ATP 500: Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell

[CCNM]

Yaaay Gonzo.

 

[seffina]

I'm more excited for the davy/rafa match. I'm hoping its a good one. Btw, I like your avatar

Oh yes, I've wanted a Davy/Rafa match from the beginning as I like both players very much. Will pull for Rafa and a two setter, though. No need for either to get tired for Rome.

Thanks! It's finally warm and sunny out and it puts me in a partying mood.

 

[Leublu tennis]

damned... i missed that !
sounds like it was an entertaining match... good win for gonzo !
he was already impressive on the clay of vina del mar some weeks ago...

He looked very, very good. I love it when he plays like that. Saw him at the AO last year in the finals against Fed. Gonzo was just flying. The crowd loved it.

 

[Leublu tennis]

What was up with the head betwixt the legs deal?

I came in just after that happened...

He is posing for a picture for somebody in the stands .......... behind him.

 

[Leublu tennis]

I'm more excited for the davy/rafa match. I'm hoping its a good one. Btw, I like your avatar

O.K. What do you suppose it means?

 

[Love Game]

What was up with the head betwixt the legs deal?

I came in just after that happened...

Since it was sign language, it's open to interpretation, but I think he was waving at the line judge, looking first at the mark/line, then back thru his legs at the judge and waving. This was the second of two questionable line calls in which gonzo wanted the umpire to come down off her perch and look at the mark, but she just sat there, staring at him. The first one I saw was the far sideline from the umpire and he was pointing at the mark. He clearly wanted her to come down and rule on the call, but she didnt that time either. I guess he was expressing expressing frustration with the line calls, especially after that second time that the umpire refused to personally evaluate the mark. Kind of a "can I get a witness" moment, since he was looking straight down at the mark before looking at the line judge and waving

 

[Zaragoza]

The Nadal-Ferrer final starts in 5 min. I prefer to comment here rather than on the Nadal-Ferrer silly thread.

 

[Bud]

Coverage starting on TTV

 

[Zaragoza]

It rained a lot this morning but it's sunny now and the court looks dry.

 

[Bud]

Set 1 game 1

3 break points for Nadal

1-0 Nadal

 

[Zaragoza]

Good start for Nadal. Erratic Ferrer in the first game.

 

[Bud]

Back on serve at 1-1

Another break...

3 breaks of serve

2-1 Nadal

 

[aCop]

Any stream?
the one on channelsurfing.net doesn't work for me.

 

[Telepatic]

Aaa, any stream??

 

[Zaragoza]

Great rallies, Nadal breaks again. This is the worst opponent Nadal could face before Rome.

 

[jones101]

Insane backhand by nadal to break.

2 - 1 Nadal

 

[fedtastic]

This seems like a WTA match with so many breaks of serve.

 

[Bud]

Great rallies, Nadal breaks again. This is the worst opponent Nadal could face before Rome.

Why so?????

 

[Bud]

What a beautiful dropshot by Nadal!

 

[Ballinbob]

any streams???

 

[Ballinbob]

channel surfing works now never mind

 

[Bud]

3-1 Nadal

4-1 Nadal

 

[fps]

*sits down*

aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, just got in from playing to find this just starting, excellent! what do people think, ferrer takes a set? no?

 

[Ballinbob]

stream is ridiculously laggy wow

 

[Zaragoza]

Why so?????

Ferrer is too consistent from the baseline and a great defender, he will make Nadal spend more energy than he should. Nadal playing great aggressive tennis, 3 breaks in 3 games on Ferrer's serve.

 

[Bud]

"Returned with interest!" - Koenig

Awesome point!

 

[Serendipitous]

Is there a good stream for this?

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Nadal has become quite a slicer this season.

 

[Bud]

Nadal's volley's have improved so much.

5-1 Nadal

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Is there a good stream for this?

http://channelsurfing.net/watch-barcelona-open-banco-sabadell.html

Bud, those are some pretty ugly looking volleys. They don't have to be beautiful, because he already won the point from the baseline.

 

[fps]

anyone help out on that little exhange for the more lingually challenged among us?

 

[Bud]

Ferrer may eat a breadstick this first set.

Set point Nadal

5-2

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Drop volley on clay against Nadal = epic fail.

 

[fps]

Drop volley on clay against Nadal = epic fail.

hahaha it wasn't great was it, plenty of time for nadal to get there and ferrer to think *hmmm, maybe that wasn't the move to make*

 

[soyizgood]

Ferrer is just another Spanish Armada noble paying tribute to his king. Until a newcomer clay master comes along and/or Nadal gets injured, resistance is futile!

 

[jones101]

Ferrer is too consistent from the baseline and a great defender, he will make Nadal spend more energy than he should. Nadal playing great aggressive tennis, 3 breaks in 3 games on Ferrer's serve.

This is why I always enjoy Ferrer's matches with Rafa, as he forces Rafa to work hard and play his best tennis. Rafa knows that he has to play well to put him away as Ferrer can't be blown off the court and can rally all day.

He similar to Nadal rally, though he doesnt attack and defend as well as him.

 

[Bud]

3 set points Nadal

Finishes set 1 with an ace down the 'T'

6-2

 

[Bloodshed]

First set Nadal 6-2.

He had a chance at 5-1 to finish the set? Dang lol

 

[Zaragoza]

First set was the best tennis Nadal has played on clay this year, let's hope he can keep it up in the 2nd.

 

[Bud]

First set was the best tennis Nadal has played on clay this year, let's hope he can keep it up in the 2nd.

I agree... nice set from Nadal.

 

[fps]

Ferrer came back hard against the gonzonator yesterday, who knows if this set will bring him more joy. He's not playing badly!

 

[Bud]

Mammoth point!

 

[jones101]

What en EPIC rally from Nadal, he is a beast among men, he really is peerless on this surface. His is peaking at the right time.

He will be fresh for Rome and IMO I can't see anybody beating him

 

[Serendipitous]

Nice backhand!

 

[Bloodshed]

My god! What a sick CC winner from Nadal.

 

[hoodjem]

Is the commentary on WWW.CHANNELSURFING.NET Russian?

Interesting.

 

[Bud]

Break point Nadal

Nadal 1-0

1-1

 

[All-rounder]

ferrer is going for too muchh but then again you have too when your up against nadal

 

[Bloodshed]

And Nadal breaks.

Oh boy it looks like this match will be over in 2 with the way it's going.

 

[hoodjem]

Nadal is funny with his water bottles and racquet placement between games.

Is his OCD going to get worse as he gets older?