REKX
Rookie
As a Federer and Nadal fan, it has been painfully evident that in the rallies, they are never comfortable against Djokovic. In their recent matches, Djokovic is always comfortable against Federer and Nadal in the rallies and against pretty much every single other player which is the main reason he has won so many grand slams. Superb balance and such amazing positioning just gives Djokovic such an edge and he has barely declined at all.
There is only one player capable of beating Djokovic, as long as he is in some decent form. Stan Wawrinka.
The balance and baseline domination Djokovic enjoys against Federer and Nadal (and everyone else) simply isn't there against Wawrinka. They've played some very good matches, clearly there's a matchup advantage that Wawrinka enjoys against Djokovic. Question is why can't other players do what Wawrinka can do against Djokovic? You would think Nadal's powerful super spin forehand which jumps off the court, or Federer's high spin super direct forehand would be more dangerous, but Djokovic eats those shots up somehow.
For certain reasons, Djokovic is never comfortable in the rallies against Wawrinka. He can't stand on the baseline and hit comfortable return shots from Wawrinka's baseline shots which he does against Federer and Nadal. It also looks like Wawrinka has all the time in the world during their rallies, whilst other players playing against Djokovic always look rushed, stretched and end up missing. Perhaps it's Wawrinka's trajectory from his forehand and backhand which is obviously different from other players, not sure if there is a graphic somewhere which shows this.
What is it that allows Wawrinka to be so comfortable against Djokovic in the area which is he is most devestating?
It's almost a shame, we are heading for a period where next gen will challenge Djokovic but ultimately Djokovic will win because that's what he does. We were spoilt this gen with matches like Wimbledon 2008, unfortunately we may never see the likes of these matches again after seeing what awaits us.
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There is only one player capable of beating Djokovic, as long as he is in some decent form. Stan Wawrinka.
The balance and baseline domination Djokovic enjoys against Federer and Nadal (and everyone else) simply isn't there against Wawrinka. They've played some very good matches, clearly there's a matchup advantage that Wawrinka enjoys against Djokovic. Question is why can't other players do what Wawrinka can do against Djokovic? You would think Nadal's powerful super spin forehand which jumps off the court, or Federer's high spin super direct forehand would be more dangerous, but Djokovic eats those shots up somehow.
For certain reasons, Djokovic is never comfortable in the rallies against Wawrinka. He can't stand on the baseline and hit comfortable return shots from Wawrinka's baseline shots which he does against Federer and Nadal. It also looks like Wawrinka has all the time in the world during their rallies, whilst other players playing against Djokovic always look rushed, stretched and end up missing. Perhaps it's Wawrinka's trajectory from his forehand and backhand which is obviously different from other players, not sure if there is a graphic somewhere which shows this.
What is it that allows Wawrinka to be so comfortable against Djokovic in the area which is he is most devestating?
It's almost a shame, we are heading for a period where next gen will challenge Djokovic but ultimately Djokovic will win because that's what he does. We were spoilt this gen with matches like Wimbledon 2008, unfortunately we may never see the likes of these matches again after seeing what awaits us.
For reference: