The Gays and Tennis Part 63: Roland Garros week #2

The last thread is now paywalled.

PCB team now and forever, but Daniel Altmaier is cute.

Daniel Altmaier is very cocky, isn't she? Bratty to the max.

I've never seen Altmaier before RG

When I was following the qualifying matches he wasn't 1 of the ones I expected to qualify since I'd never seen him play

he is flashy though. Great backhand

Zverev tested negative. it is a cold.

I wouldn't surprise if he didn't have anything and it was just an excuse for his defeat

a mere cold? I didn't know you could get fevers with colds. Flu maybe...

“I received the result today. It’s negative. I don’t have COVID-19,” Zverev, who lost in fourth set to Italian Jannik Sinner, told Eurosport on Monday.

“I’ve been better. I have a cold. You can also have it during the COVID-19 period. We’ve been playing at eight degrees and drizzle for two weeks.

“It is normal that the body is tired. I haven’t had a real break after the U.S. Open either. This is my typical cold. I know it already. I have a bit of a sore throat, then a cold and my nose is full followed at night by fever maybe. The fever was 37.6 (Celsius).”

37.6C isn't a fever.

I hope 1 of the young guys wins a slam before Zverev. He'd HATE that. He wants to the first since he's been hyped up as the next coming for years

Flopos NextGen

Zverev thinks he is Marat Safin but he doesn't even have 1/8 of the charm of Ernst Gulbis. I hope Tsitsipas and the Russians all win a GS before him.

Douche-ev really is charmless, isn't he?

[quote] Douche-ev really is charmless, isn't he?

Yes.

catching some of the Tsitsipas Dimitrov match now. It was a fun match overall. Tsitsipas just hits harder and is more consistent but they have similar games. Dimitrov moves a bit better

Dimitrov's problem is that while his 1HBH might look lovely, it's not actually very good.

Lol, zverev is dumber than he looks, doesn't even know normal body temps!

I’s know normul body temps.

So Nadal vs. Sinner is the last match of the day. They also have to wait an extra match since Jabeur-Collins was held over and will start at 11. I wonder if Sinner can keep his momentum. I'd love it if he can cause a historic upset but I'm not sure he's consistent enough. The key of course will be in how he returns Nadal's serve.

Collins screams her way through the first set: 6-4

lol Navratilova is doing commentary and said Collins is the type of player who'd get under her skin with how vocal she is

Jabeur's husband is not bad

Domicakes Team or Lil Diego Team?

Collins just won. I was team Jabeur. And I am Lil Diego Team, all the way.

Ima be Domicakes Team and Altmaier Team just to keep it interesting.

What are we expecting from Sinner? Maybe one set? two? Maybe he is inspired and wins three sets?

62 63 62

Sinner? LOL

Ja. Ja, ich wuerde.

The Svitolina scream makes me thankful for the mute button. It is awful.

And Svitolina out in two quick sets. Will she be one of the two Argentinian players who advance to semis......?

[quote] Domicakes Team or Lil Diego Team?

Domicakes team

Lil Diego ALL THE WAY!

Collins is the obnoxious female player ever.

If Trevisan defeats Swiatek this could be the most random semifinal at a GS ever. Podorowska is 131 and Trevisan is 159.

It's curious that reinvindications at equal pay are peaking at the totally wrong moment.

And Serena must be mad, a barely healthy Serena could have won this without hesitation

And by now it's pretty clear Svitolina is not going to win a GS in her life

[quote]And Serena must be mad, a barely healthy Serena could have won this without hesitation

Not really.

Nobody on the draw right now could defeat a good Serena on clay.

R37 is posting from 2005.

R37 Kvitova or Kenin could

No.

Serena was on the US Open semifinals, on her part of the draw the semifinalist is Podorowska. I'm sorry but not even in her wildest dreams Podorowska could defeat a Serena in decent form.

The other two are Trevisan and Swiatek. The polish is a good prospect of player but i don't know how is she going to play at this stage. And Trevisan is not even top 100.

The two tops on the other side of the draw are Kvitova (clay is clearly her worst surface) and Kenin (who is not playing that well).

So yes, she had a good chance to win here if she was healthy.

This is one of the most random GS ever

Kenin kicked Serena's ass in straight sets in the third round, but shhhhh, don't tell R37 that.

Can't wait to see what Wang Qiang type player bounces Serena out of her next GS tournament.

R41 I know that, and that's the reason i said a good Serena.

And Kenin is not playing as well as last year

Kenin playing as she is now could easily beat the Serena that we have now.

No one fears Serena anymore.

Serena better hope Wimbledon is played next year. That's her only chance of winning another slam and even then I have many doubts.

And Thiem is totally tanking the tie break.

I like Diego, but there's no way he could defeat Nadal at the best of five sets

Halep (in less than an hour) showed how to beat Serena at Wimbledon.

I don't think she'll ever win another Grand Slam.

[quote] Domicakes Team or Lil Diego Team?

I am on Thiem team/Domicakes team!

I’m not on Lil’ team/Dwarf team but I like him against anyone other than Domicakes.

All these tennis players men and women screaming and grunting and shooting their "Come On!" from the first shot...Trevisan was actually pretty quiet in her victory over Gauff but now is louder than Sharapova.

Not even Seles was as loud as some of these players. At what point does it become a hindrance to the opposing player?

Ooos should be "shouting" come on...not shooting

I found Seles grunting natural. It suited her game.

Right now some players are incredibly annoying. I think i like Anisimova because she is a very quiet player

Rafa team or Sinner/Ugly as sin team?

[quote] I know that, and that's the reason i said a good Serena.

But a “good” Serena in 2020 is exactly what we’ve had up to now. It is never going to get any better or easier for this Serena. She’ll be even more flaky next year, and only a series of miracles will get her to finals, let alone win them.

23 is her limit.

R48, supposedly, the grunting/screaming is a way to muffle or distract from the sound of the racket hitting the ball, to interfere with the other player’s timing.

I think FAA has a sexy grunt

...and I'd like to be on the receiving end of it ....

Domicakes up two sets to one.

Diego being button-cute as always

Lil’ Diego looks so frustrated.

This is boring as shit. Someone hold serve!

Onto a fifth set.

So when Thiem takes this, he won't have anything left in the tank for Rafa or Novax Covidovic

L'il Diego bringing big dick energy!

R61, when whoever takes this will be too exhausted to play anyone. The person in charge of scheduling should be fired. Will the Nadal game start at midnight?

This is an engrossing match. I don't understand people who just want matches over with their guy winning rather than actually watching tennis.

Thiem seems more handsome now that he has a slam.

The Slam-effect I guess.

That didn’t help Djokovic, R65.

Diego gets 2 days rest. Which he will need before he most likely plays Nadal.

VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!

Theres gonna be a qualifier in the women's final, huh? Only in womens tennis.

That's what makes the women's game so compelling!!

R51 Ugly team

God, i hope Iga is able to win or it'll be the first semifinal of GS in history with two players outside top 100

R70 No, one thing is a surprising semifinalist, or even a surprising finalist, but most of the players in quarterfinals were suprises. That's not compeling, that shows tops are weak

whooosh

R73, I think r70 was being sarcastic. He forgot to sign his post “Ben & Courtney”, but I’m sure that’s what he meant.

First set to Swiatek.

Swiatek even would be the favourite in the semifinals if she wins this match (without being top 50) but unlike others, Swiatek was always considered a future top player

Yeah Swiatek has been touted for a bit as the next big thing. Good to see her have this breakthrough.

goodbye Moaning Myrtle

And she waste no time in winning even after a rocky start of the match.

I'm pretty sure Nadal appreciated. Even if he beat Sinner fast (and i think it'll depend of the start of the match) they will end quite late.

Nadal does a thing that is very useful and probably the reason why he lose so few times against young players. He put a lot of pressure from the very beginning of the match. Most of his matches here start with an early break and that makes more difficult to believe in an upset for the rival.

If Sinner can keep his nerves he should give Rafa some trouble, at least in one set

[italic]Mary Pierce, France's last Roland Garros champion 20 years ago, delivered a damning indictment of the state of tennis in the country after home hopes ended before the quarter-finals this year, claiming "young people give up".[/italic]

[italic]"Today, I think that with social networks, some may think that everything is easy, so as soon as it starts to be difficult, young people give up. This is not how we will be able to do great things in life and in tennis."[/italic]

PCB vs Diego final would be amazing.

Silly trout. I watched Mary Pierce lose badly to Justine Henin in the French Open Final way back when, and when it was her turn to give the runner's up speech on court she would NOT SHUT THE FUCK UP. Even the home crowd were sick of her by the end of it.

It would, R82. Here's to PCB bringing back some bad deja vu for his next opponent.

I've missed the past few days, but agree: Zverev is dumb and charmless, PCB's bulge is wonderful, Lil Diego is adorable.

Double semi-finals

Koolhof/Mektic vs Mies/Krawietz

Farah/Cabal vs Soares/Pavic

[quote] when it was her turn to give the runner's up speech on court she would NOT SHUT THE FUCK UP. Even the home crowd were sick of her by the end of it.

When she was inducted into the hall of fame she gave a tiring, long speech consisting mostly of Jesus talk (apparently she’s a born-again Christian). Yawn!

Titsy, bitches. I know it's a long shot.

There’s an investigation into matching fixing at this year’s Roland-Garros. The match allegedly affected was a first-round women’s doubles match on Sept. 30, l.e., something most people wouldn’t be paying attention to. That’s typical of how gamblers operate. But this is the first time a match-fixing has been suspected at a Slam.

[quote]Sebastian Korda is also a Trumpette

Apparently Korda was aware people were talking about him so he started following Biden on Twitter and liked a couple of his tweets!

Who wins the Kenin v Collins match tomorrow?

Nadal wins. Maybe a little harder than expected but done in three. Sinner is very good, though

Rafa!

That seemed a pretty easy win for Rafa.

The Russian chick is the one involved in the cheating. Apparently, she double faulted twice and stumbled on another point. The bets were for her losing her serve.

I'm always surprised to hear that Collins played tennis for UVA. She has all the grace and charm of a Waffle House waitress who found a tennis racket on her way home to the trailer park.

Sinner really should have won that first set but he needs to vastly improve his net skills and drop shots. There were several big points he should have just whacked the ball for a winner but tried playing it too cutely and got burned by Nadal or made a dumb error. A year from now he should be winning matches like these. He is quite promising

I hope the men left can stop Nadal and Djokovic. How insanely boring it will be if either wins the title AGAIN. I can't believe how sick I am of them.

Who has a better bulge? PCB or Gilles Simon?

I never found Simon to be remotely sexy

Simon is a misogynist dickhead, but his bulge is on a par with PCB's. Can't we have both?

Rublev is a tough customer and I love his FH. C'mon Titsy...

I am on whomever can defeat Djokovic and Nadal, especially Nadal, team.

I cannot stand Collins and her shrill screaming.

R94 It was not an easy win. Sinner was up a break in the first two sets and he played really well.

He did way better than i was expecting. Nadal is simply too good at Roland Garros for an unexperienced young player (no matter how talented) defeat him.

But Sinner will be in the last rounds of GS next year for sure, and he'll be top 20 in no time

I'm happy Kvitova won. And a Kvitova-Kenin semifinals at least looks like a GS semifinal

Collins looks like she is playing at the Country Club but only two short sets because he has to take Kendall to the dentist.

How many coaching violations has Father Kenin received?

Collins out. The public are probably glad to see her leave because they’ve been sick of so much winning from her.

The only big surprise on the womens side is that Argentinian qualifier. Swiatek is a mild surprise but has been listed for awhile as an future top player. I want a Kvitova-Swiatek final with Kvitova finally winning somewhere besides Wimbledon.

Rublev team or Titsy team?

Go, Deigo!!!! Get some rest!!!! You've beaten that old bald headed man before - you can do it again....

Titsy Team!

Are there any Gay out players?

R111 Jan-Michael Gambill (kind of).

Iga Swiatek Is adorable. I like her very much. As a player, she has the goods. I am in the anyone-but-Kenin camp. I hope Kvitová wins

I'd rather Kenin than that qualifier. No offense to her but it wouldnt be a good look for womens tennis. That's why I want a Swiatek and Kvitova final. I'd like the outcome no matter what.

Same here R114

Tsitsipas up two sets.

When did Tsistsipas get all that ass? It’s def bigger the last year. Wow

Not a huge Titsy fan, but would love to see him frustrate 'Tits Out' No-Vaxxx in the semis.

Or better yet, PCB ousts TONV in the quarters.

Or better yet, PCB ousts TONV in the quarters.

Now that the gorgeous Tsitsipas is through, it’s on to the well- and very obviously-endowed PCB. May he bring to an end Djokovic’s winning streak.

^ Yes, please!

fuck. me.

TeamPrettyColossalBulge or TeamTitsOutNoVaxx?

OMG Pablo is cute as a button!

PCB team or Nole/Novaxx team?

PCB all the way. Hoping for an upset.

Joker injured or faking it?

Imagine if PCB wins this and gets fully hard...

It will get more prodigious as the match continues...

[quote]Joker injured or faking it?

Who? Oh yeah, the guy on the other side of the net, sorry hadn't noticed. Prolly just a Hail Mary trying to distract from the radiating presence of Pablo.

David Goffin has tested positive for Covid.

Sad to hear that Goffin is poz now. If he got it in Paris, then the precautions aren’t working.

Djoko got fat!

[quote]David Goffin has tested positive for Covid.

Oh no! Quarantine at the Tree!

Love how Djokovic hit that backhand down the line and started celebrating, but then remembered he should act injured. 😂

PCB has a hot ass as well.

'Novak Djokovic Foundation' face masks in his box.

Subtext: Please love me!

Ugh.

Novak screamed at the ball girl.

Can Tsitsipas beat Djokovic?

why? r139

R141 he was angry when he lost game in second set

He has the tendency to lose it doesn't he.

R140, Yes, he can. And he defeated him twice (on five matches), but Tsitsipas had two very bad loses recently (let's face it if he didn't choke it against Coric he could even have win or at least be a finalist at the US Open) and that can be a burden against someone like Nole.

But if he plays like he played today he can defeat anyone

Yes, R143, he does. I wish someone would immediately translate the conversations (or screams) with his entourage. What the hell is he saying? When he gets mad, he is actually scary. He is not well, mentally.

nice rebound for Tsitsipas following his disastrous choke at the USO

Hopefully he can win the title but obviously it'll only get much tougher in the next round

I was surprised how easily he won today given that Rublev just beat him less than a week ago in a tough final

very glad we have Kvitova vs. Kenin in the SF. At least we'll have 1 slam winner in the final

I too hope Swiatek reaches the final

If chair umpire understood Serbian, Djokovic would've be at a game penalty by now.

when Djokovic gets in these moods he's unbearable to watch

PCB is very solid but his problem is he doesn't have any huge weapons so he struggles against the very best unless they're making errors

Story of my career R150

omg PCB hits a great drop shot that Djokovic did very well to get back...then PCB makes a dumb error. He had the open court but tried going behind Djokovic with much less margin and instead hit it out to get broken

[r150] from reading this website, I thought PCB is reputed to have a huge weapon?

R151 lol so I guess in 5 years PCB will be coaching a big hitting, very hyped spoiled diva, a younger version of Zverev

R153 it's not helping him in this match. Djokovic sadly isn't distracted by it

He is screaming more than usual,

R151 Ferrer had a very good forehand and he was one of the fastest men on court. Yes, he didn't have a big serve, or huge weapons but he had more weapons than PCB

R154 There's a lot of spoiled divas on the junior circuit so he has a lot to chose.

And talking about juniors, Sean Cuenin is the youngest by far of the players on the draw. If he wins he will be the next frend young promising player that they'll destroy hyping him to the sky

Djokovic is a total psycho

Come on Tsitsipas and Schwartzman! At least one of you win please.

Oh, Pablo. :-(

Stef needs the mentality. He could earn it by whipping Boobsy.

I want a bootylicious final - Titsy and Rafa.

Sad for Pablo. Is Djokovic injured or was he doing schtick?

lol that ankle problem when there was 40-40 hahahah why losers has always health problems when they the main rival has chance to win a game

The same was with djoko.

R164, for some reason PCB really gets under his skin, and that makes every twinge feel like an injury.

PCB ....

A Tsitsipas / Nadal final would be great fun; but sadly, I highly doubt that will happen.

in the end I hope Rafa can take out Novaxx

PCB isn't at the level of Djoker. I think Djoker was faking it too.

Nole is winner on court, loser off court.

Does anyone think Lil Diego has a chance against Rafa?

Nope R171. Two things, RG is Rafa's territory and the big court helps him plus Diego will be exhausted from the five hour match. I predict, at most, he takes one set off Rafa. Also, they are the first match so and it will be sunnier and the ball will bounce higher. But, Li'l Diego might surprise us. I love Li'L Diego dancing videos.

I tend to agree, R172. Plus Rafa will want 'la venganza' cause Lil Diego beat in him in Rome.

PCB >>> Djoko in all ways that matter.

PCB is everything.

Wouldn't it be delightful to be bred by a sweaty and angry PCB who just lost?

The final will be Novacc vs Nadal. The only reason we had a new GS winner is because one got defaulted and the other didn't play. Novacc must be so mad because he should be on 19 already with the cancelled Wimbledon and defaulted USO.

So what else is new, R176? Novaxx is always just mad waiting to happen.

But I agree that Novaxx will be extremely angry if he does not win RG. The world is always conspiring against him and this year COVID. I wonder if someone close to his circle would break rank and write a tell all book. Sometimes, watching him get mad while playing, I wonder how scary it must be working for him when he gets all rage-y. Scary shit.

Cabal-Farah aren't aging well

Why isn't Farah more loved here? He is such a slut on IG.

R178, how long has Djokovic been on tour? If his staff was afraid of him I'm sure we would have heard plenty of stories about it by now. His issue, or so it seems to me, is the anger he directs at himself.

And contrast his behavior with that of Thiem, who seemed grateful to have been defeated by Schwartzman so that he could go home. He was very charming, anyone could sympathize with him. Yet it make me think he does not have multiple slams in him.

R181 I think Nole is a good guy off court. There are a lot of athletes who just transform when they are on court. I doubt he treats bad his team.

I think part of Thiem being happy after his defeat is that fact that he is a very good friend of Schwartzman.

Thiem didn't have time to prepare RG this year (he usually needs at leas a couple of tournaments to play his best on clay) and after winning the US Open it must be difficult to keep the concentration. He even said that he doesn't have the intention of play too many tournaments (he, who plays everything).

I think Lil Diego has very little chances, but i'm not that sure about Tsitsipas. He played very well in the quarterfinals (unlike Nole). The problem is his bad loses in recent tournaments, and that could be a burden against a player who has probable the best return to serve on the circuit

Swiatek is winning easily till now

Sure, R182. Djokovic saves his wrath for the lowly ball children on court and is no doubt a perfect angel off court.

Charming Swiatek wins!

Świątek ;) !

Double final

Mies/Krawietz

vs

Soares/Pavic

Its doubles match

Kenin will probably win. Kvitova had a lot of chances for breaking back in the second but she cannot find a way. I do not like Kenin (her antics mainly) but she is the definition of clutch, perseverance and intensity.

Kenin marching to victory, it would appear.

It is pathetic that Schwartzman played for 5 hours and earned the same amount of money as Swiatek who played for 1 hour

what time will the bald man play the little Argentine on Friday?

Well, Kvitova just broke for 5-5

R192..... it is scheduled for 8:50 EST

And Kenin broke back, and serving again for the match. Sigh.

R165 Who are you?

Kenin wins.

Thank you R194......I thought that was what it was.....but the inner net can mess you up......

well, Kenin won. Team Iga Świątek all the way.

Not sure what Kenin antics you are referring to. She seems pretty contained. Doesn’t scream when hitting. Few COME ONS!!” She is intense for sure. Her biggest weapon is that she doesn’t give in.

[quote] R165 Who are you?

Why do you ask?

R184 He won't be the first one. I remember a well known soccer player, one of the Real Madrid most beloved players, Juanito. If you ask anyone who knew him outside the field they would say he was a lovely person, if you ask any of his rivals (who didn't know him outside the field) they will say he was scum.

And i don't think Kyrgios is a bad guy neither, but his behaviour on court is vomitive

R199 Me too. 2 GS is excesive for someone like her. She lost 60 60 on Rome.

I hope Iga is not nervous in the final and could defeat her

The womens final starts at 4am EST. WTF is that? I'll be unconscious.

I still can't believe Kenin has 1 slam never mind possibly having 2. I think she's OK but I never saw her as a real top player. She's not powerful, her movement is good but there are faster players, she's not the best returner. She does have variety and consistency I guess

Yeah Kenin is skilled but wins cause of fight, not weapons.

Well, that makes her a better competitor than most of the WTA. What good is having weapons if you crumble in big moments? Plishbot could probably answer that better than anyone.

Ugh Kenin beat Petra

Mugu trains in Swiss?

Thoughts on the mins semis?

Pam Shriver loves the mins.

[quote] R165 Who are you?

I’m R165. What do you mean “Who are you?” I’m a DL poster.

Rafa and tsitsipas win tomorrow

^ Yes! I demand a battle of the booty!

Novaxx Covidovic will be unhinged tomorrow, just watch. He demands to win this!

We could have done a lot worse than Kenin-Swiatek final. Both of them have game, and seem to have some mental toughness.

Shirtless Stan.

Does this make you want to be on Stan team?

Nope!

R217 based on what? The love handles? the stickly arms? lack of chest?

I don't get why some of you think Wawrinka is so hot. He's not even good looking. He has good quads and a butt that's it. Upper body is blah

[quote] I don't get why some of you think Wawrinka is so hot.

I love his pockmarked skin.

Stan team!

Wawrinka team!

The Regina King Cadillac ad makes me moist but the winsome ditty in the Volvo ad is driving me crazy.

I’ve caught myself singing “It’s hard times in the mill my love, hard times in the mill.”

YOU'VE SET ME OFF AGAIN STOP

R216 That's true, both are young and it'll be an interesting final. Swiatek is the player who lost less games since Pierce 1994 (that didn't help Pierce against ASV)

R217 Djokovic joked on that pic, he wrote, Man, relax, you are holding your breath for too long.

And talking about Wawrinka, Stricker became the first swiss junior to reach a GS final since Stan in 2003

Diegito is trying.....he's trying......

Well, in fact both junior finalists are swiss

The nerd on the Nationwide ad is hot in a Matthew Macfadyen way.

Link please, R227.

Diego needs to wear shorter shorts, like Nadal does.

Diego looks like some bubba at the beach in his long board shorts. Shorter shorts would make him appear taller on camera I think.

Jesus, Rafa is a stud.

Check out this picture. Even cutey Elf David Goffin towers over Li'l Diego.

[quote] Even cutey Elf David Goffin towers over Li'l Diego.

Elf and dwarf in the same pic.

Lol I am such a fag. It’s Peyton Manning.

[quote] Lol I am such a fag. It’s Peyton Manning.

Haha! Is that the one with Brad Paisley?

Is Lil’ Diego a dwarf or a gnome?

And now on to Djoko vs Tsitsipas.

Totally Team Titsy on this one. I hope that he can at least make Djoko furious at himself a few times!

Serbian supporters completely obnoxious as fully expected.

ugh of course Schwartzman was useless today

Nadal's gonna be damn 40 years old still easing his way through RG. The men really suck and yes Nadal is amazing but this is ridiculous

Did Martina really just say that Djoko could "smell Stephanos well behind the baseline"?

I still hope Tsitsipas is able to turn this around.

But he has a tendency to lose serve at the beginning of the sets and that's lethal against someone like Nole (or Nadal).

He needs to put pressure on Nole, and you can't do that if you are behind on the score

Titsy and his damn eye is driving me crazy. It’s making my eye hurt.

Sorry but Stefanos is pathetic.

He was unable to win a single break point, and now he was winning 40-0 and lose five points in a row. That way is totally impossible to win against Nole

He ended up managing to lose 2 service games from 40 - 0 up in that set! Pretty pitiful. At least Diego kept fighting all the way through the match with Nadal. Titsy is very mentally fragile.

Hopefully Sinner will be a real threat next year, because it's pretty clear that Tsitsipas doesn't have what it's needed and frankly i can't see Medeved being a threat.

And Thiem will never be regular enough.

And i'm tired of the big three. Don't get me wrong, i think they are amazing, but i need new players who are able to compete, not brats with a big mouth who can shit themselves at the moment of truth

[quote] Sorry but Stefanos is pathetic.

Completely agree.

[quote] And Thiem will never be regular enough.

He’s the new Stan Wawrinka.

R247 The problem with Thiem (who in my oppinion improved a lot in his regularity) is that he is not remotely strong enough mentally to compete against big 3. So he can defeat one, but defeating two is probably too much.

It was a pity he couldn't prepare better RG, because in my oppinion he had a chance to win here.

The next gen better get off instagram for a while because if they don't improve soon, people like Sinner, Musetti or Alcaraz will pass them

God I hate Djokovic, his whole team of Serbian henchmen, and his followers who keep shouting “Nole! Nole! Nole!”as if they were at a Nuremberg rally.

I’m shocked Titsy won a set.

Maybe there's hope for Tsitsipas, when all was lost he didn't give up.

I don't know if it's too late for recover but at least it's a good sign for the future

Come on Titsy!

Fourth set.....

Tsitsipas is about to shit his pants!

Well, i was wrong. At least the guy is giving his all and putting Nole in trouble

Fifth set

I dont care if hes spent for Nadal after winning this. I want Tsitsipas in that final.

Stef is showing us something. And Nole got the elder-yips!

Do you also hate when Fed fans scream for him and cheer his opponents mistakes?

Fifth and deciding set.

Honestly, r259? No. But Federer’s not as big a cunt as Djokovic.

lets face it, djoko dopes , he is fresh as daisy , tsitsipas hardly stands

Yay Douchebag is looking like hes got another win!

Titsy out.

Welp I'm out on Sunday. They are obviously the best players but I dont care to see yet another match between them.

[quote] djoko dopes

He is strong because of the water he drinks because water reacts, and scientists have proven that molecules in the water react to our emotions,?to what is being said.

men's tennis is so fucking boring. The big 2 are just seemingly unbeatable at slams. Thiem benefited from Nadal's absence and Djokovic's idiocy at the USO. Would he won if both were in the draw without scandals? Not based on history

Tsitsipas has the game but he's not mentally mature enough yet. He had lots of chances in the first set but couldn't capitalize. Then he had a meltdown in the second set before coming back in the 4th and 5th. I do think at some point Tsitsipas will win slams. Hopefully next year

I'm not watching the men's final. I'm beyond sick of Nadal and Djokovic. Yes they're incredible but this is pathetic that they're in their mid 30s and no one can beat them in best of 5 sets. They shouldn't have more stamina than the rest of the tour at this point.

Yeah its weird that these two do better in best of 5 and are easier to beat in 3. It should be the other way though they are better mentally.

Come again. R266?

I understand the boredom. But part of me thinks it could be really interesting, two great champs who really don't seem to like each other.

Titsi just gave up in the 5th...he is a pussy. I don't care if he was gassed he had a pretty easy time with Rublev he shouldn't be gassed. He is 22.

Are you kidding? Sunday will be great drama!

Rafa owns the French and he'll be damned if he loses it to his arch-rival Djoko.

And Djokovic is out to snatch Nadal's wig! He's desperate to win a slam, especially after the USO debacle. He will think that winning another slam is utterly critical to restoring his rightful place.

I hope Rafa drives him into the wild outbursts of frustration that are so entertaining. But then again, Djokovic is often more 'contained' when he plays Rafa or Roger.

[quote]And Djokovic is out to snatch Nadal's wig!

lol!

Nadal must be really jealous of Djokovic's hair.

I always think that Novak's hair looks like mink; it is so thick.

Yeah, well. Novak should be jealous of this, which I'd take over the hair any day.

r268 Yeah

R274 Nole's hair is fantastic.

Anyway, Nole showed some big weakness that will be lethal against Nadal.

He needs the final to be similar to the Australian Open final, and like in that case Nadal has the problem of not facing anyone who could test him before the final. If the match is tight, Nadal will win

Tsitsipas it top 5 again and Schwartzman and Rublev are new to the top 10.

Stricker is the junior champion.

Curiously, all junior semifinalists were born in 2002 so they were older than all of the junior finalists of last year who were born in 2003. I suppose it's a consecuence of this weird year

Goran Ivanisevic said that Nadal has no options, Nole is in perfect heath and ready to win.

And all that after winning in fifth against Tsitsipas. Someone should remember him that Nole was the main favourite other years and Nadal defeated him

Hmmm, so a massive patch of athletic tape on the back of one's neck is a sign of perfect health? Who knew?

Realistically, R280, Djokovic has never been the "main favorite" at Roland Garros in any year. Even this year, Rafa has the edge in the betting line.

Ii think he was the slightly favourite from 2011 to 2016.

Probably 2013 was his best chance when he lost that epic match in semifinals.

But the truth is the conditions of Roland Garros play in Rafa's favour, he is not only the best on clay but this tournament is the one where he usually peak.

Nole was incredibly anxious to win this tournament for a long time, which explain his doubts even in the two years (2015 and 2016) where Nadal was clearly not at his best. That final against Wawrinka was the clear sign that he was unable to play his best in the tournament.

This year, the conditions play in his favour, but after having so much trouble against Tsitsipas (who didn't even play well in the first two sets) it's a little too much to say that Nadal has no options when nobody was even able to bring him to a fifth set on a RG final before

Team IGA all the way. Up 3-1 first set.

R280 R282, However, I think Djoko is a lot hungrier than Rafa is. I know it might be optics, but there is a rage, drive (call it whatever you like) in Djoko that I do not perceive in Rafa.

But i doubt that rage plays in his favour here. He showed anxiety when he was unable to close the match against Tsitsipas, he conceded a lot of break points (if the greek was more effective the result could have been very different).

He needs to dictate the game from the beginning like he did in their final in Australia if he wants to win

Kenin is really consistent but makes lots of rookie mistakes like that last sitter.

First set IGA!!! But it was way too close for comfort. I am sure Kenin will come back.

It's much easier to dictate on your most effective surface, R286. Nadal looks to have tamed his internal demons while Djokovic still seems in constant battle with them like milk souring.

Did McEnroe just slut-shame the Pole?

wta matches are a a joke

9 new winners in the last 14 GS finals.... However, I am happy that Iga won. Kenin seemed to be injured in the second set, but still.... her attitude needs readjusting before it is too late. She makes it difficult to root for her.

[quote] Did McEnroe just slut-shame the Pole?

What did he say?

Something about Swiatek rhapsodizing about having a vacation in the woods with her sports psychologist, and John said “with her psychologist. Really.” But I think said psychologist is lady.

LESBIAN!!!!

R294, I think McEnroe was saying that it was funny that her whole team goes with her everywhere, even on vacation.

I might be in the minority here, but I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's men's final. If Nadal wins, he will tie Federer's GS record. If Djokovic wins, he will hit 18 GS championships, just two behind Federer and one behind Nadal. And Djokovic would be the only one of the Big Three to win each of the majors at least twice.

Mirka!!!! Bring me the axe!!!!

R297, this is actually a high-stakes, high-drama match. There's so much history between these two. The RG organizers must be thrilled.

Is Świątek clay specialist?

R300 No, she will end up like Ostapenko

Its doubles match

The Germans won the doubles match again

Tiafoe-Caruso is the final at Parma challenger

why our polish tennis players are so ugly?

I don't think Iga is ugly at all...she looks a little like Milla Jovovic ....same nose. She wasn't wearing a stitch of makeup

why our?

Iga seems fun and interesting. Kenin can barely string a sentence together.

[quote] Kenin can barely string a sentence together.

Like, um, you know, I can, um, like right?

Predictions for tomorrow, gurls?

Djokovic in four.

That would make 18 majors for him right? Fed with 20 and Rafa with 19. Amazing.

Yes, R312; and Djokovic would become the only one of those three to have won each Slam at least twice.

He's coming for me!

R313, I find it so surprising that Nadal has won the Aussie Open just once but Wimbledon twice.

Nadal hasn't won Wimbledon in 10 years and when he last won it he beat Berdych in the finals, so that was sort of a fluke. Nadal didn't encounter a seeded player at the tournament that year until the quarters, where he played Soderling.

[quote]Predictions for tomorrow, gurls?

Cloudy, with a chance of default

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