Who Will Djokovic meet in the semifinals? (Assuming he'll get there)

So, who will it be?

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*Sparkle*

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I want it to be Jo, as I always want him to do well, especially in his home slam, but I too fear it would make for a boringly inevitable result if he did meet Djokovic there.
 
tennis_pro

tennis_pro

Bionic Poster
I'd favor Thiem over Tsonga, however, I'm still not sure what to think of Thiem's chances after he said he was exhausted just before the tournament started.
 
Sela

Sela

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I have no idea who he'll meet in the SF if he gets there but I know who's going to beat him: in RG, since ca. 2011, only Djokovic can beat Djokovic. Haven't we seen that movie time and time again? They've even made a spin-off of it last year at the US Open with Serena playing the lead... :rolleyes:
 
Lord Anomander

Lord Anomander

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Head says Tsonga, heart says Thiem. But it's so hard to predict. I think the bad weather is most suited to Tsonga's style of play, but at first we have to see how many matches can be finished considering the rainy predictions.

But at first Thiem has to beat Zverev which won't be easy. Clay favors him though.
 
Meles

Meles

Bionic Poster
cc0509 said:
No idea. Does it really matter though? He's got a bye to the final.
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:eek::eek::rolleyes::eek::eek: I'm forced to concur with this as the ultimate result.:confused:

Thiem is the only one who might be a matchup issue based on the Miami tussle with Djokovic and clay being Thiem's favorite surface. That being said Thiem did not look that great against Garcia Lopez (just watched replay). 50% first serves against Garcia Lopez and not much better during the Nice run as well, where at least he looked crisp before the final. Thiem was averaging 67% earlier this year and peaking in the mid 70s. Average first serve speed looking very Nadal like in the French Open IBM stats. I could buy the slow serves if the percentage was high, but its quite the opposite. Thiem was clutch winning sets 1 and 3 7-5, with Garcia serving for both at 5-4.:eek: Another poster said Thiem was tired and I just don't see the serve resuccitating to the level needed to beat top players. A lot of anger today too. If Thiem gets by Zverev, I don't see him beating Tsonga who beat him pretty decisively at IW (unlike the Djokovic match in Miami.) Thiem's best hope to reach the SF is for Gulbis or Almagro/Goffin winner to take out Tsonga. Thiem would be a foregone conclusion over Granollers. If Thiem gets there, he's beaten Stan, Fed, and Rafa so its not impossible he could dig out the victory, just highly improbable.

Gulbis stomped Sousa into the ground with 60 winners, 25 UEs, and 6 breaks of serve while only losing serve once. Can't find that one on replay and Gulbis has not lost a set in the tournament, so that sounds like the 2014 French Open semifinalist. Gulbis really had not done much in 2014 before that run, so he could easily pull through. He took a set off Djokovic in 2014 in their French Open SF encounter and also was close last year in Montreal where Djokovic fought Gulbis off 9-7 in 2nd set breaker to win the match in three sets. Gulbis on fire could easily get the job done.

Tsonga has been too erractic lately, but might be the favorite to make SF. Despite going 5 sets with Djoko in 2012 French QF and a respectable showing at IW vs Djoko, not seeing old Tsonga as a threat.

Zverev has only played Thiem and Goffin, going the distance twice with Thiem and beating Goffin in 3 sets in Munich. If Zverev somehow made a miracle run and won all his matches in straight sets (something Zverev does not do a lot of the time), we can all sit back and watch the Boodles exho and wonder what Zverev might do on his best surface (clay):

Goffin (or even Almagro) could come through given his recent form, but very unlikely to beat Djokovic

Its an interesting section of the draw. Zverev might just claw his way through given Thiem's flagging play and an exhausted Zverev took a set from Thiem in the Nice final. Zverev is a fundamentally gritty and consistent player and it just might win him through this week.

And CC
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of course this matters! Who wants to see Djokovic obliterate Tsonga once again?
 
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helterskelter

G.O.A.T.
Gary Duane said:
That's bitter, but it is also probably true. :)
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The second sentence you quoted is probably true ("Djokovic has got a bye to the final").

The first sentence you quoted is absolutely not true ("Does it matter who gets to the semi-final?") Getting to the Roland Garros semi-finals would be one of the highlights of his career for any of the seven men left in contention in that section, and would be the highlight for five of the seven, plus equal highlight for Gulbis. Only Tsonga has done something more memorable than making the RG semis.
 
Roddick85

Roddick85

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I'd rather see Thiem face Djokovic than any of the other players. Thiem gave Djokovic some trouble, and it would be good progression for him, fresh match-up is more interesting. I love JW Tsonga and he's got a great game, but let's face it, he like many players can be labeled as Djokovic's *****. Even if he red lines, which he probably won't, Djokovic will still find a way to win. Zverev? I still haven't bought into his hype wagon. He's like an overhyped 2$ stock that everyone see's at 20$, but will probably never break out. No disrespect to the kid, but I just don't see anything that really sets him apart from the rest of his classmates.
 
Gary Duane

Gary Duane

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helterskelter said:
The second sentence you quoted is probably true ("Djokovic has got a bye to the final").

The first sentence you quoted is absolutely not true ("Does it matter who gets to the semi-final?") Getting to the Roland Garros semi-finals would be one of the highlights of his career for any of the seven men left in contention in that section, and would be the highlight for five of the seven, plus equal highlight for Gulbis. Only Tsonga has done something more memorable than making the RG semis.
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We'll see. If there are really close matches that would be great. I don't want to see more matches where we think we know who will win and then end up right.
 
Crionics

Crionics

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cc0509 said:
No idea. Does it really matter though? He's got a bye to the final.
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Pretty much this. I voted for Tsonga, but for Djokovic it doesn't really matter who he gets to play.

EDIT: I would love to see Thiem make it to the SF, but I have the feeling he will not get there.
 
Meles

Meles

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Roddick85 said:
I'd rather see Thiem face Djokovic than any of the other players. Thiem gave Djokovic some trouble, and it would be good progression for him, fresh match-up is more interesting. I love JW Tsonga and he's got a great game, but let's face it, he like many players can be labeled as Djokovic's *****. Even if he red lines, which he probably won't, Djokovic will still find a way to win. Zverev? I still haven't bought into his hype wagon. He's like an overhyped 2$ stock that everyone see's at 20$, but will probably never break out. No disrespect to the kid, but I just don't see anything that really sets him apart from the rest of his classmates.
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That didn't stop Pouille recently from making a SF. Zverev has made a strong progression on clay this year with a final in Nice. Not sure what he can do on grass, but I expect him to fade a little bit on the US hard courts. With a win tomorrow Zverev will be up to 32 in the world (currently 36 in the live rankings.)
 
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Meles said:
That didn't stop Pouille recently from making a SF. Zverev has made a strong progression on clay this year with a final in Nice. Not sure what he can do on grass, but I expect him to fade a little bit on the US hard courts. With a win tomorrow Zverev will be up to 32 in the world (currently 36 in the live rankings.)
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Weren't you fairly impressed with his efforts at IW though? An epic choke against Nadal away from the quarters.
 
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TennisFollower

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It's a very interesting section now. On the whole I was impressed with how Berdych dismissed Pospisil in the 1st round and parts of his match against Jaziri. Cuevas was quite impressive against Halys and should not be overlooked - the guy can really play on the clay. Tsonga probably seems like the safest bet from the lower quarter but to be honest you have guys like Goffin who can defend incredibly well and be very consistent. Almagro has more fire power than Tsonga (off both sides), despite his poor H2H record against him. I think Gulbis should not be overlooked either because we saw what he is capable of 2 years ago. Some of these guys are going to get a major boost by Nadal's absence and extra motivated. At the very least, it's a chance to get to a SF of slam.
 
Fedole

Fedole

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I think most people would love Tsonga to have a fairy tale slam in which in takes out his slam-denier Djokovic. But its not happening so hopefully Thiem or maybe Goffin if he's on.
 
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