2019 ROLAND GARROS

Konya fails to serve for the set

Vondrousova played a fantastic TB to win that. Beautiful get from the back of the court and then dropshot to win

Lot of questions for Konta to answer.

And now it's 12pm and Nadal Fed

so happy for ash

Nadal up a break but conditions are challenging for both. F has BP

Back on serve

Epic set, epic game

Took a while but has a break Rafa

I hate playing tennis in the wind. It's hard for me to enjoy watching even Rafa and Roger doing it.

I quite admire how well they are playing in the circumstances.

Oh for sure, and it's even tougher on clay where a gust can blow the stuff into your face.

What a get from Nadal to break back here

Incredible game from Nadal to make it 4-4. Fed threw everything at him but Rafa held on..

Now deuce Fed, from 40-0

A fucking masterclass, what a break. Ok a couple of Used from Fed but genius level. Serving for the set.

*UEs from Fed

It's 2-0, great great stuff.

nadals cross ct backhand has been unbelievable

Yeah he has tapped

What a get for double break

I hate playing tennis in the wind. It's hard for me to enjoy watching even Rafa and Roger doing it.

― punning display, Friday, June 7, 2019 8:00 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agree, this match could have been miles better & we sadly will almost surely never see them play on clay again

ITV just had an awful debate (between 3 guys) on the scheduling.

And now Them and Djoko facing the wind

Novak can't cope with the conditions, 5-2 down and he's asking questions. Thiem is doing better and serving for the set

Djoko playing a bit better since he had BP on his serve in the 2nd set. Good game at the net to get out of that and there is a bit more focus now. On serve.

Rain has stopped play

We got back from the rain and Djoko carried on playing, broken Thiem and has just served it out

Holy fuck just unbelievable recovery from Thiem and then a win on DP - BP Thiem

Doesn't get it and Djoko gets the game. All on serve and the match is delivering now.

Thiem is all blood and guts - breaking Novak's serve and now there's more rain

Thiem has won the 3rd but Djoko is up a break at the next

Thiem is having to hold himself a bit, Djoko all over him - a 5th very much on the cards

And Thiem breaks right back (pathetic DP from Djoko) then holds with an ace and now Djoko has to hold serve to stay in the French Open

Great BH from Thiem to force error: 0-15

Return just long: 15-15

and long again: 15-30

Just didn't play this too well, played a lot long for Djoko to hold

Beautiful lob Thiem: 15-15

A DF hnads a break to Novak who worked Thiem really well. Serving for the set and a decider

Two set points

Needed one

Great set so far - a couple of break points either saved, both saved.

*either way

Thiem breaks and was looking like an easy hold until a DF. Gets through. Novak needs to pull out all the stops here.

Rain break with Djoko serving at deuce

I hate these rain delays - Djokovic doesn't need any help regaining momentum.

Husband and I have been on the road for four hours right now (it's Eid weekend here in Malaysia) - listening to tennis on the radio is weirdly more intense than watching it on TV.

First point at a return Djoko stops the point believing to be out. Umpire disagrees but Djoko saves BP and then holds. Still a break down but it could've been the end.

fuck me this is good

yea great level this service game by both guys

damn that break back. This break has done Djoko a world of good.

lol I have an incredibly embarrassing Halep post on that 2009 thread

lol i still think of halep as a youngish player and then the reality of how long she's been on tour hits.

You were in good company, Dan. Lex practically made an emoji out of her a few posts later. Well, hey.

Fed to end his career at Basel 2021 with 22 Slams (another W, another USO); 18 for Rafa (next year Thiem beats him at RG and Rafa retires), 16 for Novak (one more AO but a general slump from now on. Please). Murray plays another 18 months on the singles tour from late this year, makes top 25 but no better than L16 in Slams and misses a medal in Tokyo. Thiem #1 end of 2020, Tsitipas thereafter, then Auger-A. Zverev Olympic gold but continues to underachieve elsewhere. All hugely wishful thinking.

Let's check back in 2029 :)

xposts nope, wasn't me - I didn't post on ILX until 2005, and only started on the tennis threads around 2008 I think.

I miss Lex around here, but he still posts tennis updates on twitter.

Speaking of Mario Ancic, look at this Wall Street goof: http://www.oneequity.com/team/bio/50

I love that his work bio completely neglects to mention his tennis career.

Ha ha! The President is called Dick Cashin. I ASK YOU.