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  • RG 2026: Fonseca has nerves of steel!!!

    From Kalevi Kolttonen@3:633/10 to All on Friday, May 29, 2026 19:55:37
    Hello!

    I am still in awe of Fonseca's performance against
    Djoker the GOAT. I wonder what were the betting
    odds after Djoker won the first two sets? Must
    have been astronomical in favour of Djoker!

    At that point I was 95% sure that Djoker will
    win this. But Fonseca had other thoughts!

    When Fonseca was serving for the match in
    the fifth set at 6-5, 30-40, I was almost
    sure that Djoker would crack him and break
    to make it 6-6. And then Djoker would use
    his vast experience to clinch the match
    tiebreak.

    Well, what happened?

    30-40. Fonseca fires an ace.
    40-40. Another ace!
    Advantage Fonseca: Third ace to finish the match!

    He has shown us qualities of a true master!

    br,
    KK

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 30, 2026 23:12:42
    Pelle Svansl”s <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    IIRC, Fonseca served four aces and made three FH UEs in the final game.
    Djok didn't do anything. The true master in Fonz beat the choker in him.
    It was all on his racquet, he might say.

    You may be right about the aces, but I can remember
    only the three which sealed the match for him. He
    found his best serves when he needed them most and
    that is a sign of a champion to me.

    About those forehand unforced errors, they were not
    feeble pathetic shots, but all were real attempts to
    attack. He just missed them while trying to be
    aggressive.

    br,
    KK

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