Who is more of a 'robot' on the court Djokovic or Wawrinka?

[zill]

These players have had many entertaining matches over the years. One reason is their similarity in style although one is single handed and other double handed. Both love to pound consistent groundstrokes from the baseline. Both give the sense they are almost like 'robots' playing tennis. Who is more of a 'robot' on court?

Lets compare peak Djokovic with peak Wawrinka in terms of who is more 'robotic' on court.

 

[megamind]

Stan the Man is no robot, his game has considerably more firepower and aggression than Novak

RBA on the other hand...

 

[Keizer]

This is obviously Djokovic. Wawrinka goes for winners, he doesn’t always play low risk tennis.

 

[Third Serve]

I don't think Djokovic is really a "robot" in the sense of pushing (a connotation employed by many anal-ysts here) but strictly between the two, I'd have to say him.

 

[MichaelNadal]

 

[Third Serve]

I really wish they had kept that look throughout the whole movie. Makes him seem more unhinged and intimidating.

 

[MichaelNadal]

I really wish they had kept that look throughout the whole movie. Makes him seem more unhinged and intimidating.

Agree completely

 

[megamind]

Did OP mean to say Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils?

 

[sredna42]

I think OP meant Murray vs Murray

 

[aditya123]

Loll its unpleasantly surprising to know that wawarinka is considered as a Robot by a few here.

 

[Nole_King]

Wawrinka ... A robot ??

 

[ichaseballs]

robot... is... medvedev...

 

[junior74]

Wawrinka - robot???

Mods, please merge this thread with "Things you only hear on Talk Tennis"

 

[Breakpointerer]

Wawrinka - robot???

Mods, please merge this thread with "Things you only hear on Talk Tennis"

TTW peaking like never before

 

[junior74]

TTW peaking like never before

 

[Lew II]

Anderson is the most robotic player I can think of.

And I like him. I don't think it's an insult.

 

[skaj]

Djokoloco

 

[ichaseballs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1162877385739579397

 

[Bamoos]

Obviously this goes to the pusher

 

[Third Serve]

Obviously this goes to the pusher

Cmon, I'm not a Djokovic fan at all but this "he's a pusher" nonsense needs to stop.

Obviously, the same goes for those who claim that Federer and Sampras are/were servebots.

 

[Fairhit]

The only way I could accept that Wawrinka is being referred to as a robot is if they are talking about his precision.

 

[Bamoos]

Cmon, I'm not a Djokovic fan at all but this "he's a pusher" nonsense needs to stop.

Obviously, the same goes for those who claim that Federer and Sampras are/were servebots.

Oldovic is definitely a pusher. See w19 or ao20 finals for reference. Heck, any of the Murrovic classic AO matches.

 

[junior74]

Oldovic is definitely a pusher. See w19 or ao20 finals for reference. Heck, any of the Murrovic classic AO matches.

It takes two to robot-tango

 

[Sudacafan]

 

[6august]

Wawrinka is a hammer machine, designed to hammer every single ball. There;s nothing wrong to call him a robot, which is also a machine.

 

[Deleted member 744633]

Wawrinka - robot???

Mods, please merge this thread with "Things you only hear on Talk Tennis"

Machan, you misunderstood. Wawrinka, when in full flow, his backhands and forehands find their mark repeatedly like only a robot can do. In that sense, he is like a robot. He is the only player I know that makes Djokovic scamper to every part of the court throughout a match.

 

[USO]

Wawrinka is a robot in a good way while Djokovic is a robot in a bad way.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Did OP mean to say Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils?

Monfils is the antithesis of a robot on court.

 

[junior74]

Machan, you misunderstood. Wawrinka, when in flow, his backhands and forehands find their mark repeatedly like only a robot can do. In that sense, he is like a robot. He is the only player I know that makes Djokovic scamper to every part of the court throughout a match.

Wawrinka hits a lot of winners and a lot of errors. That's human, not robotic, no?

Robots are designed to eliminate "human error".

 

[Deleted member 744633]

Wawrinka hits a lot of winners and a lot of errors. That's human, not robotic, no?

Robots are designed to eliminate "human error".

Agreed but I don't think the OP meant it in that way

 

[junior74]

Agreed but I don't think the OP meant it in that way

Djokovic 2015 had his semi-robotic lock-down mode, where he simply cut out errors, and that's definitely enough to win when you're the best defender in the game. We saw the same in the three tiebreaks in the Wimbledon final 2019.

I don't think either are robots, but Djokovic definitely relies more on "making the opponent play one more ball", while Wawrinka improvises more on court, and has an offence which is a lot stronger than his defence.

The similarity is they both prefer rhythm as the plattform on which they construct points from.

I disagree with the premise of the thread, I guess

 

[megamind]

Monfils is the antithesis of a robot on court.

Agreed, just felt like sharing that infamous video

 

[Deleted member 744633]

Djokovic 2015 had his semi-robotic lock-down mode, where he simply cut out errors, and that's definitely enough to win when you're the best defender in the game. We saw the same in the three tiebreaks in the Wimbledon final 2019.

I don't think either are robots, but Djokovic definitely relies more on "making the opponent play one more ball", while Wawrinka improvises more on court, and has an offence which is a lot stronger than his defence.

The similarity is they both prefer rhythm as the plattform on which they construct points from.

I disagree with the premise of the thread, I guess

Wonderful post Machan Went over it with a fine toothcomb yet unable to find a single line that I disagree with

 

[MotoboXer]

Djokoloco

That lOOks like him too

 

[daggerman]

Oldovic is definitely a pusher. See w19 or ao20 finals for reference. Heck, any of the Murrovic classic AO matches.

Djokovic hits bigger off the ground and gets better depth than most players on tour, but sure, he's a "pusher"

 

[skaj]

That lOOks like him too

I know, similar build and exactly the same posture.

 

[Bamoos]

Djokovic hits bigger off the ground and gets better depth than most players on tour, but sure, he's a "pusher"

I refer you to Wimbledon 2019 final and Australia 2020. Both sad days for tennis.

 

[daggerman]

I refer you to Wimbledon 2019 final and Australia 2020. Both sad days for tennis.

If anything, Novak was trying to be too aggressive at times in those matches. Lots of uncharacteristic errors.

But that aside, the fact of the matter is that Djokovic hits bigger off the ground and gets better depth than most players on tour. Even if there are matches where he dials things back or relies more on his defense, the overall picture is that he's an attacking player who plays smart, high-percentage tennis.