Nadal's first singles match

[tennis_pro]

Originally Posted by SLD76

Movement looked suspect to me. He was hesitant at times, definitely let alot of shots go rather than try and run everything down.

His movement to the short balls was also suspect, at least the part of the match I saw which was near the end.

He was also landing alot of balls short in the court but that comes with match play and timing.

His movement is suspect, imo.

I agree with what you said but I think once he gets some matches under his belt he should be back to his best in a couple of weeks.

[PCXL-Fan]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Other players are trembling now

That is just Laver's old age, and Nalbandian's belly, and Agassi's meth withdrawl shakes.

[Sid_Vicious]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Rafa is finally back! After that epic wimbledon 2 round match, where he created history, he is back to create more.

I hope gets back to top form, and back into the big four soon.

John Isner created history at the 2010 Wimbledon championships. He defeated Nicholas Mahut of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and took 3 days to finish. That is when Isner earned the name "Marathon man" and rightfully so.

[doobiedoodoo]

Welcome back Rafa!!

[SLD76]

Originally Posted by tennis_pro

I agree with what you said but I think once he gets some matches under his belt he should be back to his best in a couple of weeks.

its one thing to be awkward with movement, its another thing to be hesitant.

at times he looked like he was hesitant to really test the legs.


but we will see.

[smoledman]

He played a nobody and according to people who actually watched the match his movement looked suspect. How he plays against Monaco in the final will be a better data point.

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by smoledman

He played a nobody and according to people who actually watched the match his movement looked suspect. How he plays against Monaco in the final will be a better data point.

Monaco lost already.

[sureshs]

Rafa continues to be:

Adjusting his socks
Bouncing up and down during the toss
Running in a zig zag fashion after the toss
Not smiling
Adjusting his water bottles
Picking his butt
Smelling the fingers and smoothing his hair with them

New:

Tighter shorts, which means more butt picking.

[YouCantBeSerious]

Originally Posted by steenkash

Perfect start for Rafa. Undefeated in 2013

This poast is the awesomest thing to come since canned beer.

[TheCheese]

Originally Posted by PseudoFed

That is not true, because I remember doing some laughings when he was playing Lukas at my playground. You're welcome.

PsuedoPsuedoFed or the real thing?