Ivanisevic: "I was a bit too ambitious when I said Rafael Nadal doesn't have a chance against Novak Djokovic"
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FrontHeadlock
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I CAN HANDLE THINGS, I'M SMART
Lol - off topic, but let me say... love ya forum name. Lol
PeoplesChamp
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You think?
terribleIVAN
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Goran isn't the yes man some people here accuse him of.
Rafa did look out of shape, oddsmakers had both joint favorites after the quarters, and Novak did seem solid physically vs Tsitsipas.
Add the fact Rafa has historically underplayed vs Novak and Fed outside RG for the past 6 years, and the cold and humid conditions, and Goran was well justified in his optimism.
He couldn't foresee Rafa's gigantic troll on the tennis world.
Cheeky Mallorcan.
Rafa did look out of shape, oddsmakers had both joint favorites after the quarters, and Novak did seem solid physically vs Tsitsipas.
Add the fact Rafa has historically underplayed vs Novak and Fed outside RG for the past 6 years, and the cold and humid conditions, and Goran was well justified in his optimism.
He couldn't foresee Rafa's gigantic troll on the tennis world.
Cheeky Mallorcan.
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DSH
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Exclusive - Ivanisevic: “The world has not stopped moving” after Djokovic’s defeat
Goran Ivanisevic admits it had been “too ambitious” of him to say that Nadal did not stand a chance against Djokovic in Paris.
www.tennismajors.com
OldschoolKIaus
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If Goran was a member of Djoko's TTW army, he would be like "Cow! Claydull!" and disappear till AO.
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NoleFam
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onyxrose81
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Yep, everybody obviously read Goran the riot act. Just be quiet next time sir.
Slowtwitcher
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"I spent the last month reading @StrongRule posts and I really thought Novak would win"
Backspin1183
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Not really. Even if Novak was the better player, saying Nadal has no chance was very disrespectful.
Tennis_Hands
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Very interesting that before the match the DjokeFam was overwhelmingly approving of Goran's words and now suddenly they all want him to shut up.
The Blond Blur
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ChaelAZ
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Groan let that camp and families bravado and disrespect influence him unfortunately. He was trying to feed the egos and keep that line and it came back to bite’em hard. Definitely fueled Nadal to give a sounds pounding and that bagel had to feel exceptionally satisfying. I imagine Nadal will play it cool next time he see Goran, but I am sure he will have a little extra wide smile.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
You think? I mean... Goran has always been a huge tool... a lovable tool, but still a tool.
NoleFam
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That’s a GIF of Joker tho
Lol. That was Nadal this tournament. Playing like crap and then soon as Djokovic was on the other side of the net, he turned into beast Nadal.
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
He has been outspoken but yeah....I think being around the Djo crew just emboldened him more than usual.
The Blond Blur
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He didn’t mention any injury or take a single MTO though. He just sleepwalked through the draw and upped his level when he needed to. Joker on the other hand:
So Goran is the Fredo Corleone of tennis?
Honestly, I initially thought Novak should fire him, but as a fan of Rafa I think Novak having such a coach of limited intellect and capability is beneficial to Rafa in future matches against Novak.
Novak may actually find a coach who knows what he's doing if he fires Goran, so now I hope Novak keeps him.
NoleFam
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He didn’t mention any injury or take a single MTO though. He just slept walked through the draw and upped his level when he needed to. Joker on the other hand:
Dude it's a joke. I didn't mean for it to turn into a debate..lol
The Blond Blur
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MeatTornado
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Yeah I'm actually kind of impressed he spoke at all after that match.
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
what was Vajda doing this whole time?
he never seemed like a yes-man to me and always appeared like someone who was willing to tell Novak the hard truth even if it upset his ego
surely he must have seen this as empty bluster
he never seemed like a yes-man to me and always appeared like someone who was willing to tell Novak the hard truth even if it upset his ego
surely he must have seen this as empty bluster
victorcruz
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If they meet at the Australian open final, gonna need him to say the same thing.
Inb4 He'll be right then though
Inb4 He'll be right then though
Goran is supposed to be a coach, not a fan. Djokovic is paying him lots of money for good advice and tactical planning, not to be a fanboy.LOL!
Spencer Gore
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It was an idiotic thing to say.
BeatlesFan
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At least Goran admitted he was mistaken and he's always been a big mouth. As his coach what is he supposed to say? -- "Rafa will destroy him with a bagel since Nole's a POS compared to Rafa on clay..." ?
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
He's not supposed to say anything. It's that easy.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
He didn’t mention any injury or take a single MTO though. He just sleepwalked through the draw and upped his level when he needed to. Joker on the other hand:
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Whatever he chooses to say he's not supposed to jinx his client big time. Talk about tempting the tennis gods.
Born_to_slice
Legend
You're making **** up. There's literally not one genuine Novak fan that is approving of Goran's words.Very interesting that before the match the DjokeFam was overwhelmingly approving of Goran's words and now suddenly they all want him to shut up.
Fedinkum
Legend
And that is why as a coach, you keep those pre-match snarky comments to yourself because nothing is certain. It was utterly unnecessary.
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Federev
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There’s a lot of room between not being a “yes man” and “Rafa has no chance” as the coach of the player facing Rafa in the finals at RG.
He went waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy too far.
