That Djokovic slice is a thing of hilarity at times.
Never Ending Tennis Thread [Roland Garros, French Open 2017]
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Roger is gassed.
He can win Wimby but he'd have to do it super efficiently.
I think at 33, his body can't continuously run the gauntlet of Top 10 players 3 days in a row essentially in Master's 1000 tournaments.
I think French is pretty much out of the question because how grueling it is. Wimby is his best chance, and USO perhaps if the courts play fast enough. Before this year I think he made 10 Aussie semi's in a row. I think he usually does well at that tourney because it's fresh in the new year.
Dalyn
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I meant for the match.
He's playing top notch tennis on average this year. We'll see him win several more titles, I think.
Gonna be tough.
Raonic is knocking on the door. Nishikori is as well.
Djokovic is going to be there, Nadal is gonna be there for the clay season at least.
I wish I could say Dimitrov is ready to push, but he seems more interested in Maria (I don't blame him).
Dalyn
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I actually think Nadal might be close to done. He gets injured on a consistent basis now and isn't bouncing back well at all this time.
Monfils, so much talent physically, but Jekyll and Hyde mentally.
A very clean match by Federer. If he gets past Wawrinka, I like his chances to take Nishikori to make it to the final. Clay isnt' Kei's best surface, and even at 33 Roger still looks as good on clay as anyone else not named Djokovic or Nadal. And least we forget he is the only person not named Nadal in the last decade to lift the Musketeer.
Lest of course, Tsonga could be on fire against Nishikori and have 15k behind him. Then again, Kei is like Roger. He's hard to root against because he's very polite and the fans love him. But I have a feeling it'll be 99-1 crowd in favor of Tsonga.
A very clean match by Federer. If he gets past Wawrinka, I like his chances to take Nishikori to make it to the final. Clay isnt' Kei's best surface, and even at 33 Roger still looks as good on clay as anyone else not named Djokovic or Nadal. And least we forget he is the only person not named Nadal in the last decade to lift the Musketeer.
Lest of course, Tsonga could be on fire against Nishikori and have 15k behind him. Then again, Kei is like Roger. He's hard to root against because he's very polite and the fans love him. But I have a feeling it'll be 99-1 crowd in favor of Tsonga.
When Stan is dialed in like that, we've seen him dominate Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray. A 33 year old Roger on clay? Not surprising.
Big match tomorrow for Nadal and Djokovic. I'm actually rooting for Tsonga to win his maiden slam now.
THe thing about Monfils and Wawrinka, they're both exciting to watch when they're dialed in.
Wawrinka strikes the ball as hard and just as beautifully as anybody when he's on top of his game. But once you get him flustered he makes tons and tons of errors. Monfils is the same way, he can chase down any ball because of his athleticism, can hit the ball as hard as anybody, but once he starts having those mental farts he shuts down.
Wawrinka strikes the ball as hard and just as beautifully as anybody when he's on top of his game. But once you get him flustered he makes tons and tons of errors. Monfils is the same way, he can chase down any ball because of his athleticism, can hit the ball as hard as anybody, but once he starts having those mental farts he shuts down.
Djokovic about to get over the hump...
It's kind of sad to see Rafa like this. I've never been the biggest Rafa guy (his gamesmanship like taking forever to serve, excessive fistpumping, etc) but I've always appreciated his mental strength and will to win especially on clay.
Djokovic is sort of lucky he's in this transitional period. Nadal and Federer are past their primes by far, but the next generation of players have not stepped up to push Djokovic the way he was knocking on the door with Federer and Nadal. Dimitrov, Nishikori, Raonic, etc. have all been somewhat disappointments. Nishi made a slam final last year but still have yet win one.
The next generation of guys like Kokkinakis, Kyrgios, Thiem, Coric are knocking on the door but we'll have to wait to see what's gonna happen.
I don't think this Djokovic could ever have touched Prime Nadal on clay in the early 2000's. Heck even Mid 2000's Federer on clay many can argue was one of the best clay courters ever even without a french open title in that period. He was runner up to Nadal every time and the only guy to beat Nadal on clay until Soderling did it.
Djoker beat an old Fed on grass, but would've never have been able to touch 2004-2006 Federer on grass.
It's kind of sad to see Rafa like this. I've never been the biggest Rafa guy (his gamesmanship like taking forever to serve, excessive fistpumping, etc) but I've always appreciated his mental strength and will to win especially on clay.
Djokovic is sort of lucky he's in this transitional period. Nadal and Federer are past their primes by far, but the next generation of players have not stepped up to push Djokovic the way he was knocking on the door with Federer and Nadal. Dimitrov, Nishikori, Raonic, etc. have all been somewhat disappointments. Nishi made a slam final last year but still have yet win one.
The next generation of guys like Kokkinakis, Kyrgios, Thiem, Coric are knocking on the door but we'll have to wait to see what's gonna happen.
I don't think this Djokovic could ever have touched Prime Nadal on clay in the early 2000's. Heck even Mid 2000's Federer on clay many can argue was one of the best clay courters ever even without a french open title in that period. He was runner up to Nadal every time and the only guy to beat Nadal on clay until Soderling did it.
Djoker beat an old Fed on grass, but would've never have been able to touch 2004-2006 Federer on grass.
Tsonga running out of gas.
Murray and Djokovic committing cannibalism on each other.
Whomever walks alive out of that match tomorrow is going to be gassed against Stan, similar to Roger-Monfils.
Wawrinka must be excited.
Whomever walks alive out of that match tomorrow is going to be gassed against Stan, similar to Roger-Monfils.
Wawrinka must be excited.
Djokovic on the verge of choking.