Leading upto the SF, this is Djokovic's best AO run since 2012.

[Silverbullet96]

Total games lost leading up to the SFs of his AO runs:

2008: 39
2011: 36
2012: 34
2013: 73
2015: 53
2016: 62
2019: 50
2020: 53
2021: 85
2023: 42

After seeing past 2 demolitions of Rublev and ADM, was interested to see where this one ranks given the context of injury and missed practice sessions, and there you go.

Is this Djokovic's highest level at AO since 2012 ?

 

[weakera]

lol

 

[StrongRule]

This is the power of his magic injuries.

 

[NatF]

Imagine if he had both legs.

 

[weakera]

This is the power of his magic injuries.

Only man to hurt himself and perform better. If he really wants to guarantee himself the title maybe he should ask Goran to bash him with a hammer?

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

To be fair. By far the easiest draw too. Rune was the onl guy with a shot to beat him. Once “ferrer lite” took out rune it was game over. I would be going for the calendar slam if I was Nole. It’s very achievable this year

 

[GabeT]

Imagine if he had played last year

 

[StrongRule]

Only man to hurt himself and perform better. If he really wants to guarantee himself the title maybe he should ask Goran to bash him with a hammer?

I said in both 2021 and this year, the moment he got a magic injury is the moment you should start betting on him to win the title.

 

[NeutralFan]

He is just sliding now and running corner to corner, he would have been flying if not for the hamstring injury.

 

[weakera]

He is just sliding now and running corner to corner, he would have been flying if not for the hamstring injury.

His ability to strike the ball with telekinesis is inhibited

 

[3loudboys]

Total games lost leading up to the SFs of his AO runs:

2008: 39
2011: 36
2012: 34
2013: 73
2015: 53
2016: 62
2019: 50
2020: 53
2021: 85
2023: 42

After seeing past 2 demolitions of Rublev and ADM, was interested to see where this one ranks given the context of injury and missed practice sessions, and there you go.

Is this Djokovic's highest level at AO since 2012 ?

Looks ominous for the rest.

The only real uncertainty is whether he'll drop a set en route to the title ... probably not.

 

[Omega_7000]

To be fair. By far the easiest draw too. Rune was the onl guy with a shot to beat him. Once “ferrer lite” took out rune it was game over. I would be going for the calendar slam if I was Nole. It’s very achievable this year

Stop insulting Ferrer....Rublev is a one dimensional pathetic next genner with no heart!

 

[MeatTornado]

Stop insulting Ferrer....Rublev is a one dimensional pathetic next genner with no heart!

How many dimensions would you say Ferrer had?

 

[Omega_7000]

How many dimensions would you say Ferrer had?

More than Rublev

 

[MeatTornado]

More than Rublev

So...2?

 

[Jonesy]

Hope next year they speed up the conditions again.

 

[Omega_7000]

So...2?

Better movement, better volleys, better slice backhand, a more consistent serve, significantly better fighting spirit!

Just about the only thing Rublev is miles ahead of Ferrer is power on his forehand. Ferrer did not have a shot he could finish points with and this hurt him against the big dogs but then Rublev cannot hit corners with power when he really needs to and becomes an error machine under pressure.

 

[NatF]

How many dimensions would you say Ferrer had?

@metsman lol

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Imagine if he had both legs.

Imagine if he had NO legs. His bakery would completely run out of stock.

 

[jm1980]

Better movement, better volleys, better slice backhand, a more consistent serve, significantly better fighting spirit!

Just about the only thing Rublev is miles ahead of Ferrer is power on his forehand. Ferrer did not have a shot he could finish points with and this hurt him against the big dogs but then Rublev cannot hit corners with power when he really needs to and becomes an error machine under pressure.

Ferrer had a far worse first serve than Rublev

 

[MeatTornado]

Better movement, better volleys, better slice backhand, a more consistent serve, significantly better fighting spirit!

Just about the only thing Rublev is miles ahead of Ferrer is power on his forehand. Ferrer did not have a shot he could finish points with and this hurt him against the big dogs but then Rublev cannot hit corners with power when he really needs to and becomes an error machine under pressure.

No argument that Ferrer was a better player. But having more skills isn't really the same as having more dimensions if you don't use them. Having better volleys or slices doesn't matter when you just grind away every point anyway.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

To be fair. By far the easiest draw too. Rune was the onl guy with a shot to beat him. Once “ferrer lite” took out rune it was game over. I would be going for the calendar slam if I was Nole. It’s very achievable this year

How is Rublev Ferrer lite ? He's a serve + forehand combo player that is very hot 'n cold.

Ferrer was very consistent from the baseline making very few errors, he had great movement and no big weapons.

 

[mwym]

Imagine if he was DQF from the event the very moment he mindfvcks the opponent or fans, ttw included. Esp ttw.

 

[Omega_7000]

Ferrer had a far worse first serve than Rublev

Yes maybe so which is why I said more consistent. Rublev's serve breaks down under pressure just like his biggest weapon.

 

[tudwell]

Is this Djokovic's highest level at AO since 2012 ?

It's shaping up to be one of his most dominant runs, that's for sure.