14721 said:Ferru and Verdasco always are trying their best against Nadal, more than they play against others but everything depends how Rafa is playing, if he plays well then the stats say who win most of the times, if he is playing bad (like part of the 2014 and 2015) then it’s a different story
14716 said:Nadal / Verdasco could potentially be interesting if Fernando steps up to the plate. Also, liking the Duckworth/Hewitt match (a “local derbyâ€) in Lleyton’s final AO. Gulbis v Chardy is another to keep an eye on. Both capable of good tennis but wildly inconsistent. Â
14722 said:Ferrer doing his best against Nadal? Always? Are you disillusional?Carol wrote:
Ferru and Verdasco always are trying their best against Nadal, more than they play against others but everything depends how Rafa is playing, if he plays well then the stats say who win most of the times, if he is playing bad (like part of the 2014 and 2015) then it’s a different story
Since you have been saying since last AO that Rafa would be his old self very soon, I'll take that with a grain of salt.14725 said:Ferrer doing his best against Nadal? Always? Are you disillusional?</blockquote>Denis wrote:
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Carol wrote:
Ferru and Verdasco always are trying their best against Nadal, more than they play against others but everything depends how Rafa is playing, if he plays well then the stats say who win most of the times, if he is playing bad (like part of the 2014 and 2015) then it’s a different story
Not, I’m not disillusioal, it’s what it is
14728 said:Who is Chung? I saw half of the match and the poor kid was lost all over the court, bad serve and very erratic. He needs a lot of improvement to give some fight to the good ones
14729 said:Ferrer doing his best against Nadal? Always? Are you disillusional?</blockquote>Carol wrote:
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Denis wrote:
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Carol wrote:
Ferru and Verdasco always are trying their best against Nadal, more than they play against others but everything depends how Rafa is playing, if he plays well then the stats say who win most of the times, if he is playing bad (like part of the 2014 and 2015) then it’s a different story
Not, I’m not disillusioal, it’s what it is</blockquote>
Since you have been saying since last AO that Rafa would be his old self very soon, I’ll take that with a grain of salt.
I don't see how anyone who's seen him play would suggest that Ferrer ever gives it anything less than his best.14722 said:Ferrer doing his best against Nadal? Always? Are you disillusional?Carol wrote:
Ferru and Verdasco always are trying their best against Nadal, more than they play against others but everything depends how Rafa is playing, if he plays well then the stats say who win most of the times, if he is playing bad (like part of the 2014 and 2015) then it’s a different story
That doesn't sound like the match I watched. Â Surely the half you watched wasn't the first one. Â The kid is young (18?), but very promising. Â I thought self-possessed as well, given the stage and the opponent.14728 said:Who is Chung? I saw half of the match and the poor kid was lost all over the court, bad serve and very erratic. He needs a lot of improvement to give some fight to the good ones
Duckworth is in the unenviable position of needing to beat fellow Aussie Lleyton in the 1st round of Hewitt's last Oz.  I expect Verdasco will give Rafa a fight, but Nadal should get past him.  Fernando beat him last year in Miami and in '12 at Madrid, but it's 15-2 overall.  Agreed on Gulbis/Chardy, but the Frenchmen is on better form, currently.14716 said:Nadal / Verdasco could potentially be interesting if Fernando steps up to the plate. Also, liking the Duckworth/Hewitt match (a “local derbyâ€) in Lleyton’s final AO. Gulbis v Chardy is another to keep an eye on. Both capable of good tennis but wildly inconsistent. Â
14741 said:Re: Paire, it seems he had some injury to his arm, that got looked at. Disappointing for him not to be at his best first round of a major.
14734 said:That doesn’t sound like the match I watched. Surely the half you watched wasn’t the first one. The kid is young (18?), but very promising. I thought self-possessed as well, given the stage and the opponent. [/quoteCarol wrote:
Who is Chung? I saw half of the match and the poor kid was lost all over the court, bad serve and very erratic. He needs a lot of improvement to give some fight to the good ones
I saw half of the second set and the third and he was very erratic and with a bad serve, he is not still ready to give a fight to the good ones, but yes, he is still 19 so we'll see how he will play in the future