WTF Final: [6] Tsitsipas vs. [5] Thiem

[Krish0608]

Let's go Stef!! Let's go!

 

[tennisjedi]

Why Thiem why?
Unless Tsits has a brainfart on serve, he pretty much is the winner now.

 

[megamind]

Timmy is turning into a gatekeeper. He beats a Big 3 member(s) (Joker and Ol' Rog)...and then loses to some NextGen neophyte

Berdych retired yesterday, someone needs to fill the void

 

[MeatTornado]

I like Tsitsipas' tennis. Problem is I hate everything else about him.

Same. I also like Thiem the person but not his tennis. If they could trade, that'd be great.

 

[KINGROGER]

Thiem can get ****ed. Wins 1st set then loses 6-2 and gets broken at 1-1 in the 3rd. Utterly useless mug.

 

[robert.s]

So, Tsitsipas - Wawrinka or Federer - Djokovic for match of the year in 2019?

 

[Terenigma]

Tsitsipas breaks! VAMOS!

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Hold your damn serve, Stefanos!

 

[EllieK]

I like Tsitsipas' tennis. Problem is I hate everything else about him.

I find him quirky and I like that. Tired of all the PC crap. He is refreshingly dorky

 

[icedevil0289]

wonder if stef wins this if he'll get the wtf curse b/c every person who has won this from 2016 onwards has gone on to have an abysmal season the next

 

[StrongRule]

So, Tsitsipas - Wawrinka or Federer - Djokovic for match of the year in 2019?

By quality it is USO final, and it's not even close.

 

[Krish0608]

Stef is clearly the better player so far. He's doing to Thiem what Federer consistently did to Roddick. Block those bombs with clinical ease and dominate the middle of the court and move the opponent around.

 

[KINGROGER]

How the **** do you lose 2nd set 6-2 after winning the first?

 

[Krish0608]

wonder if stef wins this if he'll get the wtf curse b/c every person who has won this from 2016 onwards has gone on to have an abysmal season the next

Stef has more mental cojones I feel. I think he will back it up next year, if he wins here.

 

[robert.s]

By quality it is USO final, and it's not even close.

I'd go with the Wimby final for drama mostly. But yea, forgot about the USO one.

 

[The Blond Blur]

Berdych retired yesterday, someone needs to fill the void

 

[marksn]

Simply stunning performance from zeus, you have to admit that. Great match. Enjoying it without the pressure of fed matches...

 

[KINGROGER]

Hope Thiem loses every match he plays after this.

 

[robert.s]

I find him quirky and I like that. Tired of all the PC crap. He is refreshingly dorky

It's just one step from that to Kyrgios-Tomic doucchebag-ery.

 

[tennis_pro]

Stef is clearly the better player so far. He's doing to Thiem what Federer consistently did to Roddick. Block those bombs with clinical ease and dominate the middle of the court and move the opponent around.

Roddick's serve is a bit better than Thiem's I think.

 

[speedysteve]

How the **** do you lose 2nd set 6-2 after winning the first?

Do you play tennis [emoji1]

 

[megamind]

"Let them be them, let us be us. All we do is think about the feelings that we hide, as we look towards the sky. Just keep breathing and seek what sets your soul on fire, it’s all about desire. In a relatively demanding world take time to gravitate towards sharing emotion as a flexion towards perfection with minimal deception. Once you fail, don’t stop to sail, take the adventure that’s good to avail moments that knot your breath and, label your commitment to solidarity of choice in which you are to prevail. Whether connected or not, the discipline of the gratification remains resilient and forceful to provide empathy and lust. I’m tired of made up stories that stash allegories, grieve, so that you can be free and feel the existent marvel of tranquility in which human variety presents a chance for a new beginning." (Tsitsipas, Stefanos - 2019)

 

[MeatTornado]

9 of the last 12 games to Tsitsipas.

A far cry from the start where the opening set was decided by 1 point.

 

[topher]

Full credit to Stefanos, he’s been the most consistent player of the tournament. But not sure how this last set and a half could be enjoyable for anyone but Tsitsipas fans, Dom has been a total no show.

 

[icedevil0289]

Stef has more mental cojones I feel. I think he will back it up next year, if he wins here.

it just seems that there is this wtf curse

 

[KINGROGER]

Do you play tennis [emoji1]

He’s a ****ing mug. Useless choking crap player.

Even more annoying seeing Tsitsipas smug face after yet another Thiem UFE.

 

[NoleFam]

Thiem is waning and Tsits seems like he has more in the tank. Oh the advantage of being 21 years old. Those were the days.

 

[speedysteve]

Full credit to Stefanos, he’s been the most consistent player of the tournament. But not sure how this last set and a half could be enjoyable for anyone but Tsitsipas fans, Dom has been a total no show.

It's still closer then you might feel. Can change.. who knows

 

[robert.s]

Thiem looks less fresh than Tsitsipas. Here is where the difference is made imo.

 

[speedysteve]

He’s a ****ing mug. Useless choking crap player.

Even more annoying seeing Tsitsipas smug face after yet another Thiem UFE.

[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] you didn't answer the question .

 

[KINGROGER]

Nice one Thiem costing me £300 to UFE.

 

[NoleFam]

9 of the last 12 games to Tsitsipas.

A far cry from the start where the opening set was decided by 1 point.

It was close but it felt like Thiem had to fight much harder to hold serve.

 

[tennis_pro]

I find him quirky and I like that. Tired of all the PC crap. He is refreshingly dorky

you're just saying that because he's good looking

 

[Surion]

Hope Thiem loses every match he plays after this.

Hope you lose your job.

 

[StrongRule]

Thiem is waning and Tsits seems like he has more in the tank. Oh the advantage of being 21 years old. Those were the days.

And yet 33 years old Nadal was too good for him in this tournament, LOL. And don't say Tsitsipas didn't try. He was fighting for 3 hours.

 

[icedevil0289]

It's just one step from that to Kyrgios-Tomic doucchebag-ery.

i feel like for the most part nick owns who he is. i cant speak for tomic since i dont know much about it. but between his gamesmanship antics, his faux intellectual tweets where most of the time he is actually quoting someone else and not being original, he just needs to stop talking. he has tweeted some pretty dangerous things imo and people just pretend he is this cute, quirky innocent thing

 

[MeatTornado]

A season's worth of challenges being used today

 

[The Blond Blur]

Tsitsipuss and Timmy going through challenges this match

 

[Born_to_slice]

Tsitsipas and his wishful challenges.

 

[MeatTornado]

And yet 33 years old Nadal was too good for him in this tournament, LOL. And don't say Tsitsipas didn't try. He was fighting for 3 hours.

Unless you think Nadal won because he wore him out physically, I don't get your point.

 

[40L0VE]

Stef is clearly the better player so far. He's doing to Thiem what Federer consistently did to Roddick. Block those bombs with clinical ease and dominate the middle of the court and move the opponent around.

I can't watch the match. Do Thiem's bombs have precision? Are they telegraphed? If No to the first question and Yes to the second then really Thiem needs to work on a bit of disguise to reach the next level in performance.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Hate to keep saying it, but Tsits is the real deal, should have picked up on that when he beat Roger at the AO. He will win multiple, multiple slams if he stays healthy.

 

[Steve0904]

There's no WTF curse. That's a crock. You just need to be good enough to carry over results from tournament to tournament and year to year, and I think Tsitsipas will be (if he wins this).

 

[tennis_pro]

Thiem looks less fresh than Tsitsipas. Here is where the difference is made imo.

It tends to happen when you have to beat Federer and Djokovic to go through to the next round. It's also another thing when you're playing Nadal in a match that you can lose so of course you lose it because you suck.

 

[Super_Server]

Imagine Tsitsipas calling his own lines at junior level, almost Federer level bad at line calls.

 

[NoleFam]

And yet 33 years old Nadal was too good for him in this tournament, LOL. And don't say Tsitsipas didn't try. He was fighting for 3 hours.

Then Tsists came out the next day after a disappointing loss in a 3 hour match and beat Federer, looking fresh as a daisy. Would Nadal at 33 have done that? Unlikely. That's what youth allows you to do. He did try but Nadal was too good.

 

[EllieK]

Thiem is waning and Tsits seems like he has more in the tank. Oh the advantage of being 21 years old. Those were the days.

Thiem should be at his physical peak. Stefanos not quite at his.

 

[speedysteve]

I can't watch the match. Do Thiem's bombs have precision? Are they telegraphed? If No to the first question and Yes to the second then really Thiem needs to work on a bit of disguise to reach the next level in performance.

Being a bit rushed by good Tsitsi court positioning and bombs of his own..

 

[robert.s]

How the hell is Tsitsipas landing all those loopy backhands right on the line so often? For 75% of the ball trajectory looks like it's way wide, but in the last 25% drops on the line. Crazy.

 

[King No1e]

The era of TsitsiGOAT ascendant?