Indian Wells 2015

[Puppet Master]

To everyone that is watching:
Can you honestly say you are surprised?
I mean, Djokovic humiliated Raonic when they played the final in Bercy a few months ago.

 

[Front242]

Raonic must have one of the worst backhands in top 10 history, if not rock bottom.

Can't remember the last match I saw Raonic play but whoever he was playing he was pretty damn good that day even with his backhand which surprised me but today he's indeed pure shite.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Right now, Nadal is reading Raonic's serve very well.

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Raonic must have one of the worst backhands in top 10 history, if not rock bottom.

Can't remember the last match I saw Raonic play but whoever he was playing he was pretty damn good that day even with his backhand which surprised me but today he's indeed pure shite.

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen people go "Oh my god, better look out for Raonic now" after he hits his backhand quite well for a match or two yet it's always the same story when he comes into these matches against players who can move the ball well enough to put him in uncomfortable positions. He struggles to make more than two backhands in a row that land in court and that just won't get him the big wins he needs to further his career.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Milos settling down a bit but that one poor game might have sealed this set already.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Milos settling down a bit but that one poor game might have sealed this set already.

Just like the earlier match, Nadal is playing a clean set of tennis.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Nadal, as he so often does, has played himself into form in this tournament. Not the best of news for Roger.

 

[Carol]

Milos settling down a bit but that one poor game might have sealed this set already.

Just like the earlier match, Nadal is playing a clean set of tennis.

I can't see the match but I follow only your comments, thanks!

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Nadal is serving pretty good today too.

 

[Front242]

Those silly little steps Nadal does in between points aggravate the hell out of me. Sharapova does it too. :nono

 

[rafanoy1992]

I would say this: Nadal is reading Raonic's serve very well today. Usually, it takes a while for Nadal to read a big server's serve but he is on it today.

That was a pathetic return of game from Raonic. Nadal didn't hit a single first serve and Raonic couldn't even put the ball in play.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZVgSjsVZYE[/video]

 

[rafanoy1992]

Like I said before this match, the court conditions are super slow. That means Raonic will have a hard time to hit through Nadal.

Raonic with a brilliant volley to save break point.

 

[DarthFed]

Those silly little steps Nadal does in between points aggravate the hell out of me. Sharapova does it too. :nono

Borderline hindrance when he's squeaking that loud before the serve.

Maybe it's a new tick of his.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Beautiful DTL forehand by Nadal. Milos thought he had a chance there with the solid approach.

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Raonic just doesn't really know how to change things up but then I don't see what other dimension he has to his game that he can go to.

 

[rafanoy1992]

If Nadal loses this set, that miss return of serve on break point on the first game of the second set will come to haunt him.

Man, Nadal just can't seem to put the ball in play when he gets a break point on this set.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Those silly little steps Nadal does in between points aggravate the hell out of me. Sharapova does it too. :nono

Borderline hindrance when he's squeaking that loud before the serve.

Maybe it's a new tick of his.

Kinda reminds of Boris...he used to cough, or make sounds like something was stuck in his throat. That sure was annoying.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Great baseline tennis from Milos this time. Starts with a decent return of course...

 

[Front242]

Some great forehands there from Raonic.