up next for rafa: philipp kohlschreiber

[P_Agony]

Big chance for PK now. 0-30.

 

[anticaria]

ok philipp's now up 3-2.. now the least rafa can do is focus and hold his serve.. yet he's already down 0-30..

peace

 

[TheMusicLover]

Nadal is not used to return serve from inside the court taking the ball on the rise, so more shanking is in order. But those are the right tactics on hard courts.

Well noticed! One of the reasons that Rafa lost that 1st set - apart from Kohlschreiber's excellent serving - was, imho, that he resorted to hanging far back behind the baseline again. He noticed that that wasn't working well, so now, he's standing more closer to receive, resulting in more shanks - a natural consequence of that tactic.

 

[P_Agony]

Poor point by PK. Should be 2 BPs by now. Nadal hit the balls so short.

 

[tennis08tarheels]

Wow. And people were giving Fed a hard time for his shirt?

 

[Mustard]

30-30. Nadal is so clutch when it matters most.

 

[Bud]

Nadal will be lucky to win this match

 

[P_Agony]

BP for PK, well deserved after that point.

 

[Mustard]

BP Kohlschreiber.

 

[Dutch-Guy]

BP Kohly damnnnnnnn:evil:

 

[luvly]

Wow. And people were giving Fed a hard time for his shirt?

i like that picture of stan!!!

 

[P_Agony]

Oh no, shanks a return on BP. A shame.

 

[TheMusicLover]

Kohlschreiber shanks another BH - and I thought that was his best shot???

 

[Mustard]

Deuce.....

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

Kohly's turn to waste chances

 

[anticaria]

wow.. how did philipp blow that break chance?? that could come back to haunt him..

peace

 

[TheMusicLover]

Brilliant passing shot by Rafa!

 

[Mustard]

Amazing DTL forehand

 

[P_Agony]

Short approach by PK but brilliant FH by Nadal. Nadal is the best match player I've ever seen.

 

[Dutch-Guy]

Kohlschreiber shanks another BH - and I thought that was his best shot???

I've never seen you root for Nadal(you don't have to) though your sig say that you're a Fedal fan.Just being curious.

 

[anticaria]

3-all now..

no one hangs tougher than rafa under extreme pressure and laughs in the face of a break point against..

peace

 

[niff]

Daring to hope, need to stop

I really hope you don't have high blood pressure.

 

[P_Agony]

PK is losing it, and his serve is awful now. 38% 1st serves in.

 

[anticaria]

0-30 on philipp's serve.. come on, rafa..

peace

 

[Telepatic]

Kohl's BH sure sucked. Strange.

 

[DarthFed]

should be done about now

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

GSM, that was depressing as hell

 

[P_Agony]

"The self destructing sequence has been activated, please evacuate the building".

 

[Mustard]

3 BPs Nadal

 

[anticaria]

0-40 now.. here's rafa's chance..

peace

 

[niff]

Predictable break, you have to admit.

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

I really hope you don't have high blood pressure.

I frequently get heart palpitations when watching Nadal actually

GSM

 

[AtomicForehand]

There it is. Sorry, Phillip.

 

[Bud]

Nadal will not beat Murray playing like this.

 

[Underhand]

Cabbage is cooked.

 

[meg0529]

Murray vs Rafa tomorrow!

 

[Mustard]

Nadal breaks

 

[Nadalfan89]

In come the rabid ****s saying Khol choked and self destructed. Sweet, sweet victory.

 

[TheMusicLover]

I've never seen you root for Nadal(you don't have to) though your sig say that you're a Fedal fan.Just being curious.

Maybe you should look at my posts bit better.
And btw, I am no **** - I am a fan, and as such, able to give the opponent the credits he deserves.

Rafa breaks, match is over now, I think. Good attempt, Kohli, close but no cigar!

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

Well, Murray had better win or I will probably kill myself

 

[kishnabe]

Kohly did an almagro!

 

[Dutch-Guy]

Rafa breaks.To serve to consolidates.

 

[abmk]

sad game there from kohl to get himself broken

 

[Cyan]

It's just a matter of time before someone starts a "Rafa will be lucky to reach 10 slams" thread. :lol: :roll:

 

[anticaria]

"The self destructing sequence has been activated, please evacuate the building".

it's hard not to fall to pieces and self-destruct when rafa piles the pressure on you.. just saying..

this is rafa we're talking about.. current number one in the world..

peace

 

[Bud]

If Rafa is broken here...

 

[P_Agony]

In come the rabid ****s saying Khol choked and self destructed. Sweet, sweet victory.

So you don't consider stupid shot selection as choking? How about a DF in 0-30?

 

[TennisFan3]

Well, Murray had better win or I will probably kill myself

Don't worry, I don't think Nadal has ANY chance against Murray unless he lifts his game dramatically (which as you know is unlikely).

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

im leaving to die in a corner...bye

 

[drakulie]

The GOAT at breaking serve comes thru.

Rafa up 4-3 in the second set to consolidate.

Vamos!