[Tennis4Lyf]

Rafa played a nobody at 15000% to get the lucky win. Shameless!

On the other hand:
Quentin Halys is really good. Some holds were impressive(He is just 18 and Ranked 296). Some of his FH and dropshots winners were really good. BH might need some time to tune. A good match for a WC. Overall a great prospect. :yeah:

Rafa was good on and off. Some FH DTL and Inside out FH winners were very good. But still not convincing. He should have dished out a bagel or breadstick in the first :facepalm:. A good test to start the RG, nonetheless. 67th win at RG. :worship:

Let's see if 2015dal can play 2 good matches in a row. Good luck champ.

 

[lupojohn]

French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Considering the circumstances, I thought Halys gave quite an account of himself. He should be very proud of the way he played against a legend.

 

[f1yer]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Question is -
Did or Did Halys NOT choke?

 

[acacacacademy]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Halys did better against Nadal than Murray did in the 2014 semi-final.

 

[yuri27]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Halys did better against Nadal than Murray did in the 2014 semi-final.

and much better than some of his more famous compatriots (Gasquet, look at me).

 

[Gliese581]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

really good performance by halys. he acquitted himself very well here. I love his game ,really displayed some great stuff

hopefully he'll be moving further up the rankings soon and maybe by this time next year he wont need the wild card

 

[Surcouf]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Halys served well and was attempting a lot of things after his serve.

Nadal played ok fora first match, never was in any danger. He hit some nice forehands cross courts. Still some errors on the BH side but decent match.

 

[Tennis4Lyf]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Rafa advertising Babolat connect on court. :lol:

 

[decrepitude]

Halys is WC not Q. Not that it matters, this thread will be merged with the other anyway.

 

[AlterBridge]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Digging Bluedals outfit Was expecting some bagels, but Halys played very well, kid has potential.

 

[Tennis4Lyf]

Halys is WC not Q. Not that it matters, this thread will be merged with the other anyway.

I meant Quentin Halys.

 

[Nolesaurus]

Nole is going to eat this guy for a breakfast, lunch and dinner next week

 

[MIMIC]

Nadal definitely looks beatable here. He wasn't in any real danger here (mostly because of the inexperience of his opponent), but Halys was still able to keep it relatively close and make it somewhat competitive. Any other player wouldn't have been as generous.

 

[f1yer]

Re: French Open R1: (6) Nadal def. (WC) Halys 6-3 6-3 6-4

Digging Bluedals outfit Was expecting some bagels, but Halys played very well, kid has potential.

Yes, a good one.

Will the people of the Great country now love him at least ... he s wearing your national colors man !

 

[Wojcirej]

On the beginning Halys was bad. Really bad. Maybe nerves, different reality, that kind of stuff. Much better in next two sets. Definitely worthy WC for this Boy Doubles champ from last year, serve and forehand combo really nice. :yeah: :yeah:

Rafa was pulling the trigger from his forehand when he had a chance, which is good thing to see. Hope that trend continues in next matches, or even will look better. Consistency is everything.

 

[Surcouf]

Nadal definitely looks beatable here. He wasn't in any real danger here (mostly because of the inexperience of his opponent), but Halys was still able to keep it relatively close and make it somewhat competitive. Any other player wouldn't have been as generous.

Halys played well. Especially on serve. Odss are high that he would have taken at least a set from Federer.

 

[leng jai]

Djokovic :bigwave:

 

[Rychu]

King is back.

Vamos!

 

[Slade]

Yummy yummy. :lick:

3 more rounds "Rafa"!

 

[chalkdust]

Good stuff from Halys. He can really crack that forehand. Nadal a long way from the form he needs to win this.