2019 Canada QF - [1] Rafael Nadal vs [7] Fabio Fognini

[TheAssassin]

GOATing? Fognini is average at best. Go see Cilic 1st set against Nadal in Toronto last year, that’s what I call GOATing.

Monte Carlo this year and that US Open comeback were definitely better than this. But he's been playing pretty good so far today as well.

 

[Red Rick]

Did Fog really serve 203 there?

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Let’s see if fognini can keep this level of play up.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Fabio Fognini looks good, will win USO

 

[BeatlesFan]

Nadal needs to draw Fabster to his BH corner in order to get back into this.

 

[Red Rick]

Don't worry, Nadal will lose in straight sets anyway. He has a total mental block against one of the biggest mugs on tour.

Calm down.

Fognini is 5'9

 

[BeatlesFan]

Fabio Fognini looks good, will win USO

I'm down for that!

 

[StrongRule]

Nadal is an idiot. Like always he gave Fognini the required confidence, and now the match is over. He needed to destroy him from the beginning instead of making double faults and missing easy second serve returns. Now Fognini has the confidence and will win easy. I expect another 6-2 in the second set.

 

[MeatTornado]

Did Fog really serve 203 there?

What's that in freedom units?

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Part of me actually wants Fognini to win a SECOND Masters in 2019, just to see @Red Rick and @BeatlesFan reactions to that.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Calm down.

Fognini is 5'9

5'10. Confirmed. I've stood right next to him, definitely 5'10.

 

[Nadal_King]

I expect nadal to play much better now cause it can't get worse than that. So still see him getting through this version of fognini (who isn't anything exceptional)

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

I thought I hated tennis because Federer bottled Wimbledon.

Now I know that’s not true. I miss @AndyM

 

[BeatlesFan]

Part of me actually wants Fognini to win a SECOND Masters in 2019, just to see @Red Rick and @BeatlesFan reactions to that.

 

[Red Rick]

Part of me actually wants Fognini to win a SECOND Masters in 2019, just to see @Red Rick and @BeatlesFan reactions to that.

Spoiler: NSFW

 

[StrongRule]

Ok, so there are already 3 players who Nadal has a mental block against: Federer, Djokovic and Fognini. I wonder how many more will join this list.

 

[TheAssassin]

What's that in freedom units?

203

126 mph

 

[gn]

Beautiful ball striking from Fab. Dunno if it can last for another set.

 

[Red Rick]

5'10. Confirmed. I've stood right next to him, definitely 5'10.

Doesn't matter. Still half a foot shorter than me.

Only thing I got over him. That and single handed backhand. Nothing more. Obviously

I am working on my hand gestures though.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Nadal is an idiot. Like always he gave Fognini the required confidence, and now the match is over. He needed to destroy him from the beginning instead of making double faults and missing easy second serve returns. Now Fognini has the confidence and will win easy. I expect another 6-2 in the second set.

You get really down on Rafa too easily. Rafa could, and probably will turn this around and win 6-4 6-2 as Fognini will start to labor in his ankle, and Rafa will up his game.

 

[Yugram]

Nadal looking good, will retire in the second week of the USO!

Uhm.. What that has to do with the match?

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Ok, so there are already 3 players who Nadal has a mental block against: Federer, Djokovic and Fognini. I wonder how many more will join this list.

Federer would be like 15-40 vs a guy that has a mental block against him.

What do you get when you reverse it? 40-15. Federers least favorite lead vs Djokovic.

Illuminati.

 

[MeatTornado]

This feels like an extra long break.

Did Rafa leave the court?

 

[Red Rick]

Cincinnati are paying Fognini a 'Beat Nadal into playing Cinci' fee.

 

[StrongRule]

You get really down on Rafa too easily. Rafa could, and probably will turn this around and win 6-4 6-2 as Fognini will start to labor in his ankle, and Rafa will up his game.

Sorry, I don't see any excuses for him always being pathetic against this mug. It's awful to have a mental block against Federer and Djokovic. But against FOGNINI??? The mug of mugs? Seriously? I'm actually being nice to him.

Nadal will not win this match, he will probably lose 6-2 6-2. Did you even see how bad he plays?

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Ned just wants a dubious loss before USO like 2017. The long con is in effect again.

 

[StrongRule]

Federer would be like 15-40 vs a guy that has a mental block against him.

What do you get when you reverse it? 40-15. Federers least favorite lead vs Djokovic.

Illuminati.

Not sure I get your point.

 

[TheAssassin]

Ok, so there are already 3 players who Nadal has a mental block against: Federer, Djokovic and Fognini. I wonder how many more will join this list.

How about Pouille. Meets him early at the US Open and goes 0-2 against him there.

 

[Yugram]

Ok, let’s maybe try to start playing in the second set, Rafa? Just a little bit?

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Thank god Zverev already lost or he’d have won this tournament if Ned goes down. That kid having four m1000s

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[Red Rick]

Thank god Zverev already lost or he’d have won this tournament if Ned goes down. That kid having four m1000s

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He thinks they're called micro1000s

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Thank god Zverev already lost or he’d have won this tournament if Ned goes down. That kid having four m1000s

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Like he won't get to four Masters eventually.

 

[StrongRule]

Thank god Zverev already lost or he’d have won this tournament if Ned goes down. That kid having four m1000s

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Zverev can play very well. He deserved most of his titles.

 

[MeatTornado]

Don't worry, Nadal will lose in straight sets anyway. He has a total mental block against one of the biggest mugs on tour.

You mean like he was definitely going to lose to Evans in straights?

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

He is spraying. Not good...

 

[Yugram]

An example of GOATing we see here from Fabio

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Ned will win. But that 6 2 set doesn’t make me feel too good about the new new Rafa serve I’ve been hearing about

 

[Red Rick]

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[TheAssassin]

That wasn't part of the deal, Fabio.

 

[Yugram]

We’ll take that

 

[StrongRule]

You mean like he was definitely going to lose to Evans in straights?

The thing is that he somehow always plays his worst tennis against Fognini. I have no explanation to that. It's not just about the losses. Even in Madrid 2017 and Rome 2018 he struggled against him. In both tournaments he actually had less problems against Djokovic!

 

[Nadal_King]

Rafa gets more solid and commits almost no errors and see fognini game breaks

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Like he won't get to four Masters eventually.

He won’t. Grigor Zverev coming to a Laver Cup near you

 

[mightyrick]

Sorry, I don't see any excuses for him always being pathetic against this mug. It's awful to have a mental block against Federer and Djokovic. But against FOGNINI??? The mug of mugs? Seriously? I'm actually being nice to him.

Nadal will not win this match, he will probably lose 6-2 6-2. Did you even see how bad he plays?

Every player has that one player who gets destroyed by everyone else... but they can't seem to play well against them.

I'm remembering Santoro and Safin, lol.

 

[Mainad]

Lazy errors from Fognini to hand over a break straightaway at the start of the 2nd set. Consistency is not his middle name, is it?

 

[MeatTornado]

The thing is that he somehow always plays his worst tennis against Fognini. I have no explanation to that. It's not just about the losses. Even in Madrid 2017 and Rome 2018 he struggled against him. In both tournaments he actually had less problems against Djokovic!

Have you ever once considered that Fognini is simply a tough match-up for him and it's not just some random mental block?

 

[Yugram]

Ned will win. But that 6 2 set doesn’t make me feel too good about the new new Rafa serve I’ve been hearing about

The serve doesn’t help much if you make 14 fukin’ UE along the way

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

The thing is that he somehow always plays his worst tennis against Fognini. I have no explanation to that. It's not just about the losses. Even in Madrid 2017 and Rome 2018 he struggled against him. In both tournaments he actually had less problems against Djokovic!

Should renounce those two titles because he struggled against Fognini to be fair...

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Lazy errors from Fognini to hand over a break straightaway at the start of the 2nd set. Consistency is not his middle name, is it?

According to Wikipedia he doesn’t have a middle name so it might be

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

The serve doesn’t help much if you make 14 fukin’ UE along the way

Wow Ned really is Fed now.