2023 YEC Final: Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

[alinefx]

That’s 4 important points this skinny ghost has messed up

 

[DSH]

sonic helping too

What is the name of Harry Potter's friend?

 

[robert.s]

Djokovic's serve clock is not functioning? Come on umpire...

 

[junior74]

Sinner is on his way back, his level has been solid and Djokovic's level has clearly dropped. This isn't over yet.

Both are quite terrible now, to be fair.

 

[Kralingen]

Poorer and poorer from Jannik after 0-30.

What a fake comeback

 

[Deleted member 758560]

What is the name of Harry Potter's friend?

have no idea

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

sonic helping too

On a serious note, I do hope the Sinner hype train gets derailed for a while on TTW until he delivers something substantial.

 

[DSH]

Terrible miss on 0-30, simply cannot win with these kind of gifts.

Sinner is in double Santa Claus mode.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Poorer and poorer from Jannik after 0-30.

What a fake comeback

That netted return could've potentially earned him 0-40.

 

[Deleted member 758560]

oh sonic sonic

 

[DSH]

 

[Hitman]

Both are quite terrible now, to be fair.

It's nerves for both right now. But still both are not letting the other one have an easy time.

 

[alinefx]

Lolll

 

[FeroBango]

God Jannik

 

[Mazz Retic]

Djokovic looking a little rattled but Sinner not capitalizing

 

[Kralingen]

Jannik has now made 3 absolute horror unforced errors here this game. Just inexcusable. This is a Final.

 

[roysid]

Had Sinner lost the third set against Rune, would that have eliminated Djokovic? Did Rune actually have betters games won percentage than Djokovic?

Yes. He had better set win percentage had he won, 5-3 vs 5-4

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Sinner is in double Santa Claus mode.

Yet another miss. Anything over the net in the DTL direction would've been fine but he dumped into the net again.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Disastrous performance from JS today, does not deserve to win.

 

[junior74]

Lol, Sinner... YIKES

 

[onyxrose81]

The level is low right now. They’re both feeling the pressure.

 

[Fabresque]

Novak has tightened up badly, but Sinner is missing too many easy shots.

 

[robert.s]

Sinner had quite some chances to get back into the game, but he fluffed all of them.

 

[TripleATeam]

It's 200 points for win in RR vs the 500 points win in final. And the big achievement of winning year end masters. Why put all of this to risk

Imagine he did tank and then Rune beats him in the final. Not only the same outcome but far worse since he'd get less money, fewer points, a terrible Rune H2H, and lose his momentum.

 

[alinefx]

Djok steals the crowds soul…again.

 

[davced1]

So frustrating to watch Sinner today the comeback was on his racquet and he blew it not that I'm surprised.

 

[rigged]

Nah, pressure too much for him. He can't handle it yet. Hope he'll learn from this next year.

 

[Kralingen]

Novak has been begging Sinner to break him back and Jannik just won’t take it

 

[FranzS]

Noooo Jannik what the fuuuuuuchs!! Playing really really bad, and it's not even because of djokovic

 

[Deleted member 758560]

7-0 in finals while beating a spaniard in a semifinal is solid as rock haha

 

[Benf15harp]

Maybe Djok wants to go the distance, just for fun.

That’s all it is…”hey Novak, make this interesting or entertaining please”

 

[Fabresque]

Gutsy hold is an understatement. Nobody looking good right now but Djokovic edges forward. One more game.

 

[CoolCoolCool]

 

[dking68]

Novak has been begging Sinner to break him back and Jannik just won’t take it

another slamless year for Sinner in 2024

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Jannik has now made 3 absolute horror unforced errors here this game. Just inexcusable. This is a Final.

Now all I ask from his hype train drivers is to keep the propaganda contained until he actually delivers something.

 

[DSH]

Disastrous performance from JS today, does not deserve to win.

Il peccatore ha commesso un grave errore lasciando “vivo” il suo rivale di oggi.

 

[Hitman]

The pressure that both are feeling is clearly impacting the quality of the match now.

 

[junior74]

Jannik has now made 3 absolute horror unforced errors here this game. Just inexcusable. This is a Final.

Incredibly low level from him, especially in this set. Novak has totally fallen off the cliff, as well.

 

[jm1980]

Huge escape!

Please break here, I don't know if I trust him to serve this out

 

[tudwell]

What an awful forehand at deuce. Ugh.

 

[merwy]

Some of these mistakes Sinner is making are so frustrating to watch. Reminds me of Federer when he plays Djokovic.

 

[Cortana]

7-0 in finals while beating a spaniard in a semifinal is solid as rock haha

What 2 finals did he lose here?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko escapes! 5-3! 1 game away

 

[Arak]

Sinner had his chances to break in this game and failed miserably.

 

[Rosstour]

Nah, pressure too much for him. He can't handle it yet. Hope he'll learn from this next year.

He just doesn't have it. This was his day to show that he had it, and he doesn't have it.

 

[NoleFam]

Sinner really let Djokovic off the hook there. That was another sloppy service game with too many missed serves and a terrible miss at the net. That forehand sitter miss from Sinner was costly.

 

[pirhaksar]

That’s why Novak was trying so hard for the double break.

Yep makes sense. He has been having these uncharacteristic massive dips in level got punished by a zoning Carlos at Wimby for it. It would be interesting to see his BP conversation rate, seems terrible off late

 

[Cortana]

UE machine Sinner.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

He's actually borderline embarrassing himself these past 10 minutes.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

16 FH UEs from Sinner, absolutely disgraceful, you're supposed to bring your best tennis in the biggest matches, freaking mugs everywhere !