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

64 Comments on Novak Djokovic

    • Unless something major happens such as major illness or injury Novak will get past McEnroe’s 1190 days (come December).

      The question is whether he can accumulate another 890 days before retiring (almost 30 months)… again depends on injury, illness and the up and coming so far weaker new generation. I’m sure he’d love to surpass Roger by accumulating another 37 or so months.

      I don’t expect Rafa to make it to #1 again or to stay there long should he. No one else either in the foreseeable.

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  2. Madrid is to Djokovic what IW is to the Williams sisters. He hasn’t been back since the crowd booed him in 2013.

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    • My comment is not even meant ironically. I don’t blame Novak. Nor suggest Rafa is on the higher road here. No one (or very few) would give up slams just for being booed.

      Simply stating again that the only way to view the booing behaviour at RG is to acknowledge it as rather extreme. Extreme in disrespect and uncivility. And it was done to Rafa at more than one RG tournament.

      #RewritingHistory
      #ItNeverHappened

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      • But they still celebrate his birthday with an elaborate cake every year. Just because a few frustrated Fedfans can’t behave themselves doesn’t mean that Rafa is not loved by the French.

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      • May 6, 2015 at 3:35 pm,
        —Simply stating again that the only way to view the booing behaviour at RG is to acknowledge it as rather extreme… And it was done to Rafa at more than one RG tournament.—
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        Rafa has been booed at Roland Garros only once – in 2009. There hasn’t been possible to write/talk that spectators of Rafa’s match have booed him in other years – because of that some people have constructed stories that some people have booed FAR away from the court where Rafa played.
        It’s amazing that the authors of the imaginary stories have the ability to freely imagine why some people are booing & hissing somewhere FAR away from something!

        And this is a great example how “some” [booes and hisses] in somebody’s imaginary story became “half the stadium” [booed] in someone else’s story:
        https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCiZFm-W0AABvbr.png

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      • The very poor treatment of Rafa started well before 2009, we were debating this on TT already before RG 2009. It started at RG 2005. Crowds disrespecting rafa in particular on many occasions. Press too, endlessly.

        We don’t have through the whole discussion again in detail, we did that several times on TT also with Cheryl participating in the discussion (in addition to one or two blog post on the topic). A number of us mentioned a certain way the French commentators and public have in sport against especially the Spanish (e.g. extreme bias in commenting on soccer when one of the teams is Spanish), i.e. the Federer angle surely is a good part of this but not at all of it.

        In short, the behaviour was (is) on behalf of many. At the same time many, many more surely, French tennis fans love Rafa. Both facts are just that.

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      • May 7, 2015 at 11:16 am,
        — It started at RG 2005—
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        ed251137 has explained many times that it was directed against the chair umpire, not against Rafa!

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      • Even Uncle Toni and Rafa have criticized the disrespectful French crowd.

        That’s the only opinions I need to hear, Not from a repetitive robo-poster with nothing new or original to say about tennis.

        Hilarious!!!

        #RepeatedForYourConvenience

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  4. Considering what Nole said he’d do to their mother’s and sisters, he is too scared to go back to Madrid; he doesn’t want to suffer the singeing of his beard.

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      • If you suffer abuse and your response is to hurl abuse back, you do not deserve respect. Especially if you are the #1 player in the world. You are supposed to take the high road, not dive into the gutter with the rest of them.

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      • He was disrespected before he acted inappropriately.

        Regardless, the point remains the same.

        Both players for whatever reasons feel disrespected and as a result both Madrid and Paris are the respective tournaments that are skipped.

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      • Djokovic is a professional, the Madrid crowd are not. As a professional, you are trained to focus on your craft, above all else. As a professional, you should expect everybody else who is not to not have your level of discipline, therefore disrespect from the crowd should not come as a surprise.

        Every player suffers disrespect at one time or another in their career. I am sure Federer felt disrespected, by fans of his no less, when he told them to shut up at RG one time. Did he not show up at RG the following year, and the year after? I don’t think so.

        Hell, the other day Carla Suarez Navarro was on court in Madrid and guess what was in the big screen while her match was on: Real Madrid vs Juventus! The highest ranked Spanish woman is playing, in Spain, and the tournament organisers choose to show a football match on the big screen in the same court she is playing! If that is not disrespect I don’t know what is. Will Carla boycott Madrid next year? Stay tuned………….personally, I think she has more class than that.

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      • And nobody is boycotting slams for several obvious easons. Not sure rogers yelling on a single point for the French crowd cheering too loud for him qualified as a slight either lol.

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      • Sorry, am not getting your opinion on the CSN affair. I thought she was treated appallingly by the tournament organisers. They should hang their heads in shame. I doubt they would have done the same if it was Rafa playing the same time Real Madrid was.

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        • It was a slight to both players and the WTA. Was not a personal slight.

          Madrid is the most sexist of the high profile combined events.

          If the Boss girls are gone, show football during women’s matches. Pretty consistent behaviour from Madrid organizers.

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    • certainly not…Safin was charming and good looking…he did have a temper but he was not rude…this kid is rude and arrogant and I really find no similarities to Safin…Dinara just seeks attention…

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  6. In any case the Paris Masters is a joke. The only players taking it seriously are those still fighting for the last slot(s) for the WTF or fighting for the YE No.1 slot. Those with confirmed places employ various strategies to get to the O2 asap.

    Last year Federer famously gave Djokovic a walk-over in the final – many suspected in order to ‘save himself’ for the DC final against France.

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  8. Shhh, don’t quote me, but it appears the marriage of convenience between Nole and Fedfans is showing signs of strain. Might this have something to do with Novak’s current “dominance”? I mean, how dare he up-stage Fed’s dominance during the weak era?

    Funny part: both Fed and Djokovic are dominating during weak eras! But fear not tennis fans, the Bull will soon be back to his best to put paid to THIS weak era.

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  14. I found Becker equally off-putting when he was playing and he hasn’t improved with age!

    He is milking his role as Head Coach for all it’s worth while he can. He must be gutted that the bonus payments will not be what they would have been this year had Djokovic got his Calendar Slam. What are the betting odds he won’t be retained for much longer?

    Hid book is one I won’t be reading, let alone buying.

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  16. The tournament director said his highlight of the whole tournament was 4,000 people watching Rafa practice! The organizers were happy to have Rafa in this tournament and having so many people attend these matches.

    This is why Rafa DESERVES respect. He is the Tour’s star and together with Fed, drives the most revenue for the tournaments.

    I’m looking at you RG and Carlos Bernardes!!

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  17. BTW, Federer can take 99% of the blame for their dislike for one another IMO. He openly showed such disdain for Djokovic (mostly because he lost to him).

    I bet you the same goes for Muzza and Fed.

    I think that even Rafa eventually got fed up with him (pun intended).

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  18. According to Forbes, Djokovic is now the second highest paid male tennis player and now earns more from endorsements than Rafa.

    Amaaaaaaaaaaazinnnngggggg!!!!!

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    • I too read thata nd was honestly surprised that Djoko has more endorsement money. Well it can also be that he signed more brands and Rafa only endorses quality brands.The more you sign, the more you earn. Quality over quantity.

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    • Couldn’t care less tbh. Maria Sharapova earns more than Serena in endorsement money, says nothing about their respective prowess on court, only means Maria is blonder than Serena.

      Djokovic and Fed can sell as many breakfast cereals as they want, Rafa must just go for the Slams as far as I am concerned. Rafa was born into money, more means absolutely nothing to him.

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  19. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11685957/Novak-Djokovics-health-blueprint-how-to-transform-your-body-in-14-days.html

    I will let the following posters at the bottom of the article speak for me:

    @alanaxis says:
    “More anti gluten, anti grain, anti carbohydrate, anti sugar rubbish.

    Most people are not gluten intolerant. Carbohydrates are not bad in themselves, it is the quantity and type which are consumed that matters, exactly as with fats and proteins.

    Yes we have an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes and yes people should eat much less processed food, unhealthy vegetable oils, trans fats and refined sugars, particularly biscuits, cake, confectionery, soft drinks and pseudo healthy foods like sweet breakfast cereals and cereal bars with additives.

    But unprocessed whole grains, potatoes, wheat, dairy and fruit (not fruit juices) are healthy nutritious foods for most people in reasonable amounts. Trying to eliminate them is completely pointless, unnecessary, and throwing the baby out with the bath water.”

    @KC says:
    “potatoes do not contain gluten. Also most people are not “gluten intolerant”. This sounds like bs”

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