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rnrockz1
Guest
On arguably the best day of tennis, Rafa Nadal takes on the surprise Mathieu. My pick is Rafa in 4.
Justin Side
Hall of Fame
Agree. Nadal in 4 sets.
TomatoSoup
Semi-Pro
Nadal in 5.
BullDogTennis
Hall of Fame
mathiu in 4. i smell upset!
namelessone
Legend
Mathieu in 3. I hope he takes the cheating scumbag out.
Dimension
Professional
Oh nooo... name, are you serious?! :shock:
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decades
Guest
rafa in three sets, and two injury timeouts.
namelessone
Legend
Dimension
Professional
I didn't watch the match. Anyhow, I just hope that you are being sarcastic.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Dude, Nadal did NOT cheat. Did you see his presser? He admitted his right knee has been hurting him since Miami against Roddick. He also admitted that he wouldn't call the trainer unless he was in serious pain.
How is that cheating?
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
Rafa "One Leg" Nadal in 3, unless he gets injured.
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namelessone
Legend
Dude, I was being sarcastic. At least for tonight you have to say that Nadal cheated, ok ?
Kunohara
Professional
Ohhhh really ?
I thought he said, after is retirement vs Murray in AO, that he wouldnt play in pain anymore ?
Hypocrisy is gold.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
SO you think Nadal is a LIAR? What's the problem in taking a MTO if you're feeling pain? Is that against rulebooks? What about Fed taking a bathroom break in the AO?
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Oh ok. Cool. I thought you had gone to the dark side tooDude, I was being sarcastic. At least for tonight you have to say that Nadal cheated, ok ?
Lots of Nadal haters on this board.
Justin Side
Hall of Fame
He's 0-9 vs Nadal. That's a solid reason for many to be underestimating him.
But he took Rafa in 5 in RG 2006 if i'm not mistaken(the only player to ever do that and clay being the surface Rafa excells on).
rovex
Legend
Let's be real here for a minute. Nadal's been shaky this tournament and Mathieu's just beaten a tuff opponent in Youzhny and De Bakker today. Before this tournament, he only won something like 4 matches this year. He's on a bit of a roll now and has the game to trouble Nadal. H2H isn't always be all and end all. It's about who plays well on the day.
Justin Side
Hall of Fame
Rafa has never played a 5 setter at the French. I think the match you're thinking of was a 4 set Nadal win.
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Justdoit10
Guest
It was an extremely long 4 set match in which Mathieu had a boat load of opportunities he never capitalized on
Justin Side
Hall of Fame
I agree Rafa has been very shaky. He also just said he's pulling out of Davis Cup to rest his right knee after Wimbledon, obviously not a good sign. So maybe you're right and he's there for the taking. I don't think he'll be knocked off till he faces a top 10 guy though, I expect him to keep finding a way to win till then.
newmark401
Professional
You could say that about Gasquet, Simon, Monfils, Benneteau, Llodra, Santoro... It's very frustrating being a fan of French players, whom I like very much. I can't really see Mathieu beating Nadal on Monday (Nadal leads their head-to-head 9-0).
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MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
The macho man Rafito Savage in 4 Vamos
Vamos
borg number one
Legend
I think Nadal will be sharper this next match. I think he'll go through in 4 sets possibly, but I think a straight set win is more likely. He knows that he's going to have to raise his game as he gets into this second week.
Bud
Bionic Poster
After some of the oddness, surprises and upsets that have occurred so far... not sure who to vote for (yet)
He was 2-0 (now 3-0) against Petzschner and had never dropped a set before today. No longer know what to expect from this wacky tournament
He was 2-0 (now 3-0) against Petzschner and had never dropped a set before today. No longer know what to expect from this wacky tournament
Tennisfans1
Rookie
i voted for injury as i believe it was the most likable outcome
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Deleted member 77403
Guest
Nadal in 4.
I think Mathieu will have some confidence after watching Nadal struggle and will come out blazing, and push hard for two sets. I think they will split the first two, after which Nadal will win.
I think Mathieu will have some confidence after watching Nadal struggle and will come out blazing, and push hard for two sets. I think they will split the first two, after which Nadal will win.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
the voodoo doll is ready... no faking this time !
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
All of you missed the secret memo to the top seeds that they must drop sets and look vulnerable so the Wimbledon can compete with the FIFA in interest.
Rafa went the extra mile by faking injury. Credit to him, and Unca Toni who pretended to coach, and to Cedric Mourier for looking so natural, and Rafa for that excellent show of fake anger, and even that well rehearsed finger pointing that ALMOST crossed the line.
Of course, we all know that The Warrior will prevail even if it has to be five sets. That just reduces his training schedule a bit. No sweat.
As far as Roger is concerned, no one really knows if he is also actually putting on the act, or really out of shape and on the verge of retirement as his detractors here wish. His match could thus be interesting.
Rafa went the extra mile by faking injury. Credit to him, and Unca Toni who pretended to coach, and to Cedric Mourier for looking so natural, and Rafa for that excellent show of fake anger, and even that well rehearsed finger pointing that ALMOST crossed the line.
Of course, we all know that The Warrior will prevail even if it has to be five sets. That just reduces his training schedule a bit. No sweat.
As far as Roger is concerned, no one really knows if he is also actually putting on the act, or really out of shape and on the verge of retirement as his detractors here wish. His match could thus be interesting.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Don't worry he's just one of those idiotic trolls looking for attentions by bashing on a pro player. I love how he calls in a trainer to look at his knee and everyone makes a huge deal out of it like it's WW3 on this board and Nadal is a cheater for being well within his rights to call a trainer.... Does anyone here even know that he was for sure faking it? No, so shut the **** up and stop acting like little 13 year old ***gots.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Rafa is playing really well today, glad he got out of clown mode!
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TennisandMusic
Guest
Nadal knocking the cover off the ball at times, like he used too. Must be feeling it today. Mathieu is cheating.
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