Nadal v Ferrer Mexico Final thread
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marc45
G.O.A.T.
mission accomplishment
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
That's the happiest I've seen Rafa look in ages. I really hope he can have a good year.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Don't break your teeth Rafa, lol
marc45
G.O.A.T.
nadal competed fairly well in my opinion...now if he could just work on his game
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Players who already got 2 titles this season: Gasquet, Ferrer, Djoko and Nadal. Yeahhh this is gonna be another "Djoko/Nadal sweep everything" season! ( my favorite kind)
when has there ever been a season like that?
On another note, how long before clarky shows up saying that Nadal played like a mug and would have been destroyed if Ferrer had turned up?
marc45
G.O.A.T.
ferrer has just entered the solar system on his way to mars...he's still much more grounded than you
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
2011. At least until USO. Rafa/Novak made every final until USO (pretty much) and won every title as well (with the exception of Cincy that went to Murray). Also 2012 before grass with AO and all the events on red clay. Rafa/Novak is my favorite rivalry.
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Clarky21
Banned
I'm here. I just don't follow the match threads here when Nadal plays, and rarely ever post in them during the matches, either.
Good win for Nadal, but Ferrer was really, really abysmal out there tonight. He was an error machine.
The_Order
G.O.A.T.
The most positive signs for me were that Rafa is back. He's playing aggressive tennis and he's hitting that backhand VERY well. To me that's very important because if his backhand isn't working then when he comes up against Djokovic he is going to get beat.
Movement was great, not really much to criticise at all really, looking forward to IW now, to see how he goes on a HC.
If he can make it to the semi's at IW he'll rack up his 600th career win, becoming one of only 20 players in history to do so.
Movement was great, not really much to criticise at all really, looking forward to IW now, to see how he goes on a HC.
If he can make it to the semi's at IW he'll rack up his 600th career win, becoming one of only 20 players in history to do so.
Clarky21
Banned
Why on earth would I be mad that my favorite player just won a title? You are right that Ferrer played like crap, but it was still a decent win for Nadal anyway.
The_Order
G.O.A.T.
Thank goodness we haven't lost you, now can you please tell me, how do you think Nadal played? Was he crap, average or bad?
Rocky89
Professional
I really hope so too. His performance today showed that he's still got it. It must be a huge confidence boost after being out of competition for so long.
I wonder how many winners he hit today...it seemed like he was pulling them out one after another.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
I guess so yeah, though it wasn't a very even split of titles.
When have you ever been happy when Nadal won? He won RG last year and all you did was talk how he played like a mug. You saying this was a decent win is earth shattering though :lol:
Are stats anywhere available?
Winners and unforced errors are not covered in the Atp sites' stats.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Sure but maybe 2013 will be the revenge, with Rafa winning most of their finals this time around...
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Will it look like this when Rafa plays Federer at the French open ?
The_Order
G.O.A.T.
It's not up yet, but matchstat.com usually has all the W - UE ratio stats.
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
It is time for you to give up this stale act Clarky.
You were wrong, just admit it and move forward.
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
It sure will. Federer has no chance against Nadal on clay at the FO. Zero.
Rocky89
Professional
I had a look, but it doesn't show any stats for the winners and errors, not even for the past matches.
Clarky21
Banned
It is time for you to give up this stale act Clarky.
I'm not acting. I did admit that this was a decent win for Nadal tonight. That doesn't mean Ferrer played well, though because he didn't.
Clarky21
Banned
Oh, come on now, cc. Fed won't get beat this badly if Nadal plays him at RG. Fed is still GOAT, you know.
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
Oh, come on now, cc. Fed won't get beat this badly if Nadal plays him at RG. Fed is still GOAT, you know.
But he is an old GOAT.
Fed ain't beating Nadal at the FO.
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
Who cares how anybody played? Nadal won and that is all that matters.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
my counts:
Nadal - 17 winners(9 fh, 8 bh)
Ferrer - 9 winners(4 fh, 3 bh, 1 overhead, 1 ace)
didn't count errors.
Nadal usually has a lot more fh winners than bh, he was hitting his bh pretty great in this match.
OverratedIvanovic
Semi-Pro
Very disappointed by Daveed's performance. He has looked pretty average this year. He was lucky to reach semis at AO, lost sets vs Fog and Nalbandian on clay. Although he is a fighter but we don't see the same fighting spirit from him against the 3 big boys. But take nothing away from Rafa. Great performance by him, was really surprised how well he played. Haven't seen him hitting his backhand this well since AO 2009, great pace and depth, was a treat to watch. He was really aggressive which is a good thing since he is no longer that fast. Hope he keeps it up during the European clay court season.
His shots are pretty much back but his movement still needs to improve. Although he moved lot better compared to last 2 tournaments but still not at 2012 level, has lot of problems when stretched to his forehand side but I guess he will improve it by MC. This win should give a lot of confidence to him. Should be an interesting clay season ahead. Also I hope he plays Indian Wells. VAMOS!
His shots are pretty much back but his movement still needs to improve. Although he moved lot better compared to last 2 tournaments but still not at 2012 level, has lot of problems when stretched to his forehand side but I guess he will improve it by MC. This win should give a lot of confidence to him. Should be an interesting clay season ahead. Also I hope he plays Indian Wells. VAMOS!
Murrayfan31
Hall of Fame
Ferrer should retire after that mug of a performance. At least Almugro made it close. What a disgrace to the game this match was.
Great win. Even though Ferrer didn't play great can't take anything away from Nadal.
Still plenty of time until RG to improve. As we seen though at AO the gap between Ferrer and Djokovic is massive so can't get carried away as more than likely will have to beat him to win RG.
I am far more positive about his chances now than a few weeks ago, I never imagined these types of performances watching him lose to Zeballos.
Still plenty of time until RG to improve. As we seen though at AO the gap between Ferrer and Djokovic is massive so can't get carried away as more than likely will have to beat him to win RG.
I am far more positive about his chances now than a few weeks ago, I never imagined these types of performances watching him lose to Zeballos.
kalyan4fedever
Legend
wow , looking at the replies i thought the match was close lol , 6-0 6-2 ??wth seems like he is completely back
kalyan4fedever
Legend
"Indian Wells is one of my favorite tournaments and I want to keep competing because the knee is holding up and my heart says that I can do it, and compete is what I want to do now," Nadal said
so i guess he is coming back for indian wells
so i guess he is coming back for indian wells
ricki
Hall of Fame
tat was some betting cheat
zagor
Bionic Poster
Have to agree, for the BO3 match it's like this:
-Conceding more than 2 games - terrible performance (just unacceptable).
-Conceding 2 games - decent performance
-Conceding one game - good performance.
-Double bagel - very good performance.
-Two golden sets - excellent performance.
6-1 6-3 6-0
Banned
Nadal goes 12-1 in 2013, winning his 38th career title on clay (and 52nd overall), and like a champion, makes up for his Zeballos loss (not that it was bad, two tiebreak sets and a 6-4 set in only his FOURTH match back). And Nadal does it in style, dropping only 2 games against Ferrer. It's similar to Nadal's victory in the final of Monte Carlo 2010 (where he dropped just a single game against Verdasco).
And Nadal has reached 3 consecutive finals in his first three tournaments back after a 7-month lay-off.
And Nadal has won 2 of those titles, and if Nadal continues with this form on clay, Nadal might build up a LONG winning streak record on clay again (his record is 81- he is currently on 9, but if he wins Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, that puts him on 39, and if he plays a similar schedule in 2014, Nadal can get his 82nd consecutive win on clay in the final of Roland Garros 2014).
And Nadal is still only 26, ready to take Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back to match Borg's 3 channel slams and win his 13th slam, just one away from tying Sampras.
It's all over folks. Nadal is back. No more freebies for Djokovic/Murray/federer.
And Nadal has reached 3 consecutive finals in his first three tournaments back after a 7-month lay-off.
And Nadal has won 2 of those titles, and if Nadal continues with this form on clay, Nadal might build up a LONG winning streak record on clay again (his record is 81- he is currently on 9, but if he wins Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, that puts him on 39, and if he plays a similar schedule in 2014, Nadal can get his 82nd consecutive win on clay in the final of Roland Garros 2014).
And Nadal is still only 26, ready to take Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back to match Borg's 3 channel slams and win his 13th slam, just one away from tying Sampras.
It's all over folks. Nadal is back. No more freebies for Djokovic/Murray/federer.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Ferrer AFRAID of Nadal ?
Did Ferrer's Fear of Nadal play a big role in this match ? Like Mike Tyson Vs Leon Sphinx ?
Did Ferrer's Fear of Nadal play a big role in this match ? Like Mike Tyson Vs Leon Sphinx ?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
trophy is pure silver ? with pure Gold ball. is this expensive trophy ?
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Deleted member 77403
Guest
I just saw the match, and just like I thought, Ferrer just like Almagro stood zero chance of winning a match against Nadal. Anyone who actually thought differently was kidding themselves, Nadal chews these guys up and spit them out all the time. I was actually quite generous in that I said collectively between them, they could take a set.
Ferrer could barely wins games. And I was just laughing when they said that Nadal just beat a top 4 player and spanish number one, because that in the real world is simply not the truth. Nadal is the real top four player and his just in third tournament destroyed Ferrer.
He was moving great, great depth on his shots. I though the backhand was solid and very penetrating, and he shows some great imagination during some points. Things are certainly clicking. Once a champion, always a champion.
I can't wait for IW. The gang is all back together again!!!!! :twisted:
Ferrer could barely wins games. And I was just laughing when they said that Nadal just beat a top 4 player and spanish number one, because that in the real world is simply not the truth. Nadal is the real top four player and his just in third tournament destroyed Ferrer.
He was moving great, great depth on his shots. I though the backhand was solid and very penetrating, and he shows some great imagination during some points. Things are certainly clicking. Once a champion, always a champion.
I can't wait for IW. The gang is all back together again!!!!! :twisted:
TheF1Bob
Banned
Nadal goes 12-1 in 2013, winning his 38th career title on clay (and 52nd overall), and like a champion, makes up for his Zeballos loss (not that it was bad, two tiebreak sets and a 6-4 set in only his FOURTH match back). And Nadal does it in style, dropping only 2 games against Ferrer. It's similar to Nadal's victory in the final of Monte Carlo 2010 (where he dropped just a single game against Verdasco).
And Nadal has reached 3 consecutive finals in his first three tournaments back after a 7-month lay-off.
And Nadal has won 2 of those titles, and if Nadal continues with this form on clay, Nadal might build up a LONG winning streak record on clay again (his record is 81- he is currently on 9, but if he wins Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, that puts him on 39, and if he plays a similar schedule in 2014, Nadal can get his 82nd consecutive win on clay in the final of Roland Garros 2014).
And Nadal is still only 26, ready to take Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back to match Borg's 3 channel slams and win his 13th slam, just one away from tying Sampras.
It's all over folks. Nadal is back. No more freebies for Djokovic/Murray/federer.
Novak will embarrass your hero at IW and from that moment on, will continue to dominate him and the tour for years.
LONG LIVE THE NOVAK DJOKOVIC ERA!
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