Yeah Zverev has proven either directly or indirectly he can affect his opponents of winning the event. Like against Djokovic in us open semi pushing him to limit and sapping his energy. He beat Djoko in olympics semi and also pushed tsitsipas at french semi to derail him a bit. Yeah it certainly a challenge to beat him in a semi and then go on and win the event especially when Meddy is the likely final opponent. It’s as tough as it gets for Novak but the form he’s currently in gives me hope he can pull it off.
At least they are a major winner and an Olympic gold winner.
I’m not sure. Zverev is a great player but I like Novak’s form, calmness and physical state this week. His mentality is better than us open or olympics. I feel his FH and serve is better. It will be a battle but I see Novak making the final again.
Rome 2017 beat Thiem 6-1, 6-0, lost to Zverev next round
Yep, he is toast today against the big serving robot.
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You surely don’t mean that considering he has won 9 AO’s and trashed Med there last year. This Med on HC is definitely at Djokovic level these days but still can’t say this unless he beats Djokovic there
Yes it’s getting harder and the USO proved that Zed and Especially Med are there near him but still that is the USO and the AO is different. I’ll believe it when I see it
Not even the choking but people saying the USO will be a indicator what will happen at the AO are stupid. Djokovic has always had bad loses late at USO but then walked the AO. They are night and day and while being HC they might aswell be different surfaces
Please, if Djokovic plating well, he is better than both at the AO.
No he beat Zverev in qf, he was quite vulnerable for semi,he had long matches from second round to qf, Med meeting in semi could have been ugly for Novak.
Will depend upon length also, if the match goes to third set, then Med will start favorite little.
It is going to be difficult for Novak, especially due to the scheduling. Time, will tell.
So Prime Version Zed/Med over Prime Nadal . Since no version of Djokovic could beat them
To be fair Med on HC is a top player especially for a 34 year old Djokovic but I never understood how Zed gets a mentionThe Med/ Zed double?
From now on? Well, in that Novak is now 34, that probably is true. Somehow though Novak was able to keep up with peak Roger and Rafa, therefore, I think peak Novak could hold his own against peak Zev/Med
I wonder what it is about Medvedev's game in recent times that causes Zverev more problems than Djokovic's does?
Med can move and defend like Djokovic and with his serve Zverev can’t really make any mistakes in his service games. Their match was close in RR but even then Zverev didn’t break Med
