ROLAND GARROS 2017

Anyone watching the final? Halep was nearly walking this at 3-0 up inthe 2nd

And Ostrapenko has turned it completely around with some sheer aggression and power, now 4-3!!

Ostrapenjo to serve to level this final!!

Momentum swings in this match giving me whiplash. Feels like it's all on Ostapenko's racket though, as impressive as Halep's defence has been.

Yeah its how many lines she is hitting..

Extraordinary rally and win for 3xset points.

Closes it with a gorgeous angled winner - onto a final set!

Just toying with Halep's serve - two BPs

ooh net cord

omh Ostrapenko lets it go at the net - and it was in!!

now adv Halep and gets through that - early in the set, could be huge.

Everytime I think Ostapenko's out of it, she's hit another brilliant winner.

Halep had a break but now back on serve, pouding the court to level up. Experience might be the difference but not sure so far.

xp - yeah.

Halep's defeding just struggling to keep up: 0-30 down

breaks!

Holy shit, that ridiculous net cord.

Just powerless Halep, just hitting the ball back and hoping the Ostrapenko goes over the line and that's not gonna happen.

One game away.

15-30

30-40, 1st CP!!

done it!!

astonishinh hitting, creamed it off the park!

That was just incredible. Ostapenko so aggressive, so fearless. Her first tour title!

and a great final too. Rafa-Stan have their work cut out to match this tomorrow.

Love it when a new country gets a grand slam winner: go Latvia!!

Lol screw you Ernests Gulbis.

What's the feeling for Rafa-Stan?

Stan broken for the first time.

Nadal is a fountain of sweat.

This Nadal FH is totally doing the job rn

1st set.

This final can finish pretty quick at this point. That BH better start firing up soon.

Top stuff fron Nadal - just unplayable.

er..

that was to the 99mph FH from Nadal, Stan held tho'

He's got two service games to break back Nadal.

Two sets up, hasn't been able to string those winners.

Utterly dominant - BH or FH, and outlasting in the rallies. No free points.

Breaks in the 3rd

Nothing as fkn joyless as a Nadal pummeling I can tell ya.

that was to the 99mph FH from Nadal, Stan held tho'

― xyzzzz__, Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:32 AM (twenty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this shot was so beautiful

there's only been what, one deuce this entire match?

make that two

Mentally gone - double break

Happy for Rafa, even though that was a mostly boring final. I do love the quirks that the different surfaces add to tennis. I guess other sports have differences between grass and artificial turf, but in team sports you don't get the kind of exaggerated distinction of having a player who's basically unbeatable on one surface and vulnerable on others.

Very curious to see what Rafa does on the grass, seeing as - even in his 2012-14 near-pomp - he was capable of losing to anyone on the surface. At his 2008 peak, he was as tough on grass too.

Here's a thing... is it actually possible Nadal could be #1 mid-way through Wimbledon? With the tournament pushed back a week this year, Murray will be dropping 2500 points (Queens + Wimb) by July 10. If he loses early at Queens, and Nadal reaches a final or wins a title (is he playing anywhere? Halle? Eastbourne? Queens?), Nadal could be top of the rankings by the second Monday - at least for seven days. I guess there's no official ranking list published mid-event (though there are still Futures and Challengers going on, so the calendar keeps ticking over).