2020 Roland Garros R16: Korda vs Rafa the Cat or Nadal the Lion

Who purrs along?

  • The Unamused Lion administers three straight bakery products

    Votes: 11 40.7%

  • Lion in 3

    Votes: 13 48.1%

  • Lion in 4

    Votes: 1 3.7%

  • Playful Rafa kitty in 5

    Votes: 1 3.7%

  • Korda tames Rafi in 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Korda tames Rafi in 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Korda tames Rafi in 3

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
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Joel Drucker article:
“He's one of the reasons I play tennis,” said Korda. “Just watching him play, unbelievable competitor. Just from him I have the never-give-up mentality. Whenever I'm on court, I try to be like him. So much does Korda admire Nadal that he once named a cat Rafa. He’s held the cat. Sunday, he’ll face the lion.
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The Dream Continues: Korda makes history by moving into Paris' last 16 | Tennis.com

The 20-year-old is the youngest American man since 19-year-old Michael Chang in 1991 to reach the second week at Roland Garros.
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This kid wants to be clobbered:sneaky:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1312081928263172097

Rafa responds:

Clearly Rafa has been suckered in by the act and the Kordas know what they are doing.
 
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TheNachoMan said:
Virtual walkover. And people talk about Novak’s draw :rolleyes:
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Well there's the draw and then the people you actually end up facing. The people that have it tough are Tsitsipas and Thiem, in both draw and reality.
 
jm1980 said:
I'll be surprised if Korda wins more than 5 games

This will be worse than Goffin vs Federer
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Flying blind, but 54.5% tpw, through first three matches. Last clay tournament was 2019. Nadal is likely worse than 2019, Korda nicely improved since he would have trained with Petra during covid.
 
Korda is one of the most promising young players. But realistically he might play a good first set at most, before collapsing. It will be a good experience for him though.
 
Australian Open dynasty meets relative pauper

Keeping Up With The Kordas… Sporting Success Par For The Course – SportsCreate

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Korda knows a thing or two about RG including success at a young age:unsure:
 
The court is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo low bouncing. This isn't Chatrier. Don't embarrass yourself by calling this RG.
 
He would NEVER hit such fast winners on normal Chatrier. It is the new terrible conditions which let him play like this.
 
Sysyphus said:
Look at Korda, bro

He's going for it, isn't he? Nice to see.

All his Nadal praise was ironically just another page from his idol Humbalito's playbook.
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Don't let this distract you from the fact that he'll still get triple 6-2ed:notworthy::notworthy:
 
Rafa's shoes don't go with the kit at all. Literally the worst kit he's ever had at RG. Not fitting of a 12 time champ.
 
ROFL, and some think Nadal can beat Zverev, Thiem and Djokovic back to back on this pathetic "clay court"? I believe even Wimbledon is not as low bouncing. Some users like @Yugram clearly need a reality check. This might turn into Nadal's worst slam with such conditions.
 
He's coming across well here in the early exchanges here. Game plan is pretty clear - hit Nadal off court.
Rafa's played these kind of matches before, will all come down to execution
 
Korda is either the new Soderling, or the conditions of this "RG" are just pathetic. I have never seen anyone hit such powerful forehands here.
 
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