[JamesXP]

:zzz:

Match stats:

 

[drfelc]

Steve is simply a joke of a player. How he's got to his current ranking is beyond me.

 

[Wojcirej]

Madrid R2: [3] Nadal def. Johnson 6-4 6-3

Safe play from Rafa. Without making things harder for himself.

Johnson tried his best, but it wasn't enough.

 

[Silverbullet96]

Madrid R2: (3)Rafael Nadal def. Steve Johnson 6-4 6-3

 

[JamesXP]

Steve is simply a joke of a player. How he's got to his current ranking is beyond me.

That backhand was atrocious. Nadal bullied him as if Johnson were one-handed. :facepalm:

 

[Mr.Cool]

mighty fast creating of a topic, on TV they were playing the last point

 

[Fogmeister]

Fognini would've beaten this Nadal 6-1 6-2 today. Too bad he faced Dimitrov instead.

 

[darcis_forehand]

Re: Madrid R2: [3] Nadal def. Johnson 6-4 6-3

He faces Bolelli next. If I recall correctly, Bolelli was the only person apart from Djokovic to break Nadal during RG 2012, so there is perhaps a glimmer of hope for Bolelli... we shall see.

 

[Bruce7]

Rafa trolling everyone with the new racquet experiment. His10ry incoming.

 

[Orka_n]

Johnson is such a typical american. Sucks on clay but has a big forehand... His backhand is truly a disgrace though, it's not even futures level. You don't stand a chance against Baldito with that bh, especially not on clay.

Steve actually won more games than I thought.

Rafa did nothing special, played it safe.

 

[JamesXP]

mighty fast creating of a topic, on TV they were playing the last point

I knew Johnson would fail to hold serve again. :lol:

 

[drfelc]

I knew Johnson would fail to hold serve again. :lol:

You say that, but then I did spot that initially you put 6-4, 6-4 into the title.

 

[Rafa#Uno:-)]

Change Raquet again. Rafael is a twin. Unsure. Process....

 

[Tezza12]

Johnson was never going to trouble Rafa with that backhand of his.

Good solid tennis from Nadal, he did what he had to. The tests will get much tougher though...

 

[JamesXP]

You say that, but then I did spot that initially you put 6-4, 6-4 into the title.

Typo, you bastard... :scared:

:haha: Okay you caught me.

 

[Gabeh99]

I knew Johnson would fail to hold serve again. :lol:

Yes, and of course we all knew you knew.

 

[JamesXP]

Yes, and of course we all knew you knew.

Johnson's backhand knew too.

 

[Johnny Groove]

Good win, looked strong physically, and sharper than 2015 standards

Time to focus on Bolelli

 

[pepita1964]

It is better to not comment this match. Johnson is good hard court player but not a clay player for sure. He has only 25 matches
on clay in his career and has lost almost all of them.

 

[Orka_n]

Typo, you bastard... :scared:

:haha: Okay you caught me.

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