Novak Djokovic

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Djokovic warming up for his match

Current ranking: 1

Last result: Banja Luka quarterfinals (lost to Dusan Lajovic)

Next tournament: Rome Masters

88 Comments on Novak Djokovic

  1. http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/9897349/wimbledon-novak-djokovic-says-he-is-not-a-cheat-in-coaching-row

    Djokovic: Doesn’t consider his communication with Becker cheating

    The reigning Wimbledon champion accepted “we can’t pretend it’s not happening in tennis” in claiming every top star breaches governing body rules forbidding coaches instructing players in the middle of matches.

    Coach Boris Becker has revealed Djokovic’s back-room staff “have our ways” of signalling to the Serbian on court “to tell him it’s good or it’s bad”.

    The 28-year-old himself rejected suggestions his on-court communication with his coaching team represents significant rule breaches.

    “We can’t pretend like that’s not happening in tennis,” said Djokovic of mid-match communication between players and coaches.

    “Of course there are situations when it happens, and not just with the top players, with everybody.

    “This is a very competitive sport. You’re alone on the court.

    “Of course there are certain rules but also there are times when the team of the player communicates with the player when he gets to go and take the towel in the corner, which is closer to the box, or in different ways.

    “I think it’s all fine as long as it’s not regular, I think it just depends.

    “Also that’s up to the chair umpire or supervisor to decide if somebody’s breaking the rules or not.

    “I think as long as it’s something that you can tolerate, let’s say, within the ways of communication, I think it’s fine.

    “I don’t think that we’re cheating, I don’t think that’s how you can call it,” said Djokovic.

    To paraphrase @hawkeye63 and @Mary: Hilarious!

    Waiting for the deluge of opprobrium to fall on Djokovic’s head ala Rafa…….Not.

    Now Novak, listen very carefully to @hawkeye63 and repeat after him, ““Communications of any kind, audible or visible, between a player and a coach may be construed as coaching.” Got that? Good!

    Naughty, naughty!

    • The article: –Two years ago, Stanislas Wawrinka targeted Toni Nadal for illegally coaching his nephew Rafa during a match – with “Uncle Toni” later admitting he had talked to the Spanish star during contests.—
      ======================
      .
      I am curious to know why the author of this article drags Rafa into it! I am wondering why he doesn’t write that U.Toni has admitted he says only encouraging words (Vamos! Move your legs!).

      Rafa’s comments on the Wawrinka case:
      ESPN, Nov. 8, 2013: ¤¤ Rafael Nadal has revealed that he did not receive instructions from his coach and uncle Toni after Stanislas Wawrinka complained about communication between the pair during their encounter on Wednesday. …
      “Toni the other day was not coaching me, he told me nothing in particular with tactics. He just told me ‘Come on’ [= ‘Vamos’]…¤¤
      http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/255889.html

      • I am curious to know why you believe that this is ALL Toni has ever said in every match he has coached.

        Actually, never mind I know.

        The delusional’s tool box of generalizations and cherry picked quotes is the same as the amateur troll’s.

      • hawkeye, of course you are a professional when it comes to trolling. I take off my hat to you. I try to follow in your footsteps as I am your admirer but so far you have not given me passing grades, dismissing my efforts as amateurish. Maybe you are comparing me with your leader who is a nonpareil. Not fair. She has been at it for years !!! And I am not as quick as vr ( comprehension skills top notch) or you (a natural) in picking up the art of trolling. All that I have managed so far is to enhance my vocabulary by three words. Why is the scion of the oestridae family (chloro, for those who came in late) hiding under a plus? Or is it a cross?

      • Mary consider yourself fortunate.

        While fluent in Trollese, it is not my native tongue. However it is the only language that Trolls understand so I reserve it exclusively for them.

        Tell you what. I’ll be your little lamb by not initiating anything with the trio’s unless they start their BS first. kk?

        Adj I ask for is some small semblance of feigned fairness to three fine players. Except for Federer. He’s fair game. It’s GOAT season.

        Won’t last very long.

      • Ok hawkeye, done!!! I like all the players but do not like Djoker fans. Unfortunately none of them seem to be here so guess I will go into retirement but will be back as euphoric Mary when Rafa wins!!!

      • Yes,the Madrid celebration was like a knife in my stomach. Watching Djoker thrash my man again and again and again was heartbreaking and I even stopped watching tennis for a couple of months after AO 2012. But I have long since forgiven Djoker but I cannot forgive his fans.

      • I thought Fedfans were the worst but they have nothing on Djoker fans. I have no words to describe the garbage they post in all forums and Rafa’s walls. The curious thing is, they do this when Djoker wins but disappear when Djoker loses. Djoker, as we all know, is a gracious loser but (in the past, at least) an ungracious winner ( opposite of Federer). So apparently it is something cultural which brings out the worst in Djoker ( now more polished) and his fans when Djoker wins. Maybe something primitive: Dance wildly on the body of a fallen foe!! Trample him!!! Destroy him body and spirit!!!!

      • hawkeye, the truce is between you and me. I cannot speak for nadline or augusta as contrary ( Mary Mary) to popular belief I am not either of them.

    • Are you calling Rafa a CHEAT??????

      “Communications of any kind, audible or visible, between a player and a coach may be construed as coaching. ”

      Then again, Toni has admitted to being a CHEAT.

      Vamos! Move your legs! yada yada yada

  2. This is why Nole is No. 1 right now. (No. 10 might want to listen.)

    Will the power of meditation help Djokovic win a third Wimbledon title by — as one monk explained it — “clearing his mind of worry and anxiety”?

    Novak Djokovic says time with nature helps him relax in between matches. Courtesy of Mark Hodgkinson
    “Meditation will help you if you are playing tennis, just as it will help you if you are playing other sports or if you working in an office,” said Phramaha Bhatsakorn Piyobhaso, who was dressed in an orange robe and speaking amid a room brimming with golden Buddha statues. “Meditation helps you to keep focused and to train your mind. With proper training, you can improve your concentration and that will keep you focused on what you are doing.”

    “Though one may conquer a thousand men in battle, the one who conquers himself is the greater warrior.”

    Truer words were never spoken.

    http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/13166973/wimbledon-novak-djokovic-power-meditation

    #BetweenTheEars

  3. Everybody has their own ways of taking off worry, stress, anxiety. What works for Novak need not work for Rafa. Frankly Rafa and Federer don’t talk much about what they do to detox,however Novak is all over the place- be it his yoga, his oxygen chamber, his gluten free , his so called family image. Frankly he is getting tiring and boring with his repetition bullsh!t. If it works for you, great. You have written a book about it and people will read it if they are interested.

    And frankly if all this was really helping him so much, he would not have choked so many important matches over the past 3 years or even reacted as badly as he did to a ballboy at Miami or break racquets (tons of them) or even alleged a smear campaign when accusations arose about his cheating.

    The guy is definitely not 1005 real, he is trying to project a manufactured image all the time.

    • hawkeye, methinks you did not receive the memo:

      there is no such thing as ROS

      there is only such a thing as return games won/lost

      got it?

      #DoYou?

    • Just watched the video. They call him the possible GROSOAT.

      But.

      What do they know about tennis ?

      I ask you.

      One clue:

      These experts keep talking about ROS and not only about return games won/lost. There’s a clear signal they don’t know tennis.

      #expertsITellYou!

      • Well, they MIGHT know about TENNIS, just not about RAFA.

        And when it really comes down to it, isn’t that all that matters?

        #DrippingWithSarcasmForThoseThatDontGetSarcasm

  4. Novak Djokovic appeared to be feeling the pressure of defending his Wimbledon championship this afternoon before his triumph was sealed.
    In the final stint of his match today the Serb seemed to have lost his cool momentarily, shouting and gesticulating towards a baby-faced ball girl.
    Apparently requesting his towel amid the afternoon mugginess, the 28-year-old screamed in her direction and held his hands out in anger.

    After wiping his face he discarded it back in the youngster’s direction before resuming play. The girl was left visibly shaken and stifling tears, according to sources on the court.
    She was seen nervously drinking from a water bottle moments after the eruption, her cheeks redder than before. After beating his South African opponent, Djokovic allegedly walked off Court No. 1 without glancing in her direction.

    He later described the match that was drawn out over two days, as ‘frustrating’. ‘I was two sets down, to come back and win in five definitely gives me great satisfaction and confidence for the next challenge,’ he said of his victory.
    ‘It was frustrating at times, especially today, but I managed to go through and that’s what matters.’

    Photographers capturing the match said the World Number One had left the girl on the verge of tears after shouting ‘aggressively’ towards her.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152319/Now-Djokovic-loses-cool-World-number-one-yells-ballgirl-tense-clash-day-Australian-Nick-Kyrgios-got-embroiled-racism-row-court-outburst.html

    • That ugly episode is yet another example of the darker side of Djokovic’s character. He tried to pass it off as “being under stress” adding “I’m definitely going to try to apologise to her if I did something wrong”.

      I’m sorry Mr. Djokovic that’s simply not good enough. Firstly, you are not admitting it was unacceptable behaviour; secondly, you need to do more than just try to apologise.

      • And they say he is the best loser because of his fake handshake and hug at the net when he loses. That is so at odds with his behaviour during the match when he is losing – smahing the furniture, the net, his racquet. Hollowing at his team and also the ball kids. This is not the first time he’s done it, he was given a warning during another match for scaring a ball boy with his shouting.

        I’d love to see how he takes it out of Boris after a loss in private.

  5. No wonder Boris was looking so glum during the match. He was afraid he was about to see another bonus payment flying out of the window 🙂

  6. Such a reputable “news” paper The Daily Mail is…

    Jennifer Lopez displays her rock hard abs and famously curvaceous derriere as she hits the gym in leopard-print leggings

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3153313/Jennifer-Lopez-displays-rock-hard-abs-famously-curvaceous-derriere-hits-gym-leopard-print-leggings.html#ixzz3fIbxTdLl
    Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

    Fact is, players are under tremendous pressure and stress.

    So he yelled to fire himself up and the girl was nearby.

    He obviously wants to apologize for what happened. Just like Rafa apologized for bumping Rosol.

    Look, tennis is a sport. It’s not a garden party game game like it was 80 years ago.

    If you want smiles and curtsies, then watch Dancing With the Stars.

    Perhaps tennis needs older ballkids in today’s game.

    I like to see players fired up.

    • well said hawkeye…the daily fail is a scurrilous hate filled rag which likes to attack immigrants in particular while conveniently forgetting that is was pro-fascist during the war. everything it write is distorted beyond belief and de-contextualised.
      but then nole is evil personnified so it’s all jam who ever is doing the writing…..

      • That’s way too narrow thinking even from you @nadline10. I’m docking you 10 house points.

        It goes much broader than that.

        I defend the two way street and challenge the double standards in tennis fandom.

        You’re welcome My fan.

    • July 8, 2015 at 11:49 am,
      —He obviously wants to apologize for what happened. Just like Rafa apologized for bumping Rosol.—
      =======================

      What??? Don’t drag Rafa into Djoko’s nasty incidents! ! There are NO similarities between Djoko’s AGRESSIVE behaviour and Rafa&Rosol’s bumping in 2012 – because they UNWITTINGLY bumped into each other!

      Rosol’s explanation of the bumping incident at Wimbledon in 2012: “I just stop. I thought that he [Rafa] wants to let me go first, you know, but then he start to walk fast. I stop because I don’t want to hit me. He hit me, and then THREE TIMES HE APOLOGIZE. And I say, Okay, okay, okay. It was okay.”

      Post-match press conference: June 28, 2012, Lukas Rosol
      http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=81114

    • I’m all for players getting fired up as well but I draw the line at rudeness, especially at children and horses.

      • Saw the video. Sure it was directed at himself, and gave the poor mite a right royal fright in the process. Who knows, maybe Novak is a she in short skirts. Quite a fright he/she gave himself/herself there then. So he/she needs to apologise to himself/herself?

        #CaitlynJenner
        #ShoutingAtHimself/Herself

        Quite agree, children should not be exposed to such abuse, adults should. Not.

  7. actually quite surprised that the fail hasn’t demanded that djoker be deported immediately as his very presence contaminates innocent tennis loving anglo-saxons…

  8. hawkeye, quit the witch hunt of Rafa and the childish posting of pictures of Fed and Djoker on Rafa’s page. Why do you hate Rafa so much? Manifested in what’s now known as ‘keeping it real’.

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