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Lauren_Girl'

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Seeds in Dubaï will be
1) Djokovic
2) Rublev (defending champion)
3) Medvedev
4) Auger-Aliassime
5) Hurkacz
6) Khachanov
7) Zverev
8) Coric

Tough draw for a 500, if we compare it to Acapulco or Rio this week.
I wonder what his motivation will be. Not easy to be fully motivated for a 500 in the middle of nowhere... He just won the AO and may not be able to play IW/Miami. Context is not easy, I wouldn't be surprised if he loses early like last year (Vesely).. Hopefully I'm wrong. Medvedev should be the toughest opponent but he might be a little gassed after Rotterdam and Doha.
 
Hitman

Hitman

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Lauren_Girl' said:
Seeds in Dubaï will be
1) Djokovic
2) Rublev (defending champion)
3) Medvedev
4) Auger-Aliassime
5) Hurkacz
6) Khachanov
7) Zverev
8) Coric

Tough draw for a 500, if we compare it to Acapulco or Rio this week.
I wonder what his motivation will be. Not easy to be fully motivated for a 500 in the middle of nowhere... He just won the AO and may not be able to play IW/Miami. Context is not easy, I wouldn't be surprised if he loses early like last year (Vesely).. Hopefully I'm wrong. Medvedev should be the toughest opponent but he might be a little gassed after Rotterdam and Doha.
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I don't think motivation is going to be an issue for him. He has built a very strong hold over the tour since post USO, and he will not want to lose to any of his main younger rivals who may use the win to get confidence against him in a much bigger match. He is going to Dubai to compete, there is nothing half hearted about it. He could be a little rusty as he has had a month off, so his level might be not be there, but the motivation will be.
 
Djokodalerer31

Djokodalerer31

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Red Rick said:
He will sooner or later. Dubai shoudl be good for him. Medvedev is coming in off the back of a heavy schedule.

My question is if we think he's gonna break Connors overall tournament record?
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Is there argument to be made against him getting 17 more titles until the end of his career honestly? LOL He wins 5 titles on average in a season and 4 as a bare minimum, but this season (actually starting from the fall of 2022!) he seems to be putting a lot of empahsis on smaller atp500/250 tournaments, which he didn't do before, which means lots of free titles, since competition there isn't that high and he seems to be motivated enough to be winning them! If this trend holds he will be more succesful at winnnig them, than any of the 9 masters! Which means he title total average per season may only grow instead of dropping in the next couple of years at least! I totally expect 6-9 title range from him this year! Even if he only wins 2 grand slam titles, instead of 3 like i'm predicting! Considering he admitted himself he will play until he is 40 at least, i think 110 title thing is pretty much on the solid lock!...I can't imagine him getting less than that at this point! In fact i would be more surprised if he wouldn't get 110, than if he went 120 and beyond! LOL
 
LaVie en Rose

LaVie en Rose

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Genie Of the Bank said:
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Awesome cover pic, this blue definitely is Djokovic colour , but look how mainstream tennis media is sneaking Federer in to Djokovic AO success&in general. The hell he needs PR working overtime :sneaky:
 
TripleATeam

TripleATeam

G.O.A.T.
upchuck said:
Who watched today's match? Whey the tight score?
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Machac played really well, hitting the corners/lines more often than not (+17 winners) and managed to run down a lot of Djokovic's would-be winners. Djokovic had some small lapses, but nothing major. I'd say his level was overall fairly normal, if not a bit better than usual (double faults excepted). Machac also played tactically sound with plenty of net play, which disrupted Djokovic somewhat. It really just came down to Djokovic buckling down at the right times, and that's how he stayed in the 3rd set. Eventually Machac's level went down a bit in the TB and Djokovic pulled it off.

Extremely high level from Machac (at least in the 2nd and 3rd, but he wasn't playing poorly in the 1st either). Djokovic was overall a B/B+ level throughout the match. I think Machac just went in with the right idea of how to beat him and executed it well. Credit to Djokovic for not letting it shake him.
 
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Texas Tennis Fan

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TripleATeam said:
Machac played really well, hitting the corners/lines more often than not (+17 winners) and managed to run down a lot of Djokovic's would-be winners. Djokovic had some small lapses, but nothing major. I'd say his level was overall fairly normal, if not a bit better than usual (double faults excepted). Machac also played tactically sound with plenty of net play, which disrupted Djokovic somewhat. It really just came down to Djokovic buckling down at the right times, and that's how he stayed in the 3rd set. Eventually Machac's level went down a bit in the TB and Djokovic pulled it off.

Extremely high level from Machac (at least in the 2nd and 3rd, but he wasn't playing poorly in the 1st either). Djokovic was overall a B/B+ level throughout the match. I think Machac just went in with the right idea of how to beat him and executed it well. Credit to Djokovic for not letting it shake him.
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Agree on all points. Machac really kept his cool and if anything played better on critical points. Do not usually see that from a young player not named Alcaraz.
 
jm1980

jm1980

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TheAssassin said:
After today's thriller, he is now the 7th man to win 300 tiebreaks, and has the second best winning percentage of 65.2% (Fed narrowly ahead at 65.4%).
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He had already won 300 tiebreakers before this match. The ATP stats are wrong because they forgot to count the 2019 Wimbledon tiebreaker at 12-12

This means Djokovic is 301-160 (65.29%), narrowly ahead of Federer 466-248 (65.27%)

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UTS says he is 1st on the list with 65.5 while Fed is 2nd with 65.3. Rest of 300+ are Roddick, Lopez, Isner, Sampras and Karlovic.
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UTS (deliberately) excludes Laver Cup results, which is why they are different from the ATP stats. In these LC TBs, Fed is 3-2 while Novak is 0-2

The ATP stats are also wrong, see above
 
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uscwang

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jm1980 said:
He had already won 300 tiebreakers before this match. The ATP stats are wrong because they forgot to count the 2019 Wimbledon tiebreaker at 12-12

This means Djokovic is 301-160 (65.29%), narrowly ahead of Federer 466-248 (65.27%)


UTS (deliberately) excludes Laver Cup results, which is why they are different from the ATP stats. In these LC TBs, Fed is 3-2 while Novak is 0-2

The ATP stats are also wrong, see above
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How the Federaver Cup matches got into ATP records is beyond me.
 
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Lauren_Girl'

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Still zero news regarding IW and Miami. I wonder what's going on here.
I'm sure Djokovic already knows. He sent the documents 3 weeks ago. IW starts in 6 days from now. The draw ceremony will be conducted on Monday, March 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Either he'll keep quiet about it and surprisingly land in California next week, or he'll announce his withdrawal on Sunday after Dubaï. But IMO there is no way he is still in limbo about IW at the moment.
 
uscwang

uscwang

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Lauren_Girl' said:
Still zero news regarding IW and Miami. I wonder what's going on here.
I'm sure Djokovic already knows. He sent the documents 3 weeks ago. IW starts in 6 days from now. The draw ceremony will be conducted on Monday, March 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Either he'll keep quiet about it and surprisingly land in California next week, or he'll announce his withdrawal on Sunday after Dubaï. But IMO there is no way he is still in limbo about IW at the moment.
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It is unlikely that he can play.
He is denied the chance to win a lot of ranking points considering how successful he is at IW and Miami. But I think it is a blessing in disguise. He will be able to focus on clay and a showdown with Nadal at RG.
 
Hitman

Hitman

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Lauren_Girl' said:
Still zero news regarding IW and Miami. I wonder what's going on here.
I'm sure Djokovic already knows. He sent the documents 3 weeks ago. IW starts in 6 days from now. The draw ceremony will be conducted on Monday, March 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Either he'll keep quiet about it and surprisingly land in California next week, or he'll announce his withdrawal on Sunday after Dubaï. But IMO there is no way he is still in limbo about IW at the moment.
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He already knows the answer, but he will not say it until his Dubai campaign is finished. It is clear he is focused on Dubai right and doesn't want any further distractions especially from the media. He likely isn't going, but either way, I don't think he will let the cat out of the bag until Dubai finishes for him.
 
L4S10s

L4S10s

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Actually maybe they DID let him in. If they didn't he could've just said he wasn't allowed and moved on.

BUT if they did, I don't think he would want to announce it now and cause all sorts of mess and drama during his Dubai tourney.
 
Djokovic_is_the_best#1

Djokovic_is_the_best#1

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Lauren_Girl' said:
Still zero news regarding IW and Miami. I wonder what's going on here.
I'm sure Djokovic already knows. He sent the documents 3 weeks ago. IW starts in 6 days from now. The draw ceremony will be conducted on Monday, March 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Either he'll keep quiet about it and surprisingly land in California next week, or he'll announce his withdrawal on Sunday after Dubaï. But IMO there is no way he is still in limbo about IW at the moment.
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Don’t think he will play. I can’t see them allowing exemptions so he can only go to USA when all unvaccinated can. I actually think it’s a blessing in disguise though to keep him fresher for clay season. He doesn’t want to risk an unnecessary injury in IW or Miami or even burning out in those tournaments that don’t mean to much at this stage in his career.

If he plays it’s nice for a few more points and trying to get another title but I feel it’s not necessary. We will see what happens.
 
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