If Nadal wins the final against Djokovic it will be a huge upset

[dgold44]

After watching the highlights from the Djokovic SF it seems clear to me that peak Djokovic has arrived. If Nadal somewhat manages to win on Sunday it will be a huge upset, because the momentum in the matchup is against him, he is playing in his worst (and Djokovic's best) slam, and Djokovic is at peak level right now. I'm still hopeful a miracle will happen, but it's going to be very hard.

Would be odd if Nadal just picks him up and breaks his spine over his knee
Not sure if they give him the trophy or would he go to jail

Go Nadal

 

[chjtennis]

It will be an upset but not a huge one. I think it will go the distance either way.

 

[Sentinel]

His avatar means something lewd. Of that I'm almost certain.

class wasn't his middle name either.

 

[Sentinel]

Nadal in devastating form. I am scared.

 

[Noletheking]

It will be a big upset no doubt about it buy nothing like beating Rafa at RG

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Upset? Yes, huge upset? No

 

[MichaelNadal]

Nadal in devastating form. I am scared.

And rested. Please do it Rafa. We know he has it in him, he just has to deliver.
Both guys are probably nervous af. I expect nervousness in the first few games.

 

[weakera]

And rested. Please do it Rafa. We know he has it in him, he just has to deliver.
Both guys are probably nervous af. I expect nervousness in the first few games.

Don't get your hopes up too high bro. If it's meant to be it'll happen. Rafa will do his best and we'll all move on one way or the other.

 

[Deleted member 716271]

And rested. Please do it Rafa. We know he has it in him, he just has to deliver.
Both guys are probably nervous af. I expect nervousness in the first few games.

Only one can slay

 

[Druss]

According to Jim Courier, Nadal is playing his best tennis ever at this Aus Open. We are witnessing ‘peak’ Nadal.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Nadal had to beat Federer in the 2012 Australian Open semis, who was unbeaten in official matches since the 2011 US Open loss to Djokovic.

Man please.
Novak played a 5 set grinder against peak Murray...physicality of match was a lot higher than feudal semi

 

[BeatlesFan]

He won’t win. Djokovic should win this in relatively easy 3 sets.

Excellent call!

 

[moonballs]

No mental block really? If there hadn’t memtal block, Nadal would be the current champion of Wimbledon.

See? Djoker is in Nadal’s head.

 

[Nole_King]

The 7-0 streak for Nole on hardcourt against Rafa is really pretty much meaningless. Those matches are just a mix of 2015/2016 Rafa woes and end of season Asian swing losses. They have nothing to do with what Rafa is capable of tomorrow.

hahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[NatF]

Guy was right lol

 

[weakera]

hahahahahahahahahahaha

It's completely true still lol. Rafa played a bad match today but that has nothing to do with his worst moments in 2015/2016.

 

[Nole_King]

And rested. Please do it Rafa. We know he has it in him, he just has to deliver.
Both guys are probably nervous af. I expect nervousness in the first few games.

I think he would have been better off with Novak having the 2 days in retrospect, but water under the bridge. Let's hope Nadal has a great rest of the season like 2017 when he lost the AO final.

How things change in one day ...

 

[Adv. Edberg]

He won’t win. Djokovic should win this in relatively easy 3 sets.

Excellent call!

Thanks. But it was a very easy call. And I’m good at this

 

[Northern]

if Pouille had something in common with Rafael, then you'd have a point.....
but the only thing they have in common is they were both born on planet earth
if won't be a surprise to see Rafael beat Djokovic in straight sets, because Rafael is the absolute opposite to Pouille.

Rafael beat Djokovic at 2010 and 2013 US Opens, both were in 4 sets and extremely lopsided 4th sets.
the AO is now faster than the USO, we are essentially playing at 2010/2013 US Open now, and Djokovic hasn't won the AO since it became faster.....

I knew this was almost impossible, but I never expected what happened. Nadal has never looked worse in a slam final. It was painful to watch. I almost feel like this is to the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry what the RG08 Final was to the Federer-Nadal rivalry.

 

[Northern]

There is absolutely zero scenario here that ends in Ned winning

Its a relatively tall man going up against God himself

The only fear should be Djoker running straight past Ned in the legacy sweepstakes

Djoker didn't even break a sweat but Nadal was completely out of sorts. I see Djoker as the GOAT in 3 years' time.

 

[Northern]

No. Not a huge upset. No2 beats No1 is not an upset.

Especially when they are both big 3 and off clay.

We ended getting a different kind of upset. I was feeling sick by the time Nadal got broken in the 2nd set.

 

[Northern]

One thing to look for in tomorrow's match is whether Djokovic can hurt Nadal on the second serve.

In many of their previous encounters, Djokovic would feast on Nadal's service games.

Nadal was always in trouble anytime he missed the first serve because Djokovic was such an adept returner and could run him ragged for hours on end.

This strategy worked well for Djokovic and he was able to dominate Nadal on every surface but clay.

Now that Nadal has improved his second serve and is keeping the rallies shorter during his matches, it's going to change up things up quite radically for Novak Djokovic, who is going to have to adjust to the new Nadal.

Djokovic is playing an opponent who has improved the former weak-points of his game.

Nadal is also playing some of the best tennis of his life right now.

All things considered, I think it's going to be a tough road for Djokovic on Sunday.

If only you had been a little closer to the mark.