You missed a great match! Everyone was picking Nadal to win in 4 sets. I thought Rafa would win but in 5. The shots made by them were just jaw dropping good. The audience was pumped from the first point and the legends in the crowd were talking about the match before it even started. This is what tennis should be about ....not rope a dope tennis that Murray and Joker play. I agree with you Toups that tennis is in trouble with no real star coming up except for maybe Sasha, Thiem or Grigor. 18 seems like a lot but compared to Serena its nothing....LOL...although Roger holds the record for most on the men's side. I am surprised his parents were not there. They never miss a grand slam. I could go on and on about how great this match was. This match just proved to me how far behind American male tennis is ....Sock is nowhere near in the league of Roger or Nadal. Hell...even Sasha has already beat Roger and has come so close in beating Nadal......I think Thiem has beaten both of them. That's why I am so sick of ESPN and TC pimping the american males. They are so far behind that its embarrassing.
This year has started out really great. I cant wait for March and the Cal/Miami back to back tournaments leading up to the French. I think Nadal has a good chance of winning it. He looked almost like his former self.