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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Hawkeye yeah i wish he would do something ….
More practice under the tutelage of Uncle-Tee is no doubt in order. Will fix everything for sure.
Wonder how the guru will be remunerated. No results, no fee perhaps. Or a cut of the prize money when he wins.
He works for hugs.
Money is too material.
Still no love and peace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OImjux7Gc8
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-3891218/Novak-Djokovic-hopes-love-peace-return-imperious-best-world-No-1-turns-ex-journeyman-player-spiritual-guru-Pepe-Imaz.html
One more article, guys:
http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10656490/novak-djokovic-denies-temper-problem-after-hitting-ball-into-crowd-at-atp-world-tour-finals
Sky Sports analyst Annabel Croft said: “I’m just shocked at what he just did. He slammed a ball right towards Boris Becker and Marian Vajda.
“The ball just skimmed past them and into the crowd. That just tells you the bubbling anger inside him. Novak is absolutely steaming right now.”
Flashback. Djoko’s raquet :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txmiXsiUnm0
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Boris Becker is OUT:
https://www.facebook.com/djokovic.official/posts/1315909288461919
Maybe he can coach Rafa now. God knows Nole won plenty of slams once Becker helped him believe in himself.
Lol! Not gonna happen.
I think this was kind of expected. Novak has been off the boil for the second half of the tennis year. I guess he felt that Becker was not helping him anymore.
Djoko won many slams without Becker too and amidst tougher competition.
Rafa won many slams with Toni as his coach!
Until Toni’s methods caught up with Rafa and backfired.
Toni was great and Rafa would not be who he is without him but Rafa (like all great players) needed a change a long time ago to evolve and adapt.
He plays scared now for years.
Rafa was scared because of his multiple injuries taking their toll on his mind. However, the never say die mentality shone through each time when he kept making comebacks.
His 2015 relatively unsuccessful comeback was due to a combination of factors imo – fear of injuring himself again that played on his mind leading to self doubt; the unfortunate decision of changing racket (or string) and at the wrong timing leading to the mess he had during the clay season.
Despite all that happened in 2015, he still finished the year at no.5, not bad at all considering the fact that Fed finished as no.6 in his off form year in 2013, and Murray as no.8 in 2014 when he came back from back surgery.
He was getting better during the 2016 clay season before injury strike him again. I do feel Rafa is good enough with or without Toni these days. What he needs is to play more freely, and more aggressively to shorten points i.e. hit more winners.
The way he played vs Raonic at Abu Dhabi exho last year end gave me confidence that had he continued playing that way, wins and titles will come his way. I watched him played and won the set against Stan in the AO2014 final after injuring his back; he was serving without the need to think so hard, hitting his FH to anywhere at will, playing one two punch tennis with precision that got Stan all rattled. IOWs, he was playing freely and instinctively, he didn’t even need to think before he served, and served so quickly that caught Stan by surprise and Stan just couldn’t guess where Rafa was serving to.
Rafa’s game was already so good that he could just play instinctively and still hit all the right shots and with precision to win the points. I hope he learns to play this way all the time, not only when he feels he’s not going to win and so plays freely.
Sorry for hijacking this thread to talk about Rafa. I shall post about Rafa in the Nadal thread.
luckystar (AT 3:38 AM),
I’ll reply in the Rafa Nadal thread.
Vajda has to go!
For Rafa to have any chances, I’d tend to agree! š
Fire Vajda!
Why Djoko is not loved…
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2016-09-13/Why-Djokovic-will-probably-not-be-loved-as-Federer-or-Nadal/253598
Reportedly, he’s praying hard:
http://volimpodgoricu.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/guru.jpg
Haha, augusta, I live in Podgorica (the link you are using translates: I love Podgorica) and did not realize Nole was in Podgorica with his guru..,I could have gone to the sessions to pray for Rafa ?
The photo I posted was probably taken in Spain:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-3891218/Novak-Djokovic-hopes-love-peace-return-imperious-best-world-No-1-turns-ex-journeyman-player-spiritual-guru-Pepe-Imaz.html
That makes more sense. I would know if Nole was in Montenegro! It would make news here…
Fans are everywhere…
Watch: Horacio Zeballos asks Novak Djokovic for on-court selfie after losing to him
http://www.si.com/tennis/2017/01/04/novak-djokovic-horacio-zeballos-selfie-qatar
Top players make coaching tweaks periodically…
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/01/novak-djokovic-dusan-vemic-boris-becker-new-coach-atp-tennis/63089/
I add to My post AT 6:11 PM…
The world No. 2 is among several top players who have two or more coaches. Pepe Imaz, a former player and academy owner, was also recently in the Serb’s box at tournaments. Djokovic, who stressed the importance of having a strong team, varies between having one or both coaches with him at events.
“I like to have at least one coach that can give me that perspective, somebody I can discuss with about my game and things that I need to work on,” he said. “Many times you cannot really see things technically or tactically concerning your game, so that’s somebody that’s obviously tracking that and following you and giving you their input.
“There are periods where you need that voice in your ear more than some other moments, when you need things simple and quiet.”
Djokovic the Flash!
Fastest man in tennis!
Top 10 fastest male tennis players (plus selected)
Name Top speed (kph) Average top speed (kph)
1 Novak Djokovic 36.02 14.89
2 Andy Murray 34.87 15.89
3 Lleyton Hewitt 31.24 15.24
4 Gilles Simon 30.76 14.93
5 Grigor Dimitrov 28.91 15.05
6 David Ferrer 27.82 14.71
7 Stan Wawrinka 27.66 15.17
8 Tomas Berdych 27.28 14.49
9 Milos Raonic 27.28 15.36
10 Kei Nishikori 27.17 14.52
12 Rafa Nadal 26.84 15.38
17 Roger Federer 26.03 15.55
http://tennismash.com/2016/11/24/gig-djokovic-fastest-tennis-player-world/
Jelena Djokovic ā@JelenaRisticNDF 8h8 hours ago
Yeeeeeeeee!!!!!! ? bravooooo!!! ???ā¤?ā£ā£ā£ā£#Nolefam #TeamDjokovic #ideeeemooooo @djokernole
Boris Becker ā@TheBorisBecker 8h8 hours ago
Great tennis/sportsmanship /quality /drama/physicality/character …@DjokerNole @andy_murray
Boris Becker ā@TheBorisBecker 8h8 hours ago
Love both guys !!! What a remarkable hand-shake between 2 champions and bad news for the rest…@DjokerNole @andy_murray @ATPWorldTour
Dimitrov has a bigger serve. He didn’t have a bigger serve than his SF opponent or his R2 opponent.
Fans are everywhere
RT @carole_bouchard: The “Night with Novak” scheduled today has been sold out in a few hours, says the tournament. Will start at 7pm on Margaret Court Arena.
He is doing it again.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-set-to-use-controversial-hyperbaric-chamber-treatment-despite-safety-warnings/news-story/4545a0081b96ec084c6666a90ea15935
Just reading, Novak will skip Dubai due to shoulder injury that apparently got worse during his Davis Cup match…he is scheduled to be back for IW where he is defending champion…
LOL.
“Not one to simply have her phone taken away after such dedicated filming for nearly a quarter of an hour, Jelena sternly gave her video subject a piece of her mind (in Serbian).
“How are you behaving yourself? For heaven’s sake,” she says. “‘Thank you, love. Thank you.’ Isnāt that what you should be saying?”
“I just wanted to film,” Djokovic says, before trailing off. “I don’t know why you wanted…”
In the 12-plusāminute clip, Jelena filmed her husband’s tennis practice and then balked at his desire to take her smartphone and speak directly to fans.
“No, I like to take the camera, itās nice,” Djokovic says. “It makes me feel more into it, more I guess, friendly.”
Come for the awkwardness. Stay for Jelena’s shocked realization near the end that the live video was still running.
Thus Jelena put Novak, the champion of 12 Grand Slams, firmly in his place. Looks like the world No. 2 will think twice before swiping her cellphone again.”
http://baseline.tennis.com/article/64377/jelena-chides-novak-djokovic-facebook-live
lol…Thanks Hawk!
She just gave him a gentle reminder — she’d been sitting there all that time and deserved a proper thank-you š Love the dogs.
Amazing what makes the sports news LOL!
Ben Rothenbergā@BenRothenberg 1h1 hour ago
Reports out of Mexico that #2 Novak Djokovic has added next week’s ATP 500 in Acapulco to his schedule:
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/834845155152785408
To avoid Istomin, who will be in Dubai:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5X_QOgWYAE9eAa.jpg
Incorrect. He never intended to play Dubai this year.
http://www.tennisworldusa.org/news/news/Novak_Djokovic/39229/novak-djokovic-releases-his-schedule-for-the-first-quarter-of-2017/
Acapulco has a much better draw with Rafa and Murray. Makes much more sense for him to play there if he’s decided to add a tournament.
Djoko didn’t intend to play in Acapulco, either! Suddenly, he asked for a wild card! (Actually, the Acapulco tournament has not yet made an official announcement. They will make it soon.)
Didn’t say he did.
Obviously, he’s looking to make up some points, chase Murray and play against the best.
Solid list of qualifiers for Dubai!