Go, Nole, goooo!

Go! Go! Go! DJAKOLVIC !!!

Where are my fellow Rafans? wandering elsewhere, somewhere, everywhere?

... woooohooo my Lakers won!!!

back to tennis .... NADAL WHO?

...anddd......my heart is in my mouth again. 3-1 Greul.

I know, Stu, same here...4:2... :(

rebreak 4 Nole, finally!!!!! We're back in the game! :) Ajdeee, Nolee! :)

...and the carnage begins.

Vamos Djoker !!!

nole's winning =P

i feel like djokovic is trying some new tactics, practicing his serve and volley, especially when he is a little ahead in the set...

..he needs much better volley in his next match against Mardy Fish... (this one is already "finished", I hope)

Fish is going to be a real test for Novak, not sure if he can get through with his current form?

Fish lost a set against Tipsy. Makes me wonder about his form too, though I didnt watch the match.

Commentators gave Djoker a 6.5/10 for this match!

really generous I think.

Haha, i was gonna say...this last set i'd say 3/10 at the most...

He won!! But he's not satisfied at all, which is good! :) Here comes posmatrac, our pessimist.. :P

posmatrac, we're not very good Nole fans are we?

we are, but I'm annoyed with his struggling, i wish he could bring back his AO 2008 game!

Didn't get to watch this match. TV only gave updates and showed a point here or there. Sharapova vs Dulko match was on at the same time. Why is this website only dedicated to men's tennis? I know that men's tennis is more exciting than the women's but shouldn't the women's get some mention?

I have faith in Nole. He has proven himself a worthy opponent of the best and conducts himself with great pride. I feel the hunger is there in him, is just not as noticeable in him as others but it IS there!

postmatrac, we are annoyed with your negative energy. How about a little positive for a change. Nobody is perfect, Nole is not perfect but we have to have faith in him.

yeah agree zikili.

posmatrac, I even spring out from my shelter just to feed positive energy to Novak remember that.

AJDEEE Nole

he shouldn't be struggling with players ranked 50 and above, simple as that; now Mardy Fish became a valid threat!? Many reasons for annoyance.

zikili, you should be more concerned with Novak's negative energy rather than mine, if it helps you let off steam I can ack your comment.

nole will silence us all zikili. fish in straights, then robredo in straights. the QF might be his first big challenge before federer, but i see him getting to the QF atleast. if he finds his form, maybe the semis and beyond..

i wish he had murrays draw tho! sometimes when you are out of form you could do with a little luck!

Every player can be a threat but Nole has a 2-0 H2H against Fish. I think this is where Nole's experience in slams will help him. I just find it hard to think that Nole will lose to Fish (sorry Fish fans).

I hope you're right f4t but with the state of mind that Nole is currently in, I don't think previous H2H records are anything to go by. He had a similar (even slightly better) H2H against Tommy Haas. Not to mention numerous other people he has lost to this year like Gulbis and Nieminen who got 3rd time lucky.

I find it hard to assess Nole's game on grass because I haven't seem him play much..

I don't think Fish and Nole have ever played together on grass. I think their H2H is all on HC. So their games will be semi-new to each other, considering I'm sure they've watched tapes of the other on grass. That's why I think that Nole's experience in slams will come in handy. Maybe calmer and not as nervous. He is playing under the radar as one article said so less pressure too.