AO 2021 Final: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [3] Daniil Medvedev

[Tennis_Freak99]

Crowd Pro-Djoker?

 

[I Am Finnish]

Hawkeye is not working?

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Beautiful hold.

 

[ForehandRF]

Well, the set is over. Med will do what next genners do and get broke right before the TB.

I still see a breaker, with Djokovic prevailing.

 

[Rabin]

Anyone give Nadal a chance against this Novak? In a way it’s good he didn’t make the final. We would have got a repeat of 2019.

Yeah, definitely. Especially after (hypothetically) making it past Med. Djokovic was always going to up his level in the final.

 

[RS]

Not going to be easy this one good battle so far.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Crowd Pro-Djoker?

Looks 50/50 to me

 

[TennisFan3]

Medvedev in big trouble. Djokovic is not even serving well and still holding comfortably.
As soon as Djokovic gets Med to the forecourt with a drop - the point is over.

 

[Krish0608]

Tsitsipas and Zverev sitting at home thinking they were lucky to avoid facing either ND or DM in the final

Tsitsipas lost to DM in the semis.

 

[gjm127]

Djoker realizing this ain't gonna be easy

 

[OrangeOne]

Had an extra days rest though.

I think, statistically at least, records show it doesn’t affect things... even though logic says it should.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Servings.

 

[SeeingDusk]

This match has that same “sped up” look that the big 3 against each other produces. Shots are just bigger and defending is more brutal.

 

[DRII]

Med’s got a cute wife I feel like this never gets mentioned

Did she get rid of that growth?

 

[Lleytonstation]

@BGod
Gretzky>Orr

 

[MeatTornado]

Well, the set is over. Med will do what next genners do and get broke right before the TB.

Or hold for the privilege of getting punked by Novak in a slam tiebreak

 

[TennisFan3]

Can Med hold and push it to a TB?

You know how these guys choke at the end of the set.

 

[ewiewp]

Djokovic could not take advantage of Medvedev's early jitters.

 

[onyxrose81]

I think any other player and there would be no doubt Novak would be getting #18.

 

[junior74]

Novak looks tired, but he still hits with precision.

Tired?

 

[-NN-]

Medvedev in big trouble. Djokovic is not even serving well and still holding comfortably.
As soon as Djokovic gets Med to the forecourt with a drop - the point is over.

If Medvedev has a good serving day he can make this about clutch points deep into sets and, given his streak of form, he might best Djokovic in those moments.

(INb4 Djokovic now wins this set 7-5)

 

[mr tonyz]

The way these hits are playing seems like if anyone else would be in the final they'd lose against them.

 

[roysid]

That miss wide on a 2nd serve point at 0-15 didn't help. He had Novak pinned.

The return itself was average. He got the easy second serve. A strong return would have won the point easily

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Amazing point from Djoko! Trademark Novak!

 

[Tenacity]

what a forehand!

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

Novak should slice more to Med

 

[MeatTornado]

There's that insane sideline-to-sideline play again.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Anyone give Nadal a chance against this Novak? In a way it’s good he didn’t make the final. We would have got a repeat of 2019.

Yeah, post-2013 Nadal can’t beat him at AO.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Heat is on.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

swing and a miss

djoker 7-5 or 7-6 for this set

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Aggressive return from Novak!

 

[BoxbeamsFTW]

What a couple of forehands from someone who was recently injured on that side!

 

[James P]

Oof. That was a bad miss.

 

[PrinceMoron]

should have done better with the pass

 

[Tenacity]

That is goat return right there

 

[Krish0608]

How could you miss that pass? Goodness. 0-30

 

[MeatTornado]

what the fork was that, daniil?

 

[InsideOut900]

3 SPs, let's go!!!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Crushing pass activated.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Why did he hit at Novak and not at the open court? :/

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

C’mon Novak! 3 BPs!

 

[-NN-]

Med has to make that shot for 15-15. That's a bad miss. 0-30.

 

[junior74]

Another breakdown from Medvedev.

Great choice there on the backhand drive, LOL

Yup, the nerves of steel are just BS.

 

[Lleytonstation]

 

[Krish0608]

Extremely poor from a Medvedev. What a choke,

 

[James P]

Holy hell, excellent shot by Djokovic.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Needs one of those Stephen Hendry mini battle victories now.

 

[TennisFan3]

How could you miss that pass? Goodness. 0-30

Pathetic. Seriously. As predicted choking big time.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

oh get in

sp

 

[roysid]

The shot at 0-30 from meddy ..what can I say