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Oh, come on: Wawrinka, Murray, delPo and Tsonga? They haven't really featured or threatened for some time. You could blame Thiem, though he was injured, but is what Novak did this year "easy?" He still had to do it. You can say that when Roger and Rafa weren't there to provide a bulwark, it's not like the youngsters put up that much of an effort, though.
So are you telling me that those player who are injured for a while if they were playing they wouldn't been a threat for Novak? only Thiem? are you kidding me?. Very easy year for Novak since the AO when there were some players injured, Medvedev played that final horrible, then RG playing the semis vs an injured Nadal and Wimbledon against nobody. Of course ehe JJOO and USO was something different, and now in Paris he has had a very easy draw and some lucky playing bad and still winning, we'll see tomorrow which one will play the worst
 

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A few trades of breaks, but Medvedev is 5-3 in the first set. Novak doesn't look so crisp. Lots of UFE's.
 

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I don’t understand why Daniil hugs Novak…I won’t hug anybody if they can’t produce a current vaccine vaccination shot passport..well maybe the lady that plays Cassie on the Big Sky..that lady is FINE.
 

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I don’t understand why Daniil hugs Novak…I won’t hug anybody if they can’t produce a current vaccine vaccination shot passport..well maybe the lady that plays Cassie on the Big Sky..that lady is FINE.
Maybe because Daniil understands the science better than you do.
 

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As far as I was aware Medvedev hasn’t confirmed his vaccination status either, so he could quite possibly not be vaccinated either. He has come out in support of Djokovic.
 

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hugo gaston (gaudio) finally bursts into top100 (70ish) after months of floating around just outside it.
Gaudio (?) LMAO. He really is endearing to watch, you can't help but root for him. I hope his game develops, and he can manage to win matches outside of France. I know I am rooting for him. I will just say this, with all the discussion over wildcards, he won two qualifying matches and then managed to go deep in the main draw. The same thing happened when he got to the 4th round of the French Open, he played qualifying. Sometimes wildcards can hold players back, I could not be happier for him.
 
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I don’t understand why Daniil hugs Novak…I won’t hug anybody if they can’t produce a current vaccine vaccination shot passport..well maybe the lady that plays Cassie on the Big Sky..that lady is FINE.

Novak got covid, have you heard of natural immunity or do you just ignore some science and only focus on some science?
 
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"He takes your strength first and then your soul."
 

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'Hey Med, not so fast, i'm still #1'

This pretty much was Novak's message today...

These matches are similar to Murray vs Djokovic. Both are supreme defenders with Novak being a little more offensive from the baseline and Danil having a better serve. It comes down to who can keep the UFEs down and remain patient. At AO, Novak made few UFEs and cracked Med. At USO, Novak made many UFEs and cracked himself. Here, they were going toe to toe, Novak started moving Med side to side, Med cracked in 3rd set, got frustrated, UFEs went up. It's about who cracks first.....

Also, Novak used variety, showing his all court game which has helped him become the GOAT, statistically (no denying facts). He came to net often, served and volleyed, used dropper, slice etc....

2022 will be interesting.
 
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Novak got covid, have you heard of natural immunity or do you just ignore some science and only focus on some science?
Do you understand that Novak may be asymptomatic, he is most likely a carrier and may transmit his unvaccinated germs to senior members of his family, his friends, his team and fellow players. I wouldn't hug him and I would touch him with the top.frame of the racket and have it sanitized afterwards..check the numbers in Europe.. Covid 19 is getting worst because of all of the "self proclaimed medical scientists " who are ONLY analysing data that supports their again I hope isn't allowed to travel to AO and compromise the immune system of the citizens of Melbourne who may not have a healthy antibodies to fight COVID 19.
 

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Is it connected with medicine? Closely?
Yes, I have worked on 3 projects (Kaiser, United healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield organization and hospitals) that provides analysis of projected Covid 19 patients and track their recovery..

What else do you want to know about my background!
 

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Yes, I have worked on 3 projects (Kaiser, United healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield organization and hospitals) that provides analysis of projected Covid 19 patients and track their recovery..

What else do you want to know about my background!
Just that.
Now you are expert for covid, OK.
 

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Do you understand that Novak may be asymptomatic, he is most likely a carrier and may transmit his unvaccinated germs to senior members of his family, his friends, his team and fellow players. I wouldn't hug him and I would touch him with the top.frame of the racket and have it sanitized afterwards..check the numbers in Europe.. Covid 19 is getting worst because of all of the "self proclaimed medical scientists " who are ONLY analysing data that supports their again I hope isn't allowed to travel to AO and compromise the immune system of the citizens of Melbourne who may not have a healthy antibodies to fight COVID 19.
Again, you ignore science yourself. Natural immunity is real. Being vaccinated doesn’t really mean you can’t get covid and be a carrier yourself, so what is your point? People who have had covid or who have vern vaccinated can both get covid again, chances are their symptoms will be mild.

so what exactly is your point? Would you be saying same if novak would be vaccinated? Why not, vaccinated people CAN get covid and CAN be carriers… i know of many who have been vaccinated and gotten covid

You just like hating on novak

if a person has had covid or has been vaccinated, i see them in same light. Now if it’s someone who hasn’t been vaccinated and hasn’t had covid, i would think twice of being too close to them for extended periods of time
 
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Just that.
Now you are expert for covid, OK.
No..don't patronize me..I am a technology professional who analyze DATA. Not an expert of Covid 19 or anything else that is medical. That's Always the weakness of this board is when someone is pushed into a corner or out of their comfort zone... NEXT comes the Childish rebuttals.
 

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Again, you ignore science yourself. Natural immunity is real. Being vaccinated doesn’t really mean you can’t get covid and be a carrier yourself, so what is your point? People who have had covid or who have vern vaccinated can both get covid again, chances are their symptoms will be mild.

so what exactly is your point? Would you be saying same if novak would be vaccinated? Why not, vaccinated people CAN get covid and CAN be carriers… i know of many who have been vaccinated and gotten covid

You just like hating on novak

if a person has had covid or has been vaccinated, i see them in same light. Now if it’s someone who hasn’t been vaccinated and hasn’t had covid, i would think twice of being too close to them for extended periods of time
No..I am not ignoring shit..the data has proven that natural immunity may work for some individual immune systems but provides zero assistance to others whom system are not as strong ( especially the elderly or someone who has health challenges such as Cancer or diabetes). I have been more appreciate of Novak's tennis skills and others sports stars such as Kyrie Irving and Aaron Rodgers. Yet, each of these clowns consistently feel they are the smartest MFRs on the planet. My thoughts are, let's take away their millions and let's see how SMART they are or will they be as hesitant to take the vaccine vaccination shot if their lively hoods was in jeopardy.
 

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No..I am not ignoring shit..the data has proven that natural immunity may work for some individual immune systems but provides zero assistance to others whom system are not as strong ( especially the elderly or someone who has health challenges such as Cancer or diabetes). I have been more appreciate of Novak's tennis skills and others sports stars such as Kyrie Irving and Aaron Rodgers. Yet, each of these clowns consistently feel they are the smartest MFRs on the planet. My thoughts are, let's take away their millions and let's see how SMART they are or will they be as hesitant to take the vaccine vaccination shot if their lively hoods was in jeopardy.
You make no sense. Vaccinated people also have vulnerabilities due to the same conditions you claim make people who have had covid vulnerable.

reality is you are dead wrong. If you have had covid you should be immune, same as if you have been vaccinated. Natural immunity is a fact…

i can understand you if novak had never had covid, then he is not immune and may risk spreading it but he most likley has immunity

we need to stop this BS of nitpicking science, totally disregarding natural immunity and then claiming you abide by science

i am vaccinated, i took the two moderna vaccines but i can totally understand those who have already had covid not wanting the vaccine and other people, like pregannt women being wary of vaccine. Treating these people as bad people is counterproductive, it actually makes them more rebellious. It’s an aweful way to speak down to people. Some people are actually scared of taking vaccine, we should educate them, not treat them like bad people. I was in bed for half a day, the second shot knocked me the f out, yeah, some are genuinely scared. Your way of talking down to them, makes matters worse.
 

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You make no sense. Vaccinated people also have vulnerabilities due to the same conditions you claim make people who have had covid vulnerable.

reality is you are dead wrong. If you have had covid you should be immune, same as if you have been vaccinated. Natural immunity is a fact…

i can understand you if novak had never had covid, then he is not immune and may risk spreading it but he most likley has immunity

we need to stop this BS of nitpicking science, totally disregarding natural immunity and then claiming you abide by science

i am vaccinated, i took the two moderna vaccines but i can totally understand those who have already had covid not wanting the vaccine and other people, like pregannt women being wary of vaccine. Treating these people as bad people is counterproductive, it actually makes them more rebellious. It’s an aweful way to speak down to people. Some people are actually scared of taking vaccine, we should educate them, not treat them like bad people. I was in bed for half a day, the second shot knocked me the f out, yeah, some are genuinely scared. Your way of talking down to them, makes matters worse.
I do make sense. You don't make sense..if you want to have empathy towards Novak's plight or someone's else's who are hesitant to the accuracy of the vaccine so be it. Don't judge me if my thoughts don't align with your thoughts. I am triple vaccinated plus took the flu vaccine vaccination shot. The booster shot had me pretty much bed ridden for more than 6 hours. Do you think I enjoyed suffering like that for something if everyone would have complied to take the vaccine we may have a opportunity to kill the virus or reduce the amount of Covid infections to numbers where we could go back to live a normal life.. Mike ..my logic makes sense to a lot of people who feel like me ( maybe the other 7 billion people who has received the vaccine).