Tokyo 2020 Olympics R32: Nagal vs [2] Medvedev

[Deleted member 629564]

I was told that

Creating match threads of Big 3 against a complete outsiders in the first rounds is completely useless. The main tournament thread / general discussion is intended for commenting on such matches.

but I believe Nagal vs Medevedev match fully deserves a dedicated thread.

I am sure @sureshs agrees with me as well as @Checkmate @Jonesy @I Am Finnish and @El_Yotamo.

More information about Nagal participation in this tournament:
Nagal to play Olympics despite injury

Feel free to share your predictions!

H2H
Nagal 0-0 Medvedev

Vegas odds (as of July 24th)

Sources:
atptour.com
oddsportal.com

 

[CCPass]

Too bad Rojer only plays doubles

 

[ForehandCross]

Countryman vs fav.

Decisions Decisions.







Well not really, Nagal isn't taking any medal here. So why upset the only guy who can make this tournament uncertain for Djokovic.

 

[James P]

Vegas odds (as of July 24th)

So you're saying there's a chance!

 

[Deleted member 629564]

So you're saying there's a chance!

Of course. Slight chance, but still a chance.
We must not underestimate Nagal.

 

[Halba]

Too bad Rojer only plays doubles

too bad novak is retired..

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] (listen); born 22 March 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

 

[Checkmate]

Nagal chased everything down today as well as played with heavy topspin to grind Istomin down.

He will throw RPM bombs to Daniel's FH, for sure.

 

[pj80]

too bad novak is retired..

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] (listen); born 22 March 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

First guy to beat Fed in Wimbledon named Novak...it was a sign of things to come

 

[Halba]

First guy to beat Fed in Wimbledon named Novak...it was a sign of things to come

thats right. beaten when federer was only 18 years of age. funnily he has one of the best H2H against federer ever...sign of things to come?

 

[Tennisfan339]

Medvedev didn't look in Round 1. Only saw the second set, he was a break down and saved 2 set points in tie-break. He was visibly struggling with the heat. A 3rd set with these conditions against an unpredictable guy like Bublik would've been very tricky for him. It was a tough draw though. Nagal should be much easier to handle. But he isn't getting to the final with that level, he will need to do better.

A poll and live thread for Murray/Auger and Nishikori/Rublev would be more welcome than this one, btw...

 

[stringertom]

thats right. beaten when federer was only 18 years of age. funnily he has one of the best H2H against federer ever...sign of things to come?

No and no.

fedr was still 17 on 22 June 1999.

Jiri Novak wound up 4-5 h2h with fedr, hardly one of the best h2h records vs Roger. In fact there are 11 players, four still quite active (ND, Nadal, Thiem, Zverev, with positive h2h records Others with positive and thus better records than Jiri Novak from early fedr days were:

Hrbaty 2-1
Kuerten 2-1
Kafelnikov 4-2
Corretja 3-2
Enqvist 3-2
Rafter 3-0
Ferreira 2-1

And then, of course, there’s the man who once double bageled fedr in the Basel U14s. The great Reto Schmidli caught an ambitious but overmatched young fedr on a bad day, thus walking away with a historic win.

 

[Halba]

No and no.

fedr was still 17 on 22 June 1999.

Jiri Novak wound up 4-5 h2h with fedr, hardly one of the best h2h records vs Roger. In fact there are 11 players, four still quite active (ND, Nadal, Thiem, Zverev, with positive h2h records Others with positive and thus better records than Jiri Novak from early fedr days were:

Hrbaty 2-1
Kuerten 2-1
Kafelnikov 4-2
Corretja 3-2
Enqvist 3-2
Rafter 3-0
Ferreira 2-1

And then, of course, there’s the man who once double bageled fedr in the Basel U14s. The great Reto Schmidli caught an ambitious but overmatched young fedr on a bad day, thus walking away with a historic win.

right thanks for letting us know. rafter's 3-0 record looks impervious...But federer only matured game wise by 2005/2006 i think. he wasnt a great player till then. even peak andre dismantled him on the us open in 2001..

 

[Raul_SJ]

Vegas odds (as of July 24th)

Sources:
atptour.com
oddsportal.com

So you're saying there's a chance!

$13.09 $1.03
What do those numbers mean?
$1 on Nagal wins $13.09?
$1 on Med wins 3 cents?
What are "B's"?

 

[Deleted member 629564]

What do those numbers mean?
$1 on Nagal wins $13.09?
$1 on Med wins 3 cents?

Correct.

What are "B's"?

Number of bookies offering the odds in the market.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy bear in 2 sets!

 

[Nole_The_Champion]

 

[sureshs]

Sania Mirza made a comeback to play doubles at the age of 34 but lost in her first match.

 

[Diminic D'Coco]

Ñagal for sure, with his 20 Grand Spams and Gold in the 2008 Onirics in Feijing.....

 

[stringertom]

Wow! This match thread went over like a Led Zeppelin! Here is actual footage as it crashed and burned:

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Stroll in the park for meddy!

 

[Deleted member 629564]

Wow! This match thread went over like a Led Zeppelin! Here is actual footage as it crashed and burned:

So sad.
Something is wrong with tennis. People do care only about Djokovic records, why no more interest in Nagal matches?

 

[aldeayeah]

too bad novak is retired..

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] (listen); born 22 March 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

There's Dennis Novak! He recently failed to qualify for RG. I made a thread on the subject

 

[stringertom]

There's Dennis Novak! He recently failed to qualify for RG. I made a thread on the subject

Novak must be commuting back and forth from Tokyo to Kitzbuhel this week, getting a last minute WC to play in the Austrian Alps.

 

[stringertom]

So sad.
Something is wrong with tennis. People do care only about Djokovic records, why no more interest in Nagal matches?

Even @sureshs did not stay awake to comment on his protégé’s exploits.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

There's Dennis Novak! He recently failed to qualify for RG. I made a thread on the subject

Me too. I created 'Novak skips 2020 Olympics' thread as Novak chose to play ATP Kitzbuhel last week.
Unfortunately my thread has been deleted with no reason!

 

[stringertom]

Me too. I created 'Novak skips 2020 Olympics' thread as Novak chose to play ATP Kitzbuhel last week.
Unfortunately my thread has been deleted with no reason!

Could it be that Kitzbuhel just began main draw play today???

 

[Deleted member 629564]

Could it be that Kitzbuhel just began main draw play today???

Sorry, wasn't precise enough. I meant Novak played Gstaad last week and Kitzbuhel this week.