LazyNinja19
Banned
Dicey situation for Rafa. His match will be played Indoors. :neutral:
Wimbledon 2014 R32: Mikhail Kukushkin vs Rafael Nadal [2]
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Noleberic123
G.O.A.T.
indoor grass court?? how will nadal do
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Really? Ugh I'm glad it's Kukush today (better vs him than vs Fed or someone like that).
Down_the_line
Legend
Speaking of good draws...
Noleberic123
G.O.A.T.
you only seem to show up when the matches start lol
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Thank heavens the Rosol match was not played indoors !
Down_the_line
Legend
Yeah, well it's a busy time in life and sports.
Got Wimbledon, got the World Cup and also got the NHL draft (which, sadly, didn't go well for me as a Canucks fan yesterday...).
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
Yes. Or Rosol. This may help Kukush get in the vicinity of winning a set, but it won't be enough for him to win the match.
Anyhow - when does it start??
puiacalin91
Rookie
nadal in three sets
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
How's Kuku's serve anyway?
He seems like a tall guy. Does he capitalize on this or what?
He seems like a tall guy. Does he capitalize on this or what?
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Anyone else having problems with the streamhunter streams the past few days?
LazyNinja19
Banned
Yea, that would have been a debacle for Rafa.
Pascal Maria is the chair umpire today. How many time violations will Rafa get? :???:
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
How's Kuku's serve anyway?
He seems like a tall guy. Does he capitalize on this or what?
Oh, just found out that Kuku's 180 cm tall.
Rafa in 3 easy peasy then.
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
What a FH there from Kuku !
Followed by an awesone FH from Rafa
Followed by an awesone FH from Rafa
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Rafa's walking with confidence again.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
Sweet backhand volley
torpantennis
Legend
Nadal will be in trouble, it's indoors!
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
Wow! Kuku looks pretty good actually. I know it's still very very .. very early but I like his game plan. His BH almost hits exclusively DTL to Nadal's BH and this seems to do the trick. If only he maintains the rhythm of his serve and this game plan, then maybe? Oh, I just got carried away ...
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
I always liked Kukushkin, a player with good potential but unlucky in 2012 when he got seriously injured.
Down_the_line
Legend
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Kush needs a refund on his Nadal Wimbledon 08 Halloween costume :lol:
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
Anything is possible with Nadal at Wimbledon.
Did he ever lose in 3rd round at Wimbledon, though?
Service Ace
Hall of Fame
Nadal is susceptible to ANYONE at Wimbledon.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Anyone is susceptible to anyone at Wimbledon.
Fiji
Legend
If Nadal loses another set today he is not winning Wimbledon. You don't win a slam when you keep on losing sets to all the players. If he loses a set today, he will lose in the QF or the SF. Looking at his history. Similar to the days when he couldn't reach hc slam finals. Before 2009.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
Kukushkin playing great!
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Nice slice
torpantennis
Legend
Punish that 2nd serve!
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
I don't think Nadal wins the tournament but I disagree with you here, Nadal lost 2 sets to Haase and 2 sets to Petzschner in 2010.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
Give it up already. This is not a prediction but wishful thinking because it makes no sense. Nadal could drop 2 sets today, 2 more sets in the next round and still win the title.
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Kukushkin with two wild forehands
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
And another wild one.
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Nice shot from Nadal
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
you have to take into consideration court time and fitness though
he may be hafa but he doesn't have unlimited reserves
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Lovely point from Kuku (which I will now call him)
Fiji
Legend
That's 2 players not all the players before SF. Looking at Wiki he lost sets to those 2 players but then won in straights against the other players that year. In 2008 he only lost a set to one player before the SF.
So the years he won wimbledon, he lost sets to one player in 2008 before the finals and to 2 players before the finals in 2010. My pt.
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Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Kuku doing well on one point and falling on the next. If he can time the ball right Nadal can do nothing to hurt him but he is tending to miss more than hit.
Supertegwyn
Hall of Fame
Fab point from Kuku
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Kush did really well to win that point. Props.
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
No my friend. He could play 5 setters every round and still not be affected for the next match. Plus this is a slam where you get a day off after every round. So unlimited reserves for all practical purposes.
