Not superstitious. Sorry.
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swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
Guga and Novak books I knew he had good eclectic tastes!
Two eclectics!
Two eclectics!
Have mixed feelings about French Open..I have been through this...Winning AO and getting all excited about French open and then getting massively disappointed year after year..
Sometimes it was the weather..2012 FO..Sometimes it was a thriller.2013 Semi Final against Nadal..Sometimes it was bad health..2014..French Open Final..Sometimes it was pure nervousness and opponent goating.. 2015 FO Final..Sometimes it was bad bad weather and opponent playing great..2019 Semis..
It just does not happen it for him there..If he doesnt win here this year, he should just do a Federer on French Open..Just omit or least prioritize it in his schedule..
If it had to happen it should have happened between 2011 and 2016..that's when he was at his best.. I mean winning more than 1 times,obviously..
Sometimes it was the weather..2012 FO..Sometimes it was a thriller.2013 Semi Final against Nadal..Sometimes it was bad health..2014..French Open Final..Sometimes it was pure nervousness and opponent goating.. 2015 FO Final..Sometimes it was bad bad weather and opponent playing great..2019 Semis..
It just does not happen it for him there..If he doesnt win here this year, he should just do a Federer on French Open..Just omit or least prioritize it in his schedule..
If it had to happen it should have happened between 2011 and 2016..that's when he was at his best.. I mean winning more than 1 times,obviously..
And yet year after year after year after year he makes either SF or F or wins it. Such a poor performance, huh?
BlueB
Legend
Not because of superstition. No point steering the pot with the other fan bases. They are vile enough as is. Once he's truly the GOAT, we'll rub it in.
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I know what you mean, I want to see him win another RG more than I want to see him win another AO, Wimb or USO. It's just so frustrating that he's stiil stuck at 1 and I'm sure Nadal fans feel the same about AO.
But he already IS! And I really do not care about the feelings or perception of other fan bases. They are entitled to think whatever they want. I think he is the GOAT and it is MY right to address him the way I feel or see fit regardless of how hurt by my addressing other sissies may be
Tennis_Freak99
Legend
Novak beat Sascha, Aslan & Daniil to win AO....all 3 of them won a title in the last 2 weeks
CYGS
Legend
Showing Djokovic is the best of the best.
Stronk era! The GOAT is goating!
TheAssassin
Legend
Final full match uploaded by the Australian Open.
Steffi-forever
Hall of Fame
Rewatching the 10-year anniversary of his first Sunshine Double. Still so amazing!!!
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InsideOut900
Legend
The Miami match is one of the crown jewels. One of the best Djokodal matches.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
I’m actually happy he’s resting. He’s spending time with his family, saving his energy and getting over his injury. He’s not gonna play or go all out in these masters tournaments anymore. It’s all about the slams and also olympics this year.
He’s getting older and needs to preserve his body and peak at right times. For clay season he can also pick and choose what he plays and what he goes deep in. I think it’s a good strategy.
EzekielTennis
Rookie
After watching this I am amazed by how much Djokovic has changed his technique on his serve, forehand, and backhand. All was great then, but his strokes are even better now.
Villain
Professional
So good and great username too!
Villain
Professional
Born_to_slice
Legend
I never knew there was a MOTU movie. Is it worth watching?Nole was seen practicing on clay in Monte Carlo again this morning:
onyxrose81
Hall of Fame
It’s one of my favorite “it’s so bad, it’s so good” movies ever. As a straight woman I appreciate Dolph’s abs, Frank Langella is masterfully chewing the scenery, and Meg Foster is a bad b...what’s not to love? And young Courtney Cox.
Villain
Professional
Yeah, @onyxrose81 summed it up pretty well. “Awesomely bad” is how I would describe it and there are some really great “awesomely bad” movies out there.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Happy Easter to Earth's Mightiest also.
You should know that his Easter is on the 2nd May 2021.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Yes, I know, I am part Orthodox also.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
The year has gone about as well for Djokovic continuing to add weeks as it could. His only real competitors for YE No. 1 assuming Djokovic has a routine year for him is Nadal and Medvedev unless someone like Rublev or Tsitsipas has a real breakthrough year at slams.
Nadal added nothing at the ATP Cup and has lost points since then. He is still the biggest threat for YE No. 1 in my opinion, but the five times he has gotten YE no. 1 are all years he has won 2 slams. With USO going to a faster court, I just don't thing that is likely to happen this year or ever again.
Medvedev has chipped away a little by doing well at ATP Cup and getting to the finals at the AO. But he really missed an opportunity by only adding 90 points at Miami. While he did well at MC the last time it was played, I just do not have much confidence that he can really suddenly become a great clay courter or grass player. Even if he does somehow gain enough points to take over number 1, it will be brief because he has so many points to protect from Cincinnati on.
I think that all the other players are likely to split points among them allowing Djokovic to maybe continue to be number 1 the whole year and into next year. He is unlikely to have 16,000 points, but keeping no 1 for as many weeks as possible is great for his resume. If he does stay no 1 all year, I believe he would have 352 weeks at number one. I am hoping he can actually be the first to 400 weeks, but that may be hard because he is not focusing so much on this record any more.
At this point, I have him guaranteed at 322 and likely many more.
Nadal added nothing at the ATP Cup and has lost points since then. He is still the biggest threat for YE No. 1 in my opinion, but the five times he has gotten YE no. 1 are all years he has won 2 slams. With USO going to a faster court, I just don't thing that is likely to happen this year or ever again.
Medvedev has chipped away a little by doing well at ATP Cup and getting to the finals at the AO. But he really missed an opportunity by only adding 90 points at Miami. While he did well at MC the last time it was played, I just do not have much confidence that he can really suddenly become a great clay courter or grass player. Even if he does somehow gain enough points to take over number 1, it will be brief because he has so many points to protect from Cincinnati on.
I think that all the other players are likely to split points among them allowing Djokovic to maybe continue to be number 1 the whole year and into next year. He is unlikely to have 16,000 points, but keeping no 1 for as many weeks as possible is great for his resume. If he does stay no 1 all year, I believe he would have 352 weeks at number one. I am hoping he can actually be the first to 400 weeks, but that may be hard because he is not focusing so much on this record any more.
At this point, I have him guaranteed at 322 and likely many more.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
The weeks are going to continue to rack up, even when he loses it at some point, he is still likely going to regain it again as he continues to go deep and possibly win more slams.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
Yes, as long as he can continue to win slams he is likely to be at no. 1 at times for 2-3 more years if not more.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Which is why I feel he can really put that record out of reach for a long time. I also think he has the 7th year ending number one in the back of his mind also.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
I agree. I think it was wise to bail on the Miami Open event though I was disappointed. His coach has said while he is cutting back, he is likely only going to cut 2 or 3 tournaments at the most. And this year we have the Olympics adding to an already crowded schedule.
He obviously would like to have more YE No. 1s and the more weeks at No. 1, the better. However, he has to manage his body. I suspect his pullout of Madrid was directly related to Medvedev losing at Miami.
He obviously would like to have more YE No. 1s and the more weeks at No. 1, the better. However, he has to manage his body. I suspect his pullout of Madrid was directly related to Medvedev losing at Miami.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
It's about the longevity aspect. He wants to be around for a while yet, if he gets that balance with his body, family, and profession, there will be plenty of chances to continue to build on those numbers.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
He will be at 353 weeks on 1/1/22 if he holds the No 1 all year. My quick calculations suggest that is within a week or two of being correct.
However, the Graf record doesn't mean much to me, not because she is a woman, but because of the Seles stabbing. There is no way she would have as many weeks or as many slams if not for that incident. Unfortunately, her deranged fan who stabbed Seles got exactly what he wanted.
However, the Graf record doesn't mean much to me, not because she is a woman, but because of the Seles stabbing. There is no way she would have as many weeks or as many slams if not for that incident. Unfortunately, her deranged fan who stabbed Seles got exactly what he wanted.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
I wouldn't have compared it, even if Seles wasn't stabbed. Doesn't matter at all to me if he does overtake her personally.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
I am hoping for 400 weeks just because it is so substantially above Federer, Sampras, Connors, etc.
Born_to_slice
Legend
Monika only begun. Wimbledon would've fallen soon. Unbelievable that a small coach like Jelena Gencic coached two players that were among the greatest players in history.
Texas Tennis Fan
Professional
Yes, it is also possible if she hadn't been stabbed that we would be taking about Seles' weeks at no. 1 being 450. For me, one of the saddest stories in tennis.
Seles was already better than Graf at the time of stabbing, Graf was only better at Wimbledon and that too after the Press Public Hounding of Seles over her grunting style. It was just matter of time. She was literally like a Steam Engine then. Proverbially Unstoppable.
One of the most Tragic incidents in all of sports.
One of the most Tragic incidents in all of sports.
onyxrose81
Hall of Fame
Seles’ stabbing is something was just horrific and heartbreaking. I can barely stand to think about it so you can only know how poor Monica had to actually live through it. Graf’s whole attitude about it was kind of off-putting.
Sorry for the derailment.
Sorry for the derailment.
vex
Legend
I think it’s brilliant. Let the body heal and just treat clay as a warmup with a small chance at a slam. Even if he is rusty the entire clay season what’s the worst that happens, Rafa wins by a bigger margin?
