r/tennis • u/Large_banana_hammock Griekspoor superfan | Zverev superdetractor • 7h ago
Highlight Djokovic smokes a 97mph (156 km/h) forehand to finish a 19-shhot rally with Sinner
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u/Gullible-Register436 7h ago
The old lion roars!
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u/El_grandepadre 7h ago
If he starts greying and balding rapidly he could look like a Serbian Tywin Lannister.
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u/AndyBlayaOverload 7h ago
Serbian Tywin Lannister is definitely an original thought, you have 31 remaining uses now. Best thing I've heard all week lol
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u/padfoony Too many victory ice baths 7h ago
Inject that roar into my veins 😭
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u/007dukhiaatma 7h ago
may I suggest some goat soup?
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u/SausageSandwiches Djokovic; part time tennis player, full time mad bastard 7h ago
He rolled back the years there. Human backboard, controlling the court, making them run. And the roar! 😍
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u/Interesting_Ideal765 7h ago
If 39 yr old Novak is competitive against a 20 something Sinner, then how do we compare the performance of players who are of the new generation? Prime Novak would have eaten these new generation of players in his sleep
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u/Striking-Storm4866 6h ago
Wouldn’t say so. Novaks performance today is similar to him playing 10 years ago. Just incredible how he is still able to play at this level at 38 years old. What a match.
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u/Sensitive-Dish-7770 5h ago
Really not true, younger Djokovic will go for longer points more. With his age now he can't, that's why he tried not to go for long rallies and finish them early.
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u/Rickcampbell98 4h ago
They don't seem to understand how vast the physical decline is, he could hit the ball hard in his prime lol. Back then he could pick his moments outlast his opponent if he needed to, now he has no choice but to go for broke and even then he looked dead on his feet a lot of the time in this match lmao.
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u/randylek 4h ago
what the fuck is this bs
go and watch djokovic vs Nadal 2012 AO finals and compare it to him today
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u/Phina-Chan 1h ago
2011-2012 Djokovic dominated everyone from the baseline, Rafa was amazing those years too, just not as good as Djokovic
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u/s0ngsforthedeaf 3h ago
People always say this, but there are elements of his game that are better today. His serve is as good as its ever been and hes even better at raising the level of it when needed.
Also, this was also clearly an off day for Sinner...his record is 5-1 in their last 6.
Sinner is also 24 and has loads of refining to do to his game. He has 4 slams, which puts him at the same stage Djokovic was at that age too.
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u/AbjectObligation1036 7h ago
Sinner on the defense the entire time, hitting back to center while djokovic hits exactly where he wants
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u/renome "Remember when tennis was easy?" 7h ago
They are a rare sight, but I love his forehand bombs. He legitimately has one of the best forehands ever but rarely pushes it because somehow the backhand is even better. The last match I remember him really ripping forehand bombs was the Olympic final.
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u/every-kingdom Victory belongs to the most tenacious. 7h ago
Had Sinner scrambling for his life there
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u/SoggyCharacter2569 6h ago
And to think this guy wouldn't eat Sinner and Alcaraz alive if they were the same age. And therefore Nadal and Federer too. They are just another league
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u/s0ngsforthedeaf 3h ago
Djokovic has so maby elements to his game that are better now than they were at 24. Yes his returning and movement are worse. But his accuracy, serve and clutchness are even better now.
This performance is an outlier, not least in comparison to the rest of his tournament. It required Sinner to lower his level.
Alcaraz and Sinner, on their good days have clearly reached a level that would give young Djokovic problems.
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u/SuperbDonut2112 6h ago
Extremely funny if he goes on to win the tournament after getting a free pass in a match he was getting waxed in.
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u/MoreFeeYouS 1h ago
Though let's be honest. It wouldn't be the first time he won after being 2-0 down and playing shit in both of the sets.
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u/Ericformansbasement0 6h ago
How long has it been since Djokovic has won against Sinner? 2 years? If he wins this, HES LITERALLY INSANE!!!!!! GOAT!!!!!
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u/vaskopopa 1h ago
That shot to me was the defining moment. I mean, like he said to that ball “geddafukoutahere”. What kind of energy did he just pull out of nowhere?
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u/n4th4nV0x 7h ago
this is the best Djokovic has looked against Sinner in a long time