Day 15 - Men's Singles Final

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Nadal v Djokovic.

Here is the thread for the final, can't believe I might miss it due to cricket!

I say Nole for the win in 5 sets, IT'S HIS GODDAMN DESTINY

Nadal hitting short on the BH side

Nore Staat wrote:Was that only the second game that Nadal has had his serve broken this tournament?

If so that break by Djokovic could be highly significant. Let's hope the rain doesn't turn the match into a fiasco.

Yep, but it won't be the last.

You can bank that one

Nadal very nervous. He is prone to this despite the image.

Novak dominating all the rallies. This match is on his racket

Can't watch the match unfortunately but come on Novak.

Calm down. Rafito is just reserving his energy for later in this set.

Nadal has regressed, Djokovic has upped it & now we're level. Momentum with the Serb

Nadal thinking about the constant 2011 thumpings in that last game. Well done Novak. Keep it up.

Lovely

Nadal has served two double faults already and has in three service games in this match been broken twice more than he has in the whole of the rest of the tournament.

Jahu wrote:lucius, you on kool-aid

What does that mean?

As soon as Djokovic got that first break I knew this match had changed to go from Nadal winning to Djokovic winning and I think it's pretty likely this first set is going to Djokovic.

Given Nadal had a double break and was 3-0 up and this is the French Open, this is astounding. Djokovic is now pushing Nadal on his own serve, I hate to say this match is over but it does look like it may not be 5 sets anymore...

luciusmann wrote:

Jahu wrote:lucius, you on kool-aid

What does that mean?

As soon as Djokovic got that first break I knew this match had changed to go from Nadal winning to Djokovic winning and I think it's pretty likely this first set is going to Djokovic.

Given Nadal had a double break and was 3-0 up and this is the French Open, this is astounding. Djokovic is now pushing Nadal on his own serve, I hate to say this match is over but it does look like it may not be 5 sets anymore...

Unfortunately I agree

Heavens, it's 3-3 now. Rafa turned tentative.

It's 6:55am, my wife is still in bed, and I am feeding my 3-year-old.

It's getting tense, I already had two cappuccinos, and I am stealing my kid's blueberries.

Getting broken twice is an irrelevant stat when he wins this set by 6-3/6-4.

OMG, remarkable, the errors are free flowing from Rafa, how on earth is he going to win if he keeps this up?

It's 6:55am, my wife is still in bed, and I am feeding my 3-year-old.

I didnt wake up til after 9

If Nole keeps making these errors too? Both players feeling the pressure, which in itself is amazing

I said on another thread that Federer would have preferred the court wet as it stops Nadals bounce. Seems Djokovic enjoys that too.

However, new balls coming soon......

Djoko starting to make errors now, both players not up to task, got to admit.

Nadal brakes with a DF from Djoko.

Either way Djokovic has now won more games against Nadul than Monaco did.

Anyway the match is looking like it could be a titanic battle rather than a damp squib.

Djoker is a drama queen

Not so lovely that one.

But I think the set so far is showing that if Nole plays as well as he played last year, the match-up is still working the same as last year. This is on Nole's racquet.

Djokovic broken 3 times in 4.

Nadal 2 in 3.

10IS wrote:Djoker is a drama queen

Its no coincidence him and Murray were born a week apart.

Who is going to man up and up their game?

If either Djokovic wins or pushes Nadal very close, then it probably means he would be on track to defend his Wimbledon and US Open titles.

Hahaha.

The big difference in the breaks of serve is that Djokovic has already come through to the final having given up many breaks of serve, whereas Nadal only gave up one break of serve on his passage to the final.

Now we'll see if Nadal is mentally tough, will he hold onto his serve and take the first set?

Or will he be broken....?

What a dropshot from Nadal. Keep it up boy.

point of the match so far

Nadal takes the first set. Will be done in 3 this one.

6-4 first set to Nadal.

C'mon, Rafa, finish this off in straight sets.

Well done to Nadal...this second set is crucial for Nadal, he takes it and you can't see a way back for Djokovic however....given how Djokovic is playing so much better I think this second set will go Djokovic's way, we'll see now!

Nova's serve really let him down in that set.

If Nole wins this, I will admit that Rafa is his bunny

This ITV commentator (not JC) is such an annoying Muppet.

He keeps getting his stats wrong and describes everything as if it's never been seen or done before. Way over the top.

Mats doing a good job an ES

Nadal brakes again 0:1

What is Djoker doing?!

Wow, Novak's serve is 2009 all over again

Maybe the conditions are just too slow for Djokovic? Surely he has a better serve than Nadal normally?

Two d/fs for 2 breaks!

One is Misfortune, twice is carelessness.

There is a banner outside the home of a person by name Soderling.

It reads: "Home of the only person ever to beat Nadal at RG"

Looks like that banner stays there for another year at least.

This match lies on Nadals first serve. He only got broke because it went AWOL.

Nore Staat wrote:Maybe the conditions are just too slow for Djokovic? Surely he has a better serve than Nadal normally?

The problem is that Rafa is doing to Novak is what he has done to countless other players: make Novak hit the extra shot. As simple as it sounds, it can be unnerving, especially considering the fact that Novak has not played that well this tournament.

He needs 2011 Djokovic to come back.

They are both better than this. A few great shots though, like that one