Djokovic has come out and said that the 14 day quarantine is one of the main reasons why we are seeing a lot of injuries at the AO this year and he could be right as I don't remember seeing so many players sustain injuries during a tournament. Yes he beat Zverev in four sets however both players have similar injuries with both having their midsection taped up for their match. It comes down to mentality and the will to keep fighting on which Djokovic continues to do and we see this with Nadal also, not many players can fight through the pain and win big matches.
Yes, I think the quarantine really affected a lot of players, including the best of them. I really don't know how Djokovic is still playing with that kind of injury. More of mental toughness and experience to go and fight and win against the odds.
I'm looking forward to watching the big match tonight between Tsitsipas and Nadal. Currently Nadal leads the head 2 head 6-1 and has won all four hard court matches against Tsitsipas so can Tsitsipas turn it around and get a win against Nadal on hard court? I'm hoping that he does and goes on to become one of the youngest AO winners since Djokovic in 2008.
Exactly mate, Tsitsipas is playing very good in this tournament so I will still be rooting for him despite playing Nadal in the quarter-finals. This is hard court so it might work against Nadal here, so let's hope that Tsitsipas can pull an upset here.