• NoleFandomB
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • da_SENtinelOPB
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      1 year ago

      True but have you ever seen Rafa make such a bad miss in a crucial moment?

      • NoleFandomB
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        1 year ago

        Both may seem like tennis robots, but they’re human and can make a rare mistake.

  • arsenaler211B
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    1 year ago

    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)

  • estreetpandaB
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    1 year ago

    It’s like saying Navratilova choked against Steffi Graf.

    Nadal didn’t choke here. Nadal choked against Rosol.

    Djokovic choked against Kohlschreiber in 2009.

  • RomuloMalkon68B
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    1 year ago

    Far from choking. Novak simply outplayed and outlasted him. Great match btw, would argue the best clay match in the last 6-7 years.