Good info Sammy, no field bet this time Joker is a killer & couldn’t play last year in this major. I don’t wanna bet against him in that scenario he will be out for blood.
yea i was rushing a little. I should have talked more about the Djokovic story.
This is Djokovics 1st US Open since covid. The last US Open was when he was DQ for hitting the ball women in the throat. This is his 1st appearance in USA in 2+ years.
Djokovic has the record for most ever master 1000 titles, and last week when he won cincy against Alcaraz, he went to the ground celebrating like he won a grand slam. It means everything to Novak winning this events especially when he was banned unjustly
Novak's heart and passion for the sport and being dominant and continuing to win shines through when he interviews, when he practices, and when he plays. He went through 10 years of being the villain and a lot of times still plays that role. Crowd support is more on alcaraz then Djokovic. but crowds are slowing turning for him and respecting him.
You have to respect the work ethic, longevity and persistence, the heart. You can use any adjective to describe him.
joker just wants it more than everyone else. It means more than anything else. This grand slam would be 3 years of unjust towards him validating him as the GOAT
playing on the biggest stage with the biggest audience, that's his dream and he will show the world why he is the GOAT. Finals is almost a lock.
If it's joker vs alacaraz in finals, Djokovic will be -160ish
Alacraz is defending champion. This would potentially be 4th match up THIS YEAR b/t the 2 and of course we expect them to play at year end finals. French open Alcaraz cramped up. Wimbleon he came back from 2 sets to 0.
Cincy Alcaraz you can say blew the match. Up a set and 4-2 and 0-15. Djokovic went to another level to fight back into the match. Still had the tiebreaker. Alcaraz has match point 6-5 and Djokovic serves plus 1 down the line. Such a point to hold the match or else Alcaraz wins that title and the whole conversation changes last 2 weeks
Alacaraz can beat the best, he has proven it. He can beat Djokovic in 3/5, he has proven it. This again would be the marquee must watch 4-5 hour match. Also week 1 of NFL season haha. US Open finals is always Week 1 NFL Sunday
Alacaraz has a lot to prove and continue to prove and every match against Djokovic is another step closer to his legacy.
both have such interesting story lines. Can't wait to watch it unfold