Michael* Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Stormbringer said: Yes, it was particularly evident during the final. Zverev's match right now it's showing it as well... Yeah, Zverev continues to frustrate, although by the sounds of it he probably shouldn't have been on the court today, while Thiem only survived by the skin of his teeth. I suppose you'd have to say Nadal-Djokovic is looking increasingly likely to be the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Michael* said: I suppose you'd have to say Nadal-Djokovic is looking increasingly likely to be the final. Looking more and more likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkjk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Clay always produces rare results. When you add 2020 to it, you get this abnormal tournament. It was probably always going to be Nadal-Djokovic here, hopefully it will be a good final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Not sure if I think anyone has been consistently eye-catching so far, although Nadal-Thiem and Djokovic-Tsitsipas as the semis could be pretty saucy, hopefully with a good final to follow. I'd take Svitolina to win the women's, she was heartbreakingly close two or three years ago when she lost to Halep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 22 hours ago, Michael* said: I'd take Svitolina to win the women's, she was heartbreakingly close two or three years ago when she lost to Halep. Finger on the pulse as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 6:30 PM, Michael* said: although Nadal-Thiem and Djokovic-Tsitsipas as the semis Well, one of these is not going to happen. What a match Thiem - Schwartzman!! And I'm genuinely surprised by Sinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Stormbringer said: And I'm genuinely surprised by Sinner! Yeah, for sure, Sinner can go home with his head held high, two extremely good sets against Nadal on his favoured surface, pushing Rafa as far as anyone has done this tournament. All we need now is to find a player called Saint to go up against him. Licence to print money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, Michael* said: Yeah, for sure, Sinner can go home with his head held high, two extremely good sets against Nadal on his favoured surface, pushing Rafa as far as anyone has done this tournament. And he's only 19! His career will surely be interesting. 49 minutes ago, Michael* said: All we need now is to find a player called Saint to go up against him. Licence to print money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I think everyone was waiting for a breakout tournament from Swiatek and she's already had a string of eye-opening results. It's also a reminder that successors to a nation's top player can arrive quicker than we think. Maybe it's a sign of old age setting in, but it barely seems like five minutes since Radwanska, one of my all-time favourites, was at the top of her game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Looks like we're getting the men's final most people wanted and/or expected. From what I saw of the Nadal match it was a valiant effort by Schwartzman, although he was probably never going to seriously trouble Rafa on Chatrier. Djokovic-Tsitsipas ended up being a real thriller, albeit after a slow start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 What the hell happened there lol? I turned it off when Djokovic had won the second set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I am sure Tsitsipas will be kicking himself for failing to convert a dozen or so break point opportunities he had in the first two sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 It will be a real struggle for Nadal under these conditions against Novak. It was evident even today till he hit three forehand winners from 15-40 at 5-all in the third set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 9 hours ago, elfstone said: What the hell happened there lol? I turned it off when Djokovic had won the second set. It was a strange one and perhaps more of a thriller than a showcase of high quality. Neither player seemed to play well at the same time which ideally is what we want to see, but there was probably more drama that way and I preferred it to the Thiem match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkjk Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Amazing tournament by Iga Świątek. She wasn't a complete unknown, but I think it's reasonable to say she didn't have any results to suggest this was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Just as I had been suspecting, Roland Garros switched to an even heavier Wilson ball for this year like the other three slams did in early 2010s. This is why Nadal forehand seems to be lacking the vital zip that made him invincible on clay in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Men's Tennis is FUBAR. That an utterly talentless tool like Djokovic is able to dominate it for so long is proof enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, jkjk said: Amazing tournament by Iga Świątek. She wasn't a complete unknown, but I think it's reasonable to say she didn't have any results to suggest this was possible. It's been a completely dominant slam from start to finish for Swiatek, which is certainly not something I'd have called beforehand, but the results have been as comprehensive as you're ever likely to see across a two-week tournament. It was well deserved though, her footwork has been inch perfect and her imagination was just on a higher plane to any other player. She takes risks that other people wouldn't think of, let alone try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Nadal is the underdog today lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 This has been a real beatdown so far, the intensity from Nadal with so few unforced errors is pretty astounding. Djokovic just doesn't look right at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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