Miami Open, Florida, USA, ATP Masters 2017

[britbox]

Poor game from Sock - basically just handed the break back to Rafa with a little bow on it.

 

[Moxie]

I think Lehyani was hard on Sock about that being a late challenge. Didn't matter, but didn't seem that late to me.

 

[mrzz]

That´s the hard transition from good to great. Sock played great for 2.7 games. Not enough.

 

[britbox]

Why do players insist on dropshotting Nadal.... it works, like 1% of the time.

 

[britbox]

Match over methinks.

 

[Moxie]

Why do players insist on dropshotting Nadal.... it works, like 1% of the time.

His first two beat him. But they were loads better. DF to give up the break.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Funny game tennis...one crappy volley and the whole set changes.

 

[britbox]

His first two beat him. But they were loads better. DF to give up the break.

I must have missed those. 66.6% success rate by Mr Sock had totally messed up my global stats.

 

[Moxie]

Some good stuff from Jack in that game, but Rafa is way more clutch.

 

[britbox]

Rafa rolls into the semis.

 

[Moxie]

He wobbled a bit in the beginning of the 2nd, but then he was pretty relentless. On to Fabio.

 

[mrzz]

Best match I´ve seen from Nadal in a long time.

 

[DarthFed]

Nadal will be well rested for the finals after getting through the cream puff draw. Him not winning here is a bit of a fluke because this is easily the best hard court on tour for his game.

 

[Moxie]

Nadal will be well rested for the finals after getting through the cream puff draw. Him not winning here is a bit of a fluke because this is easily the best hard court on tour for his game.

It's the only place he's been to the finals 3-4 times and never won it, so it is a bit of a fluke, but don't you have to say IW is better, since he's won it 3 times?

 

[DarthFed]

No, I stand by what I said, this is a better court for him. He has won Cincy too and clearly his game is wat worse on a fast HC with low bounce than it is here. He's had a little bad luck with his opponents in the finals at Miami compared to IW.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Miss Carol was there at the Rafa's match vs Sock..She was the Latina wearing the RF pink tank top :eyepop..Did you guys noticed :snicker

 

[Moxie]

No, I stand by what I said, this is a better court for him. He has won Cincy too and clearly his game is wat worse on a fast HC with low bounce than it is here. He's had a little bad luck with his opponents in the finals at Miami compared to IW.

How come everyone is so sure they know what surfaces and conditions are like for players at any host of tournaments they've never been to? (Though even I was surprised by Cincy.)

 

[DarthFed]

If our eyes aren't enough its been mentioned before that Miami is very slow and high bouncing.

 

[Moxie]

If our eyes aren't enough its been mentioned before that Miami is very slow and high bouncing.

It does seem high-bouncing. But on TV they say it's fast...and they're there and they're tennis players. Point being, I don't see how you can decide which hard court is best for Nadal's game, in spite of what he's won. And I don't know why we discuss the relative speed of certain courts every year.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

There is at least perceived changing of the guards when the Miami organizers put Fed vs. Bird in the day and save Nick vs. Sasha for primetime.

But, I think it is actually good for Fed as the daytime conditions favor him in Miami.