injury timeouts taken by both...nadal strapping tape on his knees again. rafa played average, made a lot of errors. miraculous effort by djoko on making this match close
Madrid SemiF - Rafael Nadal narrowly defeats Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)
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Re: who's the kid at the end of Nadal-Djokovic match?
For real? No wonder he can run all the way to the mid court without getting stopped by security.
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Re: who's the kid at the end of Nadal-Djokovic match?
Tomorrow's trophy.
Tomorrow's trophy.
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It was Rafa's son from the future. He came back in time to tell Rafa that Mirka is his mother and that he better get ready to become a father.
It was Rafa's son from the future. He came back in time to tell Rafa that Mirka is his mother and that he better get ready to become a father.
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All I know that he is a very lucky kid.
LOL!
All I know that he is a very lucky kid.
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A competitive match against Nadal on clay is a rarity to be savoured. Doesn't mean that this era of claycourt tennis isn't the weakest in tennis' history, though.
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He has a lot of them and many are called like him.
Toni has 2 little boys but this one wasn't his, probably from his other uncles, maybe uncle Rafael or Miguel Angel who were also there.
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Stunned Djokovic seeking positives in Nadal defeat
MADRID, May 16 (Reuters) - A stunned Novak Djokovic was left licking his wounds on Saturday after coming within a whisker of inflicting a rare claycourt defeat on world number one Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open.
Spaniard Nadal battled back from a set and a break down and saved three match points for a dramatic 3-6 7-6 7-6 win in the longest three-setter ever at over four hours in a Masters Series event.
It was the third time in a month he had beaten Djokovic following his victories in the finals at the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters and he improved his record against the Serb to 14 wins and four defeats.
“I don’t know what to do,” a shattered-looking Djokovic said at a news conference.
“Next time I’ll probably take two rackets on the match point and try to hit with both of them. It’s frustrating that when you play so well you can’t win.”
Djokovic has had a fine clay season, also winning the title in his native Belgrade last weekend, and said his recent meetings with Nadal had boosted his confidence.
“I’m taking positives from the last couple of matches we played on this surface,” he said. “And the positives are that I was one point away from the victory.”
At a separate news conference, Nadal said he had congratulated Djokovic for his performances on clay and for the way he played on Saturday and had also wished him luck for the French Open starting later this month.
“He’s probably feeling down now but when he analyses the match in the cold light of day he’ll take positives out of it and see he was very close to beating me,” he said.
“It will definitely give him confidence for Roland Garros and he’s been having a spectacular clay season.
“He’s a great player, he always has been. It seems to me he’s getting better with every game.”
MADRID, May 16 (Reuters) - A stunned Novak Djokovic was left licking his wounds on Saturday after coming within a whisker of inflicting a rare claycourt defeat on world number one Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open.
Spaniard Nadal battled back from a set and a break down and saved three match points for a dramatic 3-6 7-6 7-6 win in the longest three-setter ever at over four hours in a Masters Series event.
It was the third time in a month he had beaten Djokovic following his victories in the finals at the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters and he improved his record against the Serb to 14 wins and four defeats.
“I don’t know what to do,” a shattered-looking Djokovic said at a news conference.
“Next time I’ll probably take two rackets on the match point and try to hit with both of them. It’s frustrating that when you play so well you can’t win.”
Djokovic has had a fine clay season, also winning the title in his native Belgrade last weekend, and said his recent meetings with Nadal had boosted his confidence.
“I’m taking positives from the last couple of matches we played on this surface,” he said. “And the positives are that I was one point away from the victory.”
At a separate news conference, Nadal said he had congratulated Djokovic for his performances on clay and for the way he played on Saturday and had also wished him luck for the French Open starting later this month.
“He’s probably feeling down now but when he analyses the match in the cold light of day he’ll take positives out of it and see he was very close to beating me,” he said.
“It will definitely give him confidence for Roland Garros and he’s been having a spectacular clay season.
“He’s a great player, he always has been. It seems to me he’s getting better with every game.”
The third set was awesome, very high quality. I thought the first and second sets were quite poor.
I have to say that even though Nadal is my favourite player, I wanted Djokovic to win this one. I'm not a fan of dominance like this because I like an element of unpredictability in the final result. Now we know that Nadal playing poorly for most of the match can't be beaten, not even by the #2 on clay playing at 99% of his potential.
I have to say that even though Nadal is my favourite player, I wanted Djokovic to win this one. I'm not a fan of dominance like this because I like an element of unpredictability in the final result. Now we know that Nadal playing poorly for most of the match can't be beaten, not even by the #2 on clay playing at 99% of his potential.
For those who haven't watched this amazing match, here's the best highlights of the match:
http://www.tennisters.com/video.php?user=Ziad&video_id=230
http://www.tennisters.com/video.php?user=Ziad&video_id=230
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