Roland Garros - Day 5, Thursday May 28 - Order of Play

[britbox]

Sousa is in pretty good form... It might not be an easy out for Murray.

 

[Kirijax]

Sousa is in pretty good form... It might not be an easy out for Murray.

Murray just broke for a 1-0 lead. Sousa just used up his mojo in that first game.

 

[Carol]

I haven't seen the match but I read and was told that Rafa has played almost a perfect game, moving like his best times and seems to be close to his best level. He didn't give too much opportunities to Almagro to do anything.

 

[Kirijax]

Murray takes 12 min for first game! so that means...add by 6...carry the 2...multiply by 3....This match should be over in about seven hours.

 

[nehmeth]

ESPN bumped me off the TV... can someone direct me to another live stream?

 

[kskate2]

ESPN bumped me off the TV... can someone direct me to another live stream?

you don't have TTC?

 

[Kirijax]

Gotta rant. Some of the Federer/Nadal Twitter people are absolutely nauseating. My gawd. Cuterer? Nadalicious?

:gross:

 

[Moxie]

I haven't seen the match but I read and was told that Rafa has played almost a perfect game, moving like his best times and seems to be close to his best level. He didn't give too much opportunities to Almagro to do anything.

No. Rafa's 1st serve percentage in the first set was too low, and he failed to serve it out at 5-3. Overall, Almagro kept it tighter than the score indicates, until the 3rd. However, Nadal served better after the first, and the backhand was working pretty nicely. He did well, overall, but "almost perfect" it was not.

 

[kskate2]

Gotta rant. Some of the Federer/Nadal Twitter people are absolutely nauseating. My gawd. Cuterer? Nadalicious?

:gross:

That's why I don't do social media. Too many crazies... :nono

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

hum...pirate feeds are back up but screenfreeze is not ideal. borna coric v robredo stopped moving.

 

[britbox]

Watching Murray/Sousa on Eurosport... FFS I wish McEnroe would shut up sometimes... The man likes the sound of his own voice more than the tennis he's watching. He's already predicted Nadal, Djokovic, Stan and Monfils are his title contendors.. Don't like the captain picks too much.

 

[nehmeth]

ESPN bumped me off the TV... can someone direct me to another live stream?

you don't have TTC?

Just the TV version... and horse-faced Madison is on.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

I haven't seen the match but I read and was told that Rafa has played almost a perfect game, moving like his best times and seems to be close to his best level. He didn't give too much opportunities to Almagro to do anything.

watched around 15 mins, mal aggro was his usual ufe self and rafa still looks slow. but he was always going to win this.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

gahhhhh I can't settle on a match. maybe give murray a go.

 

[kskate2]

I have the Djokovic match on TTC

 

[Kirijax]

gahhhhh I can't settle on a match. maybe give murray a go.

If Murray starts losing, turn it off immediately!

 

[mrzz]

I haven't seen the match but I read and was told that Rafa has played almost a perfect game, moving like his best times and seems to be close to his best level. He didn't give too much opportunities to Almagro to do anything.

No. Rafa's 1st serve percentage in the first set was too low, and he failed to serve it out at 5-3. Overall, Almagro kept it tighter than the score indicates, until the 3rd. However, Nadal served better after the first, and the backhand was working pretty nicely. He did well, overall, but "almost perfect" it was not.

Pretty much that. For me the only "worrying" part was the second serve. A better returner would have give him trouble, but once he got control of points, it was typical Nadal. Movement seem good, forehand too. Backhand not great but it has never looked great lately... so a step forward, I suppose.

 

[Carol]

I haven't seen the match but I read and was told that Rafa has played almost a perfect game, moving like his best times and seems to be close to his best level. He didn't give too much opportunities to Almagro to do anything.

No. Rafa's 1st serve percentage in the first set was too low, and he failed to serve it out at 5-3. Overall, Almagro kept it tighter than the score indicates, until the 3rd. However, Nadal served better after the first, and the backhand was working pretty nicely. He did well, overall, but "almost perfect" it was not.

That's what Fabrice Santoro has said "he has played almost a perfect game"

 

[Moose]

Good on Borna taking the first set, but dang, 38% 1st serve percentage. You are not going deep in a Slam with those kind of numbers.

 

[Puppet Master]

Some of you may think that it's great seeing Novak playing the way he is, but it's probably not that good. In the rallies he gets no rhythm, he either hits a winner or Muller makes a terrible error. The Big Kokk just played a five setter and surely won't be up for the task, so this is terrible prep for Djoko for a baseliner like Nadal.