Nadal/Lopez vs. Nestor/Zimonjic

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This may be an unfair thread to start...don't know. I can't find a single free livestream on this finals men's doubles match, so I paid $10 on this website to catch it (and will use it to watch tomorrow's finals matches as well). I'm not encouraging anyone here to spend bucks on this, but if you're at all interested, here's the site:

http://www.tennistv.com/page/sub/Tennis/Live/EventWatchMen/0,,11444~503861,00.html

Is this match showing on the Tennis Channel? I don't get that channel so that's why I'm a sap and shelled out tonight.:???:

Nonetheless! Here's a brief little writeup on this match from the ATP website:

Lopez and Nadal will meet No. 1 doubles seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the BNP Paribas Open-Indian Wells championship doubles match after Nestor and Zimonjic defeated big-serving American duo John Isner and Sam Querrey, 6-4, 6-2, in 58 minutes.

Nadal and Lopez are playing in their fifth tournament together, and claimed an ATP World Tour title on their partnership debut – defeating Nestor and Zimonjic in the 2009 Doha final.
 

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Well, the match is starting now!...

I'll try to keep you sad ones posted on the scores. I'm no tennis expert, but I may be all you've got...LOL!

Warming up now...
 
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Announcers say Marc Lopez is Rafa's great buddy and is the main reason he's playing doubles with him, as Lopez is not necessarily a doubles specialist. But Rafa's done especially well in the last doubles finals he's been playing - has won 5 out of 8, apparently.

...still warming up
 
Announcers say Marc Lopez is Rafa's great buddy and is the main reason he's playing doubles with him, as Lopez is not necessarily a doubles specialist. But Rafa's done especially well in the last doubles finals he's been playing - has won 5 out of 8, apparently.

...still warming up

There are plenty of streams available, mate.
 

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OK:

15-15 right now in second game
Nadal serves---great crosscourt shot after some volleying! now 1-1!
 
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It's 1-1 now

In third game:
NZ serving: Lopez tries lob, but NZ smashes it back 40-15 (NZ-NL)
NZ serves and Lopez smacks it back with a great forehand..deuce!
Nadal and Lopez break them early! woohoo!
 
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That sucked pretty majorly.

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Now it's 2-1 NL-NZ

Fourth game:
15-15, Lopez now serving
it's now 30-30 after Nadal misses a net ball
it's at deuce now...Lopez still serving (he's strong at it)
NZ break back!!! It's gonna be an interesting match...

Now 2-2
 
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Fifth game:

NZ serving, nice deft touch at the net 0-30 (NL-NZ)
Lopez hits a ice volley and NZ miss the return...15-40
NZ take the next point

2-3 (NL-NZ), and NL serve next
 

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Sixth game (Nadal serves)

Lopez hits the return corss court and it's 15-0 (NL-NZ)
oops...now 30-0
40-0!!
ooh, Lopez at it again at the net! (Nadal's staying back)
They win the game

3-3
 

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Seventh game (NZ serving)

nice volley from Lopez with lob and forehand!! 30-0 (NL-NZ)
fast plays at the net, but NZ take that point 30-15
good serve there, lopez can't handle 30-30
Lopez and Nadal miss a couple there...NZ take the game

4-4
 
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8th game, 1st set (Lopez serving)

NICE crosscourt forehands from Lopez!! 15-15
after some line challenge, 40-30
interesting baseline rally by Lopez but after fast moves at the net NZ take the point, deuce
NL win

4-4
 
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Nadal serving, still first set, score 4-5 (NL-NZ)

Nice smashing from Lopez after having embarrassed himself ducking from a net ball
and Lopez redeems himself again at the net with a crosscourt hit 40-15

NL take the game....5-5
 
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NZ serving, still first set, 5-5 score

good service game thus far, 30-0 (NZ-NL)

good enough to win it...6-5, NZ-NL
 

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Lopez serving, still first set, score 5-6 (NL-NZ)

oops, Lopez hits right into the net after the return

ooh, Nadal smacks one over..30-15

Lopez serves nice one..hard to return...Nadal/Lopez take the game

6-6!!

12 point tiebreak upcoming
 
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in the first set tiebreaker

NZ 1
NL 1
nice reactions from Nadal and Lopez (one in the back, one at net) NL 1
NZ 1
oh, after vlleying a bit, Lopez hits into the net! NZ 1

thus far: NZ 3 NL 2

NZ 4 NL 2 and we've entered a minibreak

Nadal complains to the chair umpire that Z said c'mon while he was hitting...LOL Nadal not pleased

Pays to be mad 4-4
 
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