2019 Roland Garros FINAL: Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem

[Sartorius]

Very easily.

How can you call yourself a tennis fan and not recognise all the time wasting, gamesmanship, one dimensional game plans and so on?

Seriously

By not being narrow headed?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

King of clay just too good! Honestly it needs to be renamed the rafael Nadal open!

 

[MichaelNadal]

@ChaelAZ #Blessed lol

 

[AndyM]

How many unforced errors by team

 

[CiscoPC600]

And Kim Clijsters has sung.


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[swordtennis]

Congrats on #12 KOC.
Hope to see you at Wimbledon!

 

[Badabing888]

Quite incredible achievement from Rafa and his 12th RG and top of the winner of a single slam league. Double Borg’s 6 and one more than Margaret Court’s 11 at the Australian Open.

 

[D.Nalby12]

When Rome happened - it was clear only Djokovic could pull upset. Otherwise it was always NID 12th RG for Nadal.

Thiem could have performed better if hadn't been so tired but I just don't think he is mentally tough enough to win at biggest stages.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

So you're saying Djokovic would be handed to breadsticks I don't think so

No but he would lose in 4 sets.

 

[TheIntrovert]

Novak wouldnt have won a set but Thiem who got blown out in the 3 previous matches could? This is what I find hilarious. A dead tired Novak in Rome could win a set but not if they met here? Get real.

Yeah. This is the same thiem that beat Novak yesterday...
And Novak’s older so it’d be harder for him to recover overnight. Your statement is as unproveable as mine. Get real.

 

[romeo8880]

Shame the unfair scheduling put a damper on this match

 

[MeatTornado]

I can still take solace in being happy that there was no Nole slam.

I was going to root for Rafa anyway in a potential Novak/Nadal match-up.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Rafa looks close to tears

 

[La Grande]

And Kim Clijsters has sung.


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Looooool ffs

 

[Subway Tennis]

Can we all just be real and take a moment to appreciate how epic it is that Nadal is still out there doing this at 33?

When Thiem won that 2nd set in such a mind-blowing way, Nadal just arched an eyebrow, grabbed his lunchbox and went to work lol. Completely unphased.

 

[tennis_pro]

10 months of proper tennis ahead of us.

 

[Steve0904]

He still made the final of Ao 2019 without dropping a set though. Thiem and Khachanov couldn’t even beat a depleted Ned at USO so that actually makes me think even less of the tour citing those matches. Delpo lucked into that virtual walkover and still got destroyed by Egg.

Plus, clay is all Ned is going to need to tie and pass Fred it looks like anyway.

Yeah, I agree again with most of this. My main point is that Nadal can't play his B game and expect to win off clay majors anymore. Whether that means cumulative depletion or a Fed/Djokovic loss I don't know, but Nadal can't play average for a whole GS anymore and win it.

As for the last part, tbh I haven't cared about that in a while. In fact, it would create utter chaos here, and I would love it, because if Nadal only won RGs from here on out to pass Fed, I really think Fed still has a legit argument there anyway, unless Nadal surpasses him by a few.

 

[True Fanerer]

I don't see the point in hating on Nadal right now. He's been doing the same thing forever. This was expected. If it was the UO or Wimbledon, I'd be salty. It's useless to be salty about the FO at this point. Congratulations to Nadal.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

He's won it in the year that ends with digit 9 as well. The collection is complete.

 

[George Turner]

Compared to last year Thiem won three more games, and a whole set!

Along with Sascha winning a moral set off Djokovic, The younger players are definitely catching up.

 

[sbengte]

People just have to press so much against Rafa. They're grunting up a storm.

Yeah..especially when you have no legs left playing a non joke draw and playing best of 5 for the fourth day in a row.

 

[AndyM]

Another blowout another disappointing final should have moved it to Monday m

 

[augustobt]

Classy Nadal fan screaming Out on a Thiem's ball.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

When Rome happened - it was clear only Djokovic could pull upset. Otherwise it was always NID 12th RG for Nadal.

Thiem could have performed better if hadn't been so tired but I just don't think he is mentally tough enough to win at biggest stages.

It’s not about being tired. Nadal eats up those guys with one handed backhands on this surface. He wears them out.

 

[zuluzazu]

OMFG can Nadal learn to play in conditions that don't favor him?

Then why were you crying about the wind in the sf against federer

 

[VaporDude95]

He's not wrong about the conditions though. Wimbledon was unnaturally baked last year. It was heaven for Nadal in a way Wimbledon has probably never been. As much as I hope we get another heatwave like that I'm not counting on it. come through, global warming.

It’s actually projected to be quite the opposite this year.

https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/18...4&lat=51.4&lon=-0.2&findtype=&Event=Wimbledon

Here’s the weather to the lead-up

https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/16days.asp?zipcode=Wimbledon&locationID=61294&lat=51.4&lon=-0.2

 

[Harry_Wild]

Rafa makes history 12th Roland Garros singles title and 18th GS! Congrats to Rafa!

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Congrats Nadal fans

Wimbledon gonna be a fun one

 

[La Grande]

......VAMOSSSSSS

 

[Ajosin]

Nadal wins. Passes M. Court for slams at a single event. History is made.

 

[NoleFam]

Yeah. This is the same thiem that beat Novak yesterday...
And Novak’s older so it’d be harder for him to recover overnight. Your statement is as unproveable as mine. Get real.

Yea 7-5 in the 5th set. Nadal hasn't straight setted Djokovic at RG since 2008, and that was the last time he did in any Slam. What you're saying is nonsense. End of story.

 

[aman92]

It's No. 12!!

 

[augustobt]

You mean except for the inside in, inside out, and down the line rockets? Even on the backhand side?

You Fed fanboys are the absolute worst. You guys started the fanboy illness that pervaded Nadal and Djokovic fanboys.

?!

On this 4th set? Are you nuts?

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Life, death, and taxes and nadal winning the French open.

 

[MeatTornado]

At least Rafa was the better player all day. He was untouchable on serve the 2nd set and just played a couple sloppy points at the end. Otherwise this would've been a simple straight sets win.

 

[Third Serve]

Congrats, Nadal!

 

[VaporDude95]

By not being narrow headed?

Wanting equal enforcement of the rules and no favouritism is being “narrow headed”?

You people are hilarious

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Compared to last year Thiem won three more games, and a whole set!

Along with Sascha winning a moral set off Djokovic, The younger players are definitely catching up.

Can’t wait for the 2030 French Final when dom loses to Ned 16 14 in the fifth

 

[bluetrain4]

Wow.

 

[AndyM]

Team socks let him tell you he wasn't tired but we all know he was

 

[Deleted member 763999]

The first time Nadal gets within 2 from Federer.

 

[Steve0904]

12 for Rafa.

Congratulations to him again. Too good. Insane how good he is on this surface. I won't live to see another like him. Of that I'm sure.

 

[fmadej]

aand he's done it! #12

 

[TripleATeam]

VAMOS!

 

[SonicNirvana]

Damn this tells me nadal didn’t think he could do it this year.

 

[ibbi]

It’s actually projected to be quite the opposite this year.

https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/18...4&lat=51.4&lon=-0.2&findtype=&Event=Wimbledon

 

[NoleFam]

Congrats to the King of Clay on #12. Where will this number end? I say at least 14. This place is magical for him in every way.

 

[NatF]

Nadal still too good to be unseated, maybe next year...

 

[La Grande]

The greedy Spaniard strikes again, I love him

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Great run from Thiem to be honest.

But the more important thing... La Duodecima!

Well done again, KING OF CLAY!