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What Djokovic has pulled off today is one of the biggest sporting accomplishments ever.
Against this opponent, after the year he has had, is just extraordinary. Not enough superlatives can describe what he has just done.
Congrats: you’ve beaten the World No 1
Now you get to face the most recent grand slam champion to earn a spot in the final.
Oh and if you beat him you’ll need to then beat the greatest player of all time to win the title
I’ll restate again:
Djokovic not only just the greatest tennis player ever, but the greatest athlete ever.
The combination of technique, physicality, athleticism, endurance, mental toughness, tactical brilliance and longevity in its own class.
Novak Djokovic, the greatest of all time, defeats Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 7-6 to win one of the biggest matches of his entire career and win the gold medal for the first time.
Djokovic being this tight with Alcaraz despite being 16 years older, coming off knee injury and still not moving at his best is remarkable. Shows you how good his ball striking, serve and return are.
Djokovic’s technique allows him to go full throttle for hours and hours without getting physically wrecked. Alcaraz, like Nadal, is just not as technically and mechanically efficient as Novak. And really, nobody is.
Even on replay, this is one of the tightest calls I’ve seen. I personally don’t think it’s that obvious. To me it seems like Draper’s racket edge touches the ball as the ball is bouncing. If anything, it seems more clear that he double hit the ball after…
To expect the umpire
As it stands now, Djokovic is the greatest men’s player of all time.
- Most weeks at No 1
- Most Grand Slams and Masters 1000 titles
- Winning head to head against Federer and Nadal
"Djokovic gets the easiest draws. Djokovic is so lucky."
Top 10 Wins at Grand Slams:
Djokovic: 69
Federer: 64
Nadal: 55
Researched using the Tennis Abstract Database
For those saying Djokovic was faking the injury:
Why would he waste multiple hours of a match, nearly on the brink of losing, to pretend he is hurt when he was steamrolling his opponent after the first set?
Please realize how foolish that sounds.
Federer:
- Most consecutive weeks at No. 1. (237)
- Oldest No. 1 in ATP history
- Only player to reach 4 grand slams finals in one season 3x
- Only Big Three player with five slam titles at three different slams
- Made 18 of 19 slam finals between 2005 US Open - 2010 AO
Nadal defeats Djokovic in 4 sets, favorite to win 22nd grand slam and 14th French Open title. Saved two set points in fourth set.
The King of Clay is back.
Tactical masterclass from Djokovic
1. Attacked with deep hard court cross court shots relentlessly. Put pressure on Medvedev’s technique rather than his movement.
2. Mixed up play with a lot of slices especially to Medvedev’s backhand
3. Took a page from Alcaraz and dominated
Rafael Nadal 2010 Clay Court Season:
- 22-0 Record
- Won All 3 Masters 1000 Events
- Won the French Open in Straight Sets
- Won 51 of 53 Sets
- 8-0 against Top 20 players
Big Three Grand Slam Winning Percentage, In Order:
1. Nadal French Open: 97%
2. Djokovic Australian Open: 92%
3. Djokovic Wimbledon: 89%
4. Federer Wimbledon: 88%
5. Federer Australian Open: 87%
6. Federer US Open: 86.4%
7. Djokovic US Open: 86.2%
8. Djokovic French Open:
Paula Badosa was asked if she thinks it’s important that fans remain quiet during points, she says she doesn’t mind the noise from the crowd
“Do you think it's important that fans remain quiet during points, not make noise except between the points or after a game? Do you find
List of male players in the Open Era to win Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same season, when played on three different surfaces:
Rafael Nadal (2010)
Sequence of events
1. Djokovic double faults to give up the break
2. Crowd cheers
3. Djokovic shows his disapproval
4. Djokovic wins the final 8 points
Andy Murray: “In 30 years’ time people who don’t follow tennis that much will look back and say to me, ‘you won only three Grand Slams’. I didn’t win all my matches against the Big Three but I won my fair few. I’m proud of what I achieved in the best era of men’s tennis by miles”
Things that have happened since the last Nadal - Djokovic match:
- Federer retired
- Alcaraz won four slams
- Sinner won his first slam
- Djokovic won four slams