[florentine]

« Là pour le moment, je ne réalise pas du tout. Je n’arrive pas à trouver les mots. C’est une expérience incroyable. J’ai beaucoup appris lors de ce match. Je sais aussi que beaucoup de gens ici ne voulaient pas que je gagne. J’ai forcément une pensée pour toutes les personnes qui m’ont aidé, mon frère bien sur qui a été joueur du circuit mais aussi Steve Denton qui m’a beaucoup soutenu au début dans ma carrière quand on s’entrainait dur au Texas. Je remercie aussi la Fédération monégasque. C’est une très belle aventure. Maintenant je vais garder les pieds sur terre et bien récupérer pour jouer la finale dans les meilleures conditions possibles » a expliqué Valentin.


but also Steve Denton who supported me a lot at the beginning of my career when we were training hard in Texas.

Indeed, Denton knew how to reach the final of a tournament even at a very low rank... not the lowest event, though, even if it was an AO from the early 80s. (even twice 81-82)

24-12-1981

Australian Open

Grass

F

L

Johan Kriek (4) Rank 18 d. Steve Denton Rank 403

6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4

However, it's nice to quote him here and now. 😌

 

[Vanity]

What a glorious result. Finally, a guy who didn’t just fall for antics and bend over.

 

[dencod16]

What's him calling it a season going to help? He's already making large breaks in between tournaments and he still struggles physically.

I think that can be partially the reason why. His match conditioning is off.

 

[MaSharp]

Can he just retire? What's the point of keeping playing when physically he can no longer do that? Struggling and being injured in every match I watched him play these days. Cannot remember the last time he actually looked healthy and fresh. And this is BO3 and he has a day off in between.

Sorry but it's normal when he has 38+ years. What is not normal is him still making masters and slam sfs

 

[Lamon]

Sorry but it's normal when he has 38+ years. What is not normal is him still making masters and slam sfs

Federer was winning titles and making Slam Finals and semifinals at the same age. In the women's side, Serena Williams and Navratilova were making Slam Finals at 38 too.

Djokovic's level is remarkable for his age but I wouldn't say "not normal". Other greats of the game have shown longevity as well.

 

[danieln1]

Father time is relentless

 

[danieln1]

expected from this child 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Wow

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Makes me so happy Djokovic destroyed them and all the records, just so I can hear you cry daily. It's what you deserved.

Imagine being this mentally unhinged lmao

 

[tennisfan999]

Privilege to see Djokovic still competing.

Hope he continues

 

[Proper]

Well, never mind.

 

[Lorenzo P]

This is what outdoor tennis with climate changes has created: a final between two unknown players

Tennis needs to be played only in indoor tournaments in summer

 

[alfonsojose]

Bye, bye POS 😅

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Bye, bye POS 😅

Unhinged

 

[Darth Alcaraz]

Imagine being this mentally unhinged lmao

I look at the join dates of some of these guys, both the haters and extreme fanatics, and I think, there’s no way these people are as old as I think they are

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Kinda hard to watch Djokovic flailing like this. It's a point now where his body / injuries have caught up with him. He can't get in form because he doesn't play nearly / frequently enough to gain momentum. But if he does even a bit, his body and fitness, having accrued the mileage it has at this point in his career, simply doesn't hold up.

That he somehow hasn't been beat in Slams this year (not even sure if the AO SF should count) apart from Sincaraz is mind boggling tbh.

It got pretty bad for Roger in his last years (I think 2019 was an insane outlier), never fun to see legends go through that at the end so commiserations to sane Djokofans, but it's part of the sport unfortunately.

 

[Darth Alcaraz]

A very WTA run for Vacherot. Good luck in the finals!

Tbh, he did beat a lot of seeds on the way to the final. Didn’t rely on the draw collapsing. Probably if sinner didn’t get injured, he’d be in the final, but injuries are part of the game

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

I look at the join dates of some of these guys, both the haters and extreme fanatics, and I think, there’s no way these people are as old as I think they are

Counterargument: when u spend that much of your formative years on MTF, the growing-up part forgets to be done.

 

[Jack Theripper]

Oh god as a massive fan of him for 18 years, I'm so sick of watching him playing while injured so much and all the time like this. While watching this match, I was like "that's it, that's really enough". I have already accepted the fact that he would not win any slam or big title again, so please Novak, make it next year your last. Don't torture yourself and your body any longer.

And you`re asking for another year...!

 

[Jack Theripper]

🤦 You do realize that a grand slam is played over 5 sets and if you believe Alcaraz could “lose concentration” for that long because of Novak faking an injury, you’re insulting Alcaraz.

Was it Faker that started playing much better? Injured??