Watched pretty much from start to finish, happy to have seen one of the greatest matches of all time, but also kind of annoyed that the same result could have been reached a couple hours earlier and let me get back to bed before sunrise. It's hard to tell if Nadal is really crushed by this, or encouraged that this one was closer than the previous encounters. He probably realizes by now that hard court is Djoker's kingdom and anything he can get out of it would just be bonus. If Nadal were to lose his FO crown, I think there would be some serious tears during the speeches.
Speaking of which, what was with endless sponsor/tourney official speeches at the end? Sure go up and say a couple of words, but nobody wants to hear you drone about what a great job you and your company did. Get the two warriors on there so they can do their thank yous, get photos taken, and then get off the bloody court to celebrate and/or get a rub-down.
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