Because until that moment, Federer had more energy reserves than his rival almost 6 years younger, and he should have ended up with one of the two match points he missed.
Those easy 2nd and 4th set wins did help him preserve some energy.Because until that moment, Federer had more energy reserves than his rival almost 6 years younger, and he should have ended up with one of the two match points he missed.
Even he had a couple more chances to break Joker's serve when the result was 11-11 in the fifth set, but he didn't make it.
In the final tie-break it was evident that more than a physical advantage, what the Serbian had in his favor was that after reaching that moment, he had already won the mental battle.
I don't remember Nadal choking exactly in that match, but the final result remains the same.
Yes. Have you?Why do you love the word "choke" so much? Have you ever played a sport?
Did you choke during every loss?
Nope.
You've never played a sport outside of recess. Lol
This. Thiem was superb in that match. Deserved the W. A great match. Thiem at his best was a brilliant HC player and clay court player.
5th set TB wasn't a choke, but an under-performance. Not surprising of course.
I don't think it was even an under-performance because Fed didn't really play much worse than he had been playing throughout the whole second half of the fifth set. I would call it an underperformance if it was a notable dip in level but I don't think it was quite that.
You asked if every single loss I've had is attributed to a choke. I replied "nope." And this leads you to believe I've never played sport outside of recess? Lol.