Roland Garros R16: Novak Djokovic vs. Francisco Cerundolo

[Neptune]

Win or lose, Djokovic has everybody on edge, the fans, the haters....and yet, he is boring...

Causing butthurt should always be considered as boring, indisputable.

 

[GodlessEndeavor]

Casper's forehand is heavy, but that's it

He can paint lines and corners with his forehand.

 

[The Guru]

Novak's physicality at his age is a joke

 

[Breakpointerer]

Cerundolo going after the tasty French cuisine

 

[nolefam_2024]

Don't know how this match has changed so much.

Djokovic is going for longer shots. He didn't do it until late in the fourth set. Must be painkillers working.

 

[Topspin_80]

Has to be taken with some humor.

 

[Zodd]

classic!

 

[NeutralFan]

That was a sick BP can’t lie.

Cerundolo era is over now sadly

Djokovic's movement was insane on bp, he's not a regular 37year old

 

[ojo rojo]

Novak between points:

Novak during points:

 

[TennisFan3]

He is not getting past Ruud, even if he wins this. He has put too much out.

I can understand the handwringing and nervous nellies. I used to do the same when Pete played.
No one in their right mind, would give Rudd any chance.
Are you even watching him play against Fritz? Fritz choked hard to lose the set.

 

[junior74]

He is still who everyone has their eye on.

I was just joking.

I think many of us knew the pain could become less annoying in later stages and he is clearly moving a lot better now.

Cerundolo went into the Fritz trap, as expected

 

[Nadal15thslam]

What a faker, he moves like a rabbit now.

 

[Midaso240]

He is not getting past Ruud, even if he wins this. He has put too much out.

I agree, if you're a bit tired/had a bit of time on court there are few people you'd want to play less on a clay court than Ruud. Maybe Alcaraz, Nadal in the past of course

 

[messiahrobins]

He is not getting past Ruud, even if he wins this. He has put too much out.

Sadly i agree and i think he has to think about Wimbledon a bit at this point. Play many more trounds and it could be an issue.

 

[Razer]

He can clearly feel the dark energy emanating from Philippe Chatrier and had flashbacks. “Djokovic injured and a set down during 4th round match” sent shivers down his spine

Channeling the power from the Bosnian Pyramids

 

[Rosstour]

Nadal withdraw from Wimbledon 2022 in the semifinals and he was never the same after that.
Joker is already older than that version of Nadal and has more lives than a cat.
Your comparison is not correct.

I mean playing possum in a match

DelPossum did it too. It's lame

 

[WarriorRafa]

Cerundolos body language was so bad; you could tell he never believed he could win. Neither did I but thats the last thing you want to do against Djokovic, give him more belief. Pathetic stuff

 

[jss]

You see, faking a injury, it's not against the ITF rules.

 

[NeutralFan]

I guess Cerundolo is kicking himself inside now...

Djokovic is the opposite Nadal:

HE HAS NEVER LOST WHILE INJURED

Lmao and this sounds actually true

 

[InsuranceMan]

Let’s be honest though, Kobe was a much better marketer/salesman than basketball player.

No agreed, I’m don’t know much about Kobe but I never really was one for him and from what I can tell he seemed inflated and a self-centered chuckster. But I’m talking about in terms of the discourse surrounding both of them, it feels very played up to the point of a deliberate narrative. Novak’s had it going on for years, and then there’s corny stuff like the USO 24 Bryant 24 schtick.

 

[junior74]

The 0 games in final set prediction is very much on

 

[socallefty]

Don't know how this match has changed so much.

Djokovic was hitting his FH at 66mph till 3-4 in the fourth set and then at 81 mph afterwards. Is it the pills or magic potion kicking in or sheer mental will? Who knows, but he wins when he hits his FH aggressively.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

He is not getting past Ruud, even if he wins this. He has put too much out.

Sure, watch him win in 3

 

[tennis_pro]

Djoko is freakin houdini.

But if he doesnt improve hes out in the next round.

 

[JackieTreeh0rn]

Those FH and BH angles …. Damn!

 

[GabeT]

Yeah miracle hit 55 UEs...

It wasn't the best version and it was clear why...

Nobody loves more than you making excuses for Nadals losses. And yet at the time you made no mention about injuries

Don’t try to reinvent the past

 

[albatros_forehand]

Yea even if he takes this, hard to see him take down Ruud, Zverev and Alcaraz in succession after these grueling matches and not being 100%.

Ruud is capable of producing sub par performance but I’d agree this time he will spin him back to Serbia

 

[NYTennisfan]

This would have been long over if it was a Masters. This is why you don't put much stock into his clay masters season when assessing his slam chances. Beating Djokovic in a Bo5 is a completely different beast. Slams are major mental grinds and that's what he excels at.

 

[Rosstour]

Sadly i agree and i think he has to think about Wimbledon a bit at this point. Play many more trounds and it could be an issue.

Are you guys serious

Seriously

 

[Hitman]

I can understand the handwringing and nervous nellies. I used to do the same when Pete played.
No one in their right mind, would give Rudd any chance.
Are you even watching him play against Fritz? Fritz choked hard to lose the set.

I have both streams running side by side on my laptop.

 

[TennisFan3]

Yea even if he takes this, hard to see him take down Ruud, Zverev and Alcaraz in succession after these grueling matches and not being 100%.

I think he will face Rudd and De Minaur. Zedzilla ain't doing anything.
He will make the final. And then it just depends on whether Alcaraz/Sinner are 100% or not.

 

[Zodd]

Novak between points:

Novak during points:

You bringing your A-game today @ojo rojo

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Great shot by cerundolo

 

[nolefam_2024]

BP

 

[tennisjedi]

Another wild break point appears.

 

[Kralingen]

The players media and Jordan built up Kobe. Kobe was just himself. That stuff wasn't an act or marketing he was just crazy like that.

I think it's because his game mimicked MJ. People make the wrongful assumption that he must be the 2nd best by virtue of that. He's underrated by the analytic community but overrated by casual fans

Yeah I think the real culprit here is Jordan, the 90s monoculture basically convinced everyone that the best players had to look and feel and play exactly like Jordan. I do think Kobe played it up though especially after Colorado, rebranded himself. you do realize he came up with the Black Mamba nickname and directed a lot of the marketing himself from that era, even won an Oscar. He fancied himself an auteur of sorts. Idk, I think the fact that people ever thought he was better than LeBron is insane.

 

[SpinToWin]

Insane pass

 

[Nappa]

Why Djoko doesnt limp now? Magic?

 

[ultimathule]

The pattern of play, bh to bh, is not going to work for Cerundolo. Fh to fh and he has a chance

 

[Jonas78]

Come on Dolo, give us a match

 

[DonutBoy1128]

Novak's physicality at his age is a joke

GOAT

 

[NoleFam]

Ruud is capable of producing sub par performance but I’d agree this time he will spin him back to Serbia

Most likely yea if he wins this and moves like this in that match. Won't be enough.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djokovic is pumped up! lol

 

[Kralingen]

What a miss on BP my ****ing days….

 

[Mark-Touch]

The outcome of this match was never in doubt.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

GOAT

Of faking injuries

 

[I Am Finnish]

Cerundolo is cute

 

[InsuranceMan]

Eurosport now wondering if Djokovic thinks about the NATO bombs to fire himself up

@Kralingen this type thing is literally what I just replied about like cmon lmao

 

[ibbi]

For those that thought he was going to go down easily

I think mainly only his fans thought he was going to go down easily. Everyone else was waiting for the moment to inevitably come. It is the sporting equivalent of the boy who cried wolf.

 

[RokasLTU]

Whats with that mumble.