True - but even with the players that entered, I could have imagined a tougher draw. Jarry or Lehecka in an early round, for example.What would be a tough draw for Djokovic in this rinkydink tournament when Sinner and Alcaraz are not playing and neither are the other top players who are in the United Cup. The #2 seed is Dimitrov!
Jarry is #35 and Lehecka is #28. If Djokovic is worried about playing players like that, he might as well retire.True - but even with the players that entered, I could have imagined a tougher draw. Jarry or Lehecka in an early round, for example.
Nick did fine but Djokovic seemed nervous at the end and choked with the double fault when they basically had the match.Nick’s got some soul searching to do I think. Losing the second round of a friggin’ ATP250 dubbs tournament when you have Novak GOATovic as a partner is not a good start.
Really? I found it highly entertaining and a lot of good points/shots. Good way for Djokovic to get some volley/net practice.Thank God the duo of kyrgios Djokovic is out.
Oh no. Michelson had a similar meltdown last year against Thompson in Los Cabos. Hopefully, it’s just a matchup issue and not an overall tendency. The Aussie is a tough competitor.Michelsen was 5-2 40-0 up on Thompson and loses the set.
Would think the Aussie hope gets it from here after that choke by the American.
I was hardly saying he should be worried about playing them, but they are the kind of players he could lose to on an off day, I feel. I find it hard to see him losing against La Monf in any circumstances, but maybe I'll be proved wrong!Jarry is #35 and Lehecka is #28. If Djokovic is worried about playing players like that, he might as well retire.
Brisbane could be #100 for Djokovic if he wins this thing.Djokovic trying to find timing on his serve early on.
An incredible 72 big titles on the court between the two.
Brisbane could be #100 for Djokovic if he wins this thing.
Funnily, the 2015 Brisbane final was where Federer won his 1000th tour match.
Something special about my city perhaps coming?![]()
Tiafoe does indeed lose. Djokovic is now guaranteed not to face a seed until the final. Still, a SF against GMP or Mensik could be more interesting than one against Tiafoe. It will depend on how they deal with the occasion.Dream draw for Djokovic. Monfils up next whom he has not lost to in 19 meetings and who is older than him. Then Opelka - whom he has never played, but who has no weapons to hurt him given what Djokovic does to big servers - or Arnaldi. Seeded to meet Tiafoe, who again doesn't match up great to Djokovic and anyway might lose to Mpetchi Perricard again.
And possibly Dimitrov in the final, which is almost another Monfils situation. Of course, anything can happen, but if Djokovic is playing well, he really should win this title.
Novak's kit is epic...
The BH to BH fluidity is just beautiful so far. Great to watch.Who would have thought that we would be watching a competitive match between Djokovic and Monfils in 2025... 75 years of age between the two. Crazy..
Not sure.Is that a tennis court on his t shirt?
I thought Tiafoe played pretty good, if not spectacular. Like anyone playing a huge server, knowing tiebreaks are likely, I think the missed break points, missed opportunities to get up break point from 30-30 or 40-40 due to aces or huge serves that resulted in weak returns frustrated Tiafoe more and more - plus he starts pressing. Crazy thing is he came back from two mini-break points down early in the second set tiebreak and then recovered another mini-break point near the end before losing. But soon as he was back on serve near the end of the tiebreak, MGP crushed a return to win a point.From Paris to Brisbane, GMP with another win over Tiafoe.
He has big chance to win here itself.I thought Tiafoe played pretty good, if not spectacular. Like anyone playing a huge server, knowing tiebreaks are likely, I think the missed break points, missed opportunities to get up break point from 30-30 or 40-40 due to aces or huge serves that resulted in weak returns frustrated Tiafoe more and more - plus he starts pressing. Crazy thing is he came back from two mini-break points down in the second set tiebreak and then recovered another mini-break point before losing. But soon as he was back on serve near the end of the tiebreak, MGP crushed a return to win a point.
Will be very interesting to see how MGP does this year. It's not like he's unbeatable, but he's getting a feel for his game and he'll pull some upsets and frustrate people and will be a difficult out when he's on. The commentators were joking last night that he'll be seeded at the AO and that the other players should be VERY happy about that since he won't be floating in the draw and playing a seed in the first two rounds.
He was cruising in the Next Gen ATP final match he lost (the semi) as well, and has had this problem quite a few times in the past. I think it's a real issue for him.Oh no. Michelson had a similar meltdown last year against Thompson in Los Cabos. Hopefully, it’s just a matchup issue and not an overall tendency. The Aussie is a tough competitor.
It’s great to hear her talk about how much she loves the game. She is just nuts for tennis talking about all the matches she watches and her favourite players like Hingis, Graf and (lol) Dustin Brown.Miira made it - I love this girl. Hope this is her year to get into the top 10.