Novak Djoković

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Barty]

[Razing]

#85) Wimbledon 2021


firstpost.com

R1 [WC] Jack Draper 4‑6 6‑1 6‑2 6‑2
R2 Kevin Anderson 6‑3 6‑3 6‑3
R3 [Q] Denis Kudla 6‑4 6‑3 7‑6(7)
R4 [17] Cristian Garín 6‑2 6‑4 6‑2
QF Marton Fucsovics 6‑3 6‑4 6‑4
SF [15] Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5
W [7] Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3

[Barty]

[Razing]

20 - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djoković

14 - Pete Sampras

12 - Roy Emerson

11 - Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver

10 - Bill Tilden

[Barty]

[Barty]

[Barty]

[Damian]

The Greatest Ever? Djokovic Says...

Spoiler:

The World No. 1 reflects after winning a record-tying 20th major title
Who is the greatest player of all-time between Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal? Djokovic was understandably asked that question after beating Matteo Berrettini on Sunday in the Wimbledon final to win a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.

“I consider myself [the] best and I believe that I am the best, otherwise I wouldn't be talking confidently about winning Slams and making history,” Djokovic said. “But whether I'm the greatest of all-time or not, I leave that debate to other people. I said before that it's very difficult to compare the eras of tennis.

“But I am extremely honoured to definitely be part of the conversation.”

The World No. 1 has won the season’s first three majors, and he is now a US Open trophy away from becoming the second man in the Open Era to claim the calendar-year Grand Slam (Rod Laver, 1969). But the Serbian superstar was not always this dominant.

Djokovic lost seven of his first 13 Grand Slam finals, with all of those championship-match defeats coming against Nadal (4), former World No. 1 Andy Murray (2) or Federer. He was unable to push any of those seven losses to a fifth set.

“I lost quite a bit of finals at Grand Slams where I felt like I was close to winning, but then I folded,” Djokovic admitted. “As Michael Jordan used to say, ‘I failed, I failed, I failed, and that's why I succeeded in the end.’”

Read More
Novak Lifts Record-Tying 20th Grand Slam Trophy
Djokovic, A Serial Champion
Comparing Novak, Rafa & Roger's Major Stats

The 34-year-old has greatly improved his mental game, which has been virtually impenetrable in the biggest moments in recent years.

“I felt like from 15 years ago to today, the journey that I've been through has been very rewarding for every segment of my game and also my mental strength. the experience [and the] understanding of how to cope with the pressure in the big moments, how to be a clutch player when it matters the most,” Djokovic said. “That's probably, if I have to pick one, the one that I would point out as the highlight of my improvement in my assets… Just the ability to cope with pressure.

“The more you play the big matches, the more experience you have. The more experience you have, the more you believe in yourself. The more you win, the more confident you are. It's all connected.”

Djokovic revealed that the “constant battle” he has on court is to stay present and not let his mind wander to points or critical moments in the past, or to drift into the future and what could come. During Sunday’s final, the Serbian had the weight of a historical chase on his shoulders, and he let slip the first set to fall behind Berrettini. But he never panicked, and showed few emotions until the fourth set, when the match was well in hand.

“I feel like if you're constantly divided between [the] past and future, it's difficult to keep the quality of tennis that you really want,” Djokovic said. “That's usually when players get tense [and] fold under pressure. It happens to me. Of course, I've been very fortunate to be so strong in the decisive moments of the biggest tournaments throughout my career.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nova ... iew'>Novak Djokovic</a>
Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
After going 6-7 in his first 13 Slam finals, Djokovic has since tallied a 14-3 record with major trophies at stake.

Because of his success, Djokovic inevitably is asked about his pursuit of history at every tournament he plays. Earlier this year, the Serbian broke Federer’s record for most weeks at World No. 1, and now he has tied the Swiss and Nadal atop the Grand Slam titles chart. But even Djokovic was not always certain he could reach this point.

“I probably started thinking about trying to reach the record of most Grand Slams won, most weeks at No. 1 historically, about two to three years ago. Before that it seemed a little bit out of reach,” Djokovic said. “I've always believed that I could play my best tennis in Grand Slams and give myself a good chance to win any Slam on any surface because I know what I'm capable of. I know I have a very complete game that has proven to be successful on all surfaces in the past.

“But only [in] the past two-and-a-half, three years I started to realise that I can actually reach the weeks at No. 1 [record], which was my primary goal in the past two years, and also [the] Grand Slams mark.”

You May Also Like: Djokovic Extends 'Big Titles' Lead With Historic 20th Grand Slam
Djokovic said that he is “50-50” on going to the Tokyo Olympics. But either way, the 85-time tour-level titlist knows he has a chance at joining Laver as the second man in the Open Era to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in less than two months. The 34-year-old has won eight of the past 12 majors he has played, and will be the heavy favourite at Flushing Meadows.

“Obviously it's all coming together,” Djokovic said. “For me, age is just a number. I've said that before. I don't feel that I'm old or anything like that.

“Obviously things are a bit different and you have to adjust and adapt to your phases you go through in your career. But I feel like I'm probably the most complete that I've been as a player right now in my entire career.”

That is a scary statement for the rest of the players on the ATP Tour.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovi ... l-reaction

[Damian]

Djokovic: Don’t Fear, Serve Here…

Spoiler:

The Serbian takes on Berrettini’s fearsome forehand and is handsomely rewarded
Bombard the forehand return.

Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday by creating holes in Berrettini’s game all over the lush green turf. The biggest one of all was the Serbian’s relentless pursuit of Berrettini’s forehand return with his first serve in both the Deuce and Ad courts. The Italian’s forehand groundstroke was an apex predator in the match, racking up 20 powerful winners. On the other hand, his forehand return ended up as prey for the Super Serbian, committing 17 errors.

Novak Djokovic First-Serve Location To Berrettini’s Forehand

Serve Direction Attempted Made Won
Deuce Ct - Wife 28 22 (79%) 21 (95%)
Ad Ct - T 26 13 (50%) 13 (100%)
Deuce Court - Slicing his first serve wide to Berrettini’s forehand return was a masterstroke, winning a jaw-dropping 21 of 22 points with the slider out wide. Tactically, it forced Berrettini to defensively chip forehand returns and then sprint to the vacant Ad court to cover the next attacking shot to his backhand wing. It also enabled Djokovic to serve and volley and feast on Berrettini’s defensive block forehand returns. Ten of Berrettini’s 17 forehand return errors were from this specific location. Overall, Djokovic made 61 per cent (75/122) of first serves for the match, but that elevated to 79 per cent (22/28) to this location. It also contributed to Djokovic winning seven of nine serve-and-volley points in the final.

Ad Court - Djokovic only landed 50 per cent (13/26) of his first serves when he aimed down the T, but he won every single one of them. Overall, Djokovic won an almost perfect 34/35 first-serve points to these two specific locations, providing a key “go-to” strategy he could trust when he needed a point.

Djokovic Crushed 0-4 Rallies
The final was dominated by quick points in the 0-4 shot range, with almost seven points out of 10 coming from a rally where either player hit the ball in the court a maximum of just two times.

Rally Length Played In The Final
0-4 Shots = 68%
5-8 Shots = 23%
9+ Shots = 9%

What’s fascinating is that you would expect Djokovic to dominate the longer rallies and Berrettini to triumph in the short rallies courtesy of his explosive first serve and Serve +1 forehand. The exact opposite played out in the final.

Rally Length Points Won

Rally Length Djokovic Won Berrettini Won
0-4 Shots 104 85
5-8 Shots 29 34
9+ Shots 12 12
Total 145 131
Djokovic won 14 more points than Berrettini for the match (145-131). He won 19 more points in the 0-4 rally length to totally dominate the short exchanges. When a fifth ball landed in the court, Berrettini actually triumphed 46-41, which is a combination of 5-8 and 9+ rallies.

Forehands & Backhand Groundstrokes
As with most tennis matches, the match winner hit fewer winners overall, with Djokovic hitting just 31 to Berrettini’s 57. Committing fewer errors is the secret sauce to winning matches at all levels of our sport, and as you can see from the table below, Djokovic’s groundstrokes put up superior numbers to Berrettini off both the forehand and backhand wings.

Player/Stroke Winners Errors (Forced & Unforced) +/-
Djokovic's Forehand 10 34 -24
Berrettini's Forehand 18 64 -46
Djokovic's Backhand 5 35 -30
Berrettini's Backhand 6 42 -36
The match looked close on the scoreboard, but always had an air of inevitably that Djokovic would successfully navigate himself to the finish line first. The reason why was the several “go-to” strategies such as first serves to the forehand, serve and volley, and pummeling Berrettini’s backhand from the back of the court.

The intrinsic nature of Djokovic’s dominance is his innate ability to uncover or create a weakness in his opponent’s game and relentlessly devour it.

Like a wolf with a bone.

Editor’s Note: Craig O'Shannessy is the strategy analyst for the Italian Tennis Federation and players including Matteo Berrettini.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovi ... brain-game

[Starigniter]

Łał, to mnie zawsze porusza



I jak to mu się udaje? Czego ja bym sobie nie wyobrażał/wizualizował, to nigdy się to nie dzieje, zawsze wychodzi inna sytuacja. Milion przypadków na milion.

[Starigniter]

Wg. ATP Novak ma teraz lepszy bilans na trawie niż na betonie:

Trawa 102-18, 85%
Beton 613-114, 84,3%

[Damian]

Djokovic Qualifies For 2021 Nitto ATP Finals

Spoiler:

Serbian superstar qualifies for 14th time
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will attempt to bookend his banner 2021 season with a record-tying sixth Nitto ATP Finals title in Turin after clinching the first of eight spots at this year's season finale, to be held 14-21 November.

The Serb qualified for the tournament for the 14th time on Sunday by winning his sixth Wimbledon crown, a victory that saw him join Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

Read the full story at NittoATPFinals.com.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovi ... lification

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

@Kamileki @(Nie)znajomy @Nando @Kiefer, klasa.

[Damian]

[Starigniter]

Sporo rekordów i możliwości dzięki temu zwycięstwu w Wimbledonie:

-5th man to play for Grand Slam (Jack Crawford 1933, Don Budge 1938, Lew Hoad 1956, Rod Laver 1962 & 1969)
-surface slam (3 majors on 3 different surfaces in calendar year; Rafael Nadal 2010)
-4 streaks of 3+ consecutive majord titles (W + U '11 + AO '12; W + U '15 + AO + RG '16; W + U '18 + AO '19; AO + RG + W '21)
-75+ match wins at each major
-6 seasons reaching 3+ major finals
-most major titles after turning 30 (8)
-12th man (5th in Open Era) to achieve channel slam (Roland Garros & Wimbledon in calendar year; René Lacoste 1925, Jack Crawford 1933, Fred Perry 1935, Don Budge 1938, Budge Patty 1950, Tony Trabert 1955, Lew Hoad 1956, Rod Laver 1962 & 1969, Björn Borg 1978-1980, Rafael Nadal 2008 & 2010, Roger Federer 2009)