Rafa to break him now. That's the match probably. You cannot pass up chances like that.
Tennis Thread 2013
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Nah Djok will hold his serve here.
cmon!!! Come on rafa time to break now!
Nervous as feck now uhh
Nervous as feck now uhh
Nadal hit an ace and a brilliant forehand, Djokovic missed the second break point after losing patience but he didn't do much wrong over the 3 points. I still think he's playing better than Nadal.
EDIT: OK, you may have had a point. Still think you're being harsh on the break points but Novak massively panicked at 30 all to give Rafa set point.
Set point Rafa!
Get in!
Entirely predictable.
Nadal wins the second set!
wow
yes! Amazing stuff!
Rafa getting closer. Playing better now.
Rafa getting closer. Playing better now.
Yeaaahhhhhh.
Not sure how Nadal pulled off that set. Novak looked ominous at the start.
Not sure how Nadal pulled off that set. Novak looked ominous at the start.
Over 40 unforced errors by Djokovic. Unacceptable. I still don't rule Djokovic out ever though. Pisses me off because I have work tomorrow and this is going to feck me.
Novak's highs are better than Nadal's but when push comes to shove Rafa is a titan mentally and Novak isn't.
It must annoy you more to know that Djokovic threw away a set that was in his hands. Murray would have closed that one out.
why bring Murray into this? Djokovic is his own worst enemy when it comes to making mistakes. But when he brings his A game he is the best.
Still lots to play here.
How both of these guys can get to some of the balls is just insane. Some ridiculous rallys here.
Mentally Djokovic is now the weakest of the 3. That was a set giveaway of colossal proportions. He was break up first, then 0-40 up on Nadal, then 30-0 on serve. Lost the set. Amazing new levels of bottlery.
Djokovic is his own worst enemy when it comes to making mistakes. But when he brings his A game he is the best.
Still lots to play here.
Too many unforced error from Djokovic now
Whatever you say.
Djokovic has pulled off more hero recoveries than both of them. And this isn't over yet either.
Djokovic has pulled off more hero recoveries than both of them. And this isn't over yet either.
Watch Rafa now from 0-40 up.
One thing that Djokovic lacks big time is a passing shot. Federer was able to win so many clutch points when Nadal was coming to the net.
GSM.
Nadal breaks
Amazing winner by Rafa to get the break.
Stunning by Nadal. You're right that Nadal is brilliant mentally but Djokovic has dug out results so often over the last couple of years that I don't think he's exactly fragile mentally. He's just not playing as well as he did in 2011, look at his results in even lesser tournaments where the pressure is not as great, he's not able to reach those highs as often because his level has dropped a bit.
vamos! Make this set quick Rafa... No time for surprises.
This is hardly over yet. Djokovic will have opportunities to break back with his return. Still expect this to go to 5.
Hoping it goes five.
Sixpence you are talking shit now.
Djokovic has ground out results from the bleakest of situations. NEVER forget how he came from match points down to beat Federer.
Djokovic has ground out results from the bleakest of situations. NEVER forget how he came from match points down to beat Federer.
Rod Laver looks like a goblin.
He's had some memorable comebacks, but I doubt it's happening here.
Increasingly it doesn't look likely but that doesn't mean you can just discount what he is done previously and call him a mental midget.
Once upon a time sure, but not after all the comebacks he has had.
Too many errors Novak. Too many.
Nole is going to do the presentation to Rafa, seeing as he's presented him with gifts all night.
Well this is over. Djokovic has been poor today. Too many unforced error. 2011 djokovic was just so much ruthless
Was GSM as soon as he let 0-40 slip at 4-4 in the 3rd set. Called it.
Yeaaaahhhhhh. Best in the world. 
The set that rafa lost was kind of even with Djokovic edging it while 3rd set was all djokovic, how he didn't win that is beyond me.
Rafa, plain n simple, the best tennis player on this planet.
Congrats champ!
feck yeah
Congrats champ!
feck yeah
The king of hard courts?