nadaLIVc - Rome Final Poll

[DarthFed]

Novak going for broke a lot, that's a sign of fatigue.

 

[Moxie]

And the patented Djokovic blown smash.

 

[don_fabio]

And the patented Djokovic blown smash.

hahah he will never learn that one

 

[DarthFed]

Yeah it's over. Nadal at his boring best, and I had hopes he could be taken out at RG. A loss there could have been a big gift towards ushering him out of the sport.

 

[Moxie]

Rafa just 3 for 12 on BPs. That's not too good. Missed opportunity there.

 

[DarthFed]

Well he held from 3 BP's thanks to poor returns from Nadal.

 

[don_fabio]

Novak hangs in there. Still dangerous even when tired.

 

[Moxie]

He did it again!

 

[DarthFed]

Nadal kind of content to let Djokovic beat himself this set and he's almost obliged but holding on for dear life.

 

[DarthFed]

He did it again!

It really is something ain't it? That any top 100 tennis player is that bad at overheads is surprising let alone the #1 player.

 

[DarthFed]

Both guys are missing a lot of routine returns in key moments

 

[DarthFed]

3 awful errors from Djoker from 0-30 up. That was probably his only real hope to win this.

 

[Moxie]

Nadal got tight in that game. Well, I hope Djokovic really is tired.

 

[DarthFed]

Ugly tennis from Rafa. He got spooked for some reason

 

[don_fabio]

When you don't convert BPs

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Vamos Novak! Way to go!

That is the end of Ralph.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

christ on a bike..checked the score and it was 4-4 djok serve, adv rafa..

next thing it's set 3. what now ?. another 6-0 rafa set ?. suppose i might re-tune in and see if an initially lop-sided match has surprisingly sprung into life or was djoko's set2 a dead (tired) cat bounce.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Now, Novak has to play lagging in score throughout the set. Terrible.

 

[DarthFed]

Nadal mixing up all defense with the occasional offense. If Djokovic actually starts returning well and could hit an overhead he could win this.

 

[DarthFed]

At least keep him out here awhile and make him work those ginger knees :sith: