2021 French Open Round 2: [3] Rafael Nadal vs. Richard Gasquet

[Deleted member 748597]

Yes. Just BELIEVE in yourself.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

To be honest he’s shocked me to get back to 5-5 here. I thought he’d not even get more than 2 games lol

 

[guga_fan]

Gasquet himself can't believe he has such a chance. He is not gonna win a set, but he already has more games than I expected.

 

[Sudacafan]

Hi, I will only stay here if something strange is happening here in this match.
I’ve got more important things to do.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

From 6-0 5-2 and a setpoint up he is about to lose the set... Sounds right. And some think he is winning the title? LMAO.

You do a nice troll job with this lol.

 

[tennisjedi]

From 5-2 to 5-5.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

From 6-0 5-2 and a setpoint up he is about to lose the set... Sounds right. And some think he is winning the title? LMAO.

Thank god Gasquet is going to win today and save me from having to get your username tattooed on my buttcheeks if Novak had beaten him in straight sets.

 

[Krish872007]

Gasquet actually looking "inspired" vis-a-vis his usual standards. Ned let this one slip a bit

 

[TripleATeam]

Imagine if @Federer and Del Potro actually has to go through with that bet, assuming Gasquet loses.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Par le pouvoir du Saint Revers à une main !
By the power of the Holy one handed backhand!

 

[weakera]

Rafa is definitely hitting short now

 

[mike danny]

What is happening? How come Nadal isn't trashing Gasquet?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Bloody hell Richard is peaking lmao

 

[TennisFan3]

Richard coming for that title now. Novak better watch out!

Gasquet would have exactly zero chance vs Novak. As much chance as you or I would have.
That being said, Nadal will not lose to Gasquet.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Based on what I've seen from Nadal today, he would get BEATEN by Novak. His game is not anywhere close to his best.

He is showing his age. The serve is poor as usual and he lacks initiative, power, speed and aggression.

I wouldn’t look too much into it. Let’s see if he raises his play here.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Imagine if @Federer and Del Potro actually has to go through with that bet, assuming Gasquet loses.

Nobody wants to have to see the receipts of that. Need Gasquet to just wrap this up today. For all of our sakes.

 

[dapchai]

This is gonna be similar to this year's AO QF vs Tsits. The sun goes down then so does Nadal's level.

 

[TennisFan3]

Bloody hell Richard is peaking lmao

Nadal is playing pathetic bro. He's nowhere near Novak's level with tournament. He's going to get clobbered at this rate.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Take this set, bud.

 

[40-15 still haunts me]

Fair play to Gasquet with this set so far, Rafas level has totally dropped though

 

[ACE of Hearts]

This is just bizarre from nadal. He has to be thinking i was up 5-2 .

 

[I Am Finnish]

Lmao. You always crack me up with your comments.

He is the meme goat for a reason

 

[StrongRule]

Gasquet simply stopped making errors, and Nadal is hopeless.

 

[dapchai]

Gotta broken here.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Gasquet simply stopped making errors, and Nadal is hopeless.

Nadal needs to simply win 2 more sets. Can't believe this right now. This is a crisis.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Imagine if Reeshard steals this set

Please, think about StrongRule’s well being and avoid making such suggestions.

 

[TennisFan3]

I wouldn’t look too much into it. Let’s see if he raises his play here.

It just shows that Nadal's weight of shot is lowered. His footwork, movement and speed have gone down. His intensity has decreased.
Nadal is clearly showing his age. Regardless of what he does today, he is there for the taking.
Any inspired opponent would be able to take him out. Let's just say 50% of Soderling 2009 would be enough.

 

[mike danny]

Gasquet would have exactly zero chance vs Novak. As much chance as you or I would have.
That being said, Nadal will not lose to Gasquet.

Imagine that you took that seriously.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

This is just bizarre from nadal. He has to be thinking i was up 5-2 .

That's good. Mess him mentally a little.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Nadal is playing pathetic bro. He's nowhere near Novak's level with tournament. He's going to get clobbered at this rate.

I agree Novak has looked better so far. However, we seen this before at RG and by the semis it gets reversed that situation.

Novsk tends to start RG well but then lose form as it progresses whereas Rafa gets better with more matches. That’s the usual trend.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

It just shows that Nadal's weight of shot is lowered. His footwork, movement and speed have gone down. His intensity has decreased.
Nadal is clearly showing his age. Regardless of what he does today, he is there for the taking.
Any inspired opponent would be able to take him out. Let's just say 50% of Soderling 2009 would be enough.

Every year they say the same thing and we know the result. He’s still the favorite.

 

[Krish872007]

 

[TripleATeam]

Ace at 30-30.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

I expect a break right here.

 

[OddJack]

stream links?

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Don't you dare give up now. Believe deeply in your own abilities.

 

[dapchai]

I expect a break right here.

Richard's gonna hold easily.

 

[BrokenGears]

C R I S I S
A V E R T E D
(for now)

 

[SonicNirvana]

This is the first time Gasquet has won 5 games in a set vs Nadal at RG

 

[Krish872007]

Logic dictates Rafa breaks here for the set.

 

[fundrazer]

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[TennisFan3]

Every year they say the same thing and we know the result. He’s still the favorite.

Yes he is the favorite always. But he is clearly not playing anywhere near his best.
If the rest of the field, let's "this" Nadal win the title, then shame on them.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Holy crap. My mom came into my room to bring me a plate of chicken nuggets and I literally screamed at her and hit the plate of chicken nuggets out of her hand. She started yelling and swearing at me and I slammed the door on her. I'm so distressed right now I don't know what to do. I didn't mean to do that to my mom but I'm literally in shock from the results tonight. I feel like I'm going to explode. Why the hell is he losing serve? This can't be happening. I'm having a breakdown. I don't want to believe tennis is so corrupt. I want a future to believe in. I want Nadal to be RG 2021 champion and fix this broken sport. I cannot even deal with this right now. It wasn't supposed to be like this, I thought he was 16-0 against Gasquet???? This is so messed up.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Rafa will still win this match in straights I think. Still his 2nd sets in this and 1st round have been surprising. Still we seen this before and Rafa once he gets into the draw he elevates his level.

 

[Martin J]

Don't you dare give up now. Believe deeply in your own abilities.

Summon your 2005 Monte Carlo version, Richard!

 

[Picmun]

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Own risk ;-)

 

[dapchai]

No FHDTL from Rafa so far.

 

[El_Yotamo]

Gotta be honest even I am getting a little worried now with how poorly he's playing...

 

[Kralingen]

Crazy to be saying this but if Nadal doesn’t break here Gasquet has to be feeling the better of the two players heading into the TB

 

[Martin J]

The only thing I enjoy in this match-up is Richard blasting winners off Nadal's FH with his BH. Didn't make many of these tonight, though.