The Djoker is here

After 10 weeks of absence following the US Open, numerous extra tennis activities (Ryder cup, golden ball, rugby final, etc...), stomach aches and diarrhea in recent days, Djoko is in half. So.

Indeed, despite all this, it is Djoko who is there. He even surpassed Rune physically yesterday. What a player... He arrives here on familiar ground thanks to his multiple victories, but not on conquered ground. He argues with an audience that really doesn't give him room to make mistakes. And of course, that makes him formidable. I don't really feel it at all in this tournament. Laughter sometimes, relaxation, a completely failed tie-break yesterday against Rune... He is an extraordinary competitor but we can see the difference in behavior when he approaches a Grand Slam for example. There, master 1000 or not, I have the impression that it is above all a refresher to arrive strong at the masters in Turin. A breach for Rublev? In any case, if there is an opportunity for the Russian, it would really just be a gap because the match-up is not at all favorable to him. Djoko's hyper complete game bothers him, it's nothing new. He himself says that he has learned nothing from their previous confrontations. And then there is the programming controversy of course. Finishing your match at 1 a.m. means going to treatment, recovering, dinner, showering, getting your body's energy down to get some sleep. If he falls asleep at 3:30 a.m., with 9 hours of sleep we arrive to wake up around 12 - 1 p.m. Not great for playing at 5 p.m. Especially for a player who is very prone to frustration whenever a little thing goes wrong. But there you go, the guy isn't top 5 for nothing. I've never seen a guy with so much resources to keep fighting again and again. He will want to wear out a Djoko who is not at his best. If he can combine that with forward play, he could bother him. After all, he has nothing to lose. But I'm afraid he'll get too angry in the current conditions...