Just to correct an error. Djokovic is not the only man to win each Grand Slam twice. Roy Emerson and Rod Laver both did it. Tennis did actually exist before 1968!
Rafa had foot injury in that match. He was not moving a lot. He never complained and said about his injury & nobody really knew until he withdrew from all ATP tours, Queens, Wimbledon & US Open… I knew watching that French Open that he was injured and was validated when he started withdrawing from all ATP tours and grand slams & seeing him with casted foot & in crutches at the airport in Barcelona where he had his foot treatment. He was out for 7 months after that match in French Open because of that foot injury last year. So anybody could have beaten him in that condition. It’s no rocket science why he lost that match.
"Djokovic hit an ace at 5-3." I believe it was 5-4 when he hit the ace, to go up 6-4 in the tiebreak.
Great analysis! Really like the way you write.
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Just to correct an error. Djokovic is not the only man to win each Grand Slam twice. Roy Emerson and Rod Laver both did it. Tennis did actually exist before 1968!
Astute observation Stephen - I've slapped an "in the Open Era" in there 👌
Rafa had foot injury in that match. He was not moving a lot. He never complained and said about his injury & nobody really knew until he withdrew from all ATP tours, Queens, Wimbledon & US Open… I knew watching that French Open that he was injured and was validated when he started withdrawing from all ATP tours and grand slams & seeing him with casted foot & in crutches at the airport in Barcelona where he had his foot treatment. He was out for 7 months after that match in French Open because of that foot injury last year. So anybody could have beaten him in that condition. It’s no rocket science why he lost that match.