Djokovic 3.0: Hits Deep and/or Flat

Just watched the hilghlights of the final:

Couldn't help but notice that Djokovic was actually played offensively, sometimes even flattening out shots! I heard a serious popping sound on some of his ground strokes.

If this is Djokovic 3.0, I may end up becoming a Djokovic fan.
 

President

Legend
He does seem to be hitting a bit flatter and even deeper than he used to, amazingly without any loss of control.
 

OddJack

G.O.A.T.
Yes, the depth of his shots was quite noticeable. Nadal's depth was not bad either, but somewhere during the hilites it showed that the speed of Djok shots was faster than Nadal's. Nadal was reacting for most of the match while Djok was dominating the points.
 

Gazelle

G.O.A.T.
Lol Nadal, so inept at aggressive play, even when he tries to. No wonder he gets pulled all over the court. Makes Djokovic look like Fed but with a double handed backhand (matches like this show what Fed would have done to Nadal if he possessed a very good double hander instead of single hander).
 

Noelan

Legend
Yes, the depth of his shots was quite noticeable. Nadal's depth was not bad either, but somewhere during the hilites it showed that the speed of Djok shots was faster than Nadal's. Nadal was reacting for most of the match while Djok was dominating the points.
You could see from all their 4 matches in 2015 that all Novaks groundstrokes , actually FH as their BH and serve are not comparable were faster than Nadals.
Yesterday Novak hitted some of his FHs in a 2007/08 way, flat and fast, then mixed it with good amount of spin. Awesome :cool:
 

NoleFam

Bionic Poster
You could see from all their 4 matches in 2015 that all Novaks groundstrokes , actually FH as their BH and serve are not comparable were faster than Nadals.
Yesterday Novak hitted some of his FHs in a 2007/08 way, flat and fast, then mixed it with good amount of spin. Awesome :cool:

Good observation. Very 2008 and 2009 type of forehands but with more spin. Similar but different. I just hope he plays that way when is also playing an aggressive type of player. I was amazed at how hard he was hitting Nadal's power shots back to him and so deep into the court. Perfect timing and positioning.
 

Djokovic2015

Semi-Pro
Novak yesterday played with the same ferocity and ability off the ground as he showed in 2011.
Yet he also showed the calm/strategic collected nature of 2015 that gave you the sense he was not just playing out of his mind like he did during his streak.

If he can keep that up all season it might be his best level yet.
 
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