Old school commentary with baby Nadal

MurrayMyInspiration · 10-12-2012, 05:24 AM

Interesting old school commentary with baby nadal playing, Look at how bad he was....Errors and backhands into the net by Nadal....Hes missing his forehnad....We are so used to nadal never missing it's kind of shocking that he was once a shaky and inconsistent!! Commentators think there is a lack of respect to players aftr winning a match...Any opinions on this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eEo_km08s

RAFA2005RG · 10-12-2012, 05:37 AM

I'm not sure. I don't watch youtube.

NDFM · 10-12-2012, 05:50 AM

It's strange seeing this rafa I was surprised at some of the shots he was missing seeing as now he hardly ever misses shots like that but he was young and developing and done pretty well to get to the third round at 16 (i think)

pvaudio · 10-12-2012, 05:51 AM

HOLY ****, SHUT UP! I thought American commentators didn't know when to shut it. I had to turn it off after a minute because they just kept talking nonsense even through the points.

CMM · 10-12-2012, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MurrayMyInspiration

Look at how bad he was....

He was 17 years old and reached the third round at Wimbledon. How many players manage to do that at that age? He beat Ancic in the first round.

Interesting commentary here too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...sRBT8-0#t=183s

AnotherTennisProdigy · 10-12-2012, 05:56 AM

He didn't always have that massive topspin. Actually, as a teen he coukd hit a flat ball very well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CvCxCnOC7Q

AnotherTennisProdigy · 10-12-2012, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CMM

He was 17 years old and reached the third round at Wimbledon. How many players manage to do that at that age? He beat Ancic in the first round.

Interesting commentary here too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...sRBT8-0#t=183s

Beat me to it.

TheCanadian · 10-12-2012, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by MurrayMyInspiration

Interesting old school commentary with baby nadal playing, Look at how bad he was....Errors and backhands into the net by Nadal....Hes missing his forehnad....We are so used to nadal never missing it's kind of shocking that he was once a shaky and inconsistent!! Commentators think there is a lack of respect to players aftr winning a match...Any opinions on this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eEo_km08s

It looks like crappy grass to me. I played on grass about a year ago and every bounce was different. Impossible to be consistent.

kishnabe · 10-12-2012, 07:40 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DP0b...eature=related

This is a better match of a ever more Baby Nadal.

Rozroz · 10-12-2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DP0b...eature=related

This is a better match of a ever more Baby Nadal.

no!!! he had those horrible grunts even then????
jezuz..

btw- his grass game was always bad until he improved it, so what's the big deal?

RF20Lennon · 10-12-2012, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CMM

He was 17 years old and reached the third round at Wimbledon. How many players manage to do that at that age? He beat Ancic in the first round.

Interesting commentary here too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...sRBT8-0#t=183s

why is he celebrating after every point????

OHBH · 10-12-2012, 08:12 AM

So when did Nadal introduce the short sleeve long shorts combo?

vive le beau jeu ! · 10-12-2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MurrayMyInspiration

Interesting old school commentary with baby nadal playing, Look at how bad he was....Errors and backhands into the net by Nadal....Hes missing his forehnad....We are so used to nadal never missing it's kind of shocking that he was once a shaky and inconsistent!! Commentators think there is a lack of respect to players aftr winning a match...Any opinions on this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eEo_km08s

i remember this pleasant result !
so thrilling to see the great paradorn trouncing this little grunting punk... thx for the link.

another cool clip from srichaphan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbMY...eature=related
ah, good old carpet tennis...

sunof tennis · 10-12-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DP0b...eature=related

This is a better match of a ever more Baby Nadal.

Yes. While he didn't play like it-it certainly looked like he had a deer in the headlights appearance as he was walking onto the court.

6-1 6-3 6-0 · 10-12-2012, 09:57 AM

Even at 16, Nadal was already making mincemeat of Costa and Moya.

kishnabe · 10-12-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 6-1 6-3 6-0

Even at 16, Nadal was already making mincemeat of Costa and Moya.

Only Hewitt has done better at 15.

vive le beau jeu ! · 10-12-2012, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DP0b...eature=related

This is a better match of a ever more Baby Nadal.

this one is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYsdEzp9is

NDFM · 10-12-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vive le beau jeu !

this one is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYsdEzp9is

that's the match where nadal got one of roddick's serves to the face...ouch

vive le beau jeu ! · 10-12-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NDFM

that's the match where nadal got one of roddick's serves to the face...ouch

makes it even better.

Crisstti · 10-13-2012, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 6-1 6-3 6-0

Even at 16, Nadal was already making mincemeat of Costa and Moya.

I think he was 15 at one of those matches.

10-12-2012, 05:24 AM	#1
MurrayMyInspiration Rookie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 327	Old school commentary with baby Nadal Interesting old school commentary with baby nadal playing, Look at how bad he was....Errors and backhands into the net by Nadal....Hes missing his forehnad....We are so used to nadal never missing it's kind of shocking that he was once a shaky and inconsistent!! Commentators think there is a lack of respect to players aftr winning a match...Any opinions on this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eEo_km08s __________________ I am the GOAT of poll options. Last edited by MurrayMyInspiration : 10-12-2012 at 05:33 AM.

10-12-2012, 05:50 AM	#3
NDFM Rookie Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 255	It's strange seeing this rafa I was surprised at some of the shots he was missing seeing as now he hardly ever misses shots like that but he was young and developing and done pretty well to get to the third round at 16 (i think) __________________ Fan of: Nadal, Wawrinka, Tsonga, S.Williams, Azarenka, N.Li

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kishnabe G.O.A.T. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 14,287	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DP0b...eature=related This is a better match of a ever more Baby Nadal. __________________ Why fight over who is G.O.A.T., when the world is just an abstract of reality~ http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

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