Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open, CA, USA, ATP Masters 1000

[isabelle]

Manacor's bull played well, congrats to him. Nishi'll be a good test for him

 

[masterclass]

Random Relieved & Elated Nadal Fan During Match Point for Zverev.

Random In Ruins Zverev Fan After Match Point for Zverev.

Unbiased Fan of Great Tennis After Match Point for Zverev

Respectfully,
masterclass

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

that's a match that'll be long in the memory bank. much needed boost for rafa/wafa, best play since last autumn (post usopen).

zverev was pinging some epic winners off both fh/bh..such crisp clean play. deffo the best I have seen him play.

Actually Zverev reminds me of Delpo especially the way he plays his fhand,great talent indeed.

 

[Carol]

It's funny how differently each one have seen that match.....but I can say something, his antis it doesn't matter how Rafa is playing they like to keep the thought about he won't 'come back' anymore. Well, I have bad news for them, he will

 

[Moxie]

Of course he had pressure from Rafa, but that shot on match point was one where Rafa wasn't a factor. Rafa was out of position and the volley was a chest high sitter, he didn't have to worry about Rafa chasing it down (like so many other points), it was totally on his racquet. Saying Rafa could've taken him in 2, is an irrelevant revisionist theory. You are basically assuming that if Rafa took the first set, the second've played out the same(6-0?). Thats not the way the dynamics of tennis matches work. Zverev probably let off after winning a tight first set and didn't play like himself, so had he lost the first set he'd be playing with different motivation most probably. My point is, that match point can be singled out and put down as pure choking on Zverev, when Rafa wasn't a factor.

Fair enough...the second set would likely have been different if the TB had gone to Rafa, I know what you mean. Though Rafa might still have won in straights, it would almost certainly have been different. And if you want to extract that single match point, I agree with you...the UFE was all Sasha. Perhaps we'll have to agree to disagree over how much the pressure from Nadal, across the whole match, affected his collapse at the end. He's young, he's ambitious, and he's pretty mature. He's getting there fast. He'll learn to put disappointment behind him before he gets to the locker room.

 

[Moxie]

Cilic: what can you say? Lost to Goffin in straights. His MS1000 results are not good, even post-USO win. I wanted Goffin to win, and I've never been a Cilic fan, but he is a head-scratcher. Sort of like Stan...both have caught fire at the right moments, and yet can be so unreliable. Cilic is the most implausible Slam winner since Gaston Gaudio. It would have made so much more sense if Tsonga had snuck one in.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

guess what though..skysports 1st set stats, and marty mcfly's ave 2nd serve speed was 88mph

after this revelation it was clear goffin would win.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

maple leaf missile vs the gael..should be interesting. milos seemingly ok after injury, and gael..is gael.

 

[herios]

Solid, nice win by Milos 7-5, 6-3 against Monfils, he is back to the SF at IW.
I hope he will take it one step further and get into the final.

 

[isabelle]

happy for David, he plays great in IW, hope he can continue like that

 

[EdbergsGhost]

Unbiased Fan of Great Tennis After Match Point for Zverev

Respectfully,
masterclass

Captured it perfectly MC. Well done.

 

[Moxie]

What a point! Rafa takes the set on Kei's serve, weathering the initial storm from Nishikori.

 

[Moxie]

Excellent win for Rafa. From 1-3 down in the first, he really picked up, and Kei sort of fell apart.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa played some of his best tennis this year in his match against Kei,happy to see his fhand down the line,which he used to win the match!

 

[britbox]

Good win for Rafa, although I fancied him to take this one.

 

[Moxie]

Djokovic in straights, but Tsonga hung with him. Two TBs. And Tsonga's first serve pct. was only at 46% for the match. That, against Novak's ROS. He was a little grumpy in the sun.

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

Nadal / Nishikori Highlights (Low Qual Vid)

 

[britbox]

Indian Wells Semi Final

v

Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal

H2H: Djokovic leads 24-23

2016 Doha F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2
2015 ATP World Tour Finals SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3
2015 Beijing F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2
2015 French Open - Roland Garros QF Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 6-1
2015 Monte Carlo Masters SF Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3
2014 French Open - Roland Garros F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4
2014 Rome Masters F Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-3
2014 Miami Masters F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3
2013 ATP World Tour Finals F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4
2013 Beijing F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4
2013 US Open F Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1
2013 Canadian Masters SF Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
2013 French Open - Roland Garros SF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 9-7
2013 Monte Carlo Masters F Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-6(1)
2012 French Open - Roland Garros F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5
2012 Rome Masters F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3
2012 Monte Carlo Masters F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1
2012 Australian Open F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
2011 US Open F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
2011 Wimbledon F Grass Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3
2011 Rome Masters F Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4
2011 Madrid Masters F Clay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4
2011 Miami Masters F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2011 Indian Wells Masters F Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-2
2010 ATP World Tour Finals 11 Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2
2010 US Open F Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
2009 ATP World Tour Finals 10 Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-3
2009 Paris Masters SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3
2009 Cincinnati Masters SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4
2009 Madrid Masters SF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)
2009 Rome Masters F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 6-2
2009 Monte Carlo Masters F Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-1
2009 Spain v Serbia - DC WG - R1 0 Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-1
2008 Olympic Tennis SF Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 1-6 6-4
2008 Cincinnati Masters SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5
2008 Queen's F Grass Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5
2008 French Open - Roland Garros SF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
2008 Hamburg SF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-5 2-6 6-2
2008 Indian Wells Masters SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2
2007 Tennis Masters Cup 10 Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4
2007 Canada SF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3
2007 Wimbledon SF Grass Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-1 4-1 Retired
2007 French Open - Roland Garros SF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 6-2
2007 Rome Masters QF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3
2007 Miami Masters QF Hard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4
2007 Indian Wells Masters F Hard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5
2006 French Open - Roland Garros QF Clay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 0-0 Retired

Src: http://www.stevegtennis.com/

 

[Carol]

When Rafa plays well he is an artist. This point is priceless