2019 French Open SF: [1] Djokovic vs. [4] Thiem

[Steve0904]

Novak held anyway. Sign of a champion if I'm honest.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Not to be disrespectful but does she have any fans outside Australia? I definetely don't like her very much. Hope Vondrousova wins

Not sure how you could not like her when she's done absolutely nothing remotely unlikable in her career..

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Tim is a nice guy. But do nice guys win slams? Del Potro had to insult Murys mom to reach the ascendency. Tim will need a moment like that.

Perhaps he should levy a divorce joke at RAFA tomorrow.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

Who wins this game wins the match. Calling it

 

[Deleted member 765152]

Hawkeye, Roof, Lights...what are the items that do not exist in France?

 

[RF-18]

To majstore. He still holds after getting robbed

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Huge game!

 

[TennisFan3]

Great hold from Novak.

Watch Thiem get broken here. Pressure on the Austrian. He looks tight.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Incoming break for Djoker... just watch.

 

[MeatTornado]

Novak's dialed right back in, just as we can expect from him.

 

[TripleATeam]

Finally starting to look a little like normal tactics Djokovic. Thiem also a bit slow.

 

[Soul_Evisceration]

Thiem's return postion STINKS

Always had, always will. There's no point of returning 5 feet behind the baseline if you ask me.

 

[clayqueen]

Maybe read properly? I was talking about RG 2015 QF b/w Djokovic and Nadal. Nadal was down 0-4 in the 1st set in that match.

What's 2015 got todo with this thread?

 

[Deleted member 762343]

To be fair, maybe the umpire would be a little more merciful if Djoko was sympathetic towards him.

 

[vex]

Wow at Djoker’s mental strength to overcome that terrible call. Wins 4 straight points when he should have only had to win 2. He’s locked in. Thiem gonna have to earn this

 

[Raining hopes]

Djokovic finally taking initiatives and hitting good..

0-15

Time to break.

 

[Mr Feeny]

The Guardian waxes philosophical some more about Djokovic's behavior, in a manner that I'm sure both Djokovic fans and Serena detractors will appreciate.

A couple of interesting views have come in via email about Djokovic’s behaviour.​

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Thomas Traill writes: Perhaps it’s partly a vicious circle, i.e. the further his popularity drops, the more he gets fed up?

It’s a sympathetic point but Andy Murray has been viewed as a bit of a moaner at various points in his career but has remained pretty popular.​

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Going a little deeper, Abhijato Sensarma writes: I do not defend either person’s actions, but the fact that Serena Williams was penalised repeatedly on that fateful day of the US Open final for the same kind of behaviour which Novak has shown throughout this match (and hasn’t been docked points like her) shows us that different lines are drawn for men and women when it comes to penalising them for verbal abuse.​

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I do not have enough proof to call this sexism, but when you’re letting off a person of one gender for his venting of anger, you can’t penalise another person of the other gender for doing the same! Double standards exist even at the most elite tournaments, as we’ve seen throughout the course of this match. With more awareness being raised each day, however, hopefully the new generation of chair umpires treat everyone fairly going forward.​

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This is pretty much the point Serena Williams has [made] ever since and one I personally I agree with. Djokovic’s behaviour was perhaps delivered in a more controlled manner but the content was not dissimilar.​

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/l...c-v-dominic-thiem-french-open-semi-final-live​

That isnt the Guardian. That's an email from someone who is volunteering his opinion. Ofcourse, Serena (at the US open) recieved illegal coaching, called the umpire a cheat, demanded that he apologize to her for enforcing the rules of tennis which she didnt believe applied to her because she "is a mother".....
Nothing about the two is comparable. And bravo to Ramos for standing his ground.

 

[onyxrose81]

Not sure how you could not like her when she's done absolutely nothing remotely unlikable in her career..

I’m not even a fan of Barty, just don’t like the playing style, but how can anyone call her unlikeable? She’s the literal opposite, like..?

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

The fifth break in action is doing Egg well.

 

[Legend of Borg]

disgusting tournament

 

[MeatTornado]

Tim is a nice guy. But do nice guys win slams? Del Potro had to insult Murys mom to reach the ascendency. Tim will need a moment like that.

Perhaps he should levy a divorce joke at RAFA tomorrow.

Too bad he doesn't get to play Serena for a slam

 

[Deleted member 765152]

Joco showing heart of a champion.
His chewing out the ump earlier may have cost him that line call tho.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

What an awful error at the net from Novak lol.

 

[augustobt]

Man... I have two projects to deliver in 13:30h and those two are still playing

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Come on dude break him back!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Dominated.

 

[TheIntrovert]

Tim is a nice guy. But do nice guys win slams? Del Potro had to insult Murys mom to reach the ascendency. Tim will need a moment like that.

Perhaps he should levy a divorce joke at RAFA tomorrow.

Needs to say something about Pepe here first

 

[DRII]

If Thiem wins a long 5th set, he will be like:

What the hell, it's a joke really. But I've got to play.
He's a nice kid, but just lacks the mental strength of the champions.

so being kind and nice means one lacks 'mental strength'?

ok, sure...

 

[Steve0904]

Huge miss. Could've been 15-40.

 

[Raining hopes]

That's the way Cmon Novak ! Idemo!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Huge miss from Djokovic.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Break point Novak.

 

[Mr Feeny]

Wow at Djoker’s mental strength to overcome that terrible call. Wins 4 straight points when he should have only had to win 2. He’s locked in. Thiem gonna have to earn this

It was the right call, I thought?

 

[Feather]

BP Djokovic

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Sweet volley. Come on.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Hawkeye, Roof, Lights...what are the items that do not exist in France?

Undeveloped western country

 

[MeatTornado]

Novak displaying his GOAT returning on that point.

 

[sredna42]

Right on cue, the break point

 

[TripleATeam]

What a get from Thiem!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thiem saves it

 

[vex]

BP DJOKER!!!

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Damn it come on.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Monstrous FH from thiem

 

[junior74]

Thiem is too kind a person - he will give this away surely

 

[abmk]

Thiem went for that I/O FH and forced the error from djoko to save BP.

 

[Raining hopes]

IDEMO !!!!!! Novak hitting crazy well

 

[TahoeTennis]

Djoker wins this guaranteed. Thiem choking right on cue

 

[sredna42]

Never count out Ultron. Come from behind victory in motion.

 

[romeo8880]

Dork looks like a different player now. Back to his dominant self. But is it too late?

 

[Russeljones]

Thiem, hold you m@#$%^&*(@er!