Rafa & Nole, Miami 2007

[Cup8489]

Originally Posted by rdis10093

and that is what killed nadals' knees

Nah, Rafa's level went up from this match. 2008 was an insane year for him, especially in terms of the displays of his sheer physicality. He only broke down after the Olympics, and I suspect that was more mental than anything else.

[TheF1Bob]

Originally Posted by kishnabe

This is when Djokovic is enjoyable to watch. Playing real tennis.....not the crap that he wins with these days.

Originally Posted by kishnabe

such a Drama Queen this Djokovic. 7.41 min. on first link.

Your Novak hating atm is hilarious.

Keep it up.

[tudwell]

Originally Posted by kishnabe

This is when Djokovic is enjoyable to watch. Playing real tennis.....not the crap that he wins with these days.

I don't see any appreciable difference between the way he played in this match and the way he usually plays, other than his much more frequent use of the drop shot in 2007. He probably took a few more wild swings in 2007 as well, since he was an up-and-coming young guy with nothing to lose, but he's still generally as aggressive as he's always been.

[Hitman]

Wait....wasn't this the weak era?

Great match! I remember watching this live the day after Canas beat Federer.

[mattennis]

This one ( 5 months later ) was great too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNy3alApLQ

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by mattennis

This one ( 5 months later ) was great too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNy3alApLQ

That match has Rafa's greatest backhand shot ever imho. He just blasts it! I remember watching that match with a couple of friends, and we were all stunned with the power and trajectory of that shot going at about 1000mph! LOL

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Wait....wasn't this the weak era?

Great match! I remember watching this live the day after Canas beat Federer.

Seriously. There's all this talk about 2007 being part of the "Weak Era". Man..If tennis still looked like this, I'd be all about the "weak era" coming back.

[xan]

it was an awesome match idd. I still enjoy all of their matches tho.

[kishnabe]

Originally Posted by TheF1Bob

Your Novak hating atm is hilarious.

Keep it up.

I learn from the best,

[Cup8489]

I kinda wanna turn this thread into a 'favorite clips' section. Any matches from the past you guys wanna post? Go for it.

[Cup8489]

Rafa and Gonzalez AO 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBOeQayp26A

rafa-murray AO 2007 highlights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTnjCZr35NI

full match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqQNS3YBtWg

[zapvor]

some of those points are absolutely insane. the chasing down shots and returning overheads. hitting 6 winners in a row isnt enough to win the point!