2020 French Open

mzungu

Great stuff from Nadal so far.

Girly Gal

Vamos Rafa!

seligehgit

mzungu wrote: »

Great stuff from Nadal so far.

A very high standard.

Interesting the analysis re his serve placement compared with the 2015 contest.

He's coped well with the Djokovic drop shot.

Too many unforced errors from Djokovic.

seligehgit

Wonderful point.

That's the end of that.

Djokovic making errors but Nadal quasi-unplayable - forcing a lot of errors and forcing the opponent to try to push the risk percentage on shots.

mzungu

Great forehand from Nadal.

wonski

Looks like it is going to be short match...

Was hoping for a more challenging game.

Happy for Rafa, though. He is solid, Novak very sloppy and ignorant at times.

HeidiHeidi

That unforced errors stat is unreal

seligehgit

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

That unforced errors stat is unreal

28 versus 3 says it all.

Girly Gal

Djokovic needs to have a decent 3rd set, to put some respectability on the score board. Another pasting in the 3rd set could do long term damage to Novak when playing Rafa again.

MisterAnarchy

glasso wrote: »

That's the end of that.

Djokovic making errors but Nadal quasi-unplayable - forcing a lot of errors and forcing the opponent to try to push the risk percentage on shots.

Whats startling about it is that the conditions aren't in Nadals favour.
Its on a slow cool court, indoors and with a heavier ball than normal.

In my opinion Djokovics tennis has become too negative in the last few years and he hasn't been aggressive enough.
That won't do against Nadal in Paris.

Nadal past his best mi hole

MisterAnarchy

glasso wrote: »

Nadal past his best mi hole

Who said that ?

mzungu

wonski wrote: »

Looks like it is going to be short match...

Was hoping for a more challenging game.

Happy for Rafa, though. He is solid, Novak very sloppy and ignorant at times.

I would not count Djokovic out just yet. If Nadal lets up for even one service game in the third, he could find a way back in.

That said, Nadal is like a man possessed out there. He is hitting winners for fun.

seligehgit

Djokovic let Nadal off the hook with that final set point.

Not surprised with Rafa's warning.

MisterAnarchy

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Who said that ?

That banned / multiple rereg "Roland Garros" username poster was all over "past the best" statements today.

Read back a bit.

This has been so far one of Nadal's best-ever performances at Roland Garros.

HeidiHeidi

mzungu wrote: »

That said, Nadal is like a man possessed out there. He is hitting winners for fun.

This.

It's unreal!

wonski

mzungu wrote: »

I would not count Djokovic out just yet. If Nadal lets up for even one service game in the third, he could find a way back in.

That said, Nadal is like a man possessed out there. He is hitting winners for fun.

Of course, but from what we can see so far if Rafa stays focused, he can end it quickly.

30-6 in unforced errors. Unbelievable.

Girly Gal

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Whats startling about it is that the conditions aren't in Nadals favour.
Its on a slow cool court, indoors and with a heavier ball than normal.

In my opinion Djokovics tennis has become too negative in the last few years and he hasn't been aggressive enough.
That won't do against Nadal in Paris.

As you outlined above everything really was set up as perfectly as could be for Djokovic at the beginning of the game, should never back against Rafa at RS

Roland_Garros

Roland_Garros wrote: »

Federer peaked in 2006, Nadal 2010 and Djokovic in 2011. All three are way past their best.

....

Roland__Garros

Roland__Garros wrote: »

This version of Djokovic is severely diminished. His intensity and athleticism is well under par.

Djokovic has not lost a match this year so far

He has been disqualified once

Augme

It's been a long time since I've anticipated a sporting event so much and been so let down by it. I'm really surprised by the lack of fight in novak. No fight, no aggression, no frustration, no shouting. Just nothing.

josip

Djokovic has held his serve.
It was rope a dope for the first 2 sets

Augme

Augme wrote: »

It's been a long time since I've anticipated a sporting event so much and been so let down by it. I'm really surprised by the lack of fight in novak. No fight, no aggression, no frustration, no shouting. Just nothing.

Nadal has simply been too strong.

Nobody could live with him today in the first 2 sets, nobody.

Girly Gal

glasso wrote: »

Djokovic has not lost a match this year so far

He has been disqualified once

2020 has been truncated a lot, plus I think Tsitsipas was first top 10 player he played since AO
He's still not out of this yet

Coneygree

Djokovic has a real chance to win here...if Nadal hits an umpire.

Girly Gal

Girly Gal wrote: »

2020 has been truncated a lot, plus I think Tsitsipas was first top 10 player he played since AO

winning 36 matches , 1 disqualification is still his record

1 loss coming up.

seligehgit

Roland__Garros wrote: »

Yes because he's one of the best players in the world, if not the best. But he is still a shadow of his 2011 self. Perhaps covid finished him even further.

A point that you keep repeating ad nauseam.

lostcat

Wow just turning this on, looks like Nadal hasn't forgotten the Aussie open final from 2019, wants to return the favour

mzungu

mzungu wrote: »

I would not count Djokovic out just yet. If Nadal lets up for even one service game in the third, he could find a way back in.

That said, Nadal is like a man possessed out there. He is hitting winners for fun.

Djokovic has actually hit more winners in the match than Nadal

Nadal made very few errors and forced a lot.