flyingboris
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Angrily pummeling the air doesn't look all that imposing 
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Shapo about to go Shnapo on a racquet
flyingboris
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His fans are exasperated. His ROS problems are exacerbated. #dictionarynazi
JohnnyMac Fan!
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Go turn pro tomorrow, dont wait. We will be watching the rigurous training!
George Turner
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Three return points won this match.
For such a talented player to be so mediocre at returning is surprising.
JohnnyMac Fan!
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It seems Nadal is playing just well enought to be on top. Clearly not Beast Mode Nadal.
mightyrick
Legend
Shapovalov is so annoying. He knows you can't ask for a first serve just because the chair checks a mark. That is ridiculous. I just can't stand this guy's gamesmanship. Between crap like this and him taking MTO's for massages before his opponent's serve... just gross.
flyingboris
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I don't know, the point to get to deuce right now looked pretty beast to me
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
He's playing Mr. Gamesmanship himself, though.
Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
His intensity. The first shot that comes after the serve is usually the one that sets up the point.
heninfan99
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Very nice kid even in his complaints
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Less comments from the usual suspects now.
JohnnyMac Fan!
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There have been lots talks about this. There is always positives and negatives.
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THE BIG SHOW is putting on a show.
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Good to see Shapo smiling. He is enjoying the lesson.
veroniquem
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Does anyone have the back story about the stuffed animal watching all of Shapo’s matches? Couldn’t find any info so far
mightyrick
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How is Nadal doing gamesmanship? Slow serving? Hell, I've been a proponent of the zero-tolerance/no recovery time/shot-clock on serves for years. But half the tour serves outside of the current boundary right now. I'm all for fixing slow serving in the ATP, but it needs to be enforced completely fairly and without exception.
coolboarder
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Denis should hire Andre Agassi for ROS woes.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Well yes everyone who takes more time than allowed is cheating
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32-5 points won on serve
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Shaps has done unexpectedly well this clay season for me, really was not expecting much from him on the dirt this year.
flyingboris
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Oops, was away for a minute, come back to find Nadal up 5-1.. This is going swiftly
Backspin1183
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Krish872007
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Good stuff from the King. The QF is quite unpredictable as we don't know which version of Fognini will show up. Maybe a very motivated one as we're in Rome after all.
mellowyellow
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Good learning experiences, remember he really hasn't been in these positions in Master on clay last year... Hopefully he learns from this.
mightyrick
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Half of the tour (including Shapovalov) might be slow-serving... but half of the tour does not do the additional things that Shapovalov does. Shapovalov's style of gamesmanship is usually only done by a small percentage of wankers.
JohnnyMac Fan!
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What age did Nadal win his first slam and was beating Federer on a constant basis? At least om clay
heninfan99
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No need to be so defensive. Didn't say anything about fault. It's the competition's fault for being so weak.
Backspin1183
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Doesn't matter which Fognini shows up. He'll look disinterested after his S gets handed to him.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
But RAFA has also used MTOs for gamesmanship.
vive le beau jeu !
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picture ?
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Denis will beat him again on non-niche surface
Thanks. I don't watch his matches, just follow on livescore. Just wondered what he was doing to the opponents.
mellowyellow
Legend
Fittingly ends with a winerror...
EloQuent
Legend
They talked about it on the Tennis Podcast
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal is an exception though. Not the rule. Very few in history were as good as Rafa at 19. Not even RF was.
mellowyellow
Legend
You mean when he outlast and beat a physically mature proven doper in the final?
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Nadal15thslam
Hall of Fame
Fed fans complaining about the competition... Federer is the first to blame for this, he is the world no 1, Nadal's main rival and he doesn't participate in tournaments not because of health issues, just that he doesn't want to. I don't think it would've been too much for Roger to play just Rome and Rg or affect his chances at Wimbledon, but I guess he knows better.
heninfan99
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His name is Storm. Good luck charm from the great, white North
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
El shapo got pulverized! He looked more like el chavo.
flyingboris
Legend
Some of Nadal's points looked completely unplayable. Example: the first point of game seven in the second set. First Nadal hits a crazy angle out wide to Shap's forehand, who just barely gets his racquet on it but still hits a good deep cross-court, where Nadal bludgeons it perfectly down the line. Scary stuff.
Didn't read. Everyone knows the competition is weak. You lot can keep denying it if it makes you feel better.
Backspin1183
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