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Djokovic to miss the rest of the season

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Quite expected, still disappointing for the US Open as Djokovic returning to form was one of the few things that could potentially throw a wrench in the works there. But a proper break to recover from injury and sort out his affairs seems like the best chance for Djokovic.
 
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I wonder if missing Montreal, Cinci and the USO will put the WTF out of his reach.

If he recovers well he could be back by Shangai and pick up some points in October. But at the same time maybe it will be in his best interest to just take the year off.
 
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I wonder if missing Montreal, Cinci and the USO will put the WTF out of his reach.

If he recovers well he could be back by Shangai and pick up some points in October. But at the same time maybe it will be in his best interest to just take the year off.
winning one Masters 1000 should be enough for him to go to the WTF, then he could dreamingly come back for Paris, win the tournament and qualify for the WTF.

But I think he will take the rest of the year off to rest his elbow long enough while avoiding a surgery

This will push Djoko out of Top 10 and hence I would love to see Rafa Djoko in 1st week of AO or Fed Djoko on 1st week of AO, that would be a treat.
if he skips the rest of the year, he would be ranked roughly between 12 and 18 before Melbourne

but considering the seeding system and Rafa-Fed surely being in the top-4 in the end of the year, they could only face earliest in R16, not in 1st week.

Actually if he's seeded between 13 and 16 as it's most likely, he would have one chance out of 2 to face Nadal or Federer in R16 (that is, if they all manage to go that far)

But if he's seeded 17 like Fed this year, there would be only 1 chance out of 4 to happen in R16.
 
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I guess KIA is stil the main sponsor of AO and Nadal is still The official Friend of AO and KIA' biggest model.

So, if Nadal have managed to always escape Djokovic' half at AO till this very season when they were drawn together for the first time but with projected encounter in AO'17 SF, then I think you'll be disappointed regarding their possible pre-QF AO'18 rubber.
 
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That's what you get when you slide like a tard on every surface.

On a more serious note, I don't understand why does he not just end his season :confused:
care to explain how sliding on every surface "like a tard" could possibly affect your shoulder/elbow that much that it gets chronical injured and might need surgery?
 
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Good for tennis.
 
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Novak has been in need of a break ever since last year Wimbledon. This injury kind of gave him an opportunity to do that. He will come back stronger. If he takes 6 months off I am sure he will be the man to beat at AO.
Well, just because Federer did what he did, doesn't mean everyone can. Federer's mindset was pretty different to what I'd imagine Novak's is. The latter wants desperately to regain his supremacy and the position as the best tennis player in the world. Federer was merely trying (and hoping) to figure out if he was still capable of winning big titles. He wanted to make it to second week in Melbourne. :) Their expectations are different and that might affect the end result in a very significant way. If Djokovic takes the rest of the season off, he really shouldn't put too much pressure on himself for AO.

Nonetheless, I wish him to get well as soon as possible, to give a nice rest to his body and his mind and celebrate the birth of his child. I wish him to come back stronger. As I am sure he will, when he's ready physically and mentally. He's a champion and that's what champions do.
 
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If true, Djokovic misses a chance to tie Federer's 11 consecutive AO SFs or close in on Connors's 12 consecutive USO SFs.

The crazy thing is that he's the youngest player in the Open Era by almost two years to reach 10 SFs in a single slam. Even a SF in the USO 2018 would make him the youngest to make 11 SFs in a single Slam.

Djokovic at least became the only player to make the SF of a single Slam in every year of his twenties.
 
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If true, Djokovic misses a chance to tie Federer's 11 consecutive AO SFs or close in on Connors's 12 consecutive USO SFs.

The crazy thing is that he's the youngest player in the Open Era by almost two years to reach 10 SFs in a single slam. Even a SF in the USO 2018 would make him the youngest to make 11 SFs in a single Slam.

Djokovic at least became the only player to make the SF of a single Slam in every year of his twenties.
These records sound good BUt are they really that important ??
Ultimately it the TITLES that matter most.
 
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I'm not fully buying it unless there is surgery.

He's been in bad form for a while and he needs to mentally take time off, he didn't have much of a chance anyway.
 
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Very smart move actually- look how much tennis the guy has played in the last few years. This is the first Slam since USO 04 he hasn't participated in I think. He also has a game that's simple enough not to be complicated by a long period off, so if he rests and recharges and prepares for AO '18, I think we may well see another title down under for ND.
 
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OK can someone tell me what were those Agassi interviews about:

https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170704/jsp/sports/story_160099.jsp
http://www.menstennisforums.com/2-g...ic-30-but-he-has-body-25-years-old-man-2.html

Was he completely clueless about Djokovic's health issues or was it just a façade for the public/opponents? Kinda weird either way.

Unless all those rumors are false...
25 year old tennis players do get bone bruises.

Think about this: Djokovic's style of play is very taxing on body and yet it took him to reach age 30 to have a more serious injury. Compare that to Nadal and his injuries

Agassi is right that Novak has body of a 25 years old
 
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Sad but expected. I hope he'll just skip the rest of the year and sets his sight on the Australian open. Being mentally and psychically recharged. Will it do him good as it did Federer, hard to tell. Two completely different people. When you take so long of motivation will always be a major factor to return as hungry as before. Federer also has his insane love for the sport, something I've not seen much in any sport. So that obviously helps with setting your goal on coming back. Lets just hope Djokovic also works it out. We can't have him returning as a shadow of his former self.
 
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