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2019 French Open

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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Missing BPs this set quite a bit could bite him

    true - he has been wasteful - pretty much racing through his own service games tho in this set so far


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    glasso wrote: »
    true - he has been wasteful - pretty much racing through his own service games tho in this set so far

    He needs to move wawrinka. He has had 2 MTOs he's clearly not fit. Move him and snipe the points


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Wawrinka still has a fearsome forehand that works very well on clay.

    just noticed that Tsitsipas has a weird freaky look on his face when receiving serve! coupled with the way that he is jiggling his legs around it looks well dodgy.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    Another BP gone begging at 5 5, 2 of them gone this game


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    glasso wrote: »
    Wawrinka still has a fearsome forehand that works very well on clay.

    just noticed that Tsitsipas has a weird freaky look on his face when receiving serve! coupled with the way that he is jiggling his legs around it looks well dodgy.

    Now you see why he's considered a bottler 3 BPs missed this game all on 2nd serves.


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Now you see why he's considered a bottler 3 BPs missed this game all on 2nd serves.

    Wawrinka saved the points in this game with his play.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    glasso wrote: »
    Wawrinka saved the points in this game with his play.

    What? It was 2 UE.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    a marginal out going for the winner (like 1 cm out) and a dive at the net on a passing shot - not really UE


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    glasso wrote: »
    a marginal out going for the winner (like 1 cm out) and a dive at the net on a passing shot - not really UE

    Mate an out is a an UE.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    he shouldn't have left that one lol!

    should have won that match really.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    glasso wrote: »
    he shouldn't have left that one lol!

    should have won that match really.

    Mate he's a bottler, he is where he is cause of large scale injuries over the past 2 years with top 10s, Murray, Wawrinka, Raonic, Nadal, Nole, Delpo


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    So a 37 year old, 34 year old and 33 year old are the first 3 quarter finalists with a 29/30 year old set to join them later

    Future of men's tennis looking bright at present!!


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Mate he's a bottler, he is where he is cause of large scale injuries over the past 2 years with top 10s, Murray, Wawrinka, Raonic, Nadal, Nole, Delpo

    he will be good. I think that it's a little unfair to call him a serial bottler at this age.

    at 20 he deserves an allowance of a little more time to get the killer instinct honed.

    I have more faith in him that Zverev (who I previously thought might have had it but is looking more like another Dimitrov)


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    This Paire v Nishikori match is wild!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Rob2D wrote: »
    This Paire v Nishikori match is wild!

    It's enjoyable.

    Paire is losing the head now after being broken.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,467 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Paire is a fruit cake.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    Paire is actually toxic. He's like a more mature kyrgios. It's pure horror scene stuff.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    Siniakova keys will be a cracker today


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭Loomis


    Would be fair to say i think that Kenin was herself fairly feisty in her general demeanour through the match, to the point she had the crowd on her back for a fair part of it. And fair play to her, determined not to be intimidated where countless others have been.

    Would disagree to be honest. I think she amped herself up after hitting winners etc, but don't think she did anything beyond that. Pretty normal stuff.
    Only thing that was a bit odd really was hitting the net when she realised the serve was out, and hit a double fault rather than ace, on set point. That was the reason the crowd got on her back. Because, the French crowd are known to pounce on anything, from literally anyone. I think Nadal is the only one who may escape it.
    If I was Thiem I'd refuse to have any dealings with the press at Roland Garros for the rest of the tournament.

    He can go on twitter and give his thoughts on things there so he doesn't need the mainstream media anymore to connect with fans.

    Unless things have changed, as far as I know, players are obligated to do post-match press. Or they face serious fines, like 20k. But agree with your sentiment. And honestly, he could probably afford it in his position to make a stand.
    Rob2D wrote: »
    https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/01/hell-dominic-thiem-fumes-kicked-press-conference-serena-williams-9773500/

    Wow, Serena got Thiem kicked out of his own press conference. I'm so sick of this b**ch I can't even.

    Following from the point above, just watched a clip of him saying he is annoyed about the principle of it. In the heat of the moment, he said he's not some junior who can be pushed around. In the clip he corrected himself saying he was wrong to put it that way cause even a junior shouldn't be treated that way. Followed up with saying he's certain Nadal or Federer wouldn't have done this.
    Annabel croft and Pat Cash also backing up most things said in his favour. Croft nailing it really, saying he deserves an apology for it, and that there would have been absolute uproar if the roles were reversed.
    Hopefully it doesn't distract the rest of the tournament for him as he's played very well here the past two years.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,574 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Struff has started well.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Death taxes and nishikori in a 5th set at a slam

    There was one time he had a crazy good record in 5th sets, no idea if it's still the case

    Rafa laughing all the way to the semis here


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    I can't remember djoker being so good at RG as he is currently.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    I can't remember djoker being so good at RG as he is currently.

    Easy to forget how average he was this time last year

    Some turnaround for him and looks odds on for a second golden/career slam or whatever they call it


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Dirkziggler


    jr86 wrote: »
    Easy to forget how average he was this time last year

    Some turnaround for him and looks odds on for a second golden/career slam or whatever they call it

    Yes for sure he's literally dusting everyone so far. If he becomes an aggressor against Nadal I see him win this


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,467 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Monfils acting the dick here doing drop shots nearly every shot. Deserved he lost that game


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Floppybits wrote: »
    Monfils acting the dick here doing drop shots nearly every shot. Deserved he lost that game

    Aye. That kind of thing does him no favours.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,467 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    mzungu wrote: »
    Aye. That kind of thing does him no favours.

    There seems to be some mental weakness among the french players. They always get just so far and then have some sort of mental block that stops them going forward.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Del Potro in a spot of bother here.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Shame to see Del Potro gone but Khachanov played really well and deserved the win.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,467 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    mzungu wrote: »
    Shame to see Del Potro gone but Khachanov played really well and deserved the win.

    It is a shame to see Del Potro go out. But with his injuries he always going to struggle in slams. I was actually surprised he didn't withdraw after the 5 setter nishioka.


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