Which RG Loss Will Djokovic Regret the Most?...

Which one will Djokovic regret the most?

  • 2009 v Kohl

    Votes: 2 3.6%

  • 2011 v Federer

    Votes: 7 12.5%

  • 2012 v Nadal

    Votes: 1 1.8%

  • 2013 v Nadal

    Votes: 25 44.6%

  • 2014 v Nadal

    Votes: 4 7.1%

  • 2015 v Wawrinka

    Votes: 17 30.4%
  • Total voters
    56
NBP

NBP

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... If he never wins it? Let's face it, he isn't getting any younger and might not ever win it.

2009 - Nadal had lost
2011 - had set points in the first and served for a fifth
2012 - won 8 (?) games in a row and had genuine momentum
2013 - lol, need I explain?
2014 - worst claydal up until that point, won first set
2015 - up a set, break points, then had 3-4 0-40 in the fourth
 
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NBP said:
... If he never wins it? Let's face it, he isn't getting any younger and might not ever win it.

2009 - Nadal had lost
2011 - had set points in the first and served for a fifth
2012 - won 8 (?) games in a row and had genuine momentum
2013 - lol, need I explain?
2014 - worst claydal up until that point, won first set
2015 - up a set, break points, then had 3-4 0-40 in the fourth
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The only one who can stop him in 2016 is Wawa if he manage to play like that again which he won't as he also isn't getting any younger.

2016 will be a lot easier for Djoko than 2015.
 
Good job from OP on considering 2009, I hadn't even thought of that. People always focus on how Fed 'vultured' that title thanks to Nadal's loss, but that title was actually for grasps for a lot of potential vultures, the main one being Djokovic.
 
Backspin1183 said:
Nadal 2014 RG final level is underrated. He wasn't at his best physically but his forehand was on fire. Anything Djokovic sent to his forehand went for a down the line winner.
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You know what, you're right. I was watching highlights of that match the other day and Nadal after the first set was indeed on fire. How incredible that Nadal's three best performances of 2014 came against Federer, Murray and Djokovic at the latter stages of slams. Still, it was a chance for Djokovic.
 
2015. He finally beat Nadal after all those years, got past Murray in the semis and was a set up in the final, until Godwrinka showed up to win 3 straight sets and take the title. Obviously the chance to win the CYGS too.
 
NBP said:
Nadal should have won that in four anyway.
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This is about the chances that Djokovic missed, not others.
Nadal could have maybe won 2012 in straight sets but Djokovic could have also pushed it into a 5th.
2015 he should have definitely pushed the final into a 5th.
But being one point away from a 5-3 lead in the 5th is as close as you can get IMO.
 
NBP said:
You know what, you're right. I was watching highlights of that match the other day and Nadal after the first set was indeed on fire. How incredible that Nadal's three best performances of 2014 came against Federer, Murray and Djokovic at the latter stages of slams. Still, it was a chance for Djokovic.
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Djokovic at one point hit himself with the racquet for hitting to Nadal's forehand which again went for a DTL winner.
 
Difficult to say since Djokovic always seems to face on fire opponents in the latter stages of the tournament. Even in 2014, as Backspin already said, Nadal might not have been at his physical best but even when Djokovic was hitting deep balls into the forehand corner, Rafa was just swiping most of them down the line for an outright winner. I mean, how the hell are you supposed to counter that?! :(
 
Probably 2013, as he was actually ahead by a break in the 5th set (although I would argue he was a bit fortunate to be in that position in the first place, because Nadal had definitely been the better player for most of the match). This year is a possibility too, seeing as he did the hard work of finally beating Nadal, only to face a zoning opponent again. Regardless, I really doubt he will be crying himself to sleep at night over this.
 
Djokovic2011 said:
Difficult to say since Djokovic always seems to face on fire opponents in the latter stages of the tournament. Even in 2014, as Backspin already said, Nadal might not have been at his physical best but even when Djokovic was hitting deep balls into the forehand corner, Rafa was just swiping most of them down the line for an outright winner. I mean, how the hell are you supposed to counter that?! :(
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Yes I know, you're supposed to meet totally out of form, injured and barely moving opponents at the end of grand slam. On fire opponents should be reserved only for early rounds.
 
FO '13. He was extremely close to beating a good Rafa and would definitely have beaten Ferrer in the final. Nadal played brilliantly to finish it, but Djokovic lost a few crucial points that he should have won in that 5th. Wawrinka has always been dangerous to Djokovic in slams and that performance was just too strong in the final.
 
Djokovic doesn't regret at all losing any of these matches. At FO-12,13,14 he wasn't even the favourite and at FO-11,15 he just met the opponents who played their best matches in the career.
 
Backspin1183 said:
Nadal 2014 RG final level is underrated. He wasn't at his best physically but his forehand was on fire. Anything Djokovic sent to his forehand went for a down the line winner.
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After the 1st set, I don't think I've ever seen nadal's forehand so good. He was too tired to backup and just ripped winners. I remember giving a look to my friend, and he just shook his head in awe.
 
Phoenix1983 said:
Wawrinka 2015 shall be the loss that haunts him for the rest of his life, should he never win the FO.
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It shouldn't. Djokovic wasn't even fit enough after the biased scheduling to chase every ball that Wawrinka was blasting.

In FO-14 final Nadal was easily beatable, but Djokovic got sick a few days before, so he can't blame himself for not approaching his optimal fit form for the final.
 
Gazelle said:
Good job from OP on considering 2009, I hadn't even thought of that. People always focus on how Fed 'vultured' that title thanks to Nadal's loss, but that title was actually for grasps for a lot of potential vultures, the main one being Djokovic.
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Funny how a back-to-back-to-back-to-back finalist is spoken of as a vulture. Speaks some serious proportions about Rafa's insane dominance.

But at least he defeated the guy that defeated the dominator(Söderling).
 
Captain Grant said:
What's wrong with you? It really were their best RG matches ever.
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I thought "opponents can never bring stable high level to win the match...No, it doesn't work like that against Djokovic who's basically the only player to be so multidimensional to the extent that there's no right tactic to choose against Nole.It's like Djoker's opponent's are flies that got trapped in the web and their mission is to escape before the moment Djokospider comes and eats them - they aren't in the control of the situation,".
 
tennisaddict said:
I thought "opponents can never bring stable high level to win the match...No, it doesn't work like that against Djokovic who's basically the only player to be so multidimensional to the extent that there's no right tactic to choose against Nole.It's like Djoker's opponent's are flies that got trapped in the web and their mission is to escape before the moment Djokospider comes and eats them - they aren't in the control of the situation,".
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In reality Djokovic was way too nervous vs Federer at FO-11. No doubt without the pressure from the undefeating streak he would have easily beaten swiss inferior claycourter like it happened in straights at FO-12.
 
Gotta be 2013. The other matches he was just outplayed, but this one he choked away. Granted Nadal played a great fifth set, but Djokovic was in control and all the momentum was going his way before he screwed up. Had he not ran into the net, he easily could've put the match away and then gone on to win the title.
 
Captain Grant said:
Djokovic doesn't regret at all losing any of these matches. At FO-12,13,14 he wasn't even the favourite and at FO-11,15 he just met the opponents who played their best matches in the career.
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please 2015 US Open was best match of Fred's career everyone knows that
 
Captain Grant said:
In reality Djokovic was way too nervous vs Federer at FO-11. No doubt without the pressure from the undefeating streak he would have easily beaten swiss inferior claycourter like it happened in straights at FO-12.
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I mean also the French bent over (as they so often do) to have rogi win with lighter balls and nasty disgusting pro-fed crowd support.
 
2015, because he finally got the best of Nadal and then could not carry through to win the whole thing. And I think everyone is underestimating Nadal this year at RG.
 
I just love it when Novak haters gather around in such beautiful topic. They hate him so much that they even know what will hurt him more. Who knows this stuff better then they do ? :oops:
 
OhYes said:
I just love it when Novak haters gather around in such beautiful topic. They hate him so much that they even know what will hurt him more. Which better person to ask ? :oops:
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And RG is main thread now in december:D
And Nadal was ridicoulusly bad at RG 15, now he will trash Novak at RG16 as he ever trashed him there.
 
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