Having crushed Tart favorite Rublev, I’m sure old Mike thought he had a shot to take out old man Joker. But the difference in class was immediately apparent. Trim and focused the Joker ran through the first two sets and broke the muscle bound youngster in the first game of the third.
Then followed an inexplicable game where the Joker suddenly last all focus and the Fucer had 3 game points. Which is when Novak righted the ship and breezed through the set.
Was that moment sheer boredom as he played another of these youngsters with high ball speed but no sense of how to use the court?
Who knows, but if he encounters real opposition at Wimbledon he might be a trifle unprepared.