BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA, 2022 - ATP Masters 1000

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal is letting Alcaraz off the hook with these FH misses on BPs...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nadal should have broken and been serving for the 1st set...fh gone missing.....4 all

 

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal shpuld have broken and been serving for the 1st set...fh gone missing.....4 all

A lot of missed opportunities from Nadal.

 

[rafanoy1992]

IF Nadal loses the 1st set, that service game at 4-2 and return game at 4-3 will be the main reasons.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

IF Nadal loses the 1st set, that service game at 4-2 and return game at 4-3 will be the main reasons.

Do you think he is over playing his fhand? with some of those misses he usually gets?

 

[rafanoy1992]

Do you think he is over playing his fhand? with some of those misses he usually gets?

Hard to tell, Margaret. He is not playing scared so that's good.I just think those were Federer FH misses type of shots.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Love 40 Rafa....Come On

 

[rafanoy1992]

Come on Rafa! You gotta convert one of these BPs...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

From love 40 to Deuce...Rafa is becoming the 2nd Federer not converting these BPs

 

[rafanoy1992]

5th set point for Rafa in this game. You have to convert man...

 

[Moxie]

Seriously, Rafa...can't believe you missed that shot.

 

[the AntiPusher]

SHUTUP. I seem to recall you venting about Rafa's form after he WON a tournament (Acapulco) a couple of years ago because he wasn't at the level yet to win a Slam that year....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hells Bells he actually converted and won the 1st set 64

 

[rafanoy1992]

Hallelujah! If Rafa did not win that 1st set with ALL of those BPs...

 

[the AntiPusher]

Really clever problem solving by Nadal by intentionally using his lefty fh dropping the ball very short to Carlo's BH . This got CA out of his comfort zone and come in to the court to generate his own power. This is something to notice that most coaches use when feeding balls to their students. Excellente PERFECTO Señor Rafael Nadal.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Really clever problem solving by Nadal by intentionally using his lefty fh dropping the ball very short to Carlo's BH . This got CA out of his comfort zone and come in to the court to generate his own power. This is something to notice that most coaches use when feeding balls to their students. Excellente PERFECTO Señor Rafael Nadal.

Plus..........Rafa is a good wind player,Carlos the youngster not soo much,it has affected his serve so far in the match
Larry Ellison in his house.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Anacone just said the same thing about Rafa dropping the FH short..

 

[rafanoy1992]

With the windy conditions, this match reminded me of the 2009 IW Final between Rafa and Murray. Nadal just outmaneuvered Murray throughout that windy final.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Plus..........Rafa is a good wind player,Carlos the youngster not soo much,it has affected his serve so far in the match
Larry Ellison in his house.

With Seles sitting next to him at the moment..Man, if you guys ever seen her play live, I saw her in Miami years ago on the grandstand hit 8-10 DTL painting the lines. She was incredibly accurate.

 

[Moxie]

They are both laughing at the wind. Good to see. But wind favors Nadal.