2020 ATP Finals SF: Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

[Yugram]

Did it ever happen before that a player didn't miss any first serves in 3 games in a row?

That’s new level of BS tennis meta. I swear, ban of 2nd serves will be a MUST in 10 years. Or the game will die.

 

[abmk]

slap FH from med on the run again ! this one DTL.

 

[StrongRule]

Some unreal tennis from Medvedev...

 

[Sysyphus]

how's the match?

Daniil looking the better player?

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Top Spin style stats.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Med 16/16 on first serves in

12 you mean.

3x4.

 

[TennisFan3]

Could this be a breakout tournament for Medvedev like Sampras UsOpen first title? Certainly Medvedev looks supreme.

 

[Amritia]

12, its been 3 games.

No, cos Nadal won a few points.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Amazing that RAFA is hanging with Med despite his 100% serve percentage

as soon as that goes down, RAFA will attack

 

[Cortana]

how's the match?

Daniil looking the better player?

Imagine it's 2011 and Djokovic is on the other side.

 

[Gazelle]

12, its been 3 games.

He's lost some service points (on first serve).

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Oh yeah.

 

[abmk]

yeah, you can't hit BH UEs like that, med. that's 2nd in this game.
40-15 nadal

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Fedvedev showed up today. Serving like a madman but can’t convert break point.

It's not 40-15 just yet...

 

[The Blond Blur]

Luckvedev

 

[Daniel Andrade]

I didn't get to watch Med play before. The way he's playing he isn't playing to win this match. He's playing at a level enough to be the champion of the WTF

 

[megamind]

Stalemate

is how I’d describe this match

 

[mike danny]

@StrongRule, why aren't you commentating how Med is making stupid errors on Nadal's service games?

 

[Deleted member 771911]

This is much better quality than the stuff we got earlier.

 

[romeo8880]

Medvedev not looking very sharp at the moment other than his insane serving. Missing many easy shots

 

[Nadal_Django]

Unreal court coverage from Nadal.

 

[Sabrina]

Still about 45% 1st serve in for Nadal.

 

[Terenigma]

What a point!

 

[abmk]

12 you mean.

3x4.

nope. He lost 4 points on 1st serve.

 

[NoleFam]

The level of play has picked up now. This is more of what I was expecting. That was some point.

 

[junior74]

People underestimating Nadal. He's a fighter, he loves taking sets while being the inferior player.

"The opposite Federer"

 

[TennisFan3]

12, its been 3 games.

Nope. That's for serves in. Med's made 1st serves when Nadal won the point. So more than 12 -- 16 specicially.

 

[Leandro2045]

Rafa with 39%! of his first serve in yet has managed to already hold his serve four times.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Uninspiring first half from United.

 

[abmk]

nice point that.

 

[junior74]

Nadal is over 25 seconds on average, but it's ok.

 

[Yugram]

UNPOPULAR OPINION:

Medvedev is playing well, but nothing special. Once his first serve % drops, he loses.

 

[SkySoushi]

Med's avg 1st serve speed so far almost 124mph (nearly 3mph higher than usual)

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Petchey with his long and random stories.

 

[Gazelle]

3...2...1 and Nadal steals the set out of nowhere.

 

[romeo8880]

UNPOPULAR OPINION:

Medvedev is playing well, but nothing special. Once his first serve % drops, he loses.

He should have already broken Nadal and hasn’t. Not good for the bullsheet

 

[Nadal_Django]

Nadal is over 25 seconds on average, but it's ok.

Why he shouldn't be!?

 

[Leandro2045]

UNPOPULAR OPINION:

Medvedev is playing well, but nothing special. Once his first serve % drops, he loses.

It's not unpopular at all.

Imagine being down in the scoreline after seven games with 100% of your first serves in compared to 39% of your opponent.

 

[Hitman]

Nadal 4-3, he is taking everything Medieval is throwing at him.

 

[Tenacity]

Nadal is over 25 seconds on average, but it's ok.

Went up to ~30 seconds on some points.

 

[TennisFan3]

Nadal is trying to go for TOO MUCH on his first serves. That is why his serve percentage is low. He knows if he doesn't have a good serve he will LIKELY lose the point as Med is dominating the neutral rallies.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Henman now talking from his own experience of competing vs Sampras, Federer, beating them, etc.

 

[PilotPete]

So after all of Meds so-called 'GOATing', Nadal still leads, lol. You guys are hilarious.

 

[BackhandDTL]

That was one of the best matches I've ever seen him play and I don't say that lightly. What a turn around from him on hardocurt earlier in his career. Often he was blasting 102 mph forehands and 95 mph backhands.

Yep. He’s consistently beating the big boys on HC now.

 

[StrongRule]

@StrongRule, why aren't you commentating how Med is making stupid errors on Nadal's service games?

Dude, the guy is yet to miss a first serve, and we are in the middle of the first set...I don't know what Nadal can do in this match.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Even though Med is clearly outplaying Rafa, I still doubt his mentality when things get close.

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

For those watching this on Tennis Channel, did you see that Instagram ad??

 

[Yugram]

TIME TO BREAK

 

[Nadal_Django]

3...2...1 and Nadal steals the set out of nowhere.

Definitely, looks like a Nadal set this one...

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Lol. I think I remember Meddy going on some crazy first serve streak in his purple patch '19.