2016 ATP Monte Carlo Masters - ROUND OF 16 - Rafa Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem
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I Am Finnish
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Dominic Djokovic
mellowyellow
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Farquing kids these daysThiem you moron
LinePainter
Professional
Mmm that 'Is Thiem a choker thread' is going to be in full effect after this
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
bananaforehand
Rookie
Vamos! Good win Rafa. Thiem really should have won the first set. Bright future for him.
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
His obituaries can go back to the drawers.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
This match in Rome was a major breakthrough and a fantastic match to watch.
fednad
Hall of Fame
Conclusive evidence that Nadulfull is really back !
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Nathaniel_Near
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He certainly maintained excellent energy, accuracy and alertness for the full match against a game opponent. I didn't get to see Wawrinka, though, who smashed up poor Gilles.
I expect Nadal to drive Wawrinka up the wall in the end.
irishnadalfan1983
Hall of Fame
How did Rafa play folks? Would be great if someone gave me a genuine opinion!
HipRotation
Hall of Fame
At least it was a better match than that Rio one
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Congrats nadal
Thiem ....... you had many chances I have no words
Thiem ....... you had many chances I have no words
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
What the hell is this?GSM RAFA NADAL
THIEM GOES DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN
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Deleted member 77403
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Pretty much a replay of his Djokovic Miami match. Didn't learn anything that time in regards to BP.
ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
I'm loving this new phase in tennis where everyone is the next great player and then they aren't. I wonder how long they can keep this up. How will they manage not to win anything important once the big 3 (or 4) retire? Will they reach finals and implode or not even play the match? I mean, it's easy for them now: winning small tournaments, losing in the bigger ones, nobody's really expecting Beckers or McEnroes at this point, we know they won't overthrow the past greats (it would be more iconoclasm than they could take). But once the big 3 or 4 are retired, someone will have to win the big tournaments.
Meles
Bionic Poster
I like his chances until he hits Murray. Stan will of course be tough.
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
If you're going to make a sh*t pun, the least you could do is spell it in a way that makes sense. It should be "Nadawful".
La Grande
G.O.A.T.
What the hell is this?
Jay Sean haha
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Sounds about right. I gave him a bit of a pass against Djokovic for all those wasted BP's, but this match against a very beatable Nadal is just not good enough. BP wasting now looks like a bit of a mental problem for him. And he's checked out here at the end.
Not to mention that when he faced BP's himself he was horrible. Often missing a mile long with a FH that didn't even hit the ground until it was stopped by the backstop. Not good enough, especially against this Nadal who played nowhere near well, really.
His actual game doesn't really impress me either. It takes way too long for him to set up on most of his shots. So much so that he pays for it even on clay. He pulls off a highlight reel shot from the BH or FH that everybody drools over once in a blue moon, but overall he's not that impressive.
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
lol. I know who he is. What's he doing here?
Tennis wizard
Legend
i didnt watch the match, but i see thiem had somethin like 12 breakpoints in the first set :O what happened ? he really isnt good under pressure is he
Meles
Bionic Poster
Lackluster serving is what cost him this match. Looked great otherwise. Definitely flushed at least 4 BPs in 1st set.
fednad
Hall of Fame
Everything makes sense. It's all in the mind.
Sport needs ******* what can you do ??
PeteD
Legend
He does retrieve and hope rather well. Oh and it's exciting to see what modern medicine can acomplish.You've gotta explain to me how anyone can call Nadal's game "exciting". All he does is retrieve and hope for errors, it boggles the mind how boring it is
Meles
Bionic Poster
Should I be relentlessly negative?
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
Who else could be favorite? I think the main question is how close to Djokovic he is for Roland Garros.
(I guess that an argument could be made for Wawrinka being second favorite for RG even though Nadal is favorite for MC, because Wawrinka might have more chance of beating Djokovic and might have a better draw as a top 4 seed. But I don't buy that argument. The bookies don't either. 1. Djokovic, 2. Nadal, 3. Wawrinka. 4. The rest are nowhere).
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
Sorry, @Meles! Hope you're not too disappointed. What did you make of the match? I couldn't watch it, as I had some stuff to do and just got back 15 minutes or so ago.
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Nathaniel_Near
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"Stanimal" vs a resurgent Nadal would be a very intriguing match at RG. I hope that happens at some stage in the tournament.
fednad
Hall of Fame
Is That So?
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The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbors as one living a pure life.
A beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned a food store lived near him. Suddenly, without any warning, her parents discovered she was with child.
This made her parents very angry. She would not confess who the man was, but after much harassment at last named Hakuin.
In great anger the parents went to the master. “Is that so?” was all he would say.
When the child was born, the parents brought it to the Hakuin, who now was viewed as a pariah by the whole village. They demanded that he take care of the child since it was his responsibility. “Is that so?” Hakuin said calmly as he accepted the child.
A year later the girl-mother could stand it no longer. She told her parents the truth – that the real father of the child was a young man who worked in the fishmarket.
The mother and father of the girl at once went to Hakuin to ask his forgiveness, to apologize at length, and to get the child back again.
Hakuin was willing. In yielding the child, all he said was: “Is that so?”
mellowyellow
Legend
As well it should be!
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
djokovic is in finland atm
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
So long as it's a nice, cold, rainy day and they play through the drizzle, I'm fine with it, too!
Good to see you back, BTW! Hope all's well.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
...and the other top 10 losses
La Grande
G.O.A.T.
down down down down down!
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