2023 USO SF: Novak Djokovic (2) vs Ben Shelton

[DSH]

Wow, what was the one loss? Thiem 2019?

Bingo!

 

[Vincent-C]

Don’t be so overconfident. Carlitos will fight tooth and nails. Different beast.

I heard tiny will be wearing heels (if he makes the final).

Sexy!

 

[jl809]

this is kinda embarrassing tbh

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Good ol rusty shackleford. Welcome back.

 

[Move]

Destroy

 

[brewcrew]

Ben needs to stop bashing and maybe try moon balling

 

[DSH]

Shelton tops Karatsev and Norrie.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko with the perfect start to 3rd set!

 

[GabeT]

People needs to just realize the truth that Djokovic IS just that good. No-one on the tour is as good as him. Alcaraz the next-gen supposed god of the game only JUST beat Djokovic at Wimbledon, no players should be crapped on, they just to accept Djokovic is the GOAT. We're witnessing the final years of a tennis player who will be talked about maybe for the next 100 years.

Funny how this is a weak era for just one player

 

[fundrazer]

Maybe if we had Shelton playing basketball instead of Jalen Brunson and Haliburton, the USA could’ve beaten Germany earlier today.

ROFLMAO…

The guy wears no sleeves and gets nothing but net with the ball like he’s Ray Allen.

The memes been good today. I liked this one

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1700155668425023582

 

[Vincent-C]

Why so low on Charlos?

I'm not. Let's see how this evening goes.

 

[Terenigma]

Another double fault, maybe he realizes if he wins the game, It's harder to give Djokovic the breadstick.

 

[Kralingen]

And this one is officially over.

Have been extremely unimpressed with the Shelton serve btw. Aside from the slider he hasn’t been able to do anything well with his serve to get free points.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Bradman is kinda like Babe Ruth or Bill Tilden from what I’ve read.

Don't denigrate the Babe like that. Look up his stats as a pitcher, he allowed ten HR's in 1200+ innings.

 

[DSH]

this is kinda embarrassing tbh

 

[jl809]

Ben's box talking so loudly that the entire stadium including Djoker can hear them

 

[L4S10s]

Maybe if we had Shelton playing basketball instead of Jalen Brunson and Haliburton, the USA could’ve beaten Germany earlier today.

ROFLMAO…

The guy wears no sleeves and gets nothing but net with the ball like he’s Ray Allen.

Jaren Jackson Jr should voluntarily surrender his DPOY award.

 

[ibbi]

Shelton tops Karatsev and Norrie.

Those guys wish they could have done this at this age.

 

[Terenigma]

Shelton looked utterly helpless at the net there and this match is OVER. Absolutely no way back now.

 

[Kralingen]

Jaren Jackson Jr should voluntarily surrender his DPOY award.

AD is easily the best defensive player in the league and that was proven beyond a doubt in their playoff series

 

[Nate7-5]

The dumbest opening game possible *sigh*

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Funny how this is a weak era for just one player

Yeah it never got mentioned before. Only now for some strange reason? Lol

 

[Bubcay]

The best returner ever showing how it is done... Nobody comes even close to Djokovic..

 

[RS]

Bradman Sam.

One week for the next task the Foreman fight. No pressure.

 

[DSH]

These players from the United States you move them from side to side and they are finished.

 

[tennisjedi]

At least Shelton will get a $775,000 check for his efforts so good for him.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Benjamin is out of his depth. Back to NXT, lad.

 

[NeutralFan]

F***k yes, France is leading now , This is the thriller we needed.

 

[zvelf]

Seriously, what weapons does Ben have to hurt Djokovic? The only thing is his serve and Djokovic is returning it pretty effortlessly now. He's just so clearly outclassed there's nothing he can do.

It took a couple of service games, but Djokovic quickly adapted to a big server he had never played before and got a read on him. Shelton has gotten in a very decent 71% of first serves but has still been broken 4 times. Djokovic's serve has actually been more impressive. 71% first serves in with 89% of those points won. Shelton's 71% of first serves only has him winning 59%. Djokovic has also been perfect at the net, 14 out of 14.

 

[jm1980]

And this one is officially over.

Have been extremely unimpressed with the Shelton serve btw. Aside from the slider he hasn’t been able to do anything well with his serve to get free points.

138 mph second serves though

 

[RS]

Nadal and Messi the best
Djokovic and Ronaldo the 2nd best
Federer and Lebron the 3rd best

What a era.

 

[Kralingen]

Messi and Nadal the best
Djokovic and Ronaldo the 2nd best
Federer and Lebron the 3rd best

What a era.

Your worst post ever

 

[Zetty]

These players from the United States you move them from side to side and they are finished.

Nah you just put them up against Djokovic and like everyone else they're finished.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko is just so effortless how he plays now. Like Federer was and saving energy for when he needs it or the bigger battles.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Nadal and Messi the best
Djokovic and Ronaldo the 2nd best
Federer and Lebron the 3rd best

What an era.

Switch Djokovic and Nadal then you’re 100% right.

 

[BeatlesFan]

At least Shelton is still showing some positive body language and intensity, so good for him on that.

 

[Hitman]

Djokovic one set away from

10 USO finals
20 HC slam finals
36 slam finals
3 seasons of making all four slam finals in a season

 

[Open Stance]

And this one is officially over.

Have been extremely unimpressed with the Shelton serve btw. Aside from the slider he hasn’t been able to do anything well with his serve to get free points.

I wonder if his arm is bothering him. I heard he was only hitting kick serves in his mixed doubles match and all the suction cup marks show he’s clearly getting treatment on it.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Djokovic one set away from

10 USO finals
20 HC slam finals
36 slam finals
3 seasons of making all four slam finals in a season

Sleep well.

 

[Winner]

Those guys wish they could have done this at this age.

Who cares about age. He is in a slam semifinal and barely hits consecutive groundstrokes into play. This is muggery at its finest.

 

[randomtoss]

This is a year of learning for the boy, and he's learning pretty fast.

 

[a10best]

Media was expecting Ben to be like Karlovic or Isner and get to tbs against Djokovic. Nope.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djokovic one set away from

10 USO finals
20 HC slam finals
36 slam finals
3 seasons of making all four slam finals in a season

Earths mightiest warrior for a reason!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Benjamin is out of his depth. Back to NXT, lad.

Border City Wrestling will take him.

 

[TennisFan3]

CYGS 2024 and 30 slams incoming.

 

[Milanez82]

Djokovic one set away from

10 USO finals
20 HC slam finals
36 slam finals
3 seasons of making all four slam finals in a season

Damn
Hard to believe this ever gets matched

If he wins on Sunday it will be crazy that Alcaraz stopped him from completing the grand slam

 

[FeroBango]

Bradman is kinda like Babe Ruth or Bill Tilden from what I’ve read. Like yeah he was good but he literally played 100 years ago, most likely against farmers.

Sachin is GOAT from the little I’ve read

Too complicated and too many formats and length of time for a GOAT to be there. Then there's this matter of distinct disciplines with their own subdivisions: batting and bowling.

But even if they were farmers that Don faced, no one was and is close to being as good as Bradman. Not then, not now.

He averaged 99.94 across 80 innings in a format where you are truly elite with an average of 50.

He's the greatest outlier in any sport from what I know. In other words, he's Nadal on PC.

 

[Kralingen]

Nadal and Messi the best
Djokovic and Ronaldo the 2nd best
Federer and Lebron the 3rd best

What a era.

Just so we’re clear what LeBron and Messi did in their individual contributions was like the equivalent of 12 or 13 YE #1s and if they got to play alone for 4 Slams a year they would have like 45-50.

LBJ/Messi are definitely comparatively better and more consistent at their sport than any of the tennis players are at theirs

 

[mahatma]

Kid learnt a lot today. Has not ball bashed much this set.

He now also knows that he needs to disguise his serve or else big serve is of no use.

Good for him

 

[Vincent-C]

Shelton tops Karatsev and Norrie.

nice