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

[TearTheRoofOff]

LOL.

 

[PrinceMoron]

First slice of the night


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[Standaa]

I’d like to see 26 year old Fed against 38 year old Thiem. He’d be lucky to win a game.

 

[merwy]

Thiem trying his utter best to out-choke the King of Tennis Choking

 

[Pheasant]

Come on Fed

 

[oldmanfan]

lol, both guys so tight on that MP.

Fedr needs to slice more, winning him points here.

 

[MeatTornado]

Roger's so nervous. Never see him go for block returns on the forehand side. He was desperate to just put that BP back in play.

 

[James P]

Match point #2!

 

[Yugram]

YEEEESSSSSS

 

[James P]

GSM!!!

 

[PrinceMoron]

When is a let not a let


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[TearTheRoofOff]

YEEEESSSSSS

Nadal is sucks.

 

[jm1980]

GSM Thiem

7-5 7-5

 

[Sport]

Some match-ups are tougher when you're 38. That's all there is to it. Jusk look at Coric.

Thiem unsettles him because he is 38. He is not something Roger hadn't dealt with before.

Wake up. There is no such thing as "matchup issue" on any sport, stop with the excuses. It's like saying that the world chess champion defeats his opponents because they have a "mathcup issue" with him, rather than simply because he is better than all of his opponents. In tennis, no single ATG has a losing H2H against a non-ATG if they have played more than 10 matches.

Thiem is better on clay and hard courts than 2019 Federer. You can blame age, but not any "matchup issue". In 2019, Federer has only been clearly better than Thiem outside grass. The reason why Thiem dominates Federer 3-0 in 2019 is simple: Thiem in 2019 is a better tennis player than Federer outside grass.

 

[mike danny]

Roger has sucked against the top 10 this year.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Thiem in 2... Who would have thought ?

 

[speedysteve]

I'm losing my favourite game,
You're losing your mind again,
I'm losing my baby, losing my favourite game

The Cardigans

 

[Yugram]

Nadal is sucks.

But he isn’t the one who’s 0-3 against Thiem this year.

 

[TripleATeam]

How did Roger play the first set? I totally expected Fed to come back in 3.

 

[Service Ace]

Wimbledon really broke Fed. That was truly his last chance.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Thiem sure looked great today, deserved the win!

 

[Standaa]

I like how @tennis_pro, a huge Federer fan, spammed the entire Berrettini match thread but doesn’t show up for a Fed match lawl.

 

[jimjam]

There is no such thing as "matchup issue" on any sport

We have ourselves a genius over here.

 

[Yugram]

Thiem in 2... Who would have thought ?

Let’s congratulate
@EllieK
@beast of mallorca
@Nadal_King
With on point prediction.

 

[RF-18]

Big win for Thiem. He does it on a Indoor HC against mighty fed.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

The one time Gramps could have been useful (regarding the YE #1 race), he might not even make it out of round robin. He will have to beat Djokovic for that...

 

[mike danny]

Wake up. There is no such thing as "matchup issue" on any sport.

Then you should not follow sport.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

But he isn’t the one who’s 0-3 against Thiem this year.

But he is the one that's a nefarious blight on the game.

 

[Djokovic2011]

@Yugram was right. Congrats to Dominic on a fantastic performance - definitely the better player tonight.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Let’s congratulate
@EllieK
@beast of mallorca
@Nadal_King
With on point prediction.

So liberating !!!

 

[mike danny]

Big win for Thiem. He does it on a Indoor HC against mighty peak fed.

Fixed

 

[NoleFam]

Their first match was played when Federer was 34 and a half.

That still didn't stop you from saying Federer causes Thiem the most problems out of the big 3.

 

[Yugram]

But he is the one that's a nefarious blight on the game.

Hehe, ok.

 

[megamind]

I like how @tennis_pro spammed the entire Berrettini match thread but doesn’t show up for a Fed match lawl.

nice avatar btw

let @tennis_pro be! he needs time to recover from his true love's loss!

 

[lud]

Federer for certainly have little mental block vs Thiem. He lost ALL close matches vs Thiem.

 

[MeatTornado]

Wake up. There is no such thing as "matchup issue" on any sport, stop with the excuses.

Have you ever played a sport before?

 

[Red Rick]

Federer doesn't care about WTF anymore. He peaks for off season exho's anymore

 

[KINGROGER]

Big win for Thiem. He does it on a Indoor HC against mighty fed.

Peak Fed too.

Thiem > peak Fed on indoor and outdoor HCs now confirmed

 

[georgemccauley]

That was an incredible performance from Thiem

 

[Crionics]

I tuned in at the beginning of the second set. Three things are clear to me:

1) This was obviously not Federer's day, very surprised by his level. Maybe too much pressure knowing that he had to win this match in order to make the SF?
2) I was impressed by Thiem's level tonight. I haven't seen him play on HC for a long time, but he made big improvements on HC.
3) This WTF is really Djokovic's to lose

 

[PeoplesChamp]

That was disappointing to put it mildly.

 

[Red Rick]

Have you ever played a sport before?

Save the energy.

Sport has a bad matchup with logic or consistency.

 

[RF-18]

The one time Gramps could have been useful (regarding the YE #1 race), he might not even make it out of round robin. He will have to beat Djokovic for that...

I don't know who is playing match 3 last of Djoko and Nadal but that feels like could be the key. Whoever plays last can decide who their SF opponent will be if Nadal and Djokovic gets to that scenario.

 

[megamind]

looking forward to Meddy vs Tsitsi

 

[mike danny]

Federer for certainly have little mental block vs Thiem. He lost ALL close matches vs Thiem.

This one wasn't close.

 

[weakera]

Great performance from Dominic and great job of drowning out the crowd cheering his missed first serves and yelling come on Roger as he served.

 

[Ray Mercer]

Tough loss. Hopefully Federer can at least scavenge a win from that bum Berrettini. If he goes 0-3 he should hang up the racquet this summer.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Good match by Thiem. He straight overpowered Federer. Has a chance against Nole too IMO (unfortunately).

 

[MeatTornado]

Roger could've been so much better.

But that was one of the best matches Thiem's ever played. Incredible to see his groundstrokes so consistent on a fast court where he's being rushed.

 

[TheAssassin]

Wasn't aware Thiem led Fed 4-2 before today. Maybe because they tend to have close matches. Even this one was competitive for a straight set contest.

I imagine Federer will be good against Berrettini. But it just got complicated for him now.