Opelka vs Nadal 2021 Rome masters QF

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Double break rafaaaaaaa

 

[Biotic]

Reilly "What am i even doing here" Opelka

 

[Djokovic2011]

If Opelka had a backhand and a decent return of serve this could be a half interesting match.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I'm surprised Amazon Prime is not available in the USA. In the UK, we can choose to watch whatever we want through all the rounds, male and female including doubles. The replay of every match is also available and we can save some in out own personal file if we choose.

Is TennisTV not available in America? That's also available here on subscription.

Wait, are my compatriot, ma'am??
That's so cool. I'm a suffolkian, wbu??

 

[Hitman]

He’s right on that one, though. Not his fault for sure, but the field was certainly worse than usual that tournament. Novak didn’t impress me too much either with his level, and it showed once he faced a decent opponent in Tsitsipas at RG.

Yeah, but come on, everyone was coming out of a pandemic, the whole season was just a hot mess, just so we got some tennis in. This year, we have come back to normal.

 

[Third Serve]

Man, I can’t even imagine playing full matches against guys with those kinds of serves. Must be super annoying on return.

 

[Third Serve]

Yeah, but come on, everyone was coming out of a pandemic, the whole season was just a hot mess, just so we got some tennis in. This year, we have come back to normal.

Yeah, it’s easily explainable. Lots of players were either AWOL or out of rhythm, there’s really not much anyone can do with that.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Lol what? Dude is abt to be 35 and had a draw from hell.

 

[Hitman]

If the Lion was playing in this match, we would have had a lot of fun.

 

[mehdimike]

If Opelka had a backhand and a decent return of serve this could be a half interesting match.

Come on man! Then he would beat everyone

 

[Djokovic2011]

Man, I can’t even imagine playing full matches against guys with those kinds of serves. Must be super annoying on return.

Even their second serve would absolutely petrify me.

 

[MichaelNadal]

FINALLY TTC switches to Nadal Opelka. Sheesh.

 

[Sudacafan]

Man, I can’t even imagine playing full matches against guys with those kinds of serves. Must be super annoying on return.

The best thing of being a recreational player as me, is that you never find those types of players.

 

[zuluzazu]

If Opelka had a backhand and a decent return of serve this could be a half interesting match.

Lol what are you talking about. That would be closest to the perfect tennis player ever. He would hardly lose to anyone ever.

 

[dapchai]

Hold your damn serve!!!

 

[MeatTornado]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Vamos says RAFA

 

[dapchai]

People seem to forget that scientific progress is still going on. I'm pretty sure the next frontier for tennis is neurological. I expect the sport to be revolutionized by technologies that increase focus and tackle the subconscious mind (scientifically, not energy pyramidally).

You seem not to talk about topology.

 

[Third Serve]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

To be fair it’s been half a year since we’ve had one of those

 

[Djokovic2011]

Lol what are you talking about. That would be closest to the perfect tennis player ever. He would hardly lose to anyone ever.

True dat. It's like if Djokovic plays Nadal tomorrow I'd give anything for him to have Opelka's serve and forehand, even just for that one match haha.

 

[Biotic]

He’s right on that one, though. Not his fault for sure, but the field was certainly worse than usual that tournament. Novak didn’t impress me too much either with his level, and it showed once he faced a decent opponent in Tsitsipas at RG.

Is that any different from 2019 Rome for Nadal? Mug after mug and a dead tired Djokovic in the final.

His level wasn't impressive either, half decent Thiem done after two sets in the RG final and that was it.

 

[Sabrina]

Question is, can he get over his mental problems as well.

Rome 2021 was actually one of Nadal most clutch tournaments recently.

 

[TennisFan3]

How's Rafa playing guys/looking like he will have energy tmrw?

I would say Novak has a real shot tomorrow. It will be a brutal 3 set battle. No idea who wins.

Just because Nadal beat Novak once in straights in RG 2020, people think it will always happen that way. It's like saying Novak will always beat Nadal the same way as he did in AO 2019. Odd matches always happen but they are never the norm.

Now I don't know if Nadal-Novak will meet in the SF or the final in RG. Regardless one of them will win RG. And if Novak beats Nadal tomorrow he might have a shot of doing the unthinkable in Paris...

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

Rafole over anything

 

[E36BMWM3]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

Don’t sleep on Sonego

 

[StrongRule]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

Yeah...Thanks to Tsitsipas and his non-existent mentality.

 

[clayqueen]

Wait, are my compatriot, ma'am??
That's so cool. I'm a suffolkian, wbu??

Bedfordshire.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Lol what? Dude is abt to be 35 and had a draw from hell.

When was the last time you saw Nadal looking tired on a clay court? I honestly don't ever recall it happening.

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

Tfw you face Nadal on clay

 

[Hitman]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

If it happens, it has to be the oldest Rome final ever.

2021 and its still Nadal v Djokovic in the final. LOL

 

[StrongRule]

Rome 2021 was actually one of Nadal most clutch tournaments recently.

His biggest mental problems are against Djokovic.

 

[Sabrina]

Now hold your serve one last time Rafa. Don't put yourself into a more complicated scenerio.

 

[StrongRule]

When was the last time you saw Nadal looking tired on a clay court? I honestly don't ever recall it happening.

Hmm, in Monte Carlo this year?

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Nadal to serve for the match.

 

[dapchai]

Now hold your damn serve and close this match out you mug.

 

[Hitman]

I would say Novak has a real shot tomorrow. It will be a brutal 3 set battle. No idea who wins.

Just because Nadal beat Novak once in straights in RG 2020, people think it will always happen that way. It's like saying Novak will always beat Nadal the same way as he did in AO 2019. Odd matches always happen but they are never the norm.

Now I don't know if Nadal-Novak will meet in the SF or the final in RG. Regardless one of them will win RG. And if Novak beats Nadal tomorrow he might have a shot of doing the unthinkable in Paris...

Let's see if he gets through tonight first, and keep in mind he would have done double duty and have less time to recover before playing Nadal, so everything in Nadal's favor should that match take place.

 

[MeatTornado]

Yeah...Thanks to Tsitsipas and his non-existent mentality.

Tsitsipas still has a better mentality than most of his cohorts. It was no worse to me than Shapo, Sinner and Zverev's losses to Nadal this week. You just care about Tsitsipas because he played Djokovic.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Tfw you face Nadal on clay

 

[Djokovic2011]

Hmm, in Monte Carlo this year?

Rustdal, that's all.

 

[Biotic]

Reilly "Get me out of here" Opelka

 

[Sabrina]

Hmm, in Monte Carlo this year?

I don't think he looked tired in that match, just got outplayed by Rublev.

 

[TennisFan3]

Man, going into Friday I was really excited about this tournament. We'd had some really good matches and the seeds were mostly holding. But after everything it seems like we're just due for yet another Rafa/Novak final.

Does that surprise you? I hope you didn't buy in the next gen hype being better than Novak? If Novak plays his A game on clay, only one player can beat him.

Novak is unlucky to have Nadal at RG. In any other era he would have won 2 to 3 French Opens at least. He is clearly the 2nd best clay courter of this era.

 

[Third Serve]

Is that any different from 2019 Rome for Nadal? Mug after mug and a dead tired Djokovic in the final.

His level wasn't impressive either, half decent Thiem done after two sets in the RG final and that was it.

Ned also had a really easy draw, but I think his level was overall more impressive. He was routinely dishing out bagels and breadsticks and had basically just one poor set, that being the second set of the final. He had an easy draw, but he handled that easy draw exactly the way he should have handled it. If he was genuinely having problems closing out guys like Verdasco or Tsitsipas, there’d be an issue, but he beat them quite easily.

Djokovic looked a bit more vulnerable throughout his run with that first set against Krajinovic and the Koepfer match. Didn’t look as clinical. As I said, though, neither draw looked impressive, but Nadal handled his more efficiently.

 

[StrongRule]

Tsitsipas still has a better mentality than most of his cohorts. It was no worse to me than Shapo, Sinner and Zverev's losses to Nadal this week. You just care about Tsitsipas because he played Djokovic.

Shapovalov also choked hard. But Zverev? Not comparable to Tsitsipas choking like that.

 

[Hitman]

Tsitsipas still has a better mentality than most of his cohorts. It was no worse to me than Shapo, Sinner and Zverev's losses to Nadal this week. You just care about Tsitsipas because he played Djokovic.

Yep. Just bad losses all around. Biased if people think only one of them has benefited from it.

 

[dapchai]

Hold your damn serve!!!!!

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Bedfordshire.

Oh my god!!
I graduated from the UOB.

 

[TennisFan3]

Let's see if he gets through tonight first, and keep in mind he would have done double duty and have less time to recover before playing Nadal, so everything in Nadal's favor should that match take place.

I agree. It is really bad luck for Novak. He has been screwed with the schedule.

But imagine if he still pulls it out despite the double duty and despite all the odds. That might be enough to give him the belief he can take down Nadal in Paris..

 

[Hitman]

Ned also had a really easy draw, but I think his level was overall more impressive. He was routinely dishing out bagels and breadsticks and had basically just one poor set, that being the second set of the final. He had an easy draw, but he handled that easy draw exactly the way he should have handled it. If he was genuinely having problems closing out guys like Verdasco or Tsitsipas, there’d be an issue, but he beat them quite easily.

Djokovic looked a bit more vulnerable throughout his run with that first set against Krajinovic and the Koepfer match. Didn’t look as clinical. As I said, though, neither draw looked impressive.

Yes, Nadal had an easy draw that year and dealt with it the right way. You can't let such chances slip.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Does that surprise you? I hope you didn't buy in the next gen hype being better than Novak? If Novak plays his A game on clay, only one player can beat him.

Novak is unlucky to have Nadal at RG. In any other era he would have won 2 to 3 French Opens at least. He is clearly the 2nd best clay courter of this era.

And Lord knows how many more clay Masters he'd have.