Djokovic Strikes Back On Alcaraz in a Classic Cincinnati Final | Three Ep. 140
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Picking up where they left off at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz took their blossoming rivalry to Cincinnati and once again played a gem of a final. This one too went the distance. But this time, after nearly four hours of breathtaking tennis, Djokovic emerged the victor. Join Gill, Amy, and Joel as they dig into what happened and what it means, all on the latest episode of “Three - The Tennis Show.”
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Three is a show about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. These competitively dominant tennis icons have been a lifeline to millions of fans around the world. We look to tell their stories through discussions of tennis history, tactics, psychology, technique and more.
California-based Joel Drucker has been writing about tennis for nearly 40 years, his work appearing in such outlets as Tennis Channel, Tennis.com, Racquet and a host of general interest media, including the New York Times, HBO, CBS, Cigar Aficionado, Men's Journal and People Magazine. Author of the book, "Jimmy Connors Saved My Life," Joel is also a historian-at-large for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Amy Lundy is a reporter whose work has been featured on ESPN, CNN and The Golf Channel. She is Director of Films at The Tennis Congress.
Gill Gross is the host of Monday Match Analysis. His weekly UA-cam show, which analyzes ATP matches and news, has amassed over 5,000 subscribers.
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This one is going down as one of the greatest matches of all time. Both played their absolute best. Can't wait to see how this rivalry evolves!
Unfortunetly it will evolve into Alcaraz getting stronger with age ... and Djokovic getting weaker with age
Did Novak play his best ?? Really ?? 😅😅😅
The worst and most unfair ending of any match ever. Carlos deserved to win. Djokovic is a cheater - that second bathroom break and then magically he is all better - yeah right! So disgusting! Vile!
@@freemangriffin4953 Bathroom breaks are legal. Deal with it.
@@freemangriffin4953 Novak deserved to win Wimbledon and the kid stole it and won by fluke. In Cincinnati, the tables turned. LoL 😂😂😂😂🤣😂
I don’t wanna hear it about hand cramps. Djokovic was heat exhausted the whole first set, because he played all his matches up to this at night, while Alcaraz was used to playing in the day. Huge advantage to Carlos to start match.
Agree. They were v quick to play the hand cramping card AGAIN!
but carlos had played all 3 setters up to the finals? we can make these excuses for both
@@taytumnewsome4932 but they’re only best of 3 matches and it’s his fault he was playing 3 setters all week. The cramping isn’t an injury it’s just him handling the pressure of the situation and his fitness. He needs to figure it out because getting though matches is part of what you sign up for. It’s one of the key ways players beat other players, both mental and physical conditioning.
Why do you guys hear “cramping” and just automatically jump to “excuses?” Are you this sensitive? It’s just an observation. The ability to not cramp is an example of superior conditioning, so Djokovic is getting full credit for playing so long in the weather without cramps. You really don’t need to ride him this hard; he’s getting plenty of credit here. But it’s a fact that Alcaraz attempted a 2-handed forehand because his hand locked up, which definitely cost him a point in that tiebreak. Are we just supposed to pretend that didn’t happen to satisfy you?
@@SJ-di5zu I think it's as much a mental as physical issue for Alcaraz. He had blown a set lead, playing in third set tiebreak. The pressure was on...I think Novak should've won before the tiebreak. He got a little sloppy and tight, gave Alcaraz some gifts.
Only thing left for Novak to do for the world of tennis is, ah, I'm not sure: maybe to walk on water? Yesterday the "great man" played through death itself. What a legendary warrior he should be seen as by all, and what an opponent he faced in this match in the form of young Alcaraz. We tennis fans in general should be proud of this special match and moment!!
2021 lost US Open to Meddy and one month later he beat Meddy in a masters 1000 final in Paris , 2023 lost Wimbledon to Alcaraz and one month later he beats Alcaraz in another masters 1000 final in Cincinati in the longest 3 set match in the past 8 years for his 39th masters 1000, Nole is the GOAT!!💪🏻🔥
A privilege to watch a battle like this. Both Djokovic and Alcaraz are simply, out of this world.
fiero4251.blogspot.com/2016/08/fan-page-novak-nole-djokovic.html?m=1
Kept on refreshing on this channel for the past 3 hours and finally you've uploaded the video!
Sounds familiar ;)
Gotta feel like these two will be the massive favorites for the USO, I take them over the field any day
Only Novak
@@blackkitty9054 nah both theyre matches recently have been ridiculously close, theres not much between them right now although I agree Novak is a slight favorite.
@@blackkitty9054 their
@Ros it’s hard to beat Djokovic 2 times in a row but 1000% agree I take them over the other 126 in any GS only RG if Rafa was healthy I have say 125
@@colethomas903 yep I agree, beating Djoko is the hardest thing in tennis as I think atm he's a little more consistent than Carlos but Carlos ceiling is a little higher
Keep in mind Novak did not play any matches since the Wimbledon final. Considering this, it's huge to win
@sanjay u know how many times the big 3 guys have done this many many times take a couple weeks off and comeback and win it’s happen so many times I can’t remember lol
Even Carlos has done it this year too takes a special player to do it
Carlos had 10 hours on court before final novak had 5 hours at the end of the match you could see Carlos was tired and starting cramping again on his hand..
yeah it bodes well for USO , this was the perfect tune up tournament and the test that Novak needed. TBH right now I get similar vibes of AO 23 where Novak will be laser focused and a man on a mission, like he will be possessed :D
Djokovic can play very aggressive when he needs to. He did it at AO23 because of his injury, and he killed everyone as a result. I wanna see him play more like that at times. He didn’t do it enough in Cincinnati Final.
Completely agree, felt this way for at least 10 years!
I miss those 130km/h average FH speeds
After two years missed us soil and first hard tournament since february this was just enough agressive performance
Aggressiveness needs stamina and super focus, high temperature and bitter crowd in Cicin stops Novak doing it I think
It mostly has to do with the low bouncing conditions at the AO. Here the ball was bouncing over his shoulders, so that aggressiveness was not possible here. We'll have to see how the USO 23 plays out. The conditions will decide everything.
That match was mental in so many ways. Once again, Alcaraz doing something that does not happen: breaking Novak who was serving for the championship after Novak coming from behind. Incredible.
Novak was broken while serving for the match in the previous round, so it does happen.
@@priyaravindran6150for championship it's different
It was mental, yes, Alcaraz was better physically, but the boy is so naive, he showed his age and lack of experience and fell for Novak's tricks. Let's be honest here, Novak used every trick on the book to throw Carlitos off balance and succeeded. Now Novak has a mental edge over Carlitos. Next match they play will be easy victory for Nole.
The single worst ending of any tennis match ever. That cheating piece of filth "won" the match - blech! And super blech for Gill in supporting that piece of filth.
@@freemangriffin4953lol another so-called loyal nadal fan who becomes an instant Alcaraz fan. What a bandwagon 😂
Joel - "meditation, now we got pickles" 😂
Such a good point about the airtight Novak and Carlos being able to pull off incredible shots against Hurcatz, and no one questioning that. I guess that's the fine tuning that Carlos might need to do when he plays a brick 🧱!
Re. coaching, I was wondering whether JCF was giving too much info to Carlitos. I feel that Carlos is capable of making his own decisions and it will help him grow more if he is left to his own devices.
Yes Amy - spot on about getting bored at times - I think a split screen could be used more to show the winner/loser of the point. Crowd shots are so tedious! In fact Murray made this point after watching Wimbledon live.
Finally the shirt ripping was a bit ridiculous sort of king Kong stuff...a compliment to Carlos and the insane tennis that Alcaraz brings.
I believe Carlos is quickly becoming too mature for that coach and that team. He will need to assert himself with them more and more. They are there to serve him, not the other way around. There was way too much direction and chatter from the coach. He needs to let Carlos develop inner direction and not from the box.
Carlos will have an issue with all this coaching as he will not have enough confidence developed through making his own decisions during matches.
To me, this was the best match of the year. So good from both players, could have gone either way, full of zigs and zags.
Loving the rivalry Alcaraz-Djokovic, it is what tennis needed.
Of course Novak is a lot more mature than Carlitos, how not? he could be his father. Novak is also well known for his mental game.
If anything Carlitos is very mature for his age. He is also very disciplined, he follows his coach advise constantly and has his head on tennis
Nole never ceases to amaze, he is 36 competing and beating much younger players....39th Masters title in 95-plus-degree weather.......wow! He is the G O A T!
Nole el mejor de todos los tiempos hasta ahora le pese a quién le pese
Supermen.
Great episode again
this podcast may need a rebranding for the next few years as this rivalry is so captivating and has taken the tennis world by storm
The djokotraz podcast if you will
Here’s to hoping that the 🐐 GOAT 🐐 can muster up a few more top years to compete with the baby goat
An absolutely outstanding last 2 matches, breathtaking stuff
Major respect to Alcaraz 🙏🏾
IDEMO NOLE ❤
Very interesting analysis. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks 🙏🏻
Alcaraz had his chances to win this match, both played at a high level very good match, 4 3 was the turn point, got to hold serve, he played a terrible service game, he is still young and learning. Not bad for 20years old, well done both.
Fantastic match great match this is tennis need more epic matches, Carlos is fantastic player he is already a great champion it was wery close but Novak did it, and haters say Novak is old Novak is tired and Novak should retire to all them king is back long live king Nole.
P.S. Amy Lundy love you ❤
Novak is a cheater and needs to retire. He is beyond disgusting.
Best of 3 is way different than a best of 5 though. You can’t deny that. Would the age difference not be more important in a grand slam?
@@johnmack7013 i dont care
@@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021 Doesn’t make me wrong😂
@@johnmack7013 2 gs against 23 gs sure cry more
Luv to listen u guys.. ❤❤❤
Coaching is awesome.
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Riddick would make fun about cramps in RG ! Or he wouldn't dare!
I hate the coaching. It is such a change from what all tennis players had to deal with throughout history. It's very different than getting a few obscure face signals. Carlos and the younger players have a huge advantage getting coaching vs. having to deal with everything mentally on their own.
@mike so you was ok with Djokovic getting it oh right it’s only problem when someone else is getting it either call him and everyone out or your a double standard type of guy
Will they ever have to change the name/focus of this channel?
The crowd shots I can do without. Do replays and leave the fanatics out of it.
I don’t think it’s fair to compare a 20 year old mentallity with a 36 year old one, same thing with physicallity. Don’t forget that Nole reached his prime with 30 years old.
Alcaraz will keep improving his decision making thanks to these battles.
I agree with Joel vision on how Alcaraz’s has Federer’s same issues when he is dominating the match, he tends to relax a little bit.
@Mr prime at 30 years old ha ha y’all funny Djokovic hit his prime at 24
Spotify isn’t lletying me rate it. 🤔
Already the greatest rivalry of all time. I'd rate the Wimbledon Final higher quality (remember that was in high winds) with the players at even greater raw play level, but they certainly elevated to some fine form for probably the greatest best of three match of all time with insane drama as well. Nothing surpasses these two matches in any other rivalry combined and just five weeks apart to boot. 2022 Madrid was a fine match and 2023 RG SF was heading towards greatness until the choking cramps hit Alcaraz (and yeah that was some form of choking and being too hyped up for a match as I'm pretty sure Carlos had a lot more mileage on him the last two weeks, plus the heat and length of the Cincy Final, aka The Real Slam.😉)
@meles Imao
Nole a la edad de Alcaraz donde estaba? Tanto comparador entre fanáticos da asco. Ha sido un partido épico entre dos colosos que por desgracia veremos poco. Alcaraz lo devorará y Nole lo sabe. Vosotros, YoCovid fanboys no sois conscientes y eso os hará sufrir terriblemente
I think this victory is Novak best victory this year Even bigger than GS
Novak wins the longest ATP Masters final in history. Novak also won the longest grandslam final in 2012. GOAT!
Never the GOAT, plays ugly tennis
@@marko6947 awww hope you feel better self absorbed narcissist who thinks their opinion on style of play matters
Well historians will look rather silly ignoring Novak's numbers in favor of fandom wanting Fedal to be on top. fiero4251.blogspot.com/2016/08/fan-page-novak-nole-djokovic.html?m=1
@@marko6947marko i don't see many tennis players sliding on hard as if its ice
Novak's priority is different at different situations.
It's not about it being a Masters 1000, it's about beating Alcaraz. He had a similar mentality last year at ATP Finals vs Medvedev. He was not bothered about playing the semis and the final back to back. It was about beating Medvedev on a HC.
Yeah, that dead rubber against Medvedev felt like him stubbornly proving a point to himself first and foremost.
Yeah, it definitely gives him a confidence boost for the USO. I wanted him to win not for the title but for the confidence 😅
I was astounded to see Carlos slamming his open racket hand on that cooler so hard and so many times after the second set. Amy dared to use the word “immature” and I agree. If it was “nature”, as Joel liked to call it, then Carlos is in trouble. I believe the shock and injury to his hand contributed to the cramping and loss of the tiebreak and the championship. Interesting that Novak, despite the heatstroke, does not cramp at all. The detailed holistic discipline that Novak and his teams have embraced and developed since 2010, the commitment to the mind, body, spirit relationship, helped him at 36 to win today. Extraordinary effort today from both players! Beyond belief tennis. It’s the middle of the night now, and I’m still revved about the outcome! THANKS 3, as always. You are the best!❤
Carlos did do almost the same thing during their Wimbledon match, I think in 4th set. It probably comes from his age and great passion. Even Federer broke racket when he was 21 :)
This was great match. At one point, after Novak missed three match points in 3rd set I was so angry that I tweeted "I'm not sure Novak deserves to win this match". But in the end he really finished it like the true champion that he is.
Thank you Rosalie
I wouldn’t call it “immature.” Far older players have had far worst tantrums than Alcaraz there.
@@SJ-di5zu hand-slamming and racket-breaking are both immature actions. For sure.
Yes, there is always something else that caused lose, not in any case Novak's brilliancy, is that right?
Novak already has achieved double golden masters, After winning Cincinnati for the 3rd time today all he needs to do is win Monte Carlo one more time to complete a triple golden masters.
And that is totaly crazy , how manny slams/ majors worth? at least 7 I would say
And if he gets that, then he just need one more in Montecarlo, one more in Cincinnati and Rome, I think, to get 4 Golden Master titles
@@Smileater Wow how crazy would that be
@@writer684 crazy it is a possibility
@@Smileater, Madrid! Novak has 6 in Rome. But 4 would be too much to ask, even 1 Montecarlo can be tough as it is at the beginning of the clay season and these days Novak takes time to get going on clay. But I hope Novak is aware of this stat and gives Montecarlo a try as if it were a Slam! He can do it if he takes it seriously.
I hope we get many more finals like this between Alcaraz and Djokovic, before Alcaraz retires 😁
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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😂😂😂 👏
Alcatraz should have taken an 8 minute break also. The Australia's commentary on the game on UA-cam was particularly interesting.
😂😂😂😂
What were they thinking starting that match when it was 100 degrees, and while the court was half shaded half sunny. You have only a few matches to book for the final. Idiotic starting the mens final at 4:30 eastern
i believe this was intentional, because in a night match Novak would have straight setted Alcaraz. The organizers wanted a show, so they started at such an odd time. I understand the late starts which are due to primetime time slots, but this was bizare.
Cincin is a dump.
36 yrs old Djokovic against all odds, beating himself, Nadal and Federer in the body of Alcaraz, i ask again who's your GOAT ?
@collin ha ha
I think a part of Novak did not care about this match & it was always a warm up for US open. But another part of him wants to reclaim no1 and is conscious of GOAT debates, so having a W on Alcaraz, rehabilitating the h2h was also a big thing for him.
Final!
No part of Novak doesn’t care about winning. Especially a Masters final. On US soil where he wasn’t allowed for many years. Against perhaps the most complete all-surface rival he’s faced. Make no mistake, Novak wants to have a clean winning record against Carlos before he announces retirement. And he wants to retire on top with no more debates left.
@aueri so your telling me he’s lying when he says he doesn’t care about #1 ha ha also he get #1 back September 11th but let’s see how long it’s gonna last USO is huge for how long it will be guaranteed because if he doesn’t make final and only semis and Carlos wins
Carlos will get #1 back October 9th
GOAT debate is over. It looks like nobody told you that, huh?
From Big 4 to Big 2, only one is constant, Djokovic.
Big 4? There never was a big 4. Big 3.
@@FMiracleUthere was a time where murray was considered BIG4
@@bennypajoo by certain groups to lift the nation's morale. Andy is levels below the 3. Do you know how many titles he has against the 3? Do you know what the win/loss ratios are?
He is nice but way below the 3 and the term Big 4 should have never been coined.
Thank you Novak for being there, thank you for their sleepless knight, for my joy, thank you for being GOAT, your haters even hate you more after this, thank you for stopping NEW ERA and shaking up Alcaraz confidence. Cry baby cry
@@redpanda1935Alcaraz will be fine . Stop being toxic , you don’t need to bring down others. Carlos defeated Nole in Wimbledon and Novak now here .Just enjoy the rivalry .
What an extraordinary match. And I only got to watch a 12 min. highlights.... God, may you give Novak the force to win in Flushing Meadows.
May it be so.
Novak is learning Carlos' game. Will be amazing to see their future matches.
Novak will dominate their future matches, now he knows how to throw Carlitos out of balance.
Carlos Alcaraz is only going to get better he's only 20, Novak is 36 will he continue to improve 🤔
He didn't learn anything. Alcaraz actually played poor throughout the tournament. He still had a match point so Novak hasnt figured anything
@@blackkitty9054Best of 3, hes not beating Alcaraz in a best of 5
and djokovic played his best? be real man.@@ghsense2626
Woke up at 7 am in Melbourne to watch this match and it was so totally worth it 😍😍😍
It reminded me of the Djokovic match against Medvedev at the World Tour Finals. Djokovic's fighting spirit wasn't about winning Cincinnati. It was about beating Alcaraz. But this tournament was also Djokovic's return to the US after being excluded by a scientifically unjustifiable vaccine mandate which ignored natural immunity.
A love yours comment. Just to explein jursi rips. This is in Serbien culture, wen is samting great happening in your life, like when you have baby, specially if is boy, your frend will ripped your shirt.Or if same other big things happened in your life(also can be oposite, samting very sad). And for us Serbien this is not underclass (many comment). This is significant moment in his life. This victory means so much to him, in this stage of his life and career.
Thank you so much for answering the question that I had in my mind. Early on in his career, he tore his shirt in victory. And again yesterday. I knew it had to be cultural and I loved it. I just didn’t understand until your comment what it means. Thank you so much. Hvala lepo (?) 😄💕
This is the greatest best of 3 set match I have ever seen
Alcaraz has the younger fresher muscles and more "spark" but Novak has got so much more muscle memory ( both physically in his body and in his mind and soul ) to be able to handle him.
For me this is the fascinating part of their battle
The best match in this year 👏🏆🐐❤️🔥🇷🇸
The single worst match ever due to the way Djokovic cheated and the officials allowed it. Beyond disgusting. Carlos deserved to win, Djokovic is a cheater.
I watched whole match and it finished 3:45AM for me, but I couldn't go to bed leaving without knowing the result, in the end I got my wish and Novak out clutches Alcaraz. Amazing match, roller-coaster match.
Nole never ceases to amaze, he is 36 competing and beating much younger players....39th Masters title in 95-plus-degree weather.......wow! He is the G O A T!
Terminator 2 vs T - 1000 🙂
Greetings from Belgrade for you !
I was predicting Djokovic in 2 so was pleasantly surprised how tight it was. I think Carlos will take the positives out of it and both players go into NY as pretty strong favourites
Agreed. Isn’t the us open slower? Will that favour Carlos or Novak more?
CA more on slower court. More time for his agreessive shots especially his drop shots which is harder on quicker
@John USO is fast it’s a myth what keeps being told by everyone like apparently ya haven’t watch the last 3 editions of USO
but Novak took a piece of his soul last night _and they both know it_ , if you ask me this win was like a KO punch for any potential match up in NYC☠☠☠
@@draoicht22Nah, doesn't feel that way to me. Alcaraz is built differently to the other younger players. It doesn't feel any more consequential to me than Rafa losing a Rome or Madrid final leading into the French or Djokovic losing a couple of times to Roger in Cincinnati
Él mejor del mundo Djokovic.
As always ,I enjoy the commentary
You guys provide tennis fans around the globe . Thoughtful analysis . Thank you !
Novak Djokovic the Greatest of All Time 🏆🐐🔥
If not for the sweltering heat Djokovic would have won in straight sets.
Agreed he is too good on hard courts
And Alcaraz had ten hours on court this week and played all three setters the week before which Novak took off. (And Alcaraz should have won this in straight sets if he hadn't fallen for the Nole rope a dope.) Yes Djokovic got heat stroke, but in the 3rd set he was certainly free of it while Alcaraz's serve got very suspect and his hand cramped. These matches hang by a thread. I'm not sure how the US Open will top Cincy this week, but some of us will be hoping.
@@meles3740he is 20 years old, that’s not a good excuse, the heat we all know it really affected
If my grandma have balls then that is grandpa 😂 if 😅
If it wasn't for Djokovic cheating Carlos would have won in straight sets.
It’s time for you THREE commentators to have one final show about the THREE and then rename it the ONE & ONLY!
The GOAT. No more stalling and excuses.
I have done your homework for all of you.
The ATP GOAT is determined by OBJECTIVE FACTS, not SUBJECTIVE FEELINGS.
Novak is the GOAT by a wide margin and it’s not even close. Simply look at the facts .
Top 25 major records
1 Total Titles. 250-2000 109 Connors
2. Big Titles 1000-2000 68 Novak
3 Grand Slam Titles 2000 23 Novak
4 ATP Finals Titles. 1500. 6 Novak- Roger
5 Masters Titles. 1000 39 Novak
6. Grand Slams. 1 Novak
7 Golden Masters. 2. Novak
8 Supreme 14, Majors,YEC, Masters. 14 Novak
9 ATP Years #1. 7 Novak
10 ATP Weeks #1 289 Novak
11 ITF World Year End Champion. 7 Novak
12 Highest ATP Ranking 16,950 Novak
13 Highest ELO Ranking. 2629 Novak
14 Prime Peak Years. 11 Novak
15 Head to Head. 2-0 Novak
16 Wikipedia Head To Head Tallies. 30-6 Novak
17 Highest Winning % 83.43% Novak
18 Highest Big Title Winning %. 31.52% Novak
19 80%+ win rate on all surfaces. 1 Novak
20 Most Top 3 wins. 63 Novak
21 Most Top 5 wins. 117. Novak
22 Most Top 10 Wins. 245 Novak
23 Top 15 ELO Rankings Records. 5. Novak
24 Losses Holding Match Point. 3 Novak
25 Ultimate tennis stats GOAT Rating 1055 Novak
Totals of Major Records
Novak 24. 96%
Conners 1. 4%
Roger. 1 4%
Rafa 0 0%
Novaks accomplishments are astonishing when you consider the fact that both Roger & Rafa have had TEN significant advantages to help them over Novak in their careers. The so called “objective” experts, analysts, commentators and media fail to mention this.
Both Roger & Rafa grew up in privileged and affluent environments in Switzerland and Spain with proper facilities to learn and train. Novak grew in a poor war torn country with almost no facilities to learn or train. In fact his parents had to schedule his training to avoid constant bombing raids.
Both Roger & Rafa had easy & soft childhoods with little or no pressure place on them in their affluent environments. Novak grew up poor and his parents invested all they had for his career. Novak knew at an early age tennis for him was a duty, not simply a privilege or for fun. He fully understood before he was a teenager the massive weight place on his shoulders of his whole family on him to succeed in his pro career
Both Roger & Rafa started 5 & 2 years before Novak, which gave both of them a big head start start and many more tournaments to pad their records in the race for GOAT.
Both Roger & Rafa had the the billion dollar industry of the big sponsors pushing the narratives of them being the best.
Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the TV commentators to continue to push the narrative of them being the best.
Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the Internet analysts to promote them. Novak was generally shunned most of his career
Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the court-side fans. During his entire career, anytime Novak played against Roger or Rafa, 90-98% of the crowds favored them over Novak. In fact, the hostile crowds many times constantly tried to harass, taunt, and disrupt Novak during course of his matches against both Roger & Rafa.
The draws have been fixed to favor Roger & Rafa over Novak. Here are the facts. ua-cam.com/video/B6UPa4l4Xns/v-deo.html
Rogers era of competition was far weaker then Novaks. Simply look at the facts. ua-cam.com/video/-dp2JgqvHVYI/v-deo.html
10. Both Roger & Rafa have had to compete only against opponents on the other side of the net. In addition to competing with Opponents, Novak has had to compete against the Sponsers, announcers, ATP, commentators, fans, governments etc. Inspite of Novak not being allowed tp play many Majors & Masters, and the facts he has been been cheated out of many weeks #1 by freezing the rankings and losing 2000 points by winning Wimbledon, he still has 96% of the significant records.
Novak slammed the door on both Rogers and Rafas last chance to be considered the GOAT when he beat Roger at 2019 Wimbledon and Rafa at 2021 Rolland Garros.
The media, commentators and the billion dollar sponsors have pushed the false narrative for 15 years that when it came to the GOAT….
Roger was the chosen one
Rafa was the hopeful one.
In spite of their false narrative, Novak is the only one!
They can arrest him
They can incarcerate him
They can deport him
They can disqualify him
They can steal his ranking
They can steal his points
They can freeze his points
They can forbid him from playing
They can slander him
They can lie about him
They can taunt him
They can harass him
But no one can stop him. No one!
Amy he ripped his shirt off in AO 2012 against another Spaniard. Concidence :) I think he said this one of his toughest matches ever and so just as Nadal pushed him, he let the tension come through his shirt :)
Those shirts must be made in Spain...😄
Was Italian being spoken by someone in Novak's box? I could be wrong but it didn't sound like Spanish.
Its Italian, yes. His physical trainer is Italian
Novak is a multilingual for your info Even Chinese is in his pocket. Carlos is vaccinated.
What would the rest of the players be thinking looking at these two. 🤯
They will be thinking that Novak dominates Alcaraz the same way he dominates everybody else. They won't feel too bad about themselves.
@@blackkitty9054dominants no!
@@punns643hi hater 😂😂😂
@@blackkitty9054 Novak doesn’t even come close to dominating Alcaraz. Not even close. Funny how Djokofanatics conveniently forget one month ago when Carlos owned his ass on the biggest and most important stage in tennis.
"Time to take up pickle ball."
Will 1 week be enough for Novak to recover for USO?
Yes, he probably will play all his matches at night on centre court, heat won't be an issue.
More like can Alcaraz recover, he’s played so many hours of matches lately
Sinner/Rune: I’ll be Alcaraz’s rival!
Djokovic: That’s cute 😜
I know that Novak often looks tired and then comes back, but this time I really thought he's done when heat got him.
When it comes to the coaching it was OK for some time with JCF and Carlos but in the end of the third there were a lot of tactical things said before every point: "serve to his body", "higher ball toss!" and stuff like that. I feel like it shouldn't be allowed in that frequency.
Oddly, Novak being banned from many events during the pandemic, may have given his body a chance to mend and strengthen, thus possibly extending his career. So many athletes keep pushing their bodies when they need to rest. He looks better than ever.
It robbed Nole from at least 3 Slams and then there was the dumbest disqualification, which robbed him from another Slam!
Novak's volleying was amazing given the fact it is not his strength.
How Djokovic does this? Beating 16 years younger opponent in his prime? 😂😂😂👏👏👏
20 years is not prime at all . Novak was not this good at 20.
@@johnmack7013 You're right he was better. Next stupid observation....
@@mikipope5140 How was he better?
@pope Djokovic was not this good at 20 your full of yourself the dude mr I quit is what Djokovic was til 23 years old
@@mikipope5140lies
Djokovic was the favorite for this match, with 4-2 in the 1st. He would probably win in two sets if they had played during the night. I'm glad they didn't, because the match became a masterpiece.
@shift so if he lost u would blame the conditions ha ha sad y’all think Nole is bigger then the sport and should play every match at night I mean the AO wasn’t enough for y’all ? That’s probably never been done before and probably will never be done again in a major
@@colethomas903 Nole was clearly affected by the heat, he wasn't conditioned for it. If he lost there would be great merits to Alcaraz, since other players don't push him to his limits like Carlos does. Before the start, Carlos lost a set on every match, Nole had not lost one set. He was the favorite for the match before the heat took effect, that's my point.
I’m surprised to hear Amy and Gill talk about Alcaraz’s immaturity with shots. We have never seen a 19 year old this good and he challenged a very experienced Novak to a ridiculously close match. Novak almost choked this match away twice but since he won, he can do no wrong?
Carlos is playing with an attitude of nothing to lose and everything to gain because he's so young... That actually putting a lot of pressure on Djokovic
he has the best gameplan vs djokovic tbh. changing the height of the ball, slicing here and there to disrupt the rhythm, body serves, etc. if he won no one would be talking about him not being mature
They just fawn over their golden boy piece of filth Djokovic all the time. He's such a piece of garbage! He cheated to "win". Gross!
@@BS-ui6vjcringe ah alcatrash w his immaturity, & recklessness is gonna get injured real bad soon & start crying like he did at the end of last nights final
Novak is old
I think Novak is working out Carlos game and finding more and more the keys to open the doors by Carlos game.. it’s just 4 matches till now and and as they move on to more matches, Novak will find more solutions.. on the other way Carlos learning to fight Novak and we will see more excellent breathtaking matches 🎉
@ton Carlos will get better playing Novak and win in less sets in both formats
@@colethomas903 yeah in like 2 yrs maybe 3 !
Age don’t wait for nobody u see@@draoicht22
❤NOLE ĐOKOVIĆ - CAR ❤
About coaching. I agree with Joel. I mean, coach yelling at a player what he needs to do, is heard by other camp and a player on the court. What is the benefit for the player anyway ?. Djokovic knows Spanish, he hears what Ferrero said, he can expect the next move from Alcaraz, unless its a trick and or some special code between the Alcaraz and his coach, but even then Djokovic camp could have figured it out. Vice versa is also true. So, why not make it like in boxing or some other sports. Coach sits on a bench with a player, tells him what to do, other player and his camp cant hear it, and thats it. I dont know about airing it on a TV, because then thr opponent camp can use some device like a phone to see whats been said anyway. So, yea coaching is kind of dumb if you ask me when done incorrectly like its done now. It has very little effect on the match. Before, it had way more effect when it was illegal and was done with some signs that only a player and his coach understand, and who ever "cheated" better had the advantage. Now, its just to predictable to the other camp. So either make it like boxing, or ban it is what i say. Leave the player to figure it out. Im actually against coaching and many of these modern changes tennis had. Tradition is important for a reason.
Not only was he playing Alcaraz which was very important psychologically to win going into the US Open but it was his first tournament back on American soil after 2 years. he had huge crowd support.. I think all of these things combined,, Reminds me of WTF against Meddy. Novak nearly killed himself trying to win that when he didnt need to but he didnt care. He needed to beat Meddy!!
For me coaching is cheating in a way,shouldn't be aloud in tennis in my opinion.
Agreed. I miss the days when players had to figure it out themselves.
Booster vaccine?
ferrero was telling alcaraz where to serve btw and what patterns to play
before nearly every play
@@nunomartins4265 Yeah, it's annoying. Let the player fight his own battles on the court and figure it out himself. It's part of the game. It's like Alcaraz has training wheels while riding a bike EVERY SINGLE MATCH.
I think a key component of Djokovic’s win was that he played like he had nothing to lose. At Wimbledon he got tight.
And that was made necessary by the Wimbledon loss..he realised that he'd need something extra.
Logic reveals that if Wimby was close, Cincy was closer than close. What a rivalry at the end of just 4 battles. 36 is the new 16 or what! 🎉
I love your programme.. i believe it would need a change of name from Three ( focused on Fereder, Nadal and Djokovic) to "Top Three" - A Tennis Show focused on Top 3 ATP Players....this would allow you to focus more top 3 and the show would remain evergreen...
Incredible Novak!!
WOW! Firstly, GREAT to CU guyz! That was incredible. Gill-spot on for the twists & turns-UNBELIEVABLE! 1st set: Djoker breaks first then starts running out of gas after 4-2 looks gassed & drops it 5-7. Second set, Carlos up 4-2 & then has a match point & Nole wins it in the end! Then, the 3rd set was Carlos just NOT GOING AWAY w/Nole having 3-4-5 match points. Then, Novak wins in a 3rd set breaker. EPIC. Nerve-racking. So much drama & amazing shots & amazing comebacks! Takes your breath away! EPIC rivalry for 2023! Not enough adjectives in the English language! The hand injury/wrap for Carlitos and how that impacts USO-23. Novak wrapped the racket during Wimby23 & now Carlos injures hand on the cooler - passion & releasing emotion-focus/discipline & explosions - human condition. Agree with Joel on the Madrid-RG23-Wimby23 narrative. Amy & Gill-Agree about the shock to the system on heat exhaustion for Nole. Thanx Amy, Joel & Gill. You guyz ARE AWESOME! Cheers Milan.
@tuning the narrative should be there is no favorite when these guys played b/c either guy can win it’s a coin flip form before the match doesn’t mean anything
Also we have seen what I have said above in other great rivalries where before the match some people go in and say x is playing better then y but y when wins and vice versa when y is supposedly playing congrats on the win can’t wait for USO
@@colethomas903 yup.Looks like the margins are razor thin going both ways. Amazing what a 36 year-old can do these days against a 20 year-old. Not sure how much longer Novak can keep up this level. Agree. Toss out the stats & lead-up. Coin toss is not only before BUT several times DURING as well! Cheers Milan
@@TuningintotheOne4BLN exactly bro yup
LETS GET TO LOWER TV ANGLES ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People need to watch Djokovic -thiem at atp finals 2019 and 2020. Insane ball striking at some of the fastest courts
Re the tv direction HOW many times do we miss the handshake because the camera is on the players box! Please STOP!
What’s the rule? I thought players were usually allowed one locker room break per best-of-three set match.
“Undisciplined” Alcaraz had 42 winners and 22 unforced errors vs. 28 winners and 20 unforced errors for Djokovic.
Biggest surprise? net points: 22/33 for Djokovic vs. 14/20 for Alcaraz. Alcaraz is the catalyst; Djokovic is the reactant.
There’s a difference between getting tired and cramping. Unfortunately, Alcaraz does seem to have cramping issues.
Not enough replays and hero shots and too many crowd shots--thanks for dumping on how Tennis Channel covers matches!
Exactly! The officials helped Djokovic to cheat and it is totally unfair and robbed Carlos of his rightful win. It is beyond disgusting.
Well you obviously watch tennis since yesterday and you are completely unfamiliar with the rules. So your ignorance is embarrassing. What you think is irrelevant and rules are simple. You are hating on a man who is the best in history in what he does and at the same time you don't even know the simple rules. How sad and pathetic. Your soul is dirty.
thank you
Alcaraz coach is freaking annoying. He can coach and give A. feedback without being "invasive"
Djokovic has never had it easy in his career, he had to compete against legend after legend, and Alcaraz is giving him his toughest fight yet. Alcaraz is the most complete player yet, unbelievable for his age
Alcaraz is reminding me of Djokovic 2011, he is providing a high level of tennis that has never been witnessed before
You got a be joking, Nole beat Rafa 6 times and won everything!
Carlito will last max 2 years and disappear from tennis courts
Me like only Nole 🃏🐐. No like Carlitos!
Kako je lahko razdera kao da je sa *buvljaka*
Good on you Djokovic age is just a number
Who hit this Amy woman with a shovel lololol
I am the biggest fan of the show, but the electronic music at the very beginning and end? 😅
Djokspresso, what else ?😊
nole the tennis god has spoken
Coach as NFL and Basketball is insane and totally negative in tennis.
Tennis is a kind of intensity chess. The player need to solve their problems, need to think maybe mor than any sport, thats one of the magics of tennis. PLEASE ATP, DON'T LISTEN JOEL!
I like the point about this rivalry being instantly glorious. There was no transition of the experienced player beating the younger one a few times, then slowly fading and the younger one picking up.
This truly has been a remarkable rivalry. 2-2. All matches high quality and going the distance. It’s like both are Kings of their worlds. And it’s impossible to predict who’s going to win the next one , regardless of the surface.
I think Alcaraz deserves all the credit for not getting bogged down and really bringing his A game at such a young age. My word. Don’t want to see any other final for as long as Novak continues.
Its problem solved for Novak, Alcaraz problem solved! That is the reason for the ripping of the shirt. It was an apt reaction. I marvel at it. Idemo Novak! I am aslo seeing that not only Novak, but the others are also solving the Alcaraz problem. So its gonna be pretty open for the field or those in the top after the Djokovic era.
@amy why was the match depressing? What was in djocko juice 🥤? You want it also I guess we all wants that when feeling that finished. 4 2 1st set >>>
There were planty of Alkaraz players who had great potential and flamed out! Let's give time time, consistency is the hardest matrix!
I WAS AT THIS MATCH!! So lucky to be there in Cincinnati!! It was hot, and had to leave for a bit to avoid heat exhaustion lol