2019 WTF RR: (3.) Swiss Maestro vs. (5.) Thieminator

[EllieK]

Am I alone that lost the tennisTv feed??

Nope. Lost mine and then it made me sign in again. Grrr

 

[MeatTornado]

The way he played this year, he walks away with so little.

If you changed just one point, it's actually been a fantastic year for the 37/38 year old.

 

[NoleFam]

Sweat pouring down his freshly shaved head, Novak Djokovic looks resolute and focused. The Austrian has used his thunderous groundstrokes today to unbalance the Serbian.

Going up to the line, Novak Djokovic bounces the ball 40-50 times, staring down the barrel of 40-AD. Djokovic grunts as he releases a powerful serve, but it clips the tape and falls out.

Djokovic goes big on the second serve, but the Austrian replies with a sumptuous, thunderous shot that makes the Serb's knees buckle as the ball whizzes past him.

The crowd lets out a long held in cheer. He's done it! Thiem has broken the Djokovic serve.

Thiem holds, but loses the next game.

Djokovic 6-0 6-2.

Lol. It's gonna be tougher than that though.

 

[Deleted member 765728]

Thiem has done a great job with the depth of his groundies, Fed doesn't really have much space to work with. Though I think his tactics isn't the smartest, he has to employ the slice more often and try to elicit short replies.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Tsitsipas? After what happened in Paris?

Yes, because his poor form in Paris doesn’t mean he can’t be in great form in London. If he plays well, he can trouble or beat Djokovic even though Djokovic will be the clear favourite. He beat him in Toronto last year and in Shanghai this year.

 

[Yugram]

Federer being lucky with the net again.

 

[MeatTornado]

Yes, because his poor form in Paris doesn’t mean he can’t be in great form in London. If he plays well, he can trouble or beat Djokovic even though Djokovic will be the clear favourite.

Sure. But in that case you should be worried about everyone in this field.

 

[EllieK]

Another 7/5 set incoming?

 

[speedysteve]

Tim about to pounce again?

 

[PrinceMoron]

Think Thiem needs to hit the ball harder


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[James P]

Thiem really is playing a great match.

 

[mike danny]

If you changed just one point, it's actually been a fantastic year for the 37/38 year old.

For his standards, a disappointment of a year.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Tiny Tim looking to Finnish Fred

 

[MeatTornado]

I just can't believe how much better Thiem's playing in these conditions. Roger looks absolutely overwhelmed.

He's being suffocated in the same way he normally does to his opponents.

 

[James P]

Wow

 

[Yugram]

Strong Era wins. Basel false dawn exposed.

 

[MeatTornado]

For his standards, a disappointment of a year.

Are you saying even if he won Wimbledon it would've been a disappointing year? That's crazy.

 

[Breakpointerer]

That's that.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Damn! I want a third set!

 

[JJGUY]

What's with Uniqlo? Did Federer request those henley shirts himself? They look awful on him.

 

[zvelf]

Federer crapped all over that game. He's in big trouble now. I'm hoping he breaks back.

 

[megamind]

damn, didn't expect this

 

[Sysyphus]

#Dominic#1#2020

@Meles

 

[beast of mallorca]

• Thieminator in 2
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• Thieminator in 3
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  • Yugram

Yeah, yeahh

 

[jm1980]

Womp womp

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

Fred to have do or die match against Djovak!

Exciting!

 

[mike danny]

This has been one of his worst years against the top 10. And he has played well this year.

 

[megamind]

federer in deep thought

 

[Yugram]

Yeah, yeahh

And now this coward @tennisaddict is hiding somewhere ever since Thiem made the first break, LOL.

 

[mike danny]

Are you saying even if he won Wimbledon it would've been a disappointing year? That's crazy.

He didn't win, so a disappointment of a year.

 

[megamind]

like federer's new kit, not on uniqlo site though

 

[zvelf]

Great backhand from Fed.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Sure. But in that case you should be worried about everyone in this field.

Meh, Thiem and Zverev don’t really worry me (which is weird because Zverev beat him last year). I don’t think Thiem is good enough to take him down on fast hard court and Zverev is too inconsistent so I doubt he will be able to replicate his last year’s form (he wasn’t even that great before the final and lost his first match against Djokovic).

 

[EllieK]

Yeah, yeahh

I said Thiem in 2 also

 

[BeatlesFan]

like federer's new kit, not on uniqlo site though

His kit with the tighter cut has been the best thing about this match tbh.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

The plot thickens, can Fed break back?

 

[PrinceMoron]

Light at the end of the tunnel


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[James P]

Pressure really getting to Timmy

 

[zvelf]

Federer being clutch?

 

[BeatlesFan]

BP for Roger.

 

[Yugram]

Breakpointerer

 

[PrinceMoron]

Clutch


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[mike danny]

The plot thickens, can Fed break back?

Can pigs fly?

 

[MeatTornado]

He didn't win, so a disappointment of a year.

I know he didn't. That's why I said "if you changed just one point."

I was trying to show that on the whole, it's actually been a pretty good year. And you'd look at the other 10 months much better if there was a golden pineapple to take your attention. A slam final, a RG SF, a Masters 1000 and three 500s at age 38 is pretty damn good.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

@Breakpointerer

 

[jimjam]

I wonder if 40-15 was a blessing in disguise. I haven't been affected by a Fed loss since then.

Guess I've built myself a little emotional wall!

 

[James P]

Match point #1!

 

[MeatTornado]

big oof

 

[mike danny]

Timmy owns Roger now. 3 wins in a row.

Now we'll never hear the end from Nadal fans on how tough competition he is.

 

[MeatTornado]

I'd rather he just lose right now than pull another Shanghai.