So how long wil Novak stay this time at #1

How long will Novak stay at #1

  • He will lose his #1 spot after AO or Miami

    Votes: 2 7.4%

  • He will lose his #1 spot after Rome or FO

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • He will lose his #1 spot after Wimbledon

    Votes: 5 18.5%

  • He will lose his #1 spot after USO or around Paris and WTF

    Votes: 3 11.1%

  • He will stay number 1 throughout the whole 2015 season

    Votes: 17 63.0%
  • Total voters
    27
uliks

uliks

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So what's next for maestro Novak Djokovic the best player of this decade. How long he will stay at #1. Bar some early AO upset i believe he is ok up until the start of the clay season.
Points to defend until the start of the clay season:
-Djokovic 2540
-Federer 2550
-Nadal 2595
 
He would need to completely lose form or get injured not to retain the number 1 ranking until Wimbledon. He's only defending a 1/4 final appearance at the AO so should extend his lead there.
 
It is going to be close

uliks said:
So what's next for maestro Novak Djokovic the best player of this decade. How long he will stay at #1. Bar some early AO upset i believe he is ok up until the start of the clay season.
Points to defend until the start of the clay season:
-Djokovic 2540
-Federer 2550
-Nadal 2595
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Djokovic is on 121 weeks now, Nadal is on 141 weeks. If, as you say, the next 4 1/2 months Djokovic is pretty much got a strangle hold on number 1 - then he will be very close to Nadal's total by then.
 
Will most likely be #1 for the rest of the year ESPECIALLY if Nadal decides to be inconsistent.

Federer is in no form to catch up to Djokovic, the only clear runner is Nadal if he is WELL.

At this rate Novak wont even need to win a Grand Slam to retain #1
 
Djokovic will have a long run on the #1. I don't see anyone taking him down from the throne 2015. He will be as consistent as he was this year, but I expect him this time to win more than 1 slam.
 
In April he could overtake Nadal for most weeks at #1 and most consecutive weeks in the top 2! :smile: I think he'll likely stay on top until at least Wimbledon but I'm really hoping he spends the whole of 2015 at #1. Ajde Nole!
 
I'm thinking if Djokovic wins the AO, he will spend the whole 2015 season at #1.
 
RF-18 said:
Djokovic will have a long run on the #1. I don't see anyone taking him down from the throne 2015. He will be as consistent as he was this year, but I expect him this time to win more than 1 slam.
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AO + USO or
AO + W

Is possible.
 
Sabratha said:
AO + USO or
AO + W

Is possible.
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AO + W seems more likely, but I would give him a good chance at the FO too. Thats the tournament that motivates him the most now and I think we could see a new winner at FO this year.

But to be quiet serious, Novak has a big shot at all 4 slams. I Can't say he will win either that or this cause he might as well win them all because thats the completeness he has in him.

It really is up to him to make something of it, if he is healthy and don't suffer from burn out I would not count Djokovic out. They way he ended the 2014 season reminds me of him coming into the 2011. Won all three slams but FO. I can see a godlike novak this upcoming year. He is hungry for more and his competition has decreased with nadal being injured all the time and fed just getting older, and murray who is a shadow of his former self.

He could not get a better chance than this.
 
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RF-18 said:
Djokovic will have a long run on the #1. I don't see anyone taking him down from the throne 2015. He will be as consistent as he was this year, but I expect him this time to win more than 1 slam.
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I'm with you. Odds on to win the AO; finally win RG (even if he makes the finals it's net + points). Ditto USO. The only place I see him losing pts is at Wimbledon since it will be hard to repeat.
 
I think being a dad might actually take some pressure off Nole and allow his to play more free. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him win 2 majors and maintain his #1 ranking. If he wins the AO he could really be off to the races.
 
I'm going to guess he'll lose it at Wimbledon or just Afterwards, but considering his form after that he could pretty much take it back straight away.

Actually thinking next year will be very interesting, I don't see anyone dominating the field by a large stretch.
 
Wynter said:
I'm going to guess he'll lose it at Wimbledon or just Afterwards, but considering his form after that he could pretty much take it back straight away.

Actually thinking next year will be very interesting, I don't see anyone dominating the field by a large stretch.
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I don't see how he will lose his ranking at all, especially if he wins the AO. Nadal/Federer would have to put up quite a big fight to knock the man off his mantle, but both have declined in recent years. I think both could possibly cause Novak some trouble, but the form he showed at the WTF this year would be too much for either of them.
 
Rjtennis said:
I think being a dad might actually take some pressure off Nole and allow his to play more free. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him win 2 majors and maintain his #1 ranking. If he wins the AO he could really be off to the races.
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Novak is undefeated as dad so far ;)
 
Sabratha said:
I don't see how he will lose his ranking at all, especially if he wins the AO. Nadal/Federer would have to put up quite a big fight to knock the man off his mantle, but both have declined in recent years. I think both could possibly cause Novak some trouble, but the form he showed at the WTF this year would be too much for either of them.
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Wouldn't be surprised to see Novak decline a little towards the back end of next year, it's just what generally tends to happen from 28+

2015 will definitely be a good year for him, but the last in which he dominates by any significant margin if he indeed does.
 
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Wynter said:
Wouldn't be surprised to see Novak decline a little towards the back end of next year, it's just what generally tends to happy from 28+

2015 will definitely be a good year for him, but the last in which he dominates by any significant margin if he indeed does.
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I think Djokovic is good until he's 30 really. He has less mileage than both Nadal and Federer (Nadal was winning GS titles at 19 and Federer has just been around forever). In comparison, Djokovic won a GS title at 20 and then had a transitional period in his career. He has been super consistent since 24, before then he was not as serious about tennis as he is now; he seems pretty Agassi like to me.

I think when his movement declines he will become even more aggressive to compensate. Even with reduced movement, he will still be in the mix at the top I think.
 
Sabratha said:
He has been super consistent since 24, before then he was not as serious about tennis as he is now; he seems pretty Agassi like to me.
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Good comparison.

Agassi - Wears wigs and jean shorts during matches, does meth and drops out of top 100

Djokovic - Consistently top 3, consistently makes it to QF or better at slams and masters, works hard on adjusting his game
 
Mr.Snrub said:
Good comparison.

Agassi - Wears wigs and jean shorts during matches, does meth and drops out of top 100

Djokovic - Consistently top 3, consistently makes it to QF or better at slams and masters, works hard on adjusting his game
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I am more comparing Djokovic at present to Agassi from 1998 onward; and when he returned to the tour in 1998 after his career low point in 1997, he seldom dropped out of the top 10 until his retirement in 2006. That screams consistency, hard work and sacrifice, just like Djokovic from 2011 onward.
 
HailDjokovic said:
Will most likely be #1 for the rest of the year ESPECIALLY if Nadal decides to be inconsistent.

Federer is in no form to catch up to Djokovic, the only clear runner is Nadal if he is WELL.

At this rate Novak wont even need to win a Grand Slam to retain #1
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I agree.

Nadal needs to be more consistent, and just show up for the rest of the season; shame his body won't let him.

Rafa is the Italian sports car of tennis players. Performs spectacularly when the parts are working, except it doesn't half the time.
 
Sabratha said:
I think Djokovic is good until he's 30 really. He has less mileage than both Nadal and Federer (Nadal was winning GS titles at 19 and Federer has just been around forever). In comparison, Djokovic won a GS title at 20 and then had a transitional period in his career. He has been super consistent since 24, before then he was not as serious about tennis as he is now; he seems pretty Agassi like to me.

I think when his movement declines he will become even more aggressive to compensate. Even with reduced movement, he will still be in the mix at the top I think.
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He definitely has all the tools to be able to change his game and become more aggressive for sure. Of course his serve isn't Federesque and while certainly not a weakness it's more attackable than others, which could signal a bit of a problem for him.

Hoping for Kyrgios, Thiem and Coric to make it into the Top 30 next year and hopefully near the Top 10 by the end of 2016. In fact, I could probably see one of them making a massive run at Wimbledon or USO next year if they get lucky.

I'm dying for some new blood at the top, Nishikori is probably the one I like most out of Dimi/Raonic's era but I haven't been able to get behind them as well as I have with other guys. :neutral:
 
Wynter said:
He definitely has all the tools to be able to change his game and become more aggressive for sure. Of course his serve isn't Federesque and while certainly not a weakness it's more attackable than others, which could signal a bit of a problem for him.

Hoping for Kyrgios, Thiem and Coric to make it into the Top 30 next year and hopefully near the Top 10 by the end of 2016. In fact, I could probably see one of them making a massive run at Wimbledon or USO next year if they get lucky.

I'm dying for some new blood at the top, Nishikori is probably the one I like most out of Dimi/Raonic's era but I haven't been able to get behind them as well as I have with other guys. :neutral:
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I think Kyrgios will have another breakthrough next year. Here's hoping he can crack the top 30. It would be pretty cool if he made a QF or R16 at the AO too, he's certainly capable of that.

As for Coric and Thiem, we need to wait and see what happens. Thiem is serving for his military and it may take time away from training, ect, so I wouldn't be surprised if he fell back into being a top 50-60 player next year. Coric has beaten Nadal, but so have a lot of other people; it doesn't guarantee great results. He still needs to work hard and get better before I will say he is for sure going to crack the top 30, or even 50.
 
Sabratha said:
I think Kyrgios will have another breakthrough next year. Here's hoping he can crack the top 30. It would be pretty cool if he made a QF or R16 at the AO too, he's certainly capable of that.

As for Coric and Thiem, we need to wait and see what happens. Thiem is serving for his military and it may take time away from training, ect, so I wouldn't be surprised if he fell back into being a top 50-60 player next year. Coric has beaten Nadal, but so have a lot of other people; it doesn't guarantee great results. He still needs to work hard and get better before I will say he is for sure going to crack the top 30, or even 50.
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Didn't know about Thiem's military service, bit of a shame if it results in a bit of a decline.

Have very high hopes for Coric though, looking forward to how he does at the AO. 90th at the moment isn't he?
 
Wynter said:
Didn't know about Thiem's military service, bit of a shame if it results in a bit of a decline.

Have very high hopes for Coric though, looking forward to how he does at the AO. 90th at the moment isn't he?
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I think he is hovering around the 90s in the rankings, which is very impressive for his age but he still has a long way to go before he can be at a top 30 level. We will see how he performs at the AO next year.
 
I don't see Djokovic losing the the #1 ranking after the AO. Fed is the closest to him, and can at most earn 1,280 points if he wins the AO. Plus the 225 he might get from DC, that gives him 11,205 maximum points at the end of the AO.

Djokovic is only defending 360 points at the AO, so he'll be at 11,150 even if he doesn't play the tournament at all. This means he only needs to reach the third round to cover the 55 point difference and ensure he's still #1 after the AO.

I think there's a good chance he'll pass Nadal in the weeks at #1 department by the clay season.
 
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Depending on how federer plays he has a decent chance if he can do well the beginning of the year, play decently on clay and win wimbledon. If Djokovic wins a lot of slams he will stay number one but if he just wins 1 like for the past 3 years, fed will be in decent position as long as his body and level holds up. He needs some rest.
 
RF-18 said:
AO + W seems more likely, but I would give him a good chance at the FO too. Thats the tournament that motivates him the most now and I think we could see a new winner at FO this year.

But to be quiet serious, Novak has a big shot at all 4 slams. I Can't say he will win either that or this cause he might as well win them all because thats
the completeness he has in him.

It really is up to him to make something of it, if he is healthy and don't suffer from burn out I would not count Djokovic out. They way he ended the 2014 season reminds me of him coming into the 2011. Won all three slams but FO. I can see a godlike novak this upcoming year. He is hungry for more and his competition has decreased with nadal being injured all the time and fed just getting older, and murray who is a shadow of his former self.

He could not get a better chance than this.
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Chico said:
Novak will stay #1 for the whole 2015.
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@Chico my homie
 
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