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

[tented]

Yep, seeding is a huge (major?) factor at the majors - the longer they can hold off playing the Big Three, the better. But they still have to get there, and still have enough to take them out.

 

[atttomole]

Unbelievable!!

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Wilander and ... Fru I think, are having a nice conversation about Nadal still having the intensity he does at his age, day in and day out.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

And how Wilander has talked about having that intensity until his mid twenties and then it just evaporated.

 

[mrzz]

Well, now is where Thiem mounts his stand...

 

[backhandslapper]

yeah well, I remember Kodes mentioning he first felt father time at 27

 

[tenisplayrla08]

And this is something I've thought about a bit. I feel like guys like Wilander and most importantly Borg hit that stage where they lost it. And then they just sort of gave up and never got it back.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Especially Borg who just up and retired after losing the #1 ranking.

 

[britbox]

Love Frew as a commentator. Don't get to hear him down under. Wilander is a great in-match commentator... just talks tons of shit in his post-match show.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Well, and I think we all do. I started feeling it as early as 25. Especially once I noticed I was balding pretty seriously as such a young age.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

And, I haven't really gotten it back.

 

[backhandslapper]

that makes him somewhat funny tho... I also found James Blake surprisingly good

 

[tenisplayrla08]

BUT I feel like Fed, Nadal and now Djokovic ALL have been through that. Fed in 2008. Nadal in 2014 2015. And Nadal after his RG win in 2016.

 

[britbox]

Your hair or intensity?

 

[tenisplayrla08]

But they all fought through it and got it back.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

My intensity. Well. Both actually. My hair hasn't come back either. But not the point. The point is I feel like guys like Wilander and Borg just gave up.

 

[backhandslapper]

they all kinda re-adjusted their games, Fed especially

 

[Moxie]

That looked a bit tired.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Where as all 3 of the Big 3 kept fighting because they could. Especially with all the physios and trainers to keep them healthy longer, they had time to get it back.

 

[britbox]

I think the ITF could have done a lot more to keep Borg in the game.