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I'm predicting he loses to Djoko in the SF.
Djoko is tired. Won't even make the semi. Needs a break before USO.
I'm predicting he loses to Djoko in the SF.
Yeah, I hope Rafa laminates him in the final. Vamos RG redux :twisted:
I suspect "this" Fed is the only player Djoker has to worry about in the UsOpen.
If Fed can keep serving like this, with the penetration his forehand gets -- anything is possible.
Even the unthinkable..
Grrr Delpo, you've become pretty useless is all I have to say. Lol at Delpo being a big threat at USO. Maybe next year. Thank you for playing.
Nadal draws DelPo = Toughest early round match ever, most dangerous player ever, Nadal is a huge warrior and gets the toughest draws always.
Fed draws DelPo = DelPo is worthless, not a threat.
If rafa can get past benneteau....
If rafa can get past benneteau....
What a badly played game by both
Ita about Nadal's ros. I cannot understand why he has failed to fix that problem in all these years. It truly is a huge problem for him.
Djoko is tired. Won't even make the semi. Needs a break before USO.
Nadal draws DelPo = Toughest early round match ever, most dangerous player ever, Nadal is a huge warrior and gets the toughest draws always.
Fed draws DelPo = DelPo is worthless, not a threat.
Djoko is tired. Won't even make the semi. Needs a break before USO.
I highly doubt this will happen.
Fed always has the joke draws: has-been followed by Blake the Ancient. If that is not a pathetic draw, I don't know what is.
Didn't Benneteau take out Nadal last year?
Part of the reason is technical. Nadal has a HUGE grip change between his forehand and backhand, and many times he's caught hacking at the ball. Therefore cannot get a clean swing like most other players who use the backhand grip while standing to return serve but can change quickly .
Plus Nadal has a big backswing and followthrough on his forehand. It's hard for him to stand in, abbreviate his swing and hit the ball on the up unlike a Fed/Djokovic/Murray.
Overall it's hard to see what Nadal can do to fix this.
That's why you'll see sooo many players winning 80%+ pts on first serve against Rafa. ( Both Murray and Fed won 90%+ in WTF 2010 for ex), and why Fed's dominated Nadal indoors. Nadal will ALWAYS be vulnerable to big servers on any faster surface or grass "more" than he should be given his ranking..
LOL. You say that about a guy who lose once in 9 months ?
Get back to me in a few rounds. It's clear Djoko needs a breather. It was written all over him during the Fish final. I even wondered if he would skip Cinci but apparently not. He won't go far there, mark my words.
You're missing my point. Let's try again:
Nadal draws Blake = Blake has beaten Nadal on HC before, he can trouble Rafa, Blake could get hot and give Rafa trouble, really tough early match...I'm so nervous for Rafa the mighty warrior.
Fed draws Blake = Isn't Blake retired or dead? What a joke draw.
The thing that is puzzling about Nadal though is that it seems when he really has to or wants to he can return with the best of them. He did it against Isner this year at RG for example. Why does he only seem to return like that sporadically?
If he does lose early it will be a tank job. Nobody is going to beat him without a little help from Djokovic by him just half-a**ing out there.
I still think he will win this title,though. Why should he tank when he can beat everyone with his eyes closed?
Blake would not be a threat to Rafa at this point, just like Delpo. You're not plugged into current tennis apparently. Tsonga, Monfils, Fish are the guys playing well right now.
Didn't Benneteau take out Nadal last year?
No, he didn't and he won't this year either.
A bit disappointing from Delpo. There is no way in hell he's winning the USO again in 2011.
What difference does it make to you? If Benneteau does take out Nadal this year, you're just going to disappear anyways.
.Originally Posted by BigServer1
Nadal draws DelPo = Toughest early round match ever, most dangerous player ever, Nadal is a huge warrior and gets the toughest draws always.
Fed draws DelPo = DelPo is worthless, not a threat
Lmao. So true.
He's not going to and I won't disappear. I'm totally devoted to tennis for the next few weeks, rain or shine
Keep hoping hater. Rafa is not sick anymore. Something tells me he's gonna play great tomorrow. Benneteau won't cut it.
Keep hoping hater. Rafa is not sick anymore. Something tells me he's gonna play great tomorrow. Benneteau won't cut it.
Keep hoping hater. Rafa is not sick anymore. Something tells me he's gonna play great tomorrow. Benneteau won't cut it.
Exactly. He looks like he could use a second one ASAP. He's gonna leave the Fed demolition job to Rafa in this one, you'll see.
Wait, Rafa was sick? When? I thought he was rusty from the foot injury?
He was sick and rusty? Double whammy.
For this quote alone I would gloat so much if Rafa fails to make the final. You might have to go and hide under a rock or inside some dark cave ...
Delpo is a very tough 2nd round opponent, obviously...and Tsonga is an extremely tough 3rd round opponent. Federer has not gotten draws this summer worth being described using an adjective which includes any variation of the word "cake."