Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Day 2

[DarthFed]

Ferret serving one up for his good pal Wafa. Not totally unexpected...

 

[Denis]

Maybe Ferrer can give his racket to whoever, go sit in the stands and eat his bagel there.

No bagels here. I expect David to get on the board

I think he really wants his bagel. Rafa is experienced in making them anyways.

Ralf might be nice and throw him a freebee... breadsticks are less fattening.

True, but with the winter months ahead a bit of fat will do him no harm.

 

[Kieran]

I liked Berdych until those tweets he made after the french open final this year

What were his tweets?

These were the gems after the final :laydownlaughing

Tomáš Berdych ‏@tomasberdych
King of the clay and Paris ...his name Is Rafa Nadal!!!!Well done...

Tomáš Berdych ‏@tomasberdych
Rafa has new tel. number you should dial 8- 63 62 63

Tomáš Berdych ‏@tomasberdych
Brad Pitt should be sad...no more #seven...and Eminem is on the run to 9 right now...

Explains why he has never beaten Rafa in 7 years

They sound complimentary to me. I thought there was bad blood between them...

 

[DarthFed]

In a tournament where the number of sets you win/games you drop matters, this is a dream start for Nadal.

True, but I have a feeling he could win this group with one eye shut and one arm tied behind his back. He should already be practicing for DP or Fed.

I'm hoping for Gasquet. Rafa deserves it after this nightmare draw...

It'd be right on cue, better call Tonya Harding up and give her DP and Rogers' room numbers.

 

[tented]

Let me guess: now several of you are going to say Rafa gifted Ferrer a game.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

True, but I have a feeling he could win this group with one eye shut and one arm tied behind his back....

That's what I was thinking when I saw his group.

 

[Moxie]

Urgh, Ferrer with an awful display so far. They must have made a deal about Paris/London.

Wouldn't shock me if Rafa kind of "let Paris go" to prep for London and avoid a long match vs. Nole that he likely would have lost.

I pretty much said as much in the thread dedicated to that match while it was taking place. I honestly believe it was a semi-tank.

I think maybe, after David was playing so very well, and it wasn't going to be worth the fight. I don't believe he went out there not interested in trying to win. (And I think tented is right about Ferrer today. Emotionally burnt, as much as anything.)

 

[Denis]

Let me guess: now several of you are going to say Rafa gifted Ferrer a game.

I think he is gifting him a breadstick.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Let me guess: now several of you are going to say Rafa gifted Ferrer a game.

No, he just got lucky!

 

[tented]

Rafa has served an awful lot of DFs in their last two matches.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Urgh, Ferrer with an awful display so far. They must have made a deal about Paris/London.

Wouldn't shock me if Rafa kind of "let Paris go" to prep for London and avoid a long match vs. Nole that he likely would have lost.

I pretty much said as much in the thread dedicated to that match while it was taking place. I honestly believe it was a semi-tank.

I think maybe, after David was playing so very well, and it wasn't going to be worth the fight. I don't believe he went out there not interested in trying to win. (And I think tented is right about Ferrer today. Emotionally burnt, as much as anything.)

That's pretty much what I said in that thread. I never suggested Nadal went out with the intentions of losing. I just don't think he was up for a fight (if one was necessary) from the moment he got out on court.

 

[DarthFed]

Maybe Wafa will give him 2 games, what a nice guy!

 

[nehmeth]

Maybe Ferrer can give his racket to whoever, go sit in the stands and eat his bagel there.

No bagels here. I expect David to get on the board

I think he really wants his bagel. Rafa is experienced in making them anyways.

Ralf might be nice and throw him a freebee... breadsticks are less fattening.

True, but with the winter months ahead a bit of fat will do him no harm.

 

[Kieran]

Great game by Ferrer, very honest effort by that man! Rafa has to make sure he stays loose because Ferrer can make this one sticky if Rafa tightens...

 

[brokenshoelace]

Nadal is much better at dealing with drop shots when his opponent follows it to the net (which is actually the right thing to do). He's good at creating short angles and that sort of stuff to win the point. However, when his opponent hits a decent drop shot and stays back, Rafa's reply is often a weak slice that isn't that deep, and he gets passed on the subsequent shot.

 

[Denis]

What would be the odds of Ferrer winning this match?

 

[brokenshoelace]

Ferrer's awful level prior to those two games has actually lulled Rafa to a false sense of security, and his intensity dropped. It often happens.

 

[Kieran]

The clipper down the line, how sweet it is!

 

[tented]

The clipper down the line, how sweet it is!

That was beautiful.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Maybe Wafa will give him 2 games, what a nice guy!

Miraculous turn of event, David Ferrer won 2 games in a row!