French Open Final: [1] Rafa Nadal vs [7] Dominic Thiem

[abmk]

Thiem broken at 15.
But gets a point on Nadals' serve.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Thiemimator is back.

 

[steenkash]

Thiem delaying the inevitable.

 

[icedevil0289]

don't be a del potro and actually convert

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Rafa already far exceeding 30 seconds between points but no time violations...

 

[Terenigma]

Thiem is very much aiming for Nadal's BH and he's keeping it close to Nadal's body when he's going for the FH. Interesting

 

[aman92]

Thiem finally getting into the match

 

[Sysyphus]

Relax, fellars. Just a role reversal of last year. I believe Thiemerer broke to start the match then as well, before humbalito took over.

 

[Deon Sanders]

This is the trouble with Thiem, not a big match player.

Does he truly believe he can win?

He has won two incredibly weak field 500s

It goes to show how awful of an event the French is that he has made the semis twice and the finals once

 

[robthai]

why is the ball bouncing so high today

 

[NatF]

Break points for Thiem now. He'll be in a lot of Nadal's service games I feel but holding serve will be a mission every time I expect.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Rafa already far exceeding 30 seconds between points but no time violations...

It’s ridiculous. He could strangle a ball boy on Chartier and he’d get away with it.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thiem breaks!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Yay.

 

[FederErizeD]

Them breaks back

 

[Vanilla Slice]

He won a point!!

He won a game!!

 

[NoleFam]

Alright Thiem.

 

[Terenigma]

Very nice, Thiem had a slow start but he's woken up it seems. Back on serve!

 

[FedererDropShot]

Thiem's game plan seems to be ball bashing and overpowering the God of Clay

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Thiem breaks!!!!

That ball is freaking bouncing like mad out there...

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Thiem breaks back. Short ball by nadal.

 

[NBP]

Noice

 

[NatF]

Thiem breaks right back. Needs to hold desperately.

 

[icedevil0289]

not a break unless he holds serve

 

[Your Hero]

Rafa reeling. All out of sorts. Thiem in 3!

 

[abmk]

nice angle from Thiem. 2 break back points !

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Thiem breaks back even though RAFA took almost 40 seconds on the first BP

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

How short was that ball that Thiem put away...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

It’s ridiculous. He could strangle a ball boy on Chartier and he’d get away with it.

Someone on twitter made a comment saying Thiem has enough time to take a s^&t between every Nadal serve.

I had to laugh at that one.

 

[wangs78]

Jesus, Nadal's already dripping like a bad leaky faucet.

I like what I'm seeing from Thiem - INTENSITY - if he can keep it up he's going make this a very interesting match.

 

[robthai]

He breaks with a monster forehand that Nadals backhand cant handle

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Thiem needs to hold here.

 

[La Grande]

Break back, it’s onnn

 

[Krish872007]

Well, Thiem does break. Good work from him.

It looks VERY heavy out there, doesn't feel like either player has fully got a handle on the conditions yet.

 

[VaporDude95]

Yesss baby Thiem plz

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Thiem can really find Nadal's BH with his heavy CC forehand, Rafa doesn't seem to handle these high bouncing balls well. If Timothy can maintain the same intensity and heaviness with that shot, he could trouble Nadal.

 

[Standaa]

There will be more breaks of serve in this match than the average number of BPs Karlovic offers in BO5 match.

 

[ak24alive]

Rafa reeling. All out of sorts. Thiem in 3!

Lol Bill really loves Roger. Don't you Bill?

 

[FederErizeD]

Thiem's gameplan on that last game is what he needs to win.

 

[Badabing888]

Rafa must be injured he just lost a game on serve.

 

[StrongerThanAll]

Thiem should go for a hold here IMO


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[ACE of Hearts]

Jesus, Nadal's already dripping like a bad leaky faucet.

I like what I'm seeing from Thiem - INTENSITY - if he can keep it up he's going make this a very interesting match.

Can he hold though?

 

[JadeC]

Let's go, Thiem!

 

[bezs]

Let's go Dom!!!

 

[Sysyphus]

Thiem aggressive return position

 

[underground]

Rafa got broken so rain delay now no?

 

[NoleFam]

Break points for Thiem now. He'll be in a lot of Nadal's service games I feel but holding serve will be a mission every time I expect.

He missed a lot of 1st serves in that 1st service game though.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Not a break if you don’t hold serve as Greg Rusedski the tennis guru once said.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Thiem unleashing the forehand thus far.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Lol, Thiem with a 221 kmh serve.

 

[abmk]

Nadal saves 1st BP, but Thiem takes the 2nd with an inside in FH winner !