For Djokovic's fans: Most devastating loss in his career?

Most heartbreaking Novak Djokovic's loss ever?

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2007 Us Open FINAL: Federer vs Djokovic 7-6,7-6,6-4
2008 Olympics 1/2 FINAL: Nadal vs Djokovic 6-4,1-6,6-4
2009 Madrid 1/2 FINAL: Nadal vs Djokovic 3-6,7-6,7-6
2012 Us Open FINAL: Murray vs Djokovic 7-6,7-5,2-6,3-6,6-2
2013 Roland Garros 1/2 FINAL: Nadal vs Djokovic 6-4,3-6,6-1,6-7,9-7
2013 Us Open FINAL: Nadal vs Djokovic 6-2,3-6,6-4,6-1
2014 Australian Open 1/4 FINAL: Wawrinka vs Djokovic 2-6,6-4,6-2,3-6,9-7
2015 Roland Garros FINAL: Wawrinka vs Djokovic 4-6,6-4,6-3,6-4
2016 Olympics 1.ROUND: Del Potro vs Djokovic 7-6,7-6
2017 Australian Open 2.ROUND: Istomin vs Djokovic 7-6,5-7,2-6,7-6,6-4
 
OldschoolKIaus

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2016 was heartbreaking!

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King No1e

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2015 RG final has to be the worst. He could've won the Calendar Grand Slam and been a serious GOAT contender had he won, and it seemed like a lay up too.
2013 RG SF was the hardest one to take right after it happened, but now I remember it more for the epic match than anything.
2012 USO final was a real tough loss. Caught me completely by surprise. I expected a repeat of AO11 but Murray had other ideas.
2017 AO was the biggest upset I've ever seen. Perhaps the biggest in history. Istomin came out of nowhere and went right back there after. More shocking than heartbreaking really.
 
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King No1e said:
2015 RG final has to be the worst. He could've won the Calendar Grand Slam and been a serious GOAT contender had he won, and it seemed like a lay up too.
2013 RG SF was the hardest one to take right after it happened, but now I remember it more for the epic match than anything.
2012 USO final was a real tough loss. Caught me completely by surprise. I expected a repeat of AO11 but Murray had other ideas.
2017 AO was the biggest upset I've ever seen. Perhaps the biggest in history. Istomin came out of nowhere and went right back there after. More shocking than heartbreaking really.
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No way it was a bigger upset than Soderling beating Nadal in RG. Absolutely no way.
 
NoleFam

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2015 RG definitely. Not only because he lost. It was how he lost and was just a pathetic effort as far as I'm concerned after defeating Nadal at RG.

2013 RG is a close second but it's Nadal at RG who played out of his mind in the 5th set. More understandable.
 
King No1e

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StrongRule said:
No way it was a bigger upset than Soderling beating Nadal in RG. Absolutely no way.
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It's close. Soderling was a seeded player and a rising star at RG09. He ended that year in the top 10 and went on to become the Big 4's top competition. Still one of the greatest upsets ever.

Istomin was and still is a complete journeyman. This came off of 2016 where Djokovic steamrolled Federer and Murray to the title. The best equivalent would be if Isner had beaten Nadal in that RG 5-setter.
 
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NoleFam said:
2015 RG definitely. Not only because he lost. It was how he lost and was just a pathetic effort as far as I'm concerned after defeating Nadal at RG.

2013 RG is a close second but it's Nadal at RG who played out of his mind in the 5th set. More understandable.
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Wawrinka in RG 2015 played a great match in the final. I didn't see many big chances that Djokovic missed after the first set. I only remember him making a bad error when he had a break point in the last game, other than that Wawrinka was just extremely clutch. And it's really funny that you mention beating 2015 Nadal, like it was an amazing achievement. 2007-2009 and 2011-2014 Djokovic would have won against this Nadal in straight sets as well.
 
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2019 RG is not the most devastating loss in my opinion but it still hit me pretty hard. I didn't completely get over it.
 
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King No1e said:
It's close. Soderling was a seeded player and a rising star at RG09. He ended that year in the top 10 and went on to become the Big 4's top competition. Still one of the greatest upsets ever.

Istomin was and still is a complete journeyman. This came off of 2016 where Djokovic steamrolled Federer and Murray to the title. The best equivalent would be if Isner had beaten Nadal in that RG 5-setter.
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Really ? :oops: 2017 ? He had so many losses after FO 2016 until WM 2018 it is obvious he wasn't anywhere near usual self.
 
Djokovic2011

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The defeats he endured at RG between 2013-15 were all very painful at the time. Hard to say which one stung the most.
 
NoleFam

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StrongRule said:
Wawrinka in RG 2015 played a great match in the final. I didn't see many big chances that Djokovic missed after the first set. I only remember him making a bad error when he had a break point in the last game, other than that Wawrinka was just extremely clutch. And it's really funny that you mention beating 2015 Nadal, like it was an amazing achievement. 2007-2009 and 2011-2014 Djokovic would have won against this Nadal in straight sets as well.
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Djokovic had many chances in that match and squandered about all of them with his passive and uninspiring level of play. Please stop relying to my comments about the 2015 RG final like I am going to change my mind.
 
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NoleFam said:
Djokovic had many chances in that match and squandered about all of them with his passive and uninspiring level of play. Please stop relying to my messages about the 2015 RG final like I am going to change my mind.
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The joke is that you believe that Djokovic was bad in RG 2015 but somehow Nadal in RG 2015/Murray in RG 2016 were very good. Wawrinka was the better player in RG 2015. Djokovic was just outplayed. Yes, it happens. Federer and Nadal also lost matches where they played well. (but RG 2015 1/4 final wasn't one of them). Somehow only Djokovic fans believe that he can never lose unless he is injured/plays bad/doesn't care.
 
King No1e

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OhYes said:
Really ? :oops: 2017 ? He had so many losses after FO 2016 until WM 2018 it is obvious he wasn't anywhere near usual self.
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He had a subpar 2016, sure, but this is AO, where he had won 5 of the last 6. He was still a heavy favorite to win #7. That loss really started the huge 2-year decline.
By 2018, yes, it was clear that he wasn't his usual self anymore, and the Chung loss seemed just another step in his decline. But at the start of 2017 he wasn't anywhere there yet.
 
Mainad

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2009 Madrid semi-final, 2014 RG final and 2016 Rio 1st round are the 3 that seemed to affect him the most personally. Never seen him shed tears at any other of his losses.
 
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Djokovic2011 said:
Cause I didn't expect him to win in those years. From 2013 onwards I thought his chances were a bit better.
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He played his best ever tennis on clay in 2011, he was the big favorite to win the title. Federer's performance in that semifinal came out of nowhere.
 
NoleFam

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StrongRule said:
The joke is that you believe that Djokovic was bad in RG 2015 but somehow Nadal in RG 2015/Murray in RG 2016 were very good. Wawrinka was the better player in RG 2015. Djokovic was just outplayed. Yes, it happens. Federer and Nadal also lost matches where they played well. (but RG 2015 1/4 final wasn't one of them). Somehow only Djokovic fans believe that he can never lose unless he is injured/plays bad/doesn't care.
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Dude shut up and go find a hobby. Stop inventing stuff that I supposedly said but you cannot find posted anywhere.
 
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NoleFam said:
Dude shut the ---k up and go find a hobby. Stop inventing stuff that I supposedly said but you cannot find posted anywhere. Stay off my posts because my patience has now worn off. Step off.
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What is annoying is that you are simply refusing to give credit to opponents who play a great match, yet you expect somebody to give Djokovic for every win, doesn't matter how bad the opponent was.
Thanks for worrying about me by the way, but I'm perfectly fine with what I'm doing in life. How about you?
 
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Djokovic2011 said:
And yet I still knew he wouldn't, hence it not being a heart breaking loss for me.
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How could you know that? If just a few points would go different then he would have won that match. And there is no doubt he would have destroyed Nadal in the final that year. The mentality would decide it.
 
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StrongRule said:
How could you know that? If just a few points would go different then he would have won that match. And there is no doubt he would have destroyed Nadal in the final that year. The mentality would decide it.
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I can just distinctly remember having this sinking feeling during the warm-up that Federer would win. I knew he'd be super motivated having lost his last three matches to Djokovic that year and Novak's great run had to end sooner or later.
 
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Djokovic2011 said:
I can just distinctly remember having this sinking feeling during the warm-up that Federer would win. I knew he'd be super motivated having lost his last three matches to Djokovic that year and Novak's great run had to end sooner or later.
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I also had that feeling, but didn't really believe that. I still don't know how Federer won that match. It was a truly amazing performance.
 
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King No1e said:
2015 RG final has to be the worst. He could've won the Calendar Grand Slam and been a serious GOAT contender had he won, and it seemed like a lay up too.
2013 RG SF was the hardest one to take right after it happened, but now I remember it more for the epic match than anything.
2012 USO final was a real tough loss. Caught me completely by surprise. I expected a repeat of AO11 but Murray had other ideas.
2017 AO was the biggest upset I've ever seen. Perhaps the biggest in history. Istomin came out of nowhere and went right back there after. More shocking than heartbreaking really.
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2015 should be the easiest to accept. Stan went total god mode, you just have to tip your cap and move on. In my opinion the most painful losses are the ones that are more circumstantial as opposed to the opponent having the better day.
 
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weakera said:
2015 should be the easiest to accept. Stan went total god mode, you just have to tip your cap and move on. In my opinion the most painful losses are the ones that are more circumstantial as opposed to the opponent having the better day.
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Yes, lol. Djokovic hardly missed any real chances in RG 2015 final. But some believe that a good Djokovic is simply unbeatable. :rolleyes:
 
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King No1e said:
He had a subpar 2016, sure, but this is AO, where he had won 5 of the last 6. He was still a heavy favorite to win #7. That loss really started the huge 2-year decline.
By 2018, yes, it was clear that he wasn't his usual self anymore, and the Chung loss seemed just another step in his decline. But at the start of 2017 he wasn't anywhere there yet.
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Well he had elbow problem that he didn't want to deal with in 2017. His serve suffered. Idk if it is fair to put 2017 in same basket as his other years.
 
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StrongRule said:
Yes, lol. Djokovic hardly missed any real chances in RG 2015 final. But some believe that a good Djokovic is simply unbeatable. :rolleyes:
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Stan in the 3rd and 4th sets was unreal. One of the very few matches that I actually watch highlights of from time to time. Next level stuff.
 
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weakera said:
2015 should be the easiest to accept. Stan went total god mode, you just have to tip your cap and move on. In my opinion the most painful losses are the ones that are more circumstantial as opposed to the opponent having the better day.
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Also, I think the extended and warm crowd ovation he received at the award ceremony helped. It many have been the biggest ovation he ever received, anywhere.
 
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StrongRule said:
Yes, lol. Djokovic hardly missed any real chances in RG 2015 final. But some believe that a good Djokovic is simply unbeatable. :rolleyes:
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Novak was very passive in RG 2015. Stan played completely out of his mind, but let's not pretend that Djokovic was somehow playing amazing tennis
 
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FO13 for me, that one was a real killer, sure Nadal should of wrapped it up in 4 sets but the way Djokovic came back and took a break in the 5th set was just amazing, not to mention this was an in form Nadal on clay, might be strange to say but djokers win against Nadal in 2015 felt a bit meaningless because Nadal wasn't playing well at all that year and djoker was expected to win it. But had he won FO 13 he would of shown he can truly beat Nadal when hes at his best on clay at Rolland garros.

Wimbledon 2013 while didn't hurt was such a crappy final from Djokovic, the worse in my opinion. As a brit I was a bit happy for Murray but damn that final
 
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Djoker11 said:
FO13 for me, that one was a real killer, sure Nadal should of wrapped it up in 4 sets but the way Djokovic came back and took a break in the 5th set was just amazing, not to mention this was an in form Nadal on clay, might be strange to say but djokers win against Nadal in 2015 felt a bit meaningless because Nadal wasn't playing well at all that year and djoker was expected to win it. But had he won FO 13 he would of shown he can truly beat Nadal when hes at his best on clay at Rolland garros.

Wimbledon 2013 while didn't hurt was such a crappy final from Djokovic, the worse in my opinion. As a brit I was a bit happy for Murray but damn that final
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Nothing strange about it. This is just a fact-Nadal was at his worst form that year, and in this 1/4 final he played his second worst match on clay in 2005-2019.
 
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StrongRule said:
Nothing strange about it. This is just a fact-Nadal was at his worst form that year, and in this 1/4 final he played his second worst match on clay in 2005-2019.
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Very true but can imagine there's a lot of djoker fans and neutral fans that still believe that win was amazing, to me I saw no way Nadal could win that match because he simply wasn't himself and it's Novak on the other side of the net, 2013 still a stinger for me. Love watching the highlights though.
 
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Djoker11 said:
Very true but can imagine there's a lot of djoker fans and neutral fans that still believe that win was amazing, to me I saw no way Nadal could win that match because he simply wasn't himself and it's Novak on the other side of the net, 2013 still a stinger for me. Love watching the highlights though.
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Not really. Most fans understand that wasn't anything close to the real Nadal. The outcome of the match was never in doubt. Even if we forget the other problems Nadal had that year, he was physically very weak. So in order to have any any chances to win the match he had to do that in straight sets.
 
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RG 2013.

RG 2015 was painfull, but maybe that's what triggered the 4 in a row? Maybe it was a blessing after all? Also, Stanimal played the match of the lifetime, so it's all good.

USO 2013 sucked too...

Funny enough, I wasn't too bothered by loss to Delpo in OG...

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