From tristann in French Fried:
All Djoko Djokes aside, I really do not think he tanked, he just did not play well. His fans claim he tanked when he lost to [Carlos] Moya in Cincy, that he was nervous at [Indian Wells] and at the USO finals, that he was green earlier in the year when he lost twice to Mikhail Youzhny. He was injured in Wimby, he was tired in Madrid and now tanked or whatever in Paris. When will he ever just lose a match because the other guy was better?
He and his team have not done him any favors by encouraging all the hype. He must actually win at least one major to live up to the hype. Which one will it be? [Peter] Bodo picked him to win Wimby and the USO this year, J-Mac has annointed him the next Federer, etc. so he is going to have to start delivering.
I am all for new guys moving up and challenging those at the top. I'm ready to have [James] Blake, [Ivan Ljubicic], [Tommy] Robredo, etc. displaced by guys with more hunger. Even with such people as [Andy] Murray, whose game I do not like, I am glad when they challenge the top guys. But Djokovic has been acclaimed way in excess of his achievements so far. He has done well this year, but he has yet to prove that he is the future #1.
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