Nadalites – Rafa Nadal Talk

[Moxie]

Just looking at Rafa's draw for Madrid....

1st match Mannarino or Alcaraz
R16 Sinner
QF Zverev
SF Theim
F Medvedev.

Just glancing at the draw, but I think Rublev makes the date before Thiem. And I agree with @Front242 that Medvedev doesn't get there...more likely Tsitsipas.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just glancing at the draw, but I think Rublev makes the date before Thiem. And I agree with @Front242 that Medvedev doesn't get there...more likely Tsitsipas.

The draw is for projected seedings,on paper,which doesn't mean they will make the q/finals,etc.Rublev is still a question mark for me in Madrid,as I feel he played too many tournaments back to back and needs a rest.Theim is just coming back,Medvedev a question mark too,The Young Greek has all the momentum to make the final.

 

[the AntiPusher]

The draw is for projected seedings,on paper,which doesn't mean they will make the q/finals,etc.Rublev is still a question mark for me in Madrid,as I feel he played too many tournaments back to back and needs a rest.Theim is just coming back,Medvedev a question mark too,The Young Greek has all the momentum to make the final.

It Rafa is willing to suffer, he will be in the finals vs Tstis

 

[Moxie]

It Rafa is willing to suffer, he will be in the finals vs Tstis

Oh, he's always willing to suffer. And make us suffer in the process, if he doesn't improve that serve.

 

[Moxie]

The draw is for projected seedings,on paper,which doesn't mean they will make the q/finals,etc.Rublev is still a question mark for me in Madrid,as I feel he played too many tournaments back to back and needs a rest.Theim is just coming back,Medvedev a question mark too,The Young Greek has all the momentum to make the final.

No, I get why you posted it like that. I was just riffing with opinions. Rublev has been over-playing, but I'll be very surprised if Thiem and Medvedev show up hot out of the blocks.

 

[napo]

It Rafa is willing to suffer, he will be in the finals vs Tstis

He always is, that’s his advantage over the other two!

 

[Front242]

The draw is for projected seedings,on paper,which doesn't mean they will make the q/finals,etc.Rublev is still a question mark for me in Madrid,as I feel he played too many tournaments back to back and needs a rest.Theim is just coming back,Medvedev a question mark too,The Young Greek has all the momentum to make the final.

Yup, got that too especially with regard to Medvedev in the final. I was just being a dope But I'm serious still about not expecting Medvedev anywhere near the final at the same time but would be happy for him to prove me wrong and do well on clay this year.

 

[the AntiPusher]

No, I get why you posted it like that. I was just riffing with opinions. Rublev has been over-playing, but I'll be very surprised if Thiem and Medvedev show up hot out of the blocks.

Thiem Yes, Daniil Medvedev I'm not so sure.. Rublev may have a good run until he faces Rafa..( this one of the endearing qualities of the Rafa Nadal mystic, he has a memory like an elephant.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I still haven't found a full recording of the Barcelona final..(I did on ATP site but it's almost $20)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yup, got that too especially with regard to Medvedev in the final. I was just being a dope But I'm serious still about not expecting Medvedev anywhere near the final at the same time but would be happy for him to prove me wrong and do well on clay this year.

Medvedev has the game for clay,he just has to get over that yes your socks get dirty etc......

 

[Moxie]

Interesting revisit of the Nadal d. Djokovic Madrid SF 2009. At the time, it was the longest 3-setter in Men's tennis history. Later surpassed by Federer d. delPotro at Olympics SF 2012. A lot of repercussions were claimed for this match as with the latter one. In any case, it was a pretty great match.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Interesting revisit of the Nadal d. Djokovic Madrid SF 2009. At the time, it was the longest 3-setter in Men's tennis history. Later surpassed by Federer d. delPotro at Olympics SF 2012. A lot of repercussions were claimed for this match as with the latter one. In any case, it was a pretty great match.

It was a great match..it's Interesting to see the treks and adjustments that both players made and the counter adjustments to try to gain an competitive advantage.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Finally, found a recording of the Barcelona final..very entertaining match .. Tsits is going to be alot to deal with at Rome and RG..

 

[the AntiPusher]

I'm hoping that Rafa works on several parts of his game at Madrid ..the serve and the DTL BH. His movement was better in Barcelona than MC..( I never thought I would ever have a negative comment in regards to Rafa's play at the dirt in MC although I said at the time , his loosing to AR was a good thing.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations to Rafa Nadal winning the 2021 Laureus Sportsman Of The Year Award!!!!!!!
( other nominees this year were Joshua Cheptegei,Amand Duplantis,Lewis Hamilton,LeBron James and Robert Lewandowski).

 

[Moxie]

Congratulations to Rafa Nadal winning the 2021 Laureus Sportsman Of The Year Award!!!!!!!
( other nominees this year were Joshua Cheptegei,Amand Duplantis,Lewis Hamilton,LeBron James and Robert Lewandowski).

Thanks for that, Margaret. I really thought he might. There was a lot of talk about his 13th RG transcending tennis as a great sports achievement.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thanks for that, Margaret. I really thought he might. There was a lot of talk about his 13th RG transcending tennis as a great sports achievement.

It was a great sports achievement and Rafa deserved the award.BTW it is Rafa's fourth Laureus award.

 

[Moxie]

It was a great sports achievement and Rafa deserved the award.BTW it is Rafa's fourth Laureus award.

I was going to look that up.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I was going to look that up.

Rafa joins Kelly Slater,Usain Bolt and Novak who have also won 4 Laureus awards.

 

[Jelenafan]

Considering he beat them both this week, I found Casper Ruud's comments back in Oct 2019 interesting: re:Stefano Tsitsipas and Felix AA

"I find it easier to spot weaknesses in Stefanos Tsitsipas" says Norwegian Next Gen star Casper Ruud - Tennishead

Casper Ruud says that he's always been able to spot the weaknesses in the Stefanos Tsitsipas game that maybe other players can't see

tennishead.net

Just goes to prove once again that if there's just a slight shift in performance there's not much separating the top 50 on any given day...