The Official Tennis Thread

[TMillzy]

I think he can. I'm not giving him as much props as he deserves. He just has to keep his UE's down and not try and get into a battle from the baseline w/Nole or Nole will be more patient and Fed will make an error. I wish Fed would serve and volley more

What exactly are Djokovic's strengths? Is it his speed? Defense? I've never been able to tell.

 

[Yapdatfool]

What exactly are Djokovic's strengths? Is it his speed? Defense? I've never been able to tell.

Transitional game (from defense to offense) and fitness for the most part I would say.

 

[Guy Incognito]

What exactly are Djokovic's strengths? Is it his speed? Defense? I've never been able to tell.

Defense

According to McEnroe Djokovic is the best returner ever (source was the murray/ferrer match)

 

[mr x]

this guy was up 5-2 in the tie break and lost

 

[Sam Peel]

Andy showing that tea n crumpet fight

 

[Sam Peel]

Ali Ali Ali

 

[Liu Kang]

What exactly are Djokovic's strengths? Is it his speed? Defense? I've never been able to tell.

He's great in every part of the game even if he doesn't really have key stroke (on the opposite, he doesn't really have weaknesses).

He's top 2 returner of this era maybe OAT (can't decide if it's him or Nadal (or Agassi))
Top 2 defender of this era (between him and Nadal)
Top 5 2h-backhand of this era
Serve, Forehand, Footwork, Stamina are top notch.
Before his invictus year, he was already one of the few (with Federer basically) who was able to really compete with prime Nadal on clay producing classic 3 setters ('09 Madrid, '08 Hamburg)

Plus, mentally, since he won the Davis Cup for Serbia, he's on another level of confidence.
He also may be a little insane :D because he tries silly or highly risked things in unfavorable situations (against Fed in the US, Tsonga in the French for example) that makes him absolutely dreaded.

 

[Liu Kang]

Whoever wins those matches for the second semi will be food in the final...

 

[mr x]

always with the rain. can't we get a major with no rain

[vincent] one time...ONE TIME![/mancini]

 

[mastermind]

Defense

According to McEnroe Djokovic is the best returner ever (source was the murray/ferrer match)

I missed this, even better than Rafa?

 

[nomoreneveragain]

I missed this, even better than Rafa?

Nadal isnt a great returner

 

[Roman Brady]

Defense

According to McEnroe Djokovic is the best returner ever (source was the murray/ferrer match)

I thought they said that was agassi,, then federer, indecisive ass bytches

 

[malbaker86]

What exactly are Djokovic's strengths? Is it his speed? Defense? I've never been able to tell.

His return to serve is the best in tennis HISTORY and is the BIGGEST reason he had the season he had last year. Also his fitness has become top notch. Besides those two...nothing has really changed. He's always given Fed and Nadal trouble and last year he was finally able to start winning those close matches that he use to choke away.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I personally remember Agassi having a better return of serve.

 

[mr x]

murray thru