Dimitrov to beat nadal

[timnz]

Nadals win over zverev was impressive no doubt.

Monfils and raonic to be blunt handed it to him. Dimitrov just tore apart an in form goffin who us a better returner than nadal.

Dimitrov moves well and this court isnt bouncing high so going affer dinitrov backhand wont work as effectively.

The pressurr on nadal to make it the dream final has often got to him outside of clay. He is still hitting his fh short and nobody has yet to say nadal is llaying great tennis. He is fighting great and is fit but there is a difference.

With federer injured (he wont recober for sunday if news of this abductor injury is ckrrect) the final wouldnt be a dream final anyway. Nadal or dimitrov will win the final.

But for all the romance at this tournament it may well be the tournamwnt that heralds a new era. Dimitrov easily good enough to win a major. This is his best chance as murray and djokovic (still byvfar the best two in the world) are out and they can sufficate the life out of dimitrov something nadal of today cannof and never will be able to do. The nadal of 2008 would have destroyed dimitrov but alas we are in2017.

I believe that Dimilrov has a 60% chance of beating Nadal in their Semi-final.v He is simply in better form than Nadal.

 

[crocon]

Nadal 3-1

4-6 7-6(8) 6-3 6-2

Seems reasonable. Dimitrov is usually good for a set against Nadal as long as it isn't on clay..

 

[top10]

Grigor has a few things working for him:
- confidence
- Rafa is not the Raging bull from 7-8 years ago any more
- the Swedish blonde (Nina) in the box - he had not lost a match with her in the box. I am not sure if she is just his new manager or ...?

 

[Chadillac]

After Raonic, i have no hope in the young guns.

Dimi also looks skinny, he wont have the same snap against nadals shots

 

[coolschreiber]

Oooh .. things are heating up. Little skirmishes have started all over TTW before the big battle haha.

 

[augustobt]

Seems reasonable. Dimitrov is usually good for a set against Nadal as long as it isn't on clay..

he took a set off clay on every single encounter. I think it will be the same today, but it's an open match.

 

[THE FIGHTER]

Nadal 3-1

4-6 7-6(8) 6-3 6-2

Ah, the patented Grigor scoreline