378 Weeks at ATP#1 - Novak Djokovic

 Surreal

 

Below - How the Tennis Media will react to this news.

Connors Tribute to Novak

 Connors

Thiem says Slams decide GOAT. Fed is out of contention.

I still subscribe to the GOAT herd philosophy. But "there can be only one" leading the herd. The current battle for that, if it's only slam events, is still ongoing until retirements settle it.

 Thiem

Article on Novak return to AO. Many mistakes were made. Almost all were from others.

 Novak's biggest mistake was not understanding the grip of insanity that has overtaken the tribe of media and submissive mobs of once citizens, now subjects and again in Australia.

The writer must not know a lot about tennis if it says most can't see that Novak's brilliance is unrecognizable and his matches are boring.   If you watched his last few matches at the AO you would notice that he changed his pattern of play to compensate for his hamstring injury.  He became very aggressive.   Knowledgeable players and tennis fans saw this.

As for his father's problems with media.  It's in the head of the woke mob in the media that this was a big deal.   Nobody cares if he stands next to some Russians with their flag.  

Finally, last year's debacle was one for the AO since it has proven only that it is among the countries that doesn't respect personal autonomy versus the collective.   They behaved badly toward their citizens and toward guests.  

Read the article if you want to confirm my observations.

Novak Returns

Watching the numbers. Stubbs on the AO finals - Men vs Women Viewership

 The Stubbs post declaring that the women's final surpassed the men in viewership was factually incorrect.  Yet, she used them to suggest that women's tennis had finally arrived.   It was a great match but don't pretend that the men's final was ho-hum.  It was a retribution for last year when Novak was arbitrarily confined and sent home due to mass psychosis in play in Australia.   A year later most know he was right to take the stand that he did.  A few holdouts that can't admit a mistake continue on with their attacks.   

She used Australian numbers. Very parochial. No Aussies in the finals. Barty was the previous big draw before on the women's side. Viewership on the women's side dropped the most this time. I'd like to see international numbers.  

Update: she took the post down because of the heavy response to the fake numbers.   

Citizen fact checkers win the day.

 

 

How did Novak win the AO with a 3cm tear in his hamstring?

He wanted this enough to make the calculation and played around his injury with more aggressive play to end points quickly. As he ages, this approach may become his way of extending his career. 

Here a doctor suggests it wasn't that bad.

AO Chief comments regarding Novak injury under a Microscope 

Anyone judging a hamstring tear must have never suffered a hamstring injury. It is debilitating and lethal to your ability to move. Fear of making it worse can make you tentative. Novak took a different approach and went for winners knowing he had to end the points earlier.