Djoker gets a qualifier in the semis and is licking his chops. Big chance now to narrow the gap on the 20 majors held by Federer and Nadal.
Tennis season 2020-2021
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Djokovic: ATP Covid format not working; Suggests NBA Type Bubble
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Djokovic wins, wonders about NBA-type bubble
Novak Djokovic dropped the first set to Alexander Zverev but bounced back to win in four at the Australian Open.
OMG...major upset...TSITSIPAS----after loosing first 2 sets---won in 5....wow.....will now play MEDVEDEV......DJOKO vs KARATSEV...yes KARATSEV 
other big surprise...#1 BARTY is out....so it will b BRADY---MUCHOVA.....none would have predict this one----that's women tennis ....
and the one am waiting for,,,,SERENA---OSAKA.
other big surprise...#1 BARTY is out....so it will b BRADY---MUCHOVA.....none would have predict this one----that's women tennis ....and the one am waiting for,,,,SERENA---OSAKA.
OSAKA 6-3, 6-4..wow....tough one for SERENA...time is flying by....the game is tougher and tougher....it was perhaps her last game....so it will b OSAKA--BRADY....OSAKA is the full package, une belle force tranquille...a role model.....BRADY is on fire...interesting.
DJOKO in 3 little sets....waiting for MEDVEDEV---TSITSIPAS.....should b MEDVEDEV.
DJOKO in 3 little sets....waiting for MEDVEDEV---TSITSIPAS.....should b MEDVEDEV.
I think Serena is at a stage of her career where it will be tougher and tougher to get past, or even into the semis at major tournaments. She is just below top 5 caliber which is why she was seeded where she was seeded (10). She may have won her last major. Federer already won his last major and she is about to join him, if she has not already, in the "good enough to compete, but not good enough to win" category that all aging tennis players get to at some point.
Osaka steamrolled SW and apart from Muguruza which in all honesty should have taken her out , she basically cruised through the stacked bottom half of the draw ... now let’s see if Brady’s got the belief and the game to win the final ... one female player that impressed me in the tournament was Muchová... she’s got variety in her game and when you have that your tactically more flexible when plan A doesn’t work ... too bad she wasn’t able to get past Brady as I much preferred her game ...
I’m with you on this one ...Djokovic will be rested where I think he will meet Octopus man Med and lose ... don’t think Tsitsipas will survive him because apart from their last meeting all the rest have gone tge Russians way ...
With no apologies to Halep and Barty, Osaka is the best women's player in the world. Now she has to go to France and do it on clay.
Djoker wins 9th Australian, 18th Major:
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Very disappointing, non-competitive match by Medvedev, who I had given a solid chance at winning based on how hot he had been. But this just shows how the next generation after the Big 3 has simply been very disappointing in producing a consistent winner of majors.
As for the quest for the all time majors lead, it appears to me that Federer is done and Nadal is likely to win #21 in Paris. Then Djoker will really need to win both Wimbeldon and the US Open to hang with Nadal.
Djokovic wins 9th Aussie title, 18th Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title.
As for the quest for the all time majors lead, it appears to me that Federer is done and Nadal is likely to win #21 in Paris. Then Djoker will really need to win both Wimbeldon and the US Open to hang with Nadal.
Wow....not a fan of DJOKO BUT what a CHAMP...he just destroyed in 3 sets DANIIL....was really really expecting more from him..... je suis décu ..not the game i was looking for...BUT une victoire convaincante et outrageuse du Serbe.....bravo...la crème de la crème.
I am not a fan of Djoker either and have never liked his attitude or demeanor on or off the Court. When he was a younger player he constantly whined about lack of respect given to him compared to Federer and Nadal, which evidenced his true prima donna nature. That being said, I think his numbers on the head to head against Nadal and Federer are very good. I personally like Nadal the best of the big 3, and consider it amazing that he even has 20 majors given all the injuries he has dealt with in his career, although Djoker has had injuries as well. In any event, these 3 are the dominant players of the 21st Century and nobody else is even close. The Medvedev/Thiem/Zverev generation of players has been very, very very disappointing in terms of someone taking it to the next level. There are no players in this generation that are like Borg or McEnroe or Sampras or Agassi or like the Big 3.
^^^ could not have said it any better EB ... Med had a great tournament but a very poor showing in the final ... disappointed with a capital D
ever since she won the French Swiatek’s been very consistent and I had picked her to win Adelaide as well ... I watched the first set where she managed to run away with it pretty easily... in her defence Bencic was exhausted from the day before playing 3 hours of tennis against Coco G .... I don’t know how good she is on grass but on hardcourts she will compete for tops with the best of them ...
