Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivansevic says that Djokovic was ‘100% healthy’ vs Sinner at the Australian Open

[weakera]

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivansevic says that Djokovic was ‘100% healthy’ vs Sinner at the Australian Open, even if he wasn’t feeling entirely himself during the tournament:

“Sooner or later he had to lose, we all knew that.

It's just a shame that it happened this way, but against Sinner if you're not 100%, you have little chance. And even when you're at 100%, you can still lose.

However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards. Well, let's move on, it's nothing that tragic

[On if he was healthy] No, nothing bothered him, he was healthy, but it just didn't work out... It can happen to him too, he is flesh and blood. On the other hand, if he had to have lost to someone, then I'm glad it was Sinner.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1754453957944979749

 

[nolefam_2024]

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivansevic says that Djokovic was ‘100% healthy’ vs Sinner at the Australian Open, even if he wasn’t feeling entirely himself during the tournament:

“Sooner or later he had to lose, we all knew that.

It's just a shame that it happened this way, but against Sinner if you're not 100%, you have little chance. And even when you're at 100%, you can still lose.

However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards. Well, let's move on, it's nothing that tragic

[On if he was healthy] No, nothing bothered him, he was healthy, but it just didn't work out... It can happen to him too, he is flesh and blood. On the other hand, if he had to have lost to someone, then I'm glad it was Sinner.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1754453957944979749

No excuses.

 

[ALCARAZWON]

Djokovic already lost to De Minaur in straights sets, so losing is normal for him in 2024.
Djokovic has fallen off a cliff, but don't worry, Rafa will be there at Roland Garros to win another slam trophy for the big3.

 

[inflation_era]

Goran is just playing mind games orchestrated by his boss.

 

[NeutralFan]

True! Noway loses while being injured at AO

 

[Jonesy]

Only the darkest branch of Fedal fans are interested in creating this story that Novak had something only to delegitimize Sinner win since they can't stand a next gen winning big because it goes against their agenda that this is the weakest era of all time.

 

[Adriano Panatta]

Yes simply is old, this season for him is the equivalent of 2018 for Federer

 

[bolo]

Perfectly orchestrated to create doubt about the true state of djokovics health.

For the mentally unstable, Goran ivanisevics press release confirms that Djokovic was injured.

 

[Adriano Panatta]

Yes simply is old, this season for him is the equivalent of 2018 for Federer

Roger lost vs Anderson and Millman that year and won 1 slam, i think also Nole will win 1 slam (Wimbledon)

 

[Federev]

Only the darkest branch of Fedal fans are interested in creating this story that Novak had something only to delegitimize Sinner win since they can't stand a next gen winning big because it goes against their agenda that this is the weakest era of all time.

For me it’s simply that Novak looked incredibly INCREDIBLY bad for sets 1-2.

As I believe he himself said, it was the worst slam performance of his career. That’s what he thought - and he’s played quite a few matches in his career.

There’s no sinister agenda necessary when some so consistently solid - even when losing - suddenly looks unusually horrible.

Sets 3-4 were the Novak were used to - even when losing.

Sets 1-2 where someone else.

 

[Jonesy]

For me it’s simply that Novak looked incredibly INCREDIBLY bad for sets 1-2.

As I believe he himself said, it was the worst slam performance of his career. That’s what he thought - and he’s played quite a few matches in his career.

There’s no sinister agenda necessary when some so consistently solid - even when losing - suddenly looks unusually horrible.

Sets 3-4 were the Novak were used to - even when losing.

Sets 1-2 where someone else.

Give credit to Sinner and move on. He was the better player that day, simple as that.

 

[Keizer]

Only the darkest branch of Fedal fans are interested in creating this story that Novak had something only to delegitimize Sinner win since they can't stand a next gen winning big because it goes against their agenda that this is the weakest era of all time.

Fedal fans? Are the serbian media members who alleged he had the flu during the Sinner match Fedal fans now?

 

[Federev]

Give credit to Sinner and move on. He was the better player that day, simple as that.

That’s fine man. I’m not losing sleep over it. I just think something was wrong w Novak. It doesn’t change or confirm my view of either player or the era or any thing.

Not a big deal either way, I just think what I think and you’re fine to have a different view.

 

[Jonesy]

That’s fine man. I’m not losing sleep over it. I just think something was wrong w Novak. It doesn’t change or confirm my view of either player or the era or any thing.

Not a big deal either way, I just think what I think and you’re fine to have a different view.

How many times have we seen Novak start slow just to up the game later, he needs to find his tempo, but Sinner play was just not giving him time to adjust. That is all merit to Sinner.

Nothing abnormal knowing how Djokovic plays and how Sinner improved.

 

[Federev]

How many times have we seen Novak start slow just to up the game later, he needs to find his tempo, but Sinner play was just not giving him time to adjust. That is all merit to Sinner.

Nothing abnormal knowing how Djokovic plays and how Sinner improved

Nothing abnormal? I don’t know what match you were watching for the first two sets.

Novak’s assessment of sets 1-2:

““I was shocked with my level, in a bad way.”

Me too Novak.

 

[Hitman]

Djokovic lost fair and square. On the day, the other guy was simply better. It happens. No excuses.

 

[Kralingen]

"However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards"

Wonder what he means by this.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

He definitely was healthy and fit, his game wasn't on though.
Perhaps I'd get bashed a lot by Sinner fans for saying this, but had Djokovic held his serve at 1-2 from 40-0 up, I feel he'd have broken Sinner sometime around 3-3 or 4-4 and would've snatched the win like he has done time and time again.
Kudos to Jannik for mentally staying there, and closing out against him, even though the Serb was subpar that day.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Djokovic was outplayed end of story.

We've been conditioned to believe that every match is on Djokovic's racket, sometimes it isn't.

 

[Razer]

Djokovic' grip on Grand Slams is weakening in the last 12 months

Look at the last 4 slams

2023 FO - If Alcaraz had not cramped, then who knows ?
2023 W - Novak actually lost to Alcaraz
2023 USO - Novak beat a second grade 90s gen player, nobody knows if Alcaraz/Sinner were there how things would have played
2023 AO - Novak actually lost to Sinner

So the 2000s Gen seem to have brought down Novak, admirable for Novak that held an entire decade of athletes off .... the 1990s gen.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djokovic just got outplayed on the day. This is sport. Novak will be back to fight another day.

 

[Mainad]

For once at least Goran tells it like it is and no bulls**t!

 

[DSH]

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivansevic says that Djokovic was ‘100% healthy’ vs Sinner at the Australian Open, even if he wasn’t feeling entirely himself during the tournament:

“Sooner or later he had to lose, we all knew that.

It's just a shame that it happened this way, but against Sinner if you're not 100%, you have little chance. And even when you're at 100%, you can still lose.

However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards. Well, let's move on, it's nothing that tragic

[On if he was healthy] No, nothing bothered him, he was healthy, but it just didn't work out... It can happen to him too, he is flesh and blood. On the other hand, if he had to have lost to someone, then I'm glad it was Sinner.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1754453957944979749

Joker will have to get used to losing against Sinner from now on, especially on a hard court.
It is what it is.

 

[socallefty]

"However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards"

Wonder what he means by this.

I wonder if he has similar issues to what I have. I had COVID and then long COVID for several months in 2022 even though I had been vaccinated many times. Since then I got the flu/cold twice - once in Dec-2022 and the second time this January. Both times I felt like I recovered from the virus within a week or two, but I had lingering symptoms for two more weeks of persistent cough, sore throat, feeling too hot much faster in the sun, occasional tension headache, quicker fatigue/cough during exercise etc. which would not go away. I finally went to see a doctor after 3-4 weeks both times and they gave me a 6-day Prednisone steroid treatment (21 pills over 6 days) which got rid of all my symptoms within 3-4 days and got me back to normal. It turns out that for some people COVID can affect the blood in such a way that it affects how it fights viruses and the body‘s immune system keeps fighting the healthy body even after a virus is gone - similar to what happens during long COVID.

“The researchers also found increased activation of the complement system — part of the body’s immune defences which normally help in clearing infections — in people with long COVID, both during initial infection and six months later. People with six-month long COVID had reduced levels of some proteins involved in the complement system and elevated levels of others, compared with fully recovered or healthy participants.”

Djokovic was similarly sick with a respiratory illness for a long time in the Spring of 2022 when he had bad losses at Dubai, Monte Carlo, Serbia where he looked listless with low energy. Wonder if he was going through that in Australia again where he had a hard time recovering from a cold or flu. Obviously he can’t get a steroid treatment like other patients during tournament play and so, he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it until a tournament ends and maybe he gets a TUE. In my case, I could not play rec tennis singles at even a 4.5 level for a few weeks when I had the persistent symptoms before the steroid treatment and I can’t imagine a pro player being able to function properly if he had similar issues of his body’s immune system fighting itself.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

"However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards"

Wonder what he means by this.

Officer Carragher believes Novak Djokovic wasn't getting his daily dose of Rory Jennings' hot takes.

 

[mental midget]

How many times have we seen Novak start slow just to up the game later, he needs to find his tempo, but Sinner play was just not giving him time to adjust. That is all merit to Sinner.

Nothing abnormal knowing how Djokovic plays and how Sinner improved.

sinner never pressing was a huge factor. didn't allow for any momentum shifts that usually follow novak's insane defensive heroics generating a miss, and signaling 'you don't have what it takes to beat me.' instead, sinner kept a lid on the emotional swings, kept going for big targets, didn't redline or make any silly offensive mistakes...basically sucked all the oxygen out of the room with a straight-ahead, no-frills, rinse-and-repeat performance.

 

[nolefam_2024]

"However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards"

Wonder what he means by this.

What did you infer.

 

[jackson vile]

I agree, I think it’s more of a motivation issue.

 

[paolo2143]

Djokovic already lost to De Minaur in straights sets, so losing is normal for him in 2024.
Djokovic has fallen off a cliff, but don't worry, Rafa will be there at Roland Garros to win another slam trophy for the big3.

I wouldn't bet on it lol let's just hope Rafa is even fit enough to play 7 best of 5 sets in a row because right now i have my doubts

 

[Impressario]

This is realism, well said Goran in an era where reality has gone AWOL

 

[mike danny]

What's all the fuss? Guy is almost 37. Age always mattered and he's not better than 10 years ago. But people have just forgotten that because of this era.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Yes simply is old, this season for him is the equivalent of 2018 for Federer

Except that Federer won the 2018 AO., he didn't lose in the semis.

 

[fedfan24]

Only the darkest branch of Fedal fans are interested in creating this story that Novak had something only to delegitimize Sinner win since they can't stand a next gen winning big because it goes against their agenda that this is the weakest era of all time.

Weakest era already happened since mid 2017 through 2023 inclusive outside of 1-2 outliers. If Sinner and Alcaraz start winning everything then we can say the era got stronger. Sinner raising his game doesn’t change how weak most 2021-2023 slams were.

 

[The Sinner]

What's all the fuss? Guy is almost 37. Age always mattered and he's not better than 10 years ago. But people have just forgotten that because of this era.

His fans claimed Fedr was peak at roughly same age, so how is it different for Djoko? Especially given he’s been No1 for ages, came off a 3 slam year and only few weeks prior had won the YEC.

 

[The Sinner]

Alcaraz and Sinner have changed things. From mid 2023 it’s no longer ‘weak’.

 

[Sport]

Only the darkest branch of Fedal fans are interested in creating this story that Novak had something only to delegitimize Sinner win since they can't stand a next gen winning big because it goes against their agenda that this is the weakest era of all time.

I've never seen a Nadal fan calling this "the weakwst era of all time" apart from StrongRule.

Why would a Nadal fan overhype Roddick over Medvedev or Baghdatis and Hewitt over Thiem? It makes no sense. Nadal won a lot of Slams in his 30s, in the same era as Novak.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Alcaraz and Sinner have changed things. From mid 2023 it’s no longer ‘weak’.

There is no such thing. It's all in your minds. If there is really a weak period it's on and off. Since fed was here till 2019 Wimby and Nole and Rafa were playing ON and OFF till 2022. Now 2023 Wimby is no turning point. The 2019 RG Wimby 2020 AO 2021 AO RG 2022 RG were all very strong slams. You guys just keep talking without even thinking. Now sinner winning AO hasn't changed much and his slam win is no stronger than Nadal's RG 22 or Nole's RG 21.

I know it will fall on deaf years. HELL BENT

 

[Terenigma]

"However, the whole Australian Open Novak was somehow not right, from the first round onwards"

Wonder what he means by this.

Goran: Oh Djokovic was healthy. Also Goran: Novak was somehow not right.

Me:

Djokovic's performance vs Sinner was clearly well below even a typically average quality performance from him. We don't need Goran to say anything, it was clear as day to anyone who watched the match.

 

[DSH]

Weakest era already happened since mid 2017 through 2023 inclusive outside of 1-2 outliers. If Sinner and Alcaraz start winning everything then we can say the era got stronger. Sinner raising his game doesn’t change how weak most 2021-2023 slams were.

It is no coincidence that Joker has been more successful in winning Majors between 2021 and 2023 (despite the COVID situation) than in his prime between 2014 and 2016.