RG'14 R64: Rafael Nadal (1) vs Dominic Thiem

[MichaelNadal]

Man I wanna post the MJ laughing gif at so many of these predictions.

:lol: They don't realize it's Rafa on Chatrier.

 

[aldeayeah]

:lol: They don't realize it's Rafa on Chatrier.

He's going to need those extra meters behind the baseline :twisted:

Can't stop the hype train!

 

[Rozroz]

thought it was very funny...and he didn't even call anyone a " t a r d " ...amazing

who called anyone a t.a.r.d?

 

[Sid_Vicious]

:lol: They don't realize it's Rafa on Chatrier.

:lol: I have never seen this version of the epic gif. I like it, but nothing tops the original.

 

[MichaelNadal]

^Agreed. The original is literally perfect!

 

[sbengte]

Ha ha, Jankovic can't wait either and took 3 straight games :lol:
One more game before Dominael-Thieadal is upon us.

 

[MichaelNadal]

She needs to slow down! I get off work in 19 mins and still have to drive home! Lol.

 

[sbengte]

^^ Too bad, 6-0, done and dusted.

 

[Rozroz]

She needs to slow down! I get off work in 19 mins and still have to drive home! Lol.

what do you care?
you'll get home, already one set to Nadal, all is good.

 

[aldeayeah]

Let the dice fall where they may

 

[jwjh]

Can't wait to see if Theim's OHBH holds up or breaks down.

 

[Sid_Vicious]

Let the dice fall where they may

Darn I didn't vote, but for the record, right now at 6:51 AM Eastern time: Nadal in 3.

 

[The_Flying_Vulture]

Time to see how Thiem is gonna beat Rafa!

 

[MichaelNadal]

what do you care?
you'll get home, already one set to Nadal, all is good.

I don't like missing any part of the KOC's matches in slams. It's only a 15 min drive home so hopefully it'll still be in the middle of the first set. #TeamRafa

 

[Wynter]

I'll go Nadal in 4.

 

[Manus Domini]

Thiem will show the world that only Austrians are the true heirs to the House of Habsburg.

Thiem in 5.

 

[Terenigma]

I like what Thiem is wearing, very cool tennis gear.

On topic: i havent voted who i think will win yet but i think ill go with Nadal in 4. I dont think Thiem will roll over quite as easily as everyone thinks but not so much that he'll come close to winning.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Thiem needs to change that serve preparation. No one with such a clownish motion has ever become a great player.

 

[jaggy]

Thiem has to get off to a fast start

 

[jwjh]

Nadal taking a loo break.

 

[jaggy]

Nadal trying to freeze him before the first point

 

[ditli04]

xD first break before the match

 

[Faster]

Nadal can't win now. He broke his pre-match rituals.

 

[Starfury]

The games have already started. Pathetic.

 

[Terenigma]

Whatever he went back inside for was fast, he was in there like 20seconds. Not enough time to pee i dont think? Wonder what he went back for.

 

[Manus Domini]

I like what Thiem is wearing, very cool tennis gear.

On topic: i havent voted who i think will win yet but i think ill go with Nadal in 4. I dont think Thiem will roll over quite as easily as everyone thinks but not so much that he'll come close to winning.

I dunno. I'm pretty certain that taking a set off Nadal at RG is as close to winning as a player can get.

 

[jwjh]

2UEs alr for Rafa and no first serves.

 

[m2nk2]

Really hope Nadal somehow manage to get through this match!

 

[maxrenn]

I like what Thiem is wearing, very cool tennis gear.

Really? Fluorescent yellow with black shorts like a radioactive bumblebee?

My god is that what passes for a Rafa forehand these days? Way to hit short Rafa.

 

[Rozroz]

Really hope Nadal somehow manage to get through this match!

why? what for?

 

[Manus Domini]

You heard it hear first: every point will end with an UE.

 

[furryballs]

Whatever he went back inside for was fast, he was in there like 20seconds. Not enough time to pee i dont think? Wonder what he went back for.

to be a tool

 

[sbengte]

Whatever he went back inside for was fast, he was in there like 20seconds. Not enough time to pee i dont think? Wonder what he went back for.

Are you allowed to leave the court once you are out without the umpire's approval ?

 

[ditli04]

It is such a pain how long it takes between the points, it feels like 40 seconds.

 

[Josh Lyman]

When did Rafa switch back to his Nike Air shoes?

 

[Manus Domini]

You heard it hear first: every point will end with an UE.

Amendment: or a winner by Thiem.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

4 minute game, with no rallies, and no deuces (yet).

Are you kidding Nadal?! That's like 5 time violations already!

 

[aldeayeah]

Big FH for deuce.

If that big BH for 0-40 had landed in...

 

[Manus Domini]

It is such a pain how long it takes between the points, it feels like 40 seconds.

Only 40? :neutral:

 

[Starfury]

Are you allowed to leave the court once you are out without the umpire's approval ?

Think of it like the time delay rule.

 

[NatF]

Thiem hitting short there.

 

[maxrenn]

Look how short and loopy Rafa is hitting, he can;t win like that unless his opponent implodes...

 

[Terenigma]

That BH was fantastic.

 

[Manus Domini]

Thiem the god!

 

[sbengte]

Wow , that was some BH

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

It should never take 5 minutes to get into the game's first deuce...

 

[jwjh]

BP for Theim

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Funny how people talk about Thiem similarities with Dimitrov, when to me his game is way more similar to Almagro's. (but with a net game)

 

[kOaMaster]

holy crap what a start.

 

[aldeayeah]

Tremendous BH for deuce again.

I'm liking Thiem. Nadal's meh right now, playing short.