A page and forum to discuss all things Novak Djokovic.
Current ranking: 1
Last result: Banja Luka quarterfinals (lost to Dusan Lajovic)
Next tournament: Rome Masters
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A page and forum to discuss all things Novak Djokovic.
Current ranking: 1
Last result: Banja Luka quarterfinals (lost to Dusan Lajovic)
Next tournament: Rome Masters
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Closet Federazzi are everywhere!!!!!!
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Novak Djokovic is in the French Open semifinals for 6th straight time, most among men in the open era
Simon Cambers @scambers73 41m41 minutes ago
Amid all the talk of @DjokerNole completing a career grand slam, everyone seems to have forgotten that he is also going for four in a row
“Forgotten” is one term for it.
#Federazzi
#SpeakNoEvil
Love you Nole Ole — ??? RG Champion!
Haha career.slam and 4 in a row. What an achievement. I didn’t see Laver but I’ve seen Novak achieve one of the ultimate highlights. Amazing
Unlike the three players ahead of him, Nole is not slowing down as illustrated in the following graphic…
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkNRPg2XAAAPgPk.jpg
“After winning his first French Open title on Sunday, Djokovic holds all four major titles at the same time, the first man to do so since Rod Laver in 1969.
Men’s tennis has three types of events that feature nearly all of the best players who are fit to play: the four majors, nine Masters and the World Tour Finals. Djokovic has reached the final of 21 of the last 22 of these events he has entered, winning 17 of them. No man has ever had a stretch that dominant.”
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/novak-djokovics-chase-of-tennis-records-is-speeding-up/
ivo karlovic @ivokarlovic 1h1 hour ago
Nole the true goat!!
Yet another player gets it (unlike the media still clinging to Fed)…
Jonas Bjorkman @BjorkmanTennis
Congrats @DjokerNole for winning @rolandgarros and to your amazing achievement winning all Grand Slams and four in a row. #history #RG16
Sports Illustrated @SInow 2h2 hours ago
Djokovic solidified his place in the GOAT conversation at the French Open (by @jon_wertheim) http://on.si.com/28dyAtB pic.twitter.com/Qbr0NcfwiP
“Djokovic has officially entered the GOAT pasture. He avoided Rafael Nadal and only had to beat one Top 5 seed before the final, but this tournament has completely reframed his career.
He now has the career Grand Slam and four major titles in a row, which is something neither Roger Federer or Nadal ever did. He’s well into double figures and just turned 29 years old. This really changes the Greatest of All Time conversation, more so than any other title he has won.”
Wertheim finally beginning to get it…
#BetterLateThanNever
RT @stu_fraser: Although Djokovic with 16,950 ranking points has 81% of the combined total of Murray, Federer and Nadal… #BigOne
LOL @pseudoFed really gets it…
Not Roger Federer @PseudoFed 49m49 minutes ago
My work account @rogerfederer must not be working, I will therefore use this account to congratulate @DjokerNole on the #NoleSlam
LOL, let’s play another round of “Fed?…Or @PseudoFed”…
Carole Bouchard Retweeted
LetsTalkTennis @letstalktennis1 3h3 hours ago
Federer on Djokovic: “It’s great for tennis. It’s world class and really rare. He did it without any luck, it’s wonderful how he did it.”
#UnlikeMPsSavedUSO
The writer of PseudeFed captures to perfection TMF’s technique for delivering the sting-in-the-tail compliment..
It’s hard to tell them apart sometimes.
For the most part, Fed does a better job of parodying Himself.
What does he mean, without any luck? The rain?
Pete Sampras spoke about incredible Novak Djokovic’s dominance in a different way. ‘Now he is at his peak – Sampras said – He has been playing THE BEST TENNIS OF ALL TIME for two or three years. It’s amazing what he did against Roger, he beat him at the US Open and twice at Wimbledon. He reaches the final in every tournament he plays. His numbers are impressive as well as his consistency.’
RETRACTION: Pete was misquoted by Tennis World in the article below…
http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Pete-Sampras-Novak-Djokovic-is-playing-the-best-tennis-of-all-time-articolo33485.html
This video shows what he actually said:
http://www.msn.com/en-my/video/sport/sampras-admits-he-didnt-envisage-djokovic-success/vi-BBtV74q
“SOME of the best tennis in the history of the game.”
“SOME of the greatest tennis of all time.”
You can’t trust journalists.
Wow what a hateful piece from the federazzi media. Such fandom and jealousy knows no bounds.
“No, we believe in Federer. Look at the two men move. Djokovic almost minces back to his chair. Federer prowls. It is another problem for Hillary. Hubby Bill could move mountains with his gentle tread. Billbo was absurdly charismatic in his prime, but Hillary wobbles about like a made-up doll.
There is maybe hope for Nole and Hillary. There are people out there who say we can learn how to be charismatic. Olivia Fox Cabane, who charges firms like Google more than a $100,000 a year for her services, says, “It’s all about learning to play chemist with your brain. If you’re able to flood your body with oxytocin [the love hormone] whenever you want, your body language will be transformed. People will want to be near you.”
REUTERS
As the Washington Post said, ‘Everybody loves Roger Federer…Novak Djokovic…Not so much.’
OPINION: Novak Djokovic and Hillary Clinton both have scary eyes. There is something alien about those big round peepers that look over you as if scanning the sky for flying saucers. There is no love, no recognition, no joy, no CHARISMA. It is why Nole and Hillary will never be adored by the public like Roger Federer and Barack Obama.
How can Djokovic ever claim to be the greatest if he doesn’t have the love? He knows it and it bothers him. He once said to my friend Matthew Syed, ex-Commonwealth ping-pong champion and now a superb sports writer for The Times, “I’m not sure what I have to do to be popular.”
How many of us have said the same thing. How many kids have cried out from the schoolyard or adults from the office party, “Why don’t people like me?”
SHANNON STAPLETON/ REUTERS
Hubby Bill could move mountains with his gentle tread but Hillary wobbles about like a made-up doll.
And it’s because they don’t have that “it” thing. They don’t feel our pain. They don’t look people in the eye and listen as if that person is the most important in the room. They don’t have the smile and the wit and the empathy and the easy walk. They don’t have CHARISMA.
The word comes from the Greek meaning gift. It comes from an olden time of magic. A.N. Wilson writes at the start of his biography of C.S. Lewis; “The world has changed more radically in the last hundred years than in any previous era of history. Old values and certainties have been destroyed; religions have collapsed. In such a world, a voice which appears to come from the old world and to speak with the old sureness will have an obvious appeal.”
Aslan in the Narnia books embodies the old magic of the old world. Aslan’s charisma is part of the reason why Federer is so loved and Djokovic never will be. Federer is the wardrobe that takes us through the fur coats into the old world. He loves to play on the grass of Wimbledon where he may yet win one more title in a few weeks’ time. We can imagine him with a wooden racquet in hand.
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REUTERS
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic once said to my friend Matthew Syed of The Times, ‘I’m not sure what I have to do to be popular.’
Federer even seems to be walking backward through time as his career progresses. As a young man he used to stay planted on the baseline. Federer now rushes the net and we love him for it. He is bringing us the old magic.
He even says, “I enjoy coming to the net like back in the day.”
Nothing about Djokovic is like “back in the day”. Why would it be? His childhood was spent in a country ravaged by war. His whole soul screams for progress. And so Djokovic plays tennis to survive. He plays tennis to eat. There is no risk reward. He wouldn’t try to drive a green that was 300 yards away with a lake on one side. Djokovic would play an iron to a precise spot in the fairway and then hit a wedge to half a metre.
Nick Bollettieri, the man who rolled out Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova from the production line, calls Djokovic “the most complete of all time”, but then Bolletieri owns a factory. We don’t have to believe in his industrial diktat.
No, we believe in Federer. Look at the two men move. Djokovic almost minces back to his chair. Federer prowls. It is another problem for Hillary. Hubby Bill could move mountains with his gentle tread. Billbo was absurdly charismatic in his prime, but Hillary wobbles about like a made-up doll.
There is maybe hope for Nole and Hillary. There are people out there who say we can learn how to be charismatic. Olivia Fox Cabane, who charges firms like Google more than a $100,000 a year for her services, says, “It’s all about learning to play chemist with your brain. If you’re able to flood your body with oxytocin [the love hormone] whenever you want, your body language will be transformed. People will want to be near you.”
Watch Bill Clinton work a room in his prime. He steps off the stage towards his audience. He looks the questioner in the eye and stays with them. His intonation moves down towards the end of sentences, which is one reason why Aussies can never have charisma.
Now watch the press conferences of Federer and Djokovic at the Australian Open. Federer’s voice is lower. He looks at the questioner. He says “in my opinion” in a way that suggests yours may be just as valuable. In contrast, Djokovic’s eyes are flitting all over the place. His pitch is higher. There is no comfort in his presence, no connection.
And it is reflected in the way the two men play. Djokovic, surrounded by a Teutonic crowd of men in red tracksuits, wears down his opponent with mechanical efficiency. His baseline length is the best in the industry. His two-handed backhand doesn’t break down. And then there once was that endless ball bouncing, drumming away in your brain.
Federer, of course, plays the most beautiful game as befits man who is idolised by Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue. The one-handed backhand is again a remembrance of things past. That fluid service action and wristy forehand are like flowing water.
http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/80930802/No-recognition-no-joy-no-charisma-with-Novak-Djokovic-and-Hillary-Clinton
The same thing was said of Pete Sampras himself. But heck, even though their fundamental gamestyles were different, they both had powerful, athletic, efficient games and the fun was in watching them play. Sure, Novak brings more to the table, but I’m really more interested in what he offers on court.
As should most tennis fans.
No, this is just a sad hate piece on Nole from a jealous Fedfan. Not the first.
Pfft. Garbage. Can’t even read it. Where’s a puke emoji?!
Nole is one set away from setting the open era record for consecutive Grand Slam match wins at 30.
#RoadToGOATdom
Correction: Laver has the current open era record at 31 consecutive slam match wins.
Nole can tie this record if he wins his 3rd round match against the winner of Querrey/Bellucci. Querrey up a set and a break with play suspended for today.
Novak Djokovic became just the third man in tennis history to hold all four of the major titles at the same time by claiming his first career title at Roland Garros. He’s halfway to a calendar year Grand Slam and is the first man to hold both the Australian and French Open titles coming into Wimbledon since Jim Courier in 1992. Only two men have ever won the calendar year Grand Slam: Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 and ‘69.
Djokovic is the defending champion at Wimbledon for the second year and is the overwhelming favorite to make it three titles in a row. He’s defeated seven-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer in the last two finals, but Federer is coming off multiple injuries and is not at his best coming into the tournament. Andy Murray could be another obstacle for Djokovic.
Murray has solidified his position as the No. 2 player in the world behind Djokovic. It’s kind of amazing that in their 34 head-to-head meetings they’ve only played once on grass, at the 2013 Wimbledon final, which was won by Murray. Djokovic leads their overall series 24 to 10. Also interesting to note that Andy Murray has the fourth best career grass court record in the Open Era behind only Federer, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg—and ahead of Pete Sampras. Murray’s toughest opponents at Wimbledon have been Rafael Nadal (who isn’t playing this year due to a wrist injury), and Federer. Could we have our third straight major final in 2016 featuring Djokovic and Murray?
http://www.si.com/tennis/2016/06/29/daily-data-viz-novak-djokovic-calendar-grand-slam-wimbledon
only played once on grass? what about Andy’s straight set win at the London Olympics?
Yeah Andy is up 2-0 on grass. More tellingly, he’s never lost a set on grass to Novak. I rate the current Djokovic much higher than the version that played in 2013, but then again Murray has also improved significantly at least on clay. I wonder how that might translate to grass.
Hawkeye,
Thanks for posting this info. Novak is building quite a list of his own records.
Honestly, I decided to skip reading that hateful piece on Novak. I really don’t even like to be exposed to that kind of toxicity. About anyone!
The comments here are hilarious. I thought the piece on Fed, Bill, Hillary and Djokovic was quite insightful. But biased posters found it toxic? I admire Hillary, don’t much care for Fed and have always felt bad that Hillary is unloved. Djokovic looks scary so his lack of appeal is not unexpected. I think his devoted fans, at least those who post in tennis forums, are mostly Serbians.
But I can sense the magnetism of Federer and Bill. I suppose it is charisma. Or star quality. Hillary lacks it. But she is never obnoxious like Nole has been in the humping the car roof incident or in the infamous skit with Troicki. Rafa too has charisma in abundance and of course I love his genuine humility and candor. Muzz is witty in an understated way and he is candid too. But Djokovic’s humor is jarring. Fortunately he now focuses more on tennis and not on playing the buffoon. Who knows posterity may yet love him.
Yes, being involved in scandals, murder and dirty politics is far more obnoxious than humping a car roof under the influence of alcohol (oh wait, wasn’t that Marian Vajda?).
I’m not a huge of Djokovic’s brand of humour or his attempts at pleasing the mainstream since he became an established great, although I like the impressions he used to do.
Having said that, Djokovic is the quintessential middle finger to the subtly racist media that has chosen to ignore what he has accomplished and continues to do so. And he is also one of the most complete players I have ever seen. And I’m Sri Lankan.
Novak Djokovic ‘abnoxious’?! Such a bad word to use. It is people like Mary who intentionally bring bad name to people. I am not a fan of Djokovic but why the hell do I have to call him obnoxious or toxic when he is NOT. He is the most gracious loser out there, he has matured so much in the last 5 years or so and has a lot of respect for the game.
Yes, his is not as charismatic as Nadal or Federer and his attempts are getting more popular with the crowd are sometimes desperate but I kind of get that too because in spite of winning so much and breaking records, he is not loved that much. I think he got off to a bad start in his career and was immature. However, why keep judging someone based on the mistakes they made early in their career when he has actually been a good sportsman for the last 5 years now.You DON’T have to be his fan and neither do I but it is just not nice to do sort of needless character assassination. Comparing a good sportsman to HILARY CLINTON?!!! WTH!! LOL
Anyway, he is a video of that ‘humping on the car roof’ incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43cWPNBMU0
Clearly, it is Marian Vajda who is doing it and Djokovic is standing on the side celebrating!! This lie was written so many times here that I started thinking it actually was Djokovic!
P.s, he beat Rafa for the first time ever on clay and had every right to celebrate off the court. He was quite respectful on the court and what someone does off the court is none of our business actually.
Federer admitted to have laughed for 10 minutes when Nadal lost to Rosol!
Nadal is the only one who is very humble by nature. He is so genuine that can’t even imagine him making fun of fed/novak like that even when sitting in his living room in Mollorca.
Nah, that skit about pointing the gun at Djoko’s head…..was simply too much! As a Rafa fan, I cant accept that! I doubt that’s showing any respect for Rafa.
Djoko now is more well behaved, as he thinks he’s no.1 now and so must set good example (I remember when he was younger, he did all sorts of funny skits or acts just to get recognition). And, was it his PR manager, who said something like Djoko is not going to endorse products like poker or alcoholic drinks? Was that pinpointing at Rafa (pokerstar, Burgundy) or even Fed ( Moet champagne)? I mean, must they be so tactless and thinking the Djoko has to occupy a higher moral ground (than Fedal)? I know Djoko may be guided by his own belief, but his PR manager should be more tactful.
I do not understand why an athlete is obliged to set a good example. Never mind that this example itself is purely subjective, but why do people rely on athletes as role models for life? This concept does not add up.
Exactly Mikkers! So why that PR guy got to mention that Djoko is not going to endorse products like poker or alcoholic drinks? That’s my question too. They are not obliged to set any example. Like I said, its more projecting a healthy image for both the player and the sport.
vr,
Bravo! I second your sentiments and could not have said it better!
I see no reason to compare Hillary Clinton or any other political figure to a tennis player or any sportsperson! Absurd!
Novak has matured quite a bit in the last few years. I give him credit for working hard to be the best player he can be. I am also proud as a Rafa fan, that he has praised Novak and acknowledged his achievements. It takes a lot of grace, class and inner confidence to give credit to a fellow player.
I do think that Novak realizes he is not as popular as Fed and Rafa. He dies try too hard and it doesn’t always work, but I understand why he does it.
Oh vr and nny, you sound so funny attacking Rafa fans viciously but shuddering when Djokovic is called “obnoxious” ? Ha ha ha! What a farce! Pathetic!!
yeah…watchout Rafans, I am coming with my sledgehammer to attack you all!! LOL LOL 😀
Well said!
To mikkers (not lucky)
And to VR also.
The only thing some people here have against Nole is that he’s beating Rafa.
Mikkers,
I do hope that you are not referring to Hillary Clinton in your reference to murders, scandals and dirty politics. That would be highly offensive to me.
I have already made my position clear that there is no reason to compare political figures to sports players. Leave politics out of it!
I have made my feelings known regarding Novak. I am not a fan, but respect his efforts to improve his game in recent years. He has worked hard and his recent results are proof that it has paid off for him.
Ah native and hawkeye disagree! Hawkeye says “well said” to mikkers, native declares what mikkers said is “highly offensive”!!!
hawkeye’s remarks not greeted with the usual ” you are cracking me up” or “you are killing me”? Trouble in troll paradise, methinks.
I didn’t mean to offend anyone with that remark, but yes I directed it towards Clinton, whose actions in the past I have no respect for. But you’re right, it is best not to drage politics into sport.
I personally didnt like the pokerstar endorsement Rafa had earlier on, but Rafa wasnt restricted by any religious belief; and he believed poker was just a game, not gambling as long as one wont get obsessive over it.
I do think when one wants to gamble, there are hundred and one things a person could do, not just poker. However, for the sake of image for Rafa and for tennis, I’m glad Rafa is off pokerstar now.
Novak Djokovic breaks a Rod Laver record with second-round victory
Protected by the Centre Court roof and fortified by his tenacity, nothing was going to stop Novak Djokovic from securing his 30th consecutive grand slam victory, a record in the open era.
“The record I managed to break today was one of the better ones,” Djokovic said after moving ahead of Rod Laver. “It’s very pleasing. I want to keep it going and see where it takes me.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/29/novak-djokovic-rod-laver-wimbledon-record