RG SF - Nadal/Djokovic

[tented]

This win was more dominant, IMO.
SF, lesser games won by Rafa , more tension, biggest rival, more at stake and and and….

That it was a SF, that it was his biggest rival, that there was more at stake and and and … doesn’t equate to a domination.

 

[Front242]

This win was more dominant, IMO.
SF, lesser games won by Rafa , more tension, biggest rival, more at stake and and and….

Agreed....with the and and and, he's old asf now He wasn't in 2009

 

[tented]

Agreed....with the and and and, he's old asf now He wasn't in 2009

Yep, that was in Rafa’s prime. I remember him looking up at Toni, shrugging his shoulders, having no idea what to do because Soderling was so dominant.

 

[napo]

Agreed....with the and and and, he's old asf now He wasn't in 2009

Both are older, even in his so called prime years, he never beat Novak at his best tourney.

 

[Front242]

Both are older, even in his so called prime years, he never beat Novak at his best tourney.

No argument there. Novak has been just as dominant at the AO as Nadal has been at RG. Except for the Istomin debacle

 

[tented]

Both are older, even in his so called prime years, he never beat Novak at his best tourney.

Lol, neither did Novak at Rafa’s best tournament during their prime.

 

[napo]

That it was a SF, that it was his biggest rival, that there was more at stake and and and … doesn’t equate to a domination.

The Sonderling match was tighter overall, Novak had two sets today, espacially the third, where he dominated Rafa more than Robin did 2009. Therefor this today was more dominant, Rafa had higher chances to beat Robin than Novak today.

 

[napo]

Lol, neither did Novak at Rafa’s best tournament during their prime.

Didn’t you wrote above you will not came around the corner with excuses?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The Sonderling match was tighter overall, Novak had two sets today, espacially the third, where he dominated Rafa more than Robin did 2009. Therefor this today was more dominant, Rafa had higher chances to beat Robin than Novak today.

Nope period

 

[tented]

The Sonderling match was tighter overall, Novak had two sets today, espacially the third, where he dominated Rafa more than Robin did 2009. Therefor this today was more dominant, Rafa had higher chances to beat Robin than Novak today.

You’re too high on Novak’s win to see this clearly. Or you don’t remember Soderling blowing Rafa off the court. Whatever. I’m done.

 

[tented]

Didn’t you wrote above you will not came around the corner with excuses?

Where did I make an excuse?

 

[napo]

Nope period

 

[Front242]

The Sonderling match was tighter overall, Novak had two sets today, espacially the third, where he dominated Rafa more than Robin did 2009. Therefor this today was more dominant, Rafa had higher chances to beat Robin than Novak today.

Nadal served very poorly at times today though, whereas in 2009 against Soderling, he watched winners blast by even when serving well. I mean, there were absolute shockers from Nadal here today, hitting balls miles long and into the net, double faults that resulted in the poor score in the sets he lost rather than Djokovic hitting winner after winner.

 

[napo]

Where did I make an excuse?

The “prime” reason sounds like an excuse

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

thats what i call a tennis match.

 

[napo]

Nadal served very poorly at times today though, whereas in 2009 against Soderling, he watched winners blast by even when serving well. I mean, there were absolute shockers from Nadal here today, hitting balls miles long and into the net, double faults that resulted in the poor score in the sets he lost rather than Djokovic hitting winner after winner.

The serve was never Rafas strongest part, espacially in his so called “prime”

 

[tented]

The “prime” reason sounds like an excuse

Seriously? That’s ridiculous. An excuse is when someone says so-and-so player was injured or tired or something along those lines. My stating Djokovic didn’t beat a prime Nadal at RG isn’t an excuse. It’s a fact.

 

[Front242]

The serve was never Rafas strongest part, espacially in his so called “prime”

Beating Nadal at the French Open is probably the toughest thing in sport today but it's a fact that beating him at 35 isn't the same as beating him at 22/23. Same applies to beating old grandad Federer at Wimbledon....

 

[napo]

Seriously? That’s ridiculous. An excuse is when someone says so-and-so player was injured or tired or something along those lines. My stating Djokovic didn’t beat a prime Nadal at RG isn’t an excuse. It’s a fact.

Let us stop this here.
I want to enjoy this very special result.

 

[napo]

Beating Nadal at the French Open is probably the toughest thing in sport today but it's a fact that beating him at 35 isn't the same as beating him at 22/23.

It is still the toughest thing in tennis. Novak is 34 also not in his “prime” and the only one who beat Nadal in the FO since 2009….. twice!