Rome 2023 Quarter Final - World's Heavyweight Champion Vs The Danish Sensation - Djokovic Vs Rune

[Hitman]

Rune is a clown. You won’t get many looks from novak.

He's no clown. He can be bratty yes, but he is no clown. He is a big time player.

 

[Tennfan123]

Love to see this.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Brat actually holds serve!

 

[Kralingen]

Even Rublev was able to take him down.

And you guys think Djokovic is the RG favorite?

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Djokovic is offensively completely hopeless in this match, so many UEs when trying to go DHTL. Come on make the kid really earn it !

 

[initialize]

Nole hitting people's throats in the stands now

 

[junior74]

"Novak's volleys have improved so much"

 

[Beulah Jesus]

Djokovic will break here. He's playing more consistently and Rune often hands back breaks immediately. In fact, he rarely holds serve after breaking in big matches.

Or not...

 

[joekapa]

Rune is a gun no doubt. And has the confidence to take Djokovic head on, without flinching.

 

[Hood_Man]

A youngster who doesn't look terrified of beating a fossil, who'd have thought it?

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Rune is a dark horse for the French Open in my opinion.

 

[Hitman]

Rune's variety is bewildering even the greatest of this era. The kid truly has it all, seeing it against the best in the world shows just how much even at this age he is already bringing to his game.

 

[Hitman]

A youngster who doesn't look terrified of beating a fossil, who'd have thought it?

Actually a few of us having been saying this for a while about Rune. He doesn't care who you are.

 

[Tennfan123]

Oh, sad miss. Good rally!

 

[junior74]

Noooo. Damn you, brat!

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Geeez! What a point that was!

 

[Tennfan123]

Djokovic going to the dark arts box of tricks.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

What’s going on here?

 

[BeatlesFan]

Nole meltdown on Lahyani.
"Just call the score for God's sake!!!!"

Nole is angry Mo is taking so long to call the score between Italian and English because it takes away from the shot clock.

I wish all the Serbs here will tell us what he keeps screaming to Goran.

 

[initialize]

C'mon Rune you can't keep missing those at net drop volleys

 

[Tennfan123]

Bigbabyvic

 

[TheNachoMan]

Even Rublev was able to take him down.

And you guys think Djokovic is the RG favorite?

He’s dusted on clay. I wish clay was mostly in NA. For obvious reasons..lol

 

[junior74]

Novak gets angry.

Will win RG.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Layhani is a clown.

 

[Hitman]

What’s going on here?

Djokovic annoyed that the score is being called twice.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Rune is tough to outhit on slow clay.

 

[junior74]

Layhani is a clown.

"I want to help you"

 

[Hood_Man]

Is Lahyani drunk?

 

[Kralingen]

Djokovic is a bum today man…

Get your bets in on Nadal.

 

[brewcrew]

Djokovic annoyed that the score is being called twice.

Not that it's called twice, but that he waited until he started his service motion to call it. He said "You wait until I'm already bouncing the ball for my serve to call out the score".

 

[Hitman]

Courageous forehand from Novak!

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Lol. This is fun! The kid is full of himself, but rightly so.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Djokovic is a bum today man…

Get your bets in on Nadal.

I will be very salty if “injured” Nadal comes back and wins RG. Vamos Carlos.

 

[_phantom]

Rune breaks again. Bakery product incoming?

 

[Kralingen]

I will be very salty if “injured” Nadal comes back and wins RG. Vamos Carlos.

He looks like the big favourite at the moment

if for no other reason than everyone else looks awful.

 

[Tennfan123]

Rune-ah

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Rune breaks again. Bakery product incoming?

Let’s not get crazy!

 

[Pablo1989]

Awful Nole today

 

[BeatlesFan]

My boy up double break!!!!

But Holger is a "clown" according to one wise sage here.


But in all honesty, after watching the Munich final, Holger is more than capable of dropping a set after being up two breaks.

 

[Kralingen]

Djokovic needs to start skipping clay Fed-style. This is getting embarrassing.

Totally dismantled by a younger, better, stronger opponent. And Rune is basically just keeping the ball in play...

 

[Tennfan123]

I think Djokovic didn't care about lead ins and it was all about the slams?

 

[Hitman]

That high defensive forehand from Rune is freaking Godly, it keeps Djokovic so far back. Rune shouldn't lose this match from this position, he has been the better player today, no question.

 

[_phantom]

Let’s not get crazy!

Bakery product quite possible unless Rune starts cramping

 

[Beulah Jesus]

Ok...cool!

This kid is taking Nole to the cleaners at the moment.

 

[Rattie]

This is fun. Go Holger

 

[sforza]

jokers absolutely fuming right now

 

[RF-18]

Like how does he get broken this much.

 

[InsideOut900]

Novak looks old out there.

 

[weakera]

Can any Serbs translate what Djo was saying to his box? Tennis Channel picked up the audio pretty clearly but he was speaking Serbian

 

[BeatlesFan]

It's starting to rain a bit harder again. Please no more interruptions.