AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012 - Discussion thread.
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Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Always a great option hitting high balls to Nadal's backhand... his DTL is so sucky that it makes for a nice safe zone for the opponent...
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
You guys needn't be so worried. Nadal finds himself in these positions so often these days and ends up winning in straight sets anyway.
Even if he did somehow go 0-2 down in sets, the time it's taking for these games to be won and lost would leave Lacko with hardly anything to finish the job. They've played 5 games in what, 30-35 minutes? Djokovic and Murray are possibly the only players right now who could physically outlast Nadal in a marathon.
Even if he did somehow go 0-2 down in sets, the time it's taking for these games to be won and lost would leave Lacko with hardly anything to finish the job. They've played 5 games in what, 30-35 minutes? Djokovic and Murray are possibly the only players right now who could physically outlast Nadal in a marathon.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
I think there's something wrong with his technique. His followthrough almost looks forced.
His success rate on JUST the DTL backhand must be less than 30% I think.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
anyone have a decent link that doesn't freeze?
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Espn3. 10 char
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Nadal consolidaes the break.. it will be an uphill battle from now on.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
His grip on his backhand is too extreme. It's great to find angles and hit with topspin, but very shaky on flatter strokes or DTL shots.
nadalwon2012
Banned
Damn, this AO surface suits Nadal more than any on tour right now. And when you look back at 2011 AO, Nadal didn't drop a set before the torn muscle. Nadal had won 12 sets in a row.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Nadal to serve for the set... it will be the fourth set in a row that he wins against Lacko with a 6-2 score at the Australian Open if he holds.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
I get audio on ESPN3 but no video.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah. It's ridiculous. Nadal probably sometimes gets more spin from his backhand than his forehand!
I dunno the deal with Rafa. With his extreme grips, his mantra is mostly NEVER to hit flat, but just try to hit spin and get depth via elevation.
Of course this slows down his shots; he gets little penetration (through the court) and the bounce allows his opponent to hit through the ball on the rise.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Try restarting your browser dude.
I get both audio and video in nice HD with Fred Stolle commenting!
nadalwon2012
Banned
Lacko and Nadal played in the 2010 AO and Nadal won 2 2 2.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
6-2 Nadal. Hopefully Lacko can improve in the next few sets.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
thanks - I'll try it...I fear the match will be over before I can find a link to watch this.
nadalwon2012
Banned
Lacko is actually a good simulation of the way Federer will try to play when Nadal and Federer meet. Federer will try to hit Nadal off the court, although mix it in with some slice, but forehand-wise Lacko is hitting the cover off the ball as Federer will (or should) try.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
It reflects how tailored his strokes are for claycourt game.
nadalwon2012
Banned
I agree, and I hope Nadal always keeps his strokes this way. Roland Garros is priority number one. Lose another match there, lose the aura there, and everything will become way harder. Lose at any of the other 3 slams, it doesn't matter.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
What a wonderful DTL backhand from Lacko...
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
tried again - I only get audio....oh well....I'll have to forget watching this.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah. But he can even get exposed on clay. The last year, Djoko beat him easier on clay than he did on hardcourts.
In fact the only straight set matches out of the 6 they had were the ones on clay.
The reason Nadal is (or more accurately was) so good on clay has more to do with his movement and speed. and less with his shotmaking per se. That and the ability to hit in open stance on both wings..
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
I do like hearing the Nadal grunts though.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Try looking some pages back, I gave a link to the AO TV live stream...
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Bad game from Lacko, this game should be "holdable" after saving the break point...
DavidGarcia
Hall of Fame
Nadal on cruising mode now.....
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Lacko destroying Nadal's cross court backhand. Rafa puts too much spin, and Lacko has painted the lines with some nice DTL forehand shots.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
glad Nadal is winning
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
I agree, he started reasonably well but then started to lose a bit of the script...
Great hold by Lacko now with some great running forehands...
jakemcclain32
Banned
Enjoy Rafa. It's only going to get harder after this one.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Nice forehand from Rafa now...
nadalwon2012
Banned
Cruising like a spider on butter.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
enjoy the match...hope Nadal wins! Not a single link works for me....bye.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Nice stat on the AO TV feed now... so Lacko's service game comes down to winning the points on the ad side.
He's winning only 21% of points in that side now (61% in the tournament).
He's winning only 21% of points in that side now (61% in the tournament).
nadalwon2012
Banned
Atherton2003 is a good egg.
Outbeyond
Legend
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
I can see Nadal vs Djoker with once again, Djoker beating Nadal.I am curious to see if Nadal has doned anything different to play Djoker.Thats been Fed's problem when facing Nadal.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
For some reason I only get audio on ESPN3. I'm really disappointed.
AhmedD
Semi-Pro
So far, Nadal has 14/14 W/UE ratio, Lacko only 9/18. Nadal getting 79% first serves, winning 85% on the first, but a measly 29% on the second.
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Nadal's serve is a pain in the ass... it's deceptively good... it always comes with funky action on it and good placement.
Outbeyond
Legend
oh! take my word for it...you have to wait. keep it running, it'll kick in. i had to wait, too
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
Can Fed beat Karlovic tonight?
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal's serve is MUCH slower than usual. Interestingly his serve speed last year was almost 8-10 mph higher on average basis.
The serve was one of the things that could him in trouble against Djoko in UsOpen and Muzz in Tokyo. Nadal needs to get the MPH on the serves. These powder puff serves of 175 mph won't cut it against the best returners in the game.
The serve was one of the things that could him in trouble against Djoko in UsOpen and Muzz in Tokyo. Nadal needs to get the MPH on the serves. These powder puff serves of 175 mph won't cut it against the best returners in the game.
Atherton2003
Hall of Fame
I now get a tiny box - I think it's the Nadal match...it's so small...hard to see...better than nothing though.
Pwned
Hall of Fame
Man it isn't that tough. Upgrade your flash player. Use a different browser. Or use one of the other sites I linked in your thread. There are a ton of streams out there and the problems are pretty limited to issues on your end - codec/browser problems.
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
I'm using the first 007Stream on Livescorehunter, good audio and English commentary and everything, are you able to find that one?
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http://www.lshunter.tv/tennis-live-streaming-video.html
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http://www.lshunter.tv/tennis-live-streaming-video.html
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