so beside nadal , thiem , wawrinka , who can take out novak djokovic AT french open ?

skypadq

Hall of Fame
please don 't say joke , i want serious talk
novak djokovic is so scary for he could win 2020 RG
if he can almost won agianst 2013 nadal RG
he definally can
i find no reason to djokovic can 't win RG

so i think nadal , thiem , wawrinka these only three man can take out novak djokovic AT RG
i don 't think medvedev or tsitsipas can do it
medvedev has no clay title his worst surface is clay
and i don ' t think tsitsipas can beat novak djokovic at BO5 format
that being said these only three man can take out novak djokovic AT RG ?
any other can ?
 

Backspin1183

Talk Tennis Guru
thing is about medvedev
last year 's rg result is so dispointing
he two sets love up agianst herbert in first round
but he lost 3- 2 to herbert

Medvedev good in best 3 but no so good in best 5 in clay. So I am doubt he can beats Djokovic in best 5 but best 3 he can as he already prove by beat Djokovic before on Monte Carlo masters.
 

lud

Hall of Fame
Zverev
Bautista
Kyrgios
Del Potro
Medvedev
Tsitsipas

This is not 2011-2016 clay Djoker anymore. He is very vulnerable and age is not on his side.
 

skypadq

Hall of Fame
Zverev
Bautista
Kyrgios
Del Potro
Medvedev
Tsitsipas

This is not 2011-2016 clay Djoker anymore. He is very vulnerable and age is not on his side.
kyrgios in RG ? never
del potro ? he will not play RG i certin
medvedev ? he even reached round 2 at RG
tsitsipas i think possible
zverev ? sure he can , but 19 RG QF was dispointing
 

skypadq

Hall of Fame
Nadal, Thiem, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Monfils, Zverev, Fognini, Agut, Schwartzman, Wawrinka
monfis ? he even lost 2017 djokovic at grass
he will never able to beat djokovic

tsitsipas and zverev can do it
fognini ? never he is terrible match up aginst novak djokovic
agut and diego is possible if these two played life match
 

weakera

Talk Tennis Guru
monfis ? he even lost 2017 djokovic at grass
he will never able to beat djokovic

tsitsipas and zverev can do it
fognini ? never he is terrible match up aginst novak djokovic
agut and diego is possible if these two played life match

You're wrong. Will they beat Djokovic? Almost certainly not, but it's possible. The days of Djokovic stringing together 7 high level matches in a row are gone, he is vulnerable.
 

junior74

Bionic Poster
I think only Nadal and Thiem (if he improves vastly from the level he is at right now!) and perhaps a zoning Tsitsipas.

Wawrinka has not really recovered after his injury.
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
Maybe Goffin. Goffin's best surface is clay and he did defeat an arguably subpar Djokovic on clay in Montecarlo 2017. Goffin also took a set from Nadal at RG 2019, the same than Thiem who defeated Djokovic.
 
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Fiero425

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He has proved that he is capable of beating Djoker at RG. You asked a question and I gave a credible answer.

After that loss, it's possible that "ANYONE" can beat Nole at the FO in Paris! His fans just hope not! At the AO'19 it looked bad against Thiem! He came back! :sneaky:
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
I think only Nadal and Thiem (if he improves vastly from the level he is at right now!) and perhaps a zoning Tsitsipas.

Wawrinka has not really recovered after his injury.
Thiem frequently plays poor in ATP 500 or Masters 1000 and then reaises his level in Slams. His performances in minor tournaments are almost never an indicative of his form for Slams.
 

Jonesy

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I wonder where are the French players to make a stand at their home court. Makes you wonder that Tsonga and Monfils might be the best french tennis players of all time.
 
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Cabeza del Demonio

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Wawrinka isn't winning dicky mcgeezax against Djokovic at RG. He's well past his prime and may retire soon.
Nadal and Thiem are favorites against him, and Zverev and Tsitsipas have very good chances against him. Especially if Zverev turns it into a 5-set dogfight as he so often does,
 

DSH

Talk Tennis Guru
Djokovic at RG is beatable.
This tournament and surface is not his bread and butter.
His great moment ended there against a subpar Murray.
His game has many visible shortcomings when he moves to the red clay.
He is the third favorite but it is the GS where he is most vulnerable.
 

am1899

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Stan and Tsitsipas are the only legitimate threats to Djokovic I see, outside of the more obvious - Thiem and Nadal.

Zverev is still a head case in BO5 (and otherwise honestly), until proven otherwise. Medvedev’s worst surface is clay, and for me he hasn’t proven (yet) that he can hang consistently w the top players in BO5 format, at the business end of a 2 week tournament.

The only other possibility i see is perhaps Djok doesn’t show up for an earlier round match against some mug who can make him play enough balls - like the Istomin or Cecchinato matches from the past.
 
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