2019 Indian Wells - ATP Masters 1000 - General Discussion

[True Fanerer]

Khachanov has great defensive skills for a big guy.

 

[EloQuent]

This may be heretical but KK might be the more dangerous SF opponent for Fedr

 

[AndyM]

Can anyone just hit through old man fed like chili man did back in the 2014 US open semi-finals

 

[-NN-]

Khachanov is almost as vanilla as Zverev.

 

[AndyM]

Wow I thought the doll got a hair transplant they just showed his head and he's totally bald

 

[NatF]

Nadal changing direction and going down the line that point, got the big man running.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

RAFA breaks back

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

 

[Feather]

Rafa breaks back

 

[AndyM]

Did you just see the shot of nadal's head he has lost a lot of hair

 

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Did you just see the shot of nadal's head he has lost a lot of hair

Damn he's losing his hair.

 

[Sysyphus]

*sound of inevitability*

 

[stringertom]

This may be heretical but KK might be the more dangerous SF opponent for Fedr

Now that he is out of that horrendous slump that had everyone comparing him to Jacques Chausette, the previous Bercy champion.

 

[Feather]

The momentum has swung in Rafa's favour

 

[mike danny]

I don't see Fed's forehand to the deuce court/Nadal's BH to be the key. Nadal is not going to be hitting to Fed's FH. He's going to be hitting to Fed's BH, like he always does. The key for Fed is his 1st serve Pct. If he can serve the way he did against Tsitsipas in Dubai, high 70's % for much of the match, he'll have a good chance against Nadal.

I remember Nadal hitting more to Fed's FH in their 2017 Miami final.

 

[DRII]

This may be heretical but KK might be the more dangerous SF opponent for Fedr

do you have any idea what you're talking about?

with a screen name like eloquent, how about you try posting like it!

 

[AndyM]

Damn fed is spoiled he has a full set of hair and it's still playing tennis at 38

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

This may be heretical but KK might be the more dangerous SF opponent for Fedr

Maybe in a video game made by @Meles called "Diamond Age Tennis 2019"

 

[TheIntrovert]

The pain does seem to disappear when you’re not losing

 

[mike danny]

It was fun while it lasted. Bring on the Fedal semi. KK will fold like a cheap suit.

 

[TheIntrovert]

Oh my that was delicious

 

[AndyM]

Serious question do you think fed has to work out and train harder because she's almost 38 years old then a guy who's 28

 

[-NN-]

Fantastic FH from theRAFA. Karen plays at one pace and is a topspin monkey who plays with too much margin. He's duller than Dull.

 

[True Fanerer]

Classic Nadal dtl

 

[Sambuccashake]

Is Khachanov aware of the fact that Rafa is left handed?

Poor decision after poor decision.

 

[NatF]

Maybe in a video game made by @Meles called "Diamond Age Tennis 2019"

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

It was fun while it lasted. Bring on the Fedal semi. KK will fold like a cheap suit.

Win or lose I want RAFA. There's no glory to be had in beating a guy named Karen.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

@Meles puts all the geriatric players behind a $300 paywall so nobody gets them.

 

[Feather]

Return winner from KK

 

[-NN-]

OK Nadal just put this Karen guy out of his misery. If this is the future then god help tennis - and I mean in terms of style of play. Imagine Zverev and Karen being #1 and #2 in the world LOL.

 

[NatF]

Stupid jumping backhand from KK, must have seen the Safin thread.

 

[Deon Sanders]

Points that you could have won and hit in the net for no reason are how you lose to guys like Ned

 

[junior74]

Great point by a boy named Karen!

 

[Ray Mercer]

Khachanov has got to quit that jumping backhand. He doesn’t have Nalbandians talent to pull that off.

 

[AndyM]

Of course everyone's favorite the mighty fed gets extra rest for tomorrow

 

[Bukowski]

Absolutely amazing how well taller players move in recent years.
KK's movement at 6 foot 6 is absolutely no comparison to past players like Todd Martin for example.

 

[Boom-Boom]

Absolutely amazing how well taller players move in recent years.
KK's movement at 6 foot 6 is absolutely no comparison to past players like Todd Martin for example.

agreed, same for Zverev or Medvedev

 

[Deon Sanders]

Of course everyone's favorite the mighty fed gets extra rest for tomorrow

He demanded it

Tennis obliged

 

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Of course everyone's favorite the mighty fed gets extra rest for tomorrow

Can you even believe the performance he put in earlier at age 39?? And with a fairly full set of hair.

 

[Deon Sanders]

What is with these derp backhands

 

[-NN-]

Karen is venturing to the net in bizarre ways for bizarre reasons.

 

[Pheasant]

Nadal had set point, but couldn't close the deal. But still, Nadal is 5-0 vs Khachanov and has only lost one set to Karen.

 

[Bukowski]

Lol yeah Karen struck that volley like a USTA 4.0 Karen on an outside court.

 

[NatF]

Karen determined to break himself #NextGen

 

[junior74]

Karen is venturing to the net in bizarre ways for bizarre reasons.

Looked like some sort of panic attack (pun)

 

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Karen determined to break himself #NextGen

#RektGen

(just kiddin' it's not a bad generation or so we hope)

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Beautiful cross court!

 

[Feather]

Three set points saved from KK

 

[Sysyphus]

no, the Nadal backhand is not going to simply fold if you just batter it with repeated predictably heavy balls, better try something else

 

[TheIntrovert]

Pretty sure my cat volleys better than KK