2024 Paris Olympics Tennis 2R - Rafael Nadal (SPN) v/s Novak Djokovic (SRB)

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Hopefully Nadal retires after this. It’s sad to watch. Dude is completely washed up

 

[MichaelNadal]

Crowd dressed for a WWE event!

Ronaldo in a match thread

 

[fmadej]

Vintage rally!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Wow! Great point!

 

[RF-18]

Djoko is killing it with the DTL BH

 

[Justshort]

Great net play

 

[roysid]

Djokovic backhand is killing. Nadal.

 

[weakera]

Hopefully Nadal retires after this. It’s sad to watch. Dude is completely washed up

He started 0-4 in the 2015 QF, so he might go on and play another 8 years if the pattern follows.

 

[Justshort]

Nadal is having 40 sec to serve

 

[Carax]

Juice...

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Great BH DTL from Rafa!

 

[ChrisRF]

Of course Alcaraz is better than Nadal these days, but it's still a massive improvement from Djokovic since Wimbledon. It looks like he needed one tournament to be fully back after his injury.

 

[ibbi]

Very sporting from Djoker. Not sure how a linecaller can miss a loopy backhand like that.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko BH looking good

 

[Ronaldo]

This match reminds me when I was 10+ years younger watching these two play hours and hours of tennis. Those were good times. Now this makes me sad as this might be Nadal's last match in singles. Besides that, another sad thing, youth is temporary. As if I observe part of me dying in this match. Father time takes away all good moments from us. So let's enjoy this match and remember good old times with these two superb players.

 

[ibbi]

Of course Alcaraz is better than Nadal these days, but it's still a massive improvement from Djokovic since Wimbledon. It looks like he needed one tournament to be fully back after his injury.

Djokovic's struggle is with top 10 players, you could say top 20 can be a test for him. This is a guy from outside the top 150 who struggles with just about anyone inside the top 50.

 

[weakera]

Of course Alcaraz is better than Nadal these days, but it's still a massive improvement from Djokovic since Wimbledon. It looks like he needed one tournament to be fully back after his injury.

He looks the same to me, playing solid enough. It's not like he struggled before the Final in Wimbledon.

 

[Bastion]

Any rallies more than 4 shots, then Rafa in big trouble.

Problem for Novak, he is not patient himself anymore to go long rallies himself.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Djoko breaks again 4-0, will serve for 5-0.

This is rough.

 

[RF-18]

To Nole! Double break

 

[Frenchy-Player]

 

[fmadej]

Damn thats a massacre

 

[Ronaldo]

Djoko BH looking good

Rafa tied to the Tree of Woe

 

[Justshort]

Troicki advising on shots

 

[NeutralFan]

Rafa hitting short because Novak is not giving him time. Doesn't appear he has enough to threaten a well-playing Novak.

Rafa's slow Movement and speed has been game changer in this rivalry , he still kept slam race competitive. Novak still moves better than Rafa did at 32/33

 

[weakera]

This is so similar to 2015, Rafa has no depth or bite to anything. Too easy for Djokokvic.

 

[WarriorRafa]

This could be a double bagel.cant see Rafa holding or breaking serve

 

[Rafa the King]

Key that Rafa does not give up on this set. Important to break Novak, even if he loses the set

 

[Palindrome]

This is so depressing to watch

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Double break. Humiliation ritual for RAFA.

 

[Ronaldo]

Damn thats a massacre

Senior Tour for Rafa

 

[weakera]

Novak still moves better than Rafa did at 32/33

That's completely untrue lol, but Rafa is definitely moving horribly these days.

 

[jimmy0slams]

Rafa still the overwhelming favourite here,

It's RG ... It's Philip Chatrier ..

 

[Night Slasher]

Rafa can still dictate the point when Nole hits a mid court ball, but as soon as he has him running it's pretty much defense and loopy balls. he's still fighting great but the level is simply not there

 

[The_Order]

Where are all the clowns calling Nadal a coward now? He knew he was no chance to win this one and still fronted up...

Which is more than we can say for Djok in 2017...

 

[fmadej]

What was that shot omg!

 

[ibbi]

This is like the first set of that 2020 final at the moment. Fairly closely contested within games, scoreboard-wise at least, but all of them going one way.

 

[Rebel-I.N.S]

C’mon Rafa.

Not like this…

 

[Frenchy-Player]

What a backand

 

[Move]

Nuclear BH Djoko

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djoko feeling the ball well today.

 

[Frenchy-Player]

C’mon Rafa.

Not like this…

 

[NeutralFan]

That's completely untrue lol, but Rafa is definitely moving horribly these days.

Think what you want but Djokovic still moves like elite and is fast , Rafa's movement declined heavily post 2015 and now it's done after Wimbledon 2022

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Where are all the clowns calling Nadal a coward now? He knew he was no chance to win this one and still fronted up...

Which is more than we can say for Djok in 2017...

I agree. Fair play to Nadal for showing up to this were the odds completely against him.

 

[The_Order]

This is like the first set of that 2020 final at the moment. Fairly closely contested within games, scoreboard-wise at least, but all of them going one way.

Nah, Djok is holding serve quite comfortably...

and the level from Rafa is night and day compared to 2020 final lol

 

[fmadej]

How many games for Rafa in the whole match? 2,3?

 

[TheSlicer]

Apparently Djokovic wasnt as bad as people thought after wimbly final

 

[King_ Zeglan12]

Looks like a slow motion match compared to their matches twelve years ago

 

[MichaelNadal]

Rafa can barely keep the ball in court, yikes

 

[Ronaldo]

Ronaldo in a match thread

None in the Bull's ring