2017 Shanghai SF - [1] Rafael Nadal vs [4] Marin Cilic

[aditya123]

One bp for cilic

 

[ADuck]

Cilic doesn't go away...

 

[NBP]

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

 

[aditya123]

Noooo

 

[speedysteve]

Soon be all Hawkeye driven. Just the ump. Play until it beeps. No challenge.
Can't threaten to ram a ball down Hawkeye's throat

 

[Backspin1183]

Rafa gets broken again for the 2nd time this set. Shades of 2015 Rafa.

 

[merwy]

Haha gooo Cilic!

 

[Raindogs]

OTRAGEOUS forehands from the Croat and he roars in celebration.

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Cilic is crushing it.

 

[User123]

Omfg, are you serious??????????

 

[The_Order]

Damn Cilic just played 2 perfect points to break back there!

Nadal shank fh on MP could cost him.

He's definitely not as sharp tonight.

 

[aman92]

Feck off Cilic

 

[speedysteve]

Bloody seesaw this one..
Cilic breaks back!

 

[Legend of Borg]

nice fearhands

 

[stringertom]

Good on ya, Marin!

 

[Sysyphus]

Well that is just savage


If Attila played tennis, or something.

 

[The Green Mile]

"Fast turning into one of the matches of the year". Hmm....

 

[albertobra]

Lol Cilic WTF. Anyway Rafa for some reason not concentrated as usual. Some dropping of intensity here and there.

 

[aman92]

"Fast turning into one of the matches of the year". Hmm....

That commentator seems drunk tonight

 

[Sysyphus]

"Fast turning into one of the matches of the year". Hmm....

haha

the indefatigable power of marketing.

 

[Raindogs]

"Fast turning into one of the matches of the year". Hmm....

This is a match of the year just as everything is within walking distance. Depends on your perspective I guess.

 

[Standaa]

Rafa should be more aggressive

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Rafa gets broken again for the 2nd time this set. Shades of 2015 Rafa.

I know.
its a creepy feeling isnt it?

 

[aman92]

**** Cilic playing like it's US Open 2014

 

[User123]

Nadal, what the hell are you doing...What was that forehand on matchpoint? To be honest, he deserves to lose the match.

 

[Incognito]

Damn Cilic just played 2 perfect points to break back there!

Nadal shank fh on MP could cost him.

He's definitely not as sharp tonight.

Too much tennis.

 

[cc0509]

Rafa gets broken again for the 2nd time this set. Shades of 2015 Rafa.

Tanking to avoid Federer?

 

[The_Order]

Cilic is red lining. 133 km/h fh speed. Nadal 116.

 

[User123]

**** Cilic playing like it's US Open 2014

Don't make excuses! Nadal has to blame himself, and ONLY himself for letting that get away.

 

[aman92]

Yeah

Nadal, what the hell are you doing...What was that forehand on matchpoint? To be honest, he deserves to lose the match.

Yeah sure he deserves to lose this match...get a life

 

[aman92]

Don't make excuses! Nadal has to blame himself, and ONLY himself for letting that get away.

He played one bad point...Cilic redlined in the others

 

[User123]

Yeah

Yeah sure he deserves to lose this match...get a life

For such a choke? Yes. I hope he can win, but if he loses he can blame only himself.

 

[Sysyphus]

Cilic is playing at a point high on the risk–reward scale (but not completely reckless). At some points earlier in the match it yielded some errors (to be expected); now he has hit the point of flow. How long will that last?

 

[albertobra]

**** Cilic playing like it's US Open 2014

Not.

More like Rafa playing a bad match today.

 

[speedysteve]

Did NaomiKonjuhPotapova really leave, thinking this was all over after the first break by Rafa. Tennis can be complicated..

 

[ForumMember]

I know.
its a creepy feeling isnt it?

TBH Cilic earned that break. Some outstanding shot making.

 

[NeverQuit]

Lol Cilic WTF. Anyway Rafa for some reason not concentrated as usual. Some dropping of intensity here and there.

I think hes gassed

 

[The_Order]

TB time.

 

[speedysteve]

TB time.

Russian roulette time..

 

[K-H]

I know.
its a creepy feeling isnt it?

I don't think he'll go back to that level again. That was just atrocious.

And if you think about, this is arguably his best performance at Shanghai ever.

 

[ADuck]

I think Rafa should skip Basel if he makes it to the final. I think he needs a rest regardless of his form after winning so many matches in a row.

 

[aman92]

I think Rafa should skip Basel if he makes it to the final. I think he needs a rest regardless of his form after winning so many matches in a row.

He'll be an idiot to play Basel now.... think he should skip Paris as well

 

[ForumMember]

Cilic turning into Djokovic

 

[The Green Mile]

That wrong footer from Rafa though... Glorious forehand dtl.

 

[Sysyphus]

Non-Nadal fans when Rafa is putting suffocating pressure and Cilic is playing with risk and naturally getting burned: "Cilic is just spraying."

Nadal fans when Cilic suddenly hits a purple patch and murders the ball: "Worrying mental lapse from Nadal."

 

[Deleted member 3771]

my oh my. Stunning FH winner by Rafa.

 

[Incognito]

He'll be an idiot to play Basel now.... think he should skip Paris as well

His friend Fed will invite him to play Basel, then he will be totally gassed

 

[The_Order]

Nadal's slice has been dealt with quite easily by Cilic all night. He should abandon it where possible.

 

[aditya123]

2 all

 

[stringertom]

I think hes gassed

It's almost 4am in San Poobiego so SexiSuri can't Spray to replenish from his ample gA.S.S., no?