Mozarft
When I warned you that Djokovic start to 2024 was substandard and you ignored the warning. I followed up by betting on Sinner to win the match against Djokovic and win the Championsh ip as well.
Djokovic was taken to 4 sets in his first two Aussie Open facing weak opponents indicating deficiency. In the first two matches Djokovic lost more games than he did in total in the championship in 2023. In the end he could not win the Australian Open.
The way Djokovic played in Australia would have caused him losses against any of the players from Alcaraz, Medvedev, Rublev, Zverev and even Rune if he had to play against them in any series.
It is uncertain as to where Djokovic will play next. In 2023 it was the Dubai Open - where he lost against Medvedev. This year that tournament is the last week in February - will he play again in Dubai? The ATP 500 tournaments in February are in Rotterdam (indoor hard course) Rio Open (on clay). and in Acapulco ( hard court). The Dubai and Acapulco tournaments are in the same week.
There are 8 APT 250 matches in February starting with the Montpellier tournament on Monday - where the draw has still to be announced. After that in February there are 7 other 250 tournaments to be played
In March there are only2 APT 1000 tournaments scheduled namely the Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments. Djokovic ignored those two tournaments in 2023 - will that still be the case in 2024?
His program in the next two months is not clear so lets wait
and see what happen next. . . .
Mozart
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….or too many Z’s. Can any tennis be more boring. In the end the subtle gamesmanship of Medvedev won out.
In the other semi the Joker never arrived….serving at 45% in the first set. But Sinner never allowed him to get back into the match. Time will tell if this is just a slow start of the year for the Joker who finished 2023 by winning the ATP finals .
Medvedev has to be the favorite in the final, but I far prefer Sinner’s aggressive tennis….hopefully that’s rewarded.