yes normally, but he played very well against Fed in parts of the match. I think he can bring that to cincy and the court would play in his favour. This aint no dirt field.
Nadal vs Top 10 Players on HC (since Winning Indian Wells 2009)
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yes normally, but he played very well against Fed in parts of the match. I think he can bring that to cincy and the court would play in his favour. This aint no dirt field.
which legendary player was going to stop nadal from winning roland garros this year that he did not face? Federer? Djoker? Lol u have gotta be kidding me. The only player that people thought had a shot was soderling, and nadal showed him that he was still the king of clay. Any draw on clay for nadal is an easy draw.
I had murray as no. 1 before this week. I had federer and nadal similar with nadal a slight edge. After these last 4 matches I have nadal increasing the gap even more (slight gain) over federer. Should be interesting tomorrow.
egn
Hall of Fame
you first of all mean 2009. Strike #1Um Roddick was in the top 10. Strike #2
Shall we go for strike 3?
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Absolutely. Maybe next year Del Potro will be thrown in the mix on clay too.
vortex1
Banned
Lol. Del Potro on clay.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Lol. Delpotro on clay has made it as far as Nadal has at the USO, and you say Nadal is a lock. So lol to that, I guess. :lol:
namelessone
Legend
LOL, I just realized that in the three HC masters played up until now Rafa has lost in the SF to the eventual winner: Ljubicic in IW, Roddick in Miami and Murray in Toronto.
abmk
Bionic Poster
Bud
Bionic Poster
That it interesting
Small consolation... but I think most would prefer losing to the eventual champion.
namelessone
Legend
You do realize that Nadal in worse form than now beat birdie in Cincy 09' in straight sets(not a easy match though) and he beat tomas again in IW 10'. He does have the game to beat Nadal on hardcourts though.
namelessone
Legend
so next up is fed at cincy ?
Well probably, since Rafa has become, to quote a user from yesterday, " a SF specialist". Which is kinda true, he has lost many SF on HC over the years.
But I don't think they will meet. Rafa has a pretty tough draw, he may go out before SF in Cincy, he has to go through Wawrinka/Berdych/Fed/Murray or Djokovic. That's a tall order for Rafa on HC.
You can go further back and spot even more HC SF finishes if you want!
Cyan
Hall of Fame
Nadal tends to lose a lot to the eventual winner at MS. It's been happening for years....
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
So, I guess Nadal is still the favorite.
The-Champ
Legend
So, I guess Nadal is still the favorite.
No he's not. He is now no.75 on that list.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
So, I guess Nadal is still the favorite.
He never was.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
I'd agree with this. In fact those are the only 3 guys I can see winning, but Murray and Fed both have a far better chance of winning it than Nadal IMO.
Fed (40%)
Murray (30%)
-gap-
Nadal (10%)
-gap-
Roddick (5%)
Berdych (3%)
Djokovic (3%)
Soderling (2%)
And then the rest of the field...
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cy1126dragonamul
New User
Yo! You've got to admit nadal's playing hard court tennis. I mean more stronger ground strokes, serves everything.
I don't think it's appropriate to compare nadal's results from last years or his career before 2010. he's getting better and better. all he needs to do is to perfect his volleys so that he could find a way to end points earlier. I bet he won't be able to play like this more than 4years from now.
T
TennisandMusic
Guest
I don't think the 2010 US Open Champ cares whatsoever about what forum posters think about his hard court game. Move along, nothing to see here...
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Yeah I don't think anyone saw Nadal gaining a 130 mph serve between Cincy and the USO. But it's whatever. Good on him.
namelessone
Legend
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Thanks James Flake for inspiring Nadal to win the US Open. Your troll thread pissed off Nadal and made him more determined to win the title.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Just like you with Del Potro I guess. :?
