Excuses, excuses!

We have to put our cards on the table, we at theNetcourt are big fans of Novak Djokovic, but we can also be objective, and I have to say we are a little perplexed with Djokovic and his seeming frailties in the 7 match 5 set format of Grand Slam tennis. Right now, we don’t see how Novak will ever win another Grand Slam.

I do feel bad for the Djoker and I do believe that he was not feeling great Wednesday night against Tsonga, but I wish he would have kept it to himself. You’re sick, it happens, you’re off, it happens, your opponent plays lights out, it happens. I just don’t like excuses! I wish Novak would have kept his frailty to himself, let the rest of field wonder or make their own judgments and move on to the next event.

The problem is Djokovic is too consumed with his own self-perception and is unable to understand why people question his heart and his mind. The reality is Djokovic probably harbours the same questions as everyone else, but cannot yet come to terms with them. I hope Djokovic figures it out and carves out a ‘hall-of-fame’ worthy career, but he has to stop talking and just let his game speak for him. After all, he’s a tennis player, that’s all we really want.