Tennis: French Open/2020

[MsMeow]

Very happy with this result. I wish we would get more men stepping up and breaking through.

 

[Tuggy]

Congrats to Iga. Another teenage GS champ.

 

[BMOK33]

I’m not sure Kenin was really that hurt or if it mattered. Swiatek was just getting to all those shots which in prior rounds for Kenin would be winners. Her backhand was off today for sure which maybe was a result of something but I think Swiatek was just too good to lose anyway

 

[Novak Djokovic]

2x career slam would be a HUGE achievement given Rafa and Roger have not done it.

Sadly, I think Rafa wins tomorrow in 4 sets.

 

[sjsharks92]

I think Rafa wins tomorrow as well. It is impossible to bet against him on clay.

 

[MsMeow]

I don't think Rafa will win.

 

[kihei]

Trying to pick between Rafa and Nole tomorrow is like trying to choose what this is a picture of. It all depends upon one's perspective and there is no definitive answer.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Ben Rothenberg has decided to be the mask police at French Open. The reply from Jelena is pretty funny. I think they're both out to lunch, to be honest. People who are interacting in their group privately really have no reason to wear a mask besides public display of solidarity especially since they are separated from others in an outdoor environment. At the same time, Novak's brother having a mask exemption is interesting because even my COPD/ILD patients on home oxygen can wear one without any troubles.

 

[kihei]

Got the feeling Rafa is going to see a lot of drop shots today.

 

[sfvega]

Very strong start for Rafa.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I agree with all true Fed fans. No one must get to 20. C'mon Nole, that Easter egg with a head band must go down to Chinatown.

 

[sfvega]

Nole makes some amazing saves, but Nadal continues to have trouble with easy winner shots.

 

[kihei]

A sort of "This is my court" statement from Rafa. And indeed it is. Imagine his confidence right now.

 

[sfvega]

Blanked. Jesus, wonder what the betting odds were on that. Still think Joker is in this match.

 

[kihei]

I agree with all true Fed fans. No one must get to 20. C'mon Nole, that Easter egg with a head band must go down to Chinatown.

Nuts to that, grasshopper.

 

[sfvega]

Djokovic looks more winded than I'm used to seeing him. I wonder how Covid has affected their training. Maybe not at all, but I'm curious.

I'm glad the FO is getting HawkEye, every major should have had it and any sport that is applicable really.

 

[kihei]

This steamroller is coming against a guy who is 37-1 this year.

 

[kihei]

Man, Rafa's return game is just vintage today.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Yikes, a beat down of epic proportion. Worse than what Novak did to Rafa at Aussie Open 2019.

 

[MeowLeafs]

Djokovic is simply an unforced error machine this match

 

[MsMeow]

What the hell is going on? I just got to a tv and saw the score.

 

[Tuggy]

I certainly expected Nadal to win today, but I thought it would be more competitive

 

[kihei]

What the hell is going on? I just got to a tv and saw the score.

You were absolutely right back there a ways. Rafa is a man on a mission. He's starting to get a lot of help from a shell-shocked Nole at the moment, though.

 

[sfvega]

I was hoping for tennis like their 2013 FO match-up, and I got that from one side.

 

[kihei]

I certainly expected Nadal to win today, but I thought it would be more competitive

I had no expectations one way or the other, but I'm glad I bet all my v-cash on Rafa.