with a laser pass or something, so be it
instead we go the safe pushbotting route until someone misses, and that someone is obviously not Djokovic
very smart play, no? such bravery.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

anyway this all comes down to Coric FH not being top quality at all, he'll never be even say a Nishikori level player with such a glaring weakness

 

[Pablo1989]

Novak Djokovic is probably the greatest tie-break player ever.

He simply refuses to lose. What a legend.

 

[romeo8880]

yes, too bad he couldn't play a single quality attacking point on his set points
if Djokovic came up with a laser pass or something, so be it
instead we go the safe pushbotting route until someone misses, and that someone is obviously not Djokovic
very smart play, no? such bravery.

Exactly. He played some amazing tennis.....until he didn’t......when it mattered

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Clutchest double fault.

 

[onyxrose81]

Coric concedes and DFs on break point. 2-1 Novak.

 

[Born_to_slice]

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Boric

 

[Djokovic2011]

yes, too bad he couldn't play a single quality attacking point on his set points
if Djokovic came up with a laser pass or something, so be it
instead we go the safe pushbotting route until someone misses, and that someone is obviously not Djokovic
very smart play, no? such bravery.

Why you always so negative all the time?

 

[Pablo1989]

Pathetic

 

[mehdimike]

further proof of goatness, No1e so good he forces unforced errors with mythical power
keep in mind this only applies to no1e, no excusing fraud & dull etcetera for vulturing chokes in similar positions

 

[TheAssassin]

Wish Coric played like this just a little more often, I'd be on his train for sure.

Edit: By like this I am not referring to that double fault lol

 

[mehdimike]

Too bad Borna couldn't hit another four aces in the tiebreak and clean another dozen lines to get a TTW passing grade. Too too bad...

He just needed to not miss that forehand sitter

 

[BackhandDTL]

What a weak era mug this Coric guy.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

What a weak era mug this Coric guy.

What a weak era mug this Federer guy, who did peak Nadal struggle so much against him?? Must be quite the mug himself.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Why you always so negative all the time?

why are Noel opponents always so chokey all the time?

 

[Djokovic2011]

What a weak era mug this Coric guy.

Still strong enough to beat your boy a couple of times.

 

[BackhandDTL]

What a weak era mug this Federer guy, who did peak Nadal struggle so much against him?? Must be quite the mug himself.

You are delusional if you didn’t think Coric choked away those set points like Fed at W 19.

And what are you on about? Prime Nadal wipes the floor with prime Fed.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

why are Noel opponents always so chokey all the time?

Let it go, man.

 

[Djokovic2011]

why are Noel opponents always so chokey all the time?

'Cos eventually they realise who's on the other side of the net.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

You are delusional if you didn’t think Coric choked away those set points like Fed at W 19.

And what are you on about? Prime Nadal wipes the floor with prime Fed.

You are delusional if you don't think Federer didn't choke like crazy in absolutely pathetic fashion in every single close match he lost to Nadal. How could Nadal have been so great if he struggled with this absolute weakass choker??

 

[BackhandDTL]

You are delusional if you don't think Federer didn't choke like crazy in absolutely pathetic fashion in every single close match he lost to Nadal. How could Nadal have been so great if he struggled with this absolute weakass choker??

TTW, show me what an anxiety attack in writing looks like.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Yeah man, remember 2009 Wimbledon final, the tiebreak, the volley. Who cares how well Roddick played up to that point if a momentary shaky blip undid all his effort in that set? Not many indeed. No use playing at 9000% when you switch to 10% at the precipice of winning.

You don't have to tell me it would have been better if both Roddick and Coric bent over at the very start like they usually do. Borna is not hyped as a titan of any sort while with the Virus y'all try way too hard.

 

[BrokenGears]

why are Noel opponents always so chokey all the time?

No need to be disingenuous. It's obviously because of whose on the other side. I'm sure you're aware that Djokovic's style draws a lot of errors from opponents. This isn't a hard thing to comprehend.

 

[mike danny]

Still strong enough to beat your boy a couple of times.

These guys can only beat 0lderer and Craperer. Yawn.

They lose against guys who aren't 37+ routinely.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Anyway, 6 is a beautiful number.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

TTW, show me what an anxiety attack in writing looks like.

NID that you don't have the balls to acknowledge WB 08 & AO 09 finals are massively marred by abundance of chokery.

 

[BrokenGears]

Does anyone know what Djokovic needs to do to hold on to number 1?

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Does anyone know what Djokovic needs to do to hold on to number 1?

Win all of his matches

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

Does anyone know what Djokovic needs to do to hold on to number 1?

Win this set

 

[BackhandDTL]

NID that you don't have the balls to acknowledge WB 08 & AO 09 finals are massively marred by abundance of chokery.

Well, if you are suggesting that Federer choked every single match against Nadal in his prime, then he’s the mentally weakest ATG of all time.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

NID that you don't have the balls to acknowledge WB 08 & AO 09 finals are massively marred by abundance of chokery.

Those finals hurt Fed's legacy.

 

[TheAssassin]

Almost a perfect copy of the match with Krajinovic. Djokovic refusing the chances to run away with the second set while his opponent missed chances previously in the tiebreak.

 

[zuluzazu]

NID that you don't have the balls to acknowledge WB 08 & AO 09 finals are massively marred by abundance of chokery.

I agree W08 was chokery by Nadal. Getting stretched to 5 sets from 2 sets to love up is chokery. But all is well that ends well

 

[onyxrose81]

Does anyone know what Djokovic needs to do to hold on to number 1?

He wins this match, it’s basically done. Technically Rafa could still enter Sofia and have a chance but a lot of things would have to fall into place that has never happened. So Novak is YE#1.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

You don't have to tell me it would have been better if both Roddick and Coric bent over at the very start like they usually do. Borna is not hyped as a titan of any sort while with the Virus y'all try way too hard.

Well Roddick was really good when he wasn't choking, too bad he choked quite a lot.

Coric is supposed to be a strong era stalwart given his six H2H wins over Big 4, guess h2h doesn't mean that much after all

 

[BrokenGears]

He wins this match, it’s basically done. Technically Rafa could still enter Sofia and have a chance but a lot of things would have to fall into place that has never happened. So Novak is YE#1.

Thank god. After RG, this'll be something to look forward to put in his array of accomplishments.

 

[Opendaroof]

He wins this match, it’s basically done. Technically Rafa could still enter Sofia and have a chance but a lot of things would have to fall into place that has never happened. So Novak is YE#1.

Rafa doesn't care about YE#1. His eyes on AO21. he is still hungry for GS.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

I agree W08 was chokery by Nadal. Getting stretched to 5 sets from 2 sets to love up is chokery. But all is well that ends well

Fred was a choke machine for full 2.5 sets until Nadal finally obliged letting that triple BP go. If anything, Fed is the one who should have won in straights since he was the better player for like 70% of those 2.5 sets but lost nearly all clutch points. Ridiculous.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Well Roddick was really good when he wasn't choking, too bad he choked quite a lot.

Coric is supposed to be a strong era stalwart given his six H2H wins over Big 4, guess h2h doesn't mean that much after all

Hey I agree it's not that big a deal. I had no clue the guy has six wins over them.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

No need to be disingenuous. It's obviously because of whose on the other side. I'm sure you're aware that Djokovic's style draws a lot of errors from opponents. This isn't a hard thing to comprehend.

Ah yes, the mythical power of forcing unforced errors.
hint: you draw errors by hitting balls with uncomfortable depth (very deep / very short) or spin (very high / very low [slice]). Solid neutral rallying at 2/3 depth ending in a wild miss = sukk.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Hey I agree it's not that big a deal. I had no clue the guy has six wins over them.

Getting to meet them at their worst sure helps, lol. Shanghai '14 Fed was almost decent but the rest, ewww.

 

[RF-18]

Come on Nole not bery far away now

 

[zuluzazu]

Fred was a choke machine for full 2.5 sets until Nadal finally obliged letting that triple BP go. If anything, Fed is the one who should have won in straights since he was the better player for like 70% of those 2.5 sets but lost nearly all clutch points. Ridiculous.

LOLLL Ok. Fed has never lost a match. He has only gift wrapped matches for his rivals. He is the GOAT of gift wrapping. Why is so tough for fed fans to see the truth that prime vs prime Nadal always had the upper hand in most of their matches except at WTF. According to Fed fans Fed has always won or gift wrapped matches to other players. How can you write this with a straight face???

 

[BackhandDTL]

Sinner is the only hope. These guys don’t have it in them. Maybe Musetti

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Fed and Pancho are Gods while Djoko is a mug.