For those who need a Sunday morning chill

[malaise]

The French Open tennis final is on - Nadal v Djokovic

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I've got that on. The court looks like Trump's face run over by a steamroller. NT

[malaise]

2. So is Djokovic's

This is looking like a clinic by the best player on clay ever.
Remember he's playing the world #1. Rafa has not lost a set for the entire French Open.
Beautiful tennis.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

3. and Nadal looks mighty comfy ...so far

[malaise]

4. That's an understatement

I've never seen anything like this

[SleeplessinSoCal]

5. I am full on Nadal fan.

When Djokovic hit a winning drop shot being down 1 - 4, I got nervous and turned it off. Sure enough he's gone ahead in the 3rd. So we do indeed have a match.

[malaise]

6. Same here and not just for tennis

A genuinely decent man

[malaise]

7. Rafa is serving for #13 at RG, and

equaling Federer's 20 grand slams in 2020

[SleeplessinSoCal]

8. been watching the score at french open site and willing that 5-5 break.

He is aMazing.

[malaise]

10. May be his best ever French title - slaughtering the unpopular #1.

To equal Federer and beat Djoka in this manner is something else.

He also is vocal about racism and the treatment of the children of Latin America.
Speaking in French now - I do love him.

[Laelth]

9. Wow!

The world’s #1 player vs. the world’s #2 player (who happens to be the world’s best on clay). Well, the clay won.

That was some beautiful tennis.

-Laelth

[malaise]

11. Absolutely beautiful

The best man won - in all departments

[Laelth]

13. I adore Rafa. Yep. Yep. n/t

-Laelth

[malaise]

14. A special human being with lots of class

See how he played down equaling the Fed while celebrating the best moments of his life at RG. Love his comments about Covid and the planet.

[malaise]

16. Remember when the Con invited him to dinner

https://www.essentiallysports.com/rafael-nadal-gets-invited-by-donald-trump-to-the-white-house-atp-tennis-news/

Rafa's response was to not even defend his US Open title.

Love him more for that

[Laelth]

17. That's what sealed the deal for me.

His heart is obviously in the right place. I have been a major fan ever since.

-Laelth

[malaise]

19. I loved him for little things long before that

I remember the floods in Majorca
(CNN)Tennis great Rafa Nadal has joined in with clean-up efforts following devastating flash floods in his native Majorca which have left at least 10 people dead and others missing.
The 17-time grand slam champion was out with a broom on the streets of Sant Llorenç, a town near the east coast of the Spanish island, clearing mud and water from the roads.

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/11/tennis/rafael-nadal-tennis-academy-mallorca-flood/index.html

[spanone]

12. Recording it....will watch when I return from the store...

making a big pot of Chili for this cool fall day

No spoilers, please.

[malaise]

15. Stay off the thead

[SleeplessinSoCal]

18. looked it up.

Rafa is 34 years old. Djok is 33. And Roger is 39! What is yet to come?

1 Roger Federer 20


(I had to cut off Roger in order to include Andre, who I've lived and died with throughout his storied career and saw play in person many times.)

[malaise]

20. No one else will ever win 13 at RG

Take that to the bank.

I was also a big Agassi fan. Remember when they said no one would catch Sampras

[SleeplessinSoCal]

21. I sure do. Or Borg's French Open wins.

I was in attendance at the 1980 U. S. Open final when he lost to McEnroe in 5. Here I am way up at the top in the west sky high balcony.