AO 2021 QF: Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) vs Rafael Nadal (2)

NatF · Feb 17, 2021

Shocked he did it tbh. Nadal's level fell away in a huge way but still props for keeping his head together.

Beckerserve · Feb 17, 2021

CYGS said:
Tanking to avoid main rival to preserve slam H2H? Sounds like something another Big 3 would do.

I hinted it may happen yesterday

Nate7-5 · Feb 17, 2021

AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA AWWWW POOR SAD NADAL FANBOYS

TheAssassin · Feb 17, 2021

Tsitsipas made me a fool today for sure. Great comeback.

This changes nothing as far as Djokovic's AO chances are concerned. But you know what is now a lock in every sense of the word?

THREE HUNDRED MOTHERFING ELEVEN

abmk · Feb 17, 2021

TripleATeam said:
And it's over! GSM Tsitsipas. Capitalized on Rafa's poor form after set 2, from what I hear. I saw him lock down and play a good game when he needed to. Well done!

nadal lost 1 point on serve in the 3rd set before the TB, LOL. nothing poor. just messed up the TB.

BeatlesFan · Feb 17, 2021

I can’t believe what I just watched!

Bender · Feb 17, 2021

Damn it Nadal

zipplock · Feb 17, 2021

WOW!!!!

Deleted member 771911 · Feb 17, 2021

There will be no Double Career slam for Rafa. He will need RG for 21.

apriliano · Feb 17, 2021

Tsitsipas is EPIC

canta_Brian · Feb 17, 2021

Blimey. Nadal can't have been quite right at the end there. He doesn't miss those sorts of shots.

aman92 · Feb 17, 2021

Actually better for med to handle Djokovic

Omega_7000 · Feb 17, 2021

Vamos!!!

reef58 · Feb 17, 2021

I guess he is not a piece of crap mug like he was two hours ago. Thats growth there.

Sudacafan · Feb 17, 2021

It doesn’t matter. Rafa will win 21 RGs when it’s all said and done.

ewiewp · Feb 17, 2021

Amazing concentrations of Tsitsipas for 3 straight sets.

Federer and Del Potro · Feb 17, 2021

Tsits Guru proved a lot of us (me included ) wrong. Good on him. Go Medvedev against him tho

MasterZeb · Feb 17, 2021

Just look at the smile and relief on his face. He can’t wait to get some tweets out

ADuck · Feb 17, 2021

Poor Rafa, gots to feel bad losing like that

maratha_warrior · Feb 17, 2021

This is a massive win .
This will give great confidence to tsitsipas and make him a better player .

Deleted member 765152 · Feb 17, 2021

This is the moment Tsisi turned into a man

Genie Of the Bank · Feb 17, 2021

Congrats !!!

Deleted member 748597 · Feb 17, 2021

Federer remains greater than Nadal for now.

Backspin1183 · Feb 17, 2021

What a choke from Nadal. Tie break chokes have cost him Wimbledon 2018, this match and possibly some other big titles.

paolo2143 · Feb 17, 2021

Yeessss what a fantastic win for Stefanos.

Now all i want is for Novak to reach final and play winner of Stefanos/Daniel who will hopefully play another 4 hour S/F lol

Deleted member 688153 · Feb 17, 2021

sorry nadal

still hes gonna take feds record at RG so doesn't matter much in the long run

Rafa4LifeEver · Feb 17, 2021

No please no.......
Please someone tell me this was a nightmare.
Please someone take me back to 3rd set Tiebreaker....
Please make nadal not miss that overhead.....
Please tell me this was a nightmare

PeoplesChamp · Feb 17, 2021

I have to go like right this minute lol. Looking forward to the threads when I come back online

Russeljones · Feb 17, 2021

Commiserations @MichaelNadal

abmk · Feb 17, 2021

tsitsipas shouldn't have lost the 1st set break meekly, but credit for completing the comeback.

Djokovic2011 · Feb 17, 2021

Wow, what a shocker.

I guess the laws of averages stated that he was due to get a win over Nadal on hard courts eventually but from two sets down?!

Well done Stefanos.

mightyrick · Feb 17, 2021

Good win for Tsitsipas. Tough luck for Nadal. Continues his big streak of zero titles on Greenset. Greenset = Nadal Kryptonite.

However, I don't think the outcome would have mattered. I have a feeling Medvedev is going to crush whoever won this match anyways.

chjtennis · Feb 17, 2021

This is a big result for Tsitsipas. Kudos for maintaining focus and coming back from 2 sets down, in a slam, against Nadal. No doubt the signature victory in his young career.

aorgwimbus · Feb 17, 2021

Wow! What a comeback. I wonder if he could have done it with crowds. Nadal is basically done at slams outside of French.

mike danny · Feb 17, 2021

Congrats to Tsits on a great comeback and unexpected win.

Rafa will surely be bummed, but he'll be back strong on clay.

maratha_warrior · Feb 17, 2021

Well played Rafa .

Nuclear Warhead Sinner · Feb 17, 2021

Firstservingman said:
NONONONO *WHEEZE*
HA HA HA HA

LOOK AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

AAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Sudacafan · Feb 17, 2021

I want to listen to the Greek pearls of wisdom now.

NoleFam · Feb 17, 2021

I don't see Tsits beating Med in the form he is now. Nadal would have been a tougher opponent imo. Medvedev will definitely be in the final imo.

Deleted member 765152 · Feb 17, 2021

Nadal will be forever haunted by this match like Fed's 2019 Wimby loss.

Im(moral) Winner · Feb 17, 2021

Firstservingman said:
NONONONO *WHEEZE*
HA HA HA HA

LOOK AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

LOOK AT THIS DUDE

Zetty · Feb 17, 2021

WildRevolver said:
Good job, Stefanos! I’m happy for him.

As for Rafa, I think he needs to take a hard look at nutrition and cardio. His body is a lot thicker than usual and his gas tank needs to get bigger.

Rafa with weekend warrior dad bod was still able to almost win in 5, he'll get it worked out.

DRII · Feb 17, 2021

He played great

mike danny said:
Did not expect Nadal to crack. Against Tsitsipas of all people.

Tpas played great and proved you wrong, hugely!

Clay lover · Feb 17, 2021

This is the problem Nadal has when facing next gen nowadays - he just can't seem to close out matches. The mental focus just isn't there anymore. The two botched smashes in the 3rd set TB are good examples--i can't imagine him missing those when younger

PrinceMoron · Feb 17, 2021

Devtennis01 said:
I'll eat crow if it means a non Big 3 player wins a slam!

might hold you to that

WildRevolver · Feb 17, 2021

That was quite impressive for Stefanos

D.Nalby12 · Feb 17, 2021

Sisipas' two wins against Top 10 Slams -

1. Fed
2. Nadal

Djokovic better aware of this threat. He narrowly escaped defeat last time.

Djokovic_is_the_best#1 · Feb 17, 2021

Rafa fans can root for Djoker now

Beckerserve · Feb 17, 2021

Anyone pleased for Stefanos? He played well all credit.

ibbi · Feb 17, 2021

3 times this has happened to Nadal now. The first time signalled he was still a pup, despite a sign of things to come. The second was in the depths of the slump, and the third time? I don't mean to get all strongruley, but it's a sign o' the times.

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