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

34 Comments on Novak Djokovic

  1. Waiting to see what IW brings, ed. Not going to panic.

    His participation in DC is not something that fits this year, imo. It’s a lot of pressure; losing dubs for Nole and Nenad in front of the home crowd to Nedovyesov and Golubev must have been embarrassing. Then the he runs into fired up Kukushkin – piling on the frustration. It’s all nonsense. Maybe Boris feels like I do – I have no idea. Or, maybe it’s as simple as not wanting to interfere with Obradovic’s leadership? I can’t read much into Boris being in Hanover. But the rule about playing DC in an Olympic year is “iniquitous” just as you say, agree with that!

    The UE’s are reminiscent of the match with Gilles Simon. My feeling is that DC was something Nole had to do more than was eager to do and he his focus wasn’t all there – pure speculation on my part but basing it on his performance, level, and behavior, plus my own bias, no doubt.

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  4. I think Djokovic is right in what he said. We all know how arduous it is to win a men’s title especially the slams; for them to get equal pay as the women is laughable. PC correctness is stifling change.

    I’m glad that Ray Moore acknowledged that the sport is being carried by Fedal.

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    • May have a point about pay..each one has an opinion..there are 2 sides to every argument..but those hormones statements were uncalled for..totally out of the line. Its more surprising when married men talk like this.

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      • The hormones statement is as real as it gets. What Djokovic was saying is that he admires the fact that women can focus and play as well as they do with inherent physical disadvantages. Nothing wrong with that. The media is just trying to find ways to knock down Djokovic at every turn when he speaks his mind. It doesn’t work, the man thrives under adversity.

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  5. Men should be paid more and there is nothing discriminatory about this!

    Make them (women) play best of five and then we can happily have equal prize money. fair, no?

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    • There is no B05 in Cincy/Montreal/Rome and no equal pay.

      Also, don’t remember seeing men take a cut in pay when Masters 1000 finals went to BO3 or doubles went to super tiebreak.

      It’s about the competition, not the length of the match.

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  6. Serena and Murray tear into Djokovic..haha..Loved Serenas response to Djokovic, even Billie Jean was caustic, so was Chris. I am sure Novak did not expect this kind of reaction.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/03/22/novak-djokovic-backs-down-after-criticism-from-serena-williams-and-andy-murray/

    Post that Djokovic has apologized and even spoken to Serena and Andy

    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/23/novak-djokovic-andy-murray-equal-pay-spat

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    • “Novak Djokovic back down…” no he didn’t retract anything he said. Typical media bs, he just clarified what he said in a diplomatic way.

      Serena: “Novak is entitled to his opinion but if he has a daughter – I think he has a son right now – he should talk to her and tell her how his son deserves more money because he is a boy.” No Serena, Novak was pointing out that truly fair distribution is in proportion to how much revenue is made. He even said women should make more if they generate more revenue. If anything, this is an asinine way of responding to Djokovic’s comments. If you have a daughter, you tell her why women may make less, in what situation this happens etc. No sugarcoating of reality, just plain hard fact, problem solved.

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      • Don’t remember male players making this claim when the women’s game was more popular than the mens in late 90s early 2000s.

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  7. Djokovic is twisting and turning in his attempts to extricate himself from the the hole he dug for himself but the hole just gets deeper with each new statement he makes.

    # think before you speak in future

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    • The hole is a figment of your imagination, I’m sure it is Novak’s PR agent who made him do what he did. Unless his level on court drops, he doesn’t have a problem.

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      • If the hole was imaginary, Nole wouldn’t now be talking about believing in equality lol.

        The lack of a hole is a figment of your blindness as a fan.

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  8. They can make Moore resign as IW CEO but they can’t make Nole resign his position as #1 player. Say wtf you want because they need you badly Nole.

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  9. Fans can sometimes be totally blind i their admiration. They will read ofcourse even wrong things in a right way. Djokovic was out of line and he realized it himself, else he would not have apologized.He had no choice but to apologize else he would have a bigger problem with getting less support than what he does now (except in China where he does get).

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  10. I am sure Novak got mighty pissed that only Roger and Rafas names were mentioned to be bowed down too and then many other players backing it up saying not just women but all tennis should be graeteful to them 🙂

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  11. I still feel all this controversy will not affect Novaks resolve though on court. There was a slight cloud about match fixing over him in AO, yet he won. So on court he will continue and can only be defeated if he underperforms and the other person redlines his shots.

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    • “Therein. I am happy for this to be made available to everyone, from world No1s and tournament CEOs to morbidly obese guys on the internet who opine – without irony – that commenting on a fifth set is beyond women’s frame of reference.”

      Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

      and

      ” By way of another pointer: when discussing women’s sports and their debts or otherwise to you, I would avoid using expressions such as “drop to their knees”. As indicated earlier, it just sounds to us like you’re saying “blow me”. Given there’s at least a 50% chance you’re not, maybe go with something else.”

      Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

      Very funny (because it’s true)!

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    • I found this a hilarious and very appropriate response! Novak meant well, but anytime a man mentions women’s hormones, I just want to roll my eyes and say – not again!

      Yes, there is a male hormone! Wow! Men have that, too!

      The whole hormone thing is a throwback to a time when women were thought to be somehow hampered or unable to function rationally and make decisions.

      I do like that this response was given with some humor. She struck just the right note, making the point without being too heavy handed!

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