Novak Djokovic appears free to defend French Open title as France lifts vaccine passport rules

[lim]

Novak in 4

 

[I Am Finnish]

And Djokovic wouldn't even be relevant in RG 2020-2021 if the organizers didn't completely change the conditions and turned it into a completely different tournament.

Egg Open

 

[lllililillllil]

Haha how can Joker fans be so sure he coudn't even beat Vesely

 

[_phantom]

Guys, they might meet at Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid events. Let's look forward to those first.

 

[irishnadalfan1983]

... he will lose there again!

Maybe, maybe not….I just want him back playing and don’t want to hear anymore about his vaccination status/whether he is playing or not/etc….

 

[Santis]

Anybody sad at that news can't be a real Nadal fan

 

[nadalvamos]

You mean the Novacques-Chocoviche Open?

hey mods, how is this post not deleted already? this is more offensive than my nadal posts!

 

[top10]

Nadal would have to win AO and Wimbledon again to win TCGS. Not happening.

…unless there are new vaccine mandates…

 

[Hold Me Back]

LOL facts

 

[Antonio Puente]

Haha how can Joker fans be so sure he coudn't even beat Vesely

Djoker's been mostly garbage since Wimbledon.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Guys, they might meet at Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid events. Let's look forward to those first.

That would actually be pretty epic

 

[borg number one]

That’s good news. I hope he plays. Good for him and good for tennis. Nadal would rather win with him in the field and I’m sure the players want this issue behind them.

 

[Djokovic2011]

So if Nadal wins RG, but Djokovic was knocked out in an earlier round, so didn’t actually play Nadal, this would be another “asterisk” Open?
Open titles only count if a player has to beat Novak according to your logic?

I don't like the word asterisk but the big difference here is that Djokovic would've at least been part of the field, unlike this year's Australian Open.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Haha how can Joker fans be so sure he coudn't even beat Vesely

First time he lost to Vesely he won RG (2016). Not certain of anything but losing to Vesely in his first tournament of the year has absolutely no bearing on what Djokovic might do in RG.

 

[aldeayeah]

Their match at RG21 was one of the best of the year.

I say bring it. I like Rafa's chances this time around

but make it a day match pls

 

[Midaso240]

Nadal to win anyway

 

[sliceroni]

Nadal to win anyway

Not gonna disagree with this. Nadal healthier and playing better than last year.

 

[The_Order]

Djesus fans getting arrogant again... good.

 

[Permitlady]

No wait stop this is dangerous! Guys what happened. Was it just "rules is rules" no matter how stupid they were or was it about saving lives

 

[MotoboXer]

Nah...nope

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

 

[Mike Sams]

Watch the french organizers push Nadal/Djokovic late into the day to make the conditions favour Djokovic. And then put the roof up. Nadal FH topspin under the roof...dies on the court...suddenly much less bouncy.

 

[MotoboXer]

Haha how can Joker fans be so sure he coudn't even beat Vesely

LMAO

 

[Mike Sams]

I definitely think the night conditions helped Djokovic, but also consider that all of that was also true in RG 2020 and Nadal still won in straights. And yes, even back then, StrongRule was basically spamming match threads with the whole Djokovic Open meme stuff.

I just don't want clay season match threads ruined by a guy talking about how Nadal has no chance about 50x per thread. Which is, no exaggeration, this poster's contribution to the forum.

Tsitsipas took all the energy out of Djokovic in the prior round.

 

[WildRevolver]

Let the Triple Career Slam start loading, lads.

Mentally ill

 

[Frenchy-Player]

We are in march and the tournament is in June, i hope Djokovic will play, but things can still change .

 

[MotoboXer]

We are in march and the tournament is in June, i hope Djokovic will play, but things can still change .

Things already changed in Austrailia //.. he wont be playing.

 

[SonicNirvana]

Hold your horses everyone … the problem was never Nole getting into the country.

There is still a vaccination requirement to enter Roland Garros the facility under French law. This could be lifted but given Macron’s comments about pissing off the unvaccinated, it’s not a done deal…

ehh they’re letting in refugees all over Europe to Ukrainians regardless. I think this is partly why they’re doing this too.

 

[insideguy]

Guys there ain’t gonna be a French open they are shelling a nuclear power supply plant

 

[The_Order]

Watch the french organizers push Nadal/Djokovic late into the day to make the conditions favour Djokovic. And then put the roof up. Nadal FH topspin under the roof...dies on the court...suddenly much less bouncy.

Is that you StrongRule?

 

[SonicNirvana]

honestly guys i’m not anticipating anything in Europe until this conflict is over

 

[insideguy]

Everybody buckle up and quit worrying about tennis

 

[martinezownsclay]

honestly guys i’m not anticipating anything in Europe until this conflict is over

Pray to god it is long over by then. And believe me I am not saying that mainly due to the French Open, which is almost a complete afterthought to what is really important these days.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Bring on Nadal vs Djokovic battles on clay

Like this one!

 

[AgassiSuperSlam11]

Nadal is 20-0 in Clay bo5 Finals. Only twice was Nadal taken to a fifth set in a bo5 clay final when Federer blew match-points in the Italian Open and I think Coria did it the year before. The gap is closing with Tsitsipas, Alcaraz, and Zverev is a still factor. Will RG have them in the SF again in a night match again? This time the tournament will be a week earlier, and weather should be cooler. Too early to make any predictions other than Nadal, ND, and Stefanos being favorites.

 

[prosperned]

Very glad tbh. I want to see elite players at their healthiest, however I just don’t trust Djoko’s form and Nadal is better than he’s been for a very long time

 

[AgassiSuperSlam11]

Everybody buckle up and quit worrying about tennis

Some are worrying about WW3 and Nuclear war. This isn't Able Archer 83 and the Cuban Missile Crisis yet.

 

[martinezownsclay]

I don't like the word asterisk but the big difference here is that Djokovic would've at least been part of the field, unlike this year's Australian Open.

Well that and plus RG is the event Nadal has the much better record at and is always logically favored at anyway, and Djokovic beating him last year does not change that. Which is the complete opposite of the Australian Open situation over the years between the two, night and day difference between the 2 events in that regard.

 

[Visionary]

Things already changed in Austrailia //.. he wont be playing.

In Australia, probably not. COVID cases and deaths from them will suddenly rise prior to his arrival and drop on the day of deportation again.

 

[Rosstour]

He gambled and won.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

Bring on Nadal vs Djokovic battles on clay

And on hard

 

[The Big Foe fan]

You Nadal fans always have an excuse for whenever he loses at RG! Why can't any of you except that he can lose fair and square? It's all so mindnumbingly tedious.

Just Like the player, delusional and unwilling to accept loss

 

[ghostofMecir]

Healthy Nadal, outdoors in good weather is undefeated hasn’t ever lost a point

Fixed that for you.

 

[aditya123]

Just Like the player, delusional and unwilling to accept loss

This is utmost disrespect full. Nadal has always complemented his opponents in his losses. Show me one instance where Nadal was delusional and unwilling to accept his loss??

 

[aditya123]

After every loss :-

My foot was injured
My back was injured
My leg was injured
My wrist was injured
My d**k was injured

1st point - he skipped the almost the entire season after that match which means his injury was not a pretext but a fact , btw he did admit that he can't be winning Rg each and every year too.
Similar cases with other injuries too.
I don't understand whats so puzzling for you here

 

[Nadal_King]

And on hard

I want them even more than on clay

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Djokovic has shown that he's more than capable of beating Nadal on Chatrier but the question is, would you want to face Nadal right now with three titles under his belt, an unbeaten streak of 15, when his confidence is at an all time high and hasn't even set foot on a clay court so far this year? Scary

To balance this out, Djokovic will be fired up after missing the AO. Will be an interesting match if it happens.

 

[The_Order]

1st point - he skipped the almost the entire season after that match which means his injury was not a pretext but a fact , btw he did admit that he can't be winning Rg each and every year too.
Similar cases with other injuries too.
I don't understand whats so puzzling for you here

Don't worry about him... I'm happy he's angry... it makes me laugh

 

[Backspin1183]

After every loss :-

My foot was injured
My back was injured
My leg was injured
My wrist was injured
My d**k was injured

Gentleman, you may wanna avoid profanity in a public forum. A humble request.

 

[teotjunk]

This is utmost disrespect full. Nadal has always complemented his opponents in his losses. Show me one instance where Nadal was delusional and unwilling to accept his loss??

When he lost to Tsonga at Australian Open 2008

Tsonga dumps Rafa

Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga booked his place in the Australian Open final outclassing world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 6-2.

www.eurosport.com

He said this about Tsonga's level

Is not the real level I think. Sure, he can play like this, but not every week. It's impossible.

 

[FedrMatt]

He’s honestly the only one out of the big 3 I could see myself having a good conversation with. Fed and Nadal don’t seem like interesting personalities to me.

I despise Novak on court but yeah he’s the only one I could see myself being friends with.

The other two are so corporate and PC