Roland Garros / French Open 2023 [Men] - Grand Slam

[Kieran]

I remember Rafa taking a set off Stan in that AO final while clearly injured.

There were people who said Rafa was faking that injury…against a man who hadn’t taken a single set off him in eleven matches..

 

[Moxie]

Next time Carlos need to prepare with as many things as possible. (heck, I have taken a bottle of mustard to the court which sounds hokey but it helps tremendously and very rapidly to lessens the symptoms of muscles related cramps)

Do you eat it, or slather it on?

 

[Fiero425]

Turnabout is fair play w/ dropshot/lob combo as Carlos had been doing earlier!

 

[don_fabio]

This just reminds me of what Rafa says, like you put yourself in a position and then anything can happen. This year Novak clearly not at his best on clay, but he kept digging and improved and look where that got him, he is with one foot in the final. Maybe he learned a thing from Rafa, especially the Rafa from the last year in RG.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Philippoussis at 1999 Wimbledon was worse than this. I'm a huge Sampras fan, but I have to admit that Mark was dominating him that day until the untimely injury. I'll always wonder what if Mark never gets injured that day.

 

[Fiero425]

There were people who said Rafa was faking that injury…against a man who hadn’t taken a single set off him in eleven matches..

But people couldn't give him credit for winning after all was said and done! It was rude AF as Wawrinka was beating him! He may not have finished, but no one even gave him a bit of credit that he could take even one match off Rafa! Nadal always has his fans batting for him to the last!

 

[Front242]

Tennis.com saying Carlos is cramping not injured. Maybe he needs to drink more Novak style magic potions in that case if he's just low on electrolytes due to the heat ? All over anyway but bad luck. We saw it before when Musetti went lame while destroying Novak here. Same thing. Cramp. Not injury.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This just reminds me of what Rafa says, like you put yourself in a position and then anything can happen. This year Novak clearly not at his best on clay, but he kept digging and improved and look where that got him, he is with one foot in the final. Maybe he learned a thing from Rafa, especially the Rafa from the last year in RG.

Regardless of this cramping from Carlos,. I said from the start of this tournament, dont dismiss Novak, he knows how to win GS and to pace himself,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tennis.com saying Carlos is cramping not injured. Maybe he needs to drink more Novak style magic potions in that case if he's just low on electrolytes due to the heat ?

My commies on the match said the same thing, Tod Woodbridge a former player is on my match

 

[Kieran]

But people couldn't give him credit for winning after all was said and done! It was rude AF as Wawrinka was beating him! He made not have finished, but no one even gave him a bit of credit that he could take even one match off Rafa! Nadal always has his fans batting for him to the last!

You’re not coherent here. People couldn’t give Wawrinka credit? He beat a lame player. I credit him for that, at least..

 

[the AntiPusher]

Notice

Do you eat it, or slather it on?

Eat it. Yes its goes down like bad medicine but it works like some super magic.. I just take the bottle and squeeze as much as I can and wash it down with Gatorade or some sort of sports drink..

 

[Front242]

Imagine Djokovic loses to Ruud now. I expect it'll be Ruud not Zverev but who knows.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Notice

Eat it. Yes its goes down like bad medicine but it works like some super magic.. I just take the bottle and squeeze as much as I can and wash it down with Gatorade or some sort of sports drink..

Dont you want to throw up? just reading that post my stomach is upset lol!

 

[Front242]

Worst thing of all for the massive amounts of punters with money on Alcaraz is he's not retiring so their money is GONE!

 

[Fiero425]

You’re not coherent here. People couldn’t give Wawrinka credit? He beat a lame player. I credit him for that, at least..

I'll agree wholeheartedly that Nadal is LAME in more ways than one!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What the hell is Novak screaming for, trying to keep up his levels

 

[Fiero425]

Worst thing of all for the massive amounts of punters with money on Alcaraz is he's not retiring so their money is GONE!

Few gave Novak a chance and it's biting them in the arse!

 

[Moxie]

I remember Rafa taking a set off Stan in that AO final while clearly injured.

Stan choked that one away.

 

[Kieran]

Novak celebrating a little loudly. It’s bad taste. He pretends to be injured so often, he has absolutely no sympathy or understanding of what players who are actually suffering go through..

 

[Front242]

Few gave Novak a chance and it's biting them in the arse!

Well yeah, karma's a bitch and all that but let's call a spade a spade, Novak got super lucky. He was going down in many service games and the momentum was fully with Alcaraz having just won set 2 and then he got cramp. Novak probably had the voodoo doll out last night.