2019 Australian Open - [3] Roger Federer vs. [Q] Daniel Evans

[MajesticMoose]

What's with those nipple slits in Evan's shirt?

It's like the opposite of Hrbaty's a$$less chaps for the shoulder blades.

 

[Fedeonic]

Also after 5. It's been confirmed. Serving in the tiebreak is a liability.

(6)

Make it 6 in a row.

 

[Fed881981]

No point won on serve in this TB. 3-3.

 

[icedevil0289]

Hold you serve you mugs

no just fed can do so, i;m good with that

 

[I Am Finnish]

Nobody wants to win this breaker

 

[chjtennis]

I suspect maybe Evans, being much shorter, had trouble dealing with high topspin FHs from Fed from there previous encounters and that's why Federer tried to hit more topspin with FH earlier this match. Tactical TB. 3-3.

 

[NBP]

Cocaine Dan giving us problems, what a time to be alive

 

[TripleATeam]

First service hold of the tiebreak takes us to 4-3, followed by another minibreak to get to 5-3.

 

[MeatTornado]

Could see that coming a mile away

 

[La Grande]

Yessss Evans is keeping it close! Sweet

 

[The Green Mile]

It's on Evan racquet, 5-4, two serves to come.

Bums the volley though, difficult low return. 5-5.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Evans is high

 

[TripleATeam]

Minibreaks: 8. Miniholds: 2.

 

[icedevil0289]

omg this is something

 

[True Fanerer]

Approach not nearly good enough to come in behind

 

[La Grande]

Why approach there? Cmon....

 

[NuBas]

You’ve got to be kidding lol

Yeah this is not really that great

 

[Shank Volley]

Two points won on serve from 10 points, what is happening.

 

[reaper]

Mastery at net from Evans on the big point.

 

[The Green Mile]

And another volley, oh dear......

SP #2 for Fed.

 

[icedevil0289]

another sp for roger, i s2g

 

[I Am Finnish]

Fedr: win this breaker Evans
Evans: no you must win

 

[Fed881981]

10/11 points on serve dropped.

 

[Fedeonic]

Evans' choking and Roger with 2nd set point.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Evans got tight there and he's going to pay for that.

 

[TripleATeam]

Minibreaks: 8. Miniholds: 2.

In the end, 9 minibreaks and 3 miniholds. What the heck was this tiebreak.

 

[icedevil0289]

thank the high heavens and the non crack gods

 

[Fedeonic]

An entertaining set, but Tiebreakerer puts order in the house.

 

[La Grande]

And that is the difference ladies and gentlemen. At least he made it fun!

 

[MeatTornado]

Holy cow, Evans still almost won that point!

 

[The Green Mile]

Fed edges the 1st set, hard luck to Evans. Played one of the best sets of his career I'd wager.

Thought that final backhand from Dan may have crept in somehow lol, that was close.

 

[I Am Finnish]

LoL breaker

 

[Fed881981]

60 minuets... too long for Fed, but he takes it.

 

[True Fanerer]

We'll take it.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Evans fistpumping like Anderson. Smherer

Fraud's serve woeful

 

[flyingboris]

Sheesh, Dan got really close to taking that tie break. Just got a touch nervous in the last few points it seems, and who can blame him!

 

[MisterP]

Lol. Shankerer shanked that cross court backhand perfectly onto the service line there. Nice set.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Yeah! Fed takes the first set!

 

[edberg volleys]

phew...xanax-set

 

[TennisPinkBabe]

Too close for comfort.

 

[NuBas]

Commentators keep saying Dan Evans played best set of his life...... not really.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Never in doubt.

Anyone else see 90's Clay in the crowd handwringering?

 

[icedevil0289]

Fed edges the 1st set, hard luck to Evans. Played one of the best sets of his career I'd wager.

who knows, last year at the USo when fed was up a set and a break, i didnt think he would lose to millman

 

[TripleATeam]

Honestly, terrible quality tiebreak after a high quality set, but the deserving player took the tiebreak and that's what matters. Now lay down and surrender, Evans.

 

[chjtennis]

Evans did very well but Federer just too solid in the end.

 

[Otacon]

Well done Evans, British tennis is not dead !

 

[MajesticMoose]

Evan's nipple slits in his shirt are creating extra aerodynamics making him quicker around court. Only way he was able to challenge Rogah in the 1st set.

 

[MeatTornado]

Just 2 aces each that set.

 

[MasturB]

What a effing set.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Federer is a pusher now.