Rome SF Schwartzman v. Shapovalov

[abmk]

Great save on 2nd BP from diego, but shapo comes up with the goods on the 3rd one.

 

[duaneeo]

I'm impressed with this match. After a big win, players typically go away in their next match, but not Diego. And great fight from the NexGen trying to make his first clay Masters final.

 

[Hitman]

Can you imagine the highlight reel for this one?!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Even Denis grunting now on his groundies.

 

[WhiskeyEE]

"Does anyone miss Rafa?"

*literally crickets in the background*

 

[Gazelle]

This is so going to a final set tiebreak.

 

[N01E]

This is so fun to watch. Brutal rallies with hitting on the rise constantly mixed with crazy net play and amazing passes. One of the best clay match I've seen in years.

 

[abmk]

diego gets the 1st point. good stuff.

 

[rUDin 21]

Shapo needs the serve now

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Hell yeah! I can believe the naysayers here claiming this sucks. This is what tennis is meant to be.

Not being able to hold serve?

 

[BeatlesFan]

Oh God, not again...

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Diego breaks back again

 

[Legend of Borg]

OK, now can Shapo hold his nerve and serve it out?

and the answer is..........



NOPE

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Diego could break back! Lol

 

[Born_to_slice]

LMAO

 

[gogo]

Noooooooo!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Not being able to hold serve?

If you're hating this match, there's nothing to say. Like Annacone just said, "nobody's missing Rafa right now, this has been an incredibly entertaining match."

 

[Fedeonic]

Qué liiiiindo!!!

That means that I really miss Frana.

 

[Third Serve]

we have a match

 

[MeatTornado]

omg so shocked couldn't have seen that coming

 

[Hitman]

Here we go again!

Sensory overload!

 

[tennis4me]

A match worthy of at least an SF or more.

 

[rUDin 21]

Back on serveShame..

 

[Fedeonic]

This is a pretty entertaining match, we want a tiebreak!

 

[Lleytonstation]

I am going to join the dark side...

 

[Sparlingo]

oh my, fantastic match, but very nerve wracking

 

[acintya]

ha ha - poison is in small bottles i guess?

 

[BeatlesFan]

This will probably go to a TB and the match will then be 3.5 hours. A huge disadvantage for whoever advances to the final. But if they held their serves, it would have been over 20 minutes ago.

 

[davced1]

And again. Why can't players seem to close out matches anymore? Are we entering an era of mental midgets? No pun intended Diego.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Wta set

 

[Krish0608]

After all the brilliance, what a pathetic game from Shapo. 5-5.

 

[I Am Finnish]

The Nadal died for this

 

[Hitman]

Almost 3 hours of non-stop high octane tennis under the lights in Rome and no big three member in sight.

 

[Gazelle]

Mugs. Nadal would own both of these guys.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

 

[Third Serve]

Mugs. Nadal would own both of these guys.

He got owned by one of them.

 

[I Am Finnish]

3 hours mugfest

 

[Cobaine]

Anyone know the name of the music they play at the changeover?

 

[Fedeonic]

Peque is still way behind the baseline, he's letting Shapo dictate the rhythm of the points.

 

[duaneeo]

This is so going to a final set tiebreak.

I hope both serve out his game rather than both being broken, but hope so either way.

 

[Gazelle]

He got owned by one of them.

I mean the real Nadal. Not Coronadal.

 

[I Am Finnish]

I am going to join the dark side...

Cool

 

[rUDin 21]

And again. Why can't players seem to close out matches anymore? Are we entering an era of mental midgets? No pun intended Diego.

I'm scared of that too. It's become a common issue for many players,even the best ones.

 

[Sudacafan]

That means that I really miss Frana.

Don’t like José Luis Clerc?

 

[BeatlesFan]

Shapo can't afford losing his temper now, of all times.

 

[MeatTornado]

It is possible to be no visible space and still be out.

 

[Larry Duff]

Chalk dust

 

[acintya]

I'm scared of that too. It's become a common issue for many players,even the best ones.

this is where Djokovic shines

 

[InsideOut900]

 

[Hitman]

Shapo can't afford losing his temper now, of all times.

He needs to let it go.