Sorry tennis fans…not impressed with Djokovic
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I’m not here to throw water on the whole tournament. If anything, I’d love to do anything but. I WANT to believe Novak Djokovic (right) has a chance to beat Roger Federer on Sunday afternoon. I WANT to be curious enough to forget it’s the opening week of the NFL season.
Want to…but can’t.
I’ve been outside for my first look at The Djoker in person. The Serb — who beat Federer on a hard court for the Montreal title earlier this year, probably entered this tournament with the best chance to beat The Fed. Rafa’s no good on hard courts — and worse when you add in the knee tendonitis. But sitting here watching Djokovic’s uninspiring performance inside a chilly and windy Arthur Ashe, I can’t see any possible way he beats The Fed.
Don’t get me wrong. Djokovic has tremendous talent and will win Slams (multiple) some day. But I find myself growing frustrated just watching him. He doesn’t seem to have developed a killer instinct and doesn’t strike the ball pure enough, and The Fed will absolutely destroy him for both deficiencies.
If Djokovic does get through Carlos Moya, I think it’ll be new blog favorite David Ferrer who meets The Fed in the final. Djokovic just isn’t ready…certainly not for Federer.
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on Thursday, September 6th, 2007 at 9:13 pm by Josh Thomson.
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Djokovic beat Federer August 12 in the finals of the Montreal tournament – 7-6, 2-6, 7-6.