2020 Marseille Final - (2.) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. (7.) Felix Auger-Aliassime

[Enceladus]

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ATP H2H: 2-1 for FAA

Stefanos is a defending champion, he can earn his 5th ATP title and first time in his career he can defend the title at the ATP Tour.
Felix will strive to profit the premier trophy at the ATP tournaments, he lost his all previous 4 finals without winning the set.

Who win? Will be Stefanos's defense of the title successful or does Felix finally win his first ATP title?

 

[rainingaces]

I think FAA is comfortable playing Tsitsipas and I think he will win.

 

[Fedinkum]

FAA for the win. Can't stand Sissipas these days.

 

[junior74]

TT is more interested in Suresh's volley technique than these next gen players.

 

[Sparlingo]

Both players looking on in their opening games

 

[junior74]

That linesman's 'fault!' sounded like fvck!

FAA is early trouble here... 0-30

Deuce. Brave serving.

Ad Tsitsi

Felix broken. More final's draught for him?

 

[Red Rick]

That linesman's 'fault!' sounded like fvck!

FAA is early trouble here... 0-30

Deuce. Brave serving.

Ad Tsitsi

Felix broken. More final's draught for him?

Probably. Tsitsipas is a good finals player.

 

[Sparlingo]

Felix has been here before this week, but Tsits playing very well

 

[Pablo1989]

How old looks like Aliassime in this pic

 

[Sparlingo]

Knives are out for Felix I see.

 

[junior74]

Perfect auditive conditions for concentration with that music

 

[Sparlingo]

Felix settlled down now

 

[Yugram]

TT is more interested in Suresh's volley technique than these next gen players.

It’s ATP #6 against #18 (who’s also a well-known mental-midget) in a 250 final. Not much to watch here it seems.

 

[junior74]

It’s ATP #6 against #18 (who’s also a well-known mental-midget) in a 250 final. Not much to watch here it seems.

ATP #9 and #17 played each other in Australia a few years ago. Not much to watch.

 

[Pablo1989]

It’s ATP #6 against #18 (who’s also a well-known mental-midget) in a 250 final. Not much to watch here it seems.

They might be the two best players in the world in two years. We're watching the begginings of a future epic rivalry.

 

[Yugram]

They might be the two best players in the world in two years. We're watching the begginings of a future epic rivalry.

Seriously doubt it.

 

[Sparlingo]

It’s ATP #6 against #18 (who’s also a well-known mental-midget) in a 250 final. Not much to watch here it seems.

Well known mental midget holds 2-1,

 

[MeatTornado]

Well that was short lived

 

[Sparlingo]

Well known mental midget breaks back

 

[Breakpointerer]

Not much interest in this one it seems.
FAA breaks back, gets to 3-3 in the 2nd. Maybe he can take a set this time?

 

[Beacon Hill]

Down a set and a break, it was getting late early - good time to break back.

 

[junior74]

Poor decision making by FAA there

And he's broken again.

 

[Yugram]

Well known mental midget breaks back

Well known mental midget is about to lose his 5th final out of 5 without winning a set.

 

[Beacon Hill]

Felix again plays well from behind, but also lapses again when on even terms.

 

[Red Rick]

Mental Benneteau

 

[Sparlingo]

Well known mental midget is about to lose his 5th final out of 5 without winning a set.

Still not a certainty

 

[MeatTornado]

Hopefully Felix has one last push in him. I want a 3rd set.

 

[junior74]

"Mental midget" is just 19 years old. There may be room and time for improvement, especially if the 50s are the new 30s. He may still reach finals in 2050!

 

[junior74]

I would stuff my racquet down that trumpet players throat

 

[Breakpointerer]

Tsitsi defends his title, 6-3 6-4.

 

[Beacon Hill]

Could be worse. Tsitsipas is currently a better player, and was expected to win.

 

[Yugram]

"Mental midget" is just 19 years old. There may be room and time for improvement, especially if the 50s are the new 30s. He may still reach finals in 2050!

Any case of player who sucked mentally in his early days, but regrouped, as of late?

 

[Keystoner]

Your day will come soon, young fella.

 

[Krish0608]

So has Tsitsipas regained the mental edge from FAA? He beat him quite easily today.

 

[MeatTornado]

Felix is gonna fook around and finally win his first title 2 years from now at the US Open after going 0-15 in finals.

 

[Sparlingo]

Congratulations Tsitsipas, a fine champion. Felix haters can now savour his loss and congratulations to them too.

 

[junior74]

Any case of player who sucked mentally in his early days, but regrouped, as of late?

Slash was a loser who became an ATG.

 

[prairiegirl]

Hmmm, I expected that to be a tougher match. Surprised at how easily FAA lost today. Mind you, he's played a lot of tennis in these two weeks. Two tournaments and two finals. For a 19 year old that's really spectacular. But, somehow he gets into the final and can't seem to relax enough to play his game. Five finals, five losses and zero sets won. Not a good record, but he'll turn it around at some point.

 

[Pablo1989]

5º ATP title for the Greek!! (6º if we count the NextGenFinals)

 

[Sparlingo]

Federer was 1 and 4 in finals before 20 which is better than 0-5 but not real great.

 

[helterskelter]

Any case of player who sucked mentally in his early days, but regrouped, as of late?

Ivan Lendl is the classic example. But if you compare Djokovic's nervousness in his first major final (2007 US Open) with today, there is also a night and day difference.

 

[MeatTornado]

Federer was 1 and 4 in finals before 20 which is better than 0-5 but not real great.

I was going to bring that up but Yugram probably thinks Fed is still a "mental midget."

 

[Pablo1989]

Tsitsipas's speeches are awkard

 

[helterskelter]

I was going to bring that up but Yugram probably thinks Fed is still a "mental midget."

Even if he is, he's a mental midget who won 20 Slams, 103 titles, and was #1 at the end of five years and for 310 weeks. Felix Auger-Aliassime has the best body of work as a teenager of any player in a long time - since Del Potro, I would say. And I think he has a glittering future ahead of him. It is, however, very unlikely that it will reach Federer (or Nadal or Djokovic) levels of glitteringness.

 

[MeatTornado]

Tsitsipas's speeches are is awkward

ftfy

 

[James P]

Both of these players needed this title for different reasons, Tsitsipas to start establishing himself in 2020, and FAA to get the title monkey off his back. Someone had to lose. This board would have been just as brutal towards Tsitsipas if he had lost, so it's inevitable someone is going to get the "if you ain't first, you're last" treatment.

 

[Enceladus]

Stefanos was a better player in today's final, but Felix has a mental block from the finals matches, now is his balance in the finals of ATP tournaments is 0-5, without gained set. If this trend continues, he should consider the help of a sports psychologist. The sooner the better.

 

[EllieK]

Tsitsipas's speeches are awkard

He speaks English well but doesn’t necessarily think in English well. Not uncommon for someone speaking a second language.

 

[Sparlingo]

Both of these players needed this title for different reasons, Tsitsipas to start establishing himself in 2020, and FAA to get the title monkey off his back. Someone had to lose. This board would have been just as brutal towards Tsitsipas if he had lost, so it's inevitable someone is going to get the "if you ain't first, you're last" treatment.

Yes, the binary nature of tennis, you are either a hero or a bum.

 

[Yugram]

I was going to bring that up but Yugram probably thinks Fed is still a "mental midget."

A lot of his fans think so.