Tennis - Sinner accepts three month ban - won't miss Roland Garros (1 Viewer)

[CurlyNight]

Wow.

 

[CurlyNight]

This is enough to give you a heart condition!

 

[AAABatteries]

Admittedly I don't watch a lot of tennis - mostly just the majors but does Djokovic have awkward slips and falls all the time? Seems like he does that a couple of times every match I see.

 

[CurlyNight]

Admittedly I don't watch a lot of tennis - mostly just the majors but does Djokovic have awkward slips and falls all the time? Seems like he does that a couple of times every match I see.

Lol

 

[CurlyNight]

Tie break of the century?

 

[AAABatteries]

YES!

 

[Abraham]

This is a really good match.

 

[CurlyNight]

Finally! Go Fed!

 

[parasaurolophus]

wow!!!!! What a set.

 

[kevzilla]

It. Is. Alive.

 

[Dentist]

Do you believe in miracles?

 

[BoerumHill]

Oh man what a shot by Federer at 5-6 in the tie break. And the second serve at 6-7!! Followed by another perfect serve & volley. The inside out forehand @ 8-9 - AYFKM? Faced Set Point 6 times - and pulled it out! One of the greatest tiebreaks I've ever seen.

 

[Ghost Rider]

That was great, great stuff.

 

[CurlyNight]

Hope Fed's legs last.... :S

 

[GOB]

Don't worry Djokovic, I'm an angry eater too.

 

[James Daulton]

Go Fed go!

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

lol @ Djoker trying to rip the shirt off and not.

 

[Scruff Mcgruff]

Wow Joker had him twice at set point. I'm betting on Joker but you gotta hand it to Fed that was an incredible tiebreak. All he had to do was get one of those two points

 

[Scruff Mcgruff]

Come on start 2nd set with a break Joker that will take all the momentum back

 

[BobbyLayne]

Oh man what a shot by Federer at 5-6 in the tie break. And the second serve at 6-7!! Followed by another perfect serve & volley. The inside out forehand @ 8-9 - AYFKM? Faced Set Point 6 times - and pulled it out! One of the greatest tiebreaks I've ever seen.

That was amazing.

 

[AAABatteries]

Horrible line call on that serve.

 

[CurlyNight]

Seeing some clutch stuff from Fed.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Come on start 2nd set with a break Joker that will take all the momentum back

2 break chances gone.

6 set points, twice on his own racket, couldn't get it done.

No one is more resilient than Novak but that is tough to overcome mentally.

 

[AAABatteries]

I think Joker needs to wear cleats.

 

[CurlyNight]

Djoko's behaviour sometime is just bizarre...

 

[CurlyNight]

Federer has never lost to Djokovic in 4 sets.

Djokovic has never lost to Federer in 5 sets.

 

[AAABatteries]

Neither of these guys are doing well when things are going their way. Seems like a lot more unforced errors than winners.

 

[AAABatteries]

LOL at that exchange with McEnroe and Fowler

 

[CurlyNight]

And here comes the rain!

 

[CurlyNight]

Close the roof! It would benefit Fed!

 

[AAABatteries]

OMG

 

[CurlyNight]

Ok now, close the damn roof!

 

[CurlyNight]

Well, good that Rog gets some rest now. He's looking pooped.

 

[Scruff Mcgruff]

Rain was forecasted, why not close the roof beforehand knowing that. Weirdo Brits

 

[Freelove]

Rain was forecasted, why not close the roof beforehand knowing that. Weirdo Brits

They're only forecasting a trace. Should be over quickly. You keep any sports venue open as much as possible. You keep Wimbledon open longer than that.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Roof remains open. $100M & 5 years to finish it, never use it.

 

[CurlyNight]

This is Britain for ya. lol

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Just caught up because of the rain delay, oh man, wonder what Djokovic was thinking in there. Ok, I'm ahead of set 3 and can put some major pressure on him or is he thinking, damn, I should be closing this match out, I really choked a couple set points in the 2nd. He really could have been really positive or negative during that break that could affect him coming back out.

 

[CurlyNight]

More rain in the forecast. Just close the damn roof already. This already a long match..

 

[James Daulton]

This has to favor the Joker, yes? Fed is old.

 

[CurlyNight]

Oh God. Come on Fed!

 

[parasaurolophus]

love me some jelena.

 

[Popinski]

It was a run.

 

[John Bender]

Woo hoo!

 

[Dentist]

Gg Federer. I think he lost this in the first set when he couldn't convert those break points.

Better player won today. Federer didn't bring the same serve from the semi.

I'm fully limp now

 

[CurlyNight]

:(

 

[John Bender]

AWesome

 

[Master of Past and Present]

That last break was like a Mortal Kombat fatality. Federer was standing there staggering and Djokovic pummeled him.

 

[AAABatteries]

I'm fully limp now

RIP Fed-boner

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Djokovic has Australian Open and first three Master 1000 events under his belt. Could be setting up another really special year.

Could be his fifth straight ITF World Champion title, which would tie Sampras for the most consecutive. Overall ITF World Champion titles:

Sampras - 6

Federer - 5

Djokovic - 4

Lendl - 4

Borg - 3

McEnroe - 3

Nadal - 2

Hewitt - 2

Connors*, Wilander, Becker, Edberg, Courier, Agassi, Kuerten, Roddick - 1

*The ITF World Champion designation started in 1978. Conners spent 251 weeks ranked number one from late July 1974 to early July 1979; he probably would have had four more titles 1974-77 to go with the title he won in 1982.

Barring a year end injury, he seemed to lock this up today. 2 majors, 1 Final, 4 Master 1000 titles and almost a 4000 year to date point lead over Murray.