Bukmeikara
Legend
If he can beat Thiem and Federer with that backhand ... and people overreact about it way too much. Yes, he is not hitting flashy winners with it but he is placing it in a way that other cant attack him on that side.
[1] Nadal vs. [24] del Potro
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If he can beat Thiem and Federer with that backhand ... and people overreact about it way too much. Yes, he is not hitting flashy winners with it but he is placing it in a way that other cant attack him on that side.
Tennisanity
Legend
Yeah, damn that Montreal final.
VolleyHelena
Semi-Pro
Delpo FTW in 4 sets
Delpo should win this title.
Delpo should win this title.
Thiem is exhausted. That wasnt a real long match. Fed didn't look great at all. Fed should have easily won the tie break.
Talker
Hall of Fame
He can ignore it if he wants, seen him do it. But he's very careful about it.
Can't wait, hope we see both Nadal and Delpo play their best.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
I'm not just talking about the final.
Fed was wasting his time at that tournament! He's never even won there. He looked bad there even in the early rounds. Lost a set to Ferrer!
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
I'd say those odds are about right.
Delpo may continue inspired tennis though. He's aware that this could be his last run and he knows how high a mountain he has had to climb to get there.
I agree, and cant wait for a Spanish or Argentinian to hold the trophy and speak in Spanish. That said, theyVe only been asking JDP on court to speak in spanish. As long as Rafa or Delpo wins I am happy.
deacsyoga
Banned
Nadal in 3 sets, 4 sets max. Sadly my feeling on Del Potro is he destined to be no more than a spoiler the rest of his career, I doubt he will win a big (eg- slam, or even WTF or Olympic) title ever again, I just hope he gets a Masters or two before retiring. That plus Nadal smells blood, looks great his last couple matches, and I think he probably would have beaten Federer anyway, and now with Federer out of the way and the guys that are left he will really go in for the kill.
Also while he did play great tonight, Federer looks a bit under par, and he needed a bigtime choke vs Thiem to survive him, and as others have said that backhand wont hold up against Nadal who is the best at targetting and attacking them.
Also while he did play great tonight, Federer looks a bit under par, and he needed a bigtime choke vs Thiem to survive him, and as others have said that backhand wont hold up against Nadal who is the best at targetting and attacking them.
Talker
Hall of Fame
Noticed that.
Strange that at the USO 2009 they didn't want to let him speak a few words in his language, clowns!
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
If only it were 2009. He was blasting that 2HBH in the SF against Rafa.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Can we bring in the world's greatest wrist surgeon for an amergency operation to get Delpo's wrists to their 2009 level?
Witch doctor? Pepe Imaz? Anything?
We need Delpo's old wrists back if we want him to SAVE TENNIS!
Witch doctor? Pepe Imaz? Anything?
We need Delpo's old wrists back if we want him to SAVE TENNIS!
Mostly Fed fans overrating Nadal's chances in this thread. Delpotro is 5-8 against Nadal!
That's a very impressive record, and with the way he's been crushing his serve and forehand and the amazing crowd support he has, he definitely has a very good chance to beat Nadal come Friday.
That's a very impressive record, and with the way he's been crushing his serve and forehand and the amazing crowd support he has, he definitely has a very good chance to beat Nadal come Friday.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
I think nadal can smell it but he can't taste it yet. I think he might be nervous so it could be tough but winning the us open after some dissapointments would be the icing on the cake. He wouldn't look back at the dissapointments and just look foward. I thought the guy would never win anything besides RG and now he could win his 3rd us open.
RS92
Hall of Fame
@veroniquem should be afraid, very afraid (?)
stringertom
Bionic Poster
It goes both ways...Murray'08 and Delpo'09 are still remembered.
I Think it is simple respect. Love Delpos fans!
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
5/13 are "very good" odds?
Also, at least a couple of those wins were BEFORE THE WRIST PROBLEMS. Delpo's BH used to be infinitely better than it is now.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Mind says Bull in 4.
Heart says Delpo in 5!
Heart says Delpo in 5!
arvind13
Professional
nadal also used to be INFINITELY better few years back than he is now. so it evens out
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
It doesn't matter that was early in the match. That tiebreaker was brutal lol
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
He won the FO in dominant fashion a few months ago.
I don't think he's quite as good as in 2010 or 2013 but he's playing well enough to beat anyone in the field for sure.
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Deleted member 688153
Guest
Yeah what the hell, I'll go with Delpo.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
Mind says Nadal in 3 / 4
Heart says Nadal in 5
Delpo has shocked me 2 rounds in a row, I'm not expecting a third. Would be cool but tennis isn't a fairy tale.
And no, I wouldn't have picked Fed to beat him either.
Heart says Nadal in 5
Delpo has shocked me 2 rounds in a row, I'm not expecting a third. Would be cool but tennis isn't a fairy tale.
And no, I wouldn't have picked Fed to beat him either.
World Beater
Hall of Fame
having hard time seeing delpo winning this match.
I just don't think his slice bh is going to cut it against nadal lefty fh...
nadal would have to choke this one badly or play an absolute shocker to lose the match.
I just don't think his slice bh is going to cut it against nadal lefty fh...
nadal would have to choke this one badly or play an absolute shocker to lose the match.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Well rafaelito can't get comfortable. These are the type of players that have taken him out in the GSs. Big servers.
Trust the mind
DRII
G.O.A.T.
sounds like you actually agree with me, but don't want to admit it.
Tennisanity
Legend
No, I don't think he played strangely for just a few points. I don't think he play well at all. You do. I think his whole strategy was not right.
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/play...fael-nadal-vs-juan-martin-del-potro/N409/D683
Head to head is 8-5 Rafa!
Head to head is 8-5 Rafa!
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
Any theory on why Fed repeatedly went to Delpo's FH ? Surely, if it is a universal truth, his team would have filled him in on that ?
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
He played like crap, let's just get that out there. He played like the one with much more to lose, which I guess is basically true. I feel like being close to 50/50 rooting interest on the match I can offer a little bit of non 100 percent biased Fed insight. Federer was not very good tonight or in this tournament. Way too many loose service games out of nowhere, pretty pedestrian returning serve all tournament, failure to win many points while facing break point on his own serve, and that 3rd set nightmare tonight. I haven't seen Federer fail to close out so many close pts/ big pts since those 2 losses to Djokovic at the USO with match points.
I don't think anything Del Potro did was all that spectacular. His serve was good but he was often erratic as well and was constantly trying to give that third set away, but Federer wouldn't take it. Then he laid up an easy put-away to get Fed a break pt in the final game of the match and he botched that too. I don't see how anyone in their right mind can say Federer played a great or even good match. Decent. Almost even got away with it if he wins that third set.
Del Potro is going to need to be even better to beat Rafa, because Rafa isn't going to botch the big points like Fed did tonight, inexplicably so. I also don't expect Del Potro to serve as well vs Nadal as he did tonight. I expect it to be very breakable like the Thiem match.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
I certainly think it is. Such a pity he couldn't keep up the momentum against Fed in the final like Del Potro would do the following year.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Which is why I don't wanna hear excuses about his back. This match was there for the taking and he blew it! That tiebreaker was a horror show! He has had many crushing matches in this tournament after 08.
Fedberg20
Semi-Pro
The saddest thing for me was just seeing those two great guys that I really love watching play like they are some sort of cheap lookalikes trying to recreate that match from 2009. Honestly, this was as poor a match as I've seen any of them play. Had even no suspense for me, because it was also so lackluster and full of errors. Tennis needs new faces, badly.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
JMDP was just able to keep a more level head on the biggest points. Most of the time he was patient enough to let Federer shoot himself in the foot. And he did. Often. That first set break of serve was pretty much all on Federer mistakes, just like many of his broken service games all tournament. The third set SP's were self inflicted errors most of the time too.
Nadal isn't going to fall into that trap though, at least I'd be very surprised if he did. Nadal is going to make Delpo come up with the goods time and time again, and I'm not sure he can do that.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
It really wasn't what I thought it would be. When one guy was good, the other was crap. Rarely saw their highest levels of the match meet at the same time. Delpo was simply more opportunistic and a tad more clutch. But I mean, DFing to get broken and then DFing to give set point is not going to work against Nadal..it just isn't.
He was beyond fortunate to win that 3rd set after so many mistakes on his end as well.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
It wasn't a pretty match. I think del potro has to see this as a once in a life time opportunity to try and win his second grand slam. He has to play better against nadal or it will a straight set routine match. He did beat nadal back in 09 but that's awhile back.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
He has a chance, but to win, his serve has to be as good if not better than tonight, and he'll have to go for it a little more on the biggest points. Trying to extract an error out of Nadal is a dangerous game to play.
I just don't see it happening. I'd be very surprised if Nadal let this golden opportunity slip.
Fedberg20
Semi-Pro
Not just the DFing, the whole BH thing is not going to work. The only positive thing for DelPo is that Rafa hasn't really impressed at all. His depth of balls on the FH is hilarious, and DelPo will get some easy target practice. Unlike every other mug from his and the following generation, he can actually come in behind them and finish at the net. However, Rafa's one and only tactic that he has been using for the past decade will cause havoc. Spinny CC FH's all day long - that's basically what all his practice sessions look like
DelPo needs to serve big and get to a couple of TB's to have a chance. I'll support him with my Power League prediction - the one redeeming thing from this year's US Open
Rafa24
Hall of Fame
I hope Nadal wins but I am afraid Delpo will win.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
No shame in that, it's natural. I mean I knew Federer was a big favorite in all of his Wimbledon matches, and yet I was scared for all of them, especially in the latter stages. It's just natural. That said, it's really really hard for me to see Rafa letting this slip. Not only do I think he will capture #16, but I think he will do it without much drama, maybe dropping a set or two en route to the victory. I think Juan will make Nadal fans squirm a bit throughout the match but man.. I just don't see it for 3 whole sets. Maybe if he wins the first set and quickly snowballs it, but it's much more likely Nadal is the one doing that.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Delpo is not really one to lay an egg after a great win. He's brilliant at hiding his rally shot backhand, and dictating with that cannon for a forehand. Serving as well as I've ever seen him. He definitely can win this match and stands a good chance IMO.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Man, I am looking forward to this match.
