Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Federer has never beat Krygios! But Krygios has beaten Federer!
2017 Miami SF - [5] Rafael Nadal vs Fabio Fognini
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90's Clay
Banned
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
I need you to describe how Kohl, Mahut and Sock played. In detail. I searched everywhere and didn't find you calling them MUGs.
Don't digress please.
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
My assumption that you watched the match and evaluated your response based on the actual quality on display was....pahaHAHAHAHAHHAHA.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Nadal would've never reached the final if he had to go through Del Potro, Berdych who actually played like the Berdych of old, Kyrgios or even Bautista-Agut in succession. He received one W/O after another and his only obstacle (Kohlschreiber) lasted for a set.
90's Clay
Banned
The quality of Berdych choking match points on serve you mean? Or Double Faulting? ROFLMAO!!!!
Great quality there. Fed was playing like a CHUMP and BerdCrap still MUGs it away
90's Clay
Banned
This isn't 2009 Del Potro anymore. And Berdych is a washed up has been who can't win any big matches (Even though he does have the talent of course)
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Didn't see the match. Going through the match thread, nice to see good old Fedr fans whining about Nadal's draw, again. I take it Nadal is in good form. 
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Nadal is 40? When did this happen? Isn't Federer leading the ATP race right now? Why are you so angry?
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haha, Michael Knight does not play.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Good win for Nadal today. But I'm not sure that playing 10 feet behind the baseline and hitting with extreme topspin and waiting for errors is good for the long term. He's playing the same style in his 30s as he did at 18. He needs to be closer to the baseline and shortening points. That's the stylistic change he made in order to minimize injuries. But it looks like he's resorting to the same old style as before. Running and thundering all over the court from one side to the other and trying to defend balls. Not sure that's going to help him for the rest of the season.
ComeBackKimiko
Rookie
DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET!
Berdych was better than any of the player in Nadal's draw.
kanamit
Hall of Fame
You see the way the crowd yelled "OUT!" at a key juncture in the first set tiebreak between Federer and Kyrgios. That is *exactly* the ignorant behavior I was talking about. You don't see that at any other tournament.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
How was nadal playing?
Antonio Puente
Hall of Fame
Djokovic and Murray are probably home breaking racquets, since there out of the picture.
3Fees
Yes, don't beat our chumps. We got to 12 slams and #1 for a reason. Leave our chumps be.
Antonio Puente
Hall of Fame
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
So the quality of an entire match rides on one or two errors. You are such a hilarious numpty. Please stick around.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
He looked okay, but honestly Fabio was pretty blase, especially in the first set. He really didn't dig in and fight much in the match. He also put Rafa under virtually no pressure on Rafa's service games.
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Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
I don't know how but Fabio said he was surprised with how good Nadal was serving which made it difficult to attack his service games. Nadal also said he served better in this match.
tennis tom
Legend
Caught the very end of Nadal v Kyrgios, the commentator made a reference to Rafa's shoe,"Still don't know what happened to his shoe???", as Rafa was unlacing his shoe--SO, what happened to his shoe???
Thanks, if you know, I wear shoes on the courts if I absolutely have to--never on grass--unless I'm made to in the interests of the maintenance of social decorum.
Thanks, if you know, I wear shoes on the courts if I absolutely have to--never on grass--unless I'm made to in the interests of the maintenance of social decorum.
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Did you also see the Fedr vs Fog match?
tennis tom
Legend
Watching it now--hey give me a break, I'm still in a FOG--I haven't had my first cup of coffee. "JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!", what's with Rafa's shoe?
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah he did serve well, but then again Fabio isn't the best returner on tour. I think Fed will probably be relieved to be playing Nadal after Kyrgios because he won't have to deal with 135-140 serves, plus the craziness that is Kyrgios going for 120-130 mph second serves as well. Then Kyrgios mixed it up at times, and at one point he threw in an 82 mph first serve and a 65 mph second, lol. Rafa will be much more predictable from a pace perspective.
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
I agree Roger will like returning Rafa's serve more than Nick's. That being said, when Fabio said he was surprised with how good Rafa was serving, you get the feeling that Rafa to Fabio wasn't always serving this good. To be honest, I haven't seen any of these matches except the highlights. So, it's very difficult for me to judge their respective forms. Will try to catch the Fedal final tomorrow. Hope it's a good one.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah it's going to be a tough match, because the conditions in Miami probably suit Rafa more, but Fed's seemingly found the recipe for how to beat Rafa. So he'll come into the match with a ton of confidence, and he's had two really good and hard fought wins the last couple matches. I mean say what you want about Berdych and Kyrgios, but they played really good matches and pushed an in form Fed. Obviously Fed could have lost both matches, and honestly maybe he probably should have lost one of them, but he somehow found a way to wiggle his way out of trouble. He's probably playing with house money at this point, feeling as though an 18-1 start to his 2017 season, including wins in Melbourne for his 18th major and Indian Well, wouldn't have been possible even in his wildest dreams. And yet here we are, another Fedal meeting, the 3rd one this year!
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