Been watching the Australian Open with some interest. Both these two have been playing very very well in the tournmant. Neither of them has "back doored" their way into this match.
Tsonga was really impressive the other night vs. Nadal in beating him in straight sets. And Nadal didn't play poorly either. To be honest, I can't remember the last time Nadal was dominated like that. Djokovic too took care of Federer but really Federer looked pale and sick and keep in mind Federer didn't really get any practice in before the tournmanet. He struggled with Tipservich and even Blake at time. That being the case, RF had his chances up 5-3 in the 1st rd and 0-30 serving too. Everytime, Djokovic responded though.
Not sure who I like here. Djokovic has considerably more experience than Tsonga despite being younger than the Frenchman. I give a big advantage to Djokovic for that extra level of experience (7 titles to 0 for Tsonga). Not to mention, I think now Djokovic has a psychological edge after having beaten Federer...he seems very very determined. Anyone who stayed up and watched that match knew that Djokovic could have folded against Federed in the 1st rd but the intensity he played with was amazing.
I am not sure if Tsonga can keep up and play a flawless game like he did against Nadal.
Slight lean toward Djokovic -248 (Matchbook).
Anyone have any thoughts here....
Tsonga was really impressive the other night vs. Nadal in beating him in straight sets. And Nadal didn't play poorly either. To be honest, I can't remember the last time Nadal was dominated like that. Djokovic too took care of Federer but really Federer looked pale and sick and keep in mind Federer didn't really get any practice in before the tournmanet. He struggled with Tipservich and even Blake at time. That being the case, RF had his chances up 5-3 in the 1st rd and 0-30 serving too. Everytime, Djokovic responded though.
Not sure who I like here. Djokovic has considerably more experience than Tsonga despite being younger than the Frenchman. I give a big advantage to Djokovic for that extra level of experience (7 titles to 0 for Tsonga). Not to mention, I think now Djokovic has a psychological edge after having beaten Federer...he seems very very determined. Anyone who stayed up and watched that match knew that Djokovic could have folded against Federed in the 1st rd but the intensity he played with was amazing.
I am not sure if Tsonga can keep up and play a flawless game like he did against Nadal.
Slight lean toward Djokovic -248 (Matchbook).
Anyone have any thoughts here....
