The only man ever to win 3 slams on 3 different surfaces in a calendar year is Nadal. Nadal has proven he can adapt and win on each slam surface in a short space of time. Nadal is the master of adapting from clay to grass.
Actually if Djoker does do it, it will be twice as good as Laver's 69 and about 10 times as good as Laver's 62 since he's done it on 3 surfaces as opposed to Laver's 2 and he did it against a full field ( unlike Laver in 62 ) .. Deal with it :twisted:
Does anyone agree that it might be toughest for Novak if he would be meeting Murray in the semis (not easy for him, plus no added pressure for Murray because of Slamfinalfever) and then Federer (who would probably have to beat Nadal which is unlikely, but Nadal could lose to Tsonga, Ferrer or Del Potro in a Quarterfinal), who is really tougher for Novak than Rafa is.
Depends on Federer? Get out of here LOL We all know Novak can go right through Federer even if he is 100%, especially at the AO.
^ Is "Bullzilla" one of those internet abbreviations like "FTW"? I keep seeing it in your posts. Have a look at Nadal-Monfils head2head record http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=N409&oId=MC65 and tell me Nadal is not a horrible matchup for Monfils.....:lol:
How many of my posts have 'Bullzilla' in them for you to keep seeing them? Perhaps you are seeing things? As for H2H, you said Fed didn't have the best chance because Djokovic beat him there the last 6 sets, so you are only looking at the most recent results correct? So what was the most recent results regarding Nadal-Monfils? Get a clue.
If Nadal doesn't win AO I imagine you will disappear for a much longer time Hurrray.
Djoker's chances all really depend on Federer. There are no other factors that can stop the Djoker train. If Fed is healthy then it's unlikely Djoker wins 4 in a row. If Fed is not up to par then it's 100% chance Djoker wins 4 in a row. The only guy capable of challenging or beating Djoker in a slam is Federer. Proof? Check the data from 2011. QED.
Fed needs to be MORE than healthy to stand a chance. He needs to have a once in a lifetime performance.
What a joke. He beat Novak at FO when Nole was at his best and then at the USO he's up 2 sets to 0 and you would be lying if you thought Fed was going to lose that one. So get a clue.
I have a feeling Federer is going to end up in Nadal's half in Melbourne.
Yeah it's possible, now that Fedal has lost some of its lustre.
I'm currently thinking that Murray will finally break through and win the AO this year.
I thought that might happen too but after AO10 in which everyone thought Murray actually beat Nadal fair and square followed by true beatings by Nadal at all later slams when Murray should only be getting better, it proved Murray will never be in the class of what Djoker and Nadal are now.
No one was really expecting Novak to have the year he did in 2011. Everyone will be gunning for him now. So I'd say his chances are slim to none.
Maybe Ivan can help him there.
Fed needs to be MORE than healthy to stand a chance. He needs to have a once in a lifetime performance.
What a joke. He beat Novak at FO when Nole was at his best and then at the USO he's up 2 sets to 0 and you would be lying if you thought Fed was going to lose that one. So get a clue.
Fed's match against Djokovic at the French is widely considered one of the best matches that he has played in YEARS. And so what Fed was up 2 sets to none against Djokovic at the U.S. Open. Djokovic stepped it up and won those next two sets even more decisively than Fed won the 1st two. Djokovic was always capable of managing Federer....even in that French match where he served for the 4th, but Fed was just playing better that day.
Let's hope so. But when it comes to a slam, I just haven't seen any evidence of him being able to withstand the heat.
Can Novak Djokovic do what both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer failed to do? Can he become the first man since Rod Laver to win four consecutive slams in a row?
Very low. I think he got very lucky at Wimbledon this year. I'm not sure he would have beaten Fed on grass or even Murray. He benefited from Rafa being the finalist and having this huge mental block against him.
As for RG, he has never even made the final there, not saying he can't but it will be a challenge for sure and he can lose to a number of players any day on that surface.
Djoko also turns 25 this year. He doesn't have that many seasons left when he would be fit enough to achieve it.
The point which you can't comprehend is that despite Djoker having the best year of his life and one of the best years of all time, Fed still took him out at the biggest show on clay and was on the verge of it at the USO. He's the only guy who showed any evidence of being able to battle Djoker at all on the big stage.
Yes, Federer was the guy. I don't know how long you expect Fed to keep it up though.
A number of players?? You mean like how he lost to a number of player during the clay season?? :-|
No, I mean like he's lost to Kohl and who was it? Melzer? at RG in previous years. Even in 2009, when he had a pretty stellar clay court season, losing to only Rafa in every clay event, he crashed early at RG. I'm not sure if it's the 5 set format or the slower clay that is the problem but Novak seems less comfortable in RG than in other clay court events. It doesn't mean he will never win it of course just that it may be a bit more difficult (of course the same could have been said about W and he did it, it's just that I'm not sure he can win lots of W and the question was about winning all 4 consecutively. I would love to see a player do it in my lifetime and I wish Novak all the best to achieve it but my opinion is that it is not very likely to happen).
Nobody's gonna be gunning for him. :lol: Everybody's gonna be gunning to win the damn tournament. Just like they always were. It's just that now they all have to go through Djokovic to do it. And that's going to be a monstrous challenge.
I disagree. I think the only player who can do it this year is Murray.
I know. I want to see if Lendl will make a difference in Murray's mental because I think technically speaking, Murray has everything it takes to win the AO.
If a hard court mug like Nadal can win the USO and the AO,Norman can surely win RG.
If Nadal doesn't win AO I imagine you will disappear for a much longer time Hurrray.
Djokovic can definitely win the FO in the future. But if he wins the AO this year, the pressure of completing the Career Slam AND the NCYGS at the same time might be too much for him to handle. Who knows? I even think not winning the AO might be better for his chances of winning the FO. No way he is losing at 2 slams in a row being the best player and all. If he loses at the AO, it will probably be because of injury or heat exhaustion, virus. He is just way ahead of the tour right now.
If a trolling bucket like you can post **** again and again,then anything is possible.
I doubt you will be here in 2 weeks, if this crazed tone of yours continues. You just had a post of yours deleted I see.
How did Magnus Norman get in this thread? And what was so great about Norman on clay? What achievement made Norman better on clay than Nadal is on hardcourt? Nadal has AO, USO, Olympic Gold, a couple of Indian Wells and Canadian masters. Norman has won 7 clay events but no slams, and Rome was the only truly big clay event he won.
LOL, impossible to truly get rid of me. On the other hand you will be leaving from choice like you have done so many times in the past. Sulking and crying when your hero fails