Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Oh, Tsitsipas being unsportsmanlike and a prick? Color me shocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 And Tsitsipas wins. Zverev missed his chances in that last set, but overall that was a really good match. Congrats to Tsitsipas on his first Major Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, Eco said: Oh, Tsitsipas being unsportsmanlike and a prick? Color me shocked. Must have missed that. It was Zverev who kicked off and got all up in the umpire's grill during the match . Great match in the end after a fairly uninspiring first couple of sets. Hopefully Rafa and Novak can now live up to the hype, this was only supposed to be the warmup act . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Just now, RandoEFC said: Must have missed that. It was Zverev who kicked off and got all up in the umpire's grill during the match . Great match in the end after a fairly uninspiring first couple of sets. Hopefully Rafa and Novak can now live up to the hype, this was only supposed to be the warmup act . I get Zverev's beef. Tsitsipas hit the ball deep, it was called out as Zverev was hitting it, and the ball hits the net. They look at the mark and decide the ball is in and since Zverev didn't hit the ball over, the chair ump gave the point to Tsitsipas. Normally they replay the point since the call was obviously made before/during Zverev's swing. Hope the other Semi is a good match as well. Hope it's Nadal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Wow - Tsitsipas getting very emotional after the win. Good for him. This 'next' generation of Zverev, Theim, Medvedev, and Tsitsipas are simply great for the sport. If he plays Djok, then I hope he wins, but I love watch Nadal on clay and can't go against him if it's Tsitsipas and Nadal in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Eco said: Wow - Tsitsipas getting very emotional after the win. Good for him. This 'next' generation of Zverev, Theim, Medvedev, and Tsitsipas are simply great for the sport. If he plays Djok, then I hope he wins, but I love watch Nadal on clay and can't go against him if it's Tsitsipas and Nadal in the final. I like the players, but it's past time they knocked the big three out of the way. The last generation of Nishikori, Raonic and co failed to do so, it'll be a bit embarrassing for this lot if they don't wrestle the elite positions from the previous generation, as good as they are, in their mid to late 30s. It shouldn't be a case of just waiting for them to retire at the top, otherwise it'll always be held against this generation as evidence that they aren't as great as the all time greats, if you get me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: I like the players, but it's past time they knocked the big three out of the way. The last generation of Nishikori, Raonic and co failed to do so, it'll be a bit embarrassing for this lot if they don't wrestle the elite positions from the previous generation, as good as they are, in their mid to late 30s. It shouldn't be a case of just waiting for them to retire at the top, otherwise it'll always be held against this generation as evidence that they aren't as great as the all time greats, if you get me. Yeah, don't forget Tsonga, Monfils, Pouille, and others. That generation was a bust for sure. I think this generation is much better than the previous one, but you are also talking about dethroning 3 of the greatest players of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 Garbage from Djokovic so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Just now, RandoEFC said: Garbage from Djokovic so far. hahahahaha Couldn't be happier. Nadal double breaks Novak to start the match. Brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted June 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2021 Vamos, Rafa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 Don't care who wins, just wanted Djokovic to make a bit more of a contest of it. They're starting to take some proper chunks out of each other now. Turning into one of those Nadal-Djokovic slugfests with no particular pattern. I suppose I'll switch over to the football now and come back for the fifth set . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Set #2 goes to Joker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 This 3rd set just hit the 80th minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 Djokovic won the third set on a tie break after failing to serve it out and facing break points at 5-5. He has now broken to take a 4-2 lead in the fourth set. Two games away from doing what is unthinkable to most, and defeating Nadal at Roland Garros. Match has passed the 4 hour mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 Most importantly, the tournament have had the green light from the French government to allow the crowd to stay in the stadium past curfew to watch the rest of the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 11, 2021 And Djokovic wins 36 63 76 62. Some brilliant tennis after I turned back over in the final set, hitting lines for fun. Still, Tsitsipas at least has a slim chance of beating Djokovic in the final, he wouldn't have had a hope against Nadal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted June 11, 2021 Administrator Share Posted June 11, 2021 Was Nadal injured for half of that match? There was a point towards end of the third and start of the fourth that you could tell his body had almost given up on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 13, 2021 Tsitsipas leads by 2 sets to 0 in the final! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Haroon Rahim was a Pakistani tennis player that reached a career high of 34 in singles ranking, first Asian to enter top 40. He won some opens and won some tight matches against top players like Jimmy Connors. He wanted to marry an American woman but his family disapproved and severed ties with him. He married that woman but marriage didn't last long. He became an addict/hippie and was last seen in Nepal at a Guru's place. His whereabouts are not known ever since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 17, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 17, 2021 Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon. This isn't a criticism, but it's really noticeable now how much he and Federer are just dropping entire slams which they know they can't win. The pair of them and Djokovic have now clearly made a decision they want to end up with the most majors. It's hard to see anyone other than Djokovic finishing on top though as he's the only one at this point who can still be genuinely competitive at all four slams in a year. Very good chance he actually ends up outstripping them by a decent handful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted June 17, 2021 Administrator Share Posted June 17, 2021 Got tickets for Wimbledon today. Court 1 on the missus' birthday so using that as one of her birthday presents. We both love Nadal so a sickener he won't be there but I'll just be glad to finally go! Will be mens QF day so hopefully get to see some decent play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Stan Posted June 30, 2021 Administrator Share Posted June 30, 2021 Murray struggling at the moment. Thought he was done for when he slipped a few moments ago; looked to have done his groin. Mannarino and Serena also slipped a few times earlier and it cost them their tournament. And Otte has just slipped as well. Don't remember so many people slipping as much as this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 30, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted June 30, 2021 Shame as Murray was looking good for the first set and a half. He might still pull this out but Otte is on top and not giving him much opportunity to hurt him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ Posted July 1, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted July 1, 2021 Really don’t want Djokovic to win and equal the other 2 on Slams but I really can’t see any other way. And then I fully expect him to complete the calendar slam to have the outright lead in Grand Slams by the end of the year. Praying for a Federer miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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