Ferrer really plays no part in Ferrer matches.
There is no such thing as god-mode Ferrer.
In fact, Ferrer is not really a tennis player, more like a sort of 'passive spectator' in his matches, where the outcome of the match depends entirely on his opponents' form.
If they are hitting well they will win. If they are self-destructing they will lose.
Ferrer really plays no part in Ferrer matches - it's all on his opponents racket.
Hamstring injury destroys Nadal.
did you even watch that match? the full version, highlights, anything?
Sorry, i don't know how you can arrive at that conclusion.
You want another one, check out Ferrer Vs. DelPo at WTF. The guy is a beast.
Yeh, Delpo self-destructs and hands Ferrer the match. Ferrer had nothing to do with the outcome. Simple.
Ferrer is ALL pure strategy. He doesn't have weapons. Wears guys down till he forces and error or gets that forehand either crosscourt or up the line for a winner.
Ever thought of taking a USPTA class? Might need that education the last poster told you about.
NO ONE at #4 just gets by on someone else's racket time and time again. He'd get plastered by anyone outside the top 100 time after time if that was the case.
Yeh, Delpo self-destructs and hands Ferrer the match. Ferrer had nothing to do with the outcome. Simple.
nadal had a hamstring injury.
good attempt at troll of the week, but as with this thread YOU FAIL.
At which point of the match did **** injure himself?
Just curious.
Before the match.
WTF! He wiped the mark and nothing happens?
Did you watch it?
It was actually in 2nd or 3rd game of the first set. IIRC, Nadal was sprinting forward to chase down a drop shot. As he was slowing down from his sprint, he started looking at his box and talking about something.
That is correct, as far as the original version is concerned.
However, my question was refering to two things:
1) the fact that, during the match Ferrer was painting the lines. The entire match, starting from game 1 till the end.
2) even at the end of the match Nadal was able to play pretty spectacular points. Watch the point at 4-1 30-30 in the third. If you think, that such play is possible with the quoted injury, then you probably as well believe, that capricorns exist.
Mind you, Nadal was playing against a top 5 player, and not some mug.
That is correct, as far as the original version is concerned.
However, my question was refering to two things:
1) the fact that, during the match Ferrer was painting the lines. The entire match, starting from game 1 till the end.
2) even at the end of the match Nadal was able to play pretty spectacular points. Watch the point at 4-1 30-30 in the third. If you think, that such play is possible with the quoted injury, then you probably as well believe, that capricorns exist.
Mind you, Nadal was playing against a top 5 player, and not some mug.
Oh, I agree. Ferrer was playing great tennis at the 2011 Australian Open. Nadal was not in for an easy night even if he had been in full form. IMO, Ferrer's performance at the 2011 AO might be his best GS performance ever. Check out the first 2 sets of his match against Murray in the SF...just inspired tennis from Ferrer. With that said, I must insist that Nadal was not at his best in that match.. I watched that entire match and even as someone who was very anti-Nadal at that time (I didn't want Nadal to get 4 in a row), I could tell that Nadal was struggling. As a matter of fact, if you think that Nadal was playing even remotely close to his top level, then you probably also believe in supernatural creatures.
Clumsy movement to the forehand side, desperate down-the-middle net approaches, landing awkwardly after making returns, low percentage winner attempts with his backhand, giving up on chase-able shots.....Yeah, Nadal was a mess in that match.
No, I don't think that.
I think, that it was a combination of Nadal, playing himself into form for the final rounds of the tournament, Ferrer's absolutely insane level in this match and maybe some minor ailments, that are typical for pro players, that were troubling Nadal. However, that is far from what Team Nadal tried to feed us with.