2020 Australian Open QF: Djokovic vs. Raonic
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I think and hope Novak will win in 3 or 4.
It will be for sure his toughest match so far if Miloš can keep that level he showed. Could be very close.
Without Novak and Marin I would root for Daniil and Miloš!
It will be for sure his toughest match so far if Miloš can keep that level he showed. Could be very close.
Without Novak and Marin I would root for Daniil and Miloš!
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Novak handles big servers usually quite well, but Raonic is playing great the whole week. He hasn't been broken once, but we know how this goes against Novak. He might be broken 5 times.
I voted Novak in 4.
I voted Novak in 4.
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Although I will be rooting for Milos (God, why do you make me do that), I think he has no chance.
Novak in three. Novak can handle the missiles.
Novak in three. Novak can handle the missiles.
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McEnroe, paraphrasing his old friend Geralitis said: "No one beats Raonic 10 times in a row!" Naw, I think he will.
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This half of the draw has turned out to be quite lame. Novak is a nightmare match-up for Milos. Props to Raonic for dispatching Tsitsipas with relative ease but it made for an infinitely less interesting quarter final. Djokovic wins this in straights.
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hmmm... I still think Djokovic wins but something tells me it will be harder than my fellow posters think... ...and by the way I have seen Djokovic struggle with big servers in the past. Raonic is surely playing above his ranking, at least that is clear.
I agree. Novak has a bad habit of going on walkabout for a set, and I‘m guessing it will happen again.
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Novak can't afford this against Raonic. It's too dangerous. He need to be sharp from start to finish. If he goes 2:0 up then yes, maybe is ok, but I would prefer he seals this in 3 sets. He says Raonic serve is a bit easier to read than Karlovic and Isner.
If you analyze their head-to-head, in nine matches, Raonic has won two sets. I’m giving him one more, just because, but the more I think about it, I should have voted Novak in straights.
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Hopefully Raonic can win so that we won’t have to watch another boring mechanical Djokovic match... :sleep:
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You sure he will beat Roger?
When was the last time one of the 3 has to beat the other two to win a slam?
This time Novak or Roger could do it.
This is Novak’s best surface and the tourneys he’s most comfortable in, having won it 7 times. Don’t think it’s much of a stretch to peg him the favorite.