Madrid 2010 QF: Gael Monfils [12] vs Rafael Nadal [2]

[Blinkism]

yeah possibly, monfils already gave a couple looks at the crowd, dissatisfied

Ironic, considering Monfils has been guilty, many times, of riling up any crowd when he plays in France (and most elsewhere, when he can).

:lol:

 

[iriraz]

is half the real madrid team in the stands today?

Are those football players only for Nadal`s match or do they watch all matches?

 

[Sangria]

Sergio Ramos in the building! Much respect

 

[Bud]

Double set point Nadal

6-1 set #1

 

[Mustard]

Monfils eats a breadstick.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

6-1 first set Rafa.

 

[forzamilan90]

Are those football players only for Nadal`s match or do they watch all matches?

well i saw fernando hierro, another madrid legend, at the federer match yesterday. they might as well enjoy themselves, since they will need a miracle to win the league

 

[vortex1]

Make it 6-0 rafa

 

[Deleted member 77403]

I think a similiar score line in the second set. Rafa is just not get pulled out of his comfort zone.

 

[pound cat]

Brilliant tennis from Nadal...this match is easy on his knees....30 minutes set 1

 

[wintintu]

Sergio Ramos in the building! Much respect

Chronic player, way overrated!

 

[forzamilan90]

Chronic player, way overrated!

nah, maldini's heir

 

[Sangria]

Rafa on fire. Getting better each match. Very good news so far for the lead up to FO

 

[pound cat]

Are those football players only for Nadal`s match or do they watch all matches?

Nadal.................

 

[Love Game]

Was it actually? I know the commentators said so but I could swear I heard Monfils saying something about the crowd getting noisy before the points were over.

that's what I heard, too ......... Fergus Murphy told him it's "atmosphere" and he just has to get used to it!!!

 

[bodave2]

Ive never heard of any of these people. Are they famous outside Spain?

 

[Spider]

Nadal is looking really good. I want Murray to win this event but he will have to play lights out tennis to beat Nadal.

 

[drakulie]

Double set point Nadal

6-1 set #1

Like I said, rafa in two tight sets:

Nadal in two tight sets::: 6-1, 6-0.

 

[shadows]

More forehands like that please Gael, at least keeps things somewhat interesting

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Sick forehand by Monfils!

 

[bodave2]

Nadal is looking really good. I want Murray to win this event but he will have to play lights out tennis to beat Nadal.

Forget Nadal, he will have to play his best to get past Ferrer

 

[sdont]

Looks like Gael has finally decided to unload his FH. Nice to see.

 

[forzamilan90]

Ive never heard of any of these people. Are they famous outside Spain?

if you are referring to the soccer players then yeah, they play for Real Madrid so pretty much known world wide

 

[Deleted member 77403]

More forehands like that please Gael, at least keeps things somewhat interesting

And he does!

 

[doodlyd]

he has a biggest forehand from slow ball in modern tennis

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Forget Nadal, he will have to play his best to get past Ferrer

Then either Gulbis or Federer after that.

 

[Spider]

Forget Nadal, he will have to play his best to get past Ferrer

No, he will beat Ferrer this time. This is a fast court and Ferrer has no chance this time.

 

[wintintu]

nah, maldini's heir

I have got a brother who would die at hearing that statement! There is no heir to Paolo. He is one of a kind.

 

[sdont]

This is what you get when you hit those spinny FHs Gael.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Monfils despite losing the rally looks like he is picking up his level a bit.

 

[Semi-Pro]

Monfils a pusher?

 

[shadows]

And he does!

And then he doesn't...

...seriously, just goes straight back to being passive even when he gets back into a rally. So annoying.

 

[Bud]

Another love hold Nadal

 

[kishnabe]

Nadal is going to kill him...no contest...I hope the Fed-Gulbis match is interesting.

I expected more from monfils...but he has been recovering from injury so we can't see his best form right now. And Nadal is at his best which makes it much more worse. I hope to see the Monfils from the 2008,09 French play agianst Nadal at his best....it would be quite interesting and of course Nadal destroying him still!

 

[bodave2]

if you are referring to the soccer players then yeah, they play for Real Madrid so pretty much known world wide

I'm in the USA, I don't know why but we don't play soccer on TV its not big here. I have never heard of real Madrid. But I like to watch soccer on the Spanish channel sometimes but i don't know what they are saying.

 

[Blinkism]

It's all going wrong for Monfils at the moment. His serve is getting abused (especially the second serve), Nadal is serving really well, and he can't seem to outhit Nadal or get any decent string of points together on the return.

Barring any meltdown from Rafa, this looks like straights, right now.

 

[shadows]

Yeah, that forehand sums up Monfils today lol

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Rafa ghosting in on that volley, great play.

 

[acintya]

nadal serves are great

this must be in two

 

[bodave2]

No, he will beat Ferrer this time. This is a fast court and Ferrer has no chance this time.

I pick ferrer to beat him and federer.

 

[Bud]

What the heck was that??

 

[Totai]

Why is my son playing so badly...

 

[acintya]

bad stuff & good stuff

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Monfils has decided to keep Rafa out there for more than an hour!

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Allez! from Monfils

And then a DF

 

[shadows]

Not a bad way to hold.

A little more positive now at least.

 

[Sangria]

I think I spot Higuaín too. Dang the starting XI alright..
Gosh Gael seems to be treating this like an exo..

 

[acintya]

lol what a shot from monfils

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Awesome play by Monfils! Well done. 2-1

 

[Breaker]

Too bad the savvy football fans in Madrid are Atletico supporters so they don't care about Raul and the like.