2020 Mexican Open (Acapulco) - ATP 500

[octobrina10]

Double

 

[James P]

Isner is wrecking Fritz, up a double break and 3-0 early.

 

[MeatTornado]

Omg can Isner get a bagel?!!

Edit: damnit

 

[James P]

Close, but no cigar

 

[MeatTornado]

Questionable decision by the chair to give that point to Isner for the break. But I think he was going to miss anyway.

 

[James P]

Thought for sure Fritz was gonna tank after that second set break. Great fight.

 

[Deleted member 770618]

Bird wins.

 

[MeatTornado]

Not every day you see Isner blow a set from up 4-2 to lose it 7-5.

 

[James P]

Not every day you see Isner blow a set from up 4-2 to lose it 7-5.

Pretty sure he was up double break points in that 7th game of set 2, as well. Fritz was definitely facing break points.

 

[James P]

Really good win by Fritz. Evens the H2H with Isner at 2 apiece. Fifth career final, 1st above 250 level.

 

[MeatTornado]

Good for Fritz. But shame the final is going to be a steamrolling now. Barring Grigor going balls to the wall tonight to knock out Rafa.

 

[Mainad]

This must be a very rare example of a 3 set Isner match that did not go to at least 1 tie-break!

 

[MeatTornado]

This must be a very rare example of a 3 set Isner match that did not go to at least 1 tie-break!

I also don't know which is weirder; Isner breaking twice in a set, or Isner getting broken twice in a set. Both happened tonight.

 

[3fees]

Nadal v Fritz Finals Nadal in 2 or 3 most likely 2, dos.

Cheers
3fees

 

[marc45]

no finals thread, a few pages here...Fritz-Nadal not doing it for you?

 

[King No1e]

It will be tough match, no? Taylor is fantastic player, he play ombeleebable all week. Just, I gonna try my very best, no? quick nod to reporter

 

[Hitman]

Just heard Djokovic has landed in Acapulco and is on his way to the arena...crazy scenes!

 

[marc45]

women running late....men might not be out for another hour

 

[Deleted member 769694]

Really hope Fritzs wins, gonna have the crowds full support when playing someone like rafa

 

[King No1e]

Just heard Djokovic has landed in Acapulco and is on his way to the arena...crazy scenes!

I want to see Djokovic presenting Nadal and Fritz the trophies. How epic would that be?

 

[ADuck]

Anyone know what time the final is?

 

[marc45]

Anyone know what time the final is?

not on court yet after women's trophy presentation..at least 15-20 minutes

 

[marc45]

lights issue, delay for another 20 or so

 

[sanister]

Players on court warming up now.

 

[MeatTornado]

Wow did Taylor get away with one there.

 

[Nadal_King]

How can one concentrate on playing tennis with such HOT BALLGIRLS around you!!

 

[WarriorRafa]

Rafa and getting nervous on BPs. Like bread and butter these days.

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[stringertom]

Sutch dizzrespeck four Fritz dat nun uv the legendary threat starrturz lyke Heck the Lesserer have knot deevoted there genious two creeight a match threat. Eye am dizzappoint!

Fritz on serve vs The Nadal, 2-3.

 

[James P]

Fritzy is hanging with him, but I definitely get the "it's just a matter of time" vibe.

 

[MeatTornado]

When Fritz misses a forehand he misses by about 12 feet

 

[James P]

First set in the books, 6-3 Nadal, after a break of serve in the 8th game.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Lol, nobody made a dedicated Nadal thread for the final, but Novak did. The popularity of Nadal has gone way down here

 

[davced1]

It is beyond me how no pro player is able to exploit Nadals return position. They just do their regular serves and that is just what Nadal wants as he has little problem returning most of them from that far back. Why don't they use more angles and take speed of the serve? They are pro players and a right handed server should be able to spin a serve short in the box out wide so that Nadal can't reach it before it hits the stands. Rec players do that kind of serve all the time so the pros surely are able to. Are they stubborn or just stupid?

I noticed now that Nadal is very clever and not only stands far back but also far to the right of the service line when Fritz serves from deuce side. It should still be possible to hit a soft spinny serve out of Nadal's reach.

 

[clayqueen]

What are the girls standing like statues behind the player's bench for? Does anyone know?

 

[Yugram]

Nadal’s bullying Fritz with slices hard.

 

[MeatTornado]

Fritz has won 3 of 27 points on return so far

 

[Breakpointerer]

No thread for this?

 

[MeatTornado]

It is beyond me how no pro player is able to exploit Nadals return position. They just do their regular serves and that is just what Nadal wants as he has little problem returning most of them from that far back. Why don't they use more angles and take speed of the serve? They are pro players and a right handed server should be able to spin a serve short in the box out wide so that Nadal can't reach it before it hits the stands. Rec players do that kind of serve all the time so the pros surely are able to. Are they stubborn or just stupid?

The point where Fritz got broken was absolutely comical. Rafa was pulled so far back and wide that it looked like he was going to run into the stands on the side. And Fritz still didn't follow his serve into the net. Just waited for the return to float back to him on the baseline even though it had more hangtime than an NFL punt.

 

[Zebrev]

I find it hard to see how Nadal won't overtake Djokovic on the clay when he is playing this well.

 

[Yugram]

This reminds me of the first Nadal vs Tsitsipas hard court match a bit. I hope this time Nadal will actually close the 2nd set on serve.

 

[MeatTornado]

I find it hard to see how Nadal won't overtake Djokovic on the clay when he is playing this well.

Rafa will win RG again but it'll have nothing to do with his February form in Acapulco. We've seen more than enough times that his form leading into the clay season is irrelevant.

 

[davced1]

The point where Fritz got broken was absolutely comical. Rafa was pulled so far back and wide that it looked like he was going to run into the stands on the side. And Fritz still didn't follow his serve into the net. Just waited for the return to float back to him on the baseline even though it had more hangtime than an NFL punt.

Thing is even though Nadal is standing far back his return is lethal even from there so it is not bullet proof to follow to the net. What I like to see is a softer spin serve short in the box like rec players do. I bet Nadal would barely even reach it and if he did he would have to play the return from very low.

 

[Yugram]

Extraordinary defensive rally.

 

[MeatTornado]

Only Rafa can hit 3 moonballs followed by 3 slices in the same point.

 

[mr.torrence]

Just f&cking underarm serve him.

 

[Yugram]

Just f&cking underarm serve him.

And what next, genius? Underarm serve your empty head.

 

[davced1]

And what next, genius? Underarm serve your empty head.

He had a point why did you feel you need to insult him?

 

[mr.torrence]

And what next, genius? Underarm serve your empty head.

Seriously? You mad?

 

[MeatTornado]

Had Fritz broken there the script would be eerily similar to the Dubai final.

 

[Nadal_King]

I want nadal vs djokovic in Indian wells final and I think this will be nadal's best chance after quite a while to beat djokovic on a hardcourt.