2023-07-11 19:49:23
If he is unplayable during this edition of Wimbledon 2023, in career, Absent is also very good at exercising. He is even the best player in this little game among men.
“In the tie-break, the format is such that you serve both points. Every point counts, every point can decide the direction the tie-break will take“, said Djokovic during Roland Garros. “The mind plays and I am present. I only focus on the next point and I have to think clearly regarding what I want to do. Obviously, it depends on the opponent you have in front of you. But it worked great for me“.
Of the 469 tie-breaks played in his career, he pocketed 309, a victory rate of 65.88% during this complicated exercise. The Serb ranks ahead Roger Federer (709 contested, 463 won or 65.30%) and Arthur Ashe (268 contested, 172 won or 64.18%). Rafael Nadal is at 61.1% (429 disputed, 262 won).
Pour Philippe DehaesRTBF consultant, “Djokovic is capable of being a great player in tie-breaks, because under pressure and in important moments, he is able to transcend himself. Where most other players, in important moments, may tend to tense up, stress out and make mistakes, he goes the other way. The harder the match, the more important the moments, the more he manages to switch and raise his level. He is still the only active player to get there, as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (who is injured at the moment) are also able to do so. For other players, it’s not the same.”
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