All on the Djokovic train after the French Open win

TENNIS: It seems like I’ve underestimated the power of Novak Djokovic, and to be completely honest, it’s not the first time.

In the polarizing world, No. 1 is a way to make the seemingly impossible possible.

Although Rafael Nadal had seemed so dominant throughout the French Open and dominated only two losses in 15 appearances during his history, Djokovic stopped his efforts to add 14 to the French Open trophy cabinet. wall.

Their semi-finals of their last weekend seemed to be one round too early for a competition of this magnitude, and despite a match typically seen in video games, Djokovic demolished the clay king.

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Understanding the result is hampered by just eight months before Nadal had completely overtaken Djokovic in the one-sided final at the delayed 2020 Roland Garros event.

Nadal swept a kind of Djokovic aside in three straightforward series last year.

But Djokovic not only managed to retaliate, but continued and won the 19th slam at the expense of the desperate Stefanos Tsitsipas in this year’s final.

This brings Djokovic inside a single slam header for Roger Federer and Nadal, who split the top of the diaper with 20 slam titles per piece.

Djokovic didn’t have his own way in this final, and Tsitsipas gave the team against Novak a lot of joy when he had achieved a 2-0 lead, but as he often does, Djokovic gathered when everything seemed lost.

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Djokovic do this, but it would definitely be more than a few.

Just when I think he’s down and out, Djokovic finds something from the inner depth, most of us wouldn’t be willing to go deeper to scrape himself off the floor and take control of the match.

Djokovic does it so regularly that you might be forgiven for thinking it was a tactic.

It shows Djokovic’s mental strength.

I’m sure he’s going to be an excellent mental coach for top athletes as he retires from competing professionally.

In the women’s singles event, we had a new female winner for the sixth consecutive year as seedless Czech players Barbora Krejcikova surpassed Russias Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her tight three-set final.

What makes the result even more significant is that Krejcikova won not only the singles trophy but also combined with Katerina Siniakova to win the women’s singles.

This is the first time anyone has achieved this achievement in Paris since Mary Pierce reached her home in 2000.

It’s not uncommon for women’s slams to throw new title winners, but it’s a little rarer for someone who is considered a doubling expert to happen.

It’s one of the women’s games I enjoy that usually predicts the winner of a slam title.

At the local level, the Manawat Lawn Tennis Club will be joining two popular racquet sports this weekend when they host a combined table and tennis tournament.

This event will be followed by a senior doubles tournament that will attract players from the bottom of the North North Island.

For over 35s, this event may interest you as it caters to all types of players.

No excuses for the team, dust off the tennis racket.

Jono Spring is a former professional coach