Nadal_King
Hall of Fame
Who wins this potential great match?
Zverev in 5.
No, he has a very good 5th set record. His problem is that he has to PLAY so many 5th sets early in Slams, not that he loses them. He normally loses in 3 or 4 after having too many long fights before.Doesn’t Zverev have a terrible 5th set record??
Stan isn't a real threat to djok with this declined movementHard to call. I hope Zverev wins. As a peaking Wawrinka still in draw is always a worry for us djoko fans. However, I think Stan will win in 4 tough sets.
Uhm he is always a threatStan isn't a real threat to djok with this declined movement
Stan isn't a real threat to djok with this declined movement
Untestable, therefore unprovable, therefore irrelevant.50/50.
Zverev 13-6, Stan 27-22. Both pretty good although for Zverev most of his 5 setters come from early Slam rounds against mugs that should have never been 5 setters.Doesn’t Zverev have a terrible 5th set record??
It's AO.Stan gave Djokovic a beating at the US Open 6 months ago. I don’t want to hear anything about Djokovic being hurt either. Djokovic has always been terrified of Stan because Stan can bully him from both wings and Djokovic has no variety.
Feder is more of a threat as of nowUhm he is always a threat
Would love to see this, but just don't see Stan surviving another marathon (particularly against a much younger opponent).Wawrinka to pull another 5 set miracle.
Feeling a bit shaky there aren't you after USO You should be cheering for Nadal to beat Stan. That's a much more easy predictionIt's time Zverev mans up and beats Stan.
19-6
It's AO.
And djok is 2-1 against stan here.
That time stan had a much better movement than what he has now
Yeah, Zed with the two-hander is probably more dangerous. Despite the head-to-head, I think Zverev’s the tougher match-up of the two for Nadal. They’ve only played three times on hard. Nadal leads 2-1, but in one of those victories he had to save match point and the other went to five – and they were both a few years ago too. Zverev’s a better player now. In their most recent match he mangled Nadal in straights.In terms of de-Nadalization who should I get behind? I'm inclined to think a zoning Zverev would have the best chances in the semi, if he wins in 3 or 4. If Z is hitting the back hand deep cc and dtl current Nadal will have difficulties (Kyrgios was playing quite short and loopy in most of their rallies and not going dtl with pace like Zverev can when he's on). Having said that, I doubt Zverev or Stan would have more than a 25% chance in the semis if Nadal gets through Thiem easily.
From the main tourney thread:I know Stan has played more sets but what is the court time comparison? Given Stan had one match cut short I figured it might be closer.
So about a three hour difference. The largest of any of the quarterfinals.Speaking of freshness, some stats coming into the QFs.
Time on Court
09:48 Nadal (3 three set matches, 1 four set match, most recent match 3:38/four set)
10:23 Thiem (2 three set matches, 1 four set match, 1 five set match, most recent match 1:50/three set)
11:04 Wawrinka (1 two set match/retirement, 1 four set match, 2 five set matches, most recent 3:25/five set)
08:15 Zverev (4 three set matches, most recent 1:37/three set)
10:42 Sandgren (2 three set matches, 1 four set match, 1 five set match, 1 back to back day 2 & 3, most recent 3:27/four set)
09:07 Federer (2 three set matches, 1 four set match, 1 five set match, most recent 2:11/four set)
07:53 Raonic (4 three set matches, 1 back to back day 2 & 3, most recent 2:19/three set)
07:22 Djokovic (3 three set matches, 1 four set match, most recent 2:06/three set)
50/50.
Raonic is not that young anymore ...I thought TTW wanted young blood? All these years of screaming. Thiem vs Zverev would be what is wanted? Young players breaking through? Raonic vs thiem/zverev?
It's AO.
And djok is 2-1 against stan here.
A Zverev-Fed final works just dandy for me and am actively praying for this outcome. Hello, #21!Zverev to save face for the NextGens.