powerangle
Legend
Yes, I said it.
I know Novak just won two of the last three slams, but I can't help but feel that he is just taking advantage of the other top players all struggling. Nadal is still rusty, Federer not even reaching the second week of a slam...etc.
I did not feel confident at all going into the final, as well as during the final (at least until Novak won the 3rd and was up in the 4th). You could see the fear in his eyes. He was choking and losing leads and opportunities as usual...Andy just happened to outchoke him. Novak managed to win, but it was very...meh. Pretty substandard for a slam final, IMO.
I felt confident in Novak winning the match in the 2013 AO final, when it was one-set a piece. When they were at one set a piece this year...I was like "oh brother...Novak could really mess this up...again..." His lackluster performances in slam finals in general over the last couple of years did not instill confidence in me.
I feel that Novak, at least mentally, has lost a lot of his clutch play, and is already declining a bit. It's just that the rest of the "Big 4" have also declined (with the exception of maybe Andy), so maybe he can sorta take advantage of it at the moment since no other player has really stepped it up consistently.
Anyone else feel this way?
I know Novak just won two of the last three slams, but I can't help but feel that he is just taking advantage of the other top players all struggling. Nadal is still rusty, Federer not even reaching the second week of a slam...etc.
I did not feel confident at all going into the final, as well as during the final (at least until Novak won the 3rd and was up in the 4th). You could see the fear in his eyes. He was choking and losing leads and opportunities as usual...Andy just happened to outchoke him. Novak managed to win, but it was very...meh. Pretty substandard for a slam final, IMO.
I felt confident in Novak winning the match in the 2013 AO final, when it was one-set a piece. When they were at one set a piece this year...I was like "oh brother...Novak could really mess this up...again..." His lackluster performances in slam finals in general over the last couple of years did not instill confidence in me.
I feel that Novak, at least mentally, has lost a lot of his clutch play, and is already declining a bit. It's just that the rest of the "Big 4" have also declined (with the exception of maybe Andy), so maybe he can sorta take advantage of it at the moment since no other player has really stepped it up consistently.
Anyone else feel this way?