Tennis: US Open 2021

[kihei]

Well, you are in the deep shit now, Nole.

 

[Beau Knows]

Wow, it will take something special from Djokovic to beat this guy down 2-0.

 

[Oilhawks]

Well, you are in the deep shit now, Nole.

Did he kick your dog or something?

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Well, you are in the deep shit now, Nole.

It's over. Roger and Rafa are sharing a $1k bottle of champagne.

 

[CupofOil]

Don't get me wrong, Medvedev is playing great but the usual Djokovic intensity isn't close to being where it usually is. I don't know if it's heavy legs from the grinds of the previous matches or nerves due to the gravity of the moment but he just doesn't seem like himself in the first 2 sets.

 

[Foppberg]

I'm not anything. Not until the match is over. I'm too superstitious

 

[kihei]

Medvedev sure felt almost no pressure in the first two sets, just played his strategically sophisticated game. Now he has two sets to waste. Hard to know what Novak can do to come back in this thing, but he is not the greatest player in history for nothing.

 

[Foppberg]

Don't get me wrong, Medvedev is playing great but the usual Djokovic intensity isn't close to being where it usually is. I don't know if it's heavy legs from the grinds of the previous matches or nerves due to the gravity of the moment but he just doesn't seem like himself in the first 2 sets.

Or Medvedev has prevented him from doing what he usually does. Credit to his opponent at least.

 

[kihei]

Don't get me wrong, Medvedev is playing great but the usual Djokovic intensity isn't close to being where it usually is. I don't know if it's heavy legs from the grinds of the previous matches or nerves due to the gravity of the moment but he just doesn't seem like himself in the first 2 sets.

I give Medvedev the credit for that. He is just sailing along, playing his game and Nole hasn't found any way to make a significant dent.

 

[kihei]

Absolutely classic Medvedev and now the match is his to win.

 

[Oilhawks]

Don't get me wrong, Medvedev is playing great but the usual Djokovic intensity isn't close to being where it usually is. I don't know if it's heavy legs from the grinds of the previous matches or nerves due to the gravity of the moment but he just doesn't seem like himself in the first 2 sets.

No, the haters are right, he’s just getting owned by the best hard court player in the world.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Well, it's over. Even easier than I thought it would be, tbh.

 

[JianYang]

A couple years ago, medvedev took nadal to the limit in this final. I figured at that point that medvedev was on the cusp of a title once fed, nadal, and Novak subsided.

I'm not counting Novak out just yet but I'm not surprised to see medevev in this spot right now either.

 

[Foppberg]

Meddy! Unreal point.

 

[MaxV]

Novak is cracking. That's a terrible miss at the break point.

 

[kihei]

This isn't happening by chance or because Nole is having an off day. This is happening because Medvedev is relentlessly keeping on the pressure.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Medvedev is just so damn solid. Love watching this kid play, hope he avoids injuries and sticks around a long time. Djokovic is an incredible player and will still almost certainly wind up with the most grand slams but seems a calendar year grand slam isn't in his future.

 

[Beau Knows]

Impressive stuff by Daniil, destroys Novak at a slam in a year when even Nadal couldn't stop him in Paris.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

This is happening by chance or because Nole is having an off day. This is happening because Medvedev is relentlessly keeping on the pressure.

I think it's a bit of both. This is an usually bad match from Djokovic, but Medvedev certainly has a lot to do with it.

 

[MsMeow]

This is a bit crazy and not at all what I was expecting. Daniil is toying with him.

 

[MaxV]

McEnroe trying to jinx Daniil by going through the credits.

 

[CupofOil]

Or Medvedev has prevented him from doing what he usually does. Credit to his opponent at least.

For sure but Novak is definitely off a bit, there's no doubting that. There's no way a fresh and focused Djokovic goes down this meekly to anybody.
A poster mentioned it a few pages back that he'd be tired in this match and that Medvedev would pounce on that. I basically dismissed that opinion and I was very wrong.

With that said, Medvedev is a hell of a player and definitely earned what he's about to get.

 

[CupofOil]

Jeez, Medvedev really tightened up in that service game. The crowd certainly didn't help matters.

 

[Foppberg]

Obnoxious crowd.

 

[Beau Knows]

You're playing with fire if you let him back into this set.