Wimbledon 2019 SF: Roger Federer [2] vs Rafael Nadal [3]

[D.Nalby12]

he hasn't. it was just a bad dip.

just held at love now.

I don't think he can recover his BH wing today. 13 errors already. It's just a bad day for him off his backhand.

 

[bigjimbofan]

Rooting for Fed but wonder if he will cry after the match if he loses ? Not defending your home turf against your biggest rival has to be a hard pill to swallow.

 

[True Fanerer]

So where was this serving in the 2nd set, Roger????

Once he failed to break I think he checked out and looked ahead to the 3rd.

 

[Ajosin]

Federer gave himself that bakery product.

Sit down.

As expected your mind can ratiolanize external reality with no issues. Fascinating.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Not bashing at all, just annoying to see people saying Djokovic is going to destroy whoever wins this match. In my opinion, and I’m right more often than I’m wrong, this is the championship match Bc I honestly don’t give Djokovic much of a chance.

You do know we're not in 2008 anymore, right?

 

[TennisFan3]

He will deliver a beatdown to Federer, but Nadal might be a little tougher. Still expect a comfortable victory even against Nadal though.

I think Federer will win this match. I don't think Nadal is playing well enough IMO.

The problem is Novak might slaughter Fed in straight sets. It might be a very bad beatdown.
If it were Novak instead of Nadal in this match, Fed would have been 2 sets to love down and every single serve would be coming back.

Novak would have never choked like Nadal did in the TB.

 

[icedevil0289]

oh good he avoids bakery products

 

[mightyrick]

I don't know about the second part. ESPN said that's the first time Federer's been bread sticked at Wimbledon. He must have played bad though to lose a set like that on grass.

He didn't push too hard. I think he was being smart. He knows when Nadal is red-lining... it doesn't matter what you do (unless you also are red-lining). So he took a bit of a mental break... and made sure he would be serving first in the third-set. Lots of guys do this. Especially in best-of-five. Federer has resisted this kind of tactic in past years -- to his demise.

I think it's great he did it.

 

[Ray Mercer]

Federer should be going for the forehand kill and coming to the net on every passive or weak neutral ball. He will never win the game of consistency with Nadal.

 

[stringertom]

I don’t have enough fingers or toes or strands of hair to count the occasions.

There are less grains of sand in an hourglass. The problem is the ATP/ITF treat him like he’s Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.

#Gutless

 

[icedevil0289]

oh god why is it so freaking slow it wasnt slow during rg

 

[ACE of Hearts]

This match could go 5 sets.

 

[Tennis sensation]

BP Federer

 

[AceSalvo]

another BP... Just to be wasted..

Set #2... REPEAT~!

 

[PrinceMoron]

Huge bh


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[ChaelAZ]

Novak would have never choked like Nadal did in the TB.

Or the whole second set like Fed did.




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[tennisjedi]

break opportunity for breakpointerer.

 

[icedevil0289]

bp for fed but im sure he will botch this one too

 

[Terenigma]

God-tier from Federer for the break!!!

 

[-NN-]

forum is vomiting

Federer breaks though and that's really tremendous news for the tennis world at large.

 

[Deon Sanders]

WOWOWOWOWOOWWOOWOWOW

HOLY ****

 

[kishnabe]

Cmon Federer. Break dull.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

I don’t understand why Federer tanked that second set. Nadal has struggled in this match.

 

[Azure]

Exquisite from Fed there on break point.

 

[mightyrick]

Excellent job by Federer there.

 

[PrinceMoron]

Federer hitting the corners


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[RF-18]

Wowwwwww

 

[TheIntrovert]

What an incredible succession of points

 

[metsman]

role reversal on that BP. How do you like dem apples?

 

[VaporDude95]

As expected your mind can ratiolanize external reality with no issues. Fascinating.

Fed already playing better —> no bakery product.

I try not to discriminate against those with vision impairments but you’re making it awfully hard for me not to.

 

[tennisjedi]

Nadal got tight at the net.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Nadal...

 

[alex527]

I cannot believe he won that point lmao. Let's goooo

 

[Tennis sensation]

Federer breaks

 

[stringertom]

Breakerer!!!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Fed breaks! Huge game but Rafa will respond!

 

[Tennisgods]

Brilliance keeping Fed alive in this match.

 

[fundrazer]

#Nadalbestvolleys

 

[Standaa]

servers acting up ?

 

[abmk]

yes !!! fed breaks !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[icedevil0289]

omg he broke!!!!!!!!

 

[-NN-]

Fed's backhand is really suffering and he's just gonna have to absolutely fire his serve. He's being handcuffed and it's easy pickings to the FH in the end for Dal.

 

[metsman]

no matter what happens Nadal is the moral winner for Fed's clear 2nd set tanking gamesmanship

 

[GabeT]

It’s almost like this old man can play tennis!

 

[Djokovic2011]

Lol, Nadal really should've done more with the first volley but credit to Federer for scrambling.

 

[toby55555]

Hark at Henman talking about failure to take break points, coming from the man who habitually blocked returns on big points.

 

[crocon]

Fed hold a few times so you can tank another set.

 

[Smasher08]

AMAZING RALLY. INCREDIBLE POINT. PHENOMENAL BREAK.

ROOOGGGGIIII!!!!!

 

[Ray Mercer]

Federer’s backhand is so weak on this surface.