French Open 2009 - Results, Discussion

[dedja]

federer breaks ... 5-4 and serving for the 3rd set

[dedja]

Federer wins the 3rd set 6-4, now down 2 sets to 1

[FD88]

Momentum has totally turned, Fed now leads 2-0 in the fourth set and Haas has dropped the shoulders.

Edit: And just broke him again for 3-0.

[dedja]

Haas starting to wane ... Federer up 3-0 in the 4th with 2 breaks

[FD88]

5-0. Serving for the fourth set now.

[FD88]

Fed wins the fourth set 6-0.

Can't help but suspect that Haas will still have a serious crack at him in the final set though.

[hearts on fire]

Welcome back Fed!

[FD88]

Still danger here imo.

[hearts on fire]

Still danger here imo.

yes, but with Fed's experience, i think that should see him through.

[FD88]

That was a crucial hold being the first time that Fed was down 0-30 on his serve iirc. Hope he can break Haas early.

[dedja]

good call FD88, Haas has definitely lifted and can certainly still win the match

[FD88]

This is the moment now - 2 games apiece, Haas still has some belief about him. Break Tommy's serve here and it's all over.

[dedja]

... and Federer breaks to go up 3-2 in the 5th

[FD88]

Bam, got him! There's the match.

3-2 with a break.

[dedja]

the fat lady is clearing her throat ...

[dedja]

[FD88]

The king fights on

6-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2.

[NFC]

Monfils for the title.

Federer almost losing to Haas?

[FD88]

Monfils for the title.

Federer almost losing to Haas?

I like how Federer won and Haas didn't. It was good.

Monfils? It would certainly give the QF an interesting dynamic if it was a Frenchman up against Fed; crowd against him and all of that, but the only one that worries me is Murray and that's purely because of his record over Fed. Heck the guy said it himself - Murray is the one he finds toughest to beat, and I reckon that'd go on any surface bar a Nadal clay showdown.

[NFC]

The crowd would be 50/50. Even though they love Monfils, the French are retarded and as they adore Fed (yawn, as everyone does) they'll probably end up going for him.