Luca Nardi SHOCKS Novak Djokovic 🤯 | Indian Wells 2024 Highlights

[@tennistv]

20 y/o World No.123 Luca Nardi with the most amazing night of his young life so far!

[@naxo9975]

Narda

[@niel017]

and a lucky loser...biggest upset

[@tennisgalaxy92]

The channel admin is still in shock and wrongly wrote his name.

[@ivan8789]

I'm sure that one was with his lady 🤓

[@bag2963]

The lucky looser? Are you mental? Watch your language and apologise!

[@1k1g41]

In the post match interview Nardi said he literally just moved from his room with a Novak poster on the wall to beat his hero here. This is what sport is all about!

[@johnproton259]

Djokovic needs Nardi poster on his bedroom wall now. 😂

[@Draza1]

@@johnproton259ђоковић се само зезао

[@strikerbowls791]

He worships an antivaxxer?

[@tennisdebunk]

@@Draza1djokovic has been beaten, several times also and will also be beaten a lot more from now on. Cope with it

[@Benjamin-773]

Now, whatever Nardi says is also right because he was a winner.

[@belgradewanderer]

It's not even Djokovic playing bad, Nardi was just ridiculously good

[@jason4275]

might be injury or he's just getting old.

[@Jitesh108]

Nah, Djokovic played awesome. Those winners by Nardi were brutal!

[@mikemoggerson6651]

@@Jitesh108Djokovic did NOT play awesome…he was horrible particularly in the first set. In the 3rd set, he played decently but Nardi was redlining. Djokovic so far this year has been pedestrian and losing sets all over the place.

[@huzcer]

Nardi was good but Djokovic was pretty unclutch at the latter end of the 3rd set. He's older, rusty and looked unmotivated. Little to none of his trademark shot depth.

[@novakgoatovic]

Yes Novak was bad. He is bad since january

[@kiwi3608]

Nardi played in a very skilful and composed manner, not looking like a "nobody" in the sport. He definitely deserved the victory. Hope he will rise as another Italian talent after Sinner 👍

[@joemarshall4226]

The Itialans have found a strategy that works. Stay away from the net against Novak. Bring him in.

[@Alessandromoicani]

Sicuro Bro

[@ql3670]

@@joemarshall4226 Basically, give him a taste of his own medicine?

[@DanielBoonelight]

@@joemarshall4226 yea it's that simple..! just that one strategy, right? easy.

[@LAMPO2852]

ho visto ora un riassunto , e' un altro potenziale GRANDE

[@brixiaman]

Italy is experiencing a tennis renaissance! Nevers seen so many talented young italian tennis players like now.

[@rn2511]

Returning early is just so powerful the pressure it puts on the opponent is insane. Congrats Nardi. You deserve it.

[@jm7804]

The guy has only won 5 matches on the ATP tour.....EVER. He literally lost in the qualifying rounds only to get a spot when the draw opened up (lucky loser). These guys are starting to believe they can beat Novak and they're doing it.

[@got2bjosh]

Should've watched him at Next Gen Finals. He showed promise there.

[@carlmorgan8452]

Tells me there's really great players out there / that never get a chance. This one did

[@mirkofessini4864]

Devi guardare il tennis,non leggere solo le statistiche su Wikipedia, soprattutto quando un ragazzo ha 20 anni (Nardi ha 15 anni era considerato uno dei migliori talenti,poi si era un po' perso).

[@wimzswimz9843]

Next gen final? Where is medjedovic now? He won that last years, didn't he?

[@markuse3472]

This is what happens when some players are not, or refuse to be, Bribed Off by filthy rich White people to lose to novaq. The LIKELY Paying Off to lose to novaq has Likely been happening since at least 2022, when such filthy rich people saw Rafael going up Two Majors on their White man. The possible Bribery is likely not done, we have to wait and see. But until the ITF and ATP (and WTA for iga and coco) look DEEP into these possible Briberies and give us the VARIOUS investigations or methods and results, I will stand correct.

[@marcusy3807]

the way he handled the pressure

[@JH-bb8in]

Djoker is washed

[@wendysgarden4283]

Yes. Had the same thought about Mensik this past month. The power and speed is amazing...but to be this self-controlled is your teens? Impressive!

[@Tennis214]

@@JH-bb8inHe just won US Open and Cincinnati lol

[@chuckfriebe843]

He didn’t use that slice serve all night and then he saved it for match point. Brilliant!

[@LePurist1218]

Il a fait courrir Jocko de gauche à droite sans cesse, plus des lobes et des amortis de balles insensés. Il est loin d'oublier cette défaite 🎉. Chapeau Nardi !

[@Marc443]

What a talent and a natural game with power and variations!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Andy Roddick would be proud on what Nardi did against Djokovic.

[@WalterSassaki]

2:03 that point was the highlight itself. Djoko's reaction and then complaining for the umpire after that was priceless while Nardi was taking a breath.

[@Cirosan]

Did you undestand why Djoco stopped?! 🤔

[@broncoguy4862]

@@Cirosan Absolutely...he lost focus because Nardi misjudged a ball and lost the point. Then Djokovic went on a 5-minute rant about it. What a baby.

[@annamariaisland1960]

So was Nole claiming "hindrance" on Nardi's part ? Seems weird, but Nole has in the past acted like he didn't know all the rules of tennis.

[@HoboHabilis]

He’s a great champion as long as it’s going his way. Otherwise he reverts to form.

[@HoboHabilis]

Boo hoo Nardi got the ball baaaaack. Maybe there’s a vaccine for whining.

[@photojournalists]

I bet Sinner’s performance is giving a lot of self belief to the Italian players. This guy probably has played sinner a bunch of time and seeing how sinner performed in AO made him think why not me.

[@stephaneprivate1013]

Why only to Italian players lol, to ALL of them for sure. Djokovic is aging, time will only make him less competitive. I hope he will not continue his legendary career too long and close the Nole Tennis book with a proper ending.

[@beatricecorradi7072]

He's been Sinner's sparring partner

[@carlopara]

come on! At that level the only thing that matters is your training and your talent. The italian are improving because they are training better

[@photojournalists]

@@beatricecorradi7072 I kind of thought that could be the case. Without belief you can slay the dragon

[@Boplazima]

​@@Titan_ooo is european 😂

[@snakejake7381]

I went to bed thinking Djokovic had this in the bag. I wake up to see Nardi have match point and win. Nardi I'm officially a fan.

[@antonellavenezia]

same here and I love D

[@rickysalaria3061]

to add to the surprise....of late ...he is struggling to even qualify in challengers...there is big crop of other italians doing much better than him...last 2 years or so....gigante,cobolli,arnaldi,zeppieri....though arnaldi is already playing atp regularly.

[@got2bjosh]

Never assume anything when it comes to tennis. The margins don't exist anymore. The depth of talent on both tours is real. Top players can scalp each other on the day regardless of ranking. Current form matters more than legacy. The Next Gen are evicting ALL members of the Big 3+.

[@Kcrude]

You go to bed for 2 hours? Lol

[@GregoryUgochukwu]

Me too.....I went to beg thinking he will just give him double 6-0..😅

[@SidneiMV]

after AO and IW 2024 I believe that Djokovic will not vacation in Italy after retiring 😎

[@paolopagliaro980]

He's very welcome here, and he accepted the loss with admirable sportsmanship.

[@malekat8539]

​@@paolopagliaro980 No he didn't...

[@rizoferatovic8197]

He will retire after 30 slams and sing lasciante mi cantare in Milano😘

[@pancake9939]

playing like this he wont get another slam @@rizoferatovic8197

[@MistahhMingus]

@@paolopagliaro980no

[@SJ-di5zu]

2:04 this was such a weird moment. I feel like Djokovic only complained because he hit a bad drop shot and knew Nardi would get there. Because from what we see, Nardi stops playing thinking ball was out, but gets the return in play, and then Djokovic instantly runs forwards to take advantage of the situation. If Djokovic truly thought the point was over, he wouldn’t have bothered to run forwards.

[@DanielBoonelight]

total whiner moment. it's this disingenuous crap where the real character comes out, and that class factor that people just sorta hold to, when it comes to fanmaking, that makes all the difference, i hate to say.

[@martinschmidt1652]

And then he is even complaining to Nardi after he won the match. One whole set later, for a point that made no difference ...

[@QK_Engineer]

literally tho, once the point is going PLAY IT! Djokovic had the advantage in this point as well

[@DissonantCat]

@@DanielBoonelight I'm not a Novak fan, but he is one of the greatest sports when losing. Always smiling, always congratulating. That can't be denied. He probably just wanted to clear up the situation.

[@senorgato70]

Funny enough, just saw a clip of Novak doing almost the exact same thing during a match with Wawrinka at the USO.

[@sher768]

First Sinner and now Luca NARDI! What a pleasure to see 2 Italians tennis players defeat Nole!! What pride for Italy! 💪🏻🇮🇹

[@huzcer]

Sinner is the best Austrian player since Thiem

[@alessandrobottaro7943]

@@huzcer BS. Why don't you ask him??

[@huzcer]

@@alessandrobottaro7943 Jannik Sinner himself says that he was barely able to speak any Italian until he was a teenager.

[@tennisdebunk]

@@huzcernope bro, sinner is born in italy and represents it. Stop yapping and cope with it loser

[@alessandrobottaro7943]

@@huzcer that's right, but it does not mean much. Several people in other regions of Italy grow up speaking a local dialect, from Sicily to Valle d'Aosta. How many people in the US speak Spanish or Chinese as first language? Are they less American because of this?

[@チャンスン]

Unbelievable! Nardi's ability to rally is amazing.🤯

[@GoenSung]

Nardi beated Novak using the same game plan. Solid in baseline. Forehand and backhand down the line

[@Nat-oj2uc]

This court is made for rallies and Djokovic is sht

[@teragramlawrence2864]

How did Djocovid lose against this guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@simuntigmo6220]

@@teragramlawrence2864How? Maybe go and watch the match dummy

[@jonasbertilbellander]

​@@teragramlawrence2864LL Nardi has 5 atp wins totally ,lol that's how insane this is

[@titleistprov69]

Nardi just played so big to the back line over and over. Djokovic couldn’t handle it. Amazing match from him. True David vs Goliath.

[@iceice8327]

Felt Wawrinka like at times.

[@SlayerSaber]

​@@iceice8327I think Wawrinka was so much better, Wawrinka was a pure beast and defeated Prime Djokovic 2 times.

[@macaron5902]

Yeah, he was hitting so deep in the court that it kept putting Djokovic off-balance. Right at his feet on the baseline. It was almost funny.

[@theepistemiccafe]

Compare the extraordinary composure of Nardi, who has only his 4th tour win against Djokavic, and never screamed, never begged the crowd to cheer for him, never disrespected Novak...and then there's Shelton who screams when his opponents miss in the very first game and cant get his finger out of his ear, begging for applause. What a difference in maturity and respect. Congratulations Nardi!

[@marilynjanemawdsley6708]

I really like Nardi’s composure, such a fine young man. I prefer this also to Nadal’s way of over celebrating each point as if he has won the match

[@Tillerspoke]

No one likes Shelton, not even his phone

[@willkittwk]

Nardi is a classy guy even looks a little like Novak.

[@willkittwk]

​@@marilynjanemawdsley6708I got tired of that over the top celebration of Nadal when he wins a point. Looks silly when done too much.

[@FrancesD-bo2ou]

@@Tillerspoke🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@riccardonait9470]

Bravo Luca. Hai mostrato al mondo tennistico tutto il tuo grande talento. Ti aspettavamo a questi livelli stellari perché ne sei capace

[@rhoclouds]

this is one of the biggest upsets in several years and one of the best indian wells matches in a while. nardi was blasting the ball off the forehand wing and played lights out at the net, very dynamic player

[@devinwest4726]

Djokovic’s weakness is Italians!

[@Introverder]

Hehe, maybe ;). Started with Musetti in Monte Carlo, then Sinner 3 times and now Italian guy again.

[@Jitesh108]

Maybe the Italian playing style neutralizes his playing style

[@gelvisblue]

Novak is old. He's had a poor season by his standards. De Minaur beat him quite easily this year. He's still 4-3 winning vs Sinner.

[@stevejohnson6684]

Sinner told Nardi the secret how to beat Djoker.

[@Jitesh108]

@@stevejohnson6684 haha! Great point! Djoker played amazing! It’s just that Nardi’s winners were brutal!

[@danielsmith79]

HE TOOK THE BALL SO EARLY JUST LIKE AGASSI.. BRAVO!

[@ragas2845]

Yes exactly, that was key. On the rise and bang!

[@arisadriano1544]

yes agree that’s the first thing i noticed too, and he also played an attacking game like agassi.

[@hiravparekh8695]

Just like Fed

[@theacechip]

Yes, very reminiscent of Agassi.

[@AndrewDCDrummond]

Doesn’t look particularly early to me, whereas Agassi was on the rise

[@radostinborisov8052]

Congratulations to Luca, a great match for him! Novak played well, but Nardi was just on another level!

[@Nat-oj2uc]

You got it wrong 😂

[@juanafandosreyes]

El que se equivocó, fue Nole 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rdmalonso1]

Great to see this next generation of players stepping up. Amazing playing

[@natalijazivkovic8112]

I’m Serbian but i absolutely adore Nardi after this, what a win!

[@julianandrews7]

Why is Djokovic bitching about the weird point at 2:03 when he won the set anyway? Also, he needs to not be focused on his opponent. Nardi can play nonchalantly if he wants to. Djokovic had a lapse in judgement and needs to accept he lost the match and move on, no need for the scolding at the net.

[@ronwatts5827]

As per Shelton and other incidences he is a very "small" man at times, and can be very ungracious.

[@davidefranco7946]

Yes. At the net he speaks italian to Nardi saying: "[that point] wasn't fair, but good job" polemically. Then Nardi tries to tell him something but Djokovic doesn't let him say anything and goes away. Bad display of sportmanship by Nole, considering that he was the first to continue that point and, as you said, eventually won the set. In Italy we say that Djokovic "ha rosicato"

[@olliemartinelli4034]

I don’t get what Nardi did wrong there?

[@matteoarena]

@@olliemartinelli4034 I think Nardi answered like as the ball was out, Nole has been tricked by that kind of weak shot

[@zotstuff7378]

i think Nardi legitimately thought the ball was long, and by the time he remembered line calls are made automatically, he had already batted the ball back. Novak was probably complaining because it caused him to lose focus, but I don't think he had a legitimate argument to stand on besides it potentially being a missed line call.

[@marcusy3807]

honestly amazing

[@rubenz731]

Djokovic bitter there at the end. He said to Nardi in Italian "Non era giusto, pero bravo." "That wasn't right, but well done." Nardi apologizes but Djokovic cuts him off. It was in reference to when Nardi looks like he stopped playing on Djokovic's serve.

[@andreim.5324]

Of course he was bitter. People will still say he was gracious in defeat :)) And to be honest, Djokovic stopped playing in that point much more clearly than Nardi did. Nardi hit a reactionary return, whereas Djokovic stopped at the net, while Nardi was chasing that ball actively. Nardi's weird return looked intentional to be honest, and I would be surprised if it wasn't. Kyrgios looked like he was stopping in many points, Bublik same thing. Djokovic arguments there were just lame.

[@sadikokici]

@@andreim.5324 no it was not intentional he thought ball was clearly out but did not hear electronic call if it was an linesperson call he would have challenged it but it was an electronic call so last second he decided to play the point . Cant blame him probably his 3 or 4 match with electronic line calling.

[@mattiarossi74]

however, he broke Nardi serve later and won that set. I don't understand why complain about an episode that didn't affect that set. He simply had to compliment his opponent who played better than him.

[@Aman1nFull]

I don't agree. It would have been bitter if he had not said "pero bravo". But he did finish the sentence with that. Just calling out what bugs him.

[@jacobsimangan7031]

@@Aman1nFull I'm not a djokovic hater by any means, but that's literally the textbook way to express bitterness passively.

[@Sh8ye0]

In Italy we all knew Nardi is a rough diamond, he just need to be more consistent and mentally tough to explode cause the technical skills are insane

[@tomasnadassky1642]

Nice, more of these this year please

[@hero0149]

Djokovic wasn't in bad shape, and he often recovered from being behind. But Nardi's play was great. Tennis is interesting because things like this happen.

[@jatairways]

We have to talk about it when both sinners and nardi win so many grand slams and when they have so many victories. Both players are young and talented, but Djokovic has a big current crisis. it's all normal in sports. Djokovic has never played as badly as he did in the last four months. if he retires now he will be the best of all time, 416 weeks first ranking place, 24Gs, 40 ATP masters and 98 single titles! Young players are coming who will also experience crises, that's all normal in sport. I sincerely hope that sinner and nardi will manage to break his records. Good luck to them!

[@nathanhosea489]

​@@jatairways 2018 post-surgery was even worse. But he was 31 then. He's 37 now, and it's infinitely harder for him to recover

[@mcf-662]

I like Novak but Nardi outclassed him. What a match!!

[@ragas2845]

Tennis match!

[@biblemain8192]

Simply outplayed. Well done Nardi!

[@ragas2845]

Thank you so much! -Nuca Lordi

[@Tri-FectaDi-Recta]

This was a great match to see! Some fantastic tennis on display gentlemen. 💪🏼🔥👌🏼 Great work!

[@baldeagle-cq2jl]

I started to think Djokovic would come back after winning the second set,but to no avail. Nardi stayed focused and pulled it off. Amazing victory in his early career. I also think Sinner has had a great influence on Italian tennis as I see more and more players,men/women, going deeper into the rounds. Great for the sport.

[@adolfogonzalez2623]

WELL DONE LUCA hello from Australia

[@Karen_McAlllister]

Tyrannical land down under?

[@Khattab9O]

@@Karen_McAlllisterFREE PALESTINE❤✌️

[@ragas2845]

Thank you so much! -Nuca Lordi

[@craigfleming-dc7fw]

Awesome to see younger generation FINAlLLY coming through!!!!

[@gelvisblue]

About time. Just proves Novak's greatness for holding them off as long as he has. Novak's got nothing left to prove.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@gelvisblue There's nothing great about a manchild who insults his young opponent who did nothing wrong on a point that didn't even influence the match outcome anyway. But thats beside the point, there is nothing illegal about having a pause before you strike the ball you can do that all you want. Thats why the judge did nothing, there's nothing wrong or illegal whatsoever about that point. Its all Djokovic's fault for getting messed up mentally and letting it get in his head. Its insane how immature this old man childvic is I guess thats what can happen when you got spoiled playing a game for a living as your job

[@huzcer]

​@@eyeofhorus1301tell me that you are a fedal coper without telling me that you are a Fedal coper.....

[@tennisdebunk]

@@eyeofhorus1301yep, this nolefans continue the saga of losing with humbleness, well this match even ends that yapping

[@Alboravin]

​@@huzcer Tell everyone you're a Djokotard by telling everyone you're a Djokotard.

[@darkmatter5424]

Nardi doing something Monfils never did in his entire career. 😅

[@Introverder]

And he did it before 21 years old ;). But seeing Nole playing like this maybe Monfils still has a chance.

[@jason4275]

@@Introverder its too late now, prime Novak vs prime Monfils, Novak still beat him.

[@darkmatter5424]

@@Introverder In a futures event, that doesn't count. 😅

[@Pakos-Terimos]

@@jason4275 There is a beautiful match between them on youtube, Novak 16 and Monfils 16 we can already see the spirit of Djokovic... 5 set winner lost the 2 first...

[@radostinborisov8052]

Stop laughing at Monfils, he is a fantastic player and one of the funniest in the ATP Tour

[@spillomina]

To be exact. Djokovic did nothing wrong 17 winners to 9 unforced errors but Nardi was twice as good with 34 winners and 19 unforced errors. Djokovic fans doing the most without acknowledging Nardi simply outplaying and outclassing Djokovic.

[@DanielGeorge-c3l]

this is how you beat djoko. fearless ball striking, top notch movement and few errors. Nardi is a champ

[@kumaravelseenu2910]

Future is bright when we see this type of players great to see the very young 20 unbelievable can best anyone with the good serve and baseline rally 😮

[@HeavyTopspin]

He figured out they key to beat Novak: "Hit the cover off the ball and paint lines for 3 hours." Just unbelievable play from Nardi, he would have beaten anyone the way he was playing tonight.

[@coffeeandtrance]

he was really going for broke on some of those points

[@fwvw7056]

Paint the lines? Countless shots landed mid court and even when deeper often still far away from the lines.

[@Nat-oj2uc]

Lol more like Djokovic forgot how to do it

[@bryangreen9672]

Yep, but he will be out in the next round !!!!

[@MikeAG333]

@@bryangreen9672 Yes but.........there's always half-wits in the Yoube comments section.

[@vamosdaniel22]

Some of nardis shots were incredible. Congrats!

[@gregheffley2]

nardi's returns were faster than some of djokovic's serves

[@shnhkn1]

this very new gen players amazing, dino prizmic, arthur cazaux and luca nardi coming very strong. It's good they are similar age of alcaraz and sinner. soon we will be witnessed great rivalries...

[@henryblake5480]

Djokovic's antics as always to complain to the upmire mid match to break the opponent's momentum....toilet breaks..talking loudly to the coaching team and screaming....but kudos to the young italian for handling the pressure and beat the djoker...a very promising kid with powerful ground strokes and good volley and serve

[@Shankar-Bhaskar]

He is a disgrace to the sport of tennis

[@markusklamstein]

​@@Shankar-Bhaskar😂😂 wtf man he is one of the goats, if not the #1

[@Tee3Wins]

yes, drama queen...

[@longlifevibes8842]

Glad someone else sees this as well. The way Djokovic made Domnic Theim loose momentum in the Australian open final 2020 after Theim was 2 sets and a break in the fourth up...and recently 2023 in Cincinnati Carlos Alcaraz .... Time out and Carlos lost his momentum completely after being a set and a break up.

[@jmilne5751]

@@markusklamstein "GOATS" as YOU refer to him as, do NOT disgrace the sport like he does...GOAT Greatest Of All Tantrums!!!

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

Nardi is impressive ! Young and fearless . Similar to Jannik . ❤❤❤

[@pabloescobar_8896]

Is not similar at all, but yes he needs those type of win to convince himself he’s a very good player. At 15/16 was considered a top talent, but then lost some terrible match and his confidence lacked. Maybe now he can trust the process

[@carloartificialintelligence]

And looks even cooler than Jannik

[@b.hornetiii.6771]

I think he can be better than Sinner if he continues this way ...

[@usermatisse]

​@@b.hornetiii.6771I don't think but let's see. Sinner is better currently in every fundamental, FH, BH, serving...

[@b.hornetiii.6771]

@@usermatisse I have a bad feeling about Sinner, I don't know why ... He's very tall, too skinny, like some kind of spider, injuries just waiting to happen ... I don't know. If this year he wins another slam (at least one) or two, than he's really top of the tops. We'll see.

[@lngun]

Wow, Nardi took so much time away on those ground strokes. Its almost Federer-esque.

[@georgebeierberkeley]

Great side to side movement like Fed.

[@FExpiate]

Stop comparing these 2h bh grinders to Rog.

[@yugiboy-uk680]

Agreed ​@@FExpiate

[@yuwrajbansodkar8949]

I can say Like Sebastian Korda at the max...he does have extra time for his shots...Roger moved with so much flare and grace at the same time...no one could do it like him...

[@sasook]

@@FExpiateDefinitely saw some Fed tactics being employed against Djokovic here though

[@Johnnybgood76]

I remember first seeing Nardi play in Les Petits a few years back. A very smooth, clean ball striker for sure.

[@Wave_Drop]

Nardi was a huge Italian promise when Carlitos Alcaraz had just won his first Challenger. Many Italians have compared his talent to Alcaraz in recent years. He just never fully bloom like Carlos or Jannik but this win will definitely boost his faith and confidence moving forward. 💪🏼

[@sankam3505]

sometimes you need a chance and Luca made sure to grab it by the hands! So proud of you!

[@Benjamin-773]

Djokovic's glorious time is about to reach its close, that is natural law.

[@tranilator]

As a Federer fan, these freak defeats happen to the best of players Novak included. If Novak is in a slump, which I doubt, he would just come back as Neo Novak anyway as Federer did back in 2017 before mother nature finally caught up with him.

[@Nostalgic14-zo3pk]

@@tranilator First respectful comment from a Federer Fan I ve read in sometime...Novak seems struggling both physically and more mentally my opinion though...

[@SetsunaNyan001]

​@@tranilator100% agree. With that said, Neo Djokovic may have been last year in 2023 when he won 3 out of 4 majors. We'll have to see what happens, Djokovic is definitely still more than capable to win 2 or more majors though.

[@Nat-oj2uc]

​@@tranilatorit's not slump it's the end

[@lokeedmartin]

Like your brain did long time ago you mean?

[@edkiely2712]

Novak will still be a tough out moving forward however, all those that thought '24 would simply continuation of where '23 left-off need to understand- each year is its own animal. Novak is approaching 37 soon and will no longer be able play at the level he's use to. Age works invisibly on our bodies so that, reflexes, reaction-time, coordination, etc. become fractions-of-a-second slower, which makes a HUGE difference in professional sports- the difference between winning and losing! It's been a great run for Novak!

[@shoaibmemon8788]

You are right but is he really slowing down? When he barely won Wimbledon against 38 year old Federer in 2019 and then even Thiem took him to 5 sets in Australian Open in 2020 i thought Novak is slowing down but then he made a comeback. I mean Medvedev beat him in Straight Sets in the US open and then Novak returned the favour the very next year so maybe its just bad Patch

[@edkiely2712]

@shoaibmemon8788 Slowing down enough where he's losing earlier in tournaments and to a player ranked #123 in the world! All it takes is those fractions-of-a-second I referred to above to become the difference between dominating and struggling to beat lesser players. Novak is more than capable of winning tournaments still! However, I believe the "early signs" are evident. We sometimes forget how fine-tuned these top players are with their games and conditioning. Novak has reached basically the same age where Roger was still competitive but, they are outliers. It's just too difficult to recover and maintain the same level-of-play, especially with the Slams where you hv to do it 7 times. Novak still has some good tennis left!

[@shoaibmemon8788]

@@edkiely2712 it does look like he is slowing down but thats not something new i mean you would have how Novak has improved his Serve and Net game in recent past to become the more creative players and he is shortening the points too, Novak is saving the energy for few years now he is no more the greatest baseline player, lets see how he performs in Roland Garros thats his least preferred Slam and Surface though

[@edkiely2712]

@shoaibmemon8788 Yes! As Roger did with his team, Novak and his will be selective about when to practice, how often and how hard, and be selective about which tournaments to play. They've been doing so anyway, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them make some adjustments or tweaks moving forward. Nadal's career is hanging by a thread, as are Murray's and Wawrinka's. Novak I see lasting well into next year(barring injury)however, when he finally calls it a career, it will bring to a close a tremendous window of tennis since Roger won the US Open in '04. We should enjoy every last point of his career because, not too long they'll all be watching from the seats and giving interviews about their great matches!

[@shoaibmemon8788]

@@edkiely2712 Agreed, cant imagine tennis without all of them, would love to see Nadal give this years Roland Garros a shot, as of yet Novak isnt very selective in comparison to Nadal i think the reason for that is that Novak fancy his chances of winning literally any tournament i mean he is the only one to win 7 out of 9 master 1000 atleast thrice and rest of the two masters atleast once whereas Nadal and Federer have only won 7 masters atleast once let alone thrice, Novak made a bad move by playing doubles in the olympics had he not done that he might have won Olympics in Singles, any ways would love to see how he approaches future tournaments he would love to win this year's Olympic though.

[@tm75_88]

as italian, while discovering another talent and good person (it's evident), I have to notice and appreciate Djoko's sportmanship at the end.......man is just classy 👍👏👏

[@philbofettiArchive]

After seeing the interview and Djokovic claiming he had a bad day. I'm not seeing it. He had some strange moments, but he seemed to be playing well. I don't think he gave credit enough to Nardi. That was an out of this world performance. When I find myself reactively leaning forward in my seat out of the sheer disbelief from the wild shots he pulled off, I know that he's something special and simply outclassed Novak.

[@lilise3965]

He's some good shots up his sleeve, this boy has!

[@paolopagliaro980]

WOW Sinner has triggered a magic virtuous moment in my country. SUPER LUCA!!!! Grandissimissimo!

[@huzcer]

Sinner is the best Austrian player since Thiem!

[@rickysalaria3061]

sinner,arnaldi,cobolli....n nardi....hope it will inspire zeppieri,belluci,gigante,maestrelli,passaro who are doing same or even better in challengers mainly last 2 years.(i know ...not naming musetti here).

[@salvatorecatalano9961]

​@@huzcerand you are stupid or ignorant ???

[@marcomalpassi7655]

INCREDIBILE, LO HA STRONCATO SIA FISICAMENTE CHE TECNICAMENTE! IN UN 1000! TUTTI GLI ESPERTONI PROFESSIONISTI DI TENNIS DEVONO ANDARE A NASCONDERSI, NESSUNO SI ERA ACCORTO PRIMA DI UN SIMILE FENOMENO! PER COLPA DI SINNER CI SIAMO DATI TUTTI ALL'ALCOL PER FESTEGGIARE, CHE FINE FAREMO ORA?

[@Alexander-rr6yn]

@@huzcercheck again your geography man, and stop dreaming. How pathetic…

[@corgeousgeorge]

Novak was scolding the younger player at the end? That kid played out of his face. Novak didn't play badly really but Nardi was just incredible. To think a lucky loser and now just beat the world number 1. Sport is crazy.

[@OzzieWorld]

What was it about?

[@DeathV3nger]

Might’ve been about the point where Nardi non chalantly returned djokovic’s serve causing him to question whether it was in or not, however, no whistle so it confused him. Probably just told him play until it’s deemed out or something cuz it threw him off. No harm in it either way - in the end he gave kudos to the kid

[@MelodyMaker]

Ya. I wonder what that was all about. Whatever small incident that may have happened during the match....surely he didn't reference it on such a monumental occasion for the kid?

[@TorontoFluff2792]

He didn’t scold him. He told him well done and not to worry about that point in Italian 😊

[@Introverder]

Still looked friendlier than hanging up the phone with icy handshake with Ben Shelton :].

[@ZuperTennis6-0]

I'm still awake and will hardly be able to sleep. Great Nardi!!!

[@alantheangler6768]

The kid played like a top 10 player. Incredible performance.

[@Peter_080]

The boy won because he was in optimal physical condition but also because he had no awe and because he tried to impose his own game on the opponent by preventing him from playing his typical game: the psychological aspect in tennis is always particularly important.

[@theprolightingindia]

Amazing tennis by Nardi. So aggressive at such decisive moments. I cant believe Joker spoke about that one point during the hand share. It literally made no difference to the outcome as he won. that set anyway.

[@JamesyArreza]

Seems like the Italians have the code of deciphering Novak's game

[@KERO_FL]

wtf novak talking after the game? Was he supposed to vin every single game and somehow he is pissed because he was handled?

[@Nat-oj2uc]

He was pissed that it was deceiving move

[@jofrolifts6425]

@@Nat-oj2uc was it? Serve looked either out or like it caught a sliver of the line, Nardi anticipated it going out and didnt hear the electronic 'out' call - mind you he's played 5 total matches with the electronic system - and when he didn't hear a call he continued the point. Whereas Novak decided to play a drop shot and then full stop. He's got no argument, because Nardi did not throw his hand up to challenge, and Novak ended up winning that set. So not sure how that would've effected the deciding set whatsoever.

[@huzcer]

Fedal copers trying to make something out of nothing. ..

[@Nat-oj2uc]

@@jofrolifts6425 yes it was he makes false move for big hit then changes it. These who make these things do it the same way.. It should be clear from where he was standing the ball was in

[@jofrolifts6425]

@@Nat-oj2uc I hope your response made sense in your head, because it didn't make sense when written out. If "making false move for big hits and then changing it" were somehow illegal or disrespectful, then 100% of the atp tour would be under fire every time they disguise a drop shot. This wasn't a deceptive or a disguised shot. He thought the serve was going out/going to be called out. If you've played tennis before, you'd know - a ball coming directly at you is not easy to determine in or out, especially not when it catches a literal sliver of a line. Take personal bias out of your thought process and rewatch the video.

[@amirmeric]

Not sure what it is and not having a better word, but Luca played smoothly. No big attitude, calmly putting the ball in and some brilliant slices. Also the way he prepare hes backhand kinda reminds me of Karen Kachanov. Massive congrats to the young Italian chap. Hope to see him around in the big leagues more often. Forza Luca!

[@idillard]

CONGRATULATIONS LUCA!!! I was glad to see you win!

[@ivo4215]

A star is born

[@blagojelukic]

Man. This boy played great. This can happen

[@mohameddahrour507]

I hope that his career will not be reduced to the fact that he won against Djokovic. You have to be at the top in every match to be among the best, good luck to you Nardi.😊

[@joses.a.2]

Nardi looks like a very smart player. He has a good touch of the ball. Different than the other young players nowadays.

[@martinahn3133]

He is so promising. Looks like two Djokovic playing each other. Congrats. Luka!!❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@ragas2845]

Thank you so much! -Nuca Lordi

[@jdn8884]

Age catches up to you very suddenly, rendering your reflex/reaction that marginally slower. This is enough to bring you back to the pack.

[@bharat201]

he was slower than a bullock cart in this match. Seems like something is affecting his movement. His movement issues come out of nowhere on a given day.

[@rishaan_suii]

what a match

[@ragas2845]

Tennis match!

[@jimminycricket3384]

Djokovic's mistake was to underestimate him. He probably had already won the match in his mind before stepping on the court and was thinking about the next game. Fatal error.

[@Khattab9O]

😂🤣

[@roydondsa]

Thankx coach

[@light279]

How do you know? ...and I am not the biggest Djokovic fan.

[@wendysgarden4283]

I gasped so many times at Luca's powerful shots. And kept texting my best tennis bud OMG, as i realized the upset was coming. Great tennis match!

[@lilise3965]

Not just powerful: varied and clever as in the days of old ...He played the whole shots range, some of which I had never seen performed by a single player on a tennis court, honestly.

[@Narsilel]

Luca just played out of this world, and that’s it 🇮🇹💥😎 what a match!!!

[@robshacks]

crazy match!

[@huzcer]

Well done to Nardi. He got some great angles on his forehand at times. Djokovic looked unmotivated at times towards the end. Has he lost the drive to win right now? At least he has another tournament coming up without a long break.

[@Fraudkovic]

Definitely. He knows he can't hang with the big boys now . Better losing to a lucky loser than getting humiliated by sinner 6-0 6-0

[@huzcer]

@@Fraudkovic Come on. A little perspective - it's not like he was bagelled off centre court in his last ever singles match by a servebot!

[@eyeofhorus1301]

Its amazing how he aged 10 years in a couple months going from defeating Sinner very end of last year to being weak start of this year@@Fraudkovic

[@DeliriumElectric]

Well he's pulled out

[@huzcer]

@@DeliriumElectric yes he did. At this point he has earned the right to pick his own schedule really. Needs to reset and get his game in order I would say.

[@jdmresearch]

Not too long ago, Nardi was beaten 6-0 6-0 by Musetti, who also virtually mocked him. I love tennis.

[@westonmeyer3110]

Musetti beat Djokovic last year

[@jdmresearch]

@@westonmeyer3110 Yes, my point was that Nardi hit rock bottom and now he's on the spotlight.

[@mrpog5620]

Great playing from Nardi so composed and a great player one of my new favorites!

[@lex8799]

16 years gap though (20yo vs 36yo). In sports, even 5 years gap makes a big difference especially more after you have hit 30.

[@thenamesabc743]

In all these years of watching tennis, it's hard to remember the last match where Djokovic looked this disoriented and out of control ........ Some absolutely brilliant point construction from Nardi here, and he definitely wants some silverware real soon!!! Epic win, loved the intensity from this Italian 😎😎

[@aymericmignot1915]

Against federer at US Open 2011, he had to smile to the public because he was being kicked out fast and furious, then somehow the momentum changed and he took the 3rd set...the rest is history

[@michael7243]

It’s gonna be interesting to see how he does moving toward in the tournament. If he can keep this level he has a chance to win big

[@huzcer]

Tommy Paul will probably beat him in straight sets realistically.

[@afifanuar749]

@@huzcer and why is that?

[@حسنالإغريقي]

​​@@afifanuar749cause he's American😂

[@stevejohnson6684]

Djoker didn't look good in the 1st and 2nd round - both took 3 sets to win. He eventually got burned in 3rd round in 3rd set.

[@huzcer]

@@afifanuar749 because that is the most likely outcome. and no I'm not American. Nardi didn't even qualify here - he was a lucky loser.

[@julianandrews7]

Nardi, like Sinner, simply got more racquet head speed on his shots and his shots had more pop on them. Too early to call, but 2024 could be a no-Slam year for Djokovic if other players can figure him out.

[@gumdrop27]

I'm keeping my hopes up he gets blasted out of the Olympics too!

[@bizjakboris]

Nardi was hungry, fast, precise and had super shots..powerful and deadly. Novak didn't play bad (as with Sinner in AO) but wasn't playing agressive or tricky enough to crack Nardi at the end. This is Tennis and the young less known players can surprise big time these days. Bravo Nardi!

[@JimiKool]

Hell of a match by Nardi! Congratulations! Well done kid!👏👏

[@ragas2845]

Thank you so much! -Nuca Lordi

[@teoc8124]

It seems that the big 3 era is really drawing to a close...Federer retired, an injured Nadal that's been unable to play or compete at the highest level, and now Djokovic that looks more and more beatable...luckily there is plenty of talent on the young guys, tennis will still be fun to watch. 🙂

[@patrikmarflak6559]

Alcaraz, Rune and Sinner have all beaten Novak multiple times and they have inspired other youngsters to prove themselves as well. He is the GOAT, but age is a real thing, the aura of being unbeatable is fading and it will only get harder to keep winning. As he said in November, once the young guys start kicking his ass, he will consider retirement. Too early to say but maybe he will have to start thinking about it this year already. Nardi played amazing especially in the third set, he absolutely deserved to win. The pool of Italian tennis talent right now is unbelievable.

[@Bambotb]

They could beat him even close to age

[@blueuniverse1598]

Excellent comment.

[@romanieo]

I think Djokovic was too excited about beating Monfils for the 20th time in a row and just got distracted.

[@Manou-tf8dx]

I call that a noob move.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

Lol he ducked Monfils to protect his h2h

[@huzcer]

​@@NamTran-xc2ip19 times in a row is already the world record. He doesn't need to protect anything

[@nedmet]

As a teenager Nardi was a champion, good to see that he is taking his steps to adult tennis

[@Samramos4488]

THE KEY IS SELF-BELIEF..ERASE ALL THE DOUBTS..SIMPLE FORMULA BUT EFFECTIVE & IT WORKS.

[@mq46312]

Something is off with Djokovic this year.

[@Introverder]

Maybe his age or maybe he has some private issues which influence his game or both.. For example at AO I didn't see his wife on the courts.. Off course I don't know anything for sure - just giving some thoughts.

[@marilynjanemawdsley6708]

He is getting older, losing motivation and some reaction speed and focus. It doesn’t take much reduction at the highest levels to affect performance

[@allforsingapore]

Because he stopped taking his "magic potion"? Otherwise, his 24 grand slam trophies may be down to noughts?

[@ductrung3993]

Typical Djokovic shitty attitude at the end ahaha Nothing crazy physicality-wise about Nardi, but very impressive composure

[@gregorsamsa555]

He might be "the ultimate GOAT" in terms of raw numbers, but not as a "whole package" on the court 😎

[@ja-kl8rg]

Typical fedal comment, desperate to put Novak down . 24 ❤ losers 😂

[@thetruth65756]

djokovic is actually known as the most gracious on tour when losing, but I agree that was poor from him today

[@АлександрЧёрный-т4у]

The young Italian's legs became a wall from Djokovic's punches

[@ahnguyen1]

never heard of Nardi until now

[@JHR768]

Love that Nardi can volley, drop shot and hit a backspin BH as well as all the usual power from the baseline,. He handles the racquet well, is young. defends well and moves great and also was calm under pressure. So where has be been and is this for real?

[@tan.nicolas]

time is ruthless

[@alessiosicuro2114]

Proud of my country 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 ITALY 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@BrotherTree1]

Incredible upset by Nardi but also slightly not surprising as Novak didn't play well against Vukic. Nardi had nothing to lose and just finished the job.

[@ramonsanpedro443]

Here we go again....the usual"Djokovic not playing well" excuse. This happens when Novax loses!

[@BrotherTree1]

@@ramonsanpedro443 Nardi played very impressively. But also, do you genuinely think Novak played well too? In what way?

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

My favorite time is when the handshake happens and the guy who just beat his Idol tells him that he looked up to him for most of his life. The look on the old guy's face is usually priceless.

[@Nightswimmer80]

Everything has to come to an end