VaporDude95
Banned
He can barely hit backhands nowadays. Please.
2019 Roland Garros FINAL: Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem
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He can barely hit backhands nowadays. Please.
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Rafa going into overdrive now! Looks like a matter of time maybe 15 minutes more for “The King” to win this 12th Roland Garros single title and overall 18th GS!
Lozo1016
Hall of Fame
Really nice picture from younger days. Their tennis going strong still. Who would have thought ??
Adorbz.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
No tactics. The one hander is not going to work.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
It was a QF match and a match that Nadal BARELY won.
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
rUDin 21
Hall of Fame
If it was Djokovic in the final would it be more satisfying/exciting?
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Nadal has to be the biggest grinder ever on this stuff.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Can we all just be real and take a moment to appreciate how epic it is that Nadal is still out there doing this at 33?
aman92
Legend
Still did though and barely lost to Djokovic in the de facto final under a roof
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
People just have to press so much against Rafa. They're grunting up a storm.
TheIntrovert
Hall of Fame
He’s been unbreakbale today (apart from that second final game). Any time any pressure arised, he bolted down his whole game. It’s been annoying to watch his domination over the years. Boring. But at this stage of his career, you just cannot help but take your hat off.
GabeT
G.O.A.T.
Anybody who thinks Nadal is a pusher or moonballer knows nothing of tennis. Which probably makes that person a great TTW poster!here's the AO data i was talking about:
http://on-the-t.com/2016/11/26/aoleaderboard-forehand-speed/
http://on-the-t.com/2016/10/22/aoleaderboard-backhand-speed/
forehand: nadal > djoko > fed
backhand: djoko > nadal > fed
who's the pusher again?
someone show me data where nadal is objectively a "pusher" or "moonballer" - i'll wait
RaulRamirez
Legend
Advice to true tennis fans: Try to ignore the insipid comments about "moonballs", disparaging comments about clay, etc. People don't have to like or root for Rafa, but how can you call yourself a tennis fan and not recognize what a magnificent player (and athlete) Rafa is.
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
He's not wrong about the conditions though. Wimbledon was unnaturally baked last year. It was heaven for Nadal in a way Wimbledon has probably never been. As much as I hope we get another heatwave like that I'm not counting on it. come through, global warming.
TheIntrovert
Hall of Fame
As hilarious as your statement.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
I think Novak may have put up a better fight but Nadal was going to bite that trophy regardless
The Fedfather
Legend
The destiny was just drawn in Thiem's favor as Tsitsipas would say.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Thiem’s gonna eat two breadsticks?
VaporDude95
Banned
ScottleeSV
Hall of Fame
On the whole, and barring any late turnaround, it's another disappointing performance from Thiem against Nadal at Roland Garros. Yeah he won a set this time but when you look at the whole picture... awful collapse in the first set from a break up, complete collapse in the third set, not competitive in the fourth. And so on.
12 games won against Rafa's 21 (at 1-4 third set).Considering he's beaten Rafa three times on clay you'd have to rank that as a poor effort today. He should be batting much closer to that even if he loses.
12 games won against Rafa's 21 (at 1-4 third set).Considering he's beaten Rafa three times on clay you'd have to rank that as a poor effort today. He should be batting much closer to that even if he loses.
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
Next year they say there will be a roof so they can only screw Djoko with the draw. Not with both draw and scheding. So there is hope.
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
Yes against a dead tired Novak who still won a set. Mentally tired how? This makes no sense.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Double breadstick coming up. He's nearly there.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Lol so predictable!!!!!! Thiem sucks.
V
Vamos Rafa Nadal
Guest
5-1! So happy! One more game!
So happy! One more game!
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
Relying on global warming which is effecting the world to give nadal another chance at wimbledon.....nice.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Embarrassing
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Ned at 25 could easily have played 4 days in a row.But can you point to instances where you've played 4 days in a row and then had to play Nadal at RG the next day.
Speaks to his specialness I suppose
The opposite. Ned is giving fans their money’s worth. The organizers were upset with him for winning the last two finals in 15 minutes.
TripleATeam
G.O.A.T.
GSM Nadal. Double break up serving for the match.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
It is almost impossible to see the ball with this Neon shirt, even in close up pic, so imagine from far away. Thiem should sue Nike for Hinderance to his championship title.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
And Djokovic was coming off one of his worst periods of his career while nadal just won the French Open for the 11th time. whatever.
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Congratulations to Rafa for his 12th RG title.
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NoleFam
Bionic Poster
Novak wouldnt have won a set but Thiem who got blown out in the 3 previous matches could? This is what I find hilarious. A dead tired Novak in Rome could win a set but not if they met here? Get real.
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
Yup, Nadal winning Wimbledon will literally lead the earth quicker to its doom. I'll trade civilization for another Wimbledon trophy.
VaporDude95
Banned
Very easily.
How can you call yourself a tennis fan and not recognise all the time wasting, gamesmanship, one dimensional game plans and so on?
Seriously
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
OMFG can Nadal learn to play in conditions that don't favor him?
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
Cut him some slack. I would have liked to see Nadal playing a fresh Thiem after having played 3 days in a row and coming from a brutal semi but of course that was not going to happen. They would have moved the final to monday if it was Nadal who was robbed by the schedule screwup.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
Well then one game away bouncing before this forum becomes unbearable so congrats to the nice rafa fans who are....welll...congrats to my favorite rafa fan @TripleATeam leaving before the 1000 goat posts
TripleATeam
G.O.A.T.
All us Rafa fans, he did it. For a record 12th time, Nadal has bested everyone else on clay and won Roland Garros!
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Djokovic died for this
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Biggest MUG ever.
Then it will be whoever Nadal beats in the 1st round of Wimbledon.
Then it will be whoever Nadal beats in the 1st round of Wimbledon.
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