Bronze medal match: Rafael Nadal vs Kei Nishikori

[marc45]

Despite RG 2014 win ı really think something mentally gone after AO 2014. If not Nishikori injury he would have gone to RG without any titles on CLAY. For sure never ending injury problems not helped him as well.

you're never really going to 'recover' at this age to your peak, not possible for anyone

 

[maxrenn]

Here we go, Vamos Rafa!

(I think he is losing this one...)

 

[ruerooo]

Maybe took a lot of injections to deal with pain - just not sure....

He said he was playing with a lot of pain the first day after practice in Rio. So it wouldn't surprise me.

Shame this is the match thread though. Bunch of Negative Neds in here with bad attitudes.

 

[Tennis sensation]

Come on Rafa. Take home the bronze.

 

[NatF]

Good hands by Nadal.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Meh, Rafa dont look impressive at all. hope he losens up.

 

[maxrenn]

Rafa needs to play aggressive, Nishi will attack on any ball he can so don't give him the chance

 

[Inside out FH]

Stream?

 

[swordtennis]

WTH they are showing the medal ceremony on Bravo not the bronze match. Ridiculous.

 

[NatF]

Nadal not looking sharp at the moment. Nishikori annoyingly looks more confident today as well.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

F..ck Rafa hit the ball like you mean it, not just defend all match.

 

[maxrenn]

Awful from Rafa

 

[NatF]

Nishikori getting bronze after the travesty of his SF yesterday will suck so bad.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

Rafa just sucks

 

[NatF]

Too short from Nadal...

 

[mistik]

Just knew that Rafa wont show up for this.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Just knew that Rafa wont show up for this.

Gave everything against Del Potro yesterday trying to get to the gold medal match today. Figured he wouldn't have much left in the tank for this one. Also, Nishikori is a very consistent player, so that makes it even worse.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Rafa is trash.

 

[maxrenn]

Ugly.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Nadal would probably lose to sureshs

 

[duaneeo]

WTF! Looks like Bravo isn't going to show the match.

 

[Tennis wizard]

2 great bp saves from nadal!

and than a double fault

 

[FudgeMyn]

Kei needs to end this quickly before nadal gains his momentum

 

[VamosBamos987]

How can any top 20 player be such sh*t it's beyond me. He is actually 5!

This era is so weak that I could make the top 10. Utter joke.

 

[Sysyphus]

Looks like Mury had the tougher path after all.

Mury moral champion already.

 

[stringertom]

Nishikori getting bronze after the travesty of his SF yesterday will suck so bad.

After the gift QF win by Gurufils adds even more irony.

 

[Tennis wizard]

relax your panties nadal will win in 3

 

[VamosBamos987]

Looks like Mury had the tougher path after all.

Mury moral champion already.

Murray is leading a WTA level field. Sureshs could do it as well if he had an egg machine and Ivan Lendl.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

How can any top 20 player be such sh*t it's beyond me. He is actually 5!

This era is so weak that I could make the top 10. Utter joke.

Rafa even said if this wasn't the Olympics he wouldn't have played, as he needed more rehab time on that wrist. I'm not surprised by this at all. He's played a lot of tennis this week, singles and doubles, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see him again until the U.S. Open.

 

[mistik]

How can any top 20 player be such sh*t it's beyond me. He is actually 5!

This era is so weak that I could make the top 10. Utter joke.

Nadal still ranked 5 is a joke and shows what pathetic ATP becomes like WTA. Rafa is pretty much a zombie player for more than 2 years now and still ranked 5.

 

[FudgeMyn]

After the gift QF win by Gurufils adds even more irony.

maybe that was monfils plan all along.

 

[Tennis sensation]

Set point

 

[ForumMember]

Seems like nishikori wants bronze but Rafa not interested on that.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Nadal is simply unable to hit anything besides a passing shot

 

[Tennis sensation]

Nishikori takes the first set.

 

[Sysyphus]

Murray is leading a WTA level field. Sureshs could do it as well if he had an egg machine and Ivan Lendl.

Peak Mury is the greatest force ever seen in tennis

 

[Tennis sensation]

Nishikori halfway to bronze.

 

[mistik]

Nadal is simply unable to hit anything besides a passing shot

Sometimes ı feel ı am hitting the ball more cleanly nowadays than Rafa.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

I knew that semi would kill both Nadal and Del Potro one way or another.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Peak Mury is the greatest force ever seen in tennis

Peak Mury gets swept even by Peak Fognini

 

[NatF]

First set down. Mon' Nadal up the aggression.

 

[ForumMember]

I wudnt feel bad even a bit if Rafa loses this match. He needs to go back home and relax now. He did what he could've done for Spain and now time to look forward to US open.

 

[Paul Harman]

Wut? Players get older and don't play as well as they used to? Weak era!

 

[VamosBamos987]

First set down. Mon' Nadal up the aggression.

If he upped the aggression, his shot would shank out of the stadium. If he lowered it, it would be netted/ land inside the service line.

 

[WarriorRafa]

I think Rafa needs rest. Should drop out of Cincy.

 

[irishnadalfan1983]

Didn't Rafa beat him in the fall last year and early this year?

I hear you!

Just an opinion - I could be wrong and would be happy to be happy.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Peak Mury is the greatest force ever seen in tennis

Yes, with his h2h record against Federer and Djokovic in slams, he surely is the greatest force known to man!

 

[VamosBamos987]

Sure players get worse...but this is mind blowing. 2.5 preschool tennis.

 

[mightyrick]

First set down. Mon' Nadal up the aggression.

I dunno. Nadal's attitude seems pretty blasé out there. After the marathon he played in yesterday, I have to believe he doesn't give much credence to needing to play another match against the guy who folds like a cheap suit on important points.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Peak Mury is the greatest force ever seen in tennis