much of the stats favored Fed due to the 2nd set which was a throw away for him. When it counted Djokovic he made the big plays. Both were good enough to win today.
I wouldn’t say one was better than the other. But winning tie breakers sometimes isn’t an indication of who played better. The 5th set tie breaker was just an atrocious idea.
If he didn’t play as good they wouldn’t have gone 5. It was right down the middle and for me it came down to Federer’s serve vs Novak’s backhand. The “stats” don’t tell the whole story which is a frequent occurrence in sports.
for games decided by either an insane amount of luck or a badly botched call. When two greats slug it out to 12 - 12 and a tiebreak, stats don’t matter.
for games decided by either an insane amount of luck or a badly botched call. When two greats slug it out to 12 - 12 and a tiebreak, stats don’t matter.
I challenge you to find another major men’s final where the winner lost all the key metrics like Novak...and won.
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much of the stats favored Fed due to the 2nd set which was a throw away for him. When it counted Djokovic he made the big plays. Both were good enough to win today.
I wouldn’t say one was better than the other. But winning tie breakers sometimes isn’t an indication of who played better. The 5th set tie breaker was just an atrocious idea.
If he didn’t play as good they wouldn’t have gone 5. It was right down the middle and for me it came down to Federer’s serve vs Novak’s backhand. The “stats” don’t tell the whole story which is a frequent occurrence in sports.
I challenge you to find another major men’s final where the winner lost all the key metrics like Novak...and won.