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[absy]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

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[Kemarit]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Damn, Nadal is really on a roll right now. His like getting a second wind and was never bothered with his injuries. That's what really separates the elites from start tennis player like Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. They know how to play and elevate their games when needed. I thought Tsitsipas will give him a interesting and intense fight, but I was wrong, it was a dominant performance so far. 3rd set leading 5-0. We might as well see another tennis for both if Djokovic wins tomorrow.

[absy]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Damn, Nadal is really on a roll right now. His like getting a second wind and was never bothered with his injuries. That's what really separates the elites from start tennis player like Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. They know how to play and elevate their games when needed. I thought Tsitsipas will give him a interesting and intense fight, but I was wrong, it was a dominant performance so far. 3rd set leading 5-0. We might as well see another tennis for both if Djokovic wins tomorrow.

Exactly , his forehand is also different this season don't you think? Its so good to see our favorite players play like this Tsitsipas is a good player but well lack of experience . I guess Djoker will beat Pouille in this manner itself because Pouille has spent hell lot of time when compared to Djoker .

[Kemarit]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Damn, Nadal is really on a roll right now. His like getting a second wind and was never bothered with his injuries. That's what really separates the elites from start tennis player like Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. They know how to play and elevate their games when needed. I thought Tsitsipas will give him a interesting and intense fight, but I was wrong, it was a dominant performance so far. 3rd set leading 5-0. We might as well see another tennis for both if Djokovic wins tomorrow.

Exactly , his forehand is also different this season don't you think? Its so good to see our favorite players play like this Tsitsipas is a good player but well lack of experience . I guess Djoker will beat Pouille in this manner itself because Pouille has spent hell lot of time when compared to Djoker .

Yes, it looks like his forehand is different specially it was evident in the way he beats Tiafoe, and not just his forehand but his serve as well. And Nadal hasn't dropped a set in this tournament,  that's why its gonna be exciting to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals. Its time for Djokovic then so that as tennis fans, we will see another epic class in the finals of Australian Open this year.

[Naida_BR]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Tsitsipas did his best but he lost the first set and then he blacked out. If he was more experienced he could handle it differently. Also, Nadal's forehand is on fire in this tournament and I think that he will beat Djokovic in the final. He deserves that after the comeback of his injury and this will boost his morale for the next tournaments to come.

[vella85]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Tsitsipas did his best but he lost the first set and then he blacked out. If he was more experienced he could handle it differently. Also, Nadal's forehand is on fire in this tournament and I think that he will beat Djokovic in the final. He deserves that after the comeback of his injury and this will boost his morale for the next tournaments to come.

I'm not sure that Tsitsipas blacked out after the first set as he did show fight in the second set, I can't remember what game it was but he was down 0 - 40 in one of the games and fought back to win the game. I thought then that would give him the momentum to maybe win the second set but it didn't as Nadal was just too good for him. Then Nadal blew Tsitsipas away in the third set, we can see that Tsitsipas has a lot of talent but he still has a long way to go before winning a Grand Slam, maybe another year before we see him winning one. Nadal looks very hard to beat right now even if him faces Djokovic in the final and if they meet I'm sure its going to be another epic Grand Slam final.

[rdbase]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Yes. He crumbled to fast and didnt look like a match in the third set and didnt even win a game in that final frame.
His inexperience this far in a semi finals really did show in the game.
I would really like to see Pouille beat Djokovic because I see his style of play much like Nadal.
This would make for a more interesting finals then the same old Novak being in the finals like he was in every one of them several years ago.

[absy]

I've seen Tsitsipas play from middle of last year and if his style of play in the end rounds havent waivered I can see a good match coming up.
He has the energy and good forehand shots to make Nadal think twice of underestimating this greeks lack of experience in the later stages of an open.

Well he lost the first set , tried to get too many free points if you ask me , he should have been more patient but now in the second set he is handling pace of Nadal a bit better but well we all know Nadal . I think this match will end in 3 or max 4 sets in favor of Nadal .

Who else is excited to see Nadal v Djokovic in the finals?

Yes. He crumbled to fast and didnt look like a match in the third set and didnt even win a game in that final frame.
His inexperience this far in a semi finals really did show in the game.
I would really like to see Pouille beat Djokovic because I see his style of play much like Nadal.
This would make for a more interesting finals then the same old Novak being in the finals like he was in every one of them several years ago.

Pouille has good mental attitude and works hard like Nadal yes but the thing is he is exhausted because he has played long matches in this open . The problem will be consistency , he should keep the energy consistent throughout the match .

[rdbase]

Looks like we will see how Pouille can manage with a well rested Djokovic in about an hours time.
Will he end up like Tsitsipas and just be to tired to hold any type of game against the dominant Serb?
This to me is sort of like a finals match in itself.

[vella85]

Looks like we will see how Pouille can manage with a well rested Djokovic in about an hours time.
Will he end up like Tsitsipas and just be to tired to hold any type of game against the dominant Serb?
This to me is sort of like a finals match in itself.

I'm hoping this up coming game between Djokovic and Pouille will be a lot closer then last nights game. Pouille has been playing some good tennis and could push Djokovic as he could be carry a slight back injury he sustained in his game with Medvedev, the extra rest should help Djokovic but sometimes the extra break doesn't count for much as these days the players are super fit and ready to go no matter what. Well I'm off as the game is about to start.

[Kemarit]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

[AB de Royse777]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Fight between number 1 and 2 in world ranking, it's hard to predict. Tennis is a game of one man show. In a good day a lower ranked player can bit a top 10 player. So, it's really hard to predict anything in advance. May be we need to wait until we see the first game.

I am looking forward to see an exciting match.

[Ranly123]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

[AB de Royse777]

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

Djokovic is 31 and Nadal is 32 not much age for both. If this was Roger then I would come to a conclusion based on your age your parameter.

But,
My opinion is that this is not the right parameter to use here. Both of these players proved themselves to be in the final. Both are legend even if this was Roger then he is also legend.

It surely will be exciting to see who wins.

Cheers :-)

[absy]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

Nadal is more athletic than Djokovic He has always been . Nadal strength is his forehand right now and whereas for Djokovic its his defensive ability . Its really hard to predict who will win this , Djokovic has given 2 sets away whereas Nadal hasn't lost a set too . Its gonna be a great match , that's for sure.

[Kemarit]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

Good point, and if I'm not mistaken, the last time they face each other is during Wimbledon 2018 semis wherein Djokovic outlasted Nadal in a dramatic fashion. That was the time that Djokovic started his magical run to regain the top spot. But this time its Nadal who is in top form, so I'm expecting another 5 hours match with a lot of momentum shift. I wanna hear other opinions as well.  

[AB de Royse777]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

Good point, and if I'm not mistaken, the last time they face each other is during Wimbledon 2018 semis wherein Djokovic outlasted Nadal in a dramatic fashion. That was the time that Djokovic started his magical run to regain the top spot. But this time its Nadal who is in top form, so I'm expecting another 5 hours match with a lot of momentum shift. I wanna hear other opinions as well.  

5 hours long match! Well it's nice to see. I can't remember when was the last time I have seen a long match. I am interested to see a list of long matches in the tennis history.

[rdbase]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic destroys Lucas Poullie 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 setting up a finals shutdown with Rafael Nadal. It will be really hard to pick who's going to win the tournament this year as both of them are in the top of their game specially Nadal. As vella85 and me said before, those young prospect like Tsitsipas and Poullie usually melts down at this kind of big tournaments. Both of them reached the semis but it seems the lack of experienced really shows as the two performed way below of what is expected from them.

Predictions for the finals? Who you got?

Both players that reached the finals are both veterans, so it hard to predict who will win but most likely the one with a good body condition will win. I think Djokovic will win the finals because I think Nadal can't keep up with the pace that Djokovic will give to him.

Good point, and if I'm not mistaken, the last time they face each other is during Wimbledon 2018 semis wherein Djokovic outlasted Nadal in a dramatic fashion. That was the time that Djokovic started his magical run to regain the top spot. But this time its Nadal who is in top form, so I'm expecting another 5 hours match with a lot of momentum shift. I wanna hear other opinions as well.  

5 hours long match! Well it's nice to see. I can't remember when was the last time I have seen a long match. I am interested to see a list of long matches in the tennis history.

I remember watching one of the longest last year with Isner (thought it was Baustia Augt for a minute) which was in a tiebreak and was 16 match points to win it in the fifth set or something like this.
But #5 was none other then Novak Djokovic and Rafal Nadal in 2012 Australian open which took 5 hours and 53 minutes.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/longest-tennis-grand-slam-matches-off-all-time-history
"Both the players were so tired after the final during the post-match presentation that they were given chairs to sit on. The Spaniard Nadal was up a break in the final set but Djokovic clawed his way back to level the score at 4-4. He broke Nadal in the 5-5 and then served out the match to win the final set 7-5.

Result: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 "

[Kemarit]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

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5 hours long match! Well it's nice to see. I can't remember when was the last time I have seen a long match. I am interested to see a list of long matches in the tennis history.

I remember watching one of the longest last year with Isner (thought it was Baustia Augt for a minute) which was in a tiebreak and was 16 match points to win it in the fifth set or something like this.
But #5 was none other then Novak Djokovic and Rafal Nadal in 2012 Australian open which took 5 hours and 53 minutes.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/longest-tennis-grand-slam-matches-off-all-time-history
"Both the players were so tired after the final during the post-match presentation that they were given chairs to sit on. The Spaniard Nadal was up a break in the final set but Djokovic clawed his way back to level the score at 4-4. He broke Nadal in the 5-5 and then served out the match to win the final set 7-5.

Result: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 "

The Isner vs Anderson semis is one of the longest semis last year (Wimbledon), close to 7 hours. The 3rd set alone took almost 4 hours to be settled if I'm not mistaken. And this is the biggest reason why tournaments have change their rules specially on tie break sets so that this kind of marathon match could be avoided and give players time to rest for the next game.

[AB de Royse777]

Everyone brace yourself for the Australian Open 2019 finals between Nadal and Djokovic.

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5 hours long match! Well it's nice to see. I can't remember when was the last time I have seen a long match. I am interested to see a list of long matches in the tennis history.

I remember watching one of the longest last year with Isner (thought it was Baustia Augt for a minute) which was in a tiebreak and was 16 match points to win it in the fifth set or something like this.
But #5 was none other then Novak Djokovic and Rafal Nadal in 2012 Australian open which took 5 hours and 53 minutes.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/longest-tennis-grand-slam-matches-off-all-time-history
"Both the players were so tired after the final during the post-match presentation that they were given chairs to sit on. The Spaniard Nadal was up a break in the final set but Djokovic clawed his way back to level the score at 4-4. He broke Nadal in the 5-5 and then served out the match to win the final set 7-5.

Result: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 "

The Isner vs Anderson semis is one of the longest semis last year (Wimbledon), close to 7 hours. The 3rd set alone took almost 4 hours to be settled if I'm not mistaken. And this is the biggest reason why tournaments have change their rules specially on tie break sets so that this kind of marathon match could be avoided and give players time to rest for the next game.

So far we got two then. Here is another one (sorry my information is not complete though)

If my memory serves me right then I guess there was a match in O₂ arena in London in between tsonga v Nadal or Roger I guess. It was a long match. I really can not remember. I think tsonga lost finally.