Any questions left concerning Djokovic's fitness post Covid ?

[Silverbullet96]

I recall it was quite a discussion especially after he lost at RG 20, that contracting Covid 19 has 'obviously' affected Djokovic's fitness, that he hasn't been the same since, that he was playing a lot of drop shots in RG because of that.
So now that he has won a Grand Slam tournament in the middle of which he tore an abdominal muscle, & recovered to be at his best for the last 2 rounds, has that question been answered ? Or do we still think that Warriorovic is at 50% fitness because of Covid ?

 

[SonicNirvana]

yeah convo over

 

[Texas Tennis Fan]

I recall it was quite a discussion especially after he lost at RG 20, that contracting Covid 19 has 'obviously' affected Djokovic's fitness, that he hasn't been the same since, that he was playing a lot of drop shots in RG because of that.
So now that he has won a Grand Slam tournament in the middle of which he tore an abdominal muscle, & recovered to be at his best for the last 2 rounds, has that question been answered ? Or do we still think that Warriorovic is at 50% fitness because of Covid ?

It was a reasonable conversation at FO because he was only a few weeks after COVID infection. One of the former pro commentators said he looked tired and slow at the YE championships. Some of that may have also been due to the compressed season and disappointment over the USO. Now it has been a few months and so no, not an issue.

 

[Born_to_slice]

It was always total bs. Djokovic tested positive but never developed any kind of the disease, let alone mythical covid. Being healthy can't leave you impaired.

I mean, come on, freaking Dimitrov had "all the symptoms" and he was back playing professional tennis in a matter of few weeks.

 

[Red Rick]

I recall it was quite a discussion especially after he lost at RG 20, that contracting Covid 19 has 'obviously' affected Djokovic's fitness, that he hasn't been the same since, that he was playing a lot of drop shots in RG because of that.
So now that he has won a Grand Slam tournament in the middle of which he tore an abdominal muscle, & recovered to be at his best for the last 2 rounds, has that question been answered ? Or do we still think that Warriorovic is at 50% fitness because of Covid ?

I was one of the ones questioning it. Looks like he needed the off season break to get back into shape. Good news.

 

[thomasferrett]

Until he wins a Slam having had to play ALL matches as 8-hour-long gruelling 5 sets matches and walks away with the title at the end, no I don't think we can proclaim he is back at peak fitness.

 

[tennisjedi]

Djoker now has more stamina than Fed and Rafa combined.

 

[Slowtwitcher]

Yeah I don't think the muscle tear was covid-related.

 

[Arak]

To be frank, Djokovic showed an amazing level of fitness and speed in the final, that I have never seen before. Whatever he’s eating I want to eat the same. I personally will start a gluten free plant based diet. I had no idea it could be that effective.

 

[DRII]

Did any of you watch this AO?

Djokovic is definitely struggling with his endurance/injury avoidance and covid-19 definitely didn't help. Age isn't helping either.

He is adjusting with trying to be more aggressive with his serving.

Don't mistake Medvedev collapsing in the final with Djokovic having some outstanding 2 weeks, because that's definitely not the case!

 

[tudwell]

COVID made him stronger. Would have retired against Fritz pre-2020.

 

[Arak]

Did any of you watch this AO?

Djokovic is definitely struggling with his endurance/injury avoidance and covid-19 definitely didn't help. Age isn't helping either.

He is adjusting with trying to be more aggressive with his serving.

Don't mistake Medvedev collapsing in the final with Djokovic having some outstanding 2 weeks, because that's definitely not the case!

He was struggling with endurance the entire tournament, then suddenly he’s running like speedy Gonzales in the final.

 

[Silverbullet96]

It was a reasonable conversation at FO because he was only a few weeks after COVID infection. One of the former pro commentators said he looked tired and slow at the YE championships. Some of that may have also been due to the compressed season and disappointment over the USO. Now it has been a few months and so no, not an issue.

Those are not believable excuses... I'm not going to bother explaining why.

 

[tennis tom]

Did any of you watch this AO?

Djokovic is definitely struggling with his endurance/injury avoidance and covid-19 definitely didn't help. Age isn't helping either.

He is adjusting with trying to be more aggressive with his serving.

Don't mistake Medvedev collapsing in the final with Djokovic having some outstanding 2 weeks, because that's definitely not the case!

Yah, I watched it--it doesn't sound like u did--his athleticism was EXCELLENT!

 

[tennis tom]

Doubt that Djoko experienced a "muscle tear", that's a serious structural injury that would have had him writhing in pain and unable to continue playing. It was more likely a "tweak" due to an overstretch or caused by TMS muscular tension.

 

[DRII]

Yah, I watched it--it doesn't sound like u did--his athleticism was EXCELLENT!

I didn't speak on his athleticism, I'm talking about his endurance, and he is definitely lacking it!

You all better wake up.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

He's fine and back to regular no1e service by the look of it

his ab strain seems gone and his covid effects, if any, seem gone. you're not winning a slam with any kind of core tear or long covid

 

[Deleted member 688153]

I didn't speak on his athleticism, I'm talking about his endurance, and he is definitely lacking it!

You all better wake up.

huh? he regrouped and did a 6-2 fifth set (possibly while injured) and then spanked his opponents in the last two rounds for good measure

seems like his endurance and recovery both in and between matches is okay. even if he's down from his peak this version is good enough to win 3:0 slam finals so what more can we ask for

 

[DRII]

huh? he regrouped and did a 6-2 fifth set (possibly while injured) and then spanked his opponents in the last two rounds for good measure

seems like his endurance and recovery both in and between matches is okay. even if he's down from his peak this version is good enough to win 3:0 slam finals so what more can we ask for

That's because one of his last 2 opponents was a mug (OK a journeyman showing his lack of experience) and the other absolutely collapsed in the final (even worse than how Cilic did vs Federer at Wimbledon who at least had some kind of injury excuse)!

At least Medvedev didn't start crying!

Speaking of, has Meddy said anything as to why he played so awfully?

 

[Beckerserve]

I recall it was quite a discussion especially after he lost at RG 20, that contracting Covid 19 has 'obviously' affected Djokovic's fitness, that he hasn't been the same since, that he was playing a lot of drop shots in RG because of that.
So now that he has won a Grand Slam tournament in the middle of which he tore an abdominal muscle, & recovered to be at his best for the last 2 rounds, has that question been answered ? Or do we still think that Warriorovic is at 50% fitness because of Covid ?

On slower courts there are big question marks. Australia was super quick so hard to judge. We will see at roland Garros i guess.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

That's because one of his last 2 opponents was a mug (OK a journeyman showing his lack of experience) and the other absolutely collapsed in the final (even worse than how Cilic did vs Federer at Wimbledon who at least had some kind of injury excuse)!

At least Medvedev didn't start crying!

Speaking of, has Meddy said anything as to why he played so awfully?

that wasn't exactly peak med i'll grant you that

 

[Milanez82]

That's because one of his last 2 opponents was a mug (OK a journeyman showing his lack of experience) and the other absolutely collapsed in the final (even worse than how Cilic did vs Federer at Wimbledon who at least had some kind of injury excuse)!

At least Medvedev didn't start crying!

Speaking of, has Meddy said anything as to why he played so awfully?

He said Djoko is a cyborg
And not the old type but the advanced version from T2

 

[tennis tom]

I didn't speak on his athleticism, I'm talking about his endurance, and he is definitely lacking it!

You all better wake up.

OK, let me rephrase that : Djoko's athleticism AND endurance were EXCELLENT! He played as well as he had to to win. I'm going to nap now, your post put me to sleep.

 

[daggerman]

I don't think there is evidence that COVID has had any lingering effects on his endurance.

I do, however, have concerns about his energy level and intensity when there is no crowd. The difference in his energy between the Raonic/Zverev matches and the Karatsev/Medvedev matches was pretty noticeable. Hopefully the remaining slams this season are played with at least some fans.