looks like fed just cant run to his right?
Tennis 2020
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Djokovic is going to really take out this crowd support on Federer later in the match. Or pull off his own arms and beat him to death in frustration.
What the actual feck is going on?
Novak is still going to win but it’s been a bit of a clown fiesta thus far.
Novak is still going to win but it’s been a bit of a clown fiesta thus far.
Federer breaks again. They're both rubbish at holding right now.
terrible from Djoko so far
Wtf is going on? 
Really not surprised by any of this. Federer always plays well against Djokovic and he was being written off far too easily.
The way he's gotten through his matches, it feels like he's meant to win here.
The way he's gotten through his matches, it feels like he's meant to win here.
He’s gotten angry now.
Big hold for Novak. That should have been the serve right there for Federer.
Novak 0-30 on serve again
both Nadal and Djoko serve like amateurs compared to Fed.
Well, they don't have a serve anywhere as good as Federer's.
Djokovic breaks back
From having a chance to go 5-1 and serving for the set to 5-4.
That’s why it was only ever going one way
That’s why it was only ever going one way
Now Djoko breaks to love. It's not really been a very high quality match so far.
because he mastered it, they didn't. it was always their weakest point. it's not like he's 2.08 tall player like Isner or Karlovic. he simply mastered it.
There's a very good chance Fed will break for the set here. Novak has struggled on every single service game.
Djokovic now hitting the ball well and Federer making more errors.
So has Federer by that logic as they broken the same amount of times and Djokovic had chances in the first game.
Nah, Djokovic got angry from 0-40 in the 6th game, you could tell. Even if he still serve like shit he will have enough intensity to win the exchanges.
He will either break next game or win the ten, and it will be that.
Tbf to both it’s been an unbearably shitty day weather wise here.
Bye federer. Slow starter novak doing his thing now b
Poor from Novak there. He had second serves on both the break points.
Calm down!
He’s broken Fed twice this set. He will be disappointed more about not holding his serve. You are being unrealistic if you think he’s going to break Fed every game. The fact he’s putting himself in a position to break nearly every game shows he is returning well. But when you break someone twice in a set then you expect to take the set.
Fed lost his chance.
Yeah I can see four sets max but might be in three. Novak is just a slow starter in alot of matches. He’s reading him now again.
Fed needed that set badly. But Djokovic like Thiem yesterday turned up for the big points.
at 4-1 0-40 i thought he has a chance fr the match, at 5-2 i thought at least a set, now it's a tb so djoko in 3
Federer has got to be kicking himself. Should have won the opening set, a bit like Nadal yesterday.
Novak hasn't been great but he's shown an incredible level in the tie break.
Federer really should have taken one of those break points at 4-1. The set was there to be won.
Federer really should have taken one of those break points at 4-1. The set was there to be won.
Federer calling for the trainer.
His record for not retiring in a game is in danger
Hope not.
Would be horrible for Thiem or Zverev to have Djokovic more refreshed. I am hoping Fed can take a set atleast.
I do wonder though if the elbow/shoulder thing has altered Djokovic’s serve, the way it did Sharapova’s.
1-7 tb though, it hurts to see Fed become so terrible at it.
1-7 tb though, it hurts to see Fed become so terrible at it.
Wow Fed was 4-1 0-40 up? Bottler.
Huge psychological blow to lose that first set from so far ahead. Will be arguably his greatest Grand Slam win if Federer can pull it back from here, with the numbers against him i.e. no win over Djokovic since 2012 and the 38 year old body he now has to drag through a minimum of 3 more sets - each of which will probably be quite lengthy.
This will be over in 3 quick sets now, I reckon. Not sure that Federer was making it to 5 sets even if he had won the first as he should have. Djokovic looks like he’s properly warmed to the task now.
Federer has shown great resilience to keep holding serve from 15-40. That's the third or fourth time now.
He may not have the talent of some but boy does he have fight. Reminds of Jimmy Connors who had that resilience
Well there it is.
Djokovic with a brilliant point and takes the second set.
Djokovic with a brilliant point and takes the second set.
Going exactly how many predicted. Easy.