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The RR format of this tournament simply does not suit Rafa. I remember the first year it was played at the O2 areana Rafa bombed out in the first round, I recall him being interviewed by a young journalist as […]

What a pleasure to see Murray back playing again: he’s had some tough matches this week and to be honest I didn’t expect him to get as far as the final let alone win the title. Well done […]

Ramara:
Djokovic has many flaws in his character – not least being his habit of retiring from matches when he suspects he is at risk of losing a match

Hi NNY
Have been inundated with houseguests for most of the summer thus little time for posting here but managed to follow most of the matched on catch up ager everyone was asleep. Hence I’m now suffering from […]

What a nerve racking 1st set’ I’m exhausted just watching! Love the way one can see Rafa re-calibrating what he has to do. Felt almost sorry for Berrettini – he deserved to have won the first set after taking R […]

Are all you Rafa fans shedding tears of happiness as I an?

That’s going to give Thiem more hope now. This could become a marathon.

S**t

This was almost predictable.

Another indication of the tension Rafa is under is he has barely used his FHDTL

Hee, hee

Me too!

Rafa’s very tense. It’s not particularly hot today but Rafa is dripping buckets – always an indication of his anxiety level.

The commentators are rapidly running out of superlatives and it’s still only the first set

I’m not enjoying this at all!!! There’s too much at stake. Problem is they are both playing attritional tennis. Exhausting to watch.

I forget which year it was but I recall Rafa absolutely slaughtered Federer at Roland Garros. Having said that Rafa is older but less sure of himself whereas –as already commented on – at 37 yrs old Federer is as […]

Fingers & toes crossed Rafa remains healthy and injury* free and we will see him bite yet again on a record 12b RG title,

* not that we will know – he is adept at concealing when he is in pain

Have Just spotted that neither Djokovic nor Federer have ever won an Olympic Gold !in singles,

It’s a measure of Rafa’s confidence when he uses his his lethal DTL killer shot.
How many times has Djokovic been handed a bagel? in his career?

It’s a measure of Rafa’s confidence when he uses his his lethal DTL killer shot.
How many times has Djokovic been handed a bagel? in his career?

The commentators also indulge in the annoying habit of talking to each other throughout the matches – posing spurious questions to each other,.

#another gripe

Although Djokovic knows how to win matches even when he is not at his best (the hallmark of all the top players)
his performance has been decidedly patchy for some time.now. My money is on Rafa for the final

Will somebody explain to me why we need to be constantly reminded by sycophantic commentators that Djokovic is No. 1 in the world? I don’t recall either TMF or Rafa being referred to like this. in the past. And […]