Yup not to mention zverev made the French semifinal and Shapo is still in with a shout. Can't compare these guys to the three headed goat. Their games are very solid though.
Tennis 2021
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
bad serving from Djoko, break for Shapo
Early break for Shapo
Was about to put a cheek bet on Shapa but website wouldn’t let me . God damn it.
I got him at 8/1 thought it was a decent value. I’m Novak’s fan but he wasn’t looking great and in form Shapovalov with great serving and aggressive play on grass can trouble him.
I saw him at 9/1. God damn it.
Bottled it.
there's predictable and there's Djokovic breaking someone serving for set
Is it psychological? Honestly what an opportunity for Shap.
Such an inevitable break
Oh come on, what the feck was that.
2 absolutely awful shots
Definitely. High pressure moments make you get tight. That's why Djokovic is so good. He is unbelievable under pressure.
These kids always seem to have the tools to hurt Djokovic, but in the end they never do. He's like playing a fecking wall. Immensely impressive, but it's getting old.
Fitting way to lose the set with a double fault. Some of the stupidest shots I've ever seen by Shapo during the last couple of games there.
Shapo is always known with his inconsistency. He's similar to Dimitrov.
Is he a bit thick?
Djokovic’s serve hasn’t been good enough. It might be enough for today but against Berrettini he’ll lose if he only puts half of his first serves in
feck off with that fatty
Shapovalov is basically a science experiment to combine traits of McEnroe, Lendl, and Becker
Djokovic isn't even playing well. maybe Shapa can't fire him up.
It's like Shapovalov doesn't want to break serve, he goes to pieces on every break point, not even under that much pressure on a lot of them.
Even though Djokovic is being forced into long service games, these break points will absolutely kill Shapovalov. He’ll know Djokovic will tighten up soon and that’ll be that.
Whenever I watch djoko I feel like he is a slow starter (but hangs in there), and then just blows the opponent away afterwards.
Inevitable. Boring. The new generation just cant handle pressure.
Double fault at break point. Sad for the kid
the point for 30:30 is everything.
What a proper bottler.
Weird little meltdown there. Correct decision to award the point.
Had a weird meltdown about the Hawkeye too
Big hold there from Shapo. His first major semifinal compared to number 41 for Djokovic.
Missing this but sounds like Nole doing what Nole does best even when he isn't at his best.
New blood will need time to build that steel up I'm afraid.
New blood will need time to build that steel up I'm afraid.
Talent is there in Shapovalov but he has to learn to control his emotions. That comes from experience. He is fighting well, just making mistakes at a crucial time.
Whatever happens today, Shapo has improved significantly over the past year to where he will become a factor at all the slams (except RG). The serve and ground strokes are at another level compared to back then and he seems to have a bit more mental toughness as well. Another year or so and he will win a slam or two.
Key double faults and missed chances to break. He was playing the goat though and acquitted himself quite well. Berretini in the final should be fun.
Total domination.
I find it infuriating tbh. None of them can even get close. Poor.
Too soon to say. Let us not forget we are measuring a 22 year old to mentality monster Djokovic. I feel some of these young kids will do even better in couple of years.