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4th bagel of the year delivered by Nadal
2015 Rome Masters - ATP 1000
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Backspin1183
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He needs to fix that 2nd serve though. His 2013 2nd serve is with Murray now.
Ilhan (Is this correct?) have terrible backhand, though it is two hander. Consistent wide serving on backhand and usual safe cross court patterns guaranteed Nadal lot of easy points.
Nadal's form seems more like Madrid with level of play more or less like his average 2015 level.
Nadal's form seems more like Madrid with level of play more or less like his average 2015 level.
Sir Percival Blakeney
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Might as well have been granted another bye. Not a whole lot to be inferred from this win.
Backspin1183
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When was the last time Nadal lost only 2 games in a completed match?
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What is the balance for Rafa in bagels given and received this year?
The Green Mile
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He smoked Delbonis at Buenos Aires this year. 6/1 6/1.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
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I'm guessing it's not that hard to if you're the king of clay and the other guy is ranked 87.
Nadal looked good today, but tomorrow will be a much better view on his real form.
veroniquem
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In February (Buenos Aires). Quarter against Delbonis: 6-1, 6-1.
Maybe that's a good sign. Maybe it means he will win Rome too
Steve0904
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He beat Federico Delbonis 6-1 6-1 this year in BA.
mightyrick
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Well, I'm not so sure bageling #87 is that easy for anybody. Especially on clay. Also, this guy just hammered Mannarino who is #29.
Agree that tomorrow will be the better view of his form. He's got Isner. Then Wawrinka and then Berdych/Federer.
veroniquem
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Guys, Nadal struggles vs elite players (well almost in the case of Fog), not vs challenger types. Come on now. He hasn't become THAT bad :lol:
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In February (Buenos Aires). Quarter against Delbonis: 6-1, 6-1.
Maybe that's a good sign. Maybe it means he will win Rome too
Maybe. Maybe...
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Backspin1183
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In February (Buenos Aires). Quarter against Delbonis: 6-1, 6-1.
Maybe that's a good sign. Maybe it means he will win Rome too
Let's hope it is
He really needs to work on that 2nd serve though. Even against Ilham he won just 38% of second serve points.
veroniquem
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Both Ilhan and Mannarino prefer hard court though. This was always going to be a formality round for Rafa. Still, excellent for his confidence overall to start Rome with a bagel. After that disastrous perf in Madrid final, that's exactly the kind of invigorating boost he needed.
The Green Mile
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Vamos Simon. Wrong foot him!
veroniquem
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This was Nadal's first bagel since Arguello in Buenos Aires.
veroniquem
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According to his clay stats this season, it is his 1st serve points won stats that have plummeted badly (1st serve too easy to return). That and return stats (although much less drastically, he's still one of the best returners, just not the best anymore).Let's hope it is
He really needs to work on that 2nd serve though. Even against Ilham he won just 38% of second serve points.
His 2nd serve stats have been on par with Djoko's. Let's hope those don't start floundering now. That would be ominous.
The Green Mile
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Woah, big miss from Thiem there. Would have been deuce. Instead, 5-4 Simon.
veroniquem
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The young generation never fails to disappoint (sigh)
The Green Mile
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In this special case, I'm not complaining! :twisted:
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When is Federer playing? Night session again in Rome?
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Yes, last match of the evening.
The Green Mile
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Bugger. Thiem breaks for a 6-5 lead.
veroniquem
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If Rafa won Rome, he would arrive at RG as #1 favorite again with best record on clay this season: 1 master title + 1 master final + 1 250 title. (The only guy who could match that is Murray if he was the finalist in Rome. And wouldn't it be absolutely peachy if Rafa took his revenge from Madrid vs Murray in Rome? That would give him lots of confidence going into RG)
Not before 7.30 pm local time.
tennis_commentator
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Wow that's awesome, Nadal has beaten Isner and Berdych on clay this year.
The Green Mile
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Horrible game there from Thiem. Tie break time...
Not really. Kvitova's match is scheduled last.
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The Green Mile
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Thiem wins a tight first set. Hopefully Simon can rebound.
Rozroz
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I see you really hate Thiem.
let the kid have some wins, will ya?
he's struggling..
The Green Mile
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No, I don't mind Thiem. It so happens I like Simon much, much more.
The Green Mile
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Neck problem supposedly. Hope it's nothing too serious.
The Green Mile
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Thiem through anyway, and will face Wawrinka in next round.
fed_is_GOD
Professional
battle of the single handed backhands..
sdont
Legend
It's a chronic injury actually.
stringertom
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Rematch of Madrid'14 but neither are playing to that level this year. Will pull for The Thieminator.
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Unless Rafa really has a pathetic showing in Rome, which I highly doubt, he'll still be the man at RG in my eyes. If he gets beaten early by a player he should routine, then he has some serious work to do. I don't think he neccessarily needs to win the title here, a solid showing will be enough, anything else is just a bonus.
As for Murray, I am not sure how much he has in the tank. This is his third week in a row, and he already won 10 straight matches, and I am sure he doesn't want to get to Paris exhausted, which could happen here should he have a few tough encounters. If he plays Djokovic that won't be easy for him.
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