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[flowerpower]

No I have not seen it another time...for anone who will; this is a good article I assume

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/Features/Brain-Game-Djokovic-Serve-Australian-Open.aspx

[Fiverings]

I'm not really paranoid Fiverings.  It would take an awful lot more than these two young winder-uppers to make me feel like that.  

  Sorry if that sounded patronising Aileen - it wasn't meant to!

[ProdigyEng]

No I haven't, and I probably won't... not the best of matches imo

[*Sparkle*]

I still don't understand the point of showing Andy's blisters on the big screen in the stadium. Brilliant way to let on to an opponent that the other bloke is injured if you ask me. It seemed ridiculous, I mean, we all know what a blister looks like, but all Djokovic needed to do was look up and see that Andy could have a problem he could use. I'm not saying he did, but he could have done.

I was reading one article where someone who is apparently expert in (armchair) sports psychology, saying that Andy should have gone off court for his treatment, as he allowed Djokovic to see what was troubling him.  This was the whole basis of claiming Andy didn't have a clue about psychology and was being too much of a stoic Brit.  Now, my understanding is that you aren't allowed to go off-court for anything that can be treated court-side, so that whole article became pointless, but the writer was under the impression that Djokovic was using stretching as a cover to have a sneaky look at what treatment Andy was getting, although that big screen image made that unecessary.

I think Djokovic's celebration at the end had the right tone. It was right that he should be pleased he had won, of course, but I would have been annoyed if he had done the shirt ripping thing. I just don't like it. It felt to me as if he knew that Andy wasn't quite right and he celebrated accordingly. I think they both did well in their speeches too, coming across as respectful of one another.

I don't mind the shirt ripping after an epic battle, but I'd agree that if he knew Andy's play was hampered at all, it would have been a bit off.  At the same time, I do think it can be a sign of respect for a player to react like it is a big deal to beat their opponent - if they are the sort of person who reacts that way.  Andy is always fairly reserved, but that's his style for everything, so you expect that in victory.  Nole is an extrovert, so I'd expect him to react accordingly after a big win.

[dex]

No, will not watch the final again. But I did watch his semifinal against Federer again on Saturday. It was an ESPN Aussie comms production. That is Aussie feed at change ends/sets and in the studio, but Pat McEnroe and other during play.

[ProdigyEng]

I like Novak's celebration lol

[teejay1]

Players are only allowed to go off court for treatment if either (a) the injury is in an area of the body which would require the player to remove all or part of their clothing (although not men's shirts), or (b) the trainer feels that treatment can be better carried out that way, i.e. maybe by using ultrasound equipment, so Andy's foot didn't fall into those categories.   What I strongly feel is wrong, though, is when the on-court treatment is displayed, as it was in Andy's case, not only on our TV screens but on the large screen in the stadium, thereby letting opponents know exactly what is going on, even if they already have an idea what the problem is.

That's interesting, thanks Aileen. It was Andy's blisters being transmitted all over the place that annoyed me too. There was just no need for it, and it must have lifted Djokovic no end.