Some ridiculous pearl clutching going on here.
As a neutral, i thought Djokovic’s celebration radiated swagger.
Why do some of you watch sport, honestly…?
seriously, it was fun. nobody died. the good kind of drama imo.
observation on shelton: he has a fantastic serve motion, obviously, and i really like the variety (although in all honesty he really should bring the heater more often...wonder if his arm is maybe a little sore?)
however...he is not necessarily a great spot server yet. does not do a whole lot of line painting a la federer for example. if that 120-125mph is easy power for him, taking some time to dial up his accuracy would be a HUGE addition to the game.
also, if you look at many of the points shelton won, he definitely proved the point that letting novak beat himself is a higher-percentage play than trying to 'hero winner' yourself to a win against him.
...and one general observation i've been kind of tracking for a while: in many baseline exchanges, it's the short balls that often lead to errors...having to get up to a ball that lands short and is on its way down off the bounce when they get to it seems to often cause more problems than sharply hit deep balls. everybdy is so good side-to-side, but that up/down movement seems to often throw a wrench in the works.