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French Open 2020
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Schwartzman in 5, Djokovic in 3.
Still sad that we can't see Nadal's forehand behave like normal but the short looping topspin shots are almost head height for Schwartzman.
Edit: Hard to keep track of the ball with the roof half over.
Edit: Hard to keep track of the ball with the roof half over.
Schwartzman not as competitive as I thought he would be today, seems to have had a game plan which Nadal has worked out and now he's stuck for ideas.
Edit: Really impressive from Nadal, was concerned after his performance in Rome and his complaints about the weather and balls but this is a beating.
Edit: Really impressive from Nadal, was concerned after his performance in Rome and his complaints about the weather and balls but this is a beating.
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Got him on a string now, I may have been wrong about 5 sets and Schwartzman winning 
Anti climax or what?
Another final for Nadal
Another final for Nadal
How many break points can Tsitsipas throw away today? He's playing well enough to make a match of this.
Edit: Tsitsipas has collapsed quicker than the Greek economy.
Edit: Tsitsipas has collapsed quicker than the Greek economy.
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Yes! Game on.
Injury timeout time or wait to see if Tsitsipas levels the match?
Injury timeout time or wait to see if Tsitsipas levels the match?
No pressure at 2 sets and match point down and Tsitsipas started playing. 2 sets all and he's choking harder than an inexperienced pornstar.
Could've been energy but he looked mentally beaten as soon as he lost his serve. If it's energy, I'm worried for the quality of tennis going forward. The big three have all played 4 and 5 hour marathon 5 setters and the quality of tennis rarely drops.
I'd expect the players in their 20's would be even fitter with advances in sports science.
Edit: And yet again, if the big three play at least two make it to the finals. Is the gap really that big to the next lot or are the current/new generation just a bit ****?
I'd expect the players in their 20's would be even fitter with advances in sports science.
Edit: And yet again, if the big three play at least two make it to the finals. Is the gap really that big to the next lot or are the current/new generation just a bit ****?
Not watched Kenin much before this tournament but she comes across as a bit of a petulant little daddies girl. Constantly smashing her racket on things, miserable expression, getting the umpire to check ridiculous line calls that don't go her way and throws the ball around when her game finishes. Hopefully just my poor reading of her but not a fan yet.
Ruined. Thought Ostapenko would turn in to the next big thing after her French win in 2017, hopefully Swiatek will. Absolutely dominated the entire tournament.
Predictions? I'm going with Djokovic in 4.
Didn't expect that, very close set but ends 6-0. Freak set no doubt.
Djokovic is hitting the ball well, apart from his serve, but doesn't look like he has much energy and he's struggling with his footing.
Djokovic is hitting the ball well, apart from his serve, but doesn't look like he has much energy and he's struggling with his footing.
He's so flat, literally no emotion coming from him so far despite hitting some crushing winners.
Ok, Djokovic in 5 then 
Scoreline suggests this is a hammering but it's nothing like Nadal's battering of Federer in 2008. Djokovic could've easily taken half of these games.
Scoreline suggests this is a hammering but it's nothing like Nadal's battering of Federer in 2008. Djokovic could've easily taken half of these games.
Game on?
Djokovic has certainly got his serve going now and Nadal is struggling more on his. Djokovic to break and take the set?
Utterly ridiculous, he wasn't meant to be able to do this without the right conditions.
Both singles champions didn't lose a set, they should now have a champions match although Swiatek might fan girl too much
Both singles champions didn't lose a set, they should now have a champions match although Swiatek might fan girl too much
Even Nadal went in to the tournament saying he expected to struggle. He lost in Rome the week before and got completely outplayed on the slower surface and Djokovic had only lost 1 game the entire year. Most pundits, commentators and former players had Djokovic as the favourite and Nadal a doubt to even make the final.