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

30 Comments on Novak Djokovic

  1. I’ve never blamed any of the players for not putting their health and career at risk for DC. It’s It’s just that Djokovic bangs on and on about his commitment to playing for his country, what it means to him, blah blah I was surprised when pulled out this year citing fatigue.

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    • Ever notice how the least democratic countries are the ones who explicitly call themselves democratic? Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo etc, etc……….you get the drift.

      Calling yourself a patriot does not make you a patriot………………….

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  2. How could he be fatigued??? He just came back from six weeks off, played five sets at AO, four of which he won in straights.

    And he’s the fittest guy on the tour???

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  3. ^^^^^My thoughts precisely. His exact words were “he was physically and mentally exhausted”.

    My interest in seeing Messrs. Federer and Warwrinka wipe the floor with the Serbs was pretty low level so I only watched a few snatches of play. Clearly the Serbs felt the same way because whenever I tuned in I was struck by the poor turnout. Presumably TV audience figures would also have been affected. Advertisers who’d paid for prime time slots must have been pissed off.

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    • Of course, now Serbia are eliminated, Nole will not be called upon for DC for the rest of the year so he is free to concentrate on his career objectives. Fortunately the same applies for Rafa whereas Andy, Roger and Stan will all be on duty for the QFs. At least this round falls between Miami and Monte Carlo with a reasonable break before and after.

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      • Nole will have to play for Serbia later on in the year (if he is healthy of course) unless he does not mind seeing Serbia relegated from the World Groups. Rafa has indicated he will play to avoid this fate for Spain (like he did in 2013) if he is healthy.

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  5. After the US Open.

    (Ricky, the login box has been really messed up over the last few days. Not easy to login with wordpress anymore.)

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  6. Hawkeye:
    I have the same problem.
    Try this.
    Drag on the small symbol bottom righthand corner of the reply box to increase the size as far as possible. Then click inside the box and the post comment section will appear. However the reply box will revert to the original small size and when you type the text appears to over-run the box and you cannot read all of it. Hence some of my garbled comments over the past few days.

    #BetterThanNothing

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    • Why is this even a question, isn’t it obvious?

      1. Fed knows his days of winning important tourneys i.e. any tourny with Rafa and Novak (and Muzza too when he gets to 100%) in are gone.
      2. Of course he wanted to make sure Novak would not be in Novi Sad. Even if the Swiss would have ended up winning the tie, losing to Novak so soon after losing to Rafa would have confirmed the obvious: he is now second tier.
      3. With Serbia and Spain out, the Swiss are now front-runners.

      The man is a vulture!

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    • Well, I’m sure, Rafa is quaking in his boots now….. or not, since this is the 4th year running, that Novak mounts verbal attacks in the direction of the RG trophy. He should know by now, that you cannot win a trophy solely by verbal prowess. How about a bit of Rafaspeak: “I will have to give my very best, no?” Though, Rafa would come up with this kind of statement right before every single match of a tourney. And not 4 month in advance. Learn from the King of Clay and concentrate on Dubai, Nole!

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  12. I don’t think Djoker has learned from the past. He’s talking up RG yet again this year. Last year he told everyone and his brother that he wanted to win RG. I always had the feeling that Djoker thought this was his time and that Rafa couldn’t possibly be ready after a seven month layoff due to injury.

    So much for that assumption! I just don’t understand why Djoker feels the need to tell the world about every goal. Rafa will say one time if he wants to win something, but then lets it go. He doesn’t go on and on about it endlessly.

    I always say talk is cheap. Let Djoker talk all he wants. It doesn’t mean anything.

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  13. Like Federer before him, Nole will have to wait for Rafa to be injured/or ill before he gets the chance to complete his career slam.

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  14. I really would like to hear @Sanju’s take on Nole’s latest pronouncements on his RG fate. I remember @Sanju complaining at TT that Rafa did not express himself as confidently as Djokovic and he wished Rafa did. I just wonder if @Sanju would characterize Djokovic’s statement as another sign of Novak’s confidence?

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  15. Novak’s blustering since losing at RG, Wimbledon and the USO suggests a decline in his self confidence. He has taken to following Fed’s example of talking up his chances to bolster his self esteem.

    But, as I’ve commented in the past, like Fed the more he wants something the more often he stumbles at the final fence.

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  18. I never thought that Rafa not talking up his chances at RG was a sign of lack of confidence. He never talks up his chances at any slam. It’s not his style. With the record Rafa has at RG, he really doesn’t need to say anything. That record speaks for itself.

    I would have thought that Djoker might have learned from the past and might tone down the bluster. Apparently, this is not the case. I never appreciated Fed talking himself up and the little mind games he tried to play with his opponents. So I am certainly not going to like it coming from Djoker.

    His energy could be better spent on his game and mental strength. He crumbled in that fifth set against Wawa in the quarterfinals at the AO. That’s what he should be focused on, not blabbing to the world.

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  19. I’ve not been able to watch much tennis since the AO but whenever I have I don’t recall seeing the future Mrs. Novak court-side. Does anyone have any lowdown on this?
    Maybe she is too busy making the wedding arrangement. 🙂

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