Match of the year already played?

[InsideOut900]

Felt like it was a great match.I think it emulated the level of play and drama of the 2009 match like 70%. And that match itself was one of the best ever and perhaps the best in AO. Would you predict a match of such level happening again this year? Between which players and in what context?

 

[Krish872007]

I don't need to add anything about how great Nadal Verdasco match was.I think it emulated the level of play and drama of the 2009 match like 7.5-8.0%. And that match itself was one of the best ever and perhaps the best in AO. Would you predict a match of such level happening again this year? Between which players and in what context?

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[tennis_pro]

Dude I watched the entire match. 80% of the time it was an error fest. It doesnt hold a candle to their 2009 meeting.

If Nadal-Verdasco is the best match of the tournament Im not watching the rest of it because I barely got through this one.

 

[Checkmate]

91 Unforced errors.....enough said.

 

[InsideOut900]

Dude I watched the entire match. 80% of the time it was an error fest.

Ok... The stats are not very much different from 2009,and I only missed the 3 and 4th set.

 

[tennis_pro]

Ok... The stats are not very much different drom 2009,and I only missed the 3 and 4th set. It seemed high quality to me, Match stats 2009:
Nadal Verdasco
1st serve percentage 74 69
Aces 12 20
Double faults 3 4
Winning % on 1st serve 92 of 128 - 72 103 of 146 - 71
Winning % on 2nd serve 28 of 45 - 62 36 of 66 - 55
Winners (including service) 52 95
Unforced errors 25 76
Break point conversions 4 of 20 - 20% 2 of 4 - 50%
Net approaches 16 of 23 - 70% 33 of 51 - 65%
Total points won 193 192

I dont have to look at the stats cause I know what I saw. The match was good when Verdasco was on which, as I said was 20 % of the time.

 

[NatF]

Not even close OP. Not even close.

 

[InsideOut900]

Ok,I have to plead guilty fot getting too exited

 

[Deleted member 716271]

Lol....wow

 

[metsman]

gimme a break...I mean cmon. Verdasco hit some dope winners but it was a pretty low level of play aside from that.

 

[CYGS]

No, it's just another 1st round exit of Nadal at a slam. More to come.

 

[NatF]

I think what this thread shows us is that 2015 set the bar so low that we're expecting a match of THIS quality to be the match of the year

 

[Inanimate_object]

You should not be posting match results in this forum for at least 24 hours after the completion of the match.

 

[InsideOut900]

You should not be posting match results in this forum for at least 24 hours after the completion of the match.

Did I mention the score,winner,lenght or sth else? I said that I liked it very much and that's it

 

[Bukmeikara]

Not even close

 

[tacou]

Dude...that match stunk. I mean, both players hit some incredible shots, but it was like 5 hours long. The quality overall was C+

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

ok, lleyton played good but...

 

[FudgeMyn]

yeah Chardy is one hell of a player. 13-11 in the fifth

 

[okdude1992]

I said it in another thread.
This match was almost like their 2009 meeting... If you just replace all the errors today with spectacular winners

 

[Rock Strongo]

It was a terrible match in my eyes.

 

[LETitBE]

mugfest

 

[The Green Mile]

My favourite match this year so far would be either Tsonga vs Bautista Agut in Auckland or Paire vs Rosol in Chennai.

 

[Paul Murphy]

Aside from when Verdasco opened up it was pretty average.
The fact it was a first round match and Nadal was fighting for his life added a lot of drama for me but as far as the quality goes there were too many errors.
Great to see Verdy go for it though - when he's "on" he's one of the most exciting players on the tour.

 

[r2473]

yeah Chardy is one hell of a player. 13-11 in the fifth

OP is obviously referring to the Tomic, Gabashvili match in Sydney