RG R1: ZVEREV v NADAL

TennisFan3

Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal forehand looks so ordinary today. Nadal forehand on clay is the greatest tennis shot in history. But at his age, Nadal doesn't have the pace, penetration or the angles to force his opponent back or laterally off the court.
 

The_Order

G.O.A.T.
Rafa needs to cut the UFEs out obviously but keep stretching out Zverev out to Zverev's FH out wide. Also punish the 2nd serve of Zverev as if he does that can bring the 1st serve percentage down. Also has to hope Zverev's level drops as he has been fantastic.

What second serve?

2nd set he landed 86% of his 1st serves... hard to build a strategy on attacking a shot you see 14% of the time...
 

tennis_pro

Bionic Poster
Also just judging on what I'm seeing right now I think Nadal ran out of time when it comes to preparation and healing his injuries. If he was at his current level 2 months ago I genuinely think he'd have a shot to win the FO again.
 

Ronaldo

Bionic Poster
I think this could go 5 sets. Rafa actually is getting better as time goes on almost as if this match is honing him. I think he will lose eventually but there very positive signs. However, the actual test comes tomorrow morning when he wakes up, All the legends say thats when they know its time to retire..if they cannot get out of bed!
Never leave the court,
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