2022 Australian Open Men's Semifinals: Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini

[rafanoy1992]

Damn! Nadal played a perfect point just couldn't handle the volley!

 

[Moxie]

Yep, too early.

 

[tented]

that volley reminded me of MP at the Soderling RG match.

 

[rafanoy1992]

He mis-time the volley there...

 

[Moxie]

I curse you for even mentioning that!

 

[rafanoy1992]

If does not break serve in the next two return games, this set will go into a tiebreaker.

 

[tented]

He needs to avoid the tiebreak, and turn on the afterburners to break serve here.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Great point from Matteo there!

 

[Moxie]

there was the odd soft hands from MB at net.

 

[rafanoy1992]

He won't break serve here... let's see if he can break serve next return game.

 

[Moxie]

That was a hell of a shot. Give Matteo some life?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa you need to get into Mateoo service game he had a love service game there.Come On
Just hold serve first okay

 

[rafanoy1992]

@tented Remember that missed volley 2-all, 30-all if Nadal loses this third set...

 

[Moxie]

don't start.

 

[tented]

WTF was that?

 

[rafanoy1992]

Rafa you need to get into Mateoo service game he had a love service game there.Come On
Just hold serve first okay

That's okay for Nadal because he needs to somehow save some energy towards the end of the set.

 

[Moxie]

Holy shit, that was some pass.

 

[rafanoy1992]

I knew it, love-30... Now

 

[rafanoy1992]

Yeah, I knew it! When Nadal missed some ROS, he gets nervous on his service games.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

For the love of Tennis Rafa!