Question for the Warriors - What are your REALISTIC expectations for Novak at the WTF 2022?

[Sudacafan]

By the way, what is Djokovic defending the Earth from?

 

[Chanwan]

Their last hardcourt meeting was at the 2020 ATP Cup, and Nadal was in dreadful form and it still went to a tiebreaker in the 2nd Set.
So it shouldn't surprise anyone if Nadal wins a set next time they meet on hardcourt, and if he can win a set then he can win a match.
I don't agree that Nadal "can't beat Novak with his current more offensive style".

Iirc, he hasn't won a set since US 13. There's a long way to go from almost winning a set to winning a match