Roger Federer admits Novak Djokovic can surpass his Grand Slam titles

Do you admit as well?

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kalpab

kalpab

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Roger Federer: Everything is possible, he can complete the calendar Grand Slam as well even if tournaments are different, but he is the big favourite for the next two events [Wimbledon and US Open].

He has a good chance, it's important to stay free-injury, be always motivated and keep fighting.

http://en.yibada.com/articles/13261...-novak-djokovic-surpass-grand-slam-titles.htm

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Just read article. I don't know what YIBADA is, but here's the article writer's opener:

"Roger Federer has admitted career rival Novak Djokovic could surpass his all-time Grand Slam records, which is seemingly inevitable considering the Serb's dominance in the past seasons."

Is the writer just taking the "Everything is possible" bite and running with it? I don't see him saying anything other than what OP put about Djok being favorite for next two majors...
 
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Poisoned Slice

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The fundamental question is, will Novak be as effective as a boss like Roger was? And he might be, even more so? But until he gets to within 1-2, it's going to be hard to verify that I think Novak will surpass Roger.
 
kalpab

kalpab

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FedFosterWallace said:
Just read article. I don't know what YIBADA is, but here's the article writer's opener:

"Roger Federer has admitted career rival Novak Djokovic could surpass his all-time Grand Slam records, which is seemingly inevitable considering the Serb's dominance in the past seasons."

Is the writer just taking the "Everything is possible" bite and running with it? I don't see him saying anything other than what OP put about Djok being favorite for next two majors...
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Just a cheap hyperbolic clickbait, I admit.
 
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Tiki-Taka

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It's going to be fun watching the race between Djokovic and time in the near future. He has very impressively recovered from those missed opportunities in 2012-14. 6 became 12 in just two years. If he wins 2 of the next 3 Slams, I think he will catch Federer.
 
TheMuzziah

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Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil said:
Don't pretend that you're thinking Murray will have problems if Federer reaches him in the semifinal. :D
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Well, with Fed at Wimbledon you never know. Last year he played one of the best matches of his career in the semifinal, his serve was on fire. I know this year he's not in the best possible shape with all the injuries but still it's Federer on grass,you can't count him out if he goes deep. Put it this way, if I had to choose I'd definitely go with Wawrinka in Murray's half. :p I think you would do too for Novak (although to be fair, he has owned Fed in recent slams so it doesnt really make much difference does it :p)
 
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Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil

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TheMuzziah said:
Well, with Fed at Wimbledon you never know. Last year he played one of the best matches of his career in the semifinal, his serve was on fire. I know this year he's not in the best possible shape with all the injuries but still it's Federer on grass,you can't count him out if he goes deep. Put it like this, if I had to choose I'd definitely go with Wawrinka in Murray's half. :p I think you would do too for Novak (although to be fair, he has owned Fed in recent slams so it doesnt really make much difference does it :p)
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Well of course you would pick Stan in Murray's half since Stan hasn't even reached a Wimbledon semi in his career yet. :p

Yeah it doesn't make much difference, you saw their last Slam semi meeting. This Wimbledon has the Murrovic final written all over it if both just keep their cool. And despite Wimbly being the most prestigious Slam I hardly care for it anymore. Novak has caused quite a lot of damage there recently. :D

Or maybe I am unconsciously trying to make a potential loss less painful, it's been a while since the last time he lost at a Slam. :eek:
 
Qubax

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I would rather Fed beat Nole at SW19 - 2016 for the title and end with 18 slams and Novak with 22, then have Novak get 18 and Fed remain stuck at 17.

Am I alone in this?
 
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Well of course it is possible, Roger isn't going to go out there and say that Novak can't surpass him. But of course, they all know that the task is still a monumental one. This is sport and anything can happen. Novak has hardly been invincible in every tournament he played. He was close to losing W 2014 to Roger, nearly lost W 2015 in the Anderson match, played a shocking match against Simon in AO 2016 fourth round. Djokovic slips up at W and the path clears for Federer...that already difficult task becomes even more daunting.
 
TheMuzziah

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Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil said:
Well of course you would pick Stan in Murray's half since Stan hasn't even reached a Wimbledon semi in his career yet. :p
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haha fair dos :p
Yeah it doesn't make much difference, you saw their last Slam semi meeting. This Wimbledon has the Murrovic final written all over it if both just keep their cool. And despite Wimbly being the most prestigious Slam I hardly care for it anymore. Novak has caused quite a lot of damage there recently. :D
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Still a long way to go but I'm quietly confident, it's probably the Lendl factor :pobviously Novak is the favourite, as you said his grass resume is already very impressive but I think he's hungry for more, could be his third in a row if he wins plus he would only need to win the US open to make history (cygs), so yeah everything is shaping up nicely going into this Wimbledon and a potential murrovic final will certainly be the cherry on top (and muzz taking it in an epic five setter :p). we do love our murrovic matches, don't we? ;)
Or maybe I am unconsciously trying to make a potential loss less painful, it's been a while since the last time he lost at a Slam. :eek:
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Will you watch the Olympic final if it's Murray djokovic or will the nerves be too much to handle? :p

Qubax said:
I would rather Fed beat Nole at SW19 - 2016 for the title and end with 18 slams and Novak with 22, then have Novak get 18 and Fed remain stuck at 17.

Am I alone in this?
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Probably.

Maestroesque said:
If only someone had the tweener Federer produced against Novak :rolleyes:
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You're welcome :)
 
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Maestroesque

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Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil said:
Well of course you would pick Stan in Murray's half since Stan hasn't even reached a Wimbledon semi in his career yet. :p

Yeah it doesn't make much difference, you saw their last Slam semi meeting. This Wimbledon has the Murrovic final written all over it if both just keep their cool. And despite Wimbly being the most prestigious Slam I hardly care for it anymore. Novak has caused quite a lot of damage there recently. :D

Or maybe I am unconsciously trying to make a potential loss less painful, it's been a while since the last time he lost at a Slam. :eek:
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TheMuzziah said:
haha fair dos :p


Still a long way to go but I'm quietly confident, it's probably the Lendl factor :pobviously Novak is the favourite, as you said his grass resume is already very impressive but I think he's hungry for more, could be his third in a row if he wins plus he would only need to win the US open to make history (cygs), so yeah everything is shaping up nicely for this Wimbledon and a potential murrovic final will certainly be the cherry on top (and muzz taking it in an epic five setter :p). we do love our murrovic matches, don't we? ;)


Will you watch a potential murrovic Olympic final or will the nerves be too much? :p



Probably.



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You're welcome :)
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haha that shot is the best thing ever...thanks! :)
 
WarrenMP

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TheMuzziah said:
haha fair dos :p


Still a long way to go but I'm quietly confident, it's probably the Lendl factor :pobviously Novak is the favourite, as you said his grass resume is already very impressive but I think he's hungry for more, could be his third in a row if he wins plus he would only need to win the US open to make history (cygs), so yeah everything is shaping up nicely going into this Wimbledon and a potential murrovic final will certainly be the cherry on top (and muzz taking it in an epic five setter :p). we do love our murrovic matches, don't we? ;)


Will you watch the Olympic final if it's Murray djokovic or will the nerves be too much to handle? :p



Probably.



XJFj6H.gif


You're welcome :)
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One of the best shots from Federer. I love how he shows his excitement. I wish someone would do a meme of him going super saiyen when he jumps up cheering.
 
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil

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TheMuzziah said:
Still a long way to go but I'm quietly confident, it's probably the Lendl factor :pobviously Novak is the favourite, as you said his grass resume is already very impressive but I think he's hungry for more, could be his third in a row if he wins plus he would only need to win the US open to make history (cygs)
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Novak really is hungry. His father advised him a year or two ago to play for 1-2 more years and stop there, start living like a normal family guy but he said no, he wants to play for like 5-6 more years and become the GOAT.
TheMuzziah said:
so yeah everything is shaping up nicely for this Wimbledon and a potential murrovic final will certainly be the cherry on top (and muzz taking it in an epic five setter :p).
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Apart from the Australian Open I really wouldn't mind (much :D) if Murray wins an epic final, he is my 2nd favorite among the top guys plus you Andy's knights are really cool. ;)
TheMuzziah said:
we do love our murrovic matches, don't we? ;)
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It's easier for me to say that because of the recent end results :p but there are other reasons as well. I don't find them (individuals and the matches) boring at all and I like seeing Fedal fanbase scream when we get Murrovic matches, especially finals recently. :D If you love them as well then great. :)
TheMuzziah said:
Will you watch the Olympic final if it's Murray djokovic or will the nerves be too much to handle? :p
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It's the Olympics in Rio, I can't miss that. Tell your guy not to GOAT there again and he has Wimbledon and Aussie for himself. :cool:

 
Djokovic2011

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TheMuzziah said:
Well, with Fed at Wimbledon you never know. Last year he played one of the best matches of his career in the semifinal, his serve was on fire. I know this year he's not in the best possible shape with all the injuries but still it's Federer on grass,you can't count him out if he goes deep. Put it this way, if I had to choose I'd definitely go with Wawrinka in Murray's half. :p I think you would do too for Novak (although to be fair, he has owned Fed in recent slams so it doesnt really make much difference does it :p)
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I'd say it's pretty unlikely that Federer will repeat that kind of performance if he and Murray meet in the semis again this year, especially given his recent injuries and lack of match play. Having said that he does seem to really get up for playing Andy these last couple of years so I guess you can't rule out the possibility of another masterclass but it would still surprise me all the same.
 
cockneyDjoker

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TMF said:
Nadal fans said the same thing to their favorite player in 2014.
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Nadal's body was falling apart with injuries. Nadal was NEVER going to be GOAT. Djokovic on the other hand has had no injuries and has years left to dominate with no one to challenge him.

Novak will be GOAT. I think he'll be no 1 until 2020. He's just completely dominating on EVERY SURFACE. Something Nadal has never done.
 
big ted

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i think it depends on how djokovic reacts if and when a real rival comes into play ( like federer had nadal).. right now #2 murray is djokovics whipping boy, much like hewitt & roddick were for federer..maybe lendl can change that?
 
big ted

big ted

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Mainad said:
His career has been comparatively injury-free compared to most other top players and therefore it has been allowed to progress without any pause or hindrance. That is a major plus factor in any athlete's success.
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i think his longterm flexibility routine hes been doing since he was little is paying off big dividends
 
Odvala

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I don't like this Fed comment at all. Why? Because what Novak drives the most is something that i sadly can't translate to English. It's called "Inat and Prkos". Those 2 words/terms defines 99% of Serbs. Without it we don't have as much passion as when it's present. As long as he have people like Mats,Federer,Andre,Barbara to doubt in hes talent, level of play etc. he is on a certain road of becoming a GOAT. Once hes mind is (I am really invincible) mode he will go downhill quite fast.

Just few more years,please hate him, boo him, applaud on hes double faults, doubt in hes performance and he will have the fuel for getting 20+.

I am kinda glad that western civilization is not familiar with those 2 terms :)
 
AnOctorokForDinner

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Odvala said:
I don't like this Fed comment at all. Why? Because what Novak drives the most is something that i sadly can't translate to English. It's called "Inat and Prkos". Those 2 words/terms defines 99% of Serbs. Without it we don't have as much passion as when it's present. As long as he have people like Mats,Federer,Andre,Barbara to doubt in hes talent, level of play etc. he is on a certain road of becoming a GOAT. Once hes mind is (I am really invincible) mode he will go downhill quite fast.

Just few more years,please hate him, boo him, applaud on hes double faults, doubt in hes performance and he will have the fuel for getting 20+.

I am kinda glad that western civilization is not familiar with those 2 terms :)
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It's called defiance, mate. Defiance and spite, the "screw you!" drive and motivation. Thinking you are so unique that no words from another language can possibly describe the concept is rather indicative of the limits of your own thinking. Although it's true that every language describes some things better than others, so that a word in one language may require a phrase in another.
 
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kalpab said:
Roger Federer: Everything is possible, he can complete the calendar Grand Slam as well even if tournaments are different, but he is the big favourite for the next two events [Wimbledon and US Open].

He has a good chance, it's important to stay free-injury, be always motivated and keep fighting.

http://en.yibada.com/articles/13261...-novak-djokovic-surpass-grand-slam-titles.htm

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Always gets a jab in. Has to do three things?

All thats missing is, "It would be a pity is he is unable to reach this monumental achievement"
 
Odvala

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AnOctorokForDinner said:
It's called defiance, mate. Defiance and spite, the "screw you!" drive and motivation. Thinking you are so unique that no words from another language can possibly describe the concept is rather indicative of the limits of your own thinking. Although it's true that every language describes some things better than others, so that a word in one language may require a phrase in another.
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Well, you are maybe right about the spite, actually you can use it for both Inat and Prkos but defiance, hell no. Defiance is something more like challenging or even disrespecting. But thanks for reminding me of spite. Haven't heard it for a long time and its something most similar to those 2 words.
 
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A key part of it will be Federer not getting 18 himself. If he stays at 17, I think ND has a reasonable chance, but not much margin for error.
 
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