French Open Final: [1] Rafa Nadal vs [7] Dominic Thiem

[Deleted member 756486]

Here we go! The final. The Bull vs The Thieminator.

For Nadal it's a chance to close the gap between him and Federer's slam total to only 3. For Thiem this is his chance to breakthrough and become the first player to beat Nadal in a RG final and only the third player to beat Nadal at RG overall.

Who ya got? I’m going Thiem in 4, his time is now.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

My thread is the best final thread, no?

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Lol

 

[jimjam]

I’ll go with Delpo in 5.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

My thread is the best final thread, no?

It is properly propagated.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

I’ll go with Delpo in 5.

I didn’t want to create this thread but my competitors leave my with no choice, no?

 

[Service Ace]

Was about to make this thread. RIP FraudPotro

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Was about to make this thread. RIP FraudPotro

I didn’t want to make this thread so early since it’s disrespectful but my ego and desire to be the best is stronger than my respect.

Vamos!

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

Was about to make this thread. RIP FraudPotro

At least he tried

 

[FederErizeD]

I didn’t want to make this thread so early since it’s disrespectful but my ego and desire to be the best is stronger than my respect.

Vamos!

This potro deserves the disrespect.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

swoon

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

It’s hard to be a Thiem & Nadal fan

 

[Deleted member 756486]

swoon

He’s all cute and adorable there but just you wait until he steps out on Chartier..

 

[Deleted member 756486]

It’s hard to be a Thiem & Nadal fan

Try being a Federer and Nadal fan..

@REKX

 

[Rubens]

Thiem just needs to run to those Nadal drop shots and the championship is his.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

It will be a heavyhitting final. All depends on how long Thiem can red line. We know Nadal can go all day.

Nadal to win slam 17 and his 11th RG title on Sunday.

The pwnage of RG continues...

 

[kishnabe]

Domi don't make mistakes twice.

Loses to Novak 2016 FO, beats him 2017.

Loses to Rafa 2017 FO, beats him 2018?

 

[ojo rojo]

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Hey mods, please make this the official thread.

My ego needs it, but more importantly the people want it! Right? No? This thread sucks? Oh, okay...

 

[TennisFan3]

This is not good. The match is still going on. Come'on - remove the thread.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

This is not good. The match is still going on. Come'on - remove the thread.

It’s not like Delpo is gonna win.

Lighten up a bit man, Domi is in his first slam final! @Meles can rejoice!

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Domi don't make mistakes twice.

Loses to Novak 2016 FO, beats him 2017.

Loses to Rafa 2017 FO, beats him 2018?

Thiem beat Rafa in Madrid, so I expect Rafa to make adjustments and the nerves factor could be problematic for Thiem in his first slam final.

 

[ojo rojo]

swoon

 

[Deleted member 756486]

GOAT gif.

Well Murray saying fck off is a tad better,

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Domi don't make mistakes twice.

Loses to Novak 2016 FO, beats him 2017.

Loses to Rafa 2017 FO, beats him 2018?

I hope so man..

I feel about this, Thiem can cause an upset here.

 

[stringertom]

My thread is the best final thread, no?

Best premature thread.

 

[Tiki-Taka]

Vamos Rafa, a por la undecima!

 

[tennis_pro]

Nadal in 3, he'll squeal his way to another non mandatory Slam like the blue collar workman that he is and then dissapear for the rest of the season citing some imaginary injury that never happens on clay.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

It's interesting that RAFA has played against OHBH more times in RG finals than 2HBs despite the latter being more popular.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Best premature thread.

No such thing as premature when it comes to Rafa on clay.

 

[Tennisanity]

This is not good. The match is still going on. Come'on - remove the thread.

The sky didn't fall chicken little, calm down. Even nervous Nadal, as according to you, demolished Delpo. LOL, do you have any clue about tennis?

 

[TheAssassin]

Nadal to seal La Undecima in 4. Beyond stunning...

 

[cc0509]

Even though Thiem realistically has about a 20-30% shot, I'm going to be bold(and go with my gut instincts for the past week) and predict the upset. Thiem in four.

 

[VaporDude95]

Thiem for the win

Edit: Thiem is a total hunk and is bae

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Nadal to seal La Undecima in 4. Beyond stunning...

Beyond boring you mean..

 

[toby55555]

No dislike of Nadal but want a new champion. Nadal in 3

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

It’s hard to be a Thiem & Nadal fan

Are you?
Its pretty amazing this day fInally came, no?

 

[Ray Mercer]

Nadal is the heavy favourite but Thiem at age 24 should be at his absolute peak physical conditioning. If he’s going to pull it off now is the time. You put a gun to my head I’m saying Nadal in 3.

 

[Service Ace]

Unless your willing to bet your account on a Thiem victory I don't want to hear a thing about how "dangerous" he is or how this is going to be Nadal's "toughest challenge" blah blah blah. This mug will be lucky to win a set and that's the facts. Fast forward to the trophy presentation so we can get on to grass season please.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

God i love that gif!

 

[WarriorRafa]

This wont be as straightforward as Rafa haters are pretending it'll be. Thiem is playing really well, better than Rafa this tournament. How he handles the pressure of a first slam final will be telling though.

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[Ray Mercer]

From what I’ve seen of Nadal though I would definitely take a peak Djokovic to beat him this year.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Heart with Thiem. Head with Nadal.

 

[TheAssassin]

Beyond boring you mean..

For Fed fans I am sure it is.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Nadal in straight sets 6-4 6-3 6-3 I really hope i am wrong.

 

[icedevil0289]

my guess is rafa in 3, maybe 4. The last few matches, nadal has definitely gotten off to a slow start and I could see a tight first set and maybe thiem to get the first. I definitely, or well atleast I'm hoping it won't be a complete demolition like last year. Here's hoping thiem doesn't implode and keeps it competitive somewhat.

was looking at their h2h and they really have not played against each other anywhere else except clay. quite interesting.

 

[Sarzy]

I like Thiem and would like to see him win but I can't really see it happening.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

This wont be as straightforward as Rafa haters are pretending it'll be. Thiem is playing really well, better than Rafa this tournament. How he handles the pressure of a first slam final will be telling though.

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I think it’s gonna be routine. I hope not.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

Are you?
Its pretty amazing this day fInally came, no?

Always liked Thiem, A great handsome young man who happens to be a CC specialist with a beautiful tennis game.As a Tennis fan Thiem should win , As a Nadal fan i want Nadal to win #17 , As a Thiem fan i’m just happy he’s in the final.

 

[icedevil0289]

Thiem beat Rafa in Madrid, so I expect Rafa to make adjustments and the nerves factor could be problematic for Thiem in his first slam final.

not to mention madrid plays somewhat differently. I mean ffs fed beat nadal at madrid and was never able to get the best of him here.

 

[Pheasant]

Hopefully, Thiem can make a match out of this. I would love to see him push Nadal to 5 sets. This would show that the gap is closing.

However, I think Nadal wins this in 4 sets max. It'll go 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in favor of Nadal. I.e, I'm giving Thiem credit for having one set where he serves at 80% and smashes ball off the lines like we've never seen before.

 

[icedevil0289]

Always liked Thiem, A great handsome young man who happens to be a CC specialist with a beautiful tennis game.As a Tennis fan Thiem should win , As a Nadal fan i want Nadal to win #17 , As a Thiem fan i’m just happy he’s in the final.

idk why this comment made me smile. safe to say you'll be happy either way

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Always liked Thiem, A great handsome young man who happens to be a CC specialist with a beautiful tennis game.As a Tennis fan Thiem should win , As a Nadal fan i want Nadal to win #17 , As a Thiem fan i’m just happy he’s in the final.

Its pretty special! Hoping for this for a long time
May the best man win! Its out of our hands anyway, I like them both.

 

[Adv. Edberg]

Here we go! The final. The Bull vs The Thieminator.

For Nadal it's a chance to close the gap between him and Federer's slam total to only 3. For Thiem this is his chance to breakthrough and become the first player to beat Nadal in a RG final and only the third player to beat Nadal at RG overall.

Who ya got? I’m going Thiem in 4, his time is now.

Which year is this?

 

[Red Rick]

My thread is the best final thread, no?

6/10 had to deduct some points for weak poll game

 

[Nostradamus]

RAFA looked too good today against Delpo. with full day of rest, there is no stopping the Bull

 

[Deleted member 756486]

6/10 had to deduct some points for weak poll game

What can I improve? Mury GOAT and ABZ option?

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Which year is this?

1984. Why?