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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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.
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.
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.
Wrong. I’ve been watching tennis since 2008, and Djokovic’s serve sucked before 2011.
@@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.
@@echochamber1234 Since 2005 and his serve was well done even before his first slam in 2008.
The best ever! 🐐❤️
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. 💪
❤ the authentic GOAT novak djokovic
From india 🇮🇳
Even khokli respects Djokovic
*Totally G.O.A.T., king Djoker.*
No one has ever done what Nole did, like last year at 36 years old winning 3 Grand Slams and the ATP Finals in one season (also Wimbledon’s final lost in 5 sets). Years 2011, 2015, 2021 and 2023 dominated, alien stuff.
His serve in 2010 was awful. Todd Martin held him back from winning slams earlier.
A below avg incomplete player, can’t serve, can’t volley, winning on pure grit, plain and simple. skills leave the room whenever players like these are involved. and, he didn’t change his diet, he just added some dope in it.
Wow, positive video on Novak on ESPN!!! Amazing!
to Fedal fans bringing in their biases, gooooooooooooooood night😊
Todd martin as a coach was a huge mistake. He made novaks serve worse than better
He leveled up everything
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.
I love Federer but it’s delusional to think that Federer is the goat. Djokovic has the most grand slams and dominated Federer
Except Jimmy Connors has the most titles 😂😂 Keep coping though.
When will these dimwits realise GOAT does not equal my favorite player?
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.
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 ❤
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.
Djokovic GOAT ❤
great video learned a lot
Dope video! Great job
Great Commentary with clips to follow
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