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

[mrzz]

I still think it defies physics to think that a heavier object would bounce higher than a lighter one.

The point here is more about how the ball deforms (how much energy is lost when it deforms and goes back to shape) than the actual weight. It could -- and it probably is -- a coincidence that this particular heavier ball bounces more/less than the others. All combinations could occur depending on how the ball is made.

All things equal, I would expect a heavier ball to bounce slightly more than a lighter one -- I expect the grass surface to absorb a smaller fraction of the impact energy in this case, but the difference would be really, really minor, probably impossible to grasp on naked eye.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Good morning Fellow Freddie's, Natalie's and other non-binary tennis fans.

Hope we will see good match and let the best player (aka fed) win.

 

[mrzz]

Just before the match starts I want to leave clear to all Nadal fans here that whatever I may write during the match, I completely respect you guys and may be just overblown by emotions, and therefore adopt a somewhat more expletive language. Now I sincerely hope all you fuckers die with your head catching fire on an electric chair sunk in salty water.

 

[Denis]

Nadal with more aces coming into this semi. Serve has really improved.

 

[Denis]

Just before the match starts I want to leave clear to all Nadal fans here that whatever I may write during the match, I completely respect you guys and may be just overblown by emotions, and therefore adopt a somewhat more expletive language. Now I sincerely hope all you fuckers die with your head catching fire on an electric chair sunk in salty water.

You rooting for Fed?

Tennis is hard to watch without any kind of bias. Going with Fed here I think.

 

[mrzz]

You rooting for Fed?

Tennis is hard to watch without any kind of bias. Going with Fed here I think.

Yep, Federer fan since forever.Just not that interested in Fedal wars in the last century.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Good morning Fellow Freddie's, Natalie's and other non-binary tennis fans.

Hope we will see good match and let the best player (aka fed) win.

Autocorrect problem.
It is supposed to read Feddies and Nadalites

 

[DarthFed]

Awful returning from Roger so far. That is one of the big keys to the match.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I got to grudgingly accept that Ralph'so serve has improved quite a bit.

 

[britbox]

Awful returning from Roger so far. That is one of the big keys to the match.

He's serving well though. That's going to be a bigger key.

 

[MikeOne]

Awful returning from Roger so far. That is one of the big keys to the match.

Yes, we know, it’s all about what fed does poorly and not what nadal does well. Nadal is just a useless tennis player, at roger’s mercy.

So here we have it folks, if rafa wins it’s all to do to fed’s horrible play. If roger wins, it’s because roger is too good and nadal playing his best couldn’t do anything.

 

[Denis]

Awful returning from Roger so far. That is one of the big keys to the match.

or good serving by Nadal.

 

[monfed]

Nadal's mishit return off Fed's first serve that goes up 100 feet in the air and drops like a grenade on Fed's baseline has got to rank as the most annoying shot I've ever seen.

 

[Moxie]

Looks windier than the earlier match.

 

[Denis]

Rather boring start of the match.

 

[mrzz]

Nadal really serving extremely well. Hope that Federer gets the rhythm of it at some point.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Jesus love game by Nadal with no balls on play

 

[Denis]

Fed's level is pretty okay. He needs to keep this up and he has a chance.

 

[mrzz]

Slice is doing a bit more harm to Nadal than usual

 

[rafanoy1992]

The actual pace actually favors Federer. Both players serving well...we will see if Nadal can keep serving well without returning game