Djoker is the Most Entertaining Athlete in the World

Lleytonstation

Talk Tennis Guru
No Fed, no Rafa, and no 172cm. Yet, djoker drags the entertainment along.

Is the tennis great? Nah, not really.

But let's be honest, Djoker makes everything interesting and has given the ATP a fiasco like feel. A fiasco that is keeping tennis alive.

For this to continue, djoker will need to continue to win. I don't see it stopping anytime soon. He is a one man show. Circus and all.

So Whether you like djoker or not, he is saving tennis and entertaining us while he does it.

Djoker is the best tennis player on earth and maybe ever, and he is giving us a masterclass in how to put on a show.

He is the only one deserving of this anyways, let's at least make it interesting.

Strap yourselves in.

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I Am Finnish

Bionic Poster
No Fed, no Rafa, and no 172cm. Yet, djoker drags the entertainment along.

Is the tennis great? Nah, not really.

But let's be honest, Djoker makes everything interesting and has given the ATP a fiasco like feel. A fiasco that is keeping tennis alive.

For this to continue, djoker will need to continue to win. I don't see it stopping anytime soon. He is a one man show. Circus and all.

So Whether you like djoker or not, he is saving tennis and entertaining us while he does it.

Djoker is the best tennis player on earth and maybe ever, and he is giving us a masterclass in how to put on a show.

He is the only one deserving of this anyways, let's at least make it interesting.

Strap yourselves in.

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I stopped there:cautious:
 

Wander

Hall of Fame
I haven't seen any of his 2023 matches yet! Although that is a matter of him having to face a player I actually like.
 

Fabresque

Legend
People talk about him! Regardless of fanbase or if it’s positive/negative, people just can’t seem to keep his name out of their mouths. That is good for the game regardless of what people say.
 
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Deleted member 791948

Guest
Djokovic is only entertaining because his body looks deformed. HIs shot-making has never been as entertaining as The Big 2.
 
I wouldn’t say it was strap yourself in exciting.
But the circus is entertaining. It's gone beyond tennis and into pantomime and what the disney exec wanted-sports entertainment.
The tennis itself is painfully dull, and has been since 2005.
I'd say it's more sit back and grab some snacks and have a laugh.
 

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
I wouldn’t say it was strap yourself in exciting.
But the circus is entertaining. It's gone beyond tennis and into pantomime and what the disney exec wanted-sports entertainment.
The tennis itself is painfully dull, and has been since 2005.
I'd say it's more sit back and grab some snacks and have a laugh.

I would never waste perfectly good food on a Novak match :notworthy:
 
I would never waste perfectly good food on a Novak match :notworthy:

I've managed to not watch one for a loooong time. Actually, I did tune in for Rune beating him in Paris, which was so delicious no snacks were needed. I just sit back now and laugh at his supporters here try and bend reality. Also, looking at the media representation of his current draw and play.
 

HFK

Professional
Djokovic would be entertaining if his tennis was entertaining. But it's not and on top of that he's extremely sour when he's on court which makes it extremely hard to enjoy seeing him play.

So yeah... I'm not entertained.
 

JasonZ

Hall of Fame
No Fed, no Rafa, and no 172cm. Yet, djoker drags the entertainment along.

Is the tennis great? Nah, not really.

But let's be honest, Djoker makes everything interesting and has given the ATP a fiasco like feel. A fiasco that is keeping tennis alive.

For this to continue, djoker will need to continue to win. I don't see it stopping anytime soon. He is a one man show. Circus and all.

So Whether you like djoker or not, he is saving tennis and entertaining us while he does it.

Djoker is the best tennis player on earth and maybe ever, and he is giving us a masterclass in how to put on a show.

He is the only one deserving of this anyways, let's at least make it interesting.

Strap yourselves in.

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messi is 170 cm. and more entertaining than any other sportsman in the world.
 

DSH

Talk Tennis Guru
The most laughable thing about Joker is when he pretends to be injured and out of nowhere, with chances for victory, the guy focuses, forgets about his masterful act, leaves pantomime aside and he simply ends his rival on duty.
His latest victim was a player who is called "Demon", but yesterday he was a harmless puppy against a wolf hungry for glory.
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Deleted member 791948

Guest
We seek perfection in art. Why not tennis ?


Yesterday's match was as close to tennis perfection as we have ever seen.
But it was so predictable, at least after the first couple of games, that it was boring, plus Djokovic's techniques are too simple to be entertaining....
And his pre-serve routine is unbearable, constant bouncing with no variety of rituals, so you have to fast-forward between his service points.
And his face is the most arrogant expression we've ever seen.
 

joekapa

Legend
But it was so predictable, at least after the first couple of games, that it was boring, plus Djokovic's techniques are too simple to be entertaining....
And his pre-serve routine is unbearable, constant bouncing with no variety of rituals, so you have to fast-forward between his service points.
Plus he has a couple of cow licks in his hair. Plus he is too skinny. Plus he speaks in an Eastern European accent.
 

mattennis

Hall of Fame
Yes, it is strange. Something similar happened during the '90s with Sampras (and during the 80s with Lendl).

A certain sector of the media called him boring, and they said he was just "too perfect", and that perfection didn't sell well, or did not connect to the people.

I could never understand that position.

If someone is the best doing something, I cannot understand how some fans of the sport could find that unentertaining.
 
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Deleted member 791948

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Yes, it is strange. Something similar happened during the '90s with Sampras (and during the 80s with Lendl).

A certain sector of the media called him boring, and they said he was just "too perfect", and that perfection didn't sell well, or did not connect to the people.

I could never understand that position.

If someone is the best doing something, I cannot understand how some fans of the sport could find that unentertaining.
Except Djokovic is only the best at the AO, while Fedeerer/Sampras is the best at Wimbledon, and Nadal is better than Djokovic at the US Open and Roland Garros.
ITs nothing to do with how good you are, its the boring techniques.
But I never found Sampras or his techniques boring.
Maybe Sampras just got a bad rap because he was compared to Agassi.
Maybe if Agassi never existed, then Sampras would never have been called boring....
 

joekapa

Legend
Except Djokovic is only the best at the AO, while Fedeerer/Sampras is the best at Wimbledon, and Nadal is better than Djokovic at the US Open and Roland Garros.
ITs nothing to do with how good you are, its the boring techniques.
But I never found Sampras or his techniques boring.
Maybe Sampras just got a bad rap because he was compared to Agassi.
Maybe if Agassi never existed, then Sampras would never have been called boring....
Djokovic is the greatest ALL ROUND player of the Big-3. He is BETTER than Federer and Nadal on hard and grass. He is better than Federer on clay (arguably the 2nd best clay courter OF ALL TIME).
Sooner or later the truth catches up to you.
 

JasonZ

Hall of Fame
Yes, it is strange. Something similar happened during the '90s with Sampras (and during the 80s with Lendl).

A certain sector of the media called him boring, and they said he was just "too perfect", and that perfection didn't sell well, or did not connect to the people.

I could never understand that position.

If someone is the best doing something, I cannot understand how some fans of the sport could find that unentertaining.

lendl was before i started watching tennis. but sampras had just a boring personality. maybe not boring, but nothing to get excited about.

however, his game was spectacular and he always took risks, so i still liked to watch him play.
 

weakera

Talk Tennis Guru
Djokovic is the greatest ALL ROUND player of the Big-3. He is BETTER than Federer and Nadal on hard and grass. He is better than Federer on clay (arguably the 2nd best clay courter OF ALL TIME).
Sooner or later the truth catches up to you.

He's not better than Federer on grass or clay. Federer's grass record is superior, and he played Djokovic to a standstill in a Wimbledon final despite being 30 years older. And they already met on clay at Djokovic's peak:

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Deleted member 791948

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Djokovic is the greatest ALL ROUND player of the Big-3. He is BETTER than Federer and Nadal on hard and grass. He is better than Federer on clay (arguably the 2nd best clay courter OF ALL TIME).
Sooner or later the truth catches up to you.
You have a wild imagination if you think Djokovic is a better all-around player than Nadal or Federer.
He's not even an elite volleyer or smasher, while Nadal and Federer both are.
He also has an inferior forehand to Nadal and Federer....
Plus he falls over and is caught off-balance an awful lot, meaning his footwork is inferior to Nadal and Federer.
 

joekapa

Legend
lendl was before i started watching tennis. but sampras had just a boring personality. maybe not boring, but nothing to get excited about.

however, his game was spectacular and he always took risks, so i still liked to watch him play.
See that's the difference. That people today see STOIC personalities like Sampras, "boring".
 

joekapa

Legend
You have a wild imagination if you think Djokovic is a better all-around player than Nadal or Federer.
He's not even an elite volleyer or smasher, while Nadal and Federer both are.
He also has an inferior forehand to Nadal and Federer....
Djokovic is superior to BOTH in an all court scenario.........the stats DO NOT LIE.
 
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