Australian Open 2022 Final: Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev

[Checkmate]

OHHHHH MYYYY GODDD!!

I finished a zoom meet and we are still kicking BABYYYY!!!!!!!!

 

[NeutralFan]

true and nadal’ serve has been garbage.

See how he survived here with help of huge serve

 

[GhostOfNKDM]

I commented yesterday that Meddy would fatigue.

I was corrected by folks more knowledgeable than myself that Rafa was 10 years older than Meddy.

Silly me

 

[ACE of Hearts]

This gonna be all time brutal loss if Nadal takes this in five.

How so? He was up two sets true but med hasn’t played that great.

 

[Lleytonstation]

That's been clear for an hour now.

Nothing is clear to med.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

I feel stupid for staying up all night to watch this

I feel stupid for counting on Medvedev.

 

[NeutralFan]

He is not the next Djokovic. Nowhere close actually. Djokovic went 5 with Murray in the semis then came back on court for a 6 hr 5- setter against Nadal. Medvedev went 4 with Tsitsipas with an easy 4th set and is gassed in the 4th set.

Well, Djokovic would have put this poor Nadal in less than 3 hours.

 

[pj80]

He is not the next Djokovic. Nowhere close actually. Djokovic went 5 with Murray in the semis then came back on court for a 6 hr 5- setter against Nadal. Medvedev went 4 with Tsitsipas with an easy 4th set and is gassed in the 4th set.

he played a 5setter vs Felix

 

[Sabrina]

Med holds, Nadal have to serve it out, huge task for him this time.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Med holds

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Bye bye legs on Med. hes gonna be hurting in the 5th

 

[MeatTornado]

I feel stupid for counting on Medvedev.

I'm such a small cat

 

[abmk]

Phew. Med holds.

 

[junior74]

This is actually the worst crowd I have ever seen in a tennis match

Not only are the booing Medvedev all the time, on errors, between serves etc... they are also booing hawk-eye and bad tosses

 

[Hold Me Back]

Shame, needs to hold for the fifth

 

[Forgive Me Father]

I feel stupid for staying up all night to watch this

This is historic, what are you talking about?

 

[guga_fan]

He is not the next Djokovic. Nowhere close actually. Djokovic went 5 with Murray in the semis then came back on court for a 6 hr 5- setter against Nadal. Medvedev went 4 with Tsitsipas with an easy 4th set and is gassed in the 4th set.

Not only this. Imagine Djokovic ever losing to a Nadal who is serving and playing this poorly?

 

[Larry Duff]

That was a big hold.

 

[iopzzza]

This is gonna be huge...

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Will Nadal choke again? Better get those first serves in now.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Really wanted Rafa to serve first in the 5th if we get there

 

[MugOpponent]

-110 both ways for the match.

 

[onefineday]

Nadal can still choke this.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Med's done

It’s pathetic what the rest of the field are like. If Novak doesn’t come back or is allowed to Nadal might win them all lol

 

[Forgive Me Father]

OHHHHH MYYYY GODDD!!

I finished a zoom meet and we are still kicking BABYYYY!!!!!!!!

more than ;-)

 

[mike danny]

Moment of truth for Nadal.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Nearly 100 pages. Let’s go, lads.

 

[Krish0608]

he played a 5setter vs Felix

Yes, so what? Still had enough time to recover. Nadal went 4 with Khach, 5 with Shaps, 4 with Berr. Still looking fresher then Med as we’re headed into a 5th set. Not a good look on this next Gen.

 

[SonicNirvana]

I feel stupid for counting on Medvedev.

match isn’t over at all

 

[NeutralFan]

I commented yesterday that Meddy would fatigue.

I was corrected by folks more knowledgeable than myself that Rafa was 10 years older than Meddy.

Silly me

Tbh Medevev has been playing like garbage ( both playing garbage tbh)

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Really wanted Rafa to serve first in the 5th if we get there

Yup but he has to get there first.

 

[PilotPete]

At least he stopped droppers for now

 

[James P]

This is actually the worst crowd I have ever seen in a tennis match

Not only are the booing Medvedev all the time, on errors, between serves etc... they are also booing hawk-eye and bad tosses

21 on the line. They want to see history. Medvedev appears to be obliging

 

[pj80]

Bye bye legs on Med. hes gonna be hurting in the 5th

he is already hurting...but so is Rafa...still give Rafa better chance in the 5th

 

[El_Yotamo]

Will he serve it out like the 3rd? Or flop like the 2nd?

 

[ibbi]

I feel stupid for staying up all night to watch this

It gonna be the history one way or the other, no? You will one day be able to tell all the little nachoman's and grandkid nachoman's that you were there.

 

[Tsongerer]

Remember that thread about Med dominating 2004-2007 in Roger's place? He would not win a single slam in that timeframe in Roger's place.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

It’s pathetic what the rest of the field are like. If Novak doesn’t come back or is allowed to Nadal might win them all lol

he would lol. ironically i would fear RG the most with Tsitsipas.

But it seems no player is as good on any surface as Tsits on clay.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Everyone root for Rafa please

 

[NatF]

He’s going for broke dude. He’s obviously feeling it right now.

Going for broke should be unleashing off the ground, these poor droppers are not it unless he's trying to take Nadal's legs away.

 

[Ledigs]

Please serve well

 

[Sentinel]

Srshez prediction will actually come true today.

 

[Krish872007]

I don't think Med is the next real "dominator" on tour
He should win more Slams though

 

[The Fedfather]

Nadal BH is working because Med is just hitting to it and not reacting. This is poor fitness, combined with poor strategy.

Is there a strategy? It's hard to understand what Medvedev is trying to do

 

[mike danny]

Not only this. Imagine Djokovic ever losing to a Nadal who is serving and playing this poorly?

Yeah, he won in comfortable 4 against such a Nadal at USO 2011.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Win the set right now, Rafa.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Not only this. Imagine Djokovic ever losing to a Nadal who is serving and playing this poorly?

You think med is playing that much better than nadal? I don’t .

 

[TheNachoMan]

I don't think Med is the next real "dominator" on tour
He should win more Slams though

He’s gonna win more slams than Murray. That’s the likelihood. What a cruel reality we inhabit.

 

[TripleATeam]

If this goes to 5, first person to blink wins.

 

[NeutralFan]

It would be quite an achievement to win 2 sets with no first serve lol