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I agree, Rafa will come back and fight another day if he loses this one; but I think he will win.

Yep, Rafa to win it all. Playing against Diego and Sinner was good preparation for Rafa, to face Djoko in the final. Rafa will bring his best in the final, nervous or not. He’s too experienced not to know what to do.

Crazy tactics by Tsitsipas to play conservatively and for two sets! Against Djoko, Tsitsipas had to be aggressive, and Tsitsipas wasn’t smart enough to switch to his aggressive style once he lost the first set. […]

Tsitsipas’s coach really has to help him to understand, that you can’t afford to waste time and energy sticking to a game plan that couldn’t work.

Everyone knows that if you stick with your usual game, you’r […]

I’ve posted something in that Rafa vs Schwarzman thread. My opinion is Rafa is playing better tennis than Djoko here, I think Rafa will win this one, probably in four sets.

I even think that had Tsitsipas c […]

But not on clay!

I rewatched the match; Rafa might not be playing better than in their 2018 encounter but he still won in straight sets! He playing against Schwartzman would be a good preparation for him to meet Djoko in the […]

Yes plenty, and that’s why he offered Tsitsipas 15 BP chances, most of them were during set one and two. Strange thing is Djoko won that two sets; he didn’t offer many BP chances in the third and fourth sets yet […]

After watching how Djoko messed up in the match with Stefanos, the bookies now are giving Rafa some chances of winning.

Stefanos or Tsitsipas had plenty of chances with BPs in the first two sets but as usual, […]

Rafa better up his level in the final, he playing like today is not going to beat Djoko.

What’s the point of fighting so hard to push it to the fifth set and then loses so meekly? Tsitsipas can never overcome his five setters blues, losing them so often. Why is his fitness so poor, poorer than a 33 year old!

Exactly, I thought the same too, that Rafa would win in three sets, but never expected the third set could turn so complicated.

Yes, fifth set here we go! Come on Tsitsipas, fight!

See, why always go CC to Djoko? When Tsitsipas goes DTL, he wins the point! That’s the way to play, don’t be predictable!

Tsitsipas must move forward, if not inside the court, at least close to the baseline, […]

The spectators look quite bored out there, no competition at all! It’s like a beat down, Tsitsipas looks like he is giving up fighting.

What to do? Whatever will be will be.

Tsitsipas has lost all the belief, not made of a champion’s mindset. He must be feeling frustrated, being badly beaten in both his SFs at the slams. He’s just not good enough, time to rethink what’s wrong with […]

Tsitsipas relies too much on his BH when he has a very good FH. He staying at the baseline is not going to help him with those drop shots coming from Djoko.

Tsitsipas could only beat Djoko when Djoko is subpar, not when he’s game on at 100%. Tsitsipas’s court craft is not good enough.

It could’ve been 4-4 should Tsitsipas break serve in Djoko’s first service game, Tsitsipas takes a set to warm up, doesn’t do himself any favour.