2015 French Open 4th Round Federer vs. Monfils

[Mile]

I dont get it, so they thougth match will be done in 3 sets... ? Are they that serious ? And if they play for 3 more hours so can Djoker go on tuesday. What a mess.

I didnt know no ligths or whatever.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

^^tomorrow'll be brighter/sunnier, early start n more evening light all other 4th rd matches'll fit in ok.

 

[Fiero425]

I dont get it, so they thougth match will be done in 3 sets... ? Are they that serious ? And if they play for 3 more hours so can Djoker go on tuesday. What a mess.

I didnt know no ligths or whatever.

They needed to throw the crowd a bone! It was known more than likely it couldn't be finished! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[Haelfix]

Monfils should be pissed off about the court change, all the momentum was going his way after being mostly outplayed for the whole match. I feel like he only needed one more break to take the match.

Meanwhile Roger should be furious about that last service game. Monfils got lucky in a few places (he must have hit about 6 lines in the last several games), but the net flubs really hurt him (he was overhitting them b/c that dropshot get was still in his head).

A bit of a strange match actually. Roger was winning a lot of long rallies, and Monfils was hitting a lot of winners. One would have thought the reverse would be true.

 

[Front242]

Beast of a forehand from Roger gets the break. Gotta hold now.

 

[nehmeth]

Roger breaks the first game of the third set.

 

[Murat B.]

Same start to the fourth set. I am not too thrilled about Roger's game but right now, it is all about his focus.

 

[El Dude]

OK, Roger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnP5iDKwuwk

 

[nehmeth]

Overall nice quality from Fed.

Monfils frustrates the heck out of me... just plays like he doesn't seem to care.

 

[El Dude]

LOL. That was one of the worst drop shots I've ever seen, Gael.

 

[Murat B.]

Overall nice quality from Fed.

Monfils frustrates the heck out of me... just plays like he doesn't seem to care.

He sometimes looks like he could use a good beating...

 

[Murat B.]

Roger smelling blood here...got to take advantage of 0-40..and he does.
Keep focus though.

 

[nehmeth]

Monfils frustrates the heck out of me... just plays like he doesn't seem to care.

He sometimes looks like he could use a good beating...

My coach would have beaten me.

 

[El Dude]

It seems that a large percentage of French players could be considered underachievers, to varying extents. Monfils, Tsonga, Chardy, Paire - all of these guys are talented and could have better results, with a stronger mental game. Even Benneteau might be one of the best players in tennis history never to win a single title, and Lucas Pouille is a young player with a lot of talent but seems slow to develop.

 

[crystalfire]

this looks like a piece of cake for fed. not sure what happened to monfils

 

[El Dude]

Gael Monshankerer.

 

[Front242]

Nice practice session for Federer. He's pretty sharp today. Just what he needed since he's playing again tomorrow.

 

[Murat B.]

this looks like a piece of cake for fed. not sure what happened to monfils

That's him...nothing needs to happen. The frustrating thing is a switch turns in his head and he wins 7 games in a row too...I have seen it.

 

[El Dude]

I don't know if it is that he doesn't care, like the announcers are saying, but he looks exhausted.

 

[nehmeth]

NICE... Nole should be able to finish in daylight.