IW 2009 Finals: [1] R. NADAL vs [4] A. MURRAY

[JeMar]

I miss the best-of-five TMS finals.

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Wow.. I dunno guys... Nadal wants this one. Murray is not matching Nad's level

Exactly what I've been thinking for a while now.

 

[GameSampras]

Beautiful volley from nads

 

[RoddickAce]

Beautiful volley from nads

Yeah, nice touch.

 

[soyizgood]

how much wind is out there?

Supposedly 26MPH, but it's been higher than that at times. It was blowing like crazy in the Women's final.

 

[bolo]

on clay his passivity can make his shots (esp forehand) ripe for crushing, which is how almagro blasted through him last year. match against nadal last year shows he's pretty far away at wimbledon too.

I agree and also his ability to return big serves will pay zero dividends. His flat serve which gets him points off clay will also not be useful.

He is going to struggle on clay, probably a average qf or less imo.

Going to do well on grass imo.

 

[federerdomination]

I miss the best-of-five TMS finals.

r these best of 3?

 

[THERAFA]

These ball girls are so sexi-legsy because they have the tans plus they are fit from junior tennis but not doing all the manly weight-lifting that wta woman do, these girls are:
Surreal
Hot

 

[fps]

But it isn't an interesting match-up. Can you see people watching this slow, non-aggressive baseline slug-fest week in week out?

nope. i like watching monfils play it, but you get a million players in monfils, it's like he's playing tennis for the first time, but for his life, every time, working it out as he goes.

this isn't great, i think the wind has a lot to do with it. there are some players who will stay true to attackattackattack, gasquet, gonzalez, blake, now gulbis. they may not hit no.1 in the world but there will always be showmen.

 

[IvanAndreevich]

I love Nadal coming to net against Murray.

Murray on the defensive for the loss.

 

[GameSampras]

Nadal running Murray around.. Attacking that fitness of Murray's. Hes huffin and puffin now

 

[JeMar]

r these best of 3?

Yeah, they changed the format a few years ago.

 

[thejoe]

These ball girls are so sexi-legsy because they have the tans plus they are fit from junior tennis but not doing all the manly weight-lifting that wta woman do, these girls are:
Surreal
Hot

Your style of posting is really:
Weird &
Annoying

 

[fedtastic]

Murray needs to be a little more aggressive when in dominant positions. It seems he is just content to put the ball in play.

 

[Morrissey]

Murray sucking wind hard after that rally with Nadal.

 

[RoddickAce]

Is it even possible to beat Nadal at the net consistently?

 

[GameSampras]

Dont retire Murray. Dont retire

 

[fps]

I agree and also his ability to return big serves will pay zero dividends. His flat serve which gets him points off clay will also not be useful.

He is going to struggle on clay, probably a average qf or less imo.

Going to do well on grass imo.

he will do well on grass, but it's going to take a coupla years. i see guys who can have a hot match on grass and take him down, for now. and i see nadal, lol.

there's the break, and we can be relieved that that game is over.

 

[Morrissey]

Man Murray's shirt looks like a flag blowing on a flagpole it's so windy out there.

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

Dont retire Murray. Dont retire

Attempt @ humor?

Or are you for real?

 

[rubberduckies]

Sick 2-handed forehand by Rafa.

 

[GameSampras]

Man Murray's shirt looks like a flag blowing on a flagpole it's so windy out there.

I cant believe murray isnt sucking all the wind out of the air. Hes hurting now. you can tell

 

[Morrissey]

Is it even possible to beat Nadal at the net consistently?

I've only seen it happen once and it was Tsonga last year in AO. Outside of that never.

 

[GameSampras]

Attempt @ humor?

Or are you for real?

I dunno look at him.. He needs an oxygen tank. Nadal is running him ragged

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

He's a pusher. That works against Fed because Fed is mentally weak, but against Rafa, Murray is useless.

LOL A Nadal fan, of all living people, branding another player a pusher?

 

[Morrissey]

Murray just smashed a racquet, time to change it.

 

[federerdomination]

LOL A Nadal fan, of all living people, branding another player a pusher?

Murray is a pusher. (But it should really be called "counterpuncher" cause pusher has a negative connotation)

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

I dunno look at him.. He needs an oxygen tank. Nadal is running him ragged

Murray goes through vigorous cardiovascular training regimes, day in day out, his diet is top draw, as is his will to win, all this making him the fittest player on tour baring Nadal.

 

[JeMar]

He's a pusher. That works against Fed because Fed is mentally weak, but against Rafa, Murray is useless.

And yet Murray's taken two matches from Nadal on a hard court. Strage. :-?

 

[fedtastic]

He's a pusher. That works against Fed because Fed is mentally weak, but against Rafa, Murray is useless.

As I have said before he isn't a pusher, he is just a very clever player. Before AO 2009 Nadal wasn't the agrressive player he is now as well. Nadal used to be quite passive and waited for his opponents to make mistakes rather than go for winners.

 

[Morrissey]

Murray clearly doesn't like the conditions out there, framing alot of shots.

 

[JeMar]

Roddick-like approach with Roddick-like results.

 

[fps]

there was a brilliant wrong-footing forehand in the middle of that rally from Murray. More of those please.

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

Thats it, you take the ****ing initiative, don't wait for Nadal to miss, BECAUSE HE WONT!

Cmon now!

 

[GameSampras]

I think this set is over. Murray is going to have pick up the pieces next set. Nads wont blow a 4-1 lead. Hes not Federer

 

[Morrissey]

Tsonga didn't do at at the net. He did it by launching rockets from the baseline and not missing. That high-risk tennis is unstoppable when the guy is painting the lines, but it is not a very consistent way of playing. Sure you can scalp a few heads launching rockets, buy you won't win any slams without balance.

Whatever you say kid, Tsonga showed an amazing display at net that night. Something no one else ever did against Nadal. I say this as a Nadal fan, not a ridiculous troll fanboy like yourself.

 

[Fedace]

Thats it, you take the ****ing initiative, don't wait for Nadal to miss, BECAUSE HE WONT!

Cmon now!

He can't cause wind is so strong, he as no idea where his shots will end up.

 

[pound cat]

What??? Can you explain in detail how these viruses from Atdhe.net are infecting your OS? What is going on???

I have AVG and I get all sorts of warnings, detections etc. on channelsurfing. but none on atdhe
. So i use atdhe

 

[federerdomination]

Whatever you say kid, Tsonga showed an amazing display at net that night. Something no one else ever did against Nadal. I say this as a Nadal fan, not a ridiculous troll fanboy like yourself.

Tsonga's drop volleys are just .......indescribable

 

[TheAeropro]

can i get a feed please?

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

He can't cause wind is so strong, he as no idea where his shots will end up.

I'm sure the 3rd best player in the World can adjust his strokes and play to the wind.

 

[federerdomination]

http://atdhe.net/live-tv-5035.html

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Whatever you say kid, Tsonga showed an amazing display at net that night. Something no one else ever did against Nadal. I say this as a Nadal fan, not a ridiculous troll fanboy like yourself.

It was pretty unique indeed. He really foced Nadal behind the baseline, and then used amazing drop volleys for outright winners.

 

[JeMar]

Every great player can play all the styles. Murray is not a great player because he hasn't won any slams and also he prefers to counter-punch. Rafa has evolved from counterpunching to being an aggresive baseliner. Murray should stop complaining to the ump. He's is mentally weak.

Is it hard using words without a clue as to what they mean?

 

[centercourt8]

He can't cause wind is so strong, he as no idea where his shots will end up.

I just came from playing a five setter in 22 mph winds with 35 mph gust, its like playing russian roulette out there!

 

[fedtastic]

Murray needs controlled agression no. There is nothing more frustrating than losing by being too passive.

 

[Tennis_Maestro]

can i get a feed please?

http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-5035.html

 

[Morrissey]

Thats it, you take the ****ing initiative, don't wait for Nadal to miss, BECAUSE HE WONT!

Cmon now!

I will agree on this one. Murray using the same strategy as he used against Fed which is fine, Fed will self destruct with UE's. Nadal won't. He's being too passive against the wrong opponent. Nadal played Roddick yesterday who plays not to miss the ball, Murray doing the same thing today. Difference between Roddick and Murray, Murray can crank the ball from the baseline while Roddick doesn't anymore.

 

[bolo]

I have AVG and I get all sorts of warnings, detections etc. on channelsurfing. but none on atdhe
. So i use atdhe

odd I never get anythng at channelsurfing, but atdhe gets me like 1/2 the time.

 

[federerdomination]

Murray needs to get more aggressive - esp on east shots