2022 ATP Finals SF: [7] Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz [8]

[Tennis Fan States63]

For all the “this is just an exho” from the usual crowd the reality is that every player you face here is a top 10. It’s not like a slam where you may not even face a top 20 until the SFs, allowing a player to ramp up their game.

Plus, best-of-three.....less margin for error.

 

[Mivic]

I’d probably take Djoko of the group stage, but Blake could definitely have won today

2022 RR Nadal from the last game of the 1st set vs Ruud or 2006 Blake?

 

[jl809]

You can't call a let because of crowd noise

You should be able to tbh. No reason not to except “tOp PlaYers ShoUlD coPe WiTh iT”, whereas in reality pretty much everyone from Djokovic to Federer has struggled with it at one point or another. It does affect key points. I remember a bad one during Kyrgios-Federer in Miami and another during the RG 14 final (I think? Might have been 2012) when Djokovic was serving MP down and he ended up double faulting as a result of the crowd

 

[Kralingen]

2022 RR Nadal from the last game of the 1st set vs Ruud or 2006 Blake?

Takes down both in straights and likely scalps ‘12 Djokovic and ‘06 Federer as well

 

[jindra]

You should be able to tbh.

Just... no.

 

[Mivic]

Takes down both in straights and likely scalps ‘12 Djokovic and ‘06 Federer as well

Fully agree.

 

[Kralingen]

You can't call a let because of crowd noise

Well you can, but it has to be egregious or something with the sound system of the venue (Gong/USO 21 F break point flashbacks)

 

[jl809]

Just... no.

You’ve got to do better than that, c’mon

 

[mahatma]

After ages missed a Djokovic match. Was it good?

How did the inevitable perform?

 

[insideguy]

All and all a very good year for Taylor Fritz. With some epic tough losses. He seems to handle them well and comes back. Props to him.

 

[JanMijer]

Novak Djokovic.

I had no doubt whatsoever. Novak Djokovic is a legend.

 

[JanMijer]

Spectator that yelled out and made Fritz miss when serving for 2nd set was identified

 

[jindra]

Welcome to the forum!!!

 

[mahatma]

Dude the clutchness of Djokovic is just unreal. Such a poor set from him, but the crucial points he just can't be denied.

He's done this so many times too, it's no accident.

He is inevitable

 

[Blahovic]

For all the “this is just an exho” from the usual crowd the reality is that every player you face here is a top 10. It’s not like a slam where you may not even face a top 20 until the SFs, allowing a player to ramp up their game.

I also think the margins have become tighter at this tournament in recent years, because the court is faster now and top 10 players have gotten taller.

Djokovic for example played well last year but got broken once in 3 sets vs Zverev in the SF and that was enough to lose the match, he himself only broke Zverev once in 3 sets.

 

[mahatma]

Pretty sure Fritz takes this

ok

 

[JanMijer]

Except for Novak and Rafa, everybody must pose with that Lavazza mug in the Billboards because that’s what these guys are.

Except Novak has won the tournament 5 times and Nadal has not won it.

 

[DSH]

Except Novak has won the tournament 5 times and Nadal has not won it.

Nadal of 2019 and 2020 would have no problem beating these guys (with the exception of the Serbian player, of course).

 

[Krish0608]

Except Novak has won the tournament 5 times and Nadal has not won it.

Does not matter. Rafa can never be called a mug no matter what.

 

[JanMijer]

Does not matter. Rafa can never be called a mug no matter what.

He's a mug at WTF and Paris Masters and Miami Open.