I dont think he looks that bad, remember this is his first match, he did well in the TB
Yesterday’s Rafa would have crushed the Novak out there today. Tell me that’s not true. He is inspiring great confidence in the locker room. Even Amelie might be able to hop on court and kick his butt.
Well I have to admit Rafa of yesterday would probably beat this version of Novak on court at present, this is his first match and has time to improve, I would not be too worried at this stage, if this was the 2nd week, yes I would be worried
He was playing in Geneva a few days ago, so should be showing better form than what we are seeing. I’m not worried as I did not pick him to get past the 3rd or 4th round.
I read he had a stomach virus in Geneva? he didnt look well to me
Agree, Italian Cobolli has been improving every time he plays, soo many Italians doing well these days, it is hard for me to keep up, though seeing Italy has been lacking in talent for men for awhile,, I dont mind trying to keep tabs on all of them
I'm not sure if Rafa would have beaten Novak yesterday, but there is a good argument. Rafa played more like himself yesterday than Novak did today. PH Herbert is a stylish player, (which goes without saying, as he's French) and played basically as well as he could. Novak is still wobbling around. He could keep it "lockdown" for much of it, but it was far from impressive. I agree with you that the locker room will sense the smell of blood. But he does have a favorable draw. He has time to work his way into form, if the form is there to be found. He had a pretty good serving day, which will help.
This is just a tease, @Moxie but I can’t believe you have become a Djokovic defender lol…
I know you're kidding me, but the last thing I will do is swear what would have happened in an alternate universe. That is a game I won't play. Yes, I think Rafa played much better yesterday than Novak played today, but the dynamic is different when they play each other, so who knows?
