Djokovic vs. Nadal - Paris Masters 2009 Semifinal

[klementine]

^ It's also the name of a game .. kind of like duck-pin bowling...

But yes I got a little confused there... sorry about that.

 

[zagor]

yeah overall 1st is probably the best. He's actually very careful when he goes for the impossible banana shot, almost always inside the court I think.

Yeah,he gets a very high percentage of those in,that's probably my favourite shot in Nadal's arsenal,it just looks so cool when he does it.

 

[Bud]

T-minus 2 minutes

Players taking the court...

 

[zagor]

Man I love Nadal-Novak matches,hopefully this one doesn't disappoint.

 

[bolo]

damn nadal making djokovic wait!

 

[Fedex]

Personally, I think Nadal's going to win it.

Probably in 3 sets.

He looked much better against Tsonga than he has all season since Rome, really.

Here's the highlights from the Nadal-Tsonga match on Friday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSnVcQ9r69o

Djokovic has had a good run of form recently, but his level dropped against Soderling and his interviews after that match seem to indicate some underlying fatigue.

Oh common Blink take those biased glasses off.
You know Djokovic is going to win this one.
Feel free to gloat if I'm wrong.

 

[Bud]

Man I love Nadal-Novak matches,hopefully this one doesn't disappoint.

They match up well for a good fight

 

[bolo]

Man I love Nadal-Novak matches,hopefully this one doesn't disappoint.

what's the record for most meetings in the pro era? Good on all surfaces, consistent Semi finalists, these two can maybe break it.

 

[Bud]

Nadal electing to receive...

"The fans are whipped up into a frenzy... as they can't wait for these two guys to get it on!" - TennisTV commentator

 

[bolo]

unbelievable, stop receiving you damn fool!

 

[zagor]

what's the record for most meetings in the pro era? Good on all surfaces, consistent Semi finalists, these two can maybe break it.

Hard to say,the ones I know of that had a lot meetings are Becker-Edberg-35 times and Sampras-Agassi-34.

 

[Fedace]

what kind of white strings is that Novak is using ??

 

[OddJack]

what kind of white strings is that Novak is using ??

that's victorias secrets

 

[bolo]

Hard to say,the ones I know of that had a lot meetings are Becker-Edberg-35 times and Sampras-Agassi-34.

they can beat those I think. Borg and connors probably had a lot as well.

 

[OddJack]

welcome to the final guys.

Go Novak . Goooooooooooo

 

[Blinkism]

And so it begins

Soup's on!

 

[bolo]

novak is going for the tommy haas GF model?

 

[Love Game]

rafa wins the toss, elects to receive

 

[cucio]

For those of you that can use Sopcast, here's a link (commentating in Romanian, I think):

sop://202.190.75.151:3912/60341

Less choppy than flash feeds, the more users the merrier!

 

[Fedex]

And so it begins

Soup's on!

You still think Nadal is going to do it.
Last chance to change your mind.

 

[Bud]

Nice opening point... Rafa with a tweener

 

[OddJack]

haha... good start for the dropshot

 

[Blinkism]

You still think Nadal is going to do it.
Last chance to change your mind.

Djokovic winning would not upset.

He was my pick for the tournament.

I'm just more of a Nadal fan than a Djokovic fan.

I stick by my prediction of Nadal winning it

Vamos Rafa!!

 

[Dino Lagaffe]

Decent first two points...

 

[bolo]

I checked the stats. Nadal was serving at cilic/monfils mph 1st serve levels yesterday.

 

[Bud]

Djokovic winning would not upset.

He was my pick for the tournament.

I'm just more of a Nadal fan than a Djokovic fan.

Same here... picked Djokovic to FTW... because of Rafa's recent play... However, they are my two favorite ATP players.

 

[selesian]

Anyone have a link?

 

[bolo]

MY BAD says the ref.

 

[Uroboros]

if this first game is an example of the game... this will be EPIC

 

[Bud]

Nadal hitting nice and deep on the FH's

 

[OddJack]

there is 3 in this page... just add it to your favorite

http://www.channelsurfing.net/

 

[OddJack]

Nice Novak nice

 

[Bud]

Ace and service winner Nadal's first game.

 

[Blinkism]

1-1, two solid games so far

 

[selesian]

there is 3 in this page... just add it to your favorite

http://www.channelsurfing.net/

Thank you!

 

[Blinkism]

Nadal needs to stop hitting to Djokovic's BH

His FH is the answer

 

[Bud]

1st set

2-1 on serve

Solid playing thus far by both players

 

[OddJack]

Nadal needs to stop hitting to Djokovic's BH

His FH is the answer

Nadal is locked on Federer mode

 

[OddJack]

oh lovely...I like the confidence Novak is showing

 

[Blinkism]

That was a good play at 0-15

putting pressure on the Djokovic forehand and moving into the net

and an ace makes is 30-15

 

[Bud]

1st set

2-2 on serve

3 aces total from Nadal

 

[seffina]

*yawn* I thought this was in two hours for some reason. Glad I turned the tv on to check!

They both look pretty good so far.

 

[DavidGarcia]

Nadal's serve has improved so much since that Almagro match.

 

[Blinkism]

Nadal serving better than Djokovic, so far - 3 aces and a bunch of service winners

Now he needs to apply the pressure non-stop on Djoko's FH

 

[OddJack]

wohoo...what aripper by joker

 

[Bud]

*yawn* I thought this was in two hours for some reason. Glad I turned the tv on to check!

They both look pretty good so far.

Both players serving and playing solidly

3-2 Djokovic on serve

 

[DavidGarcia]

Good match so far.

 

[Blinkism]

Nadal's not going to win this if he keeps hitting to Djokovic's BH

 

[OddJack]

haha...hustler is going down

 

[Telepatic]

0-40 go Nole