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I'm amazed that Cilic could barely hold serve. I know his serve used to be quite shaky but he improved it somewhat over the last couple of years so that it became at least a quite good serve (with the help of Goran). It was nothing today for Djokovic, though.
OMG I'm so happy.Novak becomes only the 3rd player in the Open era to reach all 4 slam finals in a season, equals Sampras with 18 major finals and makes his 11th successive final of the year, the same as Federer did in 2006. Come on haters, you might not like him but you've gotta respect that level of consistency.
Good stuff. BUT, weak youngsters is a fact.OMG I'm so happy.Novak becomes only the 3rd player in the Open era to reach all 4 slam finals in a season, equals Sampras with 18 major finals and makes his 11th successive final of the year, the same as Federer did in 2006. Come on haters, you might not like him but you've gotta respect that level of consistency.
well we now know he WAS injured, so..
See him proclaim whoever of Stan/Fed winning the second SF, being the favourite for the title again...Alright settle down Djokovic2011. We're all aware of Novak's consistency but you don't need to rub it in. Go outside and get drunk or something.
oh come on cilic was sh*t ...
winning only 3 games with that serve ?
novak was playing nearly as well in the QF at wimbledon, but cilic made it respectable there ....
He held serve twice in the match... Though Novak should be at least a little concerned that he got broken by this Cilic.oh come on cilic was sh*t ...
winning only 3 games with that serve ?
novak was playing nearly as well in the QF at wimbledon, but cilic made it respectable there ....
And you did show him respect by predicting a win from Cilic in 4 setsOMG I'm so happy.Novak becomes only the 3rd player in the Open era to reach all 4 slam finals in a season, equals Sampras with 18 major finals and makes his 11th successive final of the year, the same as Federer did in 2006. Come on haters, you might not like him but you've gotta respect that level of consistency.
still, i wanna check his UE's - seemed extra low.Tbh, I don't think it matters that much. Novak has creamed Cilic before when he wasn't injured at all. He lost 4, 4, and 4 at Wimbledon most recently.
Happy for you and your guy mate!OMG I'm so happy.Novak becomes only the 3rd player in the Open era to reach all 4 slam finals in a season, equals Sampras with 18 major finals and makes his 11th successive final of the year, the same as Federer did in 2006. Come on haters, you might not like him but you've gotta respect that level of consistency.
Never predict tennis matches if you don't want to eat your words a day later.Djokovic is going to be tight during this match. He'll drop his guard - ever so briefly and that'll allow Cilic to surge and grab a set. I'm thinking the first.
See him proclaim whoever of Stan/Fed winning the second SF, being the favourite for the title again...![]()
See him proclaim whoever of Stan/Fed winning being the favourite for the title again...![]()
Noted.Never predict tennis matches if you don't want to eat your words a day later.![]()
He's so annoyingly likeable. I want to dislike him because he just wins everything and makes it a bit boring, but he just comes across so well all the time.
Wilander said: "I'd hit low skidding slices to him if Novak were in this mode".
What the! I agree with Mats!
Hahahahaha.And you did show him respect by predicting a win from Cilic in 4 sets![]()
Ok so like Cilic may make the excuse that he is REALLY REALLY tired right now due to intense 5 set match with Jo. Would we have to buy that ??
Starting to peak? What do you think the score would be, if he peaked?Nole starting to peak like I said
Fed is dead and Stan is Flan
He held serve twice in the match... Though Novak should be at least a little concerned that he got broken by this Cilic.
Of course Cilic could've done better, but I wouldn't give him a failing grade here. One thing I will say is that he should've tried to vary his serve more. Slice out wide, surprise body serves here and there, etc.
Of course Cilic could've done better, but I wouldn't give him a failing grade here. One thing I will say is that he should've tried to vary his serve more. Slice out wide, surprise body serves here and there, etc.
If he wins on Sunday that will be his second 3-slam year, a very rare thing in men's tennis. A huge amount if on the line. At this moment I have to pick Novak as the most likely champion. But we'll know for sure in two more days.OMG I'm so happy.Novak becomes only the 3rd player in the Open era to reach all 4 slam finals in a season, equals Sampras with 18 major finals and makes his 11th successive final of the year, the same as Federer did in 2006. Come on haters, you might not like him but you've gotta respect that level of consistency.
Though Novak should be at least a little concerned that he got broken by this Cilic.
Are you adjusting for the injury?Of course Cilic could've done better, but I wouldn't give him a failing grade here. One thing I will say is that he should've tried to vary his serve more. Slice out wide, surprise body serves here and there, etc.
I pretty much felt the same way with Federer years agoHe's so annoyingly likeable. I want to dislike him because he just wins everything and makes it a bit boring, but he just comes across so well all the time.
It's a remarkable tribute to Novak's mental strength that he managed to maintain such a high quality of play despite his opponent playing so poorly.Can't fault him for that really, any player would have had his serve broken if he fell asleep during the match. He woke up right away in the next game so no harm done.
This would explain the play. I did not for a moment expect Cilic to win because this is a bad matchup for him but never expected such a passive display from him either.Cilic was clearly injured. Kudos to him for playing until the end.