Will the extreme heat and humidity prevent Djokovic from winning the Golden CYGS?

[Jokervich]

It's extremely hot and humid in Tokyo and Djokovic said that he was uncomfortable and it felt brutal in his first round match. This was against a pretty poor opponent, so imagine what happens when he has to play someone who is actually good? The heat and humidity might be the thing which beats him and prevents him winning the golden CYGS.

 

[Lleytonstation]

No he will get night matches.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

No he will get night matches.

They aren’t playing night matches in Tokyo. Even yesterday with his late start it was only early evening.

 

[Lleytonstation]

They aren’t playing night matches in Tokyo. Even yesterday with his late start it was only early evening.

Him and med asked for them to change it.

 

[daggerman]

Perhaps it will, but I think he should be fine for a best of 3 tournament. While the conditions are pretty stifling, you tend to get acclimated to them fairly quickly. The good thing for Djokovic and his fans is that Struff isn't going to engage in a lot of long rallies; it'll be another opportunity for Djokovic to further acclimate himself without suffering too much. R3 against either Millman or Davidovich Fokina will be a grind (assuming Novak beats Struff), so he needs to be in good condition for that.

And at USO, where conditions during the day will likely be pretty similar, he will get some night matches.

 

[Jonesy]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Him and med asked for them to change it.

Hopefully they do that. Will be much better if that’s the case. Them 2 players being the main attractions will probably get the night slots too.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

I doubt they'll change the timings since broadcasting at Olympics is centrally operated unlike standalone tennis tournaments. One can hope though

 

[PerilousPear]

Here's humidity absolutely devastating him:

 

[game..set..match]

his opponent has to play in the humidity too

 

[NAS]

Third round and qf will be important as he will get day off after semi, he needs to win 3rd round and qf without spending too much energy

 

[Deleted member 771911]

No

 

[Raul_SJ]

They aren’t playing night matches in Tokyo. Even yesterday with his late start it was only early evening.

Push all the matches. Start the matches as late as required. Players would prefer to start at 11 p.m. rather than early evening sweltering heat.

Late start might get few less TV viewers in Japan but who cares. Late start will pick up more viewers globally.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Third round and qf will be important as he will get day off after semi, he needs to win 3rd round and qf without spending too much energy

If he has to play third round, QF and SF with no rest, it will be difficult.
Players in tournaments are never scheduled to play three days in a row. Hopefully the Olympics organizers are not that stupid to have scheduled three days in a row.

 

[Jokervich]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

Djokovic comes from a cool climate and extreme heat is not something he is suited to, regardless how fit he is.

 

[Bartelby]

Djokovic used to fall over in the heat and humidity when young, so he'll be testing his dietary theory in Tokyo.

 

[Jonesy]

Djokovic comes from a cool climate and extreme heat is not something he is suited to, regardless how fit he is.

He is also not suited to RG like Rafa, but that didn't stop him from going there to take the title this year.

 

[Backspin1183]

No. If he loses, it will be because his opponent outplayed him.

 

[ChrisRF]

If he has to play third round, QF and SF with no rest, it will be difficult.
Players in tournaments are never scheduled to play three days in a row. Hopefully the Olympics organizers are not that stupid to have scheduled three days in a row.

What do you mean? In every Masters tournament players who reach the final play at least 4 days in a row (Thursday to Sunday), and usually they play the Wednesday as well.

Also the harder it gets the more it favours the fittest player on tour. It’s not like only Djokovic would have this schedule and not his opponents as well. Djokovic already is lucky to have the earlier day for his first two rounds (that are still splitted to two days).

 

[ForehandCross]

No, it will become a battle of every one,not just Djokovic. Asia is usually more humid than Australia. Despite the temperature being 2-3 degrees lesser than a heat wave in Australia, it's more oppressive due to higher humidity

I could only watch a little of Djokovic yesterday and he was sweating by the end of 1 st set.

This is going to be very difficult for every player especially the R3-QF-SF stretch where there is a chance of playing at least two 3 setters back to back.

 

[it slipped out of my hand]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

Hurkacz no joke

 

[I Am Finnish]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

Nagal

 

[it slipped out of my hand]

Delete

 

[vex]

It’s Djokovic. If you’re counting on humidity to stop him…

 

[tudwell]

If he has to play third round, QF and SF with no rest, it will be difficult.
Players in tournaments are never scheduled to play three days in a row. Hopefully the Olympics organizers are not that stupid to have scheduled three days in a row.

Wait, isn’t that standard operating procedure for best-of-three tournaments? Normally players do the quarters, semis, and final on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, don’t they? And depending on the schedule they might play their round of 16 match on Thursday to play four days in a row.

 

[Terenigma]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

This. Djokovic goes around the world and plays in some of the most insane conditions ever, hell one of his best slams is routinely one of hottest that it has actually forced some players to retire from matches. If he can handle that, he can handle this and i see this as nothing more than an excuse incase he loses.

 

[Raul_SJ]

What do you mean? In every Masters tournament players who reach the final play at least 4 days in a row (Thursday to Sunday), and usually they play the Wednesday as well.

Wrong. Hurk won the Miami Masters. Played Tues, Thur, Fri, and Sunday.
Not a good idea to schedule three consecutive days in a 6 round 64 player Olympic tournament.
What is the rush here? Schedulers look to be incompetent.

 

[ChrisRF]

Wrong. Hurk won the Miami Masters. Played Tues, Thur, Fri, and Sunday.
Not a good idea to schedule three consecutive days in a 6 round 64 player Olympic tournament.
What is the rush here? Organizers look to be incompetent.

Okay, in the 2 Masters with 96 players it’s slightly different. However, in all of the 7 tournaments with a field of 48/56 my point is totally valid.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Okay, in the 2 Masters with 96 players it’s slightly different. However, in all of the 7 tournaments with a field of 48/56 my point is totally valid.

Your point is not totally valid as there also byes in those tournaments. There are no byes here.

There should be no rush here. Nobody should be playing three days in a row, particularly in sweltering heat. Incompetent scheduling.

 

[ChrisRF]

Your point is not totally valid as there also byes in those tournaments. There are no byes here.

There should be no rush here. Nobody should be playing three days in a row, particularly in sweltering heat. Incompetent scheduling.

But do you think the byes are in the later rounds or what?

The finalists at Masters tournaments usually play 5 days in a row from Wednesday to Sunday.

And if the finalist isn’t from the Top 8 he will play 6 matches in 7 days, compared to 6 matches in 8 or 9 days here at the Olympics.

Before 2007 when there were no byes even the #1 player had this schedule at Masters, and sometimes even in two consecutive weeks, which would be 12 matches in 14 days when reaching both finals.

So what is unusual with 3 (!) days in a row? Olympics have a LIGHT schedule compared to the regular tour, they even have a day off before the final.

 

[daphne]

Nonsense, the conditions are bad for everyone. In these circunstances who do you think is the fittest player on tour?

Plus, he said that he is well prepared.

 

[tudwell]

Your point is not totally valid as there also byes in those tournaments. There are no byes here.

There should be no rush here. Nobody should be playing three days in a row, particularly in sweltering heat. Incompetent scheduling.

From the point of view of the Olympic Games, there’s no rush. But there’s a whole tennis tour going on. If the Olympics took up even more time in the calendar, then even fewer people would play, and no one involved wants that. As it stands, it’s hardly an unreasonable schedule.

 

[Raul_SJ]

From the point of view of the Olympic Games, there’s no rush. But there’s a whole tennis tour going on. If the Olympics took up even more time in the calendar, then even fewer people would play, and no one involved wants that. As it stands, it’s hardly an unreasonable schedule.

The Olympic players would overwhelmingly support an extra day. Why wouldn't they? They are already complaining about the heat.
With the covid shutdown, when was the last time Djoker played three days in a row?

 

[tudwell]

The players would overwhelmingly support an extra day. Why wouldn't they?

With the covid shutdown, when was the last time Djoker played three days in a row?

At both Rome and Belgrade, for starters. Probably at Cincy (New York) and Rome last year as well.