thejester wrote:

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To add a further bit of perspective on this match, Kyle won 51 points to Novak's 68. More than respectable against the absolute machine that is Djokovic

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And actually hit more winners

More so-called unforced errors, of course, although when you're playing Nole most errors are forced to some extent; mainly got the impression Kyle was going to go down blazing rather than meekly which was a good approach I feel   

Bob in Spain wrote:

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thejester wrote:

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To add a further bit of perspective on this match, Kyle won 51 points to Novak's 68. More than respectable against the absolute machine that is Djokovic

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If you also take into account that Kyle was a bit like a "rabbit in the headlights" for the 1st four games,, by which time Djokovic was already 10 points ahead in the overall point count, then over the next hour, there was only a 7 points difference in Djokovic's favour.

The other stat that really surprised me was the "long rally" stat.  Rallies won over 9 shots:  Kyle 8, Djokovic 7.

 

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Spot on Bob. Not that often you can say this about a loss but it was a fine performance on a big stage. And a learning experience that doesn't come around that often