Two gladiators fought it out on the red clay of Phillippe Chatrier and one emerged the victor on that day.
Nothing to see here kids. No one choked.
True but have you ever seen Rafa make such a bad miss in a crucial moment?
Both may seem like tennis robots, but they’re human and can make a rare mistake.
Calling it a choke is disrespectful towards both players and also to the people who defied the curfew (which later was lifted by the authority as a recognition of the brilliance happening in the court)
It’s like saying Navratilova choked against Steffi Graf.
Nadal didn’t choke here. Nadal choked against Rosol.
Djokovic choked against Kohlschreiber in 2009.
Far from choking. Novak simply outplayed and outlasted him. Great match btw, would argue the best clay match in the last 6-7 years.
That 3rd set was like a boxing match.