It was a pretty one sided final with a slightly weird ending. But Traz was in control throughout. It’s amazing the Joker was even in the final, but he clearly wasn’t ready for the level today. His opponents leading up to the final weren’t top 5.
I do think he was tactically wrong all game. He went to net far more often instead of turning it into a ground shot contest. Traz has looked vulnerable in long ground shot rallies in the lead up. Joker seemed to want to end the points fast. His win/loss at the net was a disaster.
But congrats to Carlos who played a fine final with some spectacular points….like the flick swing volley at 30 all/4 all in the third. Having won France and Wimbledon he is clearly number one, regardless of what the rankings say.
Novak’s best moments were in the concession speech which he handled superbly, not taking the opening to use the knee as an excuse. Nice bloke, very misunderstood.