Roland Garros 2018, Paris, France, ATP GRAND SLAM

[DarthFed]

Is Sascha going to be the Maria Sharapova of men's tennis?

That's disrespectful to Maria right now, she's actually won stuff and generally plays well at slams.

Sascha will be alright but at this point have to wonder if it's a mental block at slams. He's losing to players he has zero business losing to.

 

[Horsa]

Lajovic gets a second set break. Sascha gets a code violation for racquet abuse.

Why? Is he causing a racket? Lol. They want to make him pay for damages.

 

[britbox]

That's disrespectful to Maria right now, she's actually won stuff and generally plays well at slams.

Sascha will be alright but at this point have to wonder if it's a mental block at slams. He's losing to players he has zero business losing to.

OK, I'll qualify the statement... I think Sascha will win a big one (and more) - I think he'll be a multiple slam winner... he's solid from the baseline, powerful solid groundies... but seems inept at changing things up when things aren't going to plan. One of the negatives leveled at Sharapova over the years is a complete lack of Plan B.

 

[britbox]

Why? Is he causing a racket? Lol. They want to make him pay for damages.

Yep, he smashed it to bits.

 

[Horsa]

Yep, he smashed it to bits.

I guess he had a smashing time. Lol. O.K. I'll be serious now. They really want to charge him for breakages.

 

[britbox]

Sascha breaks back... match is far from over.

 

[DarthFed]

OK, I'll qualify the statement... I think Sascha will win a big one (and more) - I think he'll be a multiple slam winner... he's solid from the baseline, powerful solid groundies... but seems inept at changing things up when things aren't going to plan. One of the negatives leveled at Sharapova over the years is a complete lack of Plan B.

I agree with that. Maria was always a ball basher and not much more. I think Sascha will become much more than that but he does have his weaknesses right now. At least ambition isn't one of them, I think he's the most hungry of the young guns, him and Shapo.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

First, Zverev will win a lot of hardware, the slam kind. I am positive.

Second, who is Munar and why am I supposed to be excited about him? Does he have a nice single handed backhand or something?

 

[mrzz]

Sh!t, Lajovic gifts the second to the German Giraffe.

 

[monfed]

banana skin for faker in Agut

 

[britbox]

First, Zverev will win a lot of hardware, the slam kind. I am positive.

Second, who is Munar and why am I supposed to be excited about him? Does he have a nice single handed backhand or something?

No, he's got a double hander. Check out Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tune in to Tsitsipas/Thiem and you'll get a double dose of delight.

 

[monfed]

You may have done the impossible..the Rafa fans and Fed fans may have united in their replies to your posts..

dull's luck is the GOAT

 

[Moxie]

No, he's got a double hander. Check out Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tune in to Tsitsipas/Thiem and you'll get a double dose of delight.

Cultists.

 

[britbox]

Cultists.

You're welcome to join the cult. You just have to drink blood out of a monkey's skull and chant "Federer is the GOAT" a few times. #SingleBackhandFratClub

 

[Moxie]

You're welcome to join the cult. You just have to drink blood out of a monkey's skull and chant "Federer is the GOAT" a few times. #SingleBackhandFratClub

I knew it! :lulz2:

 

[mrzz]

Cultists.

You're welcome to join the cult. You just have to drink blood out of a monkey's skull and chant "Federer is the GOAT" a few times. #SingleBackhandFratClub

You got it all wrong. It is no cult, no fetishism. It is much more simple than that:

One handed back hand people are superior human beings in relation to two handed back hand people. But when the day comes, we will not cage or enslave the rest. Just demand a few tributes. Oh, and maybe let them do this cult thing.

 

[britbox]

Dimi in a bit of bother. 2 sets to 1 down against Donaldson.

 

[Moxie]

Dimi in a bit of bother. 2 sets to 1 down against Donaldson.

A bunch of writers at tennis.com, I think, picked Dimitrov to go out early.

 

[britbox]

A bunch of writers at tennis.com, I think, picked Dimitrov to go out early.

That would usually position him for a good run at winning the tournament.

 

[britbox]

Lajovic grabs the third set... so if Sascha is going to prevail then he's going the distance. Career record - 0.44 on 5 setters. (4 wins, 5 losses).