Roland Garros - 2019

naxroy wrote:and sincerely, I think they could have finished today... but what do I know

Right?  It was not raining and with sunny breaks when they announced the decision.  It is possible the match could have been over in another 40-50 minutes; they would almost certainly have been able to play that much.

Bizarro decision.

it was windy... but so it was in the morning... maybe it was more now... 

but they have messed up big time with schedule this week


no reason to move the final though

maybe it was, maybe it was not.

All I know is that nitb's conspiracy-o-meter has been broken yesterday and today.

Imagine Rafa playing in wind, complaining about it, going down a break in the third, then this followed by play suspended while clouds are breaking and sun is shining.

We would hear no end of it.  For 7 years nitb would preface every one of her posts with a moan about it.

lol no doubt about it

it passed 1,5 hours since play was suspended till it started raining

I dont know if they would have finished in that time (3 hours would have been played today) but they wouldnt have needed much more time tomorrow

if they have suspended is because players might have agreed so, but in that case, no reason to move the final a tall

summerblues wrote:
Imagine Rafa playing in wind, complaining about it, going down a break in the third, then this followed by play suspended while clouds are breaking and sun is shining.

We would hear no end of it.  For 7 years nitb would preface every one of her posts with a moan about it.

Tenez and NITB would both be going mental.

This first semi was ridiculous. It was such a non event. It was not a tennis match.

It's like if we were to have table tennis played outside...it would not be watchable.

From 6'20

Come on Thiemmm

Come on Bartyyyy

Tenez wrote:This first semi was ridiculous. It was such a non event. It was not a tennis match.

It's like if we were to have table tennis played outside...it would not be watchable.

From 6'20

before yesterday I had my doubts, but seeing what we saw, I am pretty sure nadal would have won Federer in 3 sets without wind also

Good luck Thiem!

lets see if he can confirm the break in the third set, it is always difficult to start a match in the middle of the battle, without time to adapt

Nole knows this and will bite from the very begining

If Thiem wins this set, the match will be long, if Nole wins it, it will be over.

I am sure Nole will have studied lots of stats with Craig O´Shannessy

Good hold.

But oh my, is Nole's game boring or what?  That 23 shot rally he was not trying to do anything - just playing waiting for Thiem to make a mistake.

so we have wind again.... and they stopped yesterday cos of the wind... absurd

naxroy wrote:so we have wind again.... and they stopped yesterday cos of the wind... absurd

I agree that stopping yesterday was odd.

But today's wind is nothing like yesterday. They just showed - about half the speed of yesterday.

Djokovic much better today. Thiem worse than yesterday. At this level, Nole will beat Rafa tomorrow.

summerblues wrote:

naxroy wrote:so we have wind again.... and they stopped yesterday cos of the wind... absurd

I agree that stopping yesterday was odd.

But today's wind is nothing like yesterday.  They just showed - about half the speed of yesterday.

true

Djokovic had BPs in all three of Thiem's service games today.

summerblues wrote:Djokovic much better today.  Thiem worse than yesterday.  At this level, Nole will beat Rafa tomorrow.

Djokovic better than yesterday, but dont know if its enough to beat rafa

naxroy wrote:

summerblues wrote:Djokovic much better today.  Thiem worse than yesterday.  At this level, Nole will beat Rafa tomorrow.

Djokovic better than yesterday, but dont know if its enough to beat rafa

I hope we will not find out.  Go Thiem!!!!!

Listen to this Djoko shit, he is complaining to umpire to not say the score so quick after the point so he gets more time to serve

Come on Thiemmm dont give uppp crush himmm

naxroy wrote:

summerblues wrote:Djokovic much better today.  Thiem worse than yesterday.  At this level, Nole will beat Rafa tomorrow.

Djokovic better than yesterday, but dont know if its enough to beat rafa

Rafa is not playing today, so spare us!!

Break the madafakaaa nowwww

Yes yes yesss Thiem set 3 go go go beat the shit out of himmm for good

Yes!!!!! Send Nole on an afternoon train to Monte Carlo.

What a whiner!

Quite impressive from Thiem how he held it together in the third set.  He did not come out playing well today, got broken quickly, was under all kinds of pressure on his first three service games, could have easily folded.

Yep, his cool head is admirable, just in time for a GS Title tomorow

Broken

He first needs to finish Nole off today.

Moonballing punk.

Hhaahah Thiem slicing as good as Fed I swear!!! Annoying Djoko nicely.

Break now boyyyy

Ha ha!

Break back, go go go super net point haahaha

Mladenovic is gonna get a good fuck tonight if Thiem wins, and totally trashed if Theim wins tomorrow 

Cool.

Jahu wrote:Hhaahah Thiem slicing as good as Fed I swear!!!

He has a very good slice, doesn't he?

...and the spin dropshop bit better than Fed

Come on, dont fuck it up, no fear boyyyy

Think we jinxed Thiem here

No worries break back coming soon.

Broken to love this time.  Leaking way too many service games.  This was such a cheap break too.

This is why Novak can never be considered GOAT. He's basically just keeping the ball in play and hoping to grind his way to a victory via Thiem's errors. Boring and one dimensional.

Awful from Thiem to give the break back. If this goes to five sets, the winner will have a slim chance against Nadal

Emancipator wrote:This is why Novak can never be considered GOAT. 

Only 4 people consider him goat, and 2 of them are his parents.

Come onnn focus next 2 games boy, give us a TB.

Break the next game, please.

Emancipator wrote:Boring and one dimensional.

Is he ever!

Supremely good in that one dimension, but it is one boring dimension.  Still, if he gets to 21, I would give him GOAThood regardless.

summerblues wrote:Break the next game, please.

Like that.

Just please hold now.

Tragic volley from Djokovic. Hopeless.

Break for the match now!