Rafa Nadal def Pablo 'Matinee Idol' Andujar 7-5, 6-3, 7-6

:o

uhhhhh..

It is not finished, is it?

It is not over yet.

Nadal really needs to get his game together. Djokovic will routine him if he maintains this form.

I felt band for ando. he played awesome but choked on big points.

so many brainfarts from andujar

unpleasant to watch

Andujar :rolls:

Great play for the most part though

Change the title to Andujar beats himself, etc

We have a new Almagro.

:spit:

Davy will roast this piggy in R3.

Rafa you suck.

A bigger choker does not exist.

This 3rd Set was the most entertainment thing in years. Not Qualitwise but hell this was funny :lol:

Boy is the final going to be fun.

Very poor Rafa.. almost 7 and a half hours against Isner and Andujar

You can not win this one

chocker chicken vs moonballer chicken. Pathetic show

Fun match, though.

Disgraceful 3rd set chances :facepalm:

Omg WTF was this Pablo u idiot :o

The better player lost.. Bad for the sport.

Davy will roast this piggy in R3.

Rafa you suck.

Davy is going out, no?

Andujar played so fucking good for most of the time but those chokes were hilarious :lol:
Choked in the first, played like granderer in the beginning of the 2nd and fell apart after a 5-1 lead in the 3rd. :worship:

The drop shot!!! :lol:

The match was actually entertaining due to the fact that Andujar put up such a good fight and then collapsed everytime he got close to winning the third set.

Actually BULLZ1LLA was even more entertaining than the match :lol:

nadal has been figured out.

Andujar was 5:1 40:0 in the third set and managed to lose it. Nadal is still shaky but he won. Kudos to Andujar.

Andujar just gtfo u choking mug :haha:

I await to see Rafito fanboy Filo's BS about how this is different from Bolelli etc.

There are 3 certainties in life: death, taxes and a huge choke job when a Spanish player plays Nadal.

Davy will roast this piggy in R3.

Rafa you suck.

Davy's packing :)

Instant classic that 3rd set. Andujar has game, but having balls are essential aswell.
How is Nadal thinking he will win RG playing like this?

I thought Bolleli was bad :tape: :o :help:

Anyone want a summary of what that match was about?

TB, 5-4. Enough said.

AMAZING CHOKE!!!! :worship: Truly amazing.

Andujar was gonna lose anyway, just glad I got to see some real tennis today. Thanks for the show.

HAHAHA what a pathetic excuse for a tennis player Andujar is. That was outright horrifying. Choke of the year in that third set 5*-1 40-0 and 8 set points overall.

He's a Spaniard so it's no surprise he bends over but that was just beyond words. I can't even...

Change the title to Andujar beats himself, etc

Why? :confused:

He needed a slap for that FUCKING drop shot

Boy is the final going to be fun.

The way he is playing, he won't make the finals.

3rd set 92 min almost 8 hours played, keep up the good work RAFA ;):wavey:

Give Novak the title already...Nadull will be cannon fudder.

the best match from this RG

The King of Clay becoming the Jester of Clay. Lucky to avoid Davy next round, got a couple of rounds to find form before Soderling, who must be loving this. Third set was ridiculously hilarious, I want to give props to Andujar but I can't bring myself to do it after that choke.

Nadull just isn't able to moonball like he use to.

If Nadal would have lost third set 6-1 he probably would have won 4th set anyways.And timewise it would have been a bit over 3 hours as well.

"Nadal escapes again"

http://www.tennisworldusa.org/ATP-Roland-Garros--Nadal-escapes-again-articolo650.html

And Davydenko lost 6-1 in the 5th, nid. Luckiest of all time:o

Davy will roast this piggy in R3.

I don´t think so......

At least Rafa won in three sets, I forget how.
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:woohoo:

Got to be one of the worst chokes I have ever seen vs Nadal. Makes Federes so called choking of BPs seem pretty ordinary. This was some epic choking. In fact I think you need to practice to choke as badly as he did in the 3rd. Or at least have some big talent for choking. If Soderling had done that kind of crap in 09 he wouldnt have won a set.

He is the luckiest fucking fuck who EVER lived.

No one can deny it

Cry, haters, cryyyyyyyyyyy, ahahahaaaaaa :devil:

Congrats, Rafa, but you need to pick up your game in a hurry!

Spanish players against Nadal, what else is new?

Why? :confused:
Well if Bolelli beat himself why not :confused:

No chance against Veic next round.


Andu was fun...

Set1: Nadal serves for set, Andu breaks back then chokes away serve
Set2: Nadal serves for set, Andu has triple bp and another bp to break back, chokes it
Set3: Andu 5-1 up, 8 setpoints, chokes it.

LOL Nadal played 3 sets as long as it took Veic to beat Davydenko in 5.

Veic to take Nadal to another 3 hours?

He is the luckiest fucking fuck who EVER lived.

No one can deny it

Go cry to your mother AGAIN ahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :baby:

:rolls: Most comical set I've seen...Pablo was just hopeless on set points. Rafa picked it up a tiny tiny bit at the end of the 3rd set, but he wasn't good. For a sec I thought Pablo would come back in the TB but then my mind turned on and realized how stupid I sound.

I would compare this to the Nadal-PHM match in frustration when rooting for the underdog

The drop shot!!! :lol:

The match was actually entertaining due to the fact that Andujar put up such a good fight and then collapsed everytime he got close to winning the third set.

Actually BULLZ1LLA was even more entertaining than the match :lol:

:spit: So true.

Well, looking on the bright side - you can almost see Verdasco beating Nadal in this form.

Almost.

At least Nadal in entertaining this year.

Incredible choke really. But Andujar played some fantastic stuff, even as he was choking, he was setting up loads of great points. The match deserved another set at least.

Rafa and Murray being 6-0 in sets today is truly hilarious, and also has to be an indictment on the mentality of the lower ranked players. Bad for the game.

Well if Bolelli beat himself why not :confused:

Maybe because Andujar was never actually ahead in the score? He served for the 3rd set twice, but was already 2 sets down. Rafa was the choker in sets 1 and 2.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bamosssssssssss!
Afraidovic and Frauderer could have lost easily to this guy!

How do these first two rounds compare to Nadal's previous efforts at RG?

Sets Games Time
2005 6-0 37-16 3h36
2006 6-0 37-15 4h6
2007 6-0 37-17 4h12
2008 6-0 37-14 4h28
2009 6-0 37-19 4h40
2010 6-0 36-13 4h8
2011 6-2 50-34 7h19

8 set points... Nadal's record in set points saved. He had to implement his defensive "game A" to win the 3rd set. I was impressed by Andujar's ground-stroke game but in the most important moment he was just silly, you can't count on Nadal's errors in the most important moments. Great set for Rafa but to be honest playing with such a narrow margin like Andujar did today, there wasn't chance to move it into the 5th set if he had somehow converted one of those set points.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bamosssssssssss!
Afraidovic and Frauderer could have lost easily to this guy!

Not

How do these first two rounds compare to Nadal's previous efforts at RG?

Sets Games Time
2005 6-0 37-16 3h36
2006 6-0 37-15 4h6
2007 6-0 37-17 4h12
2008 6-0 37-14 4h28
2009 6-0 37-19 4h40
2010 6-0 36-13 4h8
2011 6-2 50-34 7h19

Suddenly I feel a whole lot better.

Davy will roast this piggy in R3.

Rafa you suck.

Andujar lost the match :stupid:

And don't you mean Veic? :cool:

At least Nadal in entertaining this year.
:lol: True that.

Both Murray and Nadal got incredibly lucky today.

Overall if Nadal wants to win this, well, he must improve quickly, because with this form, Verdasco will take him to 5 sets (and choke obviously). Andujar was the one dominating most of the time and bossing Nadal around. He already has played 7,5 hours, Roger and Novak have played 3 hours. Cannot afford any more long matches really.

Disgraceful choke by Andujar, really bad.

Rafa coming back from 1-5 (0-40) on Paulo's serve and another set point in that game and another one on Rafa's serve to win the match.
That is being mentally strong

Actually a good match. Especially 3rd set.

I really hope Djokovic will triple bagel this El Fortunador in the final.

Epic fail by Andujar. What a pathetic shot selection on many big points.

A bigger choker does not exist.

Monfils vs. Fog
Kavcic vs. Fognini
Calleri
Gaudio

Or do you need more examples?

Andujar played some very good tennis, but just knew he wasn't going to get it done.

Pablo will have so many nice memories from this match... Like when he hit that easy overhead in the net on SP... and also the easy backhand into the net at 5-4* adv-40... and the beautiful dropshot fail at 4-5 in the breaker...

Nadal's draw is getting better and better. A.Veic next.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bamosssssssssss!
Afraidovic and Frauderer could have lost easily to this guy!

Did you watched this two matches he played?

Nadal wont win the tournament if he continues to play like this.

Hats off to Andujar.

Good fight Pablito.

He tried to play Nadal the same Ferrer usually does. Too bad neither of the two are good enough to make something out of it. The effort was decent tho.

chocker chicken vs moonballer chicken. Pathetic show.

Davy's packing :)

Nadal is celebrating

Nadal unimpressive so far.

However, even if Andujar had taken the third he would've lost I think.

Veic next for Nadal instead of Davydenko.

Yeah, credit has to be given to Andujar for playing some unbelievable tennis in the third set. He never gave up even after surrendering that 5-1 lead.

But there is no excuse for those misses. :eek:

Nadal is celebrating

Rafa has nothing to celebrate about at the moment, at his current level Djokovic would destroy him 2,2,3.

Nadal unimpressive so far.

However, even if Andujar had taken the third he would've lost I think.He would, but that choke was borderline obscene.

Nadal unimpressive so far.

However, even if Andujar had taken the third he would've lost I think.

Veic next for Nadal instead of Davydenko.

Probably but that's not what matters, the fact is he should have taken a set at least and extended his opponent's time on court. He failed miserably.

Great stuff Andujar,but definitely should have won the 3rd set,was a bit unlucky in few points but he blew it,had 5-1 and numerous chances.

Seems like Rafa is playing worse and worse as the year progresses :confused:

http://seanblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/train_wreck.jpg

:o :help: :smash: :silly:

The above showing my impression on Mr. Andujar, the guy that managed to play the most fantastic shots throughout the match, only to follow them up with at least one massive failure - especially on BPs and SPs. Vamos, indeed.

Seriously - sh*t, Rafa, this level of playing won't get you even near the final, let alone get you the title! Losing two sets to Isner on clay, and nearly losing a set to this utter *clown*???
Damn.

Nadal unimpressive so far.

However, even if Andujar had taken the third he would've lost I think.

Veic next for Nadal instead of Davydenko.

Oh certainly. But if he had closed out the 6-1 set, I think he could've made it a tight 4th set. But once he blew set points and wasted like 30 minutes from 5-1 to 5-4, he was toast.

nadal is not winning this, heck he is not even reaching the final.

someone will knock him out.

nadal is showing zero attacking skills, absolutely zero, just waiting for errors by getting the ball back into play.
he has lost that powerful zip off that forehand.

i think its pretty obvious now that rafa is no longer the king of clay, his level is just atrocious, anyone that had a bit of calm would have beaten rafa today.
players are very confident against him now. even when they are down they still believe.

rafa is going out early and if by some miracle he manages to make the final, he will get destroyed.
he is very tired now, 7 hours on court in 2 matches, no chance now.

absolutely zero chance for rafa now.

fuck tennis, stupid sport!

At 1-5 30-0 Rafa had given it up, Andujar hit a FH almost down the middle and Rafa didn't even bother to move for it.

Whats up with Rafa.

Andujar choked big time but he is one hell o a hottie.

Nadal wasn't fighting for it until he actually got gifted the break to 2-5.

Brilliantly timed double fault from Pablo "Mental Titan" Andujar at 5*-1 40-30.

Vamos Rafa!! :)

Andujar hit some great shots but choked on the big points in the 3rd set!

The way he is playing, he won't make the finals.

Oh yes he will, the mugs he'll face will choke his way to the final ;)
(expect Murray and Sod losing before they face him too...)

Andujar good backhand nadal is wounded against guys with that weapon.
He must play them around more to theirs forehand and more drop/shot.

Good training for him though.
doubt he reach the semi/final this year.

Him winning like that is about 400000000000000000000000000000000000% more disgusting than any of his clay bagels and breadsticks.

Rafa, Rafa, Rafa...step it up already. I keep telling myself you'll get better, but now would be a good time to start.

Andujar, well, that third set he was awesome, but then the scoreline reached *5-1 40-0 :lol:

What an epic choke. He copied Djokovic' strategy against Nadal really well I thought, drilling the backhand to Rafa's forehand.

Andujar good backhand nadal is wounded against guys with that weapon.
He must play them around more to theirs forehand and more drop/shot.

Good training for him though.
doubt he reach the semi/final this year.

Except against the guy with the best one-handed BH, it seems.....:rolleyes:

Gotta love the crowd's collective facepalm after that netted drop shot attempt in the tiebreak.

Andujar is very entertaining to watch, but such a choker! Incredible stuff.

Based on the form so far Nadal is going to lose a straight set final to Djokovic.

Incredible choke really. But Andujar played some fantastic stuff, even as he was choking, he was setting up loads of great points. The match deserved another set at least.

Rafa and Murray being 6-0 in sets today is truly hilarious, and also has to be an indictment on the mentality of the lower ranked players. Bad for the game.

Especially bad that those two are in top 5.
The sooner the moonballer and the pusher get out of top 5,the better tennis will be.

Rfa it was real shit...You won't make final playing like this...No agression and playing to the middle of the court all the time...
Step it up please!

Nadal played quite good the last 6 games, no unforced errors and decent ball speed, this level is enough to get him to the final, let see if he can keep it from now on.
Great match from Andujar, he deserved a set but Nadal raised his level and he just chocked some set points badly.

The :facepalm: smiley was made for Andujar

Based on the form so far Nadal is going to lose a straight set final to Djokovic.


negative.


form is not frozen in time here.


i think clay warrior will finally hit his stride after 5 matches here. he looks like he is going to fight to the death here.

they wont get much of a chance in his last 2 matches here.

Andujar played amazingly well. The balls here definitely don't suit Nadal. Lightweights turn into heavyweights with these balls.

Nadal almost losing the 3rd 6:1 to Andujar at RG too funny.

There are 3 certainties in life: death, taxes and a huge choke job when a Spanish player plays Nadal.

:lol:

Davy's packing :)

:mad:

And Davydenko lost 6-1 in the 5th, nid. Luckiest of all time:o

That is exactly what Nadal needs atm, luck.

form is not frozen in time here.

i think clay warrior will finally hit his stride after 5 matches here. he looks like he is going to fight to the death here.

they wont get much of a chance in his last 2 matches here.Yeahh... you also said that Rafa was "going to town" if he reached the quarters at the AO this year. We all know how that went. :worship:

nadal is not winning this, heck he is not even reaching the final.

someone will knock him out.

nadal is showing zero attacking skills, absolutely zero, just waiting for errors by getting the ball back into play.
he has lost that powerful zip off that forehand.

i think its pretty obvious now that rafa is no longer the king of clay, his level is just atrocious, anyone that had a bit of calm would have beaten rafa today.
players are very confident against him now. even when they are down they still believe.

rafa is going out early and if by some miracle he manages to make the final, he will get destroyed.
he is very tired now, 7 hours on court in 2 matches, no chance now.

absolutely zero chance for rafa now.

fuck tennis, stupid sport!


Oh beat it you trolling emo - enjoy Rafa's victories while they still come if you're a true fan: He's in Fed 2007 mode - he'll probably win a few more slams this year as his swan song - that will be the present for him from the ATC (Asociation of tennis chokers) for his career achievements. So stop your whining and enjoy it :bigcry: :baby:

How is Nadal thinking he will win RG playing like this?

He's clearly been watching Wozniacki. The less you do, the more you win.

An epic match for all the wrong reasons.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bamosssssssssss!
Afraidovic and Frauderer could have lost easily to this guy!

Somebody get rid of this clown now or I lose my temper...

this mug nadal is done.

forget about him this tournament, he is not even a threat anymore, just a scalp for someone to make a name for themselves.

the real competition is between djokovic, federer, soderling and murray.
nadal is turning into a laughing stock, the commentators were so happy that nadal is stuggling i had to watch the match on mute.

get lost nadal.

watching rafa now is like watching that wozniacki, just zero aggression.

i hate when rafa plays so defensive.

Oh beat it you trolling emo - enjoy Rafa's victories while they still come if you're a true fan: He's in Fed 2007 mode - he'll probably win a few more slams this year as his swan song - that will be the present for him from the ATC (Asociation of tennis chokers) for his career achievements. So stop your whining and enjoy it :bigcry: :baby:

:spit: Fed was blowing Gonzo (whos semi final W-UE ratio was 43-3) off court in a high-quality AO final in 2007.

I think you mean Fed 2011. And the age gap is 5 years remember.

this mug nadal is done.

forget about him this tournament, he is not even a threat anymore, just a scalp for someone to make a name for themselves.

the real competition is between djokovic, federer, soderling and murray.
nadal is turning into a laughing stock, the commentators were so happy that nadal is stuggling i had to watch the match on mute.

get lost nadal.If only. :hug:

Rafas 3rd set was longer then Feds match yesterday :sport::rolls:

Rafa, is spent. This is a player he should have dismantled, but couldn't. He needs a long vacation.

http://tn.adserve.com/b/1024/cmp210286_ad111140_20110512041744.gif

Rafas 3rd set was longer then Feds match yesterday :sport::rolls:

And this 3 set match was only 1 minute shorter than his next opponent Veic's 5 setter :lol:

:spit: Fed was blowing Gonzo (whos semi final W-UE ratio was 43-3) off court in a high-quality AO final in 2007.

I think you mean Fed 2011. And the age gap is 5 years remember.

No mate, I meant Fed 2007 losing twice in a row to Canas, then escaping defeat from Nadal in wimby final (a deserved win for Nadull it would be), then escaping defeat from Nole in USO final through a Djokochoke (Nole led 5-3 40-0 on his serve in first and had a break till late in the second set if I'm not mistaken) :wavey:

P.S. Don't even try to call me a Nadal or Nole tard, this is coming from a fed fan ;)

Somebody get rid of this clown now or I lose my temper...

You can't take it, baby, can you?
Onto your face! Bamooooooooooooooooooooooooooos for the title!

Rafa, is spent. This is a player he should have dismantled, but couldn't. He needs a long vacation.

He needs to retire. :shrug:

Maybe all this luck Rafa gets comes from all the hate aimed at him...

i hope it's a fed rafa final. my greatest dream as a tennis fan is for Roger to win RG vs rafa.

Pablin has improved a lot this year but Rafa should be beating guys like him easily, his BH is simply not in a good place right now

i hope it's a fed rafa final. my greatest dream as a tennis fan is for Roger to win RG vs rafa.

Sorry to bring it to you but: Your dream will never come true mate ;)

You can't take it, baby, can you?
Onto your face! Bamooooooooooooooooooooooooooos for the title!And here, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of why a Djokovic domination is preferable to a Nadal one. :hatoff:

No mate, I meant Fed 2007 losing twice in a row to Canas, then escaping defeat from Nadal in wimby final (a deserved win for Nadull it would be), then escaping defeat from Nole in USO final through a Djokochoke (Nole led 5-3 40-0 on his serve in first and had a break till late in the second set if I'm not mistaken) :wavey:

P.S. Don't even try to call me a Nadal or Nole tard, this is coming from a fed fan ;)

Fed won that Wimby final with his own great play. Yes Nadal had bossed him for spells, but remember he hit four aces at 15-40 in the fifth and then broke with that forehand screamer and creamed him after that. It was his own class play that got him over.

Nole played as well as he's done this year in that final and choked, I agree.

Poor, poor play from Rafa. He is lucky he's not in Nole's section. I really believe that if Nole meets Rafa in the final he will beat him in 3 or 4. Rafa is just not himself lately. I think this new super-fast clay court, combined with new balls is really tough to handle for Rafa. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending who you support), Nole has a nightmare draw and he'll have to play his socks off to get to the final...I mean Del Potro, Gasquet/Bellucci, Fed...it really is a tough draw for Nole...BUT if he manages to get through to the final he is taking it...of that I am 90% sure.

Can't wait for Nole to put this joke in his place.

Quality match IMO. Rafa's got unlucky with the draw for sure. First that clay monster Isner, today this master of setpoints Andujar... too tough. 4th round will be considered as a success given such circumstances

Rafa is lucky as HELL to get through this one in straights. Totally outplayed for the majority of the first and third sets. He is a great fighter with a lot of heart, though. With that said, his confidence and overall tennis will not get him much farther in the event if he doesn't pick it up.

Good play from Pablo. He's really improved his level. Very authoritative, until it mattered the most at the end of the first and last sets.

IMO, Rafa isn't playing his 100% right now since he does not need it.

He will improve and step it up when a real challenge plays against him

I'm not worried about him reaching the SF, but what is he going to do agianst top players in the SF and Final

5-1 40-0 pablo serving for the set and.... the choking mug loses it 7-6

it's been a while since the last time i saw a choke like that :worship:

IMO, Rafa isn't playing his 100% right now since he does not need it.

Do you really think Rafa didn't want to get out of court as fast as possible today, even the more since he's already spent nearly TWICE the amount of time coming through his first matches this year compared to all of his earlier times he played RG?

The sad truth is that Andujar was *outplaying him* in that 3rd set, nothing else. Even more, Rafa didn't as much step it up, it was rather Andujar failing big-time to push him to a 4rth set.

I like your optimism, though. :)

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of why a Djokovic domination is preferable to a Nadal one. :hatoff:

I don't think the Djokovic tards are any better. At least some Nadal tards are funny.

Based on the form so far Nadal is going to lose a straight set final to Djokovic.

If he even manages to make it that far. :(
Bloddy hell, I've noticed for quite a while that Rafa isn't even close to his best level, but this... :o

Buahahahaha epic. Nadulla fighting past some irrelevant Spaniard. And losing plenty of energy. Couldn't have asked for a better RG. Although somebody HAS TO put him into his place, which is a 1st class flight back to Mallorca :kiss:

Sorry to bring it to you but: Your dream will never come true mate ;)

a lot of people told me too that fed will never win RG and that i can never hit an ace in a tournament because i am short. and they have been proven wrong.

Do you really think Rafa didn't want to get out of court as fast as possible today, even the more since he's already spent nearly TWICE the amount of time coming through his first matches this year compared to all of his earlier times he played RG?

The sad truth is that Andujar was *outplaying him* in that 3rd set, nothing else. Even more, Rafa didn't as much step it up, it was rather Andujar failing big-time to push him to a 4rth set.

I like your optimism, though. :)

imo, nadal didn't play badly at all. it was more of a case andujar was playing very well (except for the big points of course) than nadal playing badly.

Nole gets Delpo, Fed gets Janko in the third round and Rafa gets a mug instead of Kolya.
His luck is just unreal but even with his unreal luck he won't get that far. Robin should beat him.

this is going to be one of the greatest roland garros triumphs in the history of the sport.......nadal pessimists and nadal haters who are dismissing nadal can prepare themselves to follow sheep fighting from now on.......

there was no way back from being 1-5 0-40 down that too on the opponent's serve.......that set had to be gone and he had to prepare himself to focus on the next set......instead, he refused to let up and stole it from him, that is what nadal is: fight......

come quarterfinals, he will be unplayable.......

I am so pissed Boldenko lost. I wanted Rafa to humiliate him and scream "Bamos" in his face!

Nole gets Delpo, Fed gets Janko in the third round and Rafa gets a mug instead of Kolya.
His luck is just unreal but even with his unreal luck he won't get that far. Robin should beat him.

Sure Rafa is lucky, but what about Murray? Is his draw to semis luck or divine intervention?

too bad Andujar choked in the 3th set cuz it would be great to see Nadal struggle a lot fucking more in Paris

Nadulla is getting luckier by every minute, 227th ranked Veic next.. :o

I am so pissed Boldenko lost. I wanted Rafa to humiliate him and scream "Bamos" in his face!

I know, right? :help: Nothing but luck.

this is going to be one of the greatest roland garros triumphs in the history of the sport.......nadal pessimists and nadal haters who are dismissing nadal can prepare themselves to follow sheep fighting from now on.......

there was no way back from being 1-5 0-40 down that too on the opponent's serve.......that set had to be gone and he had to prepare himself to focus on the next set......instead, he refused to let up and stole it from him, that is what nadal is: fight......

come quarterfinals, he will be unplayable.......

Keep dreaming :haha: I'd like to know what you smoke :lol:

imo, nadal didn't play badly at all. it was more of a case andujar was playing very well (except for the big points of course) than nadal playing badly.

In that case you've been watching a different match than me.
Rafa's serve is about ABSENT, his once-so-fantastic BH sucks big time, and a lot more of his balls land mid-court than ever before. He is no way near to his best level, and this is surely not going to cut it for him come the semi/final. :shrug:

Even more... I noticed barely anyone has mentioned the influence of the hard wind. In the past, Rafa was one of the very best player in dealing with that kind of circumstances, however, in this match, it looked like it was Andujar.
yes, ANDUJAR. WHO??? :eek:

absolutely zero chance for rafa now.
Well, it's getting thinner for sure but it can never be zero chance for Rafa, don't be that pessimistic. :-)

imo, nadal didn't play badly at all. it was more of a case andujar was playing very well (except for the big points of course) than nadal playing badly.
It wasn't impressive either. He'll have to wake up soon.

Sure Rafa is lucky, but what about Murray? Is his draw to semis luck or divine intervention?

I know, Andy's draw is a joke clearly but as a Nole fan you should root for him to get to the SFs instead of some mug. He is a bad match up for Rafa and he could beat him or tire him. Nole gets Andy in the final is better than getting Rafa in the final and you know that.

but realy it doesn't even matter who will be in final. I'm really confidant that Nole will win if he gets to the final. Fed will be a toughest player for him i think.

Ok, on a serious note, Rafa's confidence wasn't exactly SKY HIGH after losing 4 finals to Nole...BUT he is struggling this year at FO ESPECIALLY mainly because FO was purposely sped up to favor the French players, which is fair enough. On top of that new balls favor big hitters/servers as they are faster. Those two factors alone explain Rafa's struggle at FO this year. Combine that with small loss of confidence due to all those recent losses to Nole and it isn't that surprising to see Rafa struggling. Funny thing is, as some commentators noted, this year, FO plays like Wimbledon used to and Wimbledon plays like FO used to.

he's playing at 25% capacity of his 2008 level.......he will up it to 60% by the quarterfinals and that's enough to thrash anyone.......

he will get it done with his great forehand and extraordinary movement alone even in the next round against veic.......

his backhand gets into shape against verdasco in the 4th round.......good luck beating him in the quarterfinals.......

a lot of people told me too that fed will never win RG and that i can never hit an ace in a tournament because i am short. and they have been proven wrong.

Not saying that Roger isn't a legit RG trophy owner, but if he had to face Nadal to get his crown he would have never got it. (Just as Nadal would never get a USO title if he had to play prime Fed to get it). When people told you Fed will never win RG they meant he'll never win it against Nadal (and they were right), I'm sure they didn't mean he'll never win it playing against Pigeonling in final. :rolleyes:

Kudos for the ace though, not a very tall guy myself and I know how hard it is to ace a skilled opponent when you're not that tall :hatoff:

he's playing at 25% capacity of his 2008 level.......he will up it to 60% by the quarterfinals and that's enough to thrash anyone.......
he will get it done with his great forehand and extraordinary movement alone even in the next round against veic.......

his backhand gets into shape against verdasco in the 4th round.......good luck beating him in the quarterfinals.......

:haha:

he's playing at 25% capacity of his 2008 level.......he will up it to 60% by the quarterfinals and that's enough to thrash anyone.......

he will get it done with his great forehand and extraordinary movement alone even in the next round against veic.......

his backhand gets into shape against verdasco in the 4th round.......good luck beating him in the quarterfinals.......

Dude you're good, I'll give you that :haha::haha::haha:
So sucking against scrubs in the first round must be a tactic plan. This man is a genious!

watched the last set. nadal appears low on confidence atm.

Rafa today has shown why he is the best player of all time, no one but him can come back from 1-5 0-40 and win the set 7-6, no one.
I don't know what is more satisfiying see Nadal win or see the haters crying so much. Thank you haters, you make Nadal's victorys so much better :D

this is going to be one of the greatest roland garros triumphs in the history of the sport.......nadal pessimists and nadal haters who are dismissing nadal can prepare themselves to follow sheep fighting from now on.......

there was no way back from being 1-5 0-40 down that too on the opponent's serve.......that set had to be gone and he had to prepare himself to focus on the next set......instead, he refused to let up and stole it from him, that is what nadal is: fight......

come quarterfinals, he will be unplayable.......

he's playing at 25% capacity of his 2008 level.......he will up it to 60% by the quarterfinals and that's enough to thrash anyone.......

he will get it done with his great forehand and extraordinary movement alone even in the next round against veic.......

his backhand gets into shape against verdasco in the 4th round.......good luck beating him in the quarterfinals.......

I expect Nadal wishes he shared your confidence.

I am so pissed Boldenko lost. I wanted Rafa to humiliate him and scream "Bamos" in his face!

You are a mess :o

Rafa today has shown why he is the best player of all time :D

Keep dreamin' boy :wavey: :o

Ok, on a serious note, Rafa's confidence wasn't exactly SKY HIGH after losing 4 finals to Nole...BUT he is struggling this year at FO ESPECIALLY mainly because FO was purposely sped up to favor the French players, which is fair enough. On top of that new balls favor big hitters/servers as they are faster. Those two factors alone explain Rafa's struggle at FO this year. Combine that with small loss of confidence due to all those recent losses to Nole and it isn't that surprising to see Rafa struggling. Funny thing is, as some commentators noted, this year, FO plays like Wimbledon used to and Wimbledon plays like FO used to.

one of rafael's greatest assets is his adaptability.......he is struggling temporarily but as you know he will have adapted to everything the surface, the balls and the pressure by the second week.......

i see him really focused on fighting his way towards 'efficient straight sets demolitions' which he is actually known for at the french open......there was no way he was going to win that third set, no way......it's sometimes hard to believe how tough this guy is.......

Nadal showed again why he's the mental GOAT. Don't count him out, he will play better from now on. These fast balls fcked his clay game and he needs some matches to adapt to these hardcourt conditions. He didn't play badly today, Andujar played really well.

he's playing at 25% capacity of his 2008 level.......he will up it to 60% by the quarterfinals and that's enough to thrash anyone.......

he will get it done with his great forehand and extraordinary movement alone even in the next round against veic.......

his backhand gets into shape against verdasco in the 4th round.......good luck beating him in the quarterfinals.......

60% isn't enough against Nole. In the past it might have worked as Nole was not that fit physically, but IF (and that's a big IF considering Nole's draw) Nole gets to the final, Nadal will have to play at his VERY BEST to beat him. I don't think many people realize importance of this year's FO in relation to Rafa's and Nole's future careers. If Rafa wins (especially if he wins against Nole in the final), that will give him MAJOR CONFIDENCE BOOST, which will enable him to win Wimbledon and several other major tournaments during summer. However, if Nole wins FO (especially if he beats Rafa in the final), then he will dominate mens tour like Rafa did and Fed before him. If Nole beats Rafa in the final it will be the end of Nadal's dominance over Nole, and future Nole-Rafa matches will become somewhat similar to current Rafa-Fed matches ON ALL SURFACES. In other words Nole will have PERMANENT mental hold over Rafa. Sure, Rafa might win every now and then but MAJORITY important matches will be won by Nole. I think Rafa realizes this and it is ANOTHER reason why he is very shaky at this year's FO. He knows HE MUST WIN for the sake of his career. It's not just about this FO, or no.1, it's much, much more important than that.

I know, Andy's draw is a joke clearly but as a Nole fan you should root for him to get to the SFs instead of some mug. He is a bad match up for Rafa and he could beat him or tire him. Nole gets Andy in the final is better than getting Rafa in the final and you know that.

but realy it doesn't even matter who will be in final. I'm really confidant that Nole will win if he gets to the final. Fed will be a toughest player for him i think.


How is Murray a better match up for Nole? Did you even watch Rome or the past 4 Masters finals between Nadal and Nole?

Dude you're good, I'll give you that :haha::haha::haha:
So sucking against scrubs in the first round must be a tactic plan. This man is a genious!

it was not a tactic, he had to be shaken by somebody to realize how much his game has declined and what he needs to do, and fortunately isner did shake him and woke him up.......

Nadal showed again why he's the mental GOAT. Don't count him out, he will play better from now on. These fast balls fcked his clay game and he needs some matches to adapt to these hardcourt conditions. He didn't play badly today, Andujar played really well.


He will play better from now on? Well he should considering he's playing some Croatmug and then he's gonna be the master to another Spanishmug. I don't see him beating Soderling again.

one of rafael's greatest assets is his adaptability.......he is struggling temporarily but as you know he will have adapted to everything the surface, the balls and the pressure by the second week.......

i see him really focused on fighting his way towards 'efficient straight sets demolitions' which he is actually known for at the french open......there was no way he was going to win that third set, no way......it's sometimes hard to believe how tough this guy is.......

While I agree that there was NO DANGER WHATSOEVER of Nadal losing this match today, 3rd set was NOT won by Rafa, it was LOST by Andujar. However, even if Andujar won that 3rd he still would have lost the match.

Who cares about this match enough to write more than 10 pages about it?

60% isn't enough against Nole. In the past it might have worked as Nole was not that fit physically, but IF (and that's a big IF considering Nole's draw) Nole gets to the final, Nadal will have to play at his VERY BEST to beat him. I don't think many people realize importance of this year's FO in relation to Rafa's and Nole's future careers. If Rafa wins (especially if he wins against Nole in the final), that will give him MAJOR CONFIDENCE BOOST, which will enable him to win Wimbledon and several other major tournaments during summer. However, if Nole wins FO (especially if he beats Rafa in the final), then he will dominate mens tour like Rafa did and Fed before him. If Nole beats Rafa in the final it will be the end of Nadal's dominance over Nole, and future Nole-Rafa matches will become somewhat similar to current Rafa-Fed matches ON ALL SURFACES. In other words Nole will have PERMANENT mental hold over Rafa. Sure, Rafa might win every now and then but MAJORITY important matches will be won by Nole. I think Rafa realizes this and it is ANOTHER reason why he is very shaky at this year's FO. He knows HE MUST WIN for the sake of his career. It's not just about this FO, or no.1, it's much, much more important than that.

This is the worst start in terms of form Nadal has ever had to a FO campaign.

I am starting to fear Djokovic winning the title without losing a set. No longer can I see anybody beating him or extending him to 5 sets.

How is Murray a better match up for Nole? Did you even watch Rome or the past 4 Masters finals between Nadal and Nole?

Have you seen AO final? Madrid was just ONE match (fresh Murray against much more tired Nole)...and you cannot determine difficulty of match-ups based on ONE match alone. Nadal is DEFINITELY worse match-up for Nole than Murray. I'm POSITIVE if you asked Nole who'd he rather play in the final, he'd chose Murray. He's not stupid.

another Spaniard lays a brick when 5-1 40-0 v Nadal :lol:

Nadal showed again why he's the mental GOAT.

That's much better than NadalesCrapos, but I think Sampras is still ahead of Nadal as mental GOAT

watched the last set. nadal appears low on confidence atm.
I just read that Nadal actually said he was low on confidence in the Spanish presser after this match. That is very candid

60% isn't enough against Nole. In the past it might have worked as Nole was not that fit physically, but IF (and that's a big IF considering Nole's draw) Nole gets to the final, Nadal will have to play at his VERY BEST to beat him. I don't think many people realize importance of this year's FO in relation to Rafa's and Nole's future careers. If Rafa wins (especially if he wins against Nole in the final), that will give him MAJOR CONFIDENCE BOOST, which will enable him to win Wimbledon and several other major tournaments during summer. However, if Nole wins FO (especially if he beats Rafa in the final), then he will dominate mens tour like Rafa did and Fed before him. If Nole beats Rafa in the final it will be the end of Nadal's dominance over Nole, and future Nole-Rafa matches will become somewhat similar to current Rafa-Fed matches ON ALL SURFACES. In other words Nole will have PERMANENT mental hold over Rafa. Sure, Rafa might win every now and then but MAJORITY important matches will be won by Nole. I think Rafa realizes this and it is ANOTHER reason why he is very shaky at this year's FO. He knows HE MUST WIN for the sake of his career. It's not just about this FO, or no.1, it's much, much more important than that.

there's no way he catches up to 2008 level in one week's time but i still feel he will do just enough just in time to take down djokovic who's having an all time great streak himself......

nadal's backhand will get into decent shape against verdasco but i have a feeling it will really come to life at wimbledon where there's no other way than playing aggressive and forcing the issue.......that is when he will hit through his fears and find his full range on the backhand again.......at the moment he is doubting his backhand a lot and has not much confidence in it.......

i am also not sure if djokovic would be ready to play a 6 or 7 hour final after such a lengthy streak.......either way what a great final would it be if it happens.......

I am starting to fear Djokovic winning the title without losing a set. No longer can I see anybody beating him or extending him to 5 sets.
I really hope you're right but he wasn't seriously challenged so far. The real opponents are yet to come.

This is the worst start in terms of form Nadal has ever had to a FO campaign.

I am starting to fear Djokovic winning the title without losing a set. No longer can I see anybody beating him or extending him to 5 sets.

If he has a long match tomorrow and then against Gasquet/Federer, it will be very difficult for Nole in the final. He will get tired. If he wants FO he has to win in quick 3 sets next few matches because I'm sure it will be LONG one against Fed. I am pretty confident that IF HE GETS TO THE FINAL he WILL win it, but I am not as confident that he WILL GET TO THE FINAL, considering how tough his draw is. On the positive side, Rafa is spending A LOT of energy on the court too, so he might be tired as well if he gets to the final.

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of why a Djokovic domination is preferable to a Nadal one. :hatoff:

Agree. A player as defensive as Nadal should not be the GOAT. His game is effective but it is not pretty to say the least.

Have you seen AO final? Madrid was just ONE match (fresh Murray against much more tired Nole)...and you cannot determine difficulty of match-ups based on ONE match alone. Nadal is DEFINITELY worse match-up for Nole than Murray. I'm POSITIVE if you asked Nole who'd he rather play in the final, he'd chose Murray. He's not stupid.

I'm pretty sure it's easier to judge from a match 2 weeks ago than from a match 5 months ago.

And Rafa's backhand side and serve has been absolutely WTA-like. Djokovic would destroy him. Murray is much trickier opponent.

djokovic is in a fight tomorrow, a real fight......

djokovic is in a fight tomorrow, a real fight......

Yeah, to me DelPo is the real final if he plays well and feels good enough to play.

Its over for nadull,,,he will be taken to the cleaners onces he passes his turkey fiasco.

there's no way he catches up to 2008 level in one week's time but i still feel he will do just enough just in time to take down djokovic who's having an all time great streak himself......

nadal's backhand will get into decent shape against verdasco but i have a feeling it will really come to life at wimbledon where there's no other way than playing aggressive and forcing the issue.......that is when he will hit through his fears and find his full range on the backhand again.......at the moment he is doubting his backhand a lot and has not much confidence in it.......

i am also not sure if djokovic would be ready to play a 6 or 7 hour final after such a lengthy streak.......either way what a great final would it be if it happens.......

Well, first of all, no way IN HELL it's going to last 6-7 hours...and second of all, Rafa's fitness isn't what it used to be. Have you seen Rafa in some of those finals against Nole? He was EXHAUSTED and Nole looked relatively fresh. Have you seen Rafa in that tiebreaker in Miami? He looks like he needed an oxygen tank. Thing is, Rafa runs WAY more than Nole when they play...Nole moves him around so much, so by the end of the match he is EXHAUSTED. Are you sure Rafa can last 5+ hours against new Nole? If Nole dictates play and moves Rafa like he did in all those finals, I don't think so. After 5 hours Rafa would have covered MUCH more mileage than Nole and he is definitely not as fit as he used to be.

It would be good if all the Nadulltards who were bigging up Nadal's chances in this so far disastrous F.O. campaign would form a pact to depart this forum en masse if Nadal loses.

Rafa :help:

Well, first of all, no way IN HELL it's going to last 6-7 hours...and second of all, Rafa's fitness isn't what it used to be. Have you seen Rafa in some of those finals against Nole? He was EXHAUSTED and Nole looked relatively fresh. Have you seen Rafa in that tiebreaker in Miami? He looks like he needed an oxygen tank. Thing is, Rafa runs WAY more than Nole when they play...Nole moves him around so much, so by the end of the match he is EXHAUSTED. Are you sure Rafa can last 5+ hours against new Nole? If Nole dictates play and moves Rafa like he did in all those finals, I don't think so. After 5 hours Rafa would have covered MUCH more mileage than Nole and he is definitely not as fit as he used to be.

masters events don't give much recovery time, slams do.......believe me he has come to fight like no other time for exactly the reasons you mentioned in your previous post... this french open is mighty important for nadal and he will make every possible effort to win it......

nole is super fit these days but clay, best of 5 sets format and nadal are made for one another.......tough luck for nole, he's such a great player.......

He's clearly been watching Wozniacki. The less you do, the more you win.
Fortunately, thanks to Nole, he's winning jack.

Rafa today has shown why he is the best player of all time, no one but him can come back from 1-5 0-40 and win the set 7-6, no one.

Are you a troll? If not, you are effing retarded.
The only reason Nadal didnt lose the 3rd set today was because his opponent shittied his pants and choked.

How is Murray a better match up for Nole? Did you even watch Rome or the past 4 Masters finals between Nadal and Nole?

Yes i watched it but then again Andy in GS finals shows his worst so Rafa will be harder for Nole if he gets to the finals.:shrug:

My God Andujar could have actually won this in straight sets. Ridiculous match

Agree. A player as defensive as Nadal should not be the GOAT. His game is effective but it is not pretty to say the least.


:bs:

"Pretty" is subjective, lots of people (including me) find Nadal's tennis pretty.
"Efficient" is not subjective.

You don't have to play pretty to become the GOAT.

It would be good if all the Nadulltards who were bigging up Nadal's chances in this so far disastrous F.O. campaign would form a pact to depart this forum en masse if Nadal loses.

Here Here

:bs:

"Pretty" is subjective, lots of people (including me) find Nadal's tennis pretty.
"Efficient" is not subjective.

You don't have to play pretty to become the GOAT.

:sad: Didn't know you're a Nadal fan.

Go better defend Wozniacka and bash Shazza on TF;) I like your TF character much more...:p

Agree. A player as defensive as Nadal should not be the GOAT. His game is effective but it is not pretty to say the least.

Nadal is no GOAT. Never will be. He is done.

Nadal's ground game is back, no one can understand this, but I can. He'll win his 10th major here! He just needs to be a little more consistent.

whats up with these mugs in the lead and failing to take even a set, terrible

shame that Pablo couldn't win those SPs

i am also not sure if djokovic would be ready to play a 6 or 7 hour final after such a lengthy streak.......either way what a great final would it be if it happens.......

:drink:


Nadaltards losing it more and more.

andujar said he wanted to play like djokovic :hug:

http://www.thesportscampus.com/2011052613181/grand-slams/interview-with-rafael-nadal

Nadal's ground game is back, no one can understand this, but I can. He'll win his 10th major here! He just needs to be a little more consistent.
uh oh :smoke:

andujar said he wanted to play like djokovic :hug:

http://www.thesportscampus.com/2011052613181/grand-slams/interview-with-rafael-nadal
lol, that was charming. It's interesting that Rafa was talking about Djokovic even when journalists didn't even mention Djokovic in their questions.

Nadal is no GOAT. Never will be. He is done.

He is no GOAT but I fear he might get 7 more majors before he retires which would make him the GOAT. The fact that he has a career slam is slightly :o. As a Federer fan I have to admit that most of the blame goes to the great Swiss. He choked time and time again against Nadal. The OZ open in 2009 :o.. Djokovic is doing his level best to hold back the Nadal tide and that is very commendable. I respect Nadal but his grinding style of tennis is not GOAT acceptable.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bamosssssssssss!
Afraidovic and Frauderer could have lost easily to this guy!

Batko,are you fucking crazy?

Nadal's ground game is back? Are you people serious?

andujar said he wanted to play like djokovic :hug:

http://www.thesportscampus.com/2011052613181/grand-slams/interview-with-rafael-nadal

I love the guy. He has game and can be a top 50 player. Shame he is a choker though.:(
I hope he keeps improving his game and see more of him this season.

Nadal's ground game is back? Are you people serious?

Back Six Feet Under, I suppose. :o

Great to watch Nadull's career unravel. What a joke player he has been this whole time.

:drink:

Nadaltards losing it more and more.

Tom, just one thing: don't mix up the delusional tards with the genuine fans, okay? ;)

I love the guy. He has game and can be a top 50 player. Shame he is a choker though.:(
I hope he keeps improving his game and see more of him this season.

Can be? He's ranked 48 in the world

Just watched the replay and Nadal looked bad, wow. He's playing scared right now and dropping everything short.

Can be? He's ranked 48 in the world

lol my bad.:lol:
He can be top 30 player for some weeks then.:p

Why does nobody mention Andujar'S increduble looks, that's probably what distracted Nadal and made him suck.

Here's part (?) of the post-match interview with Nadal posted on the RG website:

Link (http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/multimedia/index.html).

"I'm not happy, but I am here".

Why does nobody mention Andujar'S increduble looks, that's probably what distracted Nadal and made him suck.

ooh, I have thought about that... :p

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showpost.php?p=10927116&postcount=1639

another Spaniard lays a brick when 5-1 40-0 v Nadal :lol:

Choker Fakerer became a spaniard citizen when he played Nadal in Hamburg 2008 :lol:

Nadal needed 5 sets to beat Haase and Petzschner...and who won last Wimbledon?

Rafa is playing so bad. :help: But Davydenko is out :devil:, and then Veic or Verdasco in R4. He may have trouble against Soderling though if he doesn't stop playing at his C-level.

I love the guy. He has game and can be a top 50 player. Shame he is a choker though.:(
I hope he keeps improving his game and see more of him this season.

hes already a top 50 player. he'll always be a choker, though

Here's part (?) of the post-match interview with Nadal posted on the RG website:

Link (http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/multimedia/index.html).

"I'm not happy, but I am here".

nadal is in deep shit...

also worth mentioning:

nadal knows he is in deep shit...

in all honesty, i feel his chances of winning rg are somewhere between Slim and F**ked

Oh yes he will, the mugs he'll face will choke his way to the final ;)
(expect Murray and Sod losing before they face him too...)

ABSOLUTELY 100% SURE. They´ll find some Wawrinka and some Melzer to clean the king´s road . . . . .

holy crap, played 7 hours for just 2 matches, and against one who is bad on clay and the other one a no-body, this rafa will not even reach quarter-final, i am being serious:rolleyes:

Why does nobody mention Andujar'S increduble looks, that's probably what distracted Nadal and made him suck.
True that. He has the tough, outdoorsy look, not the typical "soft" look so popular today.

yes Andujar is good looking, but Ancic is still better than him:cool:

He is the luckiest fucking fuck who EVER lived.

No one can deny it

don't think so, though Rafa was playing as worst as hell, i still think he would have won even if Andujar won the 3rd set

Nole gets Delpo, Fed gets Janko in the third round and Rafa gets a mug instead of Kolya.
His luck is just unreal but even with his unreal luck he won't get that far. Robin should beat him.

Your Nole also got his share of luck in last year's us open final. Was closed to being defeated by Roger but managed to pull through by some chokes from Roger. Tired from the long semi-final match but got one more day of rest due to rains. He still managed to lose the final is his own fault but luck was shining on his shoulder.

Your Nole also got his share of luck in last year's us open final. Was closed to being defeated by Roger but managed to pull through by some chokes from Roger. Tired from the long semi-final match but got one more day of rest due to rains. He still managed to lose the final is his own fault but luck was shining on his shoulder.

Yes, 3 winners by Djokovic after being match point down is Federer choking :stupid:

Yes, 3 winners by Djokovic after being match point down is Federer choking :stupid:

or by his own braveness, but roger did choke in some moments though :shrug:

no need to use that stupid smiliy, i have never offended you

you still can't deny that he was full of luck for getting one more day's rest due to rains and the rain breaks during the final came at some moments when he was falling behind was luck too :shrug:

or by his own braveness, but roger did choke in some moments though :shrug:

no need to use that stupid smiliy, i have never offended you

you still can't deny that he was full of luck for getting one more day's rest due to rains and the rain breaks during the final came at some moments when he was falling behind was luck too :shrug:

It's my belief that the extra rest put the pressure squarely on Djokovic's shoulders, putting him at a mental disadvantage that he was unable to deal with. I believe that had there been no extra day of rest that Djokovic would have won, still riding the high of finally beating Federer (much like how he routined Nadal in Rome, despite the tough match with Murray the previous day). But that's neither here nor there since Nadal won so I give him full credit for the victory.

The rain breaks during the final may have allowed Djokovic back in the match but Nadal was firmly in control....and he eventually won, so none of that really matters in the end.

It's my belief that the extra rest put the pressure squarely on Djokovic's shoulders, putting him at a mental disadvantage that he was unable to deal with. I believe that had there been no extra day of rest that Djokovic would have won, still riding the high of finally beating Federer (much like how he routined Nadal in Rome, despite the tough match with Murray the previous day). But that's neither here nor there since Nadal won so I give him full credit for the victory.

The rain breaks during the final may have allowed Djokovic back in the match but Nadal was firmly in control....and he eventually won, so none of that really matters in the end.

Nole himself said he was glad to get an extra day of rest and I think by saying this, he considered himself lucky.

if he did not get one more day of rest, he gonna went down in straight sets.

It's my belief that the extra rest put the pressure squarely on Djokovic's shoulders, putting him at a mental disadvantage that he was unable to deal with. I believe that had there been no extra day of rest that Djokovic would have won, still riding the high of finally beating Federer (much like how he routined Nadal in Rome, despite the tough match with Murray the previous day). But that's neither here nor there since Nadal won so I give him full credit for the victory.

The rain breaks during the final may have allowed Djokovic back in the match but Nadal was firmly in control....and he eventually won, so none of that really matters in the end.
Um nice theory but no. Nadal would've owned him if it wasn't for that day off. Djokovic got lucky to have that day off. He wasn't in even close to the form that he is now. No gluten free diet either at that time.

Um nice theory but no. Nadal would've owned him if it wasn't for that day off. Djokovic got lucky to have that day off. He wasn't in even close to the form that he is now. No gluten free diet either at that time.

yeah, Rafa gonna beat him in straight sets if he did not get that extra day off, i don't understand how come he thought Nole would win if he did not get one more day of rest? he looked as tired as dead after winning against roger and he was not as fit as he is now :scratch:

5-1 40-0 pablo serving for the set and.... the choking mug loses it 7-6

it's been a while since the last time i saw a choke like that :worship:
Nalbandian, Indian Wells 2009 :mad: -- 5-3 serving for the match; Nadal saved 4 MPs, won the set in a TB and bagelled Banaldian in the final set.


ABSOLUTELY 100% SURE. They´ll find some Wawrinka and some Melzer to clean the king´s road . . . . .

At least Melzer actually has a victory against Nadal... but Melzer's out too!!! :rolleyes:

Good from Andujar. The potential is there that's foshure. Nadal will get better. He will certainly have a stroll in the park in his next match.

Epic third set. Rafa is just toying with the likes of Andujar or Isner.

Epic third set. Rafa is just toying with the likes of Andujar or Isner.
disagree, this is just a low confidence Nadal, spraying and shanking to many UE... As soon as Andujar choked it at 5-1; there was no way he could win this set; but he at least put up a little fight

Djokovic must again have enjoyed this... already warming the oven for some bakery products in the finals :smoke:

Djokovic must again have enjoyed this... already warming the oven for some bakery products in the finals :smoke:

If you mean Rafito reaching the final then keep dreaming. :kiss:

I sense another Murray vs Djokovic GS final coming. :zzz: :zzz: Now that's gonna be the new hot 'rivalry', forget Fedal. :o Or even Rafole. :o But to be honest with Djokovic domination for the next decade or so there might be no rivalry to talk about. :)

If you mean Rafito reaching the final then keep dreaming. :kiss:

I sense another Murray vs Djokovic GS final coming. :zzz: :zzz: Now that's gonna be the new hot 'rivalry', forget Fedal. :o Or even Rafole. :o But to be honest with Djokovic domination for the next decade or so there might be no rivalry to talk about. :)

agreed :cool:

Nole gets Delpo, Fed gets Janko in the third round and Rafa gets a mug instead of Kolya.
His luck is just unreal but even with his unreal luck he won't get that far. Robin should beat him.

:baby:

:baby:

nole has his share of good luck :baby: :baby:

:baby:

Rafa is in deep shit. Even his luck won't help him much.:bigwave:

Rafa is in deep shit. Even his luck won't help him much.:bigwave:

thats true, but 9 slams still is a bit better than 2 slams :bigwave:

thats true, but 9 slams still is a bit better than 2 slams :bigwave:

Then enjoy living in the past. Poor Rafa, can't win anything big these days.:awww::hug:

Then enjoy living in the past. Poor Rafa, can't win anything big these days.:awww::hug:

many players wanted to be as poor as him :lol:

many players wanted to be as poor as him :lol:

Yeah i know. :lol:
Sorry if i botherd you. You seem a real Rafa fan after all.:hug:

Yeah i know. :lol:
Sorry if i botherd you. You seem a real Rafa fan after all.:hug:

No problem, some misunderstanding. I guess we both are a bit too passionate towards our idols. And for the records, I like Nole, he is always gracious even in defeats, just that i cannot support him when he is against my rafa :lol:

this thread :haha: