I wouldn’t be surprised if Muller takes him out, listening his interview from the other thread I have a feeling that Nole is telling us not to expect too much (for whatever reason) in Toronto.
I still remember his match with Muller at AO and Nole being extremely frustrated for not being able to read Muller serve and return the way he likes. He lost two matches this year to big servers, Vesely and Querry, his service and return game is not clicking for some reason, that was his main weapon in last two or so years.

July 26th, 2016 at 11:42 pm

I think so too wog boy. I said before anything over 10 GS would be fabulous for this fan. I would like him to get a couple of smaller things still.

July 26th, 2016 at 11:51 pm

Am looking forward for Nole’s match today…it should really show, if he’s in form.

July 27th, 2016 at 12:01 am

Yes django, I remember that you said 10 would great and we agreed if he can only get FO, well not that he managed to get FO, but that was also four in a row and #12, we can’t ask for more, can we?

July 27th, 2016 at 12:02 am

I am sure Nole will win a few slams more in the future, but am not so sure if he will be enough fit for the UO 2016. He had 2 terrific years of dominance. Agree with WB and Django, Novak has achieved so much lately…, more than we expected him to do.

July 27th, 2016 at 12:10 am

VP,

I watched Muller twice, against Troicki in Sydney and Nole in Melbourne, it is frustrating and nerve wrecking, it is like watching paint dry, this year I tried to watch his match against Dr Ivo, but just couldn’t and I like Dr Ivo, he is a good man.

July 27th, 2016 at 12:11 am

WB,

Yes, I know Mueller can be tricky. It is no tragedy if Nole loses today.
I did not watch his dubs match.Novak is another player when he plays doubles, so it was not relevant for me. We will know only today, how our guy feels…

July 27th, 2016 at 12:16 am

Interesting:

http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Novak-Djokovic-wont-be-coached-by-Becker-or-Vajda-at-the-Olympics-articolo34785.html

July 27th, 2016 at 3:29 am

In the you cam’t make this up, Chrissie Evert got in touch with her backwards inner Serb and said “Celebrity
Tennis Legend Chris Evert — Menopause Ruined My Marriage!
Tennis great Chris Evert says menopause is at least partly to blame for the demise of her marriage to Olympian Andy Mill … insinuating the hormonal change had a major impact on the relationship. 61-year-old Evert opened up about the situation
It made her behavior change – she was depressed, aggressive, impulsive, not in control of her emotions at all times.

As part of the Indian Wells feminist- Raymond Moore – Djokovic “women players have it tougher with easier injury, physical things and hormones….” Serena claiming it is equal work to the men and deserves equal pay and women are just as consistent as the men….
Chris said the hormones and physical impairments are not real, and thought Djoko said it only because he comes from a culture in Serbia a little less modern that what Europe and America have..Because she knows Novak is a nice guy well liked by WTA players..

Maybe time for Novak to send a private note of support to Chris, saying he knows exactly what she is talking about at the time in her early 50s when she dumped Mills and had a 15 month 3rd marriage to Greg Norms.

July 27th, 2016 at 7:07 am

None seema to be playing well atthe moment, saw Wawa match yesterday and Uouzhny lead both sets, even had set point second set, but Wawa prevail 2 tiebreaks.

Curious also to see Raonic today, he seems ready but never actually delever in Canada Masters previous years.

Have to warch Djoko to see if there is anything still lingering him. If he wins this round can’t see him losing next although Stepanek could be a pain in the a$& sometimes. Baby steps now and evaluate his overall game.

July 27th, 2016 at 9:29 am

What has happened to Nole’s serve and return since wimbledon. And he is to face a servebot today with his return not clicking.

July 27th, 2016 at 10:06 am

Muller only has a chance if he plays great, he could also come a bit flat and this be an easy win for Djoko. His B- game still is good enough for almost anybody on tour. Let’s wait the match first, and even so, first round match in almost one month, he lost in Wimbledon almost 4 weeks ago (think it was a Satyrday If I am not wrong).

July 27th, 2016 at 10:09 am

Djoko won first set 7-5 and is a break up second set. wish this match was at night.

July 27th, 2016 at 2:16 pm

Querrey and Thiem retired. Djoko lost advantage in second set, was broken and is now serving down 2-3.

July 27th, 2016 at 2:22 pm

CF – I was going to ask if she offered any explanations for why her marriage to the Shark failed….

As I’ve said before, if you look literally at what Djokovic said, he was essentially reflecting comments made by e.g. Heather Watson. But people don’t read what’s actually written – they just assume he’s saying that women are inferior creatures, which was not his point at all. The opposite, in a way – that women have stuff to deal with that men don’t.

July 27th, 2016 at 2:41 pm

Well: One down. Nole’s on his way.

July 27th, 2016 at 2:59 pm

It was not easy for Nole, but he made it. It was important for him to win this match. Did not like his serve, but hopefully he will improve in the next round. BBB, I also realized, how much I missed his matches :)

July 27th, 2016 at 3:09 pm

Bound to be a bit rusty, by the scoreline, Nole was a bit up and down, he will get better the more he plays, i think normal service has been resumed though, he will be fine, just as long as the shoulder isnt too much of a worry ….

July 27th, 2016 at 3:10 pm

I think Mueller is not an easy out, so this is good, even if Nole reverted to his recent pattern of not closing out matches at the earliest opportunity…..

VP, there’s so much dissing of Djoker’s game that I guess I take for granted the ways in which he’s extraordinary. Next year when the ATP event is in Montreal, he can hang with Cirque du Soleil…..

July 27th, 2016 at 3:32 pm

Haven’t seen the match (it was in the middle of the night), but I can see Nole was broken twice in the second set and he served 49% in the second, that’s not good, but win is win.

July 27th, 2016 at 5:20 pm

Hey Nole..congrats for the win..as usual a string of magnificent points and amazing defensive skills were on display..also a BIG applaud for your positive thinking about zika..like the rest of the big 4..true champ in every sense of the word!

July 27th, 2016 at 8:07 pm

This boy Shapovalov is playing good tennis for his age, though it is strange to see young players with SHBH.

July 27th, 2016 at 9:09 pm

I read somewhere that it was very hot when Nole played, something like 37 degrees!
Just watching his match now, he didn’t look happy in the second set, whether with his game (most likely) or with something else.

July 27th, 2016 at 9:56 pm

Shapovalov has a big game. He clearly role-modeled Federer, Monfils and Nadal.

So, here’s the story. I’m in Toronto and had been hearing of a kid who just won Junior Wimby. The news didn’t move me much since there was another Canadian who did the same in 2013 (Peliwo) and he’s been seriously struggling (Peliwo’s game is more of a Hewitt, and unless you’re blessed with Hewitt’s premium shot selection, it’s only effective in juniors).

That was until I saw this kid Shapovalov hit with Dominic Thiem sharp as a razor on Sunday, and immediately thought (not knowing who it was) that can’t be a journeyman hitting partner, this guy hits authoritatively and without fear, as though his flair ought to be on display for the world to see. His story is also very very encouraging. Not a top-down/centralized academy product (when will non-European countries with large budgets learn that a player must develop sufficiently on his own prior to soviet-style commanding of what’s right from the state?). Mom coached him until (paraphrasing her words) “when he hit 13 and she began getting too tired after 2 hours of hitting that she had to outsource to a coach very carefully.” Coaches told her to switch him to THBH, to have him do the drone-like cross-court drills etc etc etc but she just let him hit because, in her view, he had a naturally aggressive flair from very young (see below).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiC9ACC5QaM

So after 5 minutes of read-up while watching the glorious practice session, naturally, I decided I’d skip over Thiem (of whom I’m already a huge fan) and got the kid’s autograph instead. Then he goes out and beats Kyrgios the next day.

There are a few standout juniors. Karen Kachanov is a sleeper. But I’m actually silently most excited about Stefanos Tsitsipas. He doesn’t seem to have the fire that Shapovalov has — in fact he seems almost agnostic on the court — but if he makes it to the big leagues, his game is the most beautiful of the juniors to watch.

July 27th, 2016 at 9:58 pm

Novak’s serving in the second set reminded me of his 2010 years. Yikes, and what is with his recent pattern of getting broken while closing out matches. Some amazing points at 5-5 in the first set, his ground strokes were good. Got to improve his serve though.

July 27th, 2016 at 11:24 pm

Ulysses
Tsitsipas!

July 27th, 2016 at 11:42 pm