2014 Miami Quarterfinal: Nadal vs. Raonic

[Riotbeard]

Every inside in from milos frightens me.

 

[Front242]

Seemed about 30 seconds between serves there by Raonic. Sllooooooooooooowwwwwwww

 

[brokenshoelace]

No double. But another mediocre return from Nadal gets behind in the rally. I'll be honest, Milos might be playing better than expected, but it's still nowhere near the level required to take Nadal to 3. And yet, here we are. That says a lot about the quality, or lack thereof.

 

[Front242]

A gift from Rafa.

 

[Moxie]

Sorry for the glitch folks, we're back up!

 

[Front242]

No prob, a bit slow now but it's working at least!

 

[Riotbeard]

Hello. Milos looking gassed. Rafa should serve it out!

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Rafa will win this but it's a matter of time before Milos' serve will decide the outcome!

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Rafa to serve for it...

 

[nehmeth]

Rafa to serve for match.

Even if I were Canadian, I doubt I would like Milos. He and Isner are peas in a pod.

 

[Front242]

Raonic's backhand is beyond awful. He runs around it so often to hit forehands he gets no practice at it and it's an ugly shot, often hitting the very bottom of the net.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Oops...blown tire there.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Rafa to serve for match.

Even if I were Canadian, I doubt I would like Milos. He and Isner are peas in a pod.

Not for long!

 

[Moxie]

Rafa will win this but it's a matter of time before Milos' serve will decide the outcome!

I would say it's Rafa's serve that will decide the outcome.

 

[Moxie]

He's been missing those dtl's, but he hit it now.

 

[Riotbeard]

Raonic's backhand is beyond awful. He runs around it so often to hit forehands he gets no practice at it and it's an ugly shot, often hitting the very bottom of the net.

It's weird he goes up the line ok with the back hand but can't hit it anywhere else.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Rafa will win this but it's a matter of time before Milos' serve will decide the outcome!

I would say it's Rafa's serve that will decide the outcome.

I wasn't talking about this match, but Rafa's serve is questionable at best, how will it hold? Down the road....

 

[Front242]

Raonic's backhand is beyond awful. He runs around it so often to hit forehands he gets no practice at it and it's an ugly shot, often hitting the very bottom of the net.

It's weird he goes up the line ok with the back hand but can't hit it anywhere else.

Except the net Only fitting that he lost the match to a backhand error!

 

[Front242]

Ugly match.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Good job Rafa...the forehand in the third set worked quite well.
As for Milos, he DOES have to work on things that are not weapons for him, like backhand and return, if he wants to beat the top guys. If he is OK with just beating second tier players, just working on the serve and the forehand will be enough.