2023 Australian Open SF: [4] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Paul

[ChrisRF]

Novak wins first point. Will win match and tournament.

Second point a Djokosmash!

 

[GoldenMasters]

A set to Novak would trigger a thousand shocked monkey gifs

Djokosmash is back so Djokovic will get destroyed

 

[D.Nalby12]

man what a garabaggio of a SF

Can't expect more from this era.

 

[zagor]

Djokosmash lol

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Double fault from Novak gives a break point for Paul to start the match…

Yikes

 

[HFK]

GOAT*








*well... minus the smash...

 

[Indigo]

Novak looks very low energy at the beginning of this match. Struggling. Missing everything and double faulting.

 

[TripleATeam]

Slow start from Novak.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Geez this is some loose play from Novak. Poor errors. Deuce again

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Another break point for Paul.

Terrible errors from Novak

 

[NatF]

Djokovic sandbagging early to make his draw seem harder.

 

[zagor]

Novak's serve has been so money this tourney, amazing placement.

 

[HFK]

Playing possum right from the start... **yawn**

 

[GoldenMasters]

Okay Djokovic in 3, Paul failed to break during Novak's possum play

 

[Bartelby]

Is Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, in the house watching Djokovic? And the commentators say that yes he is!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the crowd watching. Wonder if he wants to make to clear it was the right wing predecessor Scott Morrison who caused the deportation drama.

 

[TheFifthSet]

Playing possum right from the start... **yawn**

Yes, masterful job of Novak to purposely double-fault and miss a smash.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Triple break points for Novak lol.

Tommy Paul, first and last time he’s in a slam SF? Lol.

 

[tsamo]

Amazing serve as always.
Good seeing Paul at least return them and play some points.
Can his serve hold as good though?

 

[Kralingen]

0-40. Lol come on

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Djokovic breaks, quite easily.

Lmao what a joke.

 

[Cage Rattler]

When you suddenly realize that your serve is not as good as you thought.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

15 years to the day that Novak won his first slam against Tsonga in the 2008 Australian Open final!

 

[D.Nalby12]

This Paul guy is proper mug. Don't see Novak dropping more than 6-7 games in total..

 

[RF-18]

Boom broken

 

[TripleATeam]

nice

 

[Bogdan_TT]

He snoozin’ today

 

[Nadal15thslam]

Tommy Paul poor man's Roddick

 

[Cortana]

Tommy is toast now.

 

[TripleATeam]

Djokovic played a tight game 1 to give him break points and take them away, breaking Paul's fragile mentality and making him susceptible to being broken. Professional mind games from Djokovic.

 

[ChrisRF]

When you suddenly realize that your serve is not as good as you thought.

Happens to anyone against Djokovic. That's why it's wishful thinking to believe those 90s guys who were serve dominant in their era would have beaten Djokovic with serve and volley as well.

 

[El_Yotamo]

Paul playing really well, Djokovic still the clear underdog with barely a chance to come through

 

[TheFifthSet]

Nice offensive footwork from Djokovic, always a good sign that he’s feeling it.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

Nice 1st round. Oh wait, it's a semi...

 

[D_m_a]

Is that Tsitsipas I see in the crowd waving an American flag ?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Did y’all see Novak’s dad won’t be in attendance due to his little scandal?

 

[tsamo]

The bad thing in all these matches, is not even Novak's high level.
It's that a lot of them are beating themselves even before he gets a chance.

 

[TripleATeam]

"Wow hitting his forehand worked pretty well, I'll do it 4 times in a row."

 

[Centrius]

That was an easy break.

 

[Kralingen]

Citizens, there is no need to fear. The Mightiest is in the house. Better Call Paul has been turned back to Jimmy.

 

[TripleATeam]

1/6 of the way there.

 

[Bartelby]

Little scandals appeal to little minds. Storm in a teacup 2.0.

Did y’all see Novak’s dad won’t be in attendance due to his little scandal?

 

[RF-18]

Did y’all see Novak’s dad won’t be in attendance due to his little scandal?

It's a nothingburger. Move on now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1618840368329654272

 

[Chanwan]

Djoko looking shaky, will win in 3
Paul with 0-8 in W/UE so far, what a trooper

 

[pj80]

Double fault from Novak gives a break point for Paul to start the match…

Yikes

Srdjan issued a statement and applogized

 

[Mike Sams]

Djokovic's confidence is something else. He's playing at a crazy level yet looks like he's not even trying that hard.

 

[Tenacity]

Citizens, there is no need to fear. The Mightiest is in the house.

Thanks, I was very afraid this particular morning but then I saw that Novak Djokovic is playing and now I'm safe and can go about my day. Thanks fellow citizen.

 

[Wesling]

Im watching this match and thinking - these guys Novak is playing arent creating any angles. Medvedev at his best does that. Nadal too.

 

[Chanwan]

Novak looks very low energy at the beginning of this match. Struggling. Missing everything and double faulting.

Luckily he is playing Paul

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Luckily he is playing Paul

Should be a slam 1R match yet it’s a SF. Ah the mens tour