Kevin

Yeah, Ed, he only does the racquet clap when he is winning. That’s why it often feel condescending. If he did it more when he was losing or in an even match, I’m not sure if it would bother me quite as much. But […]

Yeah, Sanju. It really is incredible how much of a fire that Wimby SF against Rafa lit under Novak… For more than 2 years leading up to that match, Novak had been a shell of himself, partly due to injury and […]

You are right Nat, that Novak often brings out his best in the Final. He did have those back-to-back finals losses at Paris and WTF to Khachanov and Zverev, respectively. But then he obviously seemed to have fixed […]

I understand where you’re coming from Natashao, but do you realize that in that incredible run that Djokovic had last summer/fall, where he was absolutely in top form, he only lost ONE match from June until N […]

I expect an absolute drubbing of Tsitsipas by Rafa. I’m gonna guess 6-1, 6-2. I don’t trust Tsitsi at all against Rafa. Especially after that AO ass-kicking, I think Rafa is just a bad matchup for Tsitsi- at any […]

I agree with you 100%, Lucky. I guess I’m not quite as doubtful about Thiem vs. Djokovic at RG just because I’ve at least seen Thiem destroy defending champion Djoko at RG, even if Djoko wasn’t at his best. If th […]

I’ve wondered the same thing, Sanju… However, there is no denying that Rafa getting a win over Novak before RG would be MASSIVE for his confidence. And could there be a much better place for Rafa to play novak r […]

It was the Rome 2014 Final. Novak won, and I believe it was in 3 sets. After that Final, there was a lot of doubt leading into RG that year that that Rafa would be able to hold off Novak once again and win a 9th […]

I just realized that Rafa and Novak haven’t contested a Masters Final in almost exactly 5 years! That’s crazy!

I don’t know if there are NBA basketball fans on here, but Dominic Thiem is the James Harden of the ATP. He just goes for broke so much, it’s always feels like a “hope it goes in” scenario, even when he’s on […]

Don’t worry- admitting that Stan could be adjusting the way he’s playing doesn’t mean that Rafa isn’t kicking his ass. When Rafa is losing a match, we say he needs to make adjustments. Why can’t we say this for […]

When did Joe say he’s not giving his all? He simply said that he thinks Stan needs to go for his shots more and be more aggressive. Isn’t the the way that anyone has to play if they want to have a chance at bea […]

I’m glad to hear that Fed went for it on break point and just missed. Even though it’s not the safest way to play, he can’t play safe against the top guys these days, especially on clay. The match did go just […]

I’m really impressed with Thiem in the last year. Unlike Zverev, Thiem has made massive improvements in his consistency. Aside from AO, he has really shown up to play at most of the big tournaments. What i […]

Did Fed choke at all in those big points in the 2nd set tiebreak, or was it more Thiem being great? Or both?
Either way, pushing Thiem that far on clay is impressive I suppose. Against the big guns on clay, […]

So my instinct is to say that now Novak will have a massive advantage in the SF against Thiem/Federer, as he will be much more fresh and rested, especially if Fed manages to win over Thiem. But on the other […]

I hate to be THAT guy, Cheryl/Ricky, but…. it was 2014 AO, not 2013. 🤓

Fed’s backhand looks so weak these days. He had a few routine backhands at the end of the 3rd set that didn’t even make it halfway up the net. He just looks so tentative on it. Just from the baseline in gen […]

I originally said Thiem in 2, but I think I’ll change to Thiem in 3, as the Fed-Monfils match wasn’t as grueling as I assumed it was, and Fed’s got nothing to lose. However, I won’t be surprised by a straigh […]

Holy crapoli, Joe- you were right! I just watched Fed-Monfils. That match was actually not very grueling at all considering the score line. What a strange match, though! Classic Monfils. One minute you’re w […]