I went through some of your posts but didn't see in which you were rooting for Rafa but like i said you don't have to.Not starting an argument here.
Peace.
up next for rafa: philipp kohlschreiber
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I went through some of your posts but didn't see in which you were rooting for Rafa but like i said you don't have to.Not starting an argument here.
Peace.
Nadalfan89
Hall of Fame
The excuse brigade has arrived. How does it feel? That bad feeling in your stomach is the feeling of a champion doing what he does best.
Here comes your inner biase above.Rafa wasted 4 BPs yet you said it wasn't choking but making one or two bad shot selection is? Uhhh?
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Well I wouldn't call a DF a case of 'poor shot selection', LOL!
And that break didn't come completely out of the blue - he had been struggling to hold serve before.
Rafa is just the better player. A lot of players can keep him on the ropes for a set, but actually winning against him is a complete different story - Rafa will always up his game level, whereas the player playing-out-of-his-mind for that set, is bound to lose it.
Most of the time. That's one of the main qualities of a genuine Top Player.
P_Agony
Banned
Whatever man.
P_Agony
Banned
That's not what I meant, I meant the poor dropshot attempt when Nadal was inside the court and in the same direction of the DS.
AtomicForehand
Hall of Fame
Three droppers? Ha ha...go, Kohlie!
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
I though that was just the nausea after a bad potato salad.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
OK, I thought you meant all of the points that Kohlschreiber lost. This one was indeed a bad choice.
Outbeyond
Legend
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
That was grass dude, on which Nadal plays MUCH better. Still the match was VERY close and could have swung in the 2nd set TB. In fact had the same match been played on a hardcourt, we might have had a different outcome (or a 4/5 setter at the very least). Murray has the edge over Nadal on hardcourts because of matchup reasons.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Rafa absolutely toying with Kohlschreiber right now.
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TennisandMusic
Guest
Well, Nadal plays a horrible match and still gets the win. If he plays like that against Murray, he'll get creamed.
Nadalfan89
Hall of Fame
Another routine beat down by Nadal. Murray is up next, then the old man get's a taste.
AtomicForehand
Hall of Fame
Yeah, PK was a great opponent and competitor. Excellent match. Congratulations to both players.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
Doesn't matter. Murray will win Toronto and Cincy but Roger will win the big prize at Flushing Meadows.
Bud
Bionic Poster
Way...
If he demonstrates the rubbish he showed in the first set, he's toast... especially if the same Murray that showed up today plays tomorrow.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I did NOT see Rafa winning after that first set 
Good job Rafito
Good job Rafito
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
P_Agony
Banned
You are so funny. Nadal didn't play a horrible match by any means. He had more winners than errors and he served 67% 1st serves in. PK is a tough opponent and you don't give him credit at all.
Nadal had a shaky first set, but since the 2nd he played much, much better, and in the 3rd was already back to himself completely.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
These are the kinds of posts I like to see. Respect for the loser and giving him credits.
As for Rafa - of course, a much, much better performance from him in set #2 and #3 and I think that had a lot to do with him becoming a lot more aggressive (and not so far from the baseline anymore when recieving) in those sets than he was in the 1st. He will surely have to play the same way against Murray tomorrow.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
You never know though, Rafa finds ways to win.
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meg0529
Guest
I did NOT see Rafa winning after that first set
Come on now! This is Rafa we are talking about! Don't give up till it's over.
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