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

[tenisplayrla08]

But he's done well on hard courts before IW this year. And then won IW this year. So he's clearly got the game on hard courts as well. He's also won a grass court title..

 

[tented]

It looks like the next guy to win RG will be Thiem, though, right? Maybe not this year, but eventually.

 

[DarthFed]

The IW was an outlier, his results off clay have been poor aside from IW

 

[DarthFed]

I think we need more than just one good Next Gen player BB. 2 or more becoming great would probably usher the big 3 out

 

[DarthFed]

Nadal being ushered out of the sport can't happen soon enough, may end up being too late thanks to Fed blowing so many opportunities at majors. That's the worry

 

[backhandslapper]

of course, but is enough to show the way of possibility to snatch a major

 

[britbox]

I think they'll feed off each other. When Roger Bannister did the mile in under 4 minutes, everybody else started smashing it within weeks.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

This dude has 13 titles since 2015. Which is only surpassed by Djokovic, Fed, and Nadal. Maybe Murray.

 

[mrzz]

Low intensity game by Thiem... bad sign

 

[Moxie]

That was about the first easy hold of the match.

 

[DarthFed]

How many of those are 250's or 500's on clay? Overall I know 12 of those 13 are small

 

[backhandslapper]

If Thiem loses today and no surprise takes place at Wimbledon or USO... this decade is the first one that saw no sign of guard-change whatsoever, right

 

[DarthFed]

Interesting way of looking at it but I guess that'd be right

 

[tented]

You’re right

 

[Moxie]

Can't believe Rafa missed that one.

 

[DarthFed]

Pathetic for the young crew

 

[tented]

Even JMDP’s USO win was technically in the previous decade.

 

[mrzz]

still alive

 

[backhandslapper]

can you imagine a major won by a player born in the 00s before any of the 90s-born players?

 

[Bonaca]

No change of guard because of the excellence of the 3.