Singh bling Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Djokovic wins his 3rd French open and 23rd Grand slam
Vickydev Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Looking at a sweep this year are we? Wimbledon seems a formality at this point. I6MTW 1
Ranvir Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) He is officially the GOAT and has a great chance of completing the calendar slam. He's just looked down on due to being a slav. Edited June 11, 2023 by Ranvir Gollum 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Undisputed G O A T Even I am not immune to admitting it. Gollum and Vijy 2
coffee_rules Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Great memories, very affable , wonder he gets booed by audiences so much. 2014 Roland Garros: Novak Djokovic invites ball boy to chill with him during rain delay ♥️ pic.twitter.com/4Ix7TY89As— Luigi Gatto (@gigicat7_) May 22, 2023
Vijy Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, coffee_rules said: Great memories, very affable , wonder he gets booed by audiences so much. 2014 Roland Garros: Novak Djokovic invites ball boy to chill with him during rain delay ♥️ pic.twitter.com/4Ix7TY89As — Luigi Gatto (@gigicat7_) May 22, 2023 he has always been a bit of a jekyll-hyde figure (and I say it as a big fan). can be very magnaminous/generous but also quite temperamental/immature. BacktoCricaddict 1
ravishingravi Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 I love him. He is irreverent. He is genius. He stood up for his principles against all odds. Taught me something important. Perhaps might go down as one of the greatest athletes ever for any sport. Vijy 1
Gollum Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 The way he plays big points, no one is remotely close. Whether when facing BPs or serving for the game/set/match. And my god that FH , keeps improving various facets of his game despite achieving everything, after so many years of grind. Would have won AO 22 as well if not for his entry restriction, he is far far ahead of even Federer, Nadal. Is in the same league as Ali, Phelps, Bolt, Maradona, Jordan etc. now. Vijy 1
Gollum Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Novak Djokovic is rewriting the history books! pic.twitter.com/OU3gpa14Sl— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 11, 2023
Gollum Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) Novak Djokovic has overcome war, Federer and Nadal, biased media, hostile crowds, a pandemic, Grand Slam cancellations, unfair disqualifications, and forced vaccinations. And now, he has won more Grand Slam titles than any man in history. The greatest story in sports history.— Yousef (@ymanna3) June 11, 2023 Edited June 12, 2023 by Gollum Vijy 1
Vijy Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Gollum said: The way he plays big points, no one is remotely close. Whether when facing BPs or serving for the game/set/match. And my god that FH , keeps improving various facets of his game despite achieving everything, after so many years of grind. Would have won AO 22 as well if not for his entry restriction, he is far far ahead of even Federer, Nadal. Is in the same league as Ali, Phelps, Bolt, Maradona, Jordan etc. now. I don't agree with some of these names. I saw maradona many a time (for both Arg and napoli) and I am a huge fan of him. But I don't consider him significantly ahead in terms of consistency + talent (maybe in terms of latter); likes of pele, messi, etc come to mind. Ditto for Ali -- Teófilo Stevenson was close to him, but never quite got that level of exposure and fame. Phelps should definitely be there; also Bradman and Sobers ravishingravi 1
ravishingravi Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 For me what's a revelation even more than Djokovic is Goran Ivanesevic. My fav player. Was talented but volatile and lacking temperament. Wouldn't have expected him to be coach material. nevada 1
Ranvir Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 2 hours ago, ravishingravi said: For me what's a revelation even more than Djokovic is Goran Ivanesevic. My fav player. Was talented but volatile and lacking temperament. Wouldn't have expected him to be coach material. Not to mention that 90% of his game was based on his serve. I wonder how he is able to coach a baseliner like Djokovic. I also remember him talking a lot about the Croatia Serbia war in the 90s.
Vijy Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 11 hours ago, Ranvir said: Not to mention that 90% of his game was based on his serve. I wonder how he is able to coach a baseliner like Djokovic. I also remember him talking a lot about the Croatia Serbia war in the 90s. yes, a great serve. arguably the best of his era, along with pistol pete
BacktoCricaddict Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 16 hours ago, ravishingravi said: For me what's a revelation even more than Djokovic is Goran Ivanesevic. My fav player. Was talented but volatile and lacking temperament. Wouldn't have expected him to be coach material. He probably recognized what he couldn't do and drilled it into Djokovic. Vijy and ravishingravi 2
bharathh Posted June 14, 2023 Posted June 14, 2023 Nole has always been my second fav after Fed. However, respect to his achievements. He would have had one more tourney in his kitty if he wasn't banned from playing in Australia. nevada 1
ravishingravi Posted June 14, 2023 Posted June 14, 2023 On 6/13/2023 at 9:53 AM, Ranvir said: Not to mention that 90% of his game was based on his serve. I wonder how he is able to coach a baseliner like Djokovic. I also remember him talking a lot about the Croatia Serbia war in the 90s. 50% of this game is around serve anyway. He had that covered. Also one of best return of serve second to Agassi and Sampras. Probably the best server of all times. Could disguise brilliantly.
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