Nitto ATP Finals, 2019, London

[Fiero425]

OMG, we're off and running! Nadal & Zverev out there in their 1st match of the RR! It's early, but Sascha up a break in the 1st set! :whistle:

 

[Bonaca]

I have the feeling this match will not end regularly, two breaks for ziraffe.
Nadal extremely unhappy

 

[Bonaca]

No doubt about the court speed: it’s fast!!!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Geez Rafa!

 

[Fiero425]

No doubt about the court speed: it’s fast!!!

Like Fed, Nadal needed to not only win the match, but take it in straights! Now he's in trouble!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great serving from Zverev in the 1st set

 

[Fiero425]

Great serving from Zverev in the 1st set

Up a break early in the 2nd; Sascha making Rafa look bad now! It's getting into embarrassing territory with 3 breaks so far! :whistle:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hopefully this match will be over in quick fashion.....

 

[the AntiPusher]

Carlos, please follow Chef's Ramsey lead

 

[Bonaca]

Wow Zverev in total control, dawei Alexandar

 

[Fiero425]

Wow Zverev in total control, dawei Alexandar

Mark my word, it Sascha completes this annihilation, Rafa will mysterious say "I gotta go!" It won't be worth looking like this for #1 rank!

 

[Bonaca]

Nothing is working for Nadal, not even the challenges.

 

[Fiero425]

Hopefully this match will be over in quick fashion.....

I'm having visions of '09 when Rafa not only lost all 3 of his RR matches, he didn't win a set! I saw his draw & instantly thought it likely! :whistle:

 

[Denis]

Christmas is coming early this year. If Nadal loses to Z, is the YE#1 on Novak`s racket? (As in if Djokovic wins all his matches) According to my calculations, he's still 40 ranking points short?

 

[Denis]

What a point!!! Amazing

 

[atttomole]

Hopefully this match will be over in quick fashion.....

He will come back. We know that he has grit.

 

[Denis]

Is Z crushing Nads or is Nads letting him? Zs serve is clicking thats for sure.

 

[Bonaca]

Christmas is coming early this year. If Nadal loses to Z, is the YE#1 on Novak`s racket? (As in if Djokovic wins all his matches) According to my calculations, he's still 40 ranking points short?

No it’s not, one loss of Nadal isn’t enough. Let them play in the Final for the no 1 spot.
Hard to imagine Nadal reaching even SF with this performance.

 

[Bonaca]

Is Z crushing Nads or is Nads letting him? Zs serve is clicking thats for sure.

Serve is ultra good, but Nadal is a shadow of himself at the baseline!

 

[Fiero425]

Serve is ultra good, but Nadal is a shadow of himself at the baseline!

That was a good comeback from break pt.! Sascha may rue the day he didn't get that 2nd break! He's still quite able to go off the boil!