TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Well, one can't deny whats going on and that is Rafa is the one on clay again.So have you finally decided to jump on the "old King" bandwagon, Ghost? Or are you still with your young Princes?![]()
Well, one can't deny whats going on and that is Rafa is the one on clay again.So have you finally decided to jump on the "old King" bandwagon, Ghost? Or are you still with your young Princes?![]()
Such an insane dominance on a surface. The world has never seen anything like it. The surface such be named after him.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought this would be a close match.
Rafa building confidence like this he will maybe do well later on non clay tooI already suggested they should rename the clay season, "The Rafa Nadal Season"! Maybe he should change his name to "Clayfael Claydal" ?![]()
oh crap, not again this bloody boring cheating bull
didn't he ruin tennis enough now ?... can't he start ruining golf or fishing instead, for a change ?![]()
Well, one can't deny whats going on and that is Rafa is the one on clay again.
Judging by your avatar, maybe that's all we have in common.I think we've got the exact same television![]()
I agree.Such an insane dominance on a surface. The world has never seen anything like it. The surface such be named after him.
I am happy for Nadal. I hope he wins RG, beating RF![]()
Rafa building confidence like this he will maybe do well later on non clay too
hehe yeah that makes us worry a lotWith you I need to be a bit extra cautious because of the Schwartzman "incident".![]()
I already suggested they should rename the clay season, "The Rafa Nadal Season"! Maybe he should change his name to "Clayfael Claydal" ?![]()
Wonder if Nole and Fed watched this? hehe. Demoralising.
Rafa building confidence like this he will maybe do well later on non clay too
rafa gaining massive confidence on clay and RG now
Very much so. I'm sure Federer feels lucky to have gotten those wins over Nadal at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Miami.
Bamos Rafito!
hey man,,, it is way too intimidating to play in Pista Nadal against Nadal........it is basically unfair
Rafas dad has become so much older
Ah thats it!stopped coloring his hair
Isn't he up to 4th now? Fed 5I hope so. The math of the seeding still sounds like it's a little bit iffy.
Tbf has anyone called him the future of tennis? He's not better than Krygios or Zverev. He's older than both. Mentally weaker than both.
Who would suggest that he's the future of tennis?
Not if he runs into Federer. Then again, he's gotten spanked everytime during recent memory on grass, losing to people ranked outside the top 100 and nobodies. If his confidence is enough to get him through the first 3 rounds, that's something.
It's a different task all together to run into the big dogs. Kyrgios, Novak, Federer, and Andy would paste him at Wimbledon.
Isn't he up to 4th now? Fed 5
I already suggested they should rename the clay season, "The Rafa Nadal Season"! Maybe he should change his name to "Clayfael Claydal" ?![]()
You know, that clay sweep might be possible for Nadal. Thiem was supposed to be one of his strongest challengers and he got brutally rekt.
I mean for RG. I'm still not sure he's in the top 4.
Maybe. He played well at the Australian. He may play really well at the US open.Grass... was more thinking HC. Grass season is a quick thing and don't expect a lot from him. But never know.
People who are jonesing on the NextGenners usually define "the future of X surface" as "the one who can dethrone the current King".
I personally would broaden my definition -- I'd say DT is probably one of the best NextGenners on this surface, but he's still going to have to go some to beat Rafa, for cripes' sake (like, IDK what these people are expecting; if you're up against Rafa in good form in a clay final on his home court that's named after him, you should kind of expect a beatdown, no? Or at least a masterclass) -- but that's just me.
I believe it's referred to as HC. Many will disagree though.That was ... hardcourt, I think.
Right ...?
I thought Thiem was great on clay ??????? what happened here with breadstick on 2nd set ???
Im pretty sure it wasnt luck fed winning, this year wi be interestingVery much so. I'm sure Federer feels lucky to have gotten those wins over Nadal at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Miami.
I believe it's referred to as HC. Many will disagree though.
Everyone's in awe for the 10 titles in MC and now 10 in Barcelona. Beating all mugs the way whole way, no?
Im pretty surw it wasnt luck fed winning...
who is 'us'?Words of wisdom for today. Most of us thought so as well. Well, you see, I even added "an epic TB" option to the poll!
But to be fair, it's Thiem fault that he didn't try his best and denied us a great match.
Thiem to get the taste of meeting Rafa in a clay final, like Federer and Novak very well know how it feels. Its just so hard.
Please don't compare Thiem to Federer and Djokovic because it's an insult to Federer and Djokovic.
Federer at close to age 36 could go to the FO tomorrow without any clay practice and do a much better job vs Nadal. Djokovic who has been a shadow of his former self for a year could do the same. Thiem isn't in the same galaxy as players like Federer and Djokovic and I've got news for you, he never will be.
I honestly don't know what some posters are seeing when they see a player like Thiem play. He's not a favorite to win the FO. I wouldn't even classify him as a dark horse.There's nothing remarkable about Thiem other than the fact that he's a top ten player in a very weak field. The only reason he barely beat Murray the other day is because Murray is playing like crap at the moment and clay is Murray's weakest surface. The fact that some posters were thinking or more realistically hoping Thiem would beat Nadal in this form on clay is a sick joke. Do people actually watch these players or do they wear a blindfold when they have these matches on?
Any one of these combinations should guarantee Rafa the 4th seed for Roland Garros:
- Defend Madrid SF and make at least the Final in Rome
- Win Madrid (Rome result irrelevant)
- Win Rome (Madrid result irrelevant)
plus....if federer won`t play
I didn't compare them as players, but the feeling of meeting Rafa on clay. Chill out.