27.01.2012, 16:21 CET

hunedoara1979, i respect your tennis knowledge, but I think you are wrong here. First you rushed here, there is no value in these odds, now there is even 2.40 on Nadal.

About match:
If you count on Novak's tiredness and injury, you can forget about it. He is not tired and certainly not injured.
Believe me all this we have seen in the second and third set, as well in second set against Ferrer, it's all one ordinary and usual performance for Novak when things on the court are not going in his way.
Just think, is it possible that when ever he is losing the match (in the past) or only set (like now), is it possible that it is always because of some physical problem and not because oponent is better in that moment?
This is why I don't like Novak too much, no matter of his great success even at age 24. He need to understand that losing is part of the sport. But Novak don't understand this. Like he want to tell us: I am losing because I am injured. I am losing because I don't feel well, it's heat, I have a problem with eye lens, I can not breathe ... It's never because oponent was better in that match or was better in only set. No, Novak always need to have an excuse no matter if in front him is top oponent.

So, do not be fooled by his false tiredness, everything is well with him. What more I am sure that Novak is physically the most fittest player.

Rafa don't have game to beat Novak, there is no way. But in case that miracle happens and Rafa start to dominate in the final, don't be suprised to see end before the end.
My advice for all those who want to bet on Rafa, take it in bookie with one set rule or one ball rule because Novak can retire even when he is fine.

Novak has a problem to accept defeat just as he has problem accepting the fact that the crowd prefers Federer and Nadal, even Murray more than him.

27.01.2012, 16:34 CET

@Maradona
I saw him playing in last two matches and noticed many moments when he was barely breathing and I don't see him capable to resist to another 4-5 sets match and more important playing for the 3rd time in a row long rallies is almost impossible to get past the without your body not being hurt.
You notice the bookie is Bwin who doesn't void the match in case Djokovic will retire. That is way I have chosen this bookie and not other that have even better odds.
I know he can recover with his "CVAC" but when a player plays the third match in a row against the top 4 players on court (and you have to agree that Ferrer, Nadal and Murray are along with Djokovic the best players on court, the best players on defensive and return)is hard to imagine that his body will not have problems.

27.01.2012, 16:45 CET

I can not agree with breathing problems and everything because I know it's nothing wrong with him.
I will just repeat, if you watched then you must have noticed that those problems are always after long rallies that have been lost while when he win it, then Novak always has the strength to celebrate it by jumping, screaming or whatever.

27.01.2012, 16:57 CET

Yes Maradona1, the Serbian player always complains about something when is close to lose as did at Rome and Cincinnati with Murray or in Davis Cup with Del Potro and many other times and yes he might play his role on court and foul the players but as I said is hard for me to see a player to resist in several day against the best defensive players and note both Ferrer and Murray won many long points and if Nadal will win a set from the first two sets Djokovic will be tired and if not the people shouldn’t be that worried about Nadal using…. to work his body in the past and pay more attention to a player that won last season almost all the matches and there were 83 matches and the courts are not body’s friend these days.
There are many things to write about here but for me is hard to imagine a player to run that much day after day a player that two seasons ago was ………….
But this is not my problem and hope this one will end as I expect here.
Anyway between them I prefer the fresher player despite is not the Nadal from past seasons.