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The Djoker is amazing. I'd wait till W 2025 before declaring him dead at Slams. The Djokovic works by motivation, and he lacked motivation this USO. Maybe a revenge in a W final against Raz could fuel his inner desire.
He might have lacked some motivation but I think it just he’s not as consistent as before. He has a lot more dips in his game.

We have to realise he getting older and his draws will get tougher. He had pretty cushy draws this year and couldn’t take advantage. They will be even harder next year so the odds are against him.
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
He might have lacked some motivation but I think it just he’s not as consistent as before. He has a lot more dips in his game.

We have to realise he getting older and his draws will get tougher. He had pretty cushy draws this year and couldn’t take advantage. They will be even harder next year so the odds are against him.
No player can take advantage of cushy draws if his health is not great. Do you think he is faking it? His prep was really bad for slams and yet he reached Wimbledon final, AO semis. In fact USO he said he is surprised to reach even r3.

I bet you will be surprised in Shanghai
We will see.
 
No player can take advantage of cushy draws if his health is not great. Do you think he is faking it? His prep was really bad for slams and yet he reached Wimbledon final, AO semis. In fact USO he said he is surprised to reach even r3.

I bet you will be surprised in Shanghai
We will see.
He hasn’t faked anything and yes his prep wasn’t great for Wimbledon due to surgery.

We can’t use that excuse for Aussie open or us open though. He just got outplayed and this is just more likely to happen.

It happened to Fed and Nadal and will happen to Djoko more too.

He is also going to be more at risk to injury now as he is very old in tennis term’s despite the fact he’s a remarkable athlete for his age.

All I’m saying is don’t expect him to win at this point as not to get disappointed. We can hope and he might give us 1 last magical moment but it is less likely at this point. I am just going to enjoy him still playing and even in smaller tournaments where he will have some more chances to win too.
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
He hasn’t faked anything and yes his prep wasn’t great for Wimbledon due to surgery.

We can’t use that excuse for Aussie open or us open though. He just got outplayed and this is just more likely to happen.

It happened to Fed and Nadal and will happen to Djoko more too.

He is also going to be more at risk to injury now as he is very old in tennis term’s despite the fact he’s a remarkable athlete for his age.

All I’m saying is don’t expect him to win at this point as not to get disappointed. We can hope and he might give us 1 last magical moment but it is less likely at this point. I am just going to enjoy him still playing and even in smaller tournaments where he will have some more chances to win too.
He hasn’t faked anything and yes his prep wasn’t great for Wimbledon due to surgery.

We can’t use that excuse for Aussie open or us open though. He just got outplayed and this is just more likely to happen.

It happened to Fed and Nadal and will happen to Djoko more too.

He is also going to be more at risk to injury now as he is very old in tennis term’s despite the fact he’s a remarkable athlete for his age.

All I’m saying is don’t expect him to win at this point as not to get disappointed. We can hope and he might give us 1 last magical moment but it is less likely at this point. I am just going to enjoy him still playing and even in smaller tournaments where he will have some more chances to win too.
Dude I just used the excuse of bad prep in AO. We are spoiled because of nole wins like ao 21/23 where despite physical issues he won. This time he didn't play top tennis for any match except vs Mannarino due to wrist issues.
 

SamprasisGOAT

Hall of Fame
NoleFam stay calm please. Novak just needs to rest up right now and plan for the Australian Open 2025. he’s the hardcourt GOAT and the Australian Open GOAT. I fully motivated and fully fit Novak is going to take some beating there obviously even at 38. I don’t know what is ranking will be by then but at the Australian Open it may not matter.
 

TheAssassin

Legend
Can't you both read? I'm mostly tired of his moronic choices, anyway feel free to think what you want.
If anyone has earned himself the luxury to make "moronic" choices after obtaining everything, it is him. I also never wanted the guy to care that much about the lolympics even before this year. But if he were to say he's been satisfied with his 2024, who are we to say he is wrong about it...
 

Centrius

Hall of Fame
If anyone has earned himself the luxury to make "moronic" choices after obtaining everything, it is him. I also never wanted the guy to care that much about the lolympics even before this year. But if he were to say he's been satisfied with his 2024, who are we to say he is wrong about it...
Did not knew but highly doubt he said that for real.
 

Razer

G.O.A.T.
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paolo2143

Professional
Can't you both read? I'm mostly tired of his moronic choices, anyway feel free to think what you want.
You are tired of his choices that is unbelievable.

It is his life, his career and his choices to do what he chooses.

Yes , sometimes I may not always have thought he made right choice like 2021 Olympics but I still respected his decision because it was his and his alone!
 

Centrius

Hall of Fame
You are tired of his choices that is unbelievable.

It is his life, his career and his choices to do what he chooses.

Yes , sometimes I may not always have thought he made right choice like 2021 Olympics but I still respected his decision because it was his and his alone!
Belive it or not, enough is enough.
 

irishnadalfan1983

Hall of Fame
Wha tournaments will Djokovic likely play in the rest of the year? Shanghai, Paris? Anything else? I am assuming he make tour finals…Is he involved in Davis Cup? No?
 

Genie Of the Bank

Hall of Fame
Too many ifs and buts. He's salty like his nephew.
True, Nadal is best ever on clay but third on hard courts, grass and with zero big titles in indoors courts .
Djokovic was politically banned from 2 majors and 6 masters all on hard, not to mentioned cancellation of Wimbledon and additional 5 masters.
Still end up as the Goat of big titles.

big-titles-august-2024.jpg
 
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fafa

Semi-Pro
True, Nadal is best ever on clay but third on hard courts, grass and with zero big titles in indoors courts .
Djokovic was politically banned from 2 majors and 6 masters all on hard, not to mentioned cancellation of Wimbledon and additional 5 masters.
Still end up as the Goat of big titles.

big-titles-august-2024.jpg
Also, Novak was injured back in 2017 and Nadal took advantage of it. He was "an injured person that plays tennis" but somehow was always ready to compete when clay season started.
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
Most bagels scored

1. Connors 198
2. Vilas 158
3. Lendl 149
4. Borg 134
5. Nastase 129
6. Nadal 120
7. Djokovic 119

Djokovic is within a bagel of matching Nadal's haul. Apart from Connors, every single one above nole played far too many clay matches (400+) where its easier to bagel.
 
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top10

Semi-Pro
The ~13000 tickets for the Grigor and Novak exhibition in Sofia sold out in 8 minutes. Thousands more watched on a big screen in a downtown park.
Djokovic > Fedal in popularity in most of Eastern Europe.
 

GrandSlam24

Rookie
Novak Djokovic has suggested he may end his season after the Saudi Six Kings exhibition in October and return for Australia.

"For the first time in my career, I don't have any long-term plans. I am living for the moment and we will see what happens. Today, I will play in Sofia, then in China, and then at a demonstration tournament in Saudi Arabia. After that, I don't know. We'll see how I feel. Family life is very important to me. I want to be with my wife and children, to be a part of their everyday life. I have to balance things out, we'll see. I still want to chase titles and records, but at the same time I have to be sensible and prioritize certain tournaments over others."
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
It can't be sad at 37 at all.

The gold for Nole was like the ring to Gollum.

No, it's the not same thing. Gollum actually had the ring, was corrupted by it, lost it, and then frantically looked for it to possess it again.

Djokovic never had gold before. this is more akin to the Olympics becoming his white whale for most of his career.
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
No, it's the not same thing. Gollum actually had the ring, was corrupted by it, lost it, and then frantically looked for it to possess it again.

Djokovic never had gold before. this more akin to the Olympics becoming his white whale for most of his career.
I think we can agree that Djokovic was corrupted by the gold even though he never had it.
 

vokazu

Legend
No, it's the not same thing. Gollum actually had the ring, was corrupted by it, lost it, and then frantically looked for it to possess it again.

Djokovic never had gold before. this is more akin to the Olympics becoming his white whale for most of his career.
At the beginning Gollum (Smeagol) stole the ring from his relative (Deagol). His relative found the ring while they were fishing at the Anduin River, but then Gollum wrestled and murdered his relative and snatched the ring.
 

GoatNo1

Hall of Fame
True, Nadal is best ever on clay but third on hard courts, grass and with zero big titles in indoors courts .
Djokovic was politically banned from 2 majors and 6 masters all on hard, not to mentioned cancellation of Wimbledon and additional 5 masters.
Still end up as the Goat of big titles.

big-titles-august-2024.jpg
not true. rafa is 3rd on HC and 4th on grass just in his own time. and is raz wins one more W before he retire so he can become 5th on grass in his own time.
 
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