Newcombe: "Djokovic is really going to struggle the first six months of next year"

Tony48

Legend
Newcombe is right, Djokovic will struggle to keep his number one ranking. It could be Rafa and Federer at 1 and 2 by the US Open. I thought it would only be Rafa. But now Federer is racking up the points hardcore, so he must be in the picture. A Federer vs Rafa Wimbledon final would help this.

That's right, just keep denying reality. Maybe if you try hard enough, Djokovic will just fade away all together! Now wouldn't that be nice? :)
 
D

decades

Guest
see that's the problem with predictions. especially ones about the future.
 

RAFA2005RG

Banned
That's right, just keep denying reality. Maybe if you try hard enough, Djokovic will just fade away all together! Now wouldn't that be nice? :)


That's not up to me. We can't control how well or poorly Djokovic or Rafa play. I'm just saying that if Federer fulfills Newcombe's prediction it will be necessary for him to profit at Wimbledon where he's only defending a QF. And likewise for Rafa to get ahead of Djokovic he will need to win Wimbledon.
 

FlashFlare11

Hall of Fame
That's not up to me. We can't control how well or poorly Djokovic or Rafa play. I'm just saying that if Federer fulfills Newcombe's prediction it will be necessary for him to profit at Wimbledon where he's only defending a QF. And likewise for Rafa to get ahead of Djokovic he will need to win Wimbledon.

Federer can profit from Wimbledon and the clay Masters the most. He suffered early exits in Monte-Carlo and Rome (I don't think he's even playing MC this year). He did the bare minimum of defending his SF at AO, but he needs to make up for a lot of lost ground. If he can get close, the fall events can push him over the top if he adds maybe one or two more.
 

RAFA2005RG

Banned
Federer can profit from Wimbledon and the clay Masters the most. He suffered early exits in Monte-Carlo and Rome (I don't think he's even playing MC this year). He did the bare minimum of defending his SF at AO, but he needs to make up for a lot of lost ground. If he can get close, the fall events can push him over the top if he adds maybe one or two more.

Yeah, it wouldn't be a shock if Federer wins Indian Wells or Miami, the way he's playing on hardcourts since late last year.
 

Tony48

Legend
That's not up to me. We can't control how well or poorly Djokovic or Rafa play. I'm just saying that if Federer fulfills Newcombe's prediction it will be necessary for him to profit at Wimbledon where he's only defending a QF. And likewise for Rafa to get ahead of Djokovic he will need to win Wimbledon.

You've been pretty terrible at predicting it, too.
 

Evan77

Banned
I'm kinda tired of these old players making stupid predictions. Nole seems to be doing just fine :). yeah, he lost few sets to Rafa and Andy... it's the end of the world. blah, blah ...
 

merlinpinpin

Hall of Fame
“It’s not going to surprise me if, by the end of July next year, Roger is very close to being No.1 again.”

Methinks mister Newcombe deserves a nice bump. Don't you? ;)
 
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