2022 Wimbledon SF: Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal [2]

[OldManStan]

I fear that Nadal will withdraw due to injury.

 

[Pheasant]

These two are so unpredictable right now. Kyrgios is very inconsistent; especially when he tanks service games. Tanking anything against Nadal is a big mistake. Nadal is now injured, which makes his level of play questionable. I don't even know how to call this one.

Nadal in 5. But anything could happen here, including a Nadal withdrawal.

 

[_phantom]

@threehandedbackhand please add 'Nadal withdraws' in the poll. That's the most likely outcome atm.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Nick takes the first set, Nadal's arm falls off so he takes a break. Nick fights with his box and blows it in 5

Couldn't have said it better!

 

[romeo8880]

Nadal has already surpassed Fed. I don’t get the point of rooting against Nadal if you’re a Fed fan anymore.

I like Nadal and am rooting for him. But can also say as a Federer fan that Nadal has absolutely not in any way, shape, or form passed fed.

 

[chrischris]

Talent vs faker..

 

[Sintherius]

It’s going to be a ****show here on TTW when Kyrgios gets through to the final

 

[Deleted member 629564]

@threehandedbackhand please add 'Nadal withdraws' in the poll. That's the most likely outcome atm.

Fixed.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Saw extended highlights and Nadal looks like he will be fine for the semis. No way, he doesn't play. Think he wins in 4.

Yup. This could be his last wimbledon for all we know. No way he’s quitting now.

 

[Rogibear]

Nadal didn't sound too upbeat in the presser

 

[Fedeonic]

Dude, that's not healthy.

I'm not a fan of Djokodal and I can be as salty as they come, but I never once proclaimed such a strong hate for either of them.

Yeah, the issue is that Federer had to cope with the absolute peak version of both, or semi declined versions. Current Nadal and current Djokovic are feasting in an absolute wasteland of a weak era, where the only two players who dared to defy both (Thiem and Medviedev) got injured in the process.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Nadal didn't sound too upbeat in the presser

He always has that tone. We shall see.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Damn… but lol at all the betting losers

https://imgur.com/a/GhZu90y

frigging sore losers

 

[Federer_pilon]

I like Nadal and am rooting for him. But can also say as a Federer fan that Nadal has absolutely not in any way, shape, or form passed fed.

22 > 20. That's one way he passed him lol
There are definitely other ways that he hasn't passed him but there is at least one way he passed him.

 

[Rattie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544786829374791685

 

[romeo8880]

22 > 20. That's one way he passed him lol
There are definitely other ways that he hasn't passed him but there is at least one way he passed him.

I don’t view things like that at all. 14 of them are on clay. FOURTEEN.

 

[robin7]

Nadal didn’t sound like he would play. Kyrgios is getting a bye most likely.

It'd be wise for Rafa to withdraw from the semifinal and send Nick into the final.

 

[Mark-Touch]

These two are so unpredictable right now. Kyrgios is very inconsistent; especially when he tanks service games. Tanking anything against Nadal is a big mistake. Nadal is now injured, which makes his level of play questionable. I don't even know how to call this one.

Nadal in 5. But anything could happen here, including a Nadal withdrawal.

When has Nadal not been injured?

 

[Federer_pilon]

I don’t view things like that at all. 14 of them are on clay. FOURTEEN.

But every surface plays like clay now.

 

[Adv. Edberg]

Nadal has already surpassed Fed. I don’t get the point of rooting against Nadal if you’re a Fed fan anymore.

Exactly. And as a Nadal fan I can say that Fed will always be ahead of Nadal in the goat debate anyway.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544786829374791685

Here we go with the scan. I am sure they knew if he was taped up all this time what he had.

 

[BGod]

Those odds are wrecked. Nadal only gains strength from draining matches. Putting money on Rafa to win in 4.

 

[albatros_forehand]

Love both players. But only St Nik can stop The Evil in the finals so rooting for Nik.

 

[Rattie]

Here we go with the scan. I am sure they knew if he was taped up all this time what he had.

It’s got worse, so it’s obviously something they need to know definitively whether continuing to play will cause more problems long term or not. Not rocket science.

 

[Bud]

It’s going to be a ****show here on TTW when Kyrgios gets through to the final

I'd LMAO if he does and defeats Djo in the final

 

[TennisFan3]

I don’t view things like that at all. 14 of them are on clay. FOURTEEN.

Why is clay so bad? Why are clay titles always seen as denouncement for Nadal while bunch of HC titles are not seen the same way for Fedovic?

 

[Bud]

I don’t view things like that at all. 14 of them are on clay. FOURTEEN.

Clay is a surface and was around before HC. It's a more legitimate surface as tennis was started on grass, another natural surface.

 

[TennisFan3]

Clay is a surface and was around before HC. It's a more legitimate surface as tennis was started on grass, another natural surface.

There are 2 slams with hard. So Novak/Fed have an advantage excelling in that surface.
There's only 1 slam on clay, so Nadal starts with a handicap.
Still he has MOST slams. What if there were 2 clay slams, instead of 2 Hardcourt slams?

 

[Sudacafan]

He also missed like 10 slams with them? lol

Federer never won one injured.

 

[Mark-Touch]

There are 2 slams with hard. So Novak/Fed have an advantage excelling in that surface.
There's only 1 slam on clay, so Nadal starts with a handicap.
Still he has MOST slams. What if there were 2 clay slams, instead of 2 Hardcourt slams?

What if they never changed from grass for all the slams???

 

[Sudacafan]

No es casualidad que los argentinos odien tanto a Nadal, incluso prefieren al payaso de Djokovic.

Big mistake. This Argy prefers Nadal 100%.
But uses sarcasm with everybody, as they inspire me much.

 

[sandiegoman]

Nick will do an underhand serve at match point to win and will turn into a GOAT 3-2

 

[ChrisRF]

Nadal in 3 or 4 if he is able to move just decently. Fritz is much better than Kyrgios, even though he didn't look good in some situations today. Kyrgios will have much longer phases of being "out of it".

 

[Sudacafan]

Nadal didn’t sound like he would play. Kyrgios is getting a bye most likely.

You bet your house on it?

 

[DSH]

Big mistake. This Argy prefers Nadal 100%.
But uses sarcasm with everybody, as they inspire me much.

No es así en foros de habla hispana como punto de break, donde muchos de tus compatriotas prefieren el serbio.

 

[Sudacafan]

I f-ing hate Nadal, I hate him since 2007.
What part of I Ha-Te Na-Dal don't you understand?

Calm down, please. There are lots of other players that provide a more fulfilling hatred experience.

 

[Fedeonic]

No es así en foros de habla hispana como punto de break, donde muchos de tus compatriotas prefieren el serbio.

Cada uno tiene la libre elección de gustarle el jugador que quiera. Soy chileno y soy hincha a muerte de Roger, y no me gusta Garín que es chileno.
And why you're speaking in Spanish in this forum, BTW?

 

[Krish0608]

If I were to cast aside my NK disapproval and disgust for a while and purely be objective. Nick is a hell of a player on this surface. And right now it seems like his head is screwed in right which is pretty scary. He’s a bit like Safin in that he can have “one of those days” where it’s all clicking. And it won’t be easy to stop him.
Rafa is coming off a 5 setter and an injury scare. I will stick my neck out and say Nick in 5.
But please, please save tennis Rafa.

 

[Fedeonic]

Calm down, please. There are lots of other players that provide a more fulfilling hatred experience.

I don't know your favourite team in Argentina, but I'm a Universidad de Chile fan, and I'd never want Colo Colo or U Católica to win titles.
That's what I think about Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.

 

[Leonidas]

I f-ing hate Nadal, I hate him since 2007.
What part of I Ha-Te Na-Dal don't you understand?

Then you should be unhappy most of the time lol

 

[TennisFan3]

What if they never changed from grass for all the slams???

True. I'm curious about that one. Nadal would have adapted and maybe Fed would have most slams.

 

[DSH]

Cada uno tiene la libre elección de gustarle el jugador que quiera. Soy chileno y soy hincha a muerte de Roger, y no me gusta Garín que es chileno.
And why you're speaking in Spanish in this forum, BTW?

Porque me gusta hablar más de un idioma.

 

[romeo8880]

Why is clay so bad? Why are clay titles always seen as denouncement for Nadal while bunch of HC titles are not seen the same way for Fedovic?

It’s not bad. I was just implying that Federer was the more dominant player on TWO surfaces, whereas Nadal was dominant on mainly one.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

22 > 20. That's one way he passed him lol
There are definitely other ways that he hasn't passed him but there is at least one way he passed him.

He passed him on the most important metric. That’s what matters the most.

 

[TennisFan3]

It’s not bad. I was just implying that Federer was the more dominant player on TWO surfaces, whereas Nadal was dominant on mainly one.

True. But there's still dominance of HC in slams, so any one good on HC will have more slams.
One surface (hards) -represents 50% of slams.
The other 2 represent 25% of slams each.

Fed is lucky to be dominant on a surface which represents 50% of all slams. What if Fed had been dominant only on grass and clay? Or what if clay had 50% of slams?
And Nadal still has 6 slams on HC - so it's not like he's a MUG there. But he's penalized for that since the surface that has 50% of slams, he has only 6 there. Where as Fed and Novak have more.

 

[Federer_pilon]

Federer never won one injured.

Not sure what point you're trying to make lol
So if an injured Nadal can win slams but an injured Federer can't, what is your point?

 

[L4S10s]

lmao keep dreaming if you think he's going to retire (either before or during the match) due to injuries. the man wants his CYGS and this is his only shot.

 

[Federer_pilon]

He passed him on the most important metric. That’s what matters the most.

He didn't pass him on the elegance metric lmao

 

[raisethe3]

Nadal should win this match in 4 sets. But I wouldn't be surprised if it goes to 5 sets.

Be aware of Nick's trick shots/serve. He tends to pull that out every once in a while.

 

[Sudacafan]

Not sure what point you're trying to make lol
So if an injured Nadal can win slams but an injured Federer can't, what is your point?

That one.