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Imagine hating a player who is retired for 2 years.Vamos, Cobolli.
Imagine hating a player who is retired for 2 years.Vamos, Cobolli.
Definitely horizontal movement is his weakness. Quick changes of direction. That point at 15-0 ending in an error seemed to be the upper ranges of his side to side movement didn’t look comfortable at all.Rafa not moving well at all. Cobolli needs to work the DTL FH.
Imagine hating a player who is retired for 2 years.
It sure is!I wasnt sure i would see Nadal on a court again, its a nice feeling
Exactly. Lots of rust and some understandable nervesNadal will improve match by match. Just needs to shake off the rust and get used to the match play slowly. He looking decent considering how long he’s been out.
If he can stay physically healthy and get back that rhythm with more matches you can still never back against him on clay. He’s a god on this surface.Hot take, if he wins this match he wins two more RG lol
He'll cruise to the Final, and obliterate Tsissypants on the way, Rafa's IQ is too high for everyone else, so rarely ever needs full conditioning to win...Nadal will improve match by match. Just needs to shake off the rust and get used to the match play slowly. He looking decent considering how long he’s been out.
I think the likes of Sinner and Novak, elite returners with great change-of-direction skills will be tough for this version of Rafa as I’m really not liking his side to side movement here, seems easy to stretch him. But if you aren’t an elite mover or precision player capable of changing direction easily with your BH, you’ve got no chance vs Nadal on clay, and that’s been true for ages.
Totally agree. We have to realise how long he’s been out. For him to still be playing pretty good, 4-1 up is impressive. He will be nervous about his body and needs that timing back but overall looking good.Exactly. Lots of rust and some understandable nerves
Anyone who has come back from an injury, who is a little older, or both, can tell you that no matter how sure you are about being fully healed and fit, you will always take it easy early on and give yourself ample, ample time to warm up.Definitely horizontal movement is his weakness. Quick changes of direction. That point at 15-0 ending in an error seemed to be the upper ranges of his side to side movement didn’t look comfortable at all.
Overall though to be expected. I think he’s probably a bit tight from lack of match play and doesn’t fully trust his body yet either, could be more psychosomatic than purely physical as well.
Cobolli playing like he's the 644th player in the world.
Don’t bring that dead club and boring sport in here.Liquid tennis, highly reminiscent of Spurs' start to the season when the dreams were alive. iykyk
Rafa had 2 very weak 2nd serves and still beat Fritz at Wimbledon 2022Rafa is playing with two second services.
I don’t know as it’s not being shown on the stream I’m watching. First serve percentage is 76% so far thoughNed serve speed seems fine?
Get your tsits out.Don’t bring that dead club and boring sport in here.
I've been saying he'll win 2024 and 2025 RG for the last 2 months... not a hot take at all.Hot take, if he wins this match he wins two more RG lol
From what I can see, 175-185 kmphI don’t know as it’s not being shown on the stream I’m watching. First serve percentage is 76% so far though
Clashing colours I agree, but that’s Rafa and I don’t care as he has by far the best legs of the whole tourI don't like Rafa's kit, but he's playing surprisingly well considering everything. Great to see him back!
Djokovic? He lost to Nardi who isnt as good ranking wise as Cobolli!! Forget names, look at current form. Obviously Nadal some way short of Sinner alcaraz Tsitsipas and zverev currently.I think the likes of Sinner and Novak, elite returners with great change-of-direction skills will be tough for this version of Rafa as I’m really not liking his side to side movement here, seems easy to stretch him. But if you aren’t an elite mover or precision player capable of changing direction easily with your BH, you’ve got no chance vs Nadal on clay, and that’s been true for ages.
The race for RG is on, boys. This is a player capable of winning it all.