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Djokovic has apparently won easily again today. But that result and his level were mainly overshadowed by the whistling of the tennis fans in the stands. what I especially don't understand is why Djokovic thinks that everyone just accepts his behavior. He's got a lot of enemies since he doesn't want to get vaccinated with the anti virus against Covid 19. Other than that I don't think he's the big favorite to win this tournament. That really seems to be Alcaraz, but there are still a few outsiders who have good chances to have the final or take the title. The young generation would like to beat Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal has certainly become too old. I know this is going to sound really bad and hateful but I honestly think that Rafael Nadal should retire from his professional career. He is not going to achieve much at this stage and also after so many injuries. It will be a good decision for him to retire because he still has a long life to live after his career. And remember he will have to endure the pain that he is going through for the rest of his life because of these injuries. These surgeries are going to have some effect on his body in the latter stages of his life.
Djokovic certainly has the chance in my opinion. But he does have some good competition as well.
Djokovic certainly has the chance in my opinion. But he does have some good competition as well.
Always hard for anyone to retire from something you love, but when you take Federer or Nadal as examples, these guys also have built decades of relationship with their fans. They weren't just playing, winning and then walking off court and that was it for the day or night. They deeply know that they will miss all these people who carried them through their entire career and that part of their emotions I think is really hard to overcome when you decide to make the final step and say goodbye.
But I agree that most likely any tournament that Nadal will play from now on is not going to end well for him and in this year's French Open he might have even get destroyed by Djokovic, which would have been bad. If it had been against Alcaraz, he could have said that he is forwarding the torch to him to defend their era on clay. Amazing what Alcaraz is playing on clay.
Alcaraz vs Musetti, Alcaraz played an amazing tennis match, there isn't much that Musetti can do to improve his game, Alcaraz is unlikely to let this match go any further as the third set is already leading 4-2, thinking it will go long but the match was a bit uneven with Musetti not having the best form.
In the previous match, Djokovic did not face any difficulties to advance to the quarter-finals, and will face Khachanov in that match who struggled in the first set against Sonego, but was able to take over in the next match and it looks like Sonego is facing a bit of injury.
In the previous match, Djokovic did not face any difficulties to advance to the quarter-finals, and will face Khachanov in that match who struggled in the first set against Sonego, but was able to take over in the next match and it looks like Sonego is facing a bit of injury.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
✂After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think that soon we will see only a new generation of tennis stars like Alcaraz, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and others on the tennis courts in the finals, and the big three will become a thing of the past.
Draw looks quite unfair this year, all top contenders on the same side and just Rune/Ruud on other side.
Rafael Nadal has certainly become too old. I know this is going to sound really bad and hateful but I honestly think that Rafael Nadal should retire from his professional career. He is not going to achieve much at this stage and also after so many injuries. It will be a good decision for him to retire because he still has a long life to live after his career. And remember he will have to endure the pain that he is going through for the rest of his life because of these injuries. These surgeries are going to have some effect on his body in the latter stages of his life.
Djokovic certainly has the chance in my opinion. But he does have some good competition as well.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think it will be the end of Nadal and that after Federer he will be the next to retire. Both Federer and Nadal didn’t really have major injuries in the beginning but once you get older, your body is more prone to injuries and heals slower. Djokovic will probably win one or more grandslams but we with the upcoming superstar (Alcaraz) it will be not so easy for him.
Yes, for Nadal it seems the end of his career is near. Next year he's turning what? 38? For his style of play it's like Roger turning 45. I fear his body is refusing to go on with this exhausting rhythm. And I'm not so sure about Djokovic as well. He had a number of injuries this year, most notable an elbow injury, possibly issues with his back. Frankly, I don't see him winning RG this year.
I agree. For me, Alcaraz is the main favorite to win the RG this year, and I think that Djokovic should look for his chance to win at least 1 more GS at Wimbledon or in Australia. In the end, Djokovic will probably succeed in his goal to win a record number of GS titles and thus officially become the GOAT, but his career is also coming to an end, and I don't think he will be able to play at the top level for much longer.
I think that soon we will see only a new generation of tennis stars like Alcaraz, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and others on the tennis courts in the finals, and the big three will become a thing of the past.
Draw looks quite unfair this year, all top contenders on the same side and just Rune/Ruud on other side.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think it will be the end of Nadal and that after Federer he will be the next to retire. Both Federer and Nadal didn’t really have major injuries in the beginning but once you get older, your body is more prone to injuries and heals slower. Djokovic will probably win one or more grandslams but we with the upcoming superstar (Alcaraz) it will be not so easy for him.
Yes, for Nadal it seems the end of his career is near. Next year he's turning what? 38? For his style of play it's like Roger turning 45. I fear his body is refusing to go on with this exhausting rhythm. And I'm not so sure about Djokovic as well. He had a number of injuries this year, most notable an elbow injury, possibly issues with his back. Frankly, I don't see him winning RG this year.
I agree. For me, Alcaraz is the main favorite to win the RG this year, and I think that Djokovic should look for his chance to win at least 1 more GS at Wimbledon or in Australia. In the end, Djokovic will probably succeed in his goal to win a record number of GS titles and thus officially become the GOAT, but his career is also coming to an end, and I don't think he will be able to play at the top level for much longer.
I think that soon we will see only a new generation of tennis stars like Alcaraz, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and others on the tennis courts in the finals, and the big three will become a thing of the past.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think it will be the end of Nadal and that after Federer he will be the next to retire. Both Federer and Nadal didn’t really have major injuries in the beginning but once you get older, your body is more prone to injuries and heals slower. Djokovic will probably win one or more grandslams but we with the upcoming superstar (Alcaraz) it will be not so easy for him.
Yes, for Nadal it seems the end of his career is near. Next year he's turning what? 38? For his style of play it's like Roger turning 45. I fear his body is refusing to go on with this exhausting rhythm. And I'm not so sure about Djokovic as well. He had a number of injuries this year, most notable an elbow injury, possibly issues with his back. Frankly, I don't see him winning RG this year.
Indeed it is looking quite ominous for Nadal's playing career and especially winning
more Grand Slam titles. It seems to be the life expectancy of a tennis players career of
the mid 30's.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
Zverev v Tiafoe is still under way and Sascha won the second set 7:6 and then took the third one easily 6:1. It's now 2:2 in the 4th set and things are looking promising for the German. If you're looking for a last minute bet perhaps it's a nice opportunity to bet on Zverev.
TBH I'm surprised he has come so far, maybe he is regaining his confidence slowly
on the clay court, and I believe that was his main issue recently, his confidence after
the bad injury he had last year. He plays a tough opponent in Dimitrov next.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think it will be the end of Nadal and that after Federer he will be the next to retire. Both Federer and Nadal didn’t really have major injuries in the beginning but once you get older, your body is more prone to injuries and heals slower. Djokovic will probably win one or more grandslams but we with the upcoming superstar (Alcaraz) it will be not so easy for him.
Yes, for Nadal it seems the end of his career is near. Next year he's turning what? 38? For his style of play it's like Roger turning 45. I fear his body is refusing to go on with this exhausting rhythm. And I'm not so sure about Djokovic as well. He had a number of injuries this year, most notable an elbow injury, possibly issues with his back. Frankly, I don't see him winning RG this year.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
I think it will be the end of Nadal and that after Federer he will be the next to retire. Both Federer and Nadal didn’t really have major injuries in the beginning but once you get older, your body is more prone to injuries and heals slower. Djokovic will probably win one or more grandslams but we with the upcoming superstar (Alcaraz) it will be not so easy for him.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
Zverev v Tiafoe is still under way and Sascha won the second set 7:6 and then took the third one easily 6:1. It's now 2:2 in the 4th set and things are looking promising for the German. If you're looking for a last minute bet perhaps it's a nice opportunity to bet on Zverev.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
Zverev v Tiafoe is still under way and Sascha won the second set 7:6 and then took the third one easily 6:1. It's now 2:2 in the 4th set and things are looking promising for the German. If you're looking for a last minute bet perhaps it's a nice opportunity to bet on Zverev.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
In the women's tennis it was Rybakina who is unlucky. She had walked over against Sorribes Tormo citing illness. The Italian Open win could've given her the advantage and positive mind to reach atleast finals. The match between Danilovic and Jabeur is going on, and Danilovic leads winning the first set. It looks like the underdog gonna win the match. Swiatek have finished against Wang without allowing her to win a single point, 6-0 6-0..
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
This is a problem with lower ranked players on atp tour. Once they win a big match against a big player from top 5 or top 10 they think they have done a big thing. But then they lose against an opponent that is on the same level as them or worst. In womens tennis its different . But still i think we can expect more from him in the future.
It seems that seyboth wild journey in the French open has come to an end the only impressive performance he showed was against medvedev when he beat him despite being a heavy underdog but today against nishioka he lost unexpectedly, nishioka will face etcheverry next he has a good chance making it to the quarter final.
It seems that we will not see Nadal on the tennis courts for a long time, certainly not this year and maybe only next year.
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
After such a long tennis break, how ready will Nadal be for top tennis and can we expect him to play at the top level again and try to win the GS in Paris again?
It seems to me that we are now looking at the end of a great tennis career and that the way is now open for Djokovic to win a record number of GS titles.
What do you think?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65798097
No Schwartzman is not having a great season this year. It was easy enough for
Tsitsipas 2-6, 2-6 & 3-6. He plays Ofner, the guy who killed my bet on Fognini
today and Korda earlier in the week, does he pose a real threat to Tsitsipas?
Djokovic - I think his popularity has waned a bit iver the last few years, hitting a
line judge at the US Open in 2020, then the messing around with the COVID vaccine
didnt win him much brownie points.
I wouldn't even be too harsh with him myself about the COVID vaccine story although I never really fully understood him, but that was his choice and he had to bear the consequences. A problem is when he touches upon highly controversial political topics. When he says that everyone is entitled to their opinion, he is right, but he can share it "privately" on one of his own social media channels and not get a shitstorm going intentionally. But by now I think I have learned that he is this kind of guy who needs it. Even to that is some truth when people say that hate makes them stronger. But Federer and Nadal are the 180°s opposite. Which I think is good as you don't want too many Djokovic-like characters and this is not by any means meant to discredit his achievements as a tennis player. I want to see him against Alcaraz. Alcaraz has a 4-0 head to head lead against Tsitsipas, who would be his opponent next, and a 1-0 lead agains Djokovic who would be his opponent in the semifinal. That would finally be one of those tennis thrillers again that would keep me watching for five hours straight.
At this moment Novak is playing against Alejandro and it seems that without many surprises Novak is winning and could end the game with victory, something that is expected to happen even before the game started, he was already coming to this game as the Big favorite so I hope he wins the game. also in a few minutes we will have the game of Stefanos Tsitsipas against Diego Sebastián Schwartzman, in this game also the favorite which is Tsitsipas is also being seen as a likely winner, with odds of @1.10 in favor of Tsitsipas I don't see any surprises in this game , so in my opinion Tsitsipas will come out of this game with victory
then we will have the game of Carlos Alcaraz against Denis Shapovalov, also in this game the favorite that Carlos Alcaraz has a very low odd, something like @1.04 honestly is very low against Denis Shapovalov's @12.00, I wonder if anyone will have the courage to bet on Denis Shapovalov to win this game, Denis Shapovalov occupies the number 32 position and has been a player who doesn't focus much on the games, this is visible because of his behavior during the games, while the one who currently occupies the number 1 is one of the big favorites to win this tournament, in my opinion we won't see any surprises in this game, Alcaraz will win the game
then we will have the game of Carlos Alcaraz against Denis Shapovalov, also in this game the favorite that Carlos Alcaraz has a very low odd, something like @1.04 honestly is very low against Denis Shapovalov's @12.00, I wonder if anyone will have the courage to bet on Denis Shapovalov to win this game, Denis Shapovalov occupies the number 32 position and has been a player who doesn't focus much on the games, this is visible because of his behavior during the games, while the one who currently occupies the number 1 is one of the big favorites to win this tournament, in my opinion we won't see any surprises in this game, Alcaraz will win the game
Tsitsipas played an easy game because Schwartzman was disappointing. Except for a few moments when Schwartzman demonstrated his quality, he failed to play even average tennis most of the time. If it wasn't for Tsitsipas who had some series of unforced errors I think in the second and the third set, it would have been over even faster than that. Tsitsipas was of course the favorite in this game, but I did expect Schwartzman to be a bit harder to beat.
Djokovic is going toe-to-toe with essentially everyone on and off the court! He is fully into politics and doesn't hold back with his opinion even though it is not allowed. The stadium booed at him because he also provoked the crowd and his opponent kind of when he cheered about his second set win in an unusually happy way. Even though he is going to be the best in terms of Grand Slam titles won, he has never been the most popular at all. Not that it is necessary, but he likes to be hated and he shows it.
Got some insider info yesterday that Djokovic had some issues with his neck so I didn't bet on him v Davidovich Fokina. Anyway, Djokovic is known to be an arrogant pr*ck and a real arsehole in the tennis world. Despite winning lots of tournaments, including GS titles he failed to win the hearts of tennis fans. He is lagging behind in popularity behind Rafa and Roger and all his efforts to match them are in vain. He looks so artificial in whatever he's doing to increase his popularity. Shy Rafa and well-mannered majestic Roger leave him no chance.
By the way, now there is a match going on and it is quite interesting between Djokovic and Davidovich.
I bet a win for Djokovic in this match.
I believe the odds are very low on the money line for Djokovic to win around @1.10, if you bet then congrats on the profit even though it's not something that's quite exciting because it's small and if you watched the match it wasn't an easy match for Djokovic especially the first and second set because both were passed through a tie break with the same tight score, Djokovic was more focused on the tie break so he didn't let Fokina win the tiebreaker. The third set was relatively easy too because Fokina made so many mistakes that made it easier for Djokovic to get points.I bet a win for Djokovic in this match.
In yesterday's match, apart from Rublev and Hurkacz, both lost in 5 sets, all the top seeds could advance, especially Mussetti, who did not get tough resistance from Norrie and Musetti will face Alcaraz in the next round.
I cant remember ever betting on Davidovic Fokina, he is very talented and has a lot
of skills but his mental strength is not as good as many others and especially over
5 sets against the top players he will struggle unfortunately.
Musetti v Alcaraz, the way Alcaraz is playing here at RG he is going to be hard to beat.
Is he on the same side of the draw as Djokovic?
Interestingly this brazilian guy Seyboth Wild plays again today against Nishioka,
Seyboth Wild is favourite at 1.52!
By the way, now there is a match going on and it is quite interesting between Djokovic and Davidovich.
I bet a win for Djokovic in this match.
I believe the odds are very low on the money line for Djokovic to win around @1.10, if you bet then congrats on the profit even though it's not something that's quite exciting because it's small and if you watched the match it wasn't an easy match for Djokovic especially the first and second set because both were passed through a tie break with the same tight score, Djokovic was more focused on the tie break so he didn't let Fokina win the tiebreaker. The third set was relatively easy too because Fokina made so many mistakes that made it easier for Djokovic to get points.I bet a win for Djokovic in this match.
In yesterday's match, apart from Rublev and Hurkacz, both lost in 5 sets, all the top seeds could advance, especially Mussetti, who did not get tough resistance from Norrie and Musetti will face Alcaraz in the next round.
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