MONTE CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - Apr. 12-20 - 2014.

[tented]

Worst tiebreak I've seen Rafa play in ages.

 

[isabelle]

Vamos Daveeed !!!

 

[Kieran]

Rafa must have nothing else to do. He broke Ferrer in the first point and then went AWOL. Bizarre breaker. Good one by Ferrer though. Game on! :clap

 

[tented]

He won ONE point -- the first one -- because of a Ferrer error. Pitiful.

 

[TsarMatt]

Ferrer takes the set. In all honesty, Nadal was just absolute crap in that tiebreak. Still, an 85 minute set. A lot of great points and many arduous rallies. Did not expect any of these things!

 

[Moxie]

Ooph…Rafa. Vamos. Time to step up.

 

[Riotbeard]

Woah, a rare occasion where rafa not Daveed crumbled.

 

[isabelle]

Happy for Daveed, vamos chico, let's continue the good job

 

[Kieran]

Woah, a rare occasion where rafa not Daveed crumbled.

That's it. The order of things reversed there. And now it gets interesting.

I wonder if Mastoor is reading this to see how many Nadal fans have already scarpered for the door... :laydownlaughing

 

[DarthFed]

Not often you see Rafa lose a tiebreak 7-1 let alone to Ferrer.

 

[Kieran]

It would be a major kick up the hole for Rafa if he loses this match...

 

[tented]

It would be a major kick up the hole for Rafa if he loses this match...

It sure would. But even if he wins today, he's not leaving Monte Carlo victorious. Not playing like this. :nono

 

[Moxie]

Well, he's in a hole now.

 

[Riotbeard]

Woah, a rare occasion where rafa not Daveed crumbled.

That's it. The order of things reversed there. And now it gets interesting.

I wonder if Mastoor is reading this to see how many Nadal fans have already scarpered for the door... :laydownlaughing

Clay death may know more than you guys him credit for :laydownlaughing

 

[Riotbeard]

Wow nadal had a little fist pump for that let turned lob. I guess it is that kind of day.

 

[TsarMatt]

Why is Nadal depriving us of Rafa/Stan 2? He did the same @ IW.

 

[Moxie]

Why is Nadal depriving us of Rafa/Stan 2? He did the same @ IW.

No, I believe it was Stan that went out first there. And Rafa's not out yet, Matt.

 

[Kieran]

Rafa never avoided anybody, anywhere, ever. He goes through them all.

But he's playing horrific here, even worse than he did on hards...

 

[TsarMatt]

Why is Nadal depriving us of Rafa/Stan 2? He did the same @ IW.

No, I believe it was Stan that went out first there. And Rafa's not out yet, Matt.

Ah yeah, you're right there. My bad. I hope Rafa's not out. I really want to see Stan/Nadal. Rafa just looks quite downcast since that TB... He can easily win this off his racket but he needs to step it up a bit. Or, conversely, wait for the inevitable Ferrer choke.

 

[Kieran]

He's leaving it late. The way Rafa's serving, Daveed may be able to afford to choke a couple times and still win...