2019 Australian Open semifinals: Djokovic vs Pouille

[MargaretMcAleer]

6-0 6-2 now

Nearly the same score as Rafa last night,copy cat

 

[AnonymousFan]

There’s the third set break!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Quite frankly I do not know how to put Rafa's match and now Novak's match into context,both are complete routs,sending strong messages to one another.I guess we will find out in the final on Sunday

 

[AnonymousFan]

One game away from an actually competitive final!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yep bring it on,this has been the strangest AO I care to remember.

 

[AnonymousFan]

Double MP!

 

[AnonymousFan]

1 hour 23 minutes!

 

[nehmeth]

NextGen still has a ways to go. They can only beat Fed in Shankenstein mode and the top 2 players on the odd off day.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thanks Novak just a clinical display from you,of course I expected nothing else in a s/final at the AO,your back yard.

 

[Vince Evert]

Two lopsided semifinal. A Truly Pathetic Endorsement for the men's game as far as the Slams go.
I don't remember there ever being two 6-0 sets in each of the semifinals.

 

[Vince Evert]

LOL just remembered one, Sweden's Bjorn Borg 5 set marathon vs Jimmy Connors at the 1981 Semifinals of the Big W. Score was 0-6,4-6,6-3,6-0,6-4, The King came back from the dead. That was competitive but these two AO semifinals was PATHETIC.

 

[Vince Evert]

What does it say about the standard/ shape of the game today when you have two lopsided mens semifinals in the Slams. I admit Djokovic and Nadal are my least favourite players and i do not want to take anything away from their wins and level of play or from their fans enjoyment. but for too long we have seen a number of Joe Public's being hyped up as a likely successor and challenge but when you get down to the nitty gritty, noone it seams has that psychological edge to challenge them. Djokovic and Rafa are 32 and 33 years old respectively. In previous era's that would be considered past their prime and the game would have a new chain of champions, including with the mental strengths the hallmark of Nadal and Djokovic. Not so in this weak era.

 

[Vince Evert]

"Changing of the Guard", Really ????

 

[Chris Koziarz]

This is the first full match by Novak I watched live in a long time. Because of his ritual of endless ball bouncing, I can watch him only from the recording with FF button ready when he serves. Even Rafa's procrastination techniques do not make me as nervous. But to my surprise, Novak cut his silly ritual to 10 bounces maximum, so he's watchable now. As I said on separate thread, Cilic now holds the infamous title of "bouncer" on the tour (ATP & WTA included). I counted 20 bounces (in 2 series separated by a long pause and a look at the receiver) in one of Cilic's matches before I turned off the TV. All I could do is to swear and wish him as many time violations as possible.

So, given that now Novak's routine is not the most hateful of all players, and what I've seen in this match, I started kinda be happy for him. So I give him the edge over Rafa in the final. Not on his level of tennis, which may or may not be better than that of Rafa; they look both impressive. But Rafa is more likely to suffer unexpected injury, like the one with Stan in 2014 that likely had cost him that title. I'm not a pervert to wish him such mishap but I'm just stating that Rafa is more vulnerable than Novak. If they engage in a battle similar to that of AO 2012, they are not 25 anymore but 31-32, so & their bodies could give up this time, then Rafa's body would likely give up first.

I'm no fan of either of them so I personally don't care, so the odds I'm stating are objective I think.

 

[isabelle]

Lucas ate a bagel and got trashed

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

I have not watched any of this one but I hope Lucas got the licence plate number...

 

[Jelenafan]

I'm no fan of either of them so I personally don't care, so the odds I'm stating are objective I think.

Or they’re equally biased and subjective towards both players....