US Open QF: Djokovic vs. Berrettini

[MargaretMcAleer]

Come on my boy lets take the 1st set

 

[kskate2]

deep return. 40-15

 

[kskate2]

bad error. 40-30

 

[kskate2]

another shaky FH. Deuce. He's thinking about it

 

[kskate2]

Big one down the T. SP #4

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Dont think Matteo..just DO IT

 

[kskate2]

There it is. 7-5 for MB.

 

[Moxie]

Forza, Matteo!! Wow, that was a hard won set.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I still think this is going to be a tough ask for MB, but he can certainly do it. I don’t really care who wins aside from Zverev. I just don’t like Zverev, and I was glad when Thiem came back to take it from him last year.

 

[kskate2]

Let's go Babycakes. Get ready for Djoke to punch back in the 2nd set. You know it's coming. Withstand his fire with your steady game.

 

[kskate2]

I still think this is going to be a tough ask for MB, but he can certainly do it. I don’t really care who wins aside from Zverev. I just don’t like Zverev, and I was glad when Thiem came back to take it from him last year.

He might not do it tonight. We have to wait and see. I think it was Jimbo that used to say if you can win one set against an opponent, you can win 2 and so on so forth. So MB has proven he can win 1 set each time they play, let's see if he believes he can win 2 or 3. If he doesn't win, he will probably keep him out there for awhile and soften him up for Sascha.

 

[Moxie]

He might not do it tonight. We have to wait and see. I think it was Jimbo that used to say if you can win one set against an opponent, you can win 2 and so on so forth. So MB has proven he can win 1 set each time they play, let's see if he believes he can win 2 or 3. If he doesn't win, he will probably keep him out there for awhile and soften him up for Sascha.

I do think there is an argument that Berrettini is gaining ground. And Novak has the pressure. And it's not like he is going to problem solve Berrettini. He knows his game. It's about if Matteo can work hard enough for it, and Novak can be too tense.

 

[kskate2]

good hold. 1-1

 

[Moxie]

Matteo is pressuring. Hopefully it reaps benefits.

 

[kskate2]

bad error and MB is broken. now down 1-3

 

[Moxie]

Don't get stressed and lazy Matteo. Keep the foot on the throat. In bocca al lupo. E questo stronzo di serbo è un lupo.

 

[kskate2]

He wasn't ready for Djoke to punch back.

 

[kskate2]

well he lost the plot and his mojo it seems. hopefully this set will go quickly and he will drop this bad patch

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

MB’s first serve percentage dropped from the first set. Has to pick that back up if he wants to win this.

 

[kskate2]

Ouch. Djoke may have left some skin on the court.