Is he gonna do it?

[Deleted member 688153]

Well? most of the thread titles i can see are kinda dancing around it but what do you think?
not gonna lie i want to see it happen. just to witness it in my lifetime if for no other reason

will he screw it up? it's on his racquet obviously but can he do it? more importantly, will he?

 

[Deleted member 688153]

bonus question: if he loses who's it gonna be to?

 

[daphne]

Do it he is gonna!

 

[GabeT]

Gonna go with yes, but won’t be easy

 

[PerilousPear]

I think some outside factor has the best chance of stopping it, like him testing positive for covid and having to withdraw, or the uso getting cancelled for whatever reason.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Gonna go with yes, but won’t be easy

my (metaphorical) money is also on this personally

 

[Deleted member 748597]

2-1 bud

This is Nadal's territory.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I mean I feel the Olympics are a huge factor. Say he wins Gold does he then skip Toronto and Cincy to focus on USO? If he loses early in Tokyo does he then play both tournaments? So many factors at play. Still too early to make a decision.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

I can see him losing to a Next Gen, as much as we trash them USO has been their most successful turf and arguably Novak's u luckiest given how many times he has lost in the SF/F stage, injuries, the default etc.

If we get a Djokodal final, I see Djokovic winning it even though Nadal's had the edge over him here for most of their careers. 4-4, 2-2 if we see them in a final

 

[Deleted member 688153]

I think some outside factor has the best chance of stopping it, like him testing positive for covid and having to withdraw, or the uso getting cancelled for whatever reason.

that'd be some **** fr

we'd never hear the end of it, and although that might be true either way, it would be way better if the fuss was about an achievement rather than the lack of one

 

[daphne]

I think some outside factor has the best chance of stopping it, like him testing positive for covid and having to withdraw, or the uso getting cancelled for whatever reason.

Suffering is painful.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

I mean I feel the Olympics are a huge factor. Say he wins Gold does he then skip Toronto and Cincy to focus on USO? If he loses early in Tokyo does he then play both tournaments? So many factors at play. Still too early to make a decision.

he's playing tokyo? imo he really shouldn't although i'm me and not djokovic. hes a big boy and can do what he wants

 

[Deleted member 688153]

2-1 bud

This is Nadal's territory.

nadal final would be ideal except for the server's health

 

[Deleted member 688153]

also when did a male player last get this close? im not sure anyone since laver has even got this far

 

[NoleFam]

I've never seen a CYGS happen. I wasn't watching tennis in '88 and was too young. Serena crumbled emphatically in 2015. It would be something to witness if it happened.

 

[NoleFam]

also when did a male player last get this close? im not sure anyone since laver has even got this far

1969 was the last time I think.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

I've never seen a CYGS happen. I wasn't watching tennis in '88 and was too young. Serena crumbled emphatically in 2015. It would be something to witness if it happened.

yeah it really would. i never thought it would happen in the modern game at least on the men's side. it's a funny old world

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Yeah. Nothing to suggest he won’t.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

1969 was the last time I think.

yeah exactly. rarefied air. the first three is the hard part imo cos of the time gap

 

[NoleFam]

yeah it really would. i never thought it would happen in the modern game at least on the men's side. it's a funny old world

Me neither. Tbh, some of this stuff that Djokovic is achieving didn't seem that possible because it's way harder now (NCYGS, double career Slam). When Sampras/Agassi were playing a single career Slam seemed almost impossible and of course it was more polarizing than today, and not many players were all surface players.

 

[NoleFam]

yeah exactly. rarefied air. the first three is the hard part imo cos of the time gap

Yea it's been over 50 years since a man came this close. Unreal tbh.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Me neither. Tbh, some of this stuff that Djokovic is achieving didn't seem that possible because it's way harder now (NCYGS, double career Slam). When Sampras/Agassi were playing a single career Slam seemed almost impossible and of course it was more polarizing than today, and not many players were all surface players.

i generally hate comparing eras but fitness has clearly just reached another planet in the last couple of decades in sport. i'll be interested to see how far novak and future goats can take this

 

[NoleFam]

i generally hate comparing eras but fitness has clearly just reached another planet in the last couple of decades in sport. i'll be interested to see how far novak and future goats can take this

Well I think Djokovic as well as the other two members of the big 3 have already set the bar very high. It's going to be interesting to see who will step up and try to challenge these records in the next 2 or 3 decades. I don't think Nadal's RG will be challenged though and probably most of his clay records.

 

[Born_to_slice]

USO is his unluckiest slam by far. It will be a monumental feat if he wins it.

 

[Noleberic123]

Well? most of the thread titles i can see are kinda dancing around it but what do you think?
not gonna lie i want to see it happen. just to witness it in my lifetime if for no other reason

will he screw it up? it's on his racquet obviously but can he do it? more importantly, will he?

Yes, I think Nadal will win Washington

 

[GameSetDjokovic]

He can. He will.

TTW will crash.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Hey Djokovic......

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

He’s got a good chance but the pressure will obviously be immense. It’s between him, medvedev, Tsitsipas and maybe outsiders like shaps, Zverev or nadal could threaten.

Personally I see the top 2 favourites being Djokovic and medvedev with Tsitsipas and zverev not far behind.

 

[Jonesy]

Loses the first two sets to Nadal in the final. See the world burn. Wins the next 3 sets playing slightly better. A few months later, Nadal becomes a father.

 

[itrium84]

Well? most of the thread titles i can see are kinda dancing around it but what do you think?
not gonna lie i want to see it happen. just to witness it in my lifetime if for no other reason

will he screw it up? it's on his racquet obviously but can he do it? more importantly, will he?

I believe he's pretty vulnerable at OG in 3 set matches, he may easily lose a match or two from some next-gens, like at WTF last few years. If he can't get the gold, I hope at least for silver or bronze.
USO - he has better chance there. I don't see him as a dominant favorite. All it takes is one bad day for him to lose.

 

[Jokervich]

USO is his unluckiest slam by far. It will be a monumental feat if he wins it.

Well all the players he lost to in previous years are either injured or washed up or have lost 19 straight sets to him on hard court.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

Nole seems to be cursed at the Us Open like Rafa is at the AO. I don't know why but I feel he'll lose early.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

hopefully he loses to Nadal

Damn, I expect too much

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

No. It's too difficult.

 

[-NN-]

No. It's too difficult.

It's just way too hard for Djokovic to win a Major.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

It's just way too hard for Djokovic to win a Major.

There's a thing called context.
I refer back to Serena Williams in 2015.
And not just that, lately Djokovic is at his most vulnerable in New York.
The idea that it's "easy" to win Slams and that they're already in the bag cheapens the unbelievable effort he's putting in.

 

[-NN-]

There's a thing called context.
I refer back to Serena Williams in 2015.
And not just that, lately Djokovic is at his most vulnerable in New York.
The idea that it's "easy" to win Slams and that they're already in the bag cheapens the unbelievable effort he's putting in.

That's what I'm saying. Slams are hard to win.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

So much on the line too:
#21, making him stand alone
the Grand Slam, not achieved since 1969
the Golden Slam, if he wins the gold medal in Tokyo.

I can't imagine any more pressure than this.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

That's what I'm saying. Slams are hard to win.

Fair enough, I thought that was sarcasm.

 

[-NN-]

Will have to play plenty of cards and chess with his coaching crew to get him through the days.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Nole seems to be cursed at the Us Open like Rafa is at the AO. I don't know why but I feel he'll lose early.

He’s won it 3 times already so he’s less cursed than Rafa is at AO. Rafa is not even the 2nd favourite to win it after Novak. His form and fitness just isn’t there. It won’t get any easier now too.

 

[-NN-]

Fair enough, I thought that was sarcasm.

Both messages were troll but not in a "you're being dumb" kinda way, more playful, so because you took the first one so seriously I went meta. The reality is that this Slam will be like no other for Djokovic. The trick for him is to somehow make it like the others.

 

[ND-13]

He is a lock. The tour is like 3 levels below what Djokovic is

Have not seen such abysmal levels in a long time with respect to the leader and it is not that is peak Djoker here

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

So much on the line too:
#21, making him stand alone
the Grand Slam, not achieved since 1969
the Golden Slam, if he wins the gold medal in Tokyo.

I can't imagine any more pressure than this.

I think it can help him though that he’s tied Fedal in slams. That was probably more pressure in a way.

 

[Kralingen]

Going to lose to Med Zed or Shapo I think. I don’t know why I just see him getting ultra tight

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Both messages were troll but not in a "you're being dumb" kinda way, more playful, so because you took the first one so seriously I went meta. The reality is that this Slam will be like no other for Djokovic. The trick for him is to somehow make it like the others.

Agreed.

 

[ND-13]

So much on the line too:
#21, making him stand alone
the Grand Slam, not achieved since 1969
the Golden Slam, if he wins the gold medal in Tokyo.

I can't imagine any more pressure than this.

well, you are facing Berretini and Tsitsipas who cannot win 1 of 3 sets against a 34 year old.. LOL. What pressure are we really talking ?

Djokovic will have belief 2 sets and 0-5,0-40 down

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

He is a lock. The tour is like 3 levels below what Djokovic is

Have not seen such abysmal levels in a long time with respect to the leader and it is not that is peak Djoker here

That's absurd.
His last two Slam finals went to 5 and 4 sets.
It's not like he's winning Roland-Garros 6-0 6-0, like Graf did when she did the Golden Slam.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Oh, I was really hoping for this to be a parody thread and the "he" and "it" were not going to be the obvious ones.

 

[Phoenix1983]

also when did a male player last get this close? im not sure anyone since laver has even got this far

They haven't.

Borg lost in the final of the 3rd slam of the year (at that time, the US Open) in 1978 and 1980.

He lost 4-6 in the 5th set of the 1980 final, so he was at most three games away from doing it.

Nevertheless Novak Djokovic is closer.