Novak Djokovic's serve once held him back. So he reinvented it to become the GOAT

Novak Djokovic's serve once held him back. So he reinvented it to become the GOAT | Acing It

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In this episode of Acing It, ESPN's Bill Connelly explores the evolution of Novak Djokovic's serve. Djokovic's average serve once had him stuck behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the world rankings, but his reinvention of the motion has allowed him to win a record 24 Grand Slam titles and claim his place as the GOAT.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Djokovic's all-around brilliance
1:40 How his serve held him back
2:47 The evolution of his serve motion
3:48 2011: Everything comes together
4:14 The impact of upping serve-hold percentage
4:39 Djokovic's current serve mechanics
5:21 2015: The peak of Djokovic holding serve
5:54 Further study: Ash Barty
6:56 Djokovic's incredible career totals
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@branimirkarajcic3095 21 күн бұрын

Wow, positive video on Novak on ESPN!!! Amazing!

@kukang1232 16 күн бұрын

Bahahaha! True that .....

@Hacker-rx1vn 21 күн бұрын

Djokovic is once in 8 billion guy - incredible talent, won’t see this talent for centuries to come.

@hristijandimitrovski8664 21 күн бұрын

But much higher hard - worker than actually talent. Talent has nothing to do with dominating soo long. You can only achieve that with ultimate work on everything

@grantogrin 21 күн бұрын

It’s also hard work

@echochamber1234 21 күн бұрын

@@hristijandimitrovski8664 but you need good genetics too to be able to train that hard and long and not get injured.

@dec2721 21 күн бұрын

And yet we saw three of his talent in this century alone

@shadeyfang8564 21 күн бұрын

We already saw more talent come from Federer and Nadal (who switched hands at birth). Also, sinner is already showcasing much more talent than Djokovic. Sinner is 1 out of a billion, not Djokovic

@votdfak 21 күн бұрын

The greatest ever to do it.

@shadeyfang8564 21 күн бұрын

Federer is the greatest to ever pick up a racquet

@Tennis214 21 күн бұрын

@@shadeyfang8564Lol it’s over man

@earl8295 21 күн бұрын

@@shadeyfang8564 yes. he's just like the art of tennis.

@earl8295 21 күн бұрын

@@Tennis214 yes its over, but his legacy stays, like what "Joker" said during Laver cup.

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

@@shadeyfang8564 You'd really have to go with Pete Sampras over the Fedal copers. The long-reigning pre Big 3 GOAT has said it clearly and his voice comes from a place of authority and experience that nobody else has to anoint; Djokovic "he is the greatest of all time". " He did it at a time where he dominated Roger and Rafa, and he handled the next generation of players very well - all at the same time".

@cuteygirltime 21 күн бұрын

great video, players like novak prove how through hard work, every part of your game can be improved.

@lngun 21 күн бұрын

Minor correction 2023 was his age 36 season. He turned 37 back in May this year. Djokovic isn't a once in a multi generational talent, there is only one Novak Djokovic.

@arvindhmani06 15 күн бұрын

I think that's what it means, age 37 meaning the year following his 36th birthday?

@kiranchintapalli2607 21 күн бұрын

He is an Absolute GOAT

@shadeyfang8564 21 күн бұрын

Federer is the goat of tennis

@Nostalgic14-zo3pk 21 күн бұрын

@@shadeyfang8564Only to his fans😂

@jeevanpb3479 21 күн бұрын

@@Nostalgic14-zo3pkincredible 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@earl8295 21 күн бұрын

@@shadeyfang8564 yes. too blinded by the number of slams, open up the numbers do some statistics. Roger and Rafa are way better lol. Buts it ok, let novak fans have it, we are more humble like Roger and Rafa. Lets see if Novak gets called out for hindrance in the middle of the point or smash racket at the net again.

@earl8295 21 күн бұрын

@@Nostalgic14-zo3pk same goes to Novak's fan when they say he's the goat.

@barcaforever997 21 күн бұрын

Everybody,the goat 🐐 wishes you a GoooooooooooooooD Night

@ZoomTop7 20 күн бұрын

The greatest athlete to ever walk the earth!

@joshheinink 21 күн бұрын

He leveled up everything

@arjunsinhharer4448 18 күн бұрын

It’s good to see that his serve is getting the credit it deserves. Although he doesn’t serve with power. His placement, disguise, and ability to come up with good serves on big points is what makes him so dangerous. On any given game you know he will get more than 1 free point off his serve

@guruk 21 күн бұрын

❤ the authentic GOAT novak djokovic From india 🇮🇳

@kingnole4237 21 күн бұрын

Even khokli respects Djokovic

@SidelineFilmz 20 күн бұрын

These types of videos are what make ESPN the worldwide leader in sports. Fantastic watch!

@Hacker-rx1vn 21 күн бұрын

I’ve seen Djokovic plays live a few times - also Nadal and Murray too - not Federer though - Djokovic is a level above.

@bububaba8815 20 күн бұрын

Even as a Federer fan I have to admit that Djokovic is the GOAT.

@guruk 21 күн бұрын

Incredible tennis player, extra ordinary athlete, a great human with a big heart and who isnt afraid to speak his mind in today's age. That's novak djokovic THE GOAT not an eatablishment friendly, masked PR handled sheeps of tennis. 💪

@milanvelickovic6666 21 күн бұрын

Goran Ivanisse ic helped him a lot to improve service ...

@willhopson1277 21 күн бұрын

This video is about 10 years too late but nice job lol

@marcosp7053 21 күн бұрын

Better late than never!

@ashleythomas4112 19 күн бұрын

Better (extremely) late than never I guess haha!

@marcosp7053 18 күн бұрын

@@ashleythomas4112 ahha

@angelatanurdzic7508 21 күн бұрын

The best ever! 🐐❤️

@SasaM26 21 күн бұрын

GOAT

@criley0007 21 күн бұрын

Ben simmons catching strays in the beginning lol

@ashhathaway3254 21 күн бұрын

Dope video! Great job

@botanistmartian3954 21 күн бұрын

great video learned a lot

@Tennislover511 21 күн бұрын

what a joke espn and other media companies are for still going on and on about how novak's serve was previously bad even though that was literally more than a decade ago, if you watch his matches, you would think his serve was bad as of yesterday. His serve was only bad for about 6 months in 2010 and 6 months in 2018. Btw, incase anyone is interested. Rafael Nadal actually had worse serve numbers in both 2011 and 2022 according to the atp website based on the % of service games won, which is the most important statistic yet you'll never hear espn or any other media company that covers sports regularly talk about how his serve was an impediment to his game talk about it on and on

@echochamber1234 21 күн бұрын

you won't hear about Nadal's serve because he had practically given up on fast surfaces since the mid 2010s. We talk about people who adapt successfully, not the ones that don't.

@bov.2843 21 күн бұрын

Great Commentary with clips to follow

@YeTism 21 күн бұрын

His serve in 2010 was awful. Todd Martin held him back from winning slams earlier.

@info781 15 күн бұрын

Another fun fact is Novak wears glasses. He wears contacts during tennis, but usually great athletes have better than perfect vision. His evolution is fun to watch, guys like Aggasi and Sampras, Federer showed up at 18-19 almost fully formed champions, Novak had to change a number of things. .

@artygunnar 21 күн бұрын

Todd martin as a coach was a huge mistake. He made novaks serve worse than better

@sanjj_1 18 күн бұрын

Great video. Usually don't see good tennis videos out of ESPN. I wish you guys went a bit more in depth into his biomechanics and what exactly he changed to improve it.

@CringeBasedDuality 21 күн бұрын

to Fedal fans bringing in their biases, gooooooooooooooood night😊

@oldskoolmusicnostalgia 18 күн бұрын

Master of reinvention. Even comparing today with 2011 which was his first successful year, he plays very differently.

@Naz-h8z 21 күн бұрын

❤ the vid

@SebastianSaavedra28 21 күн бұрын

Djokovic GOAT ❤

@Leomerya12 19 күн бұрын

4:12 82% IS high enough. 5:40 ONLY 6'2"? It's really all or nothing with this dude.

@RamsBereit 21 күн бұрын

He is the only one who evolved, Nadal was stuck on clay and Roger became complacenct while Djokovic quietly was improving his game, by the time Roger becane aware, it was too late. The GOAT was born ❤

@ashleythomas4112 19 күн бұрын

Only later in his career did Rafa become "stuck on clay". He won several majors on other surfaces when he was in his early twenties and is the youngest person to ever win all 4 slams.

@calgary_kai 21 күн бұрын

He was one of the few pro tennis players that choose not to take RMA covid vaccine that the world govt forced people to take. He knew that his body was more important than winning a few more slams. Had he taken the shot, he would have won more slams.

@Smiththebat 21 күн бұрын

I don’t know where to ask about this because I can’t find ANYTHING about it but did ESPN stop posting “Get Up” and “First Take” on KZfaq??

@ljhokk 15 күн бұрын

Djokovic didn't only improve technique in serve but also forehand and moving on the court.When Djokovic was younger before he was world no.1 his forehand was less technically good.His elbow was too close to the body and wasn't sideway enough to create more space for elbow when ball come close to him.Alo he improve movement in the way that from half court to the on side of the court he needed just one step.Sky sport television was once talking about that.I think there is still video about that on YT but I am not sure.

@Brolito23 21 күн бұрын

🐐

@yep4630 21 күн бұрын

The British media is working so hard to put Novak down. Thank you ESPN for this video.

@austinshannon4197 21 күн бұрын

Jim brown, NFL GOAT PS: Join the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, it’s the most hardcore branch in military history, even over the Ancient Greek Spartans

@christian_cheuque 8 күн бұрын

Can you believe they used to call him "Choke-ovic" ???

@VJChax56 16 күн бұрын

Bad and incorrect title

@bernardanderson8140 20 күн бұрын

He didn’t talk about the surgery and the abbreviation he made to his serve

@bramwelayunga2256 20 күн бұрын

People think the best tennis player is the same as the greatest

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

You'd really have to go with Pete Sampras over the Fedal copers. The long-reigning pre Big 3 GOAT has said it clearly and his voice comes from a place of authority and experience that nobody else has; Djokovic "he is the greatest of all time". " He did it at a time where he dominated Roger and Rafa, and he handled the next generation of players very well - all at the same time."

@bramwelayunga2256 19 күн бұрын

@@huzcer When you talk about the Greatest,,,You have to look at the influence he/she has had on the sport ,,,,How many people started watching/playing the sport because of that person,,,Did he influence how other players played the game ,,,Did he/she win the pple?...Greatness goes beyond trophies, records and stats...

@huzcer 19 күн бұрын

@@bramwelayunga2256 it was all about records until Federer was behind! And who was the biggest hypocrite of them all on that subject... "It seems it's all about grand slam titles nowadays and I don't like that" Roger Federer in June 2021 as he was going behind....

@MMimi-mg4qt 20 күн бұрын

Novak is the best in sport, ever, and not just in tennis 🤴🎾🏆

@mmtsr8848 20 күн бұрын

Can someone explain to me why in the world they've started comparing the men's grand slam records to the women's - it's like saying Djokovic has 6 more majors than Jack Nicklaus...why do they keep shoving this down our throats?

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

it's mainly Fedal copers who hate Djokovic. Yes they are totally different sports. Never mind the fact that while the other 3 slams had 128 players, her Australian Opens then only had 32 players and more than half of them were Australians and the Top players of the world were not even there. Plus most of them not won in the Open era. Her "records" of the Australian Opens are totally hollow - you would have a stronger field in a WTA 250 tournament of today.

@TheBrass18 21 күн бұрын

He still needs to work on his overhead. Man, can’t smash an overhead, even if his life depended on it lol. But is 99/100 on everything else. 😎

@SebastianSaavedra28 21 күн бұрын

He actually has improved it in this Wimbledon

@hurlbut2005 21 күн бұрын

He also wears contacts. This is my theory on why he can’t master the overhead.

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

it has improved tbh in the last few years and also in comparison to serve, fh, bh and even volley it's a very low frequency shot so rarely affects a match in an over-riding fashion. Federer's high-frequency flaky topspin bh on the other hand lost him many many matches.

@naysayer1238 19 күн бұрын

LOL "Against mostly Australian competition" Against like 15 other 1960s housewives! God, stop comparing two different sports!!!

@GabrielGardner-wx2ph 20 күн бұрын

Wait I thought the western media hate Novak??

@gledatelj1979 21 күн бұрын

He always had a good enough serve, he didn't fix anything , he just had ups and downs, this is just a blatant hit piece.

@boomkiller1727 21 күн бұрын

No , He struggled with his serve then he changed his serve motion completely. His previous serve motion had a form of waiters tray, as pointed by many coaches.

@hristijandimitrovski8664 21 күн бұрын

You obviously hasn't watched him in past. He had terrible serve in 2010 and earlier, bur especialy in 2010 and that was one of the biggest reasons why he didn't win grand slam that year.

@echochamber1234 21 күн бұрын

Wrong. I've been watching tennis since 2008, and Djokovic's serve sucked before 2011.

@gledatelj1979 21 күн бұрын

@@hristijandimitrovski8664 I identified Nole first in 2005 . His whole game sucked in 09-10 serve included probably due to off court isues..His overall game is well balanced which means his serve is just another part of the game. If eh deopended on his serve like some others , he would never win half of the stuff he did.

@gledatelj1979 21 күн бұрын

@@echochamber1234 Since 2005 and his serve was well done even before his first slam in 2008.

@tigerising 19 күн бұрын

When did djokovic ever use a wilson?

@naysayer1238 19 күн бұрын

A long time ago, as shown in video.

@coclim5712 18 күн бұрын

Too bad he is a double backhander….cant be goat …

@qanzap3313 18 күн бұрын

Djokobounce/ Djokodribble is boring!

@Zehpolishw0nder 16 күн бұрын

Except he's not the goat. Sob

@KillStreakMcH 20 күн бұрын

Not the GOAT

@sleepyjoe5251 21 күн бұрын

This video is one big jinx attempt, isn't it? Kabbalah is broken in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Most High, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. ✝

@kakashihatake1029 18 күн бұрын

Wow espn called Djokovic the goat.

@nsd_respect 21 күн бұрын

Prima Donnavic

@liamcannon9617 21 күн бұрын

Found the fedal and sinner fan

@guruk 21 күн бұрын

Sorry for your pain. He has whooped your fav and you guys so bad 😢 Our sympathies to you 🙏 Hope you outgrow your hatred 👍

@Multi071006 21 күн бұрын

Have a goood night

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

Poor Woger and Wafa left in the dust forever as also-rans....

@shadeyfang8564 21 күн бұрын

He’s not the goat of men’s tennis. Federer is the goat. You never watched class if you don’t think so. Federer has the most titles of all time lol.

@plumpduckk 21 күн бұрын

I love Federer but it’s delusional to think that Federer is the goat. Djokovic has the most grand slams and dominated Federer

@NamTran-xc2ip 21 күн бұрын

Except Jimmy Connors has the most titles 😂😂 Keep coping though.

@Srbenda126 21 күн бұрын

When will these dimwits realise GOAT does not equal my favorite player?

@gledalac6715 21 күн бұрын

Federer doesn't have the most titles of all time. Jimmy Connors does, with 109 titles, Federer is 2nd with 103 and Novak 3rd with 98. Novak has 71 big titles (masters, ATP finals, majors, if you want you can include Olympic gold), Federer has 54. If you thing winning bunch of ATP 250's and ATP 500's will make someone GOAT and not big titles, well... I wish you all the best in your life

@huzcer 20 күн бұрын

You'd really have to go with Pete Sampras over the Fedal copers. The long-reigning pre Big 3 GOAT has said it clearly and his voice comes from a place of authority and experience that nobody else has to anoint; Djokovic "he is the greatest of all time". " He did it at a time where he dominated Roger and Rafa, and he handled the next generation of players very well - all at the same time."