2022 Australian Open Men’s Quarterfinal: Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal yo-yoed Shapo there in that point, whew!

 

[tented]

Please, oh please, break serve, Rafa!

 

[Moxie]

Shapo said in his press conference after Cilic that he was going to try to be patient. Good signal from him, because he needs that, but isn't showing it so far.

 

[Moxie]

Close him out quick, Rafa!

 

[tented]

[ESPN was supposed to have switched to basketball eight minutes ago. Are they finally going to cover tennis properly?]

 

[Moxie]

Perfect!

 

[Moxie]

[ESPN was supposed to have switched to basketball eight minutes ago. Are they finally going to cover tennis properly?]

I'm getting the feeling they might have. Last night the guide had random crap titles of shows, but it still kept being the AO. And they finally started at 7pm last night. I think they're feeling the sting of the criticism. I hope so.

 

[tented]

Perfect!

That helps, doesn’t it? I can barely look sometimes when he’s serving for a set, but today he seems confident.

 

[Moxie]

Shapo grumbling about time.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Great set from Nadal, you could have not asked for a better set from Nadal.

Now, let's see on how Shapo responds...

Wow, Shapo is complaining now too...

 

[rafanoy1992]

What's happening between Shapo and Carlos Bernades?!

 

[tented]

Shapo grumbling about time.

Saying Bernardes is corrupt and pro-Rafa. Where has Denis been? Rafa’s had more problems with Bernardes than any other umpire. There was a period when Bernardes & Rafa kept their distance.

 

[Moxie]

WTF was that??

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Shapo grumbling about time.

Give him some Maple Syrup...that will make him sweeter.Funny when players are down they look for complaints in their opponent's,and not concentrating on their own performance why they lost the 1st set

 

[Moxie]

I've never seen a player come to the net to talk to the other and say, what "we cool...play on" ?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I've never seen a player come to the net to talk to the other and say, what "we cool...play on" ?

Gee thank you Denis! what a brat.

 

[Moxie]

Saying Bernardes is corrupt and pro-Rafa. Where has Denis been? Rafa’s had more problems with Bernardes than any other umpire. There was a period when Bernardes & Rafa kept their distance.

P-mac just reminded the ESPN audience of that, too.

 

[tented]

I've never seen a player come to the net to talk to the other and say, what "we cool...play on" ?

Borg did that to McEnroe the first time they played, I believe, which makes sense, no?

 

[rafanoy1992]

It's funny that Shapo says the umpire is corrupt because he is the one that accidentally hit an umpire on his eye with a tennis ball.

 

[tented]

P-mac just reminded the ESPN audience of that, too.

They’re reading our site again.