2019 Men’s Wimbledon SF: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal

[atttomole]

Vintage Fed.

 

[britbox]

TMF DTL Forehand.

 

[kskate2]

All the talk about speed and bounce of the courts. It is still grass, and Fed is the better grass court player. That simple!

It is that simple. Serena was asked in her presser yesterday about the speed of the courts, she didn't even entertain the question (she's been in the finals the last 5 years she's played it so I think she knows a thing or 2 about playing on grass).

All that being said, if Djoke wins on Sun, you'll hear more talk about the court speed

 

[britbox]

Roger and Challenges...

WTF!

 

[britbox]

Match Point

 

[tenisplayrla08]

So Fed gets to within 2 points of the final. If he loses it from here it'll be a great huge effort from Rafa. First to hold and then to break. Fed saving game point that time again. Definitely wants to put the pressure on here, win or lose it. It should, theoretically, reap benefits in his service game if he has to serve it out. But. Nadal is coming no matter what. I mean. If Fed doesn't get those first serves in.
And now match point.

Good serve from Rafa to save match point there.

 

[britbox]

Fed's backhand has been sublime all day.

 

[britbox]

MP 2.

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Wow. That was a good point from Nadal. Hardest shot ever hit.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

The trouble with breaking Nadal is ya almost always gotta do it on the ad side.

 

[britbox]

The trouble with breaking Nadal is ya almost always gotta do it on the ad side.

Yup

 

[britbox]

Don't get nervous Roger... serve this out.

 

[mrzz]

This will be probably a big drama

 

[tenisplayrla08]

So he holds. And the crowd goes wild. He'll fight to the death. And with Fed losing that one, we know that means he's probably a little more vulnerable in this next service game. You always are against Rafa right after failing to break him. As we saw in the second set. But. He's been sublime on serve this set. So here's hoping it's easy.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Wow....changing shoes eh?

 

[MikeOne]

the way Roger is playing, there isn't an ounce of age showing in his tennis today. He is running everything down, confident and playing excellent tennis.

I have to say it's amusing to follow Fed fans' comments, it's such a roller coaster... If Roger gets broken and is down, he's 'old, playing terrible', then when he's up and ontop of Nadal, he's 'unreal'...

final should be fun, i like Djokovic - Fed matches more than Nadal-Fed or Nadal-Djoker... they both force each other to be very offensive... Their Wimbledon finals have been high quality, especially first one.

 

[atttomole]

He is a punk.

 

[mrzz]

I cannnot believe this

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Wow...

 

[britbox]

OMFG