pressure or no pressure nole played the best tennis I have seen from him in the last 5 years , he deserve the win . good luck to alcaraz tho I think he will get the gold in the future.
It was Novak's best tennis since last year. He won three Grand Slams in 2023. People tend to forget that fact because he did not win anything this year until the Olympics. I would not say it's the best he has played in 5 years, though. His 2021 performance at Roland Garros against Nadal was higher and better.
You're making it sound like Alcaraz lost the match bc he was mentally weak. That is not true. Djokovic won the match bc he is that good. Alcaraz was mentally very strong, staying with Djokovic in the second set despite losing a tiebreak after the first set during which he was arguably playing 1% better than djokovic for most of the time.
Alcaraz did play weakly mentally in the second set, especially during the tiebreak, with weak shots and not high risk taking like Novak's "great forehands".
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d I kind of disagree. He won two points with his forehand while he landed two forehands in the net. That seems like a reasonable conversion rate for a mentally strong Alcaraz. Djokovic had three forehand winners and one point where he pretty much won the point bc of his forehand even though he finished with a overhead smash.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6dyeah, he was mentally weak against the GOAT during the tie-breaks and break points ONLY, and that's why he lost, otherwise he would have probably won.
@@m.a.g.3920 My view applied to the second set overall, with a slight bias towards the tiebreak. I assume you want to make my comment seem dumb, which is not really fair, but whatever mate. Have a great one.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d no, I don't know why you think that, I do agree that he played well overall but he lost his temper and played with a wrong mindset during the tie-breaks, which is actually pretty atypical from him (Alcaraz) Who normally plays his best when under pressure. This time was too much for him or something, is sad, cause I rooted for him to win.
Great video! Think you covered everything. I think Carlos didn't enjoy the match, because of the pressure. Enjoyment seems to make all the difference for his game. He can be in a tough match and visibly enjoying it a lot, which is a thing that makes him so endearing. You could just tell he wasn't enjoying this one. He piled the pressure on himself when he said he would win the gold medal. Credit to Djokovic for being able to apply that much pressure against a guy who can beat almost anyone else when not playing his absolute best. Alcaraz has a bit of a pattern of losing matches after speaking confidently like this, like at the US Open last year when he was defending champion.
Court Side channel is my favorite, impartial analysis, important statistics and good presentation. It was a tough match for both players, 2 tie breaks tell it. It was a huge pressure for both, Nole’ s last chance and Carlitos his first… big difference is 21 vs 37, 5 Olympics vs 1. Thanks for this great final.
A combination of several things really. Djokovic knowing its his last chance and coming in more motivated than ever, and playing one of the best matches he’s had in a year + Alcaraz being young and feeling pressure to deliver for his country himself + 3 set format helping Djokovic greatly as I’m not completely confident that Djokovic can beat Alcaraz over 5 sets much anymore as he continues to age. Overall, if Djokovic is as motivated as he was this tournament, there’s maybe 3 to 4 players in history that can hope to beat him on that day and thats under specific conditions.
I don't believe Alcaraz felt additional pressure because of the Olympics. It's more about when he faces an opponent who can match his shots. When he's put on the back foot, he tends to make more mistakes because he feels the need to take higher risks. We've seen this a few times when he played against Novak.
he doesn't feel the need to take higher risks, HE HAS to take higher risk. especially when Djokovic is playing like that. it's how Alcaraz won most of his rallies
Alcarez is an explosive player with mental strength beyond his years. He is similar to a young Rafael Nadal in that category because Nadal's mental fortitude was otherworldly. You have to stand up to a player of that magnitude MENTALLY even more than physically. Novak had a CALL BACK to his Serbian wall days in which he matched and exceeded the mental strength of his opponent. It took that for Novak to rise to the occasion, rise above the knee injury, rise above his opponent, and he did. It is going to take Jannik Sinner to adapt and rise above his current level MENTALLY to win more of the big matches against Alcarez because that is his main rival around his age. Novak is 37 and will only play for so much longer.
@@imalwaysright This was also a real tournament and he lost. You mad about it? The GOAT was fresh off knee surgery at Wimbledon and still his knee wasn't 100% here, and he still beat Alcaraz in 2 sets. Keep crying.
Tbh I think the bottom half of the draw was very lacking at the Olympics. It was very difficult to tell his actual level with the competition he faced before the final, but he did play almost perfectly against Djokovic - all he was missing was converting those BPs but who can against a dialled in Djokovic?
It would be cool to see an Olympics Tennis tournament being played on a indoor hard court, we had clay, grass and outdoor hard courts almost all the time
Another thing was that Alcaraz couldn’t find his power forehand, and Djokovic couldn’t find his marvelous return, at that point their performance was equal. The same with BPs. 2 tie breaks confirm that the match was TIE. 4 crucial points for the best tie breaker.
what? No, Novak would've just gotten better as the match progresses, rhythm ryhtm rhythm.. and he played specifically in a way to disrupt Alcaraz' rhyhtm. also, this was an intense match which would've led to Alcaraz cramping on top of everything.
@@oliveri9407 I mean Nole said himself he was simply outplayed that day. Prob wouldn’t have lost in 3 sets if he didn’t have the injury but he would’ve almost definitely still have lost. Not saying Alcaraz would’ve won Olympics if it was a 5 set match but there’s def a decent chance
He was not tired. He freaked out. Too weak mentality against Djokovic. Did the same last year in RG and Cincinnati, being the younger and more superior player. A bit embarrassing not to see a PhD in psychology before the olympics, in order to learn how to deal with the frustration against Djokovic (i.e., playing every single point with consistency, not that hard for these guys making millions and training every day, and being gifted physically).
Well, pressure? Definitely. But on whose shoulders was there more? Last chance; first for his country; only important title he didn't have. Djokovic had all possible pressure in a match of tennis. Alcaraz had pressure on him also, sure. Much less... The matter is who delt better with it. Therein lies the merit; rather, a merit in itself.
Getting 25 slams so then Margaret Courts name never needs to be mentioned in the same sentence as Djokovic again. Winning 1 more Monte Carlo then having won all masters thrice. Equalling Federer’s Wimbledon titles of 8, and finally, surpassing Federer’s 103 total titles. If I was Djokovic now those would be my final motivations.
Also winning the French Open again to achieve the quadruple career Grand Slam meaning having won each Grand Slam four times. If his knee is good he could win the French Open once more next year. One more French Open is definitely possible.
Novak prayed harder to Christ, did you see him holding the cross, on his neck? He even acknowledged he who believes and worships Christ, will get the victory, probably pleased him more than Alcaraz, and was rewarded with victory, this time.
@jonathangindo7385. He won three slams last year. He got to the final of Wimbledon about 4 weeks after an operation on his knee & then won 🥇 about 6 weeks after the op. He’s not known as the #GOAT for nothing.
You say he has such great pride representing Spain. Can you tell me how come he didn't play a match for Spain in the past 2 years, which was the only condition to be able to qualify for the Paris Olympics? If the rules actually applied to everyone, neither he nor Nadal would be able to play. So in two years leading up to the Olympics, Carlos didn't play a match, he just needed to play, win or lose for Spain and yet couldn't manage it? Can you explain that? That's what i thought 😉
OK. Olympics is not a major. If it was so important, players would be lining up to play the event regardless. But we know some players don't really care and will skip the event intentionally. Remember the Brazilian Olympics? How many top players wanted to play there? And what does it really prove? I didn't follow the event but only heard the results.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d Wow... Djokovic must be a grand alien wizard to conquer the game of tennis while being such a bad tennis player. Winning with mind powers is even more impressive.
Carlos said before the tournament he wanted to enjoy the Olympic village and Olympic experience. 7-6, 7-6 against a man so focused on winning Gold is not a big a loss (or win)
@@Jrevo77 No, he's being bias toward Carlos. Why didn't he mention the pressure that Novak was also feeling? This was Novak's last chance for a gold medal. Novak had to deal with equal pressure, if not more, but he dealt with it and didn't choke like Carlos did.
@@OmegaMouse he really isn’t and did you look at the name of the title the video is about carlos😂you really want to call it a choke how is it a choke he wasn’t in a winning position that’s such a dumb call and look at the years of experience difference between them
So funny to see djokovic fake his injury during the games. Fakest player on the planet, but still the goat. But 0 respect from me after the olympics with how he conducted himself in trickery and deceit
You got it and he won’t let the world rest. He won gold end of story but his packaged stories of knee operation and injury were not necessary in the end.
Shut up hater. Djokovic just had surgery and he's 37 years old, and has played over 1300 matches in his career. He doesn't have to fake anything since he's won everything in the sport. Imagine saying someone is faking when they had surgery less than 2 months ago. You can't handle that he beat your golden boy. Take the L and quit whining. No one cares.
@@sonicmoj1 You're such a sore loser. Alcaraz played well, and much better than the RG final, but it was not enough to beat the GOAT. Yea keep crying about him supposedly faking an injurym which is just flat out ridiculous, because you can't accept that he beat Alcaraz fair and square.
pressure or no pressure nole played the best tennis I have seen from him in the last 5 years , he deserve the win . good luck to alcaraz tho I think he will get the gold in the future.
It was Novak's best tennis since last year. He won three Grand Slams in 2023. People tend to forget that fact because he did not win anything this year until the Olympics. I would not say it's the best he has played in 5 years, though. His 2021 performance at Roland Garros against Nadal was higher and better.
Djokovic turned up and said
This is my time
The whole game was a 2:50 Hrs Highlights-Show in Tennis. This was such a good Game from both players.
You're making it sound like Alcaraz lost the match bc he was mentally weak. That is not true. Djokovic won the match bc he is that good. Alcaraz was mentally very strong, staying with Djokovic in the second set despite losing a tiebreak after the first set during which he was arguably playing 1% better than djokovic for most of the time.
Alcaraz did play weakly mentally in the second set, especially during the tiebreak, with weak shots and not high risk taking like Novak's "great forehands".
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d I kind of disagree. He won two points with his forehand while he landed two forehands in the net. That seems like a reasonable conversion rate for a mentally strong Alcaraz. Djokovic had three forehand winners and one point where he pretty much won the point bc of his forehand even though he finished with a overhead smash.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6dyeah, he was mentally weak against the GOAT during the tie-breaks and break points ONLY, and that's why he lost, otherwise he would have probably won.
@@m.a.g.3920 My view applied to the second set overall, with a slight bias towards the tiebreak. I assume you want to make my comment seem dumb, which is not really fair, but whatever mate. Have a great one.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d no, I don't know why you think that, I do agree that he played well overall but he lost his temper and played with a wrong mindset during the tie-breaks, which is actually pretty atypical from him (Alcaraz) Who normally plays his best when under pressure. This time was too much for him or something, is sad, cause I rooted for him to win.
His biggest opposition was himself?? What??? No credit then to the player who beat him lol
Bro did not watch the video on djokovic
Great video! Think you covered everything. I think Carlos didn't enjoy the match, because of the pressure. Enjoyment seems to make all the difference for his game. He can be in a tough match and visibly enjoying it a lot, which is a thing that makes him so endearing. You could just tell he wasn't enjoying this one.
He piled the pressure on himself when he said he would win the gold medal. Credit to Djokovic for being able to apply that much pressure against a guy who can beat almost anyone else when not playing his absolute best.
Alcaraz has a bit of a pattern of losing matches after speaking confidently like this, like at the US Open last year when he was defending champion.
Court Side channel is my favorite, impartial analysis, important statistics and good presentation. It was a tough match for both players, 2 tie breaks tell it. It was a huge pressure for both, Nole’ s last chance and Carlitos his first… big difference is 21 vs 37, 5 Olympics vs 1.
Thanks for this great final.
A combination of several things really. Djokovic knowing its his last chance and coming in more motivated than ever, and playing one of the best matches he’s had in a year + Alcaraz being young and feeling pressure to deliver for his country himself + 3 set format helping Djokovic greatly as I’m not completely confident that Djokovic can beat Alcaraz over 5 sets much anymore as he continues to age. Overall, if Djokovic is as motivated as he was this tournament, there’s maybe 3 to 4 players in history that can hope to beat him on that day and thats under specific conditions.
Congratulations to Carlos. Your achievement is magnificent in one so young. Spain and your fans all over the world are proud. 🥈
Yeah! 😎 💪🏽🎉🎉🎉
I don't believe Alcaraz felt additional pressure because of the Olympics. It's more about when he faces an opponent who can match his shots. When he's put on the back foot, he tends to make more mistakes because he feels the need to take higher risks. We've seen this a few times when he played against Novak.
he doesn't feel the need to take higher risks, HE HAS to take higher risk. especially when Djokovic is playing like that. it's how Alcaraz won most of his rallies
I mean, Alcaraz himself has said that he felt extra pressure because he was representing his country.
Alcarez is an explosive player with mental strength beyond his years. He is similar to a young Rafael Nadal in that category because Nadal's mental fortitude was otherworldly. You have to stand up to a player of that magnitude MENTALLY even more than physically. Novak had a CALL BACK to his Serbian wall days in which he matched and exceeded the mental strength of his opponent. It took that for Novak to rise to the occasion, rise above the knee injury, rise above his opponent, and he did. It is going to take Jannik Sinner to adapt and rise above his current level MENTALLY to win more of the big matches against Alcarez because that is his main rival around his age. Novak is 37 and will only play for so much longer.
The pressure was on the Djokovic side, also. Maybe he was just a slightly better this time around. Congratulations to both players! They are amazing!
Thank you for highlighting Lebanon in your video !
What was different this time around? He was playing the GOAT. That's it. Doesn't need much more analysis.
He demolished the GOAT at Wimbledon lololol. A real tournament.
@@imalwaysright This was also a real tournament and he lost. You mad about it? The GOAT was fresh off knee surgery at Wimbledon and still his knee wasn't 100% here, and he still beat Alcaraz in 2 sets. Keep crying.
@@jacksongreene3687 anything to down nole's achievements.....typical fedal
@@jacksongreene3687 Alcaraz destroyed Novak in Wimbledon, but Novak fought with Alcaraz in the Olympics and Cincinnati that is the main difference
Novak destroyed Carlos in french open 2023 @@kittugaanimogudu5671
How can you say "NadalCaraz" was the most hyped double pair. Do you not remember FeDal??
They just played exhibition tennis though...Olympics isnt the same right
Tbh I think the bottom half of the draw was very lacking at the Olympics. It was very difficult to tell his actual level with the competition he faced before the final, but he did play almost perfectly against Djokovic - all he was missing was converting those BPs but who can against a dialled in Djokovic?
carlos all out style of play will take its toll a lot sooner than many expect.....good luck to him
Didn't Nadal have a similar all-out style?
@@sohailhinesssshh just listen to the doctor 😅
Yes. It happened to The King of Clay.
@@sohailhinesyes. And until recently he was out for quite some time.
tooo many drop shots in the TIE BREAKER. JOKO ran to all of them.
Why is Indian Wells not hosting the event for the LA Olympics ? It looks like an obvious choice 🤔
It is almost a 2 hour drive from LA to Indian Wells. Quite a hike for.a tennis match.
It would be cool to see an Olympics Tennis tournament being played on a indoor hard court, we had clay, grass and outdoor hard courts almost all the time
Another thing was that Alcaraz couldn’t find his power forehand, and Djokovic couldn’t find his marvelous return, at that point their performance was equal.
The same with BPs. 2 tie breaks confirm that the match was TIE. 4 crucial points for the best tie breaker.
Yeah, he could not win against a motivated Djoker. No one can, Goat doing goat stuff😊
Yessir
Of course, the 10 GS finals he's Lost is because he wasn't motivated and he didn't want to win them
@@Icun1yeah, well put. Glad to see that you see that. Alcaraz is good, but still a baby for the goat who is way past his prime.
@@Icun1 it’s not that he didn’t want them, he just didn’t want them enough
Anyone remember that Alcaraz played singles and doubles a the same tournament? Something new for him.
Curious of the possible momentum swing if it was a 5 set match.
Carlos is not going to win three straight sets in that match,it won't happen.
what? No, Novak would've just gotten better as the match progresses, rhythm ryhtm rhythm.. and he played specifically in a way to disrupt Alcaraz' rhyhtm. also, this was an intense match which would've led to Alcaraz cramping on top of everything.
@@OkwyUgonwezeI mean he did it at Wimbledon though
@@sammat4944Nole fresh off knee surgery Wimbledon?
@@oliveri9407 I mean Nole said himself he was simply outplayed that day. Prob wouldn’t have lost in 3 sets if he didn’t have the injury but he would’ve almost definitely still have lost. Not saying Alcaraz would’ve won Olympics if it was a 5 set match but there’s def a decent chance
Really good video
🐐broke Crampitos in 2023 Cincinnati he hasn't been the same
he was exhausted! to win roland garros and wimbledon,then playing singles and doubles .i think is a miracle what he has done.Spain is proud!!
He won a silver medal and for a first timer he tried and he will meet Nole in USO
He was not tired. He freaked out. Too weak mentality against Djokovic. Did the same last year in RG and Cincinnati, being the younger and more superior player. A bit embarrassing not to see a PhD in psychology before the olympics, in order to learn how to deal with the frustration against Djokovic (i.e., playing every single point with consistency, not that hard for these guys making millions and training every day, and being gifted physically).
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d then Djokovic was mentally weak in past 2 wimblendon,and he has i think 7 wimblendons.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d He was not too mentally weak to beat him back to back when it mattered most WIMBLEDON. Idk your point
Well, pressure? Definitely. But on whose shoulders was there more? Last chance; first for his country; only important title he didn't have. Djokovic had all possible pressure in a match of tennis. Alcaraz had pressure on him also, sure. Much less... The matter is who delt better with it. Therein lies the merit; rather, a merit in itself.
EXACTLY! Why the pressure excuse only for Carlos? The pressure on Novak was even greater. His last chance to get gold. Epic stuff.
Nah. Novak was quite calm and locked in. He knew it wouldn't be a surprise if he lost against Alcaraz (last RG champion)
He was focused on trying to stop Novak instead of concentrating on winning the tournament, which led to him losing the mental game.
Sure. He told you that right? 😂
Clearly Novak was unbeatable in this Olympics. Period.
Three more Olympic chances and it seems they are all in indoor hardcourt,that's a tricky scenario for Alcaraz.
He won US Open, Miami... lol, how can you defend that?
Hope their are not indoor. Indoor matches are not that representative of and overall year and those matches are much boring
What's the next achievement for Djokovic now that he has gone beyond even the GOAT distinction?
Preparing Stefan to keep the crown in Djokovics family : )
Getting 25 slams so then Margaret Courts name never needs to be mentioned in the same sentence as Djokovic again. Winning 1 more Monte Carlo then having won all masters thrice. Equalling Federer’s Wimbledon titles of 8, and finally, surpassing Federer’s 103 total titles. If I was Djokovic now those would be my final motivations.
@@mysteriousaura8021 fingers crossed!
Also winning the French Open again to achieve the quadruple career Grand Slam meaning having won each Grand Slam four times. If his knee is good he could win the French Open once more next year. One more French Open is definitely possible.
@@qsfrankfurt9513 Yes.
The greatest 🐐❤️
Day 3 of asking Courtside Tennis to do a video on Alex De Minaur :)
Coming up soon😅
Congrats, on your silver medal.
Novak prayed harder to Christ, did you see him holding the cross, on his neck? He even acknowledged he who believes and worships Christ, will get the victory, probably pleased him more than Alcaraz, and was rewarded with victory, this time.
Do you believe God saved Trump from being killed?
There was also a different vibe about Novak. He outplayed him. Stop making excuses. Novak made him make errors.
How many points did sinner lose at the Canadian tournament?
About 800
@@alessiomasala9417your point?
@@tounoniHe's not making any point. He answered a question
Djokovic knew this was his last chance for a big title since Olympics arent 5 setters, dont see him winning 5 set slams no more
@jonathangindo7385. He won three slams last year. He got to the final of Wimbledon about 4 weeks after an operation on his knee & then won 🥇 about 6 weeks after the op. He’s not known as the #GOAT for nothing.
Are you provoking? Mole was playing his best tennis!
You say he has such great pride representing Spain. Can you tell me how come he didn't play a match for Spain in the past 2 years, which was the only condition to be able to qualify for the Paris Olympics?
If the rules actually applied to everyone, neither he nor Nadal would be able to play. So in two years leading up to the Olympics, Carlos didn't play a match, he just needed to play, win or lose for Spain and yet couldn't manage it? Can you explain that? That's what i thought 😉
It is fine to be a bit arrogant if you are not and ignorant. Read the rules that apply to play the Olympics and come here to say sorry
Carlos can’t win without his coach telling him what to do
Sure. What happened to you is that you missed a good coach 😂
He got outplayed in final
Fedal fans put more unnecessary pressure on Carlos just because they don't like Djoko to win the gold...poor Carlitos.
0:48 not anymore
OK. Olympics is not a major. If it was so important, players would be lining up to play the event regardless. But we know some players don't really care and will skip the event intentionally. Remember the Brazilian Olympics? How many top players wanted to play there? And what does it really prove? I didn't follow the event but only heard the results.
Yeah it was too bad he didn't win the gold medal !
From view of small % of people, most of tennis fans wanted Novak to finish the sport, Alcaraz will have several more opportunities for sure.
@@zvikazvizdic4313 The faker. The Joker. The psyop warrior. not a good tennis player. Just a psychological deception master.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6dyou have to be pretty dumb to say that about a guy who didn't drop a set in the Olympics.
@@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi Do you have autism?
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d Wow... Djokovic must be a grand alien wizard to conquer the game of tennis while being such a bad tennis player. Winning with mind powers is even more impressive.
Carlos would have gotten smoked by the big 3 in their primes.
If if if
Carlos said before the tournament he wanted to enjoy the Olympic village and Olympic experience. 7-6, 7-6 against a man so focused on winning Gold is not a big a loss (or win)
Princess Carlita
You often refer to players by their first names or even nicknames. Carlos, Rafa and Meddy to name three. Are you close personal friends with them?
What is wrong calling someone by their first name? How are you suppose to call them?
He sold lol, it was an embarrassing showing vs a retiree
Making excuses for Carlos cringe
Yep
his just stating facts
@@Jrevo77 No, he's being bias toward Carlos. Why didn't he mention the pressure that Novak was also feeling? This was Novak's last chance for a gold medal. Novak had to deal with equal pressure, if not more, but he dealt with it and didn't choke like Carlos did.
@@OmegaMouse he really isn’t and did you look at the name of the title the video is about carlos😂you really want to call it a choke how is it a choke he wasn’t in a winning position that’s such a dumb call and look at the years of experience difference between them
Kido is overrated - he gonna injured himself with such tension in playing .
Definitely not overrated. He already won more than 95% ATP players, and is still 21.
You may like him or not, thats up to you. But facts are facts
Second
First
PED testing at the Olympics is much tougher than the ATP (especially if you are a star). Wonder why Carlos was not as good as the Olympics…..
you’re joking right?🤣🤣
guess thats why Novak didn't stay at the olympic village and hid in his private hotel....
He reached the final and lost in 2 tie breaks lol.
So funny to see djokovic fake his injury during the games. Fakest player on the planet, but still the goat. But 0 respect from me after the olympics with how he conducted himself in trickery and deceit
You got it and he won’t let the world rest. He won gold end of story but his packaged stories of knee operation and injury were not necessary in the end.
🪠🧯🚑
Shut up hater. Djokovic just had surgery and he's 37 years old, and has played over 1300 matches in his career. He doesn't have to fake anything since he's won everything in the sport. Imagine saying someone is faking when they had surgery less than 2 months ago. You can't handle that he beat your golden boy. Take the L and quit whining. No one cares.
Too bad you fell for his tricks! He fooled Alcaraz and it paid off! Woohoooo!!!!!!!!
@@sonicmoj1 You're such a sore loser. Alcaraz played well, and much better than the RG final, but it was not enough to beat the GOAT. Yea keep crying about him supposedly faking an injurym which is just flat out ridiculous, because you can't accept that he beat Alcaraz fair and square.