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Rafa leaving the court.
The clown with the stick legs can compete with Nadal on clay?Are you serious? Let's be real, come on.
Good ending last game on the BH.Nope, he is not hitting it well at all. And the serve motion also lacks explosion.
Not quite
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What about his movement though? His strokes look awesome, but laterally he's either being deliberately cautious or is simply slower.Rolling Rafa, vintage back the years.
Rafa has never for the last 15 years laterally given it full gun outside slams let alone r1 of Barcelona. This is a warm up session to get confidence. It is hugely impressive really.What about his movement though? His strokes look awesome, but laterally he's either being deliberately cautious or is simply slower.
I'd fancy his chances against the weakest emperor ever.Pasolini would’ve cast him as a malnourished Italian beggar if he could have.
Same speed as what he usually serves at Roland Garros.Critical question - how is the serve looking?
Given it’s his first match I think a certain amount of caution is inevitable.What about his movement though? His strokes look awesome, but laterally he's either being deliberately cautious or is simply slower.
Yeah, he's not moving that great, but hopefully that'll improve after some matches. That is, if he can stay healthy.What about his movement though? His strokes look awesome, but laterally he's either being deliberately cautious or is simply slower.
I think it been very good for Rafa to avoid hard courts coming into clay courts. His body looks fresher and that bodes better for him.it may help Rafa has not had the junk of hard court tennis to iron out of the system, this is more like the old clay court Rafa when he was truly unbeatable on the stuff. Not saying he is unbeatable now obviously but this is damn imprerssive. Whole locker room will be watching this.
The clown with the stick legs can compete with Nadal on clay?
You get real... and wake me when Sinner wins a set.
Sinner couldn't even beat Sissy last week...
Soon to be 4-0 H2H
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And still serving 180-185kmh, the speed he often serves at RG.Rafa's service motion is definitely different, like he's struggling a bit to land his feet after hitting the ball.
I still prefer that purple one@mike danny - It was his 2017 clay season that similar colors.
What about his movement though? His strokes look awesome, but laterally he's either being deliberately cautious or is simply slower.
He's also pretty clueless when it comes to life decisions. Riommanista di m...Cobolli shaking his head. Looks a bit clueless on what to do.
Rublev hasn't done anything since being defaulted for yelling at that line judge.Rublev out to Nakashima in straights. Is that four in a row, now?
Sinner existsHis people have been in decline for more than 2000 years, cut him some slack.
I do like to know more details.He's also pretty clueless when it comes to life decisions. Riommanista di m...
I've been begging Moya to ask Rafa to skip hardcourts, because that is where his injuries begin.it may help Rafa has not had the junk of hard court tennis to iron out of the system, this is more like the old clay court Rafa when he was truly unbeatable on the stuff. Not saying he is unbeatable now obviously but this is damn imprerssive. Whole locker room will be watching this.
Holding pretty confy on serve since a DF in the first service game.
Not tested too much on the return though.
wasn't his kit blue and white in 2017?@mike danny - It was his 2017 clay season that similar colors.
It's ok. Consistent at least.Does the motion look normal? I'm unable to watch but the speeds seem consistent with his usual