2022 Monte Carlo Open Final: Davidovich Fokina vs Tsitsipas

[NatF]

Citybus is an improved version of Kuerten on clay but with more flair.

Indeed and Medvedev is the best baseliner of all time.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

There’s the fight!

 

[longmacchiato]

Oooops

 

[Sudacafan]

Davidovich Fokina seems more deflated than I’ve seen him before. Give us more of that fight we’ve seen!

ADF is playing with us.

 

[TheAssassin]

How many lives does this guy have this week...

 

[Krish0608]

How many errors from Tsitsipas. He's been an error machine.

 

[Legend of Borg]

And I thought I was a genius, you killjoy.

The match has been jinxed now so it looks like it was a wise choice not to vote.

 

[Krish0608]

Tsitsipas may have made the final, but he's still nowhere close his 2021 clay level.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Both these guys are terrified of winning, that's what this is about.

As soon as one starts doing well he gets doubts instead of more confidence.

 

[Sudacafan]

MC 2022 may be the tournament with the collection of the strangest matches I have seen.

 

[flyingboris]

FOKIN literally means...

Spoiler

... "seal's" i.e. "belongs to the seal", in Serbian.

FOKIN A describes life on an outdoor tennis court.

Spoiler

 

[dapchai]

Only two second serve points have been played and they're all DFs from both guys lol.
Now watch a Fokin epic comeback.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

MC 2022 may be the tournament with the collection of the strangest matches I have seen.

Are you calling the WTA strange?

 

[junior74]

Tsitsipas playing with too little oxygen for his soul now.

 

[NeutralFan]

Tsitispas is legit good on clay.

Might cause upset at FO

 

[Sudacafan]

The match has been jinxed now so it looks like it was a wise choice not to vote.

Thanks for appreciating my geniality in the end.

 

[MeatTornado]

Nice bounce back game from Titts

 

[Sudacafan]

Tsitispas is legit good on clay.

Might cause upset at FO

Yes, he will upset his fandom, as usual.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Tsitsipas playing with too little oxygen for his soul now.

NextGen lack OxyGen.

 

[Sudacafan]

Tsitsipas playing with too little oxygen for his soul now.

That’s why he is a mouth breather.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

FOKIN literally means...

Spoiler

... "seal's" i.e. "belongs to the seal", in Serbian.

That's what it actually means in a way, heh.
Fokin is a Russian surname based on a now obsolete name Foka, which comes from the Greek word for seal, like the Serbian word does. It was probably originally a nickname for someone who was like a seal (fat, jovial?).

 

[junior74]

NextGen lack OxyGen.

OxyGen for my Tsits

 

[NeutralFan]

Yes, he will upset his fandom, as usual.

Whatever fans he had joined the Alcaraz bandwagon after RG final last year.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Tsitsipas may have made the final, but he's still nowhere close his 2021 clay level.

Why play great when playing meh is enough? roflmao

 

[Legend of Borg]

Greg could've beaten this guy.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Luckin.

 

[Sudacafan]

ADF is mentally strong when he isn’t thinking about it.

 

[Kralingen]

Davidovich Fokina is actually passionate and you can tell he puts 110% into every point. Win or lose he has earned my respect this week.

 

[flyingboris]

We were all thinking it

 

[Sudacafan]

Tsitsipas needs a little bit of Apostolos illegal coaching now.

 

[NeutralFan]

Tsitsipas needs a little bit of Apostolos illegal coaching now.

And Fokina to call Umpire small cat and go mad at umpire like a 5 year old baby.

Edit- both mugs have converted 100% of their bp chances.

 

[MeatTornado]

What a return to set up that point

 

[Legend of Borg]

ADF kinda looks like Nalbo minus the donut habit.

 

[Sudacafan]

Almost a Sampras-like smash.

 

[flyingboris]

ADF kinda looks like Nalbo minus the donut habit.

It's the invisible eyebrows

 

[Sudacafan]

ADF turning his switch on and off.

 

[flyingboris]

Almost a Sampras-like smash.

And now a Djokosmash

 

[Sudacafan]

A match much better than I expected.

 

[Krish0608]

Where is the depth Tsitsipas? All his shots are landing inside the service box

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Where is the depth Tsitsipas? All his shots are landing inside the service box

He does that a lot, generally.

 

[Kralingen]

Where is the depth Tsitsipas? All his shots are landing inside the service box

The Nadal legacy.

 

[Kralingen]

Man, what a lame way for the break to happen and the match to presumably end.

 

[Breakpointerer]

There it is

 

[Krish0608]

Finally some depth and venom on his strokes and Tsitsipas breaks.

 

[MeatTornado]

That cross-court forehand has been something else when he gets a hold of it this week

 

[Krish0608]

He does that a lot, generally.

He does, but whenever he generates more depth, he becomes more formidable.

 

[flyingboris]

Fokina's got Tsitsipas right where he wants him

 

[TheAssassin]

Thought Fokina would rescue that game eventually. Ugh...

 

[Sudacafan]

Man, what a lame way for the break to happen and the match to presumably end.

Tsitsipas made it longer, should have broken earlier in the game at 15-40.

 

[MeatTornado]

Man, what a lame way for the break to happen and the match to presumably end.

We'll see. Tsitsipas lost the 2nd set against Schwartzman from this position when trying to serve it out.