Nitto ATP Finals 2023, Turin, Italy

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Charly had 2 BPs and could not covert! after good returning of Novak's serve
That cross court shot from Novak on BP just too good
 

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That’s a heavy beating for Carlos. Hopefully he’s taking the lessons on board because he was schooled by a master and that’s valuable, no matter how painful it was. They all have to learn that way, if they’re to be great.

Good win for the Djoker - I expect him to do similar to Jannik tomorrow… :clap::clap:
 

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That’s a heavy beating for Carlos. Hopefully he’s taking the lessons on board because he was schooled by a master and that’s valuable, no matter how painful it was. They all have to learn that way, if they’re to be great.

Good win for the Djoker - I expect him to do similar to Jannik tomorrow… :clap::clap:
Are you talking about a straight set win or just a win, Kieran?

Djokovic will play well tomorrow but Sinner won’t lay down easily either
 

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That’s a heavy beating for Carlos. Hopefully he’s taking the lessons on board because he was schooled by a master and that’s valuable, no matter how painful it was. They all have to learn that way, if they’re to be great.

Good win for the Djoker - I expect him to do similar to Jannik tomorrow… :clap::clap:
Novak took Carlos to the deepest part of the Sea. He may do the same thing to Sinner
 

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Remember your boy chose integrity. Remember the saying if you come for the King you had better kill him or loose the match to Holger so the King is sent out of Italy yesterday.
There's integrity in setting yourself up for success too, ala dethrone the King when the opportunity presents itself
 

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I can’t believe that Djokovic didn’t tank the match in order to avoid King Sinner in the final. At least Alcaraz was smart enough to tank. It will be funny to now see Djokovic lose twice to the same guy in the same week. :face-with-hand-over-mouth: The only question is how many broken rackets and bathroom breaks will be involved in Djokovic’s meltdown.:popcorn
 
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I can’t believe that Djokovic didn’t tank the match in order to avoid King Sinner in the final. At least Alcaraz was smart enough to tank. It will be funny to now see Djokovic lose twice to the same guy in the same week. :face-with-hand-over-mouth: The only question is how many broken rackets and bathroom breaks will be involved in Djokovic’s meltdown.:popcorn
Well, he probably tried to tank it but Carlos was trying harder…
 

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I think Djoker will win in straights. Sinner will learn the difference between a run to the final - and the final..
And that's okay because it is better for Sinner to win that match against Djokovic than lose it at least this stage of his career
 
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Alcaraz started red hot, same level he showed vs medvedev. The issue is on this surface he seems rushed… and plays with pressure to red line to avoid being attacked on such a fast surface. Medvedev couldn’t rush carlos, novak can. Novak was under pressure at first, managed to get through and then carlos looked ucomfortable, at times missing badly.

Carlos can beat anyone on any surface but he has to not go for crazy shots when it doesn’t make sense. He is more rushed and under pressure on this surface but has to be more patient

Sinner has cleaner strokes on this surface, think he will win
 
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Alcaraz started red hot, same level he showed vs medvedev. The issue is on this surface he seems rushed… and plays with pressure to red line to avoid being attacked on such a fast surface. Novak was under pressure at first, managed to get through and then carlos looked ucomfortable, at times missing badly.

Carlos can beat anyone on any surface but he has to not go for crazy shots when it doesn’t make sense. He is more rushed and under pressure on this surface but has to be more patient

Sinner has cleaner strokes on this surface, think he will win

We'll see! I just sit here laughing at all the "hatahs" out there giving Novak the bizzness while the commentators heap unprecedented praise on him!