2019 Roland Garros Men's Final: Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem

[backhandslapper]

Darth who do you call NextGen these days?

 

[Bonaca]

That’s Want I meant mr Vader

 

[mrzz]

agreed, DF

 

[tenisplayrla08]

And Khachanov.... I don't know if he'll be a consistent threat here either. But as Nadal continues to age, his power may be enough.

 

[tented]

Khachanov tests Rafa at the USO, but I”m not sure about here.

 

[DarthFed]

Next gen I will throw Thiem in and then Zverev, Tsitsipas, Shap, Lhach

 

[DarthFed]

Khach, Rublev, etc

 

[backhandslapper]

Thiem still? He's pretty 'old', lol

 

[mrzz]

Thiem is overhitting

 

[DarthFed]

Thiem is only good on one surface and I stress just good at best on clay

 

[tented]

Agree, mrzz. Thiem is already red-lining, and it’s only 1-1 in the 2nd.

 

[britbox]

The way the Big 3 are going, Nextgen might eventually be anyone under 50.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

That's just completely incorrect DarthFed.

 

[DarthFed]

What is? Thiem? He hasn't won a single big title on clay

 

[tented]

Lol, you may be right, Britbox.

 

[mrzz]

I mean, Thiem always go big, but it seems he is frustrated and going even bigger

 

[tenisplayrla08]

When compared to Nadal on clay, everyone is just, good. But compared to everyone else, Thiem is very very good. And we'll see if he can show us he's great.

 

[Moxie]

Good for you, tenisplayr

 

[backhandslapper]

Exactly... Dom, unlike Rafa, is still on the right side of thirty

 

[britbox]

I don't really class Thiem as Nextgen... but the way this will happen is when one of the Nextgen players wins big, it will open the floodgates.