Nitto ATP Finals, 2019, London

[tented]

And on the 10th BP, Roger finally converts.

 

[Front242]

This is why I felt optimistic about Rafa's chances against him, when it was still possible he'd be the opponent in this match. Not the same level as Thursday.

Different opponent. Different match. Can't compare that I'm afraid. Anyway, he just broke back. Far from over yet, hopefully.

 

[tented]

This is why I felt optimistic about Rafa's chances against him, when it was still possible he'd be the opponent in this match. Not the same level as Thursday.

Too soon.

 

[Moxie]

Different opponent. Different match. Can't compare that I'm afraid. Anyway, he just broke back. Far from over yet, hopefully.

No, I knew someone would say that, and I'm not saying that Rafa would have beaten this Roger. All I'm saying is, I felt that Roger wouldn't put together the same level as Thursday two matches in a row, which he doesn't often do anymore. That's my point, and I'm not wrong about that.

 

[Moxie]

Too soon.

 

[Front242]

No, I knew someone would say that, and I'm not saying that Rafa would have beaten this Roger. All I'm saying is, I felt that Roger wouldn't put together the same level as Thursday two matches in a row, which he doesn't often do anymore. That's my point, and I'm not wrong about that.

Yeah, that's a given. Not too often any player including the mighty GOAT Nadal (sigh) can finish a match with only 5 errors but he'd didn't need to play anywhere near that well to beat Nadal here.

 

[Front242]

Game over. Fs Roger.

 

[Fiero425]

And on the 10th BP, Roger finally converts.

A lot of good it did him! Dropped serve miserably! He really needs to chuck it all next season! Looking rather haggard & behind a step! ;-)

 

[Moxie]

Yeah, that's a given. Not too often any player including the mighty GOAT Nadal (sigh) can finish a match with only 5 errors but he'd didn't need to play anywhere near that well to beat Nadal here.

...whatever that means in regular English.

 

[Front242]

...whatever that means in regular English.

In regular English it means so what if he's not playing as well as he did against Djokovic 'cos he's (a) not playing Nadal and (b) doesn't need to play particularly well to beat Nadal here. Even when he was injured in 2013 Nadal could only muster a 7-5 6-3 win over a clearly poor Federer with compromised movement.

 

[Front242]

Wtf was that last shot ? !

 

[mrzz]

I hope I live to see someone fire an overhead right between the eyes of Tsitsipas

 

[mrzz]

Can't fucking believe I caught the last few games of this piece of crap to see Barbie get lucky and beat the worst version of Federer of all time.

 

[Front242]

Nice finish with the ace in fairness but utterly pathetic from Roger today. So so many break points wasted.

 

[Front242]

Roger's too pissed off to sign any autographs. Don't blame him. That was putrid.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Wow Tsitsipas crushed Federer. Only Nadal could beat Tsitsipas this week. Too bad Nadal was rusty in his first match. But had Medvedev won yesterday, Nadal would have beaten Federer easily. Oh Well what matters is next slam season, Nadal will be GOATdal by himself and Nobody will ever be able to deny it.

 

[Front242]

Wow Tsitsipas crushed Federer. Only Nadal could beat Tsitsipas this week. Too bad Nadal was rusty in his first match. But had Medvedev won yesterday, Nadal would have beaten Federer easily. Oh Well what matters is next slam season, Nadal will be GOATdal by himself and Nobody will ever be able to deny it.

6-3 6-4 is 1 break per set. No one was crushed and Roger beat himself if you actually watched anything. Crushed = Doha 2016 scoreline.

 

[tented]

Can't fucking believe I caught the last few games of this piece of crap to see Barbie get lucky and beat the worst version of Federer of all time.

 

[Moxie]

Can't fucking believe I caught the last few games of this piece of crap to see Barbie get lucky and beat the worst version of Federer of all time.

Is that why you don't like him...too handsome?

 

[Bonaca]

So many errors today. And his movement isn’t nearly what it was against Novak.

Or Novak was absolutely bad.