Comments on: Ask Bill – Novak Djokovic is the Best Tennis Player in the World

By: Manfred Wenas

Manfred Wenas — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:50:00 +0000

I have to agree with you James. It’s great to have more competitors for a grandslam. Makes the ATP Tour exciting again. The same is already going on with the top 10 / top 15 of the ladies where each and everyone can beat each other for a title.

A very good development in a game that is meant to be competitive

By: James Moore

James Moore — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:42:20 +0000

All i can say is this !
Thanks good for Djokovic !
Before Djokovic tok 3-rd place in ATP rankings tennis was almost boring.
Every GS or masters was going to either Rafa or Fedex.
And every final was decided between two of them.
Now finally we have a new top quality player and a three horse race.
Tennis just got more exciting and fun to watch !
I know some people hate Djokovic but to me this is good for tennis.
Quality competition brings excitement and good tennis !
Just relax and enjoy watching these gladiators fighting for ultimate prize , no.1 spot !

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:13:43 +0000

nothing would give me more pleasure than to see nole win and win and just keep winning…

then so much of what has been said in here would be just like so much gasssss.

ajde nole, you of the lovely smile, good looking face, exquisite down the line backhand, great muscled torso, funny sense of humour, and great PR. you are great for the game… i’m happy you’re in the mix…

and to you roger and rafa fans out there who say nole fans bring hate to this column, shame on you. it’s you bastion of status quo huggers (i prefer nole’s baseline hugging any day, thank you) who seek to deny a brilliant young man his due…

thank god for articles like these that recognise greatness for what it is.

ajde nole!

By: mr.peanut

mr.peanut — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:05:53 +0000

I am really surprised by the fact that none of you ever noticed the way Djokovic applause to his competitors for a good played point.Djokovic-Nadal SF Montreal!!!
Novak did it then, also when he played against Bagdhatis, and many more times, and no it was not cynical.
You guys only see what you want to see.

As for greatness part,We can’t see the future…no one knows whether Novak will win another GS or not. I’m sure alot of people thought Roddick would after he won the 2003 US Open – he might have at least 4 if it weren’t for Federer. Heck, for years Roger was criticized for not living up to his potential in GS. Who knew that he would go on to win 12 GS after his first at Wimbledon in 2003? And it could very easily have been 15 by now had it not been for Nadal. Federer could very easily have had back-to-back calendar slams the last two years had it not been for Nadal. The GOAT debate would have been over last year!

Who knew Nadal would win three straight FOs? If it weren’t for Federer, Nadal probably would have won back-to-back FO-Wimbledons!!

Djokovic has 1 GS…but he could have had two by now if it weren’t for Federer. Federer might very well have won this years AO if it weren’t for Novak.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW!

By: MikeOne

MikeOne — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:14:42 +0000

Suzana,I think Federer is more arrogant with his statements, especially in the past. Remember when Murray beat him this year and he bashed Murray’s game saying Andy is a grinder and blahh..blah.. and when he lost top Djoker at AO and responded ‘i don’t care’ in an arrogant way when asked who he thought was gonna win the final? and years back when he called Nadal 1 dimensional, a grinder and that he had the game to dismantle him? Fed is cool most of the time but compared to Djoker he says more ****y, arrogant things..no comparison. Overall however, he carries himself like a champ..just has a bit of a sore loser streak in him.

By: Sharat

Sharat — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:40:33 +0000

If he was the best in the world, then he would be ranked number one now wouldn’t he, and he isn’t so clearly he is not, at least not yet anyway. Just because Federer is showing a lack of form doesn’t make others who are currently showing form the better player. Federer’s record speaks for itself and its why he is still number one, and even on his day Djockovic would stand a chance against an in form Federer in my view, so its a bit premature to declare a new king.

By: Suzana

Suzana — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:55:36 +0000

He is not the best indeed !
Federer is on the top of the game NO DOUBT !
Djokovic needs at least 4 years to be as good as Federer, although he is receiving a lot of support from almost everybody ( including you ) .
So you have to be reasonable & logic when you decide who is the best in tennis .
Djokovic is a3J ( Just Jerk Joker ) and he is impolite so I think it is an insult to Federer if we compare him with that 3J…………..

By: cate

cate — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:54:21 +0000

Novak is no doubt one of the best players of today. But he is in no way “the best”. And I’m not just saying that because he’s not YET number one.

Yes, he’s good. It’s his attitude that he needs to work on.

Not to mention he’s world number one in retirements.

By: aca

aca — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:53:25 +0000

I think Nole does indeed have a better game than Fed or Nadal . Even Nadal seems to think so as he just said a few days ago he believes Nole will surpass him in the rankings . However , yes , the chink in the armour is the stamina issue and I am not sure what is the cause of that . I don’t doubt Novak’s will and resolve , he has that in spades . But he clearly has problems with endurance , at the moment , and that may be the limiting factor . I hope he can fix it .

By: Lynn Mennillo

Lynn Mennillo — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:24:59 +0000

Do you really believe that Nole is the best player in the world?

I have to respectfully disagree.

I think that Fed’s mono at the beginning of the year has affected him, and I don’t think that Nole has the same type of overall game that Fed has…shots, strategy, movement. He’s close, but not quite there. As for clay, I think that Rafa is far above Nole at this point. Nole was helped after all with all the retirements in Rome.

And Nole lacks the one thing that makes all champions: the ability to fight through on court. He retires far too often (especially when he’s down…)