Typical feder fan response. We will see whose a clown when Federer has to congratulate Novak for breaking his record at the tail end of 2018. That I cannot wait for.
Because he is a manufactured player. His technique is perfect (groundstokes at least) but his natural racket skills are not the best. He needs laboratory conditions to really shine.
Another question that comes to mind is: if Djokovic is the 'BOAT' why do his fans - with chico leading the charge - whine like little girls over every little thing? You'd expect supporters of the so-called 'BOAT' to be exuding confidence in their man, but it seems like every trivial occurence is an obstacle worth going into mass hysteria over...
Yeah, that's why he is NO.1 for more than 200 weeks, because conditions are perfect everywhere.
He finds it tougher in lousy conditions, but who doesn't ? Show me a tennis player who is more consistent than Djokovic with or without perfect conditions.
Good question.. I think this is the part why people find him boring. He's just consistent, almost robot like.. but doesn't have one ounce of natural flair.. and that gets exposed in matches like today.
Haters having a field day today :lol:. Don't worry, Djokovic is still winning this. Credit to RBA for adapting to this mess of a surface better. Would like to see all these armchair experts compete in these muddy conditions .
Well on wet clay, his serve is much less of a weapon. Also, he tends to play percentage tennis, but when the ball is very heavy or conditions are strange, perhaps it throws him off a bit, and he feels inhibited. Bautista hits very flat, so perhaps the heavy conditions are giving him a bit more control\accuracy.
In general, poor conditions are a "great leveler", so the better players no longer have their normal advantages.
Perhaps mentally it is tough to deal with, because as No.1 you expect to win, and you feel thwarted by external factors, especially if it's a big tournament missing from your CV.
Dude the conditions are bad and it's not Nole alone struggling. Just take a look at WTA and the top players are having a mare since coming back. Halep, Radwanska(losing 6 games straight) etc.
Not to mention these conditions take away some of Nole's game like sliding which help him a lot to defend and DTL passing shots.
Just because RBA managed to play less shit in crappy conditions compared to Nole doesn't mean things are right. Players are supposed to win by displaying their best out there, not whoever play less shit in horrid conditions
Troll answer: Because he's a robot, he could only do what is programmed with him. He lacks the advanced AI to adapt in extreme changing conditions, hehe.
It's hard to concentrate when in the back of your mind you know that these "circumstances" were manufactured by the rest of the world out of pure jealousy.
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