RG R1: ZVEREV v NADAL

[MeatTornado]

Zed playing out his mind the last couple points but still losing them

 

[Pablo1989]

What a volley!!!!!!!

 

[ibbi]

Beautiful point to go up 40-30. Fully expected that backhand drive to go awry.

 

[ojo rojo]

Rafa killing it at the net

 

[Subway Tennis]

These net forays from Nadal are so good to watch. Zverev is making him play some nightmare volleys and he is pulling all of them off.

 

[Pheasant]

Nadal 9/9 on points at net

 

[Hitman]

Nadal 5-3

Incredible.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Good pressure back from Zverev on Nadal though.

This game Nadal choosing to pressure at the net is brilliant.

 

[Kralingen]

Huge momentum shift complete. This is now Nadal’s match

 

[darthrafa]

sasha is shaking.
coz of the atmosphere

 

[Frenchy-Player]

Ferrer is here.

 

[tennisjedi]

Zverev's feeling the Nadal aura.

 

[ibbi]

Rafa killing it at the net

9/9 McEnrafa.

 

[fedfan24]

Awesome from Nadal batting back. He looks so slow though.

 

[Hitman]

How old is he again?

LMAO - What a talent.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Ferrer looks emotional. I feel you bro!

 

[FeroBango]

Go Rafa

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Big hold that! Zverev threw a lot at the break back. Rafa did well to hold on. 5-3

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Zed throwing a forehand sitter in the net, have I seen this happen before?

 

[messiahrobins]

There are parts of this match, it does feel like a final. If this keeps up it could be a classic. Whether Rafa can maintain it though is the question

 

[ChaelAZ]

Love seeing Ferrer in the box. Talk about a fighter.

 

[aman92]

Wtf am I watching..vintage Nadal stuff

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Report How was your clay season MUGvev?

Zverev: “ehh won Rome lost to a 40 year old 1st round at RG”

 

[NatF]

SHOT!

 

[Olli Jokinen]

Zverev forehand misfiring a lot. Nadal really putting some length on the shots now.

 

[BeatlesFan]

David Ferrer is looking awesome sitting behind the Rafa box. He looks 25.

 

[Vito Andolini]

Huge momentum shift complete. This is now Nadal’s match

that's taking it too far. This is not the old Nadal. I hope you are right though.

 

[tennisjedi]

Nadal's backhand is so underappreciated.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Crazy that this is R1

 

[Hitman]

Nadal on the verge on taking the set 6-3.

 

[NatF]

#NextGenVolleys

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Zverev is feeling the pressure. More errors from the German now!

 

[ojo rojo]

Rafa killing it at the net

Z not so much lol

 

[Quaichang]

sasha looks losing confidence

Starting to feel weight of occasion

 

[Hitman]

LOL

5-4 Nadal

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

LOL. Crazy point!

 

[ChaelAZ]

There are parts of this match, it does feel like a final. If this keeps up it could be a classic. Whether Rafa can maintain it though is the question

This will be a classic for me, but as what makes Nadal a GOAT where he constantly adjusts his strategy and controls game pace. But certainly not as a high quality play match. It is improving, but a lot of errors leaving points on the table so far.

 

[Nadal15thslam]

I hope he holds here and wins the set, vamos Rafa

 

[TennisFan3]

All Rafa needs is two holds and it seems like a million miles away How easy a great serve is to take for granted.

Sadly the only thing that prime Nadal lacked. A potent serve. He already has 22 slams, but only if he has a great serve he would have been the undisputed GOAT and 25 slams plus.

Weird thing is that for a brief time in 2010 UsOpen Nadal had that NEO serve at 135 mph and that won his tons of free points plus a UsOpen. But for whatever reason his team abandoned that strategy.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Im scared lol

 

[RS]

Zverev came up with some big serves to hold there

 

[Third Serve]

Strong couple of serves from Zviraffe

 

[Subway Tennis]

Ferrer looks emotional. I feel you bro!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

LOL

5-4 Nadal

This match has had it all! Haha

 

[SonicNirvana]

Should have let it drop lol

 

[messiahrobins]

Huge game coming up. Has Rafa got the belief? I am sensing he is tiring a bit so this game could be absolutely key.

 

[NeutralFan]

Wtf Z is serve botting under pressure lol

 

[junior74]

Jimbo smash not working for Rusty Bull...

This is a fight. Can Zverev get back into it mentally?

 

[The_Order]

I think he was in 70 minds about how to hit that shot lmfao.

 

[NatF]

Im scared lol

If there's one person who knows how to serve out sets at Roland Garros it's Nadal.