The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
See avatar. In nine of their meetings, only 1 was routine (minus the other early retirement). You could put Wimbledon QF as well I suppose, but it was a decent match.
2019 Canada QF - [1] Rafael Nadal vs [7] Fabio Fognini
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Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Oh he's had one as well, they all have.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
He made an absolute joke of himself in Monte Carlo.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
What's this talk about then huh?
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
It is a little pitiful watching Nadal these days. He is laboring so hard but his game is rather limited. The frustration is usually on his face as he understands this against the very best.
He could be a perennial QF/SF slam type of a player - until he decides to call it a day.
It is really hard to see Nadal winning more slams. Maybe another F.O - but that's about it.
He could be a perennial QF/SF slam type of a player - until he decides to call it a day.
It is really hard to see Nadal winning more slams. Maybe another F.O - but that's about it.
Yugram
Legend
I can understand the loss in MC, he was not there mentally after another nasty injury in IW.
But this 1st set? I can’t understand.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
What did they talk about?
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Would love to have heard that conversation.
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Tiki-Taka
Guest
The scoreline looks wonderful, first set aside. 
Hopefully this is not Rafa's ceiling for this year's American hard courts. Needs more to contend for the US Open...
Hopefully this is not Rafa's ceiling for this year's American hard courts. Needs more to contend for the US Open...
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Probably about Nadal's time wasting
JohnnyMac Fan!
Legend
You are clearly Nadals biggest fan!
mightyrick
Legend
Yeah, Murphy definitely should have been stronger on the clock.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Of course, I turn it off and they had some exchange at the net. 
Yugram
Legend
They were talking spanish I think, so you haven’t missed much.Of course, I turn it off and they had some exchange at the net.
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Rafa did not play well in 1st set but he got back on track in the 2nd and 3rd sets! 2-6, 6-1, 6-2!
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
For those who are saying Nadal is serving at his best- his avg 1st serve speed was 111.5 mph and avg 2nd serve was 95 mph.
That is much much lower than UsOpen 2010/Fall 2010 and even far lower then 201
That is much much lower than UsOpen 2010/Fall 2010 and even far lower then 201
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Did not happen! Rafa is still the most winning ATP 1,000 - match wins of all time!
DSH
Bionic Poster
According to many scholars of this forum, Nadal is finished since at least 2005.
Their predictions continue to make history.
DSH
Bionic Poster
DSH
Bionic Poster
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haqq777
Legend
So much for your predictions. Should I start talking about how horrible your predictions are now like you were going on and on in the Nadal News thread after his wimbledon SF?
DSH
Bionic Poster
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Missed the match, I checked scores and saw Nadal lost the first set and then laid down to nap. Woke up to epicness. Can't wait to watch highlights.
Pablo1989
Hall of Fame
marc45
G.O.A.T.
@TennisNewsTPN
Nadal, when asked about the difference between 2005 Rafa (vs Agassi) and 2019 Rafa: ''If I could have the knowledge of the sport I have now, but the legs I had then, I would be a very, very good player (laughs)''. #CoupeRogers
Nadal, when asked about the difference between 2005 Rafa (vs Agassi) and 2019 Rafa: ''If I could have the knowledge of the sport I have now, but the legs I had then, I would be a very, very good player (laughs)''. #CoupeRogers
DSH
Bionic Poster
I always think that Nadal wasted several years in developing a more aggressive tennis, especially in hardcourts.
His prodigious physique was a double-edged sword that allowed him to win many matches (and titles) on his favorite surface, but that, perhaps due to the complacency of his technical team, prevented him from looking for ways to exploit everything that great potential that Spaniard had since the beginning of his career and that was in his gene.
He was a precious gem without polishing.
It took him a long time to play Nadal, the tennis he always had to play, as I said, on fast surfaces, although there was also the permanent clay monster that also hid that and that could save him many hours of work on that surface. That would have given him a better chance of winning a greater amount of important titles on hard courts and on grass.
I guess it's never too late to realize our mistakes.
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RS92
Hall of Fame
Uhm, nothing? Just like 90% of the comments on every thread in this forum.
But if you want to see something better, check the tsitsipas nadal madrid thread, where a guy posted like 100 times non stop just so he could get to 10.000 messages
haqq777
Legend
He sure is a Debbie downer though who always has a very pessimistic view of Rafa and almost always downplays his achievements - even when presented with a logical viewpoint. Not to mention def sounds like is programmed by default to say Rafa will lose every single match, never heard a single positive from him. So bot theory could hold waterNot really. Or if it’s a bot then he can work on multiple forums and langueges and even have a sense of humor from time to time
Also, I haven't read anything that highlights his sense of humor yet either lol but I'm not on these boards that much so don't know.
Jokes aside, he could be a real person but just has a peculiar way of posting which gets old real fast. Pick up any of his posts and it would be how Rafa sucks these days and how he predicted every one of his losses (which he has bee wrong about many times). Predictable.
Yugram
Legend
I know him for a very long time from our local forum, so that’s where my knowledge come from
He usually shuts down with his sheet when Nadal wins a Slam, but only until the next tournament.
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Fog is bae for ladies, no?!!
