2023 Wimbledon F: Alcaraz vs. Djokovic

[the AntiPusher]

This kind of think tells us a lot about Djokovic and why so many of us don’t like him…

Plus he did it with his two young sons watching him.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Do you think the balls being heavier does have something to do with it? thinking more about it I think you are right

Whatever the case leave it the way they are..

 

[the AntiPusher]

The way yesterday Carlitos returned Novak's spot serving really put a ton a pressure on Novak.

 

[Kieran]

Plus he did it with his two young sons watching him.

Exactly. And I’m thinking of the parents who can barely afford to buy a racket for their kids, and the kids think this is a good way to react on a tennis court.

I know all players are different and handle things differently but the Buddhist of Monte Carlo really loses his zen on court at times and is a lousy example to kids..

 

[Kieran]

The first 20 seconds of this media session with Carlos show is why he’s going to be a star, and tennis is in good hands post-3. And the interview is great too, but I think he lights up a room and will be a massive global superstar.

Likely it’s been posted a lot of times here, but just look at him in the beginning. He enjoys himself in ways the 3 - or any other tennis greats - never really did, and it’s infectious.

 

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[Moxie]

I also liked the Martina Navratilova mentioned part of that post. We got to know it has happened, She has been asked to help him .no way Papa Pas could be so ignorant to not inquire.(the assistance with the slice BH)..

As for Stefano he lacks confidence and agreed he may have listened to Papa too long inside or between his ears.

E.g. listen to this coaching is what Stefano's ears need

He actually talked about it in his post-match interview which is in one these video. I'll find it. He says, rightly and respectfully, that if someone wins Wimbledon 9 times, you listen to them.

 

[shawnbm]

I have pictures of The King of Spain congratulating Carlos

Please show them. Great to see el rey there supporting Carlitos.

 

[the AntiPusher]

The first 20 seconds of this media session with Carlos show is why he’s going to be a star, and tennis is in good hands post-3. And the interview is great too, but I think he lights up a room and will be a massive global superstar.

Likely it’s been posted a lot of times here, but just look at him in the beginning. He enjoys himself in ways the 3 - or any other tennis greats - never really did, and it’s infectious.

When the reporter asked Carlos his plans for celebration..my reply is " I'm going to reach out to 10 top IG models and ENJOY no tennis for 3weeks". Jajaja

Acourse Carlos is more focused than my thoughts which is why he is the champion and world's #1.

 

[shawnbm]

The way yesterday Carlitos returned Novak's spot serving really put a ton a pressure on Novak.

That was impressive, but I am still more than impressed with the way Nole returns incredible serves. He and Agassi in the modern power era are the best I have seen. If you go back to the Seventies, it was Jimbo. Novak's ROS was stellar as usual. The ball comes back so quickly and deep--just tough.

 

[El Dude]

Where's the ATP villain thread. It's time to give it a bump with this gem




El Dude , someone mentioned to me that I EXPECT Novak's game level to remain this high for another 3-4 years. Someone disagrees with me ..he spoke of the young Americans Fritz and Tiafoe and all the NEXT Gen talent. Acourse we know Meddy and Alcaraz and we both felt FAA would be there by now..I just don't see anyone with the exception of Rune making the leap .I was very disappointed in Sinner's performance vs Novak.

Sinner doesn't seem to have that extra bit of spice that winning majors requires. Rune does, although needs to season it with maturity. FAA...he's even more spiceless than Sinner, unfortunately, though he has the talent.

I would be surprised if Novak remained at this level for 3-4 more years, but who knows. I would guess a year or two max, but a lot depends on the next few Slams. If he doesn't win the USO, no worries. But if he can't defense the AO and RG, he might start thinking about the end.

 

[shawnbm]

Novak is still right there with Carlitos. I believe he has at least another two major victories awaiting him. He is simply so much better than the other players on the big stage. He also is very good at exacting revenge lol.

 

[Jelenafan]

Sinner doesn't seem to have that extra bit of spice that winning majors requires. Rune does, although needs to season it with maturity. FAA...he's even more spiceless than Sinner, unfortunately, though he has the talent.

I would be surprised if Novak remained at this level for 3-4 more years, but who knows. I would guess a year or two max, but a lot depends on the next few Slams. If he doesn't win the USO, no worries. But if he can't defense the AO and RG, he might start thinking about the end.

Again, Sinner benefitted from an opening in the draw the size of a mack truck. After extending Novak to five sets last year he seemed to regress in the re-match, which is something you don’t want going from age 20 to 21.

 

[rafanoy1992]

We will see if both Rune and Sinner do improve in the next year or so...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Please show them. Great to see el rey there supporting Carlitos.

The pictures I saw were on my TV at the time ...sorry Shawnbm

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Djokovic is finished. The Djokovic pushing era that filled the gap between Nadal’s injuries and the rise of Alcaraz is now finally over. Tennis is finally safe again and many people have told me that they are leaving Pickleball to come back to our sport. Thank you for reading I appreciate it.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

We will see if both Rune and Sinner do improve in the next year or so...

Don't forget FAA. He is 4-2 against this year's Wimbledon finalists and even though he is currently in a slump he is super young and will rise again very soon.

 

[Jelenafan]

We will see if both Rune and Sinner do improve in the next year or so...

Rafanoy, Sinner’s prepwork & follow through on groundies is textbook to me, very mechanically sound.

The big question to me is his overall competitive mettle.

Everyone talks abou his rivalry with Alcaraz and how he matches so well with Carlos, but IMO the other 3 buzzy competitive players for the fall are Djokovic, Medvedev & Rune and against them Sinner is a combined 0-11, whereas the younger Rune has already beaten the other top guys, a couple of times vs Novak.

I want to see Sinner notch actual wins against these rivals in the next year.

 

[kskate2]

I don’t know what the serve speeds were but it would definitely slow the serve down..

But the low ace count can't be all about the balls. Everyone in the tournament played w/ the same balls. Why can Babycakes, Eubanks, Bublik and a number of others bomb a plethora of aces and Djoke didn't?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The BBC report that the peak men's final audience was a whopping 11.3 million yesterday, the highest figure since Andy Murray won in 2016.