Rafa.the.Magnificent
G.O.A.T.
Medvedev is one DAMN... GOOD...KID! Rafa won the match tonight but you are yourself a total and complete winner!
Congats to you Silvia!Never been this close to the slam record!
Yes, you too. Unreal...We’ll def discuss this match in depth later
Congatulations!
I don't know what you guys saw. Nadal played well and got the win. Deserved? No. He gamed that break of serve out of Daniil. He practically made Daniil play with 2 second serves for that game. That's not fitting for a champ.
Just stopAnd to think that people called me a troll when I reminded about the match against Schwartzman. I just knew it will happen. The biggest choke ever had to happen today.
what do u mean
provide more details before u throw accusations
It happened a few times in the 5th.By making Medvedev serve again, Nadal scopes out where the next shot is likely to go. Gives him a competitive edge in reading his opponent after his opponent just hit an ace, similar to what happens during a 2nd serve.
But really what I was getting at was the "1st serve" was the 2nd one Medvedev would have hit at that point, making it a 2nd serve.
Wow! What an emotional wringer that was. Not the same as Wimby 2019, but close enough.
Just imagine if this had been a QF and there were still 2 matches to go! LOL That's what happened to Rafa last year against Thiem. He was on fumes after that match.Rafa looked drained. Wish he wouldn't play until Brisbane
and almost 5 hours of opponent stopping your service rhythm putting his racquet upNice long cheer for Medvedev after an incredibly hostile 2 weeks by the NYC crowd to him.
You think?I think this was the more dramatic final; in the last three sets there was always a back and forth and multiple breaks. But the WI19 final only the final set was dramatic
Only problem is . . fanboys don't count.Nadal still at number 18 in my eyes
Awful, Awful gamesmanship from the second things started going against him, getting the crucial 5th set break purely because of it
You think?
For me I have sat through way too many Fedovic finals and semi-finals and was really thinking that Wimby2019 would go differently. Unfortunately, it didn't and it was incredibly heartbreaking. I don't think I'll ever recover from that one.
Yes, and it can get worse.So the last 12 slams:
5 for Nadal!
4 for Djokovic!
3 for Federer!
Sports players look way older than their age?Celebrations aside, seeing these two at the net reminds one of the ravages of professional sports.
A 23 year-old who looks 40 and a 33 year-old who looks 50.
Yikes.
Djokovic was never going to make it to the final, with thst shoulder...In retrospect, it seems to me, Nadal should thank Wawrinka for taking out Djokovic. Djokovic could have created more problems for Nadal but he struggles against Wawrinka.
In retrospect, it seems to me, Nadal should thank Wawrinka for taking out Djokovic. Djokovic could have created more problems for Nadal but he struggles against Wawrinka.
Nadal still at number 18 in my eyes
Awful, Awful gamesmanship from the second things started going against him, getting the crucial 5th set break purely because of it
Guy has won 19 slams and falls on the court like he’s won his first. Med should have cold cocked him.
The attitudes in this thread absolutely suck. You guys just watched one of the greatest slam final matches (if not the greatest) since the 2012 Australian Open.
And all you guys do it **** and moan. Just disgusting.
Damn, why not revel in the moment of incredible high-level tennis in a slam final? Christ.
And if Nadal had taken out Novak you would blame the left shoulder. With everyone in here for years that dislike Nadal, everything is downplayed or discredited. It’s always the same, but he wins and makes your lives miserable.In retrospect, it seems to me, Nadal should thank Wawrinka for taking out Djokovic. Djokovic could have created more problems for Nadal but he struggles against Wawrinka.
No, he says that because you never now what the future holds.Do you think Nadal will retire now? Seemed strange when he said "hope to see you next year"
some celeb said, in this era we have 3 great tennis players, one is an artist, one is a machine, and one is a fighter. I think you guys can tell the players he was describing.Rafael Nadal has the heart of a lion. What a remarcable fighting spirit. He never gives up. 19 and counting.
I’ve only been in this forum for a few weeks and can’t stand the Nadal hate. That was an epic match that showed his resolve. We need to celebrate that kind of performance, no matter the athlete, no matter the sport.