2019 China Open Final - Der Thiemissar in Town?

[Meles]

Stefanos rages after netting short heavy thiem return, bp

 

[Meles]

Tsitsipas ain't missing a damn thing today!

DF's break back lol, 2 all

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Tsitsipas too good for the bulsheet Austrian today.

Or maybe not.

Double faults the game away.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

So as soon as I write that he double faults!

 

[Meles]

Thiem losing the backhand exchanges marginally?

 

[Meles]

The Tsits forehand does not handle power well and he survives and scrambles for the pass

 

[Meles]

Vampiro in heated conference with the Domi Dad.

 

[Meles]

Tsits off fh dtl gets BP and ace saves it at 2 all

 

[Meles]

Thiem aces again for his 2nd of match, but overrule 2nd serve and then DF to BP

 

[Meles]

Thiem saves with some more fine net play. If he wins this that may be what does it for him.

 

[Meles]

Zverev failed miserably trying to take net against the deep playing Tsits; Thiem today is doing well in this

 

[Meles]

Critical and fortunate hold for Thiem for 3-2

 

[yokied]

Thiem losing the backhand exchanges marginally?

Definitely. He's been hammering Sissy's BH so hard that he's grooved it and Timmy is too stubborn and stupid to see it. Two technical things are exacerbating it: 1. his flat kill shot that he works up to and bazooka's off the short ball isn't damaging Sissy at all. 2. he has lost a step so he's not getting into position well enough on a lot of balls. He's on the burgers I'm tellin ya.

At least today, Sissy's FH looks more vulnerable to Timmypowa than anything else.

 

[Meles]

Definitely. He's been hammering Sissy's BH so hard that he's grooved it and Timmy is too stubborn and stupid to see it. Two technical things are exacerbating it: 1. his flat kill shot that he works up to and bazooka's off the short ball isn't damaging Sissy at all. 2. he has lost a step so he's not getting into position well enough on a lot of balls. He's on the burgers I'm tellin ya.

At least today, Sissy's FH looks more vulnerable to Timmypowa than anything else.

I almost agree as Thiem does not look to be quite moving at his best so far today. Stats graphic earlier in match showed Thiem winning 100% of backhands hit DTL, so he needs to go to it as much as possible and slice more in the cross exchanges.

 

[Meles]

Thiem also not serving at his best in this match to my eyes. Tsits satisfactory serving.

 

[Meles]

Thiem gets 2nd ace and third hehe

 

[Red Rick]

Sorry I was in the FAKE THREAD earlier

 

[zipplock]

Pulling for Thiem to battle through to a third set.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Tsits saw my Tennis Elbow tactics, that's why he decided to just go for the SnV on consecutive points.

 

[yokied]

THIS IS IT TIMMMAAAYYYY. DO IT. DO IT MEOW.

Thiem also not serving at his best in this match to my eyes. Tsits satisfactory serving.

It's the depleted cell replication from the burgers.

 

[Meles]

Great Tsits backhand to save BP

 

[Meles]

Thiem getting burned with deep return position in this game and burning mad about it

 

[Meles]

Sorry I was in the FAKE THREAD earlier

Who are you backing? Thiem burnt for 4th time from deep return position...

 

[Red Rick]

Who are you backing? Thiem burnt for 4th time from deep return position...

Backing?

Tsitsi.

Rooting?

Timmy

 

[Meles]

And a fifth serve and volley seals hold for 4 all. Thiem seething. Tsits loving it. Thiem=mental midget

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Big hold from Tsitsipas.

I feel like Thiem is getting worse and worse each day with his blabbering between points.

 

[Meles]

Backing?

Tsitsi.

Rooting?

Timmy

Same here. Payback for Tim at net

 

[Meles]

Big hold from Tsitsipas.

I feel like Thiem is getting worse and worse each day with his blabbering between points.

It drives me crazy. Tsits makes pass look easy, but still 30-15

 

[Meles]

Tsits ghost in again and has 30 all from the net

 

[Meles]

Goatsipass! BP

 

[Pablo1989]

Who said tennis was dead apart from Big 3? very good match so far

 

[Meles]

Thiem drop volley saves BP

 

[Meles]

Who said tennis was dead apart from Big 3? very good match so far

And Thiem a bit so so at times. We have a good middle to the top 10 right now and big 3 have had strong, strong 2019.

 

[Meles]

Of course ABZ brigade having a banner year.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Definitely. He's been hammering Sissy's BH so hard that he's grooved it and Timmy is too stubborn and stupid to see it. Two technical things are exacerbating it: 1. his flat kill shot that he works up to and bazooka's off the short ball isn't damaging Sissy at all. 2. he has lost a step so he's not getting into position well enough on a lot of balls. He’s on the burgers I'm tellin ya.

At least today, Sissy's FH looks more vulnerable to Timmypowa than anything else.

What does the bolded mean, too many hamburgers? Hehe....I love it!

 

[Meles]

Thiem goats to 0-15 at 4-5

 

[Pablo1989]

And Thiem a bit so so at times. We have a good middle to the top 10 right now and big 3 have had strong, strong 2019.

Sadly most people are not tennis fans but fanboys of Rafa, Nole or Roger.

 

[Meles]

Uh oh. Tsits S&V fails for 0-30 as thiem puts it at his feet

 

[Meles]

Thiem Gold 0-40

 

[Meles]

LOL. Thiem slice overhead defense look like a hack golfer slicing ball, but wide

 

[Meles]

Tsits toast off deepish Thiem return. 1 set all. NO. NO. NO. it hit the line. Replay

 

[Pablo1989]

What a challenge!

 

[Meles]

Tsits turn to seethe as Thiem pass bounces in off net for the set.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

How lucky was he there with the net cord. Get lost.

 

[Meles]

Wow. Thiem 19 winners and only 4 UE in that set. Tsits 2nd serve only at 38% despite all those S&V saves earlier off 2nd serve.

 

[Meles]

How lucky was he there with the net cord. Get lost.

Laboring under correct knowledge. Heavy balls often get good net cords.

 

[yokied]

And after robbing us of a classic heartbreaking choke from 0-30 or better at 5-4 in a must-win set, he's due to break himself the first game of the decider here...

Thiem getting burned with deep return position in this game and burning mad about it

Dare I say that he could learn from... the Nadal? Return from some rural town that @vive le beau jeu ! has marked for carpet bombing and just charge up to the baseline after hitting the return.

 

[King_ Zeglan12]

Wow. Thiem 19 winners and only 4 UE in that set. Tsits 2nd serve only at 38% despite all those S&V saves earlier off 2nd serve.

Thiem really upped his level after he was broken

 

[Meles]

This game from 0-40 getting insane, deuce

 

[Meles]

DTL backhand gets Thiem break point