French Open 2021

Great to see that passion. Ridiculous removing the crowd and the break in play it created. You have to admire the phenomenal intensity that Novak brings. Might not be everyone's cup of tea but it shows how much him and Nadal care. They put everything on the court

I'm just hoping Djokovic can push Nadal in the semi enough to make the final a little bit interesting. Hopefully Tsitsipas gets through in straight sets to make the final somewhat interesting too. Worst case scenario is Zverev somehow getting through... he won't take 5 games off Nadal.

He's a long long way from the favourite but Tsitsipas can beat Nadal, he just needs absolutely everything to go his way on the day.

I think it's hard to judge, when you are playing in the pressure cauldron these guys are competing in. I think removing the crowd has a huge impact on the players and that was the reason for that emotion at the end.

Playing in front of an empty stadium must be the most bizarre feeling after all the fans were there. You hear so many elite athletes during Covid saying they just cannot up their game with no crowds. Its messing with their heads.

Unfortunately Nadal awaits. He is big time up against it but had he lost that 4th set it was definitely curtains

quote="HeidiHeidi;117384642"]No worse than a "rain stopped play", or a delay to close the roof.

Can't agree on the roaring and shouting, highly disrespectful to the opponent IMO.[/quote]

I think trying to get the umpire to delay starting the game clock because it suits your age and style of play is a much better example of really bad gamesmanship then showing emotion when you win a match.