2017 FO SF - [4] Nadal vs [6] Thiem

[MichaelNadal]

Came across this really cool video.

I can totally root for Thiem now next year
Proud of the young grasshopper.
2. Dat angle Thiem hits hard af

 

[Gary Duane]

Came across this really cool video.

So different watching from this angle...

 

[zep]

So different watching from this angle...

I love these courtside videos, make you feel like you're watching from the stands and give you a completely different perspective from the TV cameras. Thankfully many people upload such videos on youtube these days.

 

[ruerooo]

Its more like badass than cute. Not sure what part of the bigger stage (finals) the bigger Wawrinka plays. I can't help you understand.

We're not talking about the size of the finals, so you don't need to "help me understand".

We're talking about the number of them he made out of the last Slams since FEDAL started winning practically all of them (that was back in 2005, if you didn't follow tennis back then or you don't know your history, either of which is possible given what you're displaying of your apparent grasp of the subject matter).

There are four Slams each year. Stan has made the final in three of them since 2005. By contrast, Rafa has made twenty-one (and of course, won fourteen out of those twenty-one).

Perhaps you're the one who needs the "help".

 

[clayqueen]

You speak about an ATG like he's a joke. Sampras won Rome and won the DC single-handedly on clay in Russia and he definitely would have played Nadal a lot closer than Thiem. Sampras at least would completely disrupt Nadal's rhythm and not let him get into any groove. I'd like to see Rafa return Pete's 135 MPH down the T serve, which he served basically at will.

But Sampras never won Roland Garros.

 

[clayqueen]

THIS.
There is zero shame in being bullied at the FO by the King of Clay. Only 2 guys have managed the impossible (really only one since Nadal was a shadow of himself in 2015).

And even in 2009, Soderling played a Nadal with issues.

 

[kandamrgam]

So different watching from this angle...

That's how it is to watch from stands For me tv experience is always better.

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[kandamrgam]

~1500 posts for a match that barely lasted 2 hours? Interesting

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[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Ugh. Winds have picked up to 12 mph from 8 mph earlier. Way over forecast.

Blame it on Global warming

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Best big point player ever! So proud of him.

Lol, you crack me up!

 

[Charleneriva]

So different watching from this angle...

What do you mean by "different"? Does it change any of your thoughts about the match or how Thiem/Rafa played?

For the matches that I care about, I always find fan videos like this or even better from court-level angle to watch. Even watch some in full. Helps me a lot.

 

[Kalin]

I was just thinking.... Thiem made it to semifinals of RG, played against the best clay courter ever (who happens to be in amazing shape and hadn't lost more than two games in a set until then) and hung there with him for two sets. A few better-played break points and they may have easily been one set all.

I'll take that. Nothing for Thiem to be ashamed of; just needs to get his tactics sorted out and reign in that power a bit.