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Who will prevail in this clash of two real top 8ers?

Real top 8 clash in Rome R3 WWW: Rafael Nadal vs Ernest Gulbis

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#1 · (Edited)
It is unusual to see two real top 8ers face before the QF, but there you have it. Who will prevail in this highly anticipated clash of the titans?

 
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Alright, we were wrong about The Fog, but he played one of his worst matches of the year, we couldn't possibly have predicted that. Surely Gulbis has what it takes to beat Nadal, The Gulb in 2.
 
#6 ·
GOATbis in 2. And I mean it.
 
#14 ·
Keep hoping. This is not Acapulco final, this is a real top 8 player Nadal will be facing here, every point will be a titanic battle for supremacy.
 
#9 ·
1. Gulbis wins and he is clearly one of the greatest threat to the top guys and a potential slam winner.
2. Gulbis loses and whatever the hype, he is absolutely irrelevant to top level tennis.
 
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#15 ·
Great chance for Gulbis, seriously.
His forehand on clay is much more danger than on hard due to additional shottime, and BH still one of the best in ATP
He can dictate game from both wings and should destroy Nadal BH.
Main problem is mentality...He lost at IW because of it.
 
#19 ·
Great chance for Gulbis, seriously.
His forehand on clay is much more danger than on hard due to additional shottime, and BH still one of the best in ATP
He can dictate game from both wings and should destroy Nadal BH.
Main problem is mentality...He lost at IW because of it.
So I'm curious: you say Gulbis is better off both wings yet he is 0-5 against Nadal.

You ascribe this simply to his mentality?
 
#29 ·
Gulbis 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
 
#35 ·
Nadal is 5-0 against this mug. He will make it 6-0 tomorrow. Fangirls can hype the mindless ballbasher to high heavens while Nadal lets his racquet do the talking and builds up the H2H. Nadal in 2 sets. Something routine like 6-2 6-4.
 
#38 ·
E Gul to finish what he started at IW.
 
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