2018 Rome SF - [2] Alexander Zverev vs [4] Marin Cilic

[Red Rick]

Is it even broken?

 

[mightyrick]

Not sure what Zverev is complaining about. The ball was clearly long. The call wasn't late. Jeez, getting the call correct should always be priority. If it went the other way, the same outcome would have been the result.

 

[RF-18]

Unfortunately that's the rule. Gotta be followed, even though Cilic was gonna met that ball anyway.

 

[veroniquem]

The guy considers himself German and German only by his own words, is born and raised there, so it's a bit curious to see people keep calling things like 'fake German'.

Of course. That's just haters bashing. What I meant is that having Russian origins is nothing to be ashamed of anyway.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Sascha his own worst enemy, if you ask me.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Zed smashes em as well as Safin in his prime.

Don’t disrespect Safin like that.

 

[heninfan99]

cilic blew a chance there

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

I love racquet smashing

 

[mellowyellow]

Corruption at the highest level!?

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Safin is an alpha male.

Zed is a lanky beta.

 

[NatF]

Cilic must be the king of missing second serve returns on key points

 

[mightyrick]

Jeezus, Cilic. Two horrible unforced. Absolute gifts.

 

[Meles]

Umpires wildly inconsistent, but Lehani with the correct call.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Saved again. Wow.

 

[NuBas]

Mama mia!

 

[Fedeonic]

Not sure what Zverev is complaining about. The ball was clearly long. The call wasn't late. Jeez, getting the call correct should always be priority. If it went the other way, the same outcome would have been the result.

The ball was clearly in, by a lot.

 

[mike danny]

Cilic had real guts in that set point.

 

[heninfan99]

amazing fortitude from cilic there

 

[Poisoned Slice]

''Heavy into that wing''. No doubt. Brute force.

 

[Meles]

Zedrot puts a rolly back into the middle of the court and Cilic disposes on set point.

 

[DARTHSEID]

Great FH by Cilc

 

[RF-18]

Bravo marine

 

[NuBas]

Why is Zverev standing so far back?

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Cilic red lining with some bombs!

 

[Sysyphus]

Zed being a **** again

What's new?

What has been will be again,
Zverev's poor racquet smashes will be done again
there is nothing new under the sun.

— Ecclesiastes 1:9

 

[mike danny]

Where is this mental fortitude from Cilic coming from?

 

[Red Rick]

Expecting Zverev to go all Caligula if he loses the set

 

[junior74]

Come on, Marin - you're the better player!

 

[tennis_pro]

Where is this mental fortitude from Cilic coming from?

Cilic only folds against top players.

 

[NatF]

I dislike Cilic and Zverev both quite intensely so I'm almost torn here.

 

[mike danny]

I stand corrected.

 

[heninfan99]

c'mon cilic throw the bum a moonball

 

[Red Rick]

Where is this mental fortitude from Cilic coming from?

you mean the easy misses on Zverev's serve points?

I stand corrected.

all is forgiven

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Where is this mental fortitude from Cilic coming from?

He’s only mentally weak against players like Fed, Rafa and Novak.

No one is scared of Z, I bet players laugh at his slam record behind the scenes.

 

[NatF]

I wish Cilic could take the set so that I could see Zverev's meltdown at least

 

[mike danny]

Cilic has set point again. I think he wins in straights if he takes it.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I'd be laughing at that latest set point behind the scenes.

 

[mightyrick]

My god. Another unforced. Yikes, Cilic.

 

[mellowyellow]

Unfortunately that's the rule. Gotta be followed, even though Cilic was gonna met that ball anyway.

Just a bunch of ZED haters on here. Seriously the guy had the same situation against Goffin and opposite ruling in opponents favor. Haters haters haters.

Haters with double standards... 95% of TT members.

 

[Red Rick]

Anyone have an English stream. I can't handle the German one.

 

[heninfan99]

i like when the camera pans to their pensive coaches/father

 

[SeeingDusk]

Of course Cilic gives it right back after holding so many straight points in a row.

 

[Meles]

@paranoidandroid delight this TB 12 all on another Cilic groundie just deep.

 

[NuBas]

Out Out Out Out

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Amazing play to save some of them. Time to finally take one.

 

[abmk]

Cilic misses the BH at SP on his own serve, but manages to win the next point.

13-12 Cilic, with Z to serve now.

 

[mike danny]

you mean the easy misses on Zverev's serve points?



all is forgiven

I was referring more to his crushing DTL FH's on set point and after.

 

[Red Rick]

There will be a point where Layani can't count in Italian anymore

 

[helixx]

NOW