The only real winner in the Novak Djokovic saga? His competition

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Barring a successful legal challenge, three of Djokovic’s rivals will be smiling from ear to ear, writes Sam Phillips | ANALYSIS

On both a political and organisational level, there are no winners in the Novak Djokovic saga.

He’s the best hardcourt player in the world, the best at peaking so early in the season and, above all, has an aura about his performances at Melbourne Park.But the draw won’t open up as much as some may believe in his absence. The man left kissing the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup on the last Sunday of the month won’t come from oblivion.

He will become the clear favourite to win back-to-back grand slams, having broken his duck against the Serbian superstar at Flushing Meadows last year. When the world No. 3 has his serve on song, his tennis is arguably better than Medvedev’s, who is machine-like in his consistency in the last 12 months.With all the talk has about Djokovic’s pursuit of a 21st grand slam title, the Spaniard’s chase for the same feat has been forgotten.

 

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i have no sympathy for Serbians but using novak Djokovic for political point scoring is too low.

Well whose fault is that? Djovick!

I think the real winners are all Australians... there are consequences to lying on visa applications, even for famous people. That’s it.

Noval Will win all legal Battles

I thought the minister's special powers were the last straw. What's the point.

Don’t let the customs door hit you on the way out😂👏 AlexHawkeMP DjokerNole p

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The only real winner in the Novak Djokovic saga? His competitionBarring a successful legal challenge, three of Djokovic’s rivals will be smiling from ear to ear. samphillips06 That’s wining? players are leaving who is really left. samphillips06 Well WW I started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary and his wife at the hands of a Serbian nationalist. I wonder what Serbians are prepared to do with archduke Novak's deportation, quashing His Imperial Highness' chances of another Oz Open samphillips06 You mean the ones who played by the rules?
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