TheFifthSet
Legend
His first serve too now. Under 60% points won vs Federer in Toronto, and 59% won against Roddick on his first serve. That's just horrendous.
What is it with Novak's serve these days?
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Limpinhitter
G.O.A.T.
He looks like he's changed his service motion too. It's almost completely from the shoulder. Very little elbow bend. I wonder if he's compensating for an injury. In any event, he's going to ruin his shoulder the way he's serving now.
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
Looks bored and sarcastic about it to me.
NADALbULLS
Banned
Djok doesn't seem to like tennis, he should retire.
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
I'm going with "Anxiety Disorder with Major Depression."
The weight loss is downright disturbing -- loss of appetite? Nothing about him looks happy. He looks like he has been sold into slavery and cannot bear another day in the cotton field.
I genuinely feel sorry for him.
He has taken some big losses, and probably hasn't recovered from them. Not everyone can become some robotoid that brushes off losses like a "pro".
His serve is also now, the ugliest serve on the mens tour. Its too bad, I quite liked him. But his serve is semi Guillermo Vilas now.
His serve is also now, the ugliest serve on the mens tour. Its too bad, I quite liked him. But his serve is semi Guillermo Vilas now.
cy1126dragonamul
New User
he's just not a natural server......
his serve is not good enough to earn cheap points
his serve is not good enough to earn cheap points
TennisKid1
Semi-Pro
His serve used to be his biggest weapon back in the day. Combining a consistent motion and his great flexibility, Novak used to be known for some pretty big first and second serves
Limpinhitter
G.O.A.T.
That was because he bounced the ball so many times, his opponents fell asleep waiting for a serve.
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Deleted member 25923
Guest
What has he changed in the serve? He needs to go back to his original motion.
oy vey
Semi-Pro
It's like Murray saying he doesn't love playing tennis anymore last spring. It's a slump and he needs to become a hunter again.
Tennis_Monk
Hall of Fame
Novak played today?. I mean i saw Roddick show up at the court but couldnt locate Novak. Some guy came in, threw the towel early and never was a factor in the match.
OKUSA
Hall of Fame
He's been like this since, I don't know at least 2 years
Povl Carstensen
Legend
I heard Djokovic say in an an interview that the change in his service(motion) is involuntary, and he's trying to fight it...
FeVer
Semi-Pro
The reason why his serve is so inconsistent and has lost pace is because he holds the racket back far too long before reaching the trophy position. Instead of snapping his wrist (the motion that creates all the power) he is almost throwing the racket at the ball, a bit like the way you would bowl a cricket ball, which doesn't create enough pace in tennis. I had the same problem a couple of years ago and it really affects your consistency. Djokovic needs to completely redevelop his service action to correct this problem. This may be the main reason why he has had little success since '08: people can take advantage of his serve and consequently put the rest of his game under pressure.
Head Youtek
Rookie
Brad Gilbert during Wimbledon said his coach changed his serve motion.
niff
Legend
Yeah, it was a mixture of both of these. Nole said that his shoulder was tired during the world tour finals last year, causing some involuntary disruption of his serve. Todd Martin told him to change his serve motion entirely after the WTF, which we saw happen at the start of the year.
In the past few months he's tried to revert back to his old motion but..
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decades
Guest
the most disturbing thing is his weight loss. there is trouble in NOLE land. he is not a happy camper, yet he pretends all is well.
Head Youtek
Rookie
I hope he's not sick or has any diseases.
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