2018 US Open Men's Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Thiem

[DarthFed]

Thiem just hitting weak shots off balance and easily getting out of position. That's cake for Nadal

 

[DarthFed]

It's not clay court tennis. It's just not grass tennis. Or indoor HC or carpet.

It is very slow high bouncing HC. Of course this isn't outright clay but you can win using many of the same tactics. Nadal has mostly been on the defensive for 3 straight matches and he is going to win them all in 4

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

He’s fighting! Come on Domi!

 

[atttomole]

Being able to stand a mile back on return and easily neutralize points on a slow court while waiting for a miss or a short ball to pounce on. Sounds a lot like clay court tennis to me.

And you see with some of these big hitters with their shots going nowhere when you expect them to skid. And in this match, the average number of shots for a single point seems close to that of clay courts. Disappointing!

 

[Fiero425]

Thiem just hitting weak shots off balance and easily getting out of position. That's cake for Nadal

He had his chances and he pulled back just a little! It doesn't take much to give a match back to the Big 3! They pounce when able! :whistle:

 

[britbox]

Terrible miss on that Thiem volley.

 

[DarthFed]

This guy is just a choker

 

[kskate2]

Domi cannot get out of this game and loses the set

 

[Moxie]

¡Vamos!

 

[nehmeth]

Does Thiem have the "fight back" to make the fourth set competitive?

 

[DarthFed]

Well this is why I said the guy is just a clay courter. The fact he even made the QF is due to the conditions.

 

[Fiero425]

Does Thiem have the "fight back" to make the fourth set competitive?

I'm betting NO!

 

[GameSetAndMath]

There you go! He found a way to choke it away.

What is the need to go so close to the lines when Ralph is so far away?

Now, the match is over.

 

[Jelenafan]

Hats off if Thiem can come back from that 3rd set.

That missed volley...Yikes!

 

[DarthFed]

Does Thiem have the "fight back" to make the fourth set competitive?

No, it will be another easy set.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Well. He may look back on that backhand volley as the one that kept him from progressing quicker in his career. Colossal miss.

 

[Moxie]

This guy is just a choker

Let's just get the vocabulary straight: When Roger loses, he's choked, no matter how early in the match. And anybody who takes Rafa to task and doesn't close even sets, he's a choker. Even though Rafa is #1 in the world. OK, that makes sense.

 

[DarthFed]

He had his chances and he pulled back just a little! It doesn't take much to give a match back to the Big 3! They pounce when able! :whistle:

His mental game is just part of the problem. He has atrocious court positioning and no anticipation.

 

[Jelenafan]

His mental game is just part of the problem. He has atrocious court positioning and no anticipation.

Worked in the first set.

 

[DarthFed]

Let's just get the vocabulary straight: When Roger loses, he's choked, no matter how early in the match. And anybody who takes Rafa to task and doesn't close even sets, he's a choker. Even though Rafa is #1 in the world. OK, that makes sense.

Honey, let's not accuse me of not knowing tennis when you're saying last night's 2nd set wasn't a choke. He had two set points to go up 2 sets against a harmless journeyman and lost them and lost the next two sets to the harmless journeyman.

And you don't think the last 10 minutes of he match was Thiem choking? Sure