Nadal vs some French bub
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matchmaker
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Chardy is the first real test for Nadal. Very dangerous player and very Rosol-like at times. One thing Nadal has got going for him is Chardy's quite weak backhand. A good old lefty FH vs righty BH pounding is in the make. But if Chardy is able to perturb Rafa's gameplan, we might see a surprising result.
Murrayfan31
Hall of Fame
Come on Chardy. Play like Rosol please!
Sid_Vicious
G.O.A.T.
Can we make this a meme on this forum from now on.
In a few months..
Nadal vs some Serbian bub
Nadal vs some Swiss bub
Nadal vs some Scot bub
In a few months..
Nadal vs some Serbian bub
Nadal vs some Swiss bub
Nadal vs some Scot bub
kalyan4fedever
Legend
Ur jinxing is getting old, we all know he is looking in good form and will win this in 2
DragonBlaze
Hall of Fame
6-1 6-3 6-0
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stringertom
Bionic Poster
Russell Brand in 3...just becoz he probably has really kissed a girl, unlike Ralph!
wintintu
Hall of Fame
Chardy is a far better player than Rosol! I'm expecting a very close match tonight as Chardy looks to be in great form and is hitting the ball far cleaner than Nadal.
PS what does a bub mean!?
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal vs some yank bub....early rounds of course
underground
G.O.A.T.
Hmm the first mini test for Nadal. But I still pick him in 3. He's still a lock for the title, his first loss will probably be against Ferrer/Almagro/Wawa in Sao Paulo/Acapulco
ruerooo
Legend
I hope he does. Rosol has barely won anything outside of Davis Cup (and that with Berdych's help) since that one match haters love when he had luck and Rafa's bad knees on his side.
:roll:
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
You got to be joking if you can't tell the difference between grass and clay.
The first event Rafa played in 2006 (after his 2005 injury break) was Marseille and he lost in the semi but that was indoor hard. I believe he's gonna make both finals on clay (singles and doubles).
ETA: in 2009, he came back in Canada and lost in quarter to Delpo. Once again, if you think Nadal on hard = Nadal on clay, you haven't been paying attention.
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vive le beau jeu !
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wintintu
Hall of Fame
What does any of that have to do with the fact that Chardy is a far better player than Rosol, which is exactly what I said, word for word.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
It has to do with your implication that Chardy will give a tougher match to Rafa than Rosol could but once again, this is clay.
wintintu
Hall of Fame
I never said Chardy would give Nadal a tougher match than Rosol did at Wimbledon. Go back and look at the posts. All I said was that he is a far better player than Rosol.
And if you actually look at the posts, I didn't even say Chardy will beat Nadal. I said it will be a close match and that I wouldn't be at all surprised if Chardy does beat him.
And for the record, I am well aware of the difference between grass and clay thanks
OverratedIvanovic
Semi-Pro
Chardy can be dangerous with his forehand but he has an average backhand (a very good slice though) so Nadal will exploit that. Nadal in 2.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
This is very SLOW clay. Chardy's power won't bother Rafa at all. Who do you think will win if Federer played Rafa today instead of Chardy ?
Clarky21
Banned
I'm not "jinxing". Nadal is playing like garbage and will lose in straights.
And drop the text speak. You're not on your cell phone texting your buddies.
Clarky21
Banned
I don't think it's playing that slow. It doesn't matter anyway because with the way Nadal is moving any 3.0 mug could hit through him.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What ? You are saying Nadal isn't moving well ?? if he lost a step then he is toast. no way he can defend his French open title.
Clarky21
Banned
President
Legend
Difference is Soderling actually had a great backhand as well and wasn't prone to blasting 20 UEs in a row at times.
Cosmic_Colin
Professional
Federer... because Nadal is nowhere near his best.
But I think Nadal will beat Chardy 6-4 6-4.
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NadalDramaQueen
Guest
Better watch out, I hear Chardy just got bumped up to 3.5.
DRII
G.O.A.T.
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NadalDramaQueen
Guest
Chardy pummeling forehands...into the net with the lucky forehand managing to reach the service line. 
I see that Rafa has been watching videos of me serving. Three doubles in one game.
I see that Rafa has been watching videos of me serving. Three doubles in one game.
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Sorana fan
Banned
Nadal cruising
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
Ang I thought Chardy is going to make this interesting. Look what believing in Clarky did to me............:twisted:
RAFA2005RG
Banned
A sorry day for the 500 Charderer fans who dominate Talk Tennis on a daily basis.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Dude, why??? :lol:
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
Clarky has that effect on me ..........:twisted:
Sorana fan
Banned
Nadal's playing average but the french is producing utter rubbish
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
Too thin ? How did you know ? Serious question.
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
They're talking about this 16 yo Garin. Anybody seen him play ? Hope he's the new phenom.
No there is some idiot fan that didn't understand what I said, I said if he plays like the first match he would be double beagle, he is playing much better. I said last match already that that was the nadal I was expecting to see. This nadal shouldn't have problems winning, but he is still 80% and as I said at 80% this tournaments are a walk in the park for nadal, so try to get your fanaticism aside and read what people say.
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