2014 Madrid Masters - the general discussion thread

[WhiskeyEE]

Kei is getting very good. He makes some weird errors though.

 

[Team10]

All of you guys do know there is a match thread for this specific match right?

 

[rainingaces]

bp daveed

clay suits Nishikori's shot making, wonder if he can keep up the play off the red stuff.

 

[WhiskeyEE]

bp daveed

clay suits Nishikori's shot making, wonder if he can keep up the play off the red stuff.

He's like a slow court shot maker. Because he can make pretty good shots consistently, but can't necessarily end points quickly on fast courts.

 

[Mainad]

Michael Chang seems to be paying dividends

Speaking of whom, I haven't seen him at any of the European clay court matches that Kei has been involved in. Is he a part-time coach only along the lines of Lendl? I expect to see him at RG at least!

 

[veroniquem]

Was thinking the same.

Busy. Manage to read now and then though

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Speaking of whom, I haven't seen him at any of the European clay court matches that Kei has been involved in. Is he a part-time coach only along the lines of Lendl? I expect to see him at RG at least!

Good question, not sure, good homework!

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Busy. Manage to read now and then though

Welcome back!!

 

[Nostradamus]

If RAFA wins by beating Kei, is that significant ?

If RAFA wins tomorrow, does that mean he is playing great clay tennis again ?? or just that he didnt' play anybody good ?

 

[bullfan]

Speaking of whom, I haven't seen him at any of the European clay court matches that Kei has been involved in. Is he a part-time coach only along the lines of Lendl? I expect to see him at RG at least!

He was at Barcelona, but wearing a floppy hat.

 

[newpball]

If RAFA wins tomorrow, does that mean he is playing great clay tennis again ?? or just that he didnt' play anybody good ?

That obviously depends on who you ask. :grin:

Die hard Djokovic and F fans will undoubtedly say the tournament is weak and boring. Die hard Wawrinka fans, well they rather forget Madrid asap. And die hard Nadal fans will likely say something like: "What's special, he wins, that is his modus operandi!".

Objectively speaking I think Nadal seems to get well into clay form. Would be good timing, an easy Rome and full force into RG.

Time will tell!

:grin:

 

[NADALRECORD]

If RAFA wins tomorrow, does that mean he is playing great clay tennis again ?? or just that he didnt' play anybody good ?

The people who watched Madrid know how Nadal is playing. The people who didn't watch Nadal at Madrid, aren't relevant.

 

[Wynter]

Oh God, come true my vote!

 

[Chico]

Please make tihs treeible tournament defunct now and remove it from the ATP tour. Hamburg should be given back the third clay Masters beside MC and Rome.

 

[octobrina10]

Rafa won his 4th Madrid Masters trophy and 27 ATP Masters 1000 title