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Yeh Nadal was so lucky because look at the court speeds in the 2009, 2012 and 2014 Australian open matches. Painfully slow and very high bouncing. Look at the speed in 2017? And look who won at 35 when Nadal was 30. Djokovic losing to Nadal at the US open is a different story. Djokovic played genuinely poor by his standards in 2010 and 2013. Federer didn’t in 2009 or 2012 but the courts ****ed him over
no one expected Novak would beat Fed in 3 W finals including beating him despite being 2 Championship points down
No one expected Novak would win 8 slams (and counting) after turning 30. Still recall all the angry responses I got when I suggested Novak would win more post 30 than Fed
No one expected Novak would remain #1 for so long. still recall the many posts of how weeks at #1 was a true GOAT measure. what happened to those posts by Fed fans?
But at least hypothetical Fed will always remain the winner. A little like healthy Nadal!
That would make them visionaries if back in 2015 they predicted Novak would reach 20 slams!
optimism abounds!
That was some old 125downthemiddle sh*t! lol
Well, if they predicted Novak would get the #1 and slam records way back when he was far behind that makes them true visionaries
2006 AO Fed wasn't that good imo and I dunno if he was fully recovered that tournament so I can't see him pushing 2011 AO Djokovic to 5.Only 2007 Fed would do it imo, still no cigar though, especially on that slow surface of 2011.So, Djokovic in 4 vs 2006 Fed and Djokovic in 5 vs 2007 Fed, that's how I see it
Can’t disagree but if I ever find a post of mine from back then correctly predicting what would happen I will happily create a thread calling myself the GOAT of tennis predictions!
2006 AO Fed wasn't that good imo and I dunno if he was fully recovered that tournament so I can't see him pushing 2011 AO Djokovic to 5.Only 2007 Fed would do it imo, still no cigar though, especially on that slow surface of 2011.So, Djokovic in 4 vs 2006 Fed and Djokovic in 5 vs 2007 Fed, that's how I see it
I thought it was agreed that either Rafa or Novak had it the hardest.
We'll have to wait till 2036 to find out. (Kidding - these threads amuse me.)2007 20 year old Novak had set points in two sets against Fed at the USO final.
what do you think peak Novak would do?
Lol you don’t luck yourself to 20 slams, not even one slam!
We get it bro. You're a Nadal fan that thinks Djokovic is a drug cheat (lol). Do you have to spam every thread with the same bollocks?
Great analysis as always. Spot on.
If it's strictly on Rebound Ace then yeah.Against 2007 Fed it becomes very interesting though
Another day(year) in the office for the earth mightiest warrior. Nothing special indeed. Lol
If it's strictly on Rebound Ace then yeah.Against 2007 Fed it becomes very interesting though
I would back 2007 Fed too, but not against 2011 & 2016 SF Djokovic.Against any other version of Djokovic, no problem.I can't give an hypothetical to Fed against the best versions of the AO GOAT
I would back 2007 Fed too, but not against 2011 & 2016 SF Djokovic.Against any other version of Djokovic, no problem.I can't give an hypothetical to Fed against the best versions of the AO GOAT
Care to read the thread title: '11 Djokovic would dominate.
I would back 2007 Fed too, but not against 2011 & 2016 SF Djokovic.Against any other version of Djokovic, no problem.I can't give an hypothetical to Fed against the best versions of the AO GOAT
That would work if we haven't already seen how Djokovic loses sets to inferior opponents and then he sees red when playing Fedal.Federer and Nadal have won GS without dropping any sets while Djokovic didn't but at his best he rose his level when he needed it the most. Case in point when he struggled against Simon in 2016 but then he redlined his game in the SF against Fed
That would work if we haven't already seen how Djokovic loses sets to inferior opponents and then he sees red when playing Fedal.Federer and Nadal have won GS without dropping any sets while Djokovic didn't but at his best he rose his level when he needed it the most. He struggled against Simon in 2016 but then he redlined his game in the SF against Fed
Well the thing is that had Djokovic played like he did against Simon, he would have lost against Federer.Obviously Djokovic felt confortable against a Fed that was not at his best plus he had all the momentum in the matchup after all that happened since 2014, but watching the way the Serb played in that particular match, I still think he would edge 2007 Federer.
