The Tennis Thread - Part 2

[Sakuraba]

Well, Djokovic has found his serve.

Nadal up next serving for the set

 

[Frico]

Novak seems to be waking up.

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[Frico]

That forehand from Rafa was just insane. Closes first set 6-4 - please let this go three!!!

 

[Sakuraba]

Well that was different. That first set wasn't nearly long enough. Aren't these the guys that played a four hour 3 set match? Haha

Nadal almost tripping over himself to hit that inside-inner and of course he plops it right on the line.

 

[Frico]

Great serve from Rafa, 3-3!

 

[Frico]

WOW, great point for Nole to hold for 4-3. Hoping he gets the break.

 

[Sakuraba]

From 40-0 to Deuce, Djokovic is finding consistent depth now and has an opening here.

 

[Frico]

AND THERE IT IS!

Aces are alive as well from Nole.

 

[Sakuraba]

Djokovic breaks! What a turnaround. Djokovic is pushing Nadal back now and he's standing on top of the baseline.

 

[Sakuraba]

Nadal on the run up by the linesman turns around and chases down a feathery drop shot and, what the hell, hits deft volley too. WHY NOT?

 

[Pink Ranger]

Please, please, I hope the ref isn't Canadian. This is embarassing.

 

[Frico]

Nice save from Novak and you just knew we'd go the distance. Great match so far.

 

[Sakuraba]

Now Nadal has a break point. And he is a little tight, sails a forehand and dumps one into the middle of the net. Djokovic holds

And I think now would be a good time to talk about Nadal's shrinking shorts. What is going on there? For a guy that used to wear his shorts down to his ankles, now he resembles John Stockton.

 

[Frico]

Please, please, I hope the ref isn't Canadian. This is embarassing.

Nope, Gerry Armstrong is British.

 

[Sakuraba]

Nice save from Novak and you just knew we'd go the distance. Great match so far.

Absolutely, this is a nice Saturday night heavyweight fight.

 

[Frico]

Absolutely, this is a nice Saturday night heavyweight fight.

Word.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Absolutely, this is a nice Saturday night heavyweight fight.

No joke, this is probably the greatest athletic event that has and will happen on Canadian soil this year.

 

[Sakuraba]

Nadal's return position in the deuce court is giving up a lot of the T to Djokovic. More so than I've seen from him against Djokovic.

 

[Frico]

LOL, that kid just won the jumbo tron.

 

[Sakuraba]

Nadal is finding his aggressive form from earlier now...

 

[Pink Ranger]

Effing Montrealers, stop with the football chanting for god's sake. Witness what is in front of you.

 

[Frico]

Sick.

 

[Frico]

Effing Montrealers, stop with the football chanting for god's sake. Witness what is in front of you.

Two gods of the sport.

 

[Sakuraba]

Djokovic is really grinding now, I expected him to go belly up in the net on that drop shot.

Nadal mixing pace now, slice, slice, flat backhand down the line.

OH YEAH! Drop shot for drop shot and the. Nadal drilled him in the throat! Awesome

 

[Frico]

Oh boy. LOL

I want a gif of that.