French Open Day 15. Let's get ready to crumble?...

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You know what's on.  Roll up. Roll up

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

lucky.????. no one gets a days rest in a Masters anyway..

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

Mats said thats no issue, players play all year every morning a couple of hours.

Steady Stan, steadyyyy

Oh no...

Blow him of the court.

Yes yes yesss great hold.

Allez   Quite lucky there. A mini turning point

So much commitment in his attacking flair after losing that first set and didn't drop his head. He really might do this if he keeps his nerves

Jermaine2015 wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

Whys Stan lucky? He didn't create the schedule

Do you get a day of rest in a Masters...

Stan is pumped! Keep your foot on Djokovic's throat

Maybe that point/set they stole from Stan, is after all a great motivation for Stan

HM Murdoch wrote:The test for Stan will be when he begins to sense that the day could be his. Then we'll see how his nerves hold up.

Yes, my thinking exactly.

Cmon Stan keep playing the way you are

Jermaine2015 wrote:Stan is pumped! Keep your foot on Djokovic's throat

Welcome to the club

Oh!!! The best around the net post I've ever see

Holy momma, Stan doing magic ahhahaba

Stan is playing tennis from the Gods

What a killer year this could be for Stan, Rafa, Federer and Novak...yikes

Break him, take the set, start serving next.

come onnnn

Jahu wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

Mats said thats no issue, players play all year every morning a couple of hours.

No disrespect to Stan.  Playing out of this world just like I expected. I actually predicted him to win and want to see him win. Match not done yet though.....

Holds his nerve.  Now Stan...

Jermaine2015 wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

Whys Stan lucky? He didn't create the schedule

Precisely, he didn't have to. Lady Luck on his side. Nothing wrong with that, is there?

The frustrating thing is that this is a mental meltdown from Novak.

Stan is embracing the occasion, Novak appears to hate the fact he has to go through this.

Not over yet but things are beginning to feel quite ominous.

Wawrinka's racket should be called the Mjolnir.

It's not the physical exertion that hurts on consecutive match days.  It's the stress of them in a row mentally

Right.  NOW the match starts.  How much do you want this Nole?

SET 3 for Stannnnnnn yeah baby, mince him like there is no tomorrow.

Allenz Stan!!!

Unreal from Stan. If he plays one more set like he just did, I do not think Nole will find a way to stop him.

But I think the nerves could start playing a role now - they both could be nervous wrecks as we approach the finish line.

Stan would of had the trophy now, if that line call....

I wouldn't put it past Novak to go up a level here, Stan has to maintain this 1 more set for his 2nd title!

Djokovic is playing so poorly, very disappointing!

Five straight five setters between these two?
Hope not! ALLEZ STAN!

Josiah Maiestas wrote:I wouldn't put it past Novak to go up a level here, Stan has to maintain this 1 more set for his 2nd title!

I think if Stan plays one more set like he just did now, he will win. But I am not sure he can do it.

People need to stop getting so overexcited, Stan will lose his level at some point and collapse, Djokovic will win the 5th quite easily.

Imagine a world where Stan has as many Majors as Murray...

Haddie-nuff wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:C,mon Jahu, Stan is lucky to have an extra day of rest. He has the momentum now.

lucky.????. no one gets a days rest in a Masters anyway..

Masters is not a Slam. Different context, you know that. 

If it wasn't for that line call there is no question in Jahu's mind that Stan would have already won the match 7-5 6-0 6-0, gone to a party to celebrate, had a threesome with two female tennis players and re-united with his wife by now.

Stan smells blood.. now he needs to taste it

slashermcguirk wrote:Djokovic is playing so poorly, very disappointing!

More like Stan is forcing Djokovic to play poorly.

Any one watching this crushing Djoko is taking?

Keeo it up StanimalisticoBallistico baby

We should absolutely be excited. This is gonna be a classic now.

It Must Be Love wrote:People need to stop getting so overexcited, Stan will lose his level at some point and collapse, Djokovic will win the 5th quite easily.

Of course that's very possible. It's Djokovic we're talking about.

It Must Be Love wrote:People need to stop getting so overexcited, Stan will lose his level at some point and collapse, Djokovic will win the 5th quite easily.

Hop on your bike buzzkillington.

temporary21 wrote:It's not the physical exertion that hurts on consecutive match days.  It's the stress of them in a row mentally

I don't think Novak is cracking because he played yesterday. It's just his temperament.

For a player who has played on the biggest stages on many occasions, he gets stage fright a lot

HM Murdoch wrote:

temporary21 wrote:It's not the physical exertion that hurts on consecutive match days.  It's the stress of them in a row mentally

I don't think Novak is cracking because he played yesterday. It's just his temperament.

For a player who has played on the biggest stages on many occasions, he gets stage fright a lot

my poinr

It Must Be Love wrote:People need to stop getting so overexcited, Stan will lose his level at some point and collapse, Djokovic will win the 5th quite easily.

If that is to happen, Novak has the seize the initiative now. Immediately. Fresh start for a new set.

What is it about Stan against Nole in slams? This is now fifth time in a row he has taken at least two sets. In the same period, they played three non-slam matches and Nole won all 6 sets - none of those was closer than 6:4.

Tempo is the deal still on that i cover your 50 quid loss if Djoko loses?

I'm game

HOw do people judge Stan mentally? Are there many examples of chokes in his career?