Saturday, 4 June 2016

THE MANY SHADES OF DJOKOVIC


Djokovic is known for his humour but anyone can't stay in the best mood all the time. Following are mentioned some famous mood swings and abnormalities of Djokovic behavior throughout his career
Behaviour with the fans

Djokovic brought an altogether different approach to deal with tennis fans. While other players like Federer get away with his charm, Djokovic is known to make quite some noise. Dancing, singing, laughing crazy you name it and Djokovic would have done it. Let’s take a highlight of his fun with the fans

1-Marriage Proposal by a fan and Djokovic’s response to that


2-Djokovic dancing with a fan



3-Djokovic surprises a fan


Contrasting Behaviour
In contrast to the fun he has with his fans there are also some occasions when he went hard at them.

1-Djokvoic gets angry at his fan


2-Djokovic angry at the fan who asked him to stop bouncing the ball


3-Djokovic cursing his fan




On court behavior

Djokovic quite maintains his cheeky smile and his funny attitude on court and is known to be a great mimic. His mimicking stunts include his Sharapova , Nadal and Boris Becker.

1-Djokovic mimicking Sharapova


2-Djokovic mimicking Boris Becker


3-Djokovic dancing during a Hopman Cup Match


4-Djokovic mimic john McEnroe




Contrast Behaviour
On the other hand Djokovic has not kept his calm quite often on the court. Having smashed his racquet tons of time and shouting to the umpires. This kind of attitude is often not expected of him because of the funny side of Djokovic we know of

1-Djokovic yelled at the umpire in Shanghai Masters


2-Djokovic smash his racquet in Shanghai


3-Djokovic racquet smashes


Behaviour with Ball kids
Djokovic is normally very polite with the balls kids. He often hand over them the racquet to give a shot at playing tennis. He often offers them drinks and celebrate with them.

1-Djokovic offers a ball kid shade and a drink


2-Djokovic celebrate with the ball kid in Roland Garros


3-Djokovic dance with Ball kids




Contrasting Behaviour
Djokovic is far from being polite with the Ball kids when the match toughens on his nerves. He has been a victim of heavy fines for yelling and misbehaving with the ball kids.

1-Djokovic scares a ball boy


2-Djokovic yells at a ball girl


Passion to fight
Djokovic is passionate towards winning. His 5 hours battle against Nadal for Australian Open is quite famous in that regard. Djokovic has won quite some length matches throughout his career without showing any signs of tiredness

1-Djokovic Australian open match against Nadal





Contrasting Behaviour
Djokovic is also known to easily giving up in matches. Like he gave up against Roddick in Australian Open for having a sore throat. Players also accuse him of calling out the physio at the crucial moments to harm their momentum

Celebration
Djokovic is known for his celebrations. He is seen dancing with fans and making quite a laugh in the stadium

1-Djokovic dancing with a fan after US open victory


2-Djokovic dancing at Gangnam style



Contrasting Behaviour
Djokovic is also seen with one of the wildest celebrations ever. From ripping his shirt apart to shouting out loud is also quite unexpected from Djokovic

1-Djokovic tears his shirt after win against wawrinka


2-Djokovic roars after win against Federer in WTF



Choosing the best ever
After being crowned Indian Wells champion, Djokovic claimed that in his opinion Nadal is the best Tennis player ever.



Contrasting Behaviour
After his US open victory in 2015 , Djokovic declared Federer to be the best player ever.

Whatever Djokovic does , Whatever he says .. He is still one of the best player the world has ever seen.

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Federer ruled in the weak era ... Or was it ?



Whenever we talk about R.Federer achievements, haters pin point the era he ruled in. Among the haters, the era itself is known as the 'WEAK ERA' ... Lets see how weak that era really was.
2005 was Nadal's break through year in which he won his first French open and 11 titles as a whole which were the most number of titles tied with Federer's 11 and he rose in the ATP rankings to World Number 2 Spot... So after 2005 I guess it would be really bizarre if someone thinks that the WEAK ERA prevailed ....
Now lets begin with analyzing the break through years of Federer before the entry of the King Of Clay i.e 2003 & 2004

2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Champion : Roger Federer
Runner Up : Marat Safin

On the route to his first Australian Open title, Federer came across tough opponents in the likes of Marat Safin,David Nalbandian,Lleyton hewitt ,Juan Ferrero

Marat Safin : One of the few players to have won a G.Slam in Fed-Nadal dominance .... A player who defeated Pete Sampras in US open final (2000) in straight sets ... A player who defeated Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon (2008) and reached the semi finals .... He reached the final against Federer after defeating Andy Roddick and Andre Aggasi . Andy Roddick was World Number 1 at this point and is by far more competitive than Milos Raonic of today ... If Novak's fan call Milos Raonic a strong opponent and Andy Roddick a weak one then this clearly indicates biased thinking ... :-)

David Nalbandian : 2005 ATP World tour Final winner .... 2004,2006 french open finalist ... Someone who smacked Nadal in straight sets in 2007 Paris Masters Final .... Having a 7-0 record against Richard Gasquet makes him far more competetive than the latter .... But again Djokovic's encounter with Richard Gasquet in Wimbledon semifinals was a legitimate competition but Federer's encounter with Nalbandian in 2004 Aus Open quarter finals was apathic

Lleyton Hewitt : The youngest world number 1 ... Termed as one of the best shot selectors in the history of the game ... US open winner in 2001 against Pete Sampras .... But again there will be some people who'll say that the reason Lleyton won US open was because Pete was old but When djokovic won against Federer twice in Wimbledon final they give djokovic full credit .... Age has not stopped federer from achieving which is one of the reasons why Federer is great but there are fan bases generating excuses

2004 WIMBLEDON
Champion : Roger Federer
Runner Up : Andy Roddick

Federer's route to championship includes encountering : Lleyton Hewitt,Roddick and Ivo Karlovic

We all know how good server Ivo Karlovic is . In 2015 Djokovic has lost only 5 matches and among those 5 is a loss to Ivo Karlovic ... Already mentioned lleyton hewitt and roddick
Roddick to this day holds a winning record against Djokovic .. Having won 5 of their 9 meetings
Roddick thrashed Djokovic in straight sets in Cincinnati QF (2010) , Rogers Cup Q.F (2009) , Indian Well Q.F (2009) . And who can forget the Australian Open Q.F between Djokovic and Roddick in 2009 which ended with Djokovic quitting after having a heavy beating by one of the best servers in the world

So Roddick was weak part in Federer's break through era but a strong one in Djokovic's era . or perhaps find a better excuse

2004 US OPEN
Champion : Roger Federer
Runner Up : Lleyton Hewitt

Route to championship : Hewitt, Aggasi , Tim Henman and Marcos Baghdatis who was a Qualifier but still as competitive as Kyrgios was in wimbledon 2014
And this is Lleyton Hewitt in his peak days someone who had a winning record against Federer in those days . But again Federer managed to pull it off in the finals

2003 WIMBLEDON
Champion : Roger Federer
Runner Up : Mark Philippoussis

Route to Championship : Fernando Lopez , Philippoussis , Andy Roddick
Mark Philipoussis in his peak days was as good as Andy Murray .. His backhand and movement on the court was better than many players playing nowadays
When Nadal came across Tomas Berdycch in 2010 wimbledon final it was a fair competitive match but when Federer came across Mark Philippousis at an age of just 22 and with Mark playing his best tennis was apathic ... Maybe you need to be more logical
Federer has always been there at the top all his way to the finals but if Djokovic and Nadal were so inconsistent or injury prone in Federer's glory days then it's not federer's fault

2005 Tennis Season

Federer won wimbledon by defeating Roddick,Hewitt and Olympics silver medalist Fernando Gonzalez whereas Nadal despite of being the 4th Seed fell to Gilles Muller who later lost to Richard Gasquet in the next round. I guess at this point Federer should be given credit for his consistency. If Nadal and others weren't able to keep pace with Federer's consistency then it's their fault. Physical fitness is one of the main components of a true champion in which field Federer has been best till this day.

In US open federer defeated Aggasi,Hewitt,Nalbandian
Despite of being the 4th Seed Djokovic lost to F.Verdasco in Q.F and Nadal Lost to a Wild Card entry James Blake

2006 Tennis Season 

Federer won the Australian Open ... On the other hand Nadal faced fitness issues and he quitted
Federer defeated in form Marcos Baghdatis,who defeated David Nalbandian in an epic 5 set Semi Final , 5th Seed and 2011 WT Final winner Nikolay Davydenko

Federer defeated Nadal in 2006 wimbledon Final

Federer defeated Roddick,Davydenko (who defeated Murray on his way to semis), James blake
Djokovic fell to Lleyton Hewitt and despite of being 2nd seed , Nadal fell to unseeded jiri novak

2007 Tennis Season 

Federer won Australian Open by defeating the dangerous M.Youzhny,Novak Djokovic himself , In form Andy Roddick and Tommy Robredo and the 2008 Olympics silver medalist Fernando Gonzalez to whom Nadal lost in this Aus Open Q.F

In 2007 Wimbledon final Federer defeated Nadal in an epic match . Djokovic on the other hand retired against Nadal in the semi finals

In 2007 US open ... Federer won by defeating Djokovic in the final and by defeating Roddick,Davydenko,Isner,F.Lopez on course to the title

2008 Tennis Season

Federer won 2008 US open by defeating Murray in the final and Djokovic in the semi final , Whereas Nadal lost to Murray in the semi finals

In most of the cases after 2005 , Nadal and Djokovic failed to perform against weak opponents causing somewhat easier opponents for Federer to face.

2009 Tennis Season

Federer won French open by defeating Robin Soldering in the final, Delpo in the semis and Monfilis in the Q.F . Nadal on the other hand lost to the ultimate runner up Robin Soldering and Djokovic despite of being the 4th seed couldn't bear the rock solid serve of Kohlschreiber

Federer won wimbledon defeating Roddick in the finals and winning against the likes of Robin Soldering ,Andy Roddick , Tommy Haas and Ivo Karlovic
Whereas Djokovic lost to Tommy Haas

2010 Tennis Season 

Federer defeated Murray, Tsonga ,Davydenko on his way to his 16th title whereas Djokovic fell to Tsonga and Nadal to Murray

2012 Tennis season

Federer won his 17th and Last so far G.Slam at the age of 31 defeating Murray and Djokovic. Nadal on the other hand lost in the 2nd round against Lukas Rosol

Federer came runner up 4 times in French Open, Losing to Nadal in all occassions. In 2008 Federer lost to Nadal in Wimbledon final which is regarded as the best tennis match ever.  He lost twice to Djokovic in wimbledon final at an age of 33 and 34 respectively and yet gave a tough competition. He lost to Juan del porto in US open final (2009) who smacked Nadal in straight sets in the semi finals . Federer lost to Nadal in 2009 Aus Open final which was one more hard fought battle.

Consistency and Physical fitness is what lead Federer to the stage where he can be termed as the best player not some weak era 






Sunday, 26 July 2015

Wimbledon 2015 - Preview





Djokovic - To avenge his french open loss

Djokovic is no doubt the New King of Clay but he still awaits his crown i.e “THE FRENCH OPEN” .Despite of defeating Rafa in the Quarter Finals of Roland Garros , he still couldn’t escape the jaws of the beast – “The Stanimal“
It’s abundantly clear to all the tennis fans that
       “What doesn’t kill the Big three, Makes them stronger”
Djokovic certainly has the trump card entering Wimbledon. His serve has improved & so has his volley, his movement & his passing shots. He’s one of the best returners the world has ever seen .His athleticism is worth to watch at Wimbledon. In short, He means business from day 1



Federer’s dream of 8th Grass title

After failures at US open 14, Wimbledon 14, French Open 15 & Australian Open 15 it was quite sensible to believe that Swiss Maestro’s glorious days at Grand Slams were long gone. He won his last grand slam near about 3 years ago and that was his only one major title in 5 years. Since then he collapsed in 2013 & social media was flooded by quitters telling him to have a decent retirement from the game but he had a different plan in mind.
Thus, in 2014 he made a fresh comeback with a new coaching staff, new equipment & an innovation in playing style. This was quite a reasonable return which reimbursed him to Number 2 in the World Ranking with crucial achievements like winning the Davis Cup for the first time in Swiss history.
After his comeback he has regained almost all the charm he had in his glory days except a major title. Last year he fell to Novak Djokovic in an epic close battle. It seemed at that time that it was the closest he could have got & in the years to come with him slowing down & the youth gaining strength would be overcomed but coming to Wimbledon this year his stats have improved. He had 4 titles under his belt & had a better clay season. But with him getting “Betterer” a lot more improvement was seen in Andy Murray & Novak Djokovic. So the message is clear that Wimbledon 2015 will never be easy






Murray Clued-up for Another Slam Title

Murray had a disappointing 2013 and despite of relentlessly pushing forward all he had achieved was failure & a beautiful wife. Being the home favourite he could cause troubles to the current best player Djokovic. His speed on the grass is the key weapon with which he can cause major upsets



Nadal’s desperation for a comeback

Even though he had a poor season so far but his win at Stuttgart gave hope to his fans that he may make yet another comeback. He lost at French Open & this explains enough. The odds were totally against him but this is Rafa we are talking about. He had survived many times from the sticky patches. Keeping in mind the Rafa we know he certainly is one of the dark horses



The Underdogs

Stan Wawrinka: Although Stan’s ground strokes aren’t that good on grass but still having invaded the king’s land this French Open he was among the favourites. He has developed a lot of self- confidence & this confidence seems never ending. Who knows he might smash one of the big 4.
Nick Kyrgios: Nick Kyrgios is one of the rising stars to look out for. In his teens he defeated Rafa who had just French Open a month ago & this year he defeated his hero Roger Federer in Madrid in a epic three set match. He’s a show man who is all ready to put up a show



Thursday, 30 April 2015

Regrets of Life

Time is speeding up and so are our lives . We cling on to a vivid target , chase it and leave it mid way .Some stick to to their objectives stronger but fail to enjoy the journey . For that one goal we neglect a lot of splendorous moments and a lot of things that should be accomplished . Our delinquent heart does reprimand our stubborn mind occasionally like

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ? DO WHAT YOU PLEASE . NOT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN  ASKED TO DO. WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING ?"

An urge to leave behind the thoroughly engaged life and following  path of our dreams arouse.The dreams which we terminated Like a flower of fascinating beauty , sprung up in the garden of our heart, plucked and thrown away by our own hands.
The angel of death appears . A person's life revolve around him and fill him with regrets.Some of them might be

Losing a loved one 

We all usually have that one friend we share the hearts and brains with but as time passes , the wind of life takes turns and we become so self obsessed that we consider our friendship the hurdles to our objectives.Friendship is compromised and at later stages the ghost of regrets starts haunting our lives with painful and agonizing memories.We suffer for depicting our selfish nature. At the end of the run we wish that we had never let them go . We wish we had prioritized our friend above the austerity of the world.

Imbalance between work and family

The worth of something is better known when it's long gone . Our parents first priority is always our happiness The payback of their love is merely a match to what it deserves . But usually even this bit value is not taken care of until they are no more . Later we wish that we had spent more time with them and had been the reason for their smiles and not their tears .

Opposing the Oppressor

We never stand up against the oppressor just because it would cost us our job or something of more value and this regret is heart pounding . We wish we had been more courageous and had lessened the agony of others rather than just being a sightseer to the whole thing.

Trusting ourselves more

Most of the times our aptitude is restricted by our lack of confidence in ourselves . We doubt our dexterity and due to this reason our concealed capabilities never show up . This often keeps pestering us for the rest of our lives 

Be more confident 

People differ in their looks & in their nature . But most of us never find confidence of being proud of the disparity . We live in the shadows of others . If we had been more confident we might have been a completely newfangled persona

Dumping issues

Many times we cling on to mistakes of others more than we should . Later on we wish that if we had given him/her a second chance and if we had not been that judgmental , things could have been a lot better but often it's too late to realize. Don't try to change others rather be the change you would like to see.

Be more livelier

We often end up taking our lives way too much seriously . We wish that we had been more liveler and get along with people better . So find humor in life and be more happy . Be adventurous and embrace creativity.

Not taking care of our health

Our health remains our last priority but then a suffering comes in  At that moment we promise ourselves to be more vigilant in the future . Sometimes the suffering is irreversible . That becomes a huge regret in our lives 

Following dreams

Sometimes , we dump our dreams just to prove ourselves to be a better son , husband etc but following the dreams of others never catches interests for us which induces lack of effort which is followed by failure . At that time we regret that we had carved our own path of interests and had not paid any attention to the back seat drivers.

More contentment

Happiness comes with contentment . Thankfulness is a blessing but we are often so hasty to achieve more.It would be better to realize this sooner than later that somethings are meant to be changed and somethings are better to be left alone.

Wastage of time 

We have limited time so it's proper usage is very important. Spend time in being more productive. Set priorities to the stuff that needs to be done.Wastage of time and squandering opportunities eats us up eventually making our lives more regretful. 
                                

                     What's Done is Done 

Your regrets should not hinder you from moving forward . These regrets are mere lesson from which you have to learn and move on . If you sit back and feel guilty whole day then it will cause more wastage of time . Live in the now and try to make the best of it . Just like in a car , have a larger windshield to look forward whereas the smaller mirror is to look at what's past away  Bring yourself in a position to say
                               "I'm glad I did" instead of "I wish I had"





Thursday, 28 August 2014

Stand Up . It's time



Dear people of my Nation . It's not long ago when we were in the same calamity stricken scenario . We were being martyred and were driven from our homes . We were made slaves and were shredded by brutality . But we stood against the evil . Long it took but we held our nerves . We won our freedom .We won our land but even nearly 70 years later the poor is still not free . We couldn't hold justice in it for long . Corruption prevailed and suppressed the deprived ones . The space between the rich and the poor stretched every passing hour . The poor is dying under the burden of taxes and the injustice of the government . The courts have surrended in front of the power of the rich  There is a separate law for the rich and the poor.
So here we are standing again with the same energy . Every moment of it will go down in history . The shadow of injustice is fading with the dawn of unity . Today , the poor has gathered to clash with those who used them for their personal gains . Who made them follow the path on which they had their own interests . We have reached the fierce urgency for the Government to realize that the poor is the building block of our nation . His sweat is the nation's blood . We have reached the beginning of something new . Something truly better for the nation . This is our moment . This is not the time to luxuriate or turn our backs . We have to move ahead despite of all the odds . Our roars will shake the foundations of this in-just government .

We have our direction now and are half way through . We won't be satisfied till there exists a common principle for the rich and the poor . Today , we stand together without provincial discrimination . Now we hold hands making a rigid wall which even cruelty can't cross with all it's might.  It's time to make "Naya Pakistan" where there will be a same prison for the rich and the poor criminal . It's time to create a system which doesn't dismantle the poor rather consolidate them . It's time to make a promise that once we get our freedom , we won't repeat our mistakes again .That will be our true liberation . Hold on to each other till we come to breathe in the new land based on justice
But in this struggle we must not forget that our oppositions are also humans . They are moving in the erroneous direction but they breathe like us . Don't let hatred seep in our hearts for each other . Our demands and acts should be equitable . Generate no physical violence as we all are Muslim brothers


Thanks for reading . Best of Luck and may Allah succeed us in our struggle 
Ameen .



Thursday, 21 August 2014

Our Lives


Today we don't have time ,
Time to enjoy all the seasons ,
We  just eat , sleep , work  ,
& worry for no particular reason ,

The weather is cool or warm ,
We don't really care ,
We just stare our computers ,
& get old sitting in our chair ,

We travel to our work place ,
then back to our home ,
We have lost our liberty ,
& have no time to roam ,

We are victim of our fixed routines ,
Our bodies exist but our souls are dead ,
Entertainment  is our soul's nourishment  , 
Then how come a thing last when not fed ? ,

Sit in the green fields ,
To have fresh air to breathe ,
A day without a laughter ,
is a day wasted indeed ,

Struggle hard for a better life ,
But do enjoy your life too ,
Innovation is must required ,
That's my point of view ,

My poem may not be worth reading ,
I can't agree more ,
But your lives are worth living ,
So don't make them a bore ,  


Thanks for reading guys ☺☺☺