Djokovic Dismantles Medvedev, Wins 9th Australian Open | Monday Match Analysis
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in Sunday's Australian Open final. The 2021 AO title is Djokovic's 18th major and 9th Aussie crown. Gill Gross breaks down the reasons a highly anticipated clash turned into a tennis tutorial from the world number one.
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It’s indeed scary to see Djokovic’s game is getting even more complete while he is already the most complete player of all time.
No competition
@@stefanvasilache5252 Federer 2005/6
Are you the Tom that used to always comment on bleacher report?
Gill Gross
Breathtaking performance from Novak Djokovic my friend especially in the returning game my dear God have we ever seen a better serve returner than Novak Djokovic?? Of course not he just is a beast serve returner without any shadow of a doubt the greatest serve returner of all time.
He gives Medvedev his own medicine what Medvedev does to everyone else he simply grinds Medvedev down from the baseline. Medvedev hung on in the first set where he was willing to suffer in the first set. But in the second and third set, Medvedev was no longer in the mood to suffer, and tried to finish the points earlier (which of course is easier said than done against a monstrous wall like Novak Djokovic) and of course did not do that so successfully either.
And made a lot of unforced errors both from the backhand side and especially the forhand side, only with his weak forhand side, Medvedev makes 14 unforced errors. And when you face a wall like Djokovic who refuses to miss, you will of course not get away with 30 unforced errors that Medvedev makes in total in the final and only 24 winners.
My dear friend, Djokovic outgrinds Medvedev in this match and shows who is the number 1 grind monster in tennis.
Like always lovely video my friend, and as always I really enjoyed immensely to hear your tennis thoughts and analyzes. That’s why you are by far the best tennis youtuber in the world keep up this amazing work.
Cheers😎
This is my favorite man of all analyst on YT 😀
Goran has done wonders with his serve and more ofensive play... so happy to see Nole improving at 33 years old.. the present and future is bright👍🏻💪🏻💙
Goran is a real Guru. Cilic and
Roanic were sorry to let him go.
At least cilic won a slam.
As a Serb, I am really happy to see Goran and Novak work together. I love it when croatians and Serbians Form partnerships, friendships and so on. Especially at the top level. These things can bring our countries closer. More love, less hate.
@@vojislavl6665 are Ronaldo /messi more popular than Federer in Serbia??
@@rishbahpandey8697 most probably
@@vojislavl6665 tennis is done because no more great athlete will play tennis from now on because football/basketball gives way more money than tennis .Nadal/Djokovic retirement will be end of tennis.why would anyone will play tennis if it's so expensive and it doesn't have any return .I think Ronaldo/messi are even more popular than Djokovic in Serbia😂😂.tennis is nothing in front of basketball/football
Djokovic adjusted his forehand incredibly well
I like how Djokovic said that young guys will not get anything for free from THE BIG 3 and then to back it up with a performance like this in the final... amazing... and I actually believe that it is a good thing for the NEX GEN if they want to become true champions. Great analysis as always Gill.
Yep, they are defending their legacy on the court vs the nex gen and they are all doing it just fine for years
Exactly!!! They really need to work very hard....the real competition for the big 3 are themselves
Especially if each one is playing on their favourite court
A big fan of your analysis. You were the only youtuber who did not write off Novak after the 2020 WTF. I still remember 2 points you put in...1. Motivation 2. Pre season prep. You insisted that you will wait until AO 2021 to see the decline and then jump to conclusions. You are the best!
I was surprised to see Djokovic outgrinding Medvedev from the baseline. I think it unsettled Medvedev too. Daniil also mentioned how Novak's Return of serve made him quit the first set.
Let's face it, Djokovic is still a baseline grinder, he still plays long ralles. He's not likely to push himself more in best of three matches but at slams he can still give himself a push in the long rallies when needed. It's why he lost twice to RBA (another tough defender/grinder with flat groundstrokes similar to Medvedev) at Miami and Doha in 2019 but beat him fairly easily in 4 sets at Wimbledon in 2019. He fights for the big matches.
Hii bro @subham mishra I'm also from india would u like to join my tennis server.
Whats the surprise about that? Djokovic is the best baseliner of all time, Medvedev comes not even near to this level. Atp finals are atp finals and Grand Slam is a Grand Slam where Djokovic raise his level to the top when he need it
Outstanding? Really? I watched it and it did not have long rallies at all. I like Medvedev, but he didn't seem to rally past 10 balls.
@@aishere9172 Fed is also baseliner..
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What a tactical and technical masterclass Djokovic held yesterday. From serving to returning, from pacing to precision play, from guile to aggression, from fitness to focus, from ball-redirection to feasting on his opponent's weaknesses, from offense to defense, from dominance at the net to baseline brawling, Novak Djokovic, the complete player, towered over Medvedev, whom the Serb simply swatted to the side en route to his 18th grand slam title. And what an easy 18th it was.
Spot on.
Great comment 👏🏻👏🏻
Wow what a great analysis, that's absolutely correct. It was like Novak could do no wrong in the finals, everyone expected a 4 hour or 5 hour match but Djokovic finished this match less than 2 hours and that's lesser time when he finished in 2019 Aussie Open against Rafa
"I AM INEVITABLE" ~ Djokovic (Also - "One Ring to Rule Them All")
Yeah!!!.. Dread it, run from it destiny arrives all the same!.. To all fedal fans! 😉
I guess the force will always be with him
One return to rule them all
One return find them
One return to bring them all
And in the baseline bind them!
@@stevennorris7181🔥🔥 brilliant
@@stevennorris7181 Nice!
He destroyed him, not only dismentaled 🏆🤣
One important thing that everybody forgets, is that Djokovic has the best ball toss ....ever!
Runawayovic… my ball toss shoulder 😂
Djokovic, outplayed and outsmarted Medvedev at the Aus Open 2021 Final. Just a supreme performance by the great Djokovic.
No surprise at all. Novak Djokovic owns the Australian Open.
I picked Djokovic in 5 sets, expecting a baseline battle to the death. I was surprised by Djokovic's dominant returning, even given his returning prowess. I was also surprised by Medvedev's mental frailty, which I didn't think existed at this point of his career.
As a fan of these 3 it's very exciting to see they still want more
I couldn't wait to hear what you had to say about Sunday's match and I'm impressed with how discerning and in-depth analysis you have come up with. Amazing job, Gill!
As always great analysis. I want to see you commenting for some major sport TV station. You are the best!!!
Masterclass with Respect
I see you many are saying Nole won because Danii played very bad & choked, I agree.. but maybe they don't know there's a thing in tennis called 'not allowing the opponent to settle'.
If Danii allowed Tisti to settle in 3rd set, we could have see a 4-5 setter or even Tisti in final. But Danii pushed back the resistance.
Likewise, Danii was playing solid until break in 2nd set, after that ball is in Nole's court. Danii tried hard to push in 3rd set while 2-0 and 3-1, but was given a good tennis lesson. That's what matters, its called experience.
still 💛 for Danii, what a great player.
for Nole❤️, you are our champ & your fighting spirit, shows how a man can deny all odds and still stand still. G O A T.
He did not choke. He was just outplayed
Same thing happened on the same place 2 years ago.
Yeah.
I am just writing this and Gill is talking about it.
We were sooo hyped up about that
Nadal vs Djokovic AO finals.
Everyone thought it would be a beautiful final but Nole beat him easily in straight sets.
Just like yesterday.
Was expecting Djokovic to win but not that easily.
It just proves that mental game is everything.
Djokovic won 8 finals already there, Medvedev doesnt have a single slam and that influenced a lot on this match.
I wonder what Gold wolf has to say after Djokovic's win, he was claiming that Djokovic won't even win a single slam as his lungs are damaged due to COVID and that Meddy will beat Djokovic easily 😂😂😂
Who is Gold Wolf?
@@ankbas4718 he is a so called Rafa fan and a Djokovic hater, you will see his stupid comments in some time
@@JackRambo27 He is Claiming Djokovic took Steroids 🤣🤣
@@brijmehta9421 He is not taking is meds that's the problem. Once he starts taking is meds and goes for counseling he should be fine😂😂
@@ankbas4718 look at all of Gill’s previous videos or any of my videos. He comments in that spammy English. You’ll see him everywhere
You are my number 1 tennis analysists! Enjoy every video of yours! I love tennis especially the tactical part like a chess game. Before the final I thought also that this match would be a marathon on the base of their previous meetings but Djokovic showed totally different game to my surprise! Great job, Gil! Thank you for this interesting video!
Also Novak took away the angles returning in the middle.
Excellent analysis gill really appreciate the deep insights that you provide in a match like this instead of just glossing over the stats and drawing pre mature conclusions. Keep up the great work.
Loved your analysis always bruh. And Djokovic win just made it special.
Analytic, specific, prolific! Great work!
I remember when Nole had a bad forehand and see his forehand used as a weapon just show how hard working he is! Congratulations really.
I think Med needs to do the same.
Gill what a match analyst you are... man! I’m watching this for the second time, you literally teach me how to watch tennis, the game that I loved for more than a decade now. Do you know that? Are you f**in’ aware of that?
Cheers at 1:45, Gill! Looking forward to a normal year of tennis and listening to your coverage and engaging with the active community. Stay safe and healthy everyone.
The x and the o is great but the bottom line is his serves. Goatovic knew the key to beat Mevedev is offensive.
Absolutely fantastic analysis. Watched the whole thing.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Special players. The Big Three. A special era.
Was waiting for this video all day, good job Gill! Great strategy and tactics analysis! I wish you can go on ESPN or some other network, there is a lack of honest, objective and unbiased tennis commentators and journalists such as yourself these days! Always stay that honest tennis fan that you truly are. One point from my side - did you notice Djokovic going more for the approach and volley shots than he usually does? Also backhand slice was taking Meddy in, kind of Roger's tactic against himself :-)
Good analysis. BO5 is a different beast. That’s when you see the true level from the likes of Djokovic and nadal. Djokovic played sensational and his tactics were spot on. I agree medvedev needs to work on a few things and it’s a learning curve for him. Djokovic looking good in his quest to try catch Fed and Rafa in majors.
*Wheres Gold Wolf on this one?*
???
He disliked the vid, that says all
At hospital's intensive care unit.
@@milostomic8539 lol
I do think when the time comes, and Novak is 42, it will be Medvedev and Thiem who will be that next tier....
Earlier. Within a couple of yrs.. mayebe 1 to 3
@@guruk there’s a chance Medvedev can real a slam but winning 7 matches is tough regardless
This may have broken Medvedev. He had everything going for him.
@@gabraham12 when you okay someone like Novak, it’s silly to go in thinking if I don’t win this one I’m never going to. It’d be like losing to Federer on grass or Nadal on clay, hardest opponent possible no reason to think chances will be better next time
@@scottysatpanalysis agree they cant be as consistent as big 3 but u will see them win a gs here and there.
They dont need to win all 7 matches for a new player to win. All they need is rafa and nole to lose and someone wud win.. And more so these 2 plus sascha and tsitsipas.
But overall i expect to see wta type scenario.. Where u see some random guy winning.
Great analysis Gill. Since you mentioned Grand slams being a different beast compared to masters, I also think patience becomes a key component when you transition from best of 3 to best of 5. Medvedev likes to play really fast between points but in this case it hurt him. After a long rally when he was gassed, he rushed into the next point and made easy mistakes even when Novak's return were blocked/lacked depth.
Never come for Djokovic at Melbourne Park. It will not end well for you. You will instantly regret it.
Might as well all leave, and let Djokovic keep the trophy. ....instead of wasting their time. ..😆
Well done analysis ..I agree with every thing you have said..you deserve a delicious espresso after all..good luck
Excellent analysis as usual. Please keep these coming.
12:00 u said Bagel over Nadal but it was actually 6-3 in AO 19. The Bagel was served by Nadal to Djoko at RG 20 final.
Djokovic never bageled Nadal.
Thanks Gill. Good show. Just one thing on Djokovic's serve that you didn't mention, is the fact of the number of matches played. so I think it would be better to paint the picture by giving the ace ratio per match played which I have done and here it is:
1- kyrigos 23 aces per match.
2- Raonic 20.
3-Zverev 17.
4-Djokovic 14.
Nevertheless its still a good record for Novak but its a bit more fair on the other guys.
keep up the good work.
Brilliant as usual...Do you see a change of guard at the other Slams!!!?
Gill you need to check your stats. Djokovic didn’t bagel Nadal at AO 2019. You looked at RG 2020 result. He’s never bageled Rafa in their career.
Not sure what happened there. I tried to google the score line and clearly read it wrong.
Hey,he actually did it! AO 2019 FINAL NOLE vs NADAL: 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Hey Gill I think it might be time to talk about the big 2 dominance instead of Big 3, I don’t know if this is my inner djoko bias here but in the last 10 years fed has won 5 slams so I don’t see this as big 3 dominance anymore , it’s more of a big 2 dominance.. you think that’s worth a video? 😜
I wouldn’t be surprised if Djokovic wins next RG. He will go ALL IN...
Don’t forget that Novak have some pretty impressive wins against Nadal on the clay. He beat him in major clay tournaments (Rome, Madrid, Monte Carlo) pretty dominantly multiple times, plus impressive 3:0 at RG 2015 (7:6 6:3 6:1).
Last year was just unfortunate for him, that US open disqualification took the toll for sure 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks very much for the great analysis....congratulations to Nole , King of Melbourne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Came for the tennis.
Subscribed for the eyebrows.
Wow, that was what i call in depth analysis
Nextgen will always be...........next. Remember when coric was supposed to be the next Djokovic? Pepper-ridge farm remembers
😂👍🏼
He's still trying to play like Novak...Without the flexibility or mental strength tho...
@@Lil7672 plus the shaky forehand
Mark my words, Novak is going for all four GS this year. it's going to happen.
My sentiments EXACTLY!!!
Nebojsa ako se brate to ostvari, vodim sve prijatelje u najbolju pečenjaru u Čačku... odraćemo se, zvaće ljudi hitnu pomoć
I guess Medvedev heard what Gill said and brought his best game to the US OPEN final
Watching NextGen's mental & physical short-fallings is like watching a basketcase but the one player whose mentality matches his physical potential is Sinner. He's the future. I also haven't written out FAA since he's only 20.
I have Sinner to closely lose RG21 final to Nadal. He was the only one who seriously tested the Spaniard last year.
@@alanpascoe5821 Maybe so! He's the 1st teen to win back-to-back titles since Nadal. He's beaten clay titlists Tsitsipas & Zverev on clay who are only behind Nadal, Thiem, Djokovic. Sinner is emotionally stable like young Sampras & Nadal.
Djokovic doing Rafa RG celebration, Rafa killing the net like Djokovic. Big 2 doing the big 2 things.😄😄
@@youtubedick-tators1991 Tsitsipas was injured when Sinner played him in Rome and had just come off a grueling and disastrous US Open run against Coric where he choked the match away. Sinner played well and had the momentum going in but he had some help from Stefanos let’s be real. I do think Sinner is great but let’s wait and see how he develops more.
To add that he played with an abdominal tear apparently..
You guys would have known he already posted a video on the Three podcast. Don’t complain lol
Nobody is talking Novak's age? It seemed to be very important information when 33 years old Federer gives good perfomance on court? In fact, that was one of GOAT argument back then? Now is not that important?
That's how they treat Djokovic. Every record Federer and Nadal achieve is SENSATIONAL, UNBELIEVABLE etc. But as soon as Djokovic matches it or does better suddenly it's not important or not worth mentioning anymore 🙄. Don't be surprised if on March 8, nobody bothers to mention Djokovic breaking Federer's weeks at no. 1 record. In fact expect them to be silent.
Gill you and McEnroe brothers are same if this was roger you would be saying magnificent but it’s Novak
Literally called it a "masterpiece" by Novak, but apparently that's not the right M adjective for you.
This here shows you how dominating the big three are on there home surfaces. Everyone walked into the French Open last year saying Nadal has no chance. Everything is against him. And in the final Djokovic was down as the winner. What happened Nadal kicked his ass. Now here in the Aussie Open, Djokovic isn’t doing it again and he is not going to make it to the final. Next thing we know he is an underdog in the final against Medvedev. He was an underdog and destroyed the poor guy on a 20 match winning streak.
Djokovic on Rod Laver Arena and Nadal on Phillip Chartres court are just unbeatable and it is going to take someone who is playing Literally God Mode for someone to beat either man at there surface.
And I honestly don’t think it is happening soon unless one are injured. It’s not happening.
Now let’s go into the French with everyone saying Stan Wawrinka will destroy Nadal 😂😂
Novak will go down as the GOAT, but he will be passing Sampras not Federer or Nadal. I watched Sampras play against much tougher competition than what Roger faced before Novak became the player he has become about 10 years ago. Both in their prime , Rafa never beats Sampras at the Australian open, Us Open and certainly not Wimbledon. Federer can't be considered the best when he has a losing record against both his rivals and his winning ratio of big tournaments is one in 4.4 while Rafa's is one in 3,4 and Novak's is one in 3.3. That is a huge difference.
Nadal and Djokovic fans: we need to remove this Big 3 narrative which leaks into a big 4 narrative. It’s clearly a top 2 at best. I’d put Federer, Murray, and Sampras in the next tier with Fed 3, Sampras 4 and Murray 5.
Haha. That's funny.
@@RubinStJohn-rl4qx 05-10 tennis was incredible lol Federer was a great poster boy for the sport (revenue, popularity, etc). He is a top 3 player. Very skilled. But 4 slams since FO 2010 and only 5 Finalists. Yikes if thats your GOAT
@@JasonIBasri No one's talking about who's the GOAT. Obviously Djokovic has set himself apart this decade, but saying Federer doesn't deserve to be a part of the Big 3 when he has 20 slams is ridiculous.
@Avinash Anand Well to me the brackets feel unnecessary. Federer has beaten Nadal 7 of their last 8 meetings, right? Yes Nadal and Djokovic both have a winning H2H against him, and Djokovic especially has owned him at slams for a long time, but he has the edge against Nadal on grass and it's a tossup between them on hardcourt (with Federer likely having a better chance against Djokovic on the surface than Nadal). Full credit to Djokovic and Nadal for being the best 2 players of the last 10+ years, but putting Federer into a separate category? I don't know about that...
@Avinash Anand I agree, they probably will. But by that logic, you could also separate the #1 (whoever you consider the GOAT) from the other two. There's a giant distinction between these players and the rest of field, and that's why they call them the Big 3. To me, there isn't enough of a distinction -- even now in their careers -- to justify separating Djokovic and Nadal into their own category. That's all I'm saying.
All hail! The king of Melbourne Park!
Hear, hear 🥂
Great analysis Gill
"But I wanna start ..." on 10:40 is a bit late point to start Gill ;)
Medvedev forheand is still not that sharp and Novak know that. Medvedev runnig forehands are still preaty bad. Novak is tennis tactic genious.he is in great menthal condition. He is the best servis returner ever . He plays very pation and he dosent take hard shots on forehand side. He improved servis alot .he has winning menthalithy. Big 3 Novak. Roger and Rafa are always well prepared for slams. On other tournaments they are not that focoused too much. Their goal is same being the best ever. The best chance has Novak than Rafa than Roger. Novak is younger than Rafa and Roger . Novak has big chaince to reach 20 slams this year. And Nadal will have 21 this year for sure. Roger is preaty old so last chance for heam. Medvedev outside off big 3 is best player than. Zverev than Thiem. Maybe in future will see big things from Sinner.
thought djokovic had a great gameplan and execution, bhtl was super solid, slice was efective, pushing medvedev to the net was also very efective. Forehand and serve were very good, very clean match by him
Also his ROS was at goat level. Medvedev could've done better overall but Novak was unplayable
Thanks, Great analysis, hope next gen will at least outlast Big3 in time, their chances remain slim till NRR being in business.
I hope many of you learn how is a Djokovic.
I hope a few of you learn how to English! (Couldn't resist but I actually I rather love the misteaks (sic).)
@@marilynwasserman9860 it’s not his mother tongue.... please respect the fact he is speaking second language... cheers
Serbia is a shithole
Thanks again
Great analysis.it's getting interesting.
If Medvedev had a greater inclination for serve volley, he could have put away some of Djokers lunge returns that floated over the net quite easily - something he will have to work on.
Gill, I think you were exeggerating about Daniil's strenthgs in the previev of this final. 2 things:
1. Serve/return dynamic. You told Rublev and Tsitsipas are better than Novak in that department and you couldn't see how Novak can win many serve-plus-1 points against Daniil - if they couldn't. And Novak simply did that yesterday. I watched only 1st set of Medvedev-Rublev match but I think that's enough, it was the closest of 3 sets they've played. Don't know the stats but I rarely seen Rublev 1st serves over 180 km/h, many times around 175 km/h. Only few times around 200 km/h. How's that superior to Novak's 1st serve at the moment, usually around 195-200 km/h? And it's not only speed of serve when Novak is superior, also technique, placement etc. About Tsitsipas. I've watched the whole semifinal, also heard Darren Cahill watched that match from the court level and seen how bad Tsitsipas' movement was, especially in first 2 sets. How he was late to almost every ball on both sides (bh and fh). I'm not an expert at all, just a tennis fan, but I could easily see how terrible Stefanos' backhand was in the first 2 sets in his both last matches at this tournament: against Rafa and against Daniil. Terrible to watch even at this level. Coming back to Rublev: he had weaker serve than Novak, I also don't think he played a great quality of 1st strike (and offense, in general) compared to what Novak played in the final yesterday. Even if Rublev's forehend generates more power. It didn't have the same quality: in terms of direction and depth. So - in general - I really don't think Daniil played better serve-plus-1 players than Novak in 2 previous rounds.
About Novak's return. How many times we've seen him dismantling much bigger servers than Daniil? Raonic, Isner, Anderson, etc? Nothing new here, nothing to add. I know Novak had problems with reading Daniil's 1st serve quite few times, but, really, he dealed with bigger servers very well many times, also in this tournament. In the 3rd set Daniil finally tried to hit two 1st serves, the tactic that was successful in 2019 Cincinatti semis against Novak, completely turned that match around, but probably can't be successful in every match, especially in best-of-5 matches against the Big 3 players. Great example is Djokovic-Anderson match at 2015 Wimbledon 4th round when Anderson hit over 30 aces in first 2 sets, often after 2nd serve bombs and got 2:0 lead but couldn't keep this level of serving for 3 straight sets against great returner, got tired and less accurrate, finally lost in 5 (well, it wasn't that easy and simple, 5th set was played the next day).
About Novak's serve. Only 3 aces (compared to 23 in 4 sets against Zverev) but probably Daniil is better returner than Sascha and stayed further behind the baseline so he could reach many of these 1st serves but still they were winning serves (or easy +1 plays for Novak)
2. "He's not gonna serve his way to shorten points, he's not gonna hit his way to it, he's not gonna net rush to it, he's not gonna drop his way into short points" - your words from the preview, and Novak proved it all wrong, especially with his serve and his hitting. That's why I think you exaggerated about Daniil's strenghts, described him as unbreakeable wall. Close to his 100% Djokovic had enough power to dismantled this puzzle, also with his return and defence - also in-form Thiem at the last year's USO with his power, speed and defence. I'd agree that Daniil is stronger mentally and more "fearless" than Sasha, Stefanos, Shapo, better defensive player - but he's not an unbreakable wall. And he's a weaker offensive player than Sasha e. g., from both wings. I think if Sasha was stronger mentally and more clutch player he has the best chance to beat in-form Novak at slams, of the 4 I mentioned here. He has almost the same defence and court coverage as Daniil. He's the same regular from the baseline in long rallies. Has better offence, more power. Thiem is another, different story.
Yup, I was off on some of that stuff! None of their previous meetings suggested that there was a scenario where the points could be shortened, but Djokovic showed a much stronger commitment to dictating, and he executed brilliantly.
@@GillGross Your preview was great, anyway, always like to listen to your analysis, so deep, so objective, also very systematic, you see a lot of things I can't see (I play tennis very rarely and pretty badly, always beginner level). And zero emotions (I mean unnecesery emotions that destroy clear vision of the subject), zero bias. Tennis is winner here. That's why it's so interesting to listen. And everybody makes some mistakes in predictions, especially here - since January 2019 Novak has never defeated Daniil convincingly. Till yesterday. But I expected it might happen when Novak brings his A game.
@@GillGross don't you think tennis will die after Nadal/Djokovic retire?? No good athlete take up tennis anymore because basketball/football/soccer gives way way more money so why one should play tennis??
unfortunately Novak never bagled Rafa, I think you were watching the Rolan Garos final results. Novak won 3,2,3
That take on saving energy and into chasing everything is going to play out in events for the guys moving forward where they show up to majors and a few other select events to have the body ready for the big ones. If you’re a young guy - what’s your best major opportunity ? Probably US. Novak and Nadal control two majors - Wimby - Don’t see anyone not in the Top 3 on grass - doesn’t suit anyone else. That leaves the US where you could maybe get an upset. Those non major events don’t matter - they show up for points or as a courtesy because the tour wants them to play
I was honestly shocked by the odds for joker. was easy money
Gill Gross...i hope we see steve flink again with you
Love my Champ !!!
Congrats to the Melbourne king...
Gill do you think the nextgen are struggling in major vs Big 3 because during their early careers the best of 5 system was the only option in all ATP tours competition
Glad to see tv viewership was way down for this year's AO because ESPN3 decided to not show any of the finals or semi's for free. Some quarter finals also not shown.
Best analysis around - always hanging out to hear Gill's insight. But please, the world no 1 is not JOE KERVITCH. JOCK ERVITCH is closer to the mark.
Yes
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In the second set I was thinking: Medvedev.exe has stopped working, and T-800 beat T-1000.
Novak shapes his resume to be the GOAT pretty soon.
Gill how long you think novak can extend the most weeks in number one guaranteed? Since he said he will be focusing more on grandslam than staying in number 1 and what do you think. About his injury apparently medically confirmed ?
Nice analysis as usual Gill. You are truly great at your craft. I admit I had doubts in Djokovic, only because of his age and that injury he was dealing with. I picked the Octopuss to win this match based on youth and form. I am glad that Nole proved me wrong with the masterclass he displayed last night. Djokovic may reign on hard courts for now, but Medvedevs time will certainly come. Congrats to both Djokovic and Medvedev. Both are great human beings and I hope for much continued success for both of them. Haters can throw out all the meaningless stats they want, but the fact remains that Djokovic leads Nadal in every important stat but slams--more weeks at number one, more year end number 1's, more master 1,000's, 5 WTF's to Nadals 0, winner of every master 1,000 tournament and head to head. In fact, if not for that ridiculous USO debacle last year and Wimbledon being cancelled, Nole would likely be tied with Nadal and Fed at 20 slams. Don't deny that Nadal lucked out getting his precious French Open during the Corona virus. Nadal worshipers like to overrate the Olympics, when in reality, they award less points than a master 1,000 tournament. Compare the number of top 10 players that Nadal beat to win the 08 OG compared to Medvedev at the World Tour Finals last year. The stats are pretty telling. Many good players don't even play the Olympics and the draws are generally much easier than a WTF and even a master 1,000. Not winning a WTF looks much worse on a players resume than not winning an Olympic Gold, primarily because a player gets every year to win a WTF. The Olympics is only every 4 years and a player may just get the bad luck of the draw--be it injury, bad patch in form, security reasons, etc. The OG is important to players for sentimental reasons, but the WTF is much more difficult to win because you have to have a great year to even qualify. Then you have to deal with the best of the best. No easy draws. Remember when an unknown named Monica Puig won the Olympics? What did she do after that? How can Nadal be a better player than Djokovic and Federer, when he cannot beat the elite 8 even once? He sucks indoors as well, with only 2 titles. This shows his deficiencies indoors. You say that Djokovic has never beat Nadal in a FO final, but you fail to mention that the Serb blitzed him in the FO 15 quarterfinals. In addition Nadal was pretty mediocre at Wimbledon from 2012 through 2017. He lost in the 2nd round, 1st round, 4th round, 2nd round, 4th round during his prime. This is inexcusable and would never happen to Djokovic and Federer, even at the French. Djokovic lost to an all-time great in Murray and Wawrinka because of a huge matchup disadvantage in grand slam finals. Your point? That is much better than losing in early rounds to no name players like Nadal did at Wimbledon. Murray also beat Nadal in 2 slam matches(USO 08 and AO 10) when Nadal was in his prime. And that's not even mentioning Nadal falling to lesser players in slams outside of clay from 05 through AO 08. Lastly, Nadal beat up on Federer in the early years because of the huge matchup advantage the Spaniard had, not because he was ever the better player. To conclude, Nadal is no doubt a legend and one of the best. He will just never be better and more complete than both Djokovic and Federer.
This video has nothing to do with Nadal yet you just typed a whole essay on your hatred for Nadal. Get a life.
@@SJ-di5zu It's very relevant to the match because many Nadal fans have been swift to jump on and undermine Noles achievement after this match. I am only here to inform the uneducated Nadal worshipers the truth of the matter. Ciao.
I think we are going to see another "Lost Generation", after Dimitrov, Goffan, Cilic, DelPo and company. Sinner and the players who still play junior tournaments are in the lucky seats. Thiem, Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Rublev, Shapovalov...may win here and there a Grand Slam but they won't be in position to make any history in tennis (except the local ones like "the first Greek ever...", "the first time 3 Russians in the quarterfinals", "the first Canadian to win,..." etc).
"Crowd factor" - another metric that should be taken into account in the GOAT debate. Home advantage is a generally accepted concept in any sport rivalry. It should also be considered in the GOAT rivalry. Diminishing the role of the crowd (independent how Novak deal with it) is another attempt to downgrade Novak's achivements. Fedal has always had home advantage when playing vs Novak (particulalry in AO US open and Wimbledon). Hence, what Novak achieved always playing "away" is yet another reason to call him GOAT.
Great point
Imagine Real Madrid or Barcelona playing all season and champions league away, probably would never win any title.
Home court advantage is mostly centered around referee calls and also extra rest and comfort for the team that doesn’t have to travel and gets to stay home with their families. All of these are not factors in tennis. Having the crowd on your side really does not matter much. There’s certain matches where it helps a player, but also certain matches where it hurts a player. Sometimes it adds more pressure or motivates the guy who is getting booed. Or in the case of Kyrgios vs Thiem, Kyrgios was actually getting annoyed at the crowd yelling their support for him.
@@SJ-di5zu So the crowd when they boo Novak they fuel him with energy and will to win.
“Djokovic double faults too much” “Djokovic is a grinder” “Djokovic doesn’t have fitness post covid”
Djokovic proves how well rounded his game is from serve and volleying, to drop shot coverage, to dictating baseline rallies. He has continued to adapt his game accordingly and that is incredible to see from a true champion. Federer improved his game to beat a similar one trick pony in Nadal so it’s hard to give much credit there.
Nadal a “one trick pony”? He’s much more well rounded than Djokovic... why do you need to bring down other players to praise your own favorite?
@@SJ-di5zu I have nadal as a great player - he had many tough to beat facets. I noted he has great variety and amazing hands. I don't hate federer - he grew the sport and sport revenues and popularity. He was a great poster boy. Its a little funny that people take him to be the face of the sport now though (especially for the on the court aspect). He's killed it from 05-10. I wish the talent pool was that weak now in terms of stats but its great seeing a champion win in a deeper talent pool.
Knock wasn't against Nadal, one trick pony was wrong in a way - i said why he is top 2. But point being, feds adjustment only helped him beat nadal on fast hard courts. That doesn't count. Djos updates are transcendent. Again Djo doesn't need to down play other pros to make himself the best but I think we are doing a disservice to the sport by not praising him enough. What Djo has done is unprecedented and in a league of his own.
I still can’t believe Tsitsipas said he thinks Medvedev would win similar to how he said Nadal would win ‘19. How do players not vocalize how incredible Djokovic is. Constant depth is the best weapon in tennis. Go pick up a racket and hit every ball from 6 feet behind the baseline. GOATovic with another clinic
I commented already on another chanel, that I feel Tsitsipas has an aversion to Djoković. Example - he couldn't or wouldn't describe Djoković's game and chances at AO final (record AO Slams, one of the best ever, etc.), at his post match loss interview and proceeded, with an ever so slight smirk, to state Medvedev has a chance to win and that it would be good for tennis. That's just one sign I picked up, and there's more..
The kid needs to grow up, as for now, he is just a kid in an adult male body 😁
Tsitsipas has a egoistic and cocky mentality
I actually like what Tsitsipas brings to the sport both on and off the court. This isn’t really a comment to hate on Tsitsipas, but more of a post about the tennis community at large. Tsitsipas “hates” Danil a lot, too, so idk if that is fully it. I think the young guns won’t talk about Djokovic too strongly since he will continue to beat them for the next few years. Nadal (not clay) and Fed are more beatable and have had success when the young players were growing up. I feel like it makes it easier for them to openly praise them.
Nadal, you should start your next kia comercial with: My life is a story of the second place .
hahahahhahhaha
20-18 still
@@NLLeFa Federer wn his 18 slam when he was 36 years old..Novak is still 33. Battle is only between Rafa and Novak
@@milanvesovic1703 Yeah, but Nadal still has 20 atm. Remember that 5 years ago it was 14-12 and now is 20-18. Both are going pretty even at this point.
@@NLLeFa It should be at least 20-19. They canceled Wimbledon knowing Novak is going to win. Hows that every single sport event can be organised, RG at 5 degrees can, just Wimbledon cant.
Not to talk about USO disqualification, they should do that. That was deliberate also, to prevent Novak winning more slams than Roger
Djoko not a human He will win at least 24 slams surely
24 slams is still my prediction after Novak won that epic Wimbledon final in 2019.
@@milostomic8539 I do hope so but no Wimbledon 2020 and US disqualification kind of derailed his quest.
@@awepoeta5371 I know but it is what it is.
Novak is strong mentally.He will overcome that.
Crazy stuff !
Djokovic is the GOAT! 🙌
I mean it's easy to say this right after he wins a grand slam, but I can't help but feel that this is the beginning of the end of the goat race. The only hope that I saw of Nadal and Federer holding Djokovic back was that Djokovic's attempts to shorten points with drop shots we're clearly hurting his overall quality. So it seemed like he was succumbing to age. As Gill just said, it looks like we're seeing the key to djokovic's longevity. Now granted, everyone's talking about how fast the courts were this year. I feel like right now, the only hope that fedal fans have now is the possibility that djokovic's better serving and better aggression were mostly a result of the faster surfaces. But as a huge Federer fan myself, I really feel the noose tightening around my neck. It's going to take a 2017-esque return from Federer to even get a breath of air in my lungs.
Novak is the complete player.
Hello Gil !
Seeing an altered version of Medvedev in the second and the third set surprised me a lot, you tell us that it is because he doesn't have a solid enough set of lungs and legs, but when we saw him earlier in a five setter against Nadal, in a major final, his physical condition didn't seem to bother him that much. What is your opinion on the matter?
I love the content you provide ! Thumbs up
Have another look at the 5th set. Med needed the trainer for a thigh strain. He dropped serve immediately after. Final set was littered with fatigue-induced unforced errors.
11:57 Lol Gill did you accidentally look at the French Open? Djokovic won the first set 6-3 not 6-0
No idea what happened there. Hard to talk and Google search at the same time I guess.
Federer fans have recency issues remembering Djokovic has blasted him in latest tournaments before injury.
Nadal is just different at Roland Garros. Djokovic is the best, but that 2020 Roland Garros was like on another level.
What about the Australian Open 2019 ? 👀
From What Point OF the Season will players Start Dropping points from their Previous Performances??
From 22.03 (Maiami) onwards. Only Indian Wells points will drop on 15.03.
@@darknightrider9129 will for example the AO 2020 points then replace by the 2021 points or will the better result still stay until the AO 2022?
@@mavric1853 Better of 2020 and 2021. Same for Dubai and Acapulco.
@@darknightrider9129 That's unfair ON someone like Thiem.. He is the Defending Champion.. Never got a chance to defend his Title!
@@brijmehta9421 Not unfair. He already carried his points 24 months. All tournaments which exceed 24 months will drop their points.