Nadal US OPEN Predictions

[mandy01]

Well the last time Nadal was out of action and took a break for a month,he came back to win the next slam...so you never know.Cant count him out in any case.He's improved so much.He's reached the semis and there's no reason to believe he cant do well here by going further.

 

[mandy01]

Funny seeing thr Fedfans opening their mouths and talking **** again.

....just like your fellow fans were(they were worse actually..) when Nadal was winning.....
That said,I fully expect Rafa to be in good form at the USO.

 

[zagor]

Since he owns Fed in H2H, he is going to be in USO finals to beat Fed yet again!

Heh,well I'd still give Fed a fair shot if they meet there.That is Nadal's worst surface and Fed's arguably even best so despite "ownage" Fed definitely has a chance,I mean there's a reason Fed won 5 USO.Should be a great match if they meet,but it wouldn't really suprise me to see neither of them win USO this year.

 

[Rhino]

I guess Nadal could be seeded 3rd by then so he may meet Federer in the semis. It would be awesome to see them finally face up at the Open but I think Federer would win.

 

[coloskier]

I guess Nadal could be seeded 3rd by then so he may meet Federer in the semis. It would be awesome to see them finally face up at the Open but I think Federer would win.

I will guarantee that the USO officials will make sure that Nadal and Fed are not on the same side of the draw, even though it is supposed to be a "random" draw. The USO will make a lot more money if they meet in the finals. But I also highly doubt that Nadal will make it to the finals. It depends on who is in his half of the draw. On fast hard courts, Roddick, Murray, Tsonga, and Soderling can all beat him.

 

[clayman2000]

I guess Nadal could be seeded 3rd by then so he may meet Federer in the semis. It would be awesome to see them finally face up at the Open but I think Federer would win.

For that to happen, Murray would have to earn 210 more points than Rafa in Canada and Cincy.

 

[Failed]

Roddick will win USO2009

 

[Nadalfan89]

If he makes it to the final he`s going to destroy Federer as usual.

 

[jackson vile]

My prediction? PAIN!!!

Bad knees + hardcourts = PAIN!!

Mr. T would agree.

Either that or he would pitty you.........

 

[BreakPoint]

Either that or he would pitty you.........

Yeah, "I pity the fool" who thinks that Nadal can win the US Open this year. :lol:

 

[BreakPoint]

Funny seeing thr Fedfans opening their mouths and talking **** again. If Nadal wins the USO where will you all go running then?

That's like wasting time thinking about what you would buy if you won the $200 million lottery. :shock:

 

[BreakPoint]

Well the last time Nadal was out of action and took a break for a month,he came back to win the next slam...so you never know.Cant count him out in any case.He's improved so much.He's reached the semis and there's no reason to believe he cant do well here by going further.

The only reason Nadal beat Federer at the AO is because Federer served like crap and the worst ever in his career (due to his back injury). The way Federer served at Wimbledon, there's no way Nadal could touch him at the US Open.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

The only reason Nadal beat Federer at the AO is because Federer served like crap and the worst ever in his career (due to his back injury). The way Federer served at Wimbledon, there's no way Nadal could touch him at the US Open.

Federer served well at Wimbledon last year and we all know what happened.

 

[Turning Pro]

That's like wasting time thinking about what you would buy if you won the $200 million lottery. :shock:

It's like the AO 09 where you got CLOWNED.
6-2 in slams. Federer can't beat Nadal at Slams besides Wimby and even then it takes 4-5 sets against aganist pre-prime Nadal lol.

 

[Drop Shot 11]

Fourth Round, obviously.

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Federer served well at Wimbledon last year and we all know what happened.

Fed was winning a lot from the baseline at AO. A lot. His serve / back let him down, though.

If you asked me whether Federer would be playing a 5th set against Nadal if he was serving at <= 50% I would have said absolutely no way in hell. But he was, so clearly the rest of his game was alright.

 

[BreakPoint]

Federer served well at Wimbledon last year and we all know what happened.

1. Um...no he didn't. Did he have 50 aces at Wimbledon last year?

2. Green clay is not fast hardcourts. How many US Open finals has Nadal made versus Wimbledon finals?

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Fed was winning a lot from the baseline at AO. A lot. His serve / back let him down, though.

If you asked me whether Federer would be playing a 5th set against Nadal if he was serving at <= 50% I would have said absolutely no way in hell. But he was, so clearly the rest of his game was alright.

Works both ways would Nadal have won the 07 Wimbledon final if he didn't bust his knee at the end of the 4th?

 

[BreakPoint]

Works both ways would Nadal have won the 07 Wimbledon final if he didn't bust his knee at the end of the 4th?

That's why he'll never win another one.

 

[zagor]

That's like wasting time thinking about what you would buy if you won the $200 million lottery. :shock:

Don't be ridiculous,he reached USO semis last year.That's 2 matches from the title.

 

[Federer_pilon]

Yeah, "I pity the fool" who thinks that Nadal can win the US Open this year. :lol:

Your words have been marked, Sir. Don't be surprised to see an "epic fail" come your way in the months to come.

 

[BreakPoint]

Don't be ridiculous,he reached USO semis last year.That's 2 matches from the title.

If reaching the semis means winning the title, Federer would already have 23 Slams. :shock:

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

If reaching the semis means winning the title, Federer would already have 23 Slams. :shock:

You do realise Nadal won the Olympics on exactly the same surface as the USO right?

 

[zagor]

If reaching the semis means winning the title, Federer would already have 23 Slams. :shock:

Yes but reaching the semis shows you're not that far off from winning that title.You act like Nadal lost in first round at USO last year.

 

[Richie Rich]

double post

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Works both ways would Nadal have won the 07 Wimbledon final if he didn't bust his knee at the end of the 4th?

He could have, we'll never know. That's not really relevant to whether Federer would have probably won the AO if he was serving well. It's not important, I am just saying that he served the worst I've ever seen him serve in that match and his back had something to do with it. The better player won in AO.

 

[Richie Rich]

with nadals knees i don't see him winning USO. he starts hard court season in Montreal. that's a lot of hard court tennis for his crappy knees to take, even with the rest over wimbledon

 

[BreakPoint]

You do realise Nadal won the Olympics on exactly the same surface as the USO right?

How many rounds are the Olympics? Is it best of 5 sets in each round? Did he have to play Federer or Murray or Roddick or Soderling or Berdych or Tsonga? I rest my case.

 

[boojay]

Actually, if Nadal meets Kendrick in the 1st round, I'll take Kendrick.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

How many rounds are the Olympics? Is it best of 5 sets in each round? Did he have to play Federer or Murray or Roddick or Soderling or Berdych or Tsonga? I rest my case.

He beat then no.3 ranked Djoker who is a higher seed than Federer has had to beat the last 2 slams he has won. :shock:

 

[BreakPoint]

He beat then no.3 ranked Djoker who is a higher seed than Federer has had to beat the last 2 slams he has won. :shock:

The Olympics is not the US Open.

How many Olympic gold medals did Sampras win versus US Opens? Oh, NONE? Then I guess Sampras could NEVER even be remotely considered the GOAT, right?

 

[BreakPoint]

Actually, if Nadal meets Kendrick in the 1st round, I'll take Kendrick.

So would I.

 

[boojay]

The Olympics is something that's nice to have on your resume, but hardly a prerequisite in the discussion for greatness. Nicolas Massu won gold in 2004 for Christ's sake. Yay, Nadal's name can be spoken in the same breath as Nicolas Massu! Who the f*ck is Nicolas Massu?

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Nadal would take that clown Kendrick to the cleaners.

 

[cknobman]

Will he even be allowed to play?

 

[boojay]

Nadal would take that clown Kendrick to the cleaners.

Yes, I'm sure after losing to Kendrick, Nadal would kindly foot the bill for Kendrick's dry cleaning, you're right. They probably made a friendly bet beforehand.

 

[BreakPoint]

Nadal would take that clown Kendrick to the cleaners.

You mean like when Nadal was only two points away from losing to Kendrick in the 2006 Wimbledon on green clay and barely pulled out the match 7-5 in the 5th set? Newsflash: The US Open is much faster than the green clay of '06 Wimbledon and Kendrick has a huge game for fast courts.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

You mean like when Nadal was only two points away from losing to Kendrick in the 2006 Wimbledon on green clay and barely pulled out the match 7-5 in the 5th set? Newsflash: The US Open is much faster than the green clay of '06 Wimbledon and Kendrick has a huge game for fast courts.

Remind what the hell Kendrick has ever done at the USO or in his career?

 

[clayman2000]

You mean like when Nadal was only two points away from losing to Kendrick in the 2006 Wimbledon on green clay and barely pulled out the match 7-5 in the 5th set? Newsflash: The US Open is much faster than the green clay of '06 Wimbledon and Kendrick has a huge game for fast courts.

Ya in Nadal's 4th ever grass court tourney.... how old was Kendrick then 26, 27

Kendrick cant beat challenger tour players on hard courts....how do expect him to beat Rafa

 

[Federer_pilon]

How many rounds are the Olympics? Is it best of 5 sets in each round? Did he have to play Federer or Murray or Roddick or Soderling or Berdych or Tsonga? I rest my case.

Your argument fails. Nadal has one of the best 5-set records on tour, so it actually works in his favour. He also beat every one of those guys the last time he played them on a fast (non-clay) surface.

 

[All-rounder]

I say Nadal makes it to semi's but that's if he has a easy draw like last year but then you think of how he struggled against some opponents like Sam querrey so if nadal has a difficult draw then he will make quarters. One thing I know is that these predictions will go out the window if nadal has a good run in the masters

 

[BreakPoint]

Remind what the hell Kendrick has ever done at the USO or in his career?

Remind me what the heck Soderling has ever done at the French Open or in his career?

 

[BreakPoint]

Ya in Nadal's 4th ever grass court tourney.... how old was Kendrick then 26, 27

Kendrick cant beat challenger tour players on hard courts....how do expect him to beat Rafa

And it was only the second time Kendrick had ever played Wimbledon.

How many hardcourt challengers has Nadal ever won?

 

[clayman2000]

And it was only the second time Kendrick had ever played Wimbledon.

How many hardcourt challengers has Nadal ever won?

Sorry my bad....
Still if Kendrick and rafa played at the USO who would you bet on

 

[clayman2000]

Your argument fails. Nadal has one of the best 5-set records on tour, so it actually works in his favour. He also beat every one of those guys the last time he played them on a fast (non-clay) surface.

Exellent post

I love how people still think Tsonga and Berdych still challenge Rafa on fast courts

 

[Tennis_Bum]

You mean like when Nadal was only two points away from losing to Kendrick in the 2006 Wimbledon on green clay and barely pulled out the match 7-5 in the 5th set? Newsflash: The US Open is much faster than the green clay of '06 Wimbledon and Kendrick has a huge game for fast courts.

Yes, if and only if his game is on and that is a lot to ask from a journeyman. He's so streaky that it's actually hurts to watch.

 

[BreakPoint]

Exellent post

I love how people still think Tsonga and Berdych still challenge Rafa on fast courts

Davydenko destroyed Nadal on the hardcourts in Miami and Berdych just destroyed Davydenko at Wimbledon.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Davydenko destroyed Nadal on the hardcourts in Miami and Berdych just destroyed Davydenko at Wimbledon.

Nadal destroyed Berdych at Wimbledon.

 

[BreakPoint]

Nadal destroyed Berdych at Wimbledon.

Since when did green clay become a fast hardcourt?

 

[flyinghippos101]

I see Nadal getting to quarters, max.