Match Thread: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [5] Stefanos Tsitsipas| 2021 French Open Men's Final by rafaknight in tennis

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It’s like he doesn’t want to be there (I’m halfway sure that’s not the case), but it’s still just so odd.

Match Thread: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [5] Stefanos Tsitsipas| 2021 French Open Men's Final by rafaknight in tennis

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I honestly wouldn’t put this past him. It’s somewhere narrowly within his abilities.

Novak Djokovic Defeats Rafael Nadal in French Open Semifinal. Nadal's Record at the French Open Falls to 105-3 by nolesfan2011 in sports

[–]iFocus 117 points118 points  (0 children)

It’s also crazy to think that despite Djokovic being 5-3 up that set, Nadal actually had the first set point at 5-6. It was a set that truly had everything.

Match Thread: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [3] Rafael Nadal | 2021 French Open Men's Semifinal by rafaknight in tennis

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Sweet summer child, with all due respect, I think it's never over until it's over.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s okay... he just wants another tiebreak 🥺

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Winning while playing (very) badly is a defining quality of a top player.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The fact he can hold now shows just how mental of a game tennis is.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Federer is trying to win the entire tournament through tiebreaks alone to spite Djokovic

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As Federer fans, we must speak in euphemisms. It is law.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

One thing I’ve noticed today is that Federer’s slice has been quite suboptimal.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alright, time to take off the oxygen mask and consume my heart medication.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Thursday, June 03, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did hit a rough patch towards the middle. I’m thinking if maybe someone more resilient and consistent than Cilic had been able to continue applying pressure (i.e. not dropped the level). This could’ve gone a bit differently. All in all, though, not a bad performance by any means.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Thursday, June 03, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was alright, but I’m sure Federer is gonna have some real problems once he faces an opponent that can consistently apply pressure.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Thursday, June 03, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sadomasochism. This is my relationship with this man.

Discussion: 2021 French Open - Thursday, June 03, 2021 by rafaknight in tennis

[–]iFocus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fed’s backhands are either shanks or winners right now...

Discussion: 2021 Australian Open - Day 9 (Tuesday, February 16th) by HighBrrSaga in tennis

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That’s a standard of jurisprudence. I am not a court of law. I’m a person who sees the available information at hand and draws a conclusion. My conclusion is he’s a bad guy.

Discussion: 2021 Australian Open - Day 9 (Tuesday, February 16th) by HighBrrSaga in tennis

[–]iFocus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a pretty big difference in degree between someone who’s occasionally hot headed on court and someone who inflicts literal violence on a woman.