Your realistic expectation from Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open 2020

[HetTheGreaterer]

Fan biases aside, what does the inner tennis analyst inside you expect of the result Novak Djokovic is most likely to have when the 2020 AO, the 1st slam of the decade concludes?
(Last year's AO :- Djokovic won the title, beating Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the final)


Do vote in the poll.
Discuss.

 

[Standaa]

he’s the overwhelming favorite to win the title, so..

 

[Sport]

Novak will win the title 90% sure, unless he has a ridiculously difficult draw like he had this US Open.

If Djokovic has to face Wawrinka, Medvedev, Federer and Nadal in a row... well. He would need to demolish in 3 or 4 sets all his rivals to avoid getting tired.

 

[PerilousPear]

Tell me where Med is in the draw, and I'll tell you the result.

 

[youngpolyhater]

If he gets past QF, he'll most likely win.

I think a younger guy has better chance of beating him than his contemporaries

 

[TheAssassin]

Would like if Medvedev doesn't land in his quarter. That 4th round they had this year was draining.

Optimistic overall. It's his arena. Expecting good tennis from him again when he recharges his batteries.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Novak will win the title 90% sure, unless he has a ridiculously difficult draw like he had this US Open.

If Djokovic has to face Wawrinka, Medvedev, Federer and Nadal in a row... well. He would need to demolish in 3 or 4 sets all his rivals to avoid getting tired.

Why do you talk like carbaelles, kudla, londero were tough draw for novak?
Stan wasn't at his best either.
Novak's own level was low, and that's why he lost.

 

[youngpolyhater]

Why do you talk like carbaelles, kudla, londero were tough draw for novak?
Stan wasn't at his best either

Djokovic would've likely won even with that draw if he didnt get injured

 

[Sport]

Djokovic would've likely won even with that draw if he didnt get injured

A wise man once said: "Untestable, therefore irrelevant".

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Djokovic would've likely won even with that draw if he didnt get injured

 

[youngpolyhater]

A wise man once said: "Untestable, therefore irrelevant".

Sounds like an incredibly obscure saying.

 

[BeatlesFan]

he’s the overwhelming favorite to win the title, so..

I think "overwhelming" is hyperbole, but he's obviously the favorite.

I thought in 2018 when he lost to Zverev at the YEC that he might be "iffy" to win AO 2019, but he went out there and demolished the field. Let's see what his form is like at the ATP Cup. I think the evidence shows Novak is wisely now playing almost exclusively for slams. Another 10 Masters 1000's doesn't equal one more slam, so he's smart to prioritize majors to the exclusion of all else.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Sounds like an incredibly obscure saying.

If someone is 14, that's probably so.

 

[helterskelter]

A wise man once said: "Untestable, therefore irrelevant".

"Once" said? This wise man was parsimonious indeed with his scientific lessons!

 

[Yugram]

Bias aside? Anything less than a title would be a disappointment.

Though I do have a feeling it won’t be Novak’s year at AO.

 

[Crisstti]

He's by far the favourite to win. However, if he meets a new gen in the quarters or semis he could be in trouble.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Let's hope if he makes 100 unforced errors in a match that he actually loses.

 

[junior74]

This thread is enough to make the VB wind turn from Rafa is the guy who beat the guy who won WTF, to Rafa has Schwartzman and Berrettini in his draw (the toughest ever), so AO is Novak's to lose.

Can't wait!

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Let's hope if he makes 100 unforced errors in a match that he actually loses.

Bloody simon

 

[ForumMember]

He is winning it that too undefeated..

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

He is winning it that too undefeated..

You can only win a grand slam if you go undefeated, no?!!
Or you meant to say that he'll win without dropping a set?!!

 

[Robert Baratheon]

A wise man once said: "Untestable, therefore irrelevant".

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I don't think he will win the title.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

To win the title. That’s expected from him.

 

[ForumMember]

You can only win a grand slam if you go undefeated, no?!!
Or you meant to say that he'll win without dropping a set?!!

well a player can be defeated morally or psychologically without him actually losing a match..
When I said undefeated I actually meant it..

 

[Krish0608]

Have a feeling Novak will be hungry for a W here. Esp after the disappointing end to the season. If his elbow is fully healed, he might go all the way.

 

[King No1e]

The question is how many sets he will drop. I'm going with 3.

And no, not in the same match.

 

[TripleATeam]

Yeah, I expect him to win because he's the favorite in his favorite slam.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

The question is how many sets he will drop. I'm going with 3.

And no, not in the same match.

Prophetic

 

[King No1e]

Prophetic

Wow, just realized I actually got a prediction right. Throw enough darts at the board and you're bound to hit the target at least once! (Or alternatively, throw enough sheet at the wall and something's bound to stick)

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

@King No1e GOAT.
Nuff said

Wow, just realized I actually got a prediction right. Throw enough darts at the board and you're bound to hit the target at least once! (Or alternatively, throw enough sheet at the wall and something's bound to stick)

 

[RemyLeBeau]

Be amazed if he doesn’t win.