2019 Australian Open Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Tiafoe

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7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3. If he were tanking the 3rd and 4th, I'd suggest that you'd have seen the 1-6 as the 4th. Why try so hard in the 4th if you're tanking it, anyway? This account from the time doesn't suggest any tanking or conserving of energy. It went 5 sets because of Stan.

He had a groin strain and when you go down early in a set (especially as badly as he did in set 3 when his groin started getting stiff) it's better to tank. He fought in the 4th obviously to try and close out the match but, again, once he went down he knew he still had the 5th to try and recuperate and there's no point killing yourself to get back on serve when you're down, especially knowing the final would be against Nadal and he'd have to be fresh.

 

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Doping’s just too common in baseball, even unsigned teenage prospects testing positive. Or look at Robinson cano testing positive for a masking agent last year. Most of them unlikely to ever have bad luck and get caught, and even if they do they’ll be back after a suspension. Athletes and their suppliers in all sports will continue to stay ahead of testing imo. I enjoy sports despite it all. Maybe regulators are also to blame

I rooted for Lance Armstrong and Mark McGwire back then. Nothing is surprising in any sport with all the $ involved just my two cents!