Rolex Paris Masters, Bercy, France - ATP Masters 1000

[Moxie]

Nadal vs. Zverev should be an interesting match. Nadal definitely has to return better or else Zverev will win two sets.

Indeed...Zverev's yips seem to be over.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa in his post match presser,

"Talking about my side,that's the thing that really matter to me,I need to return better", he said.
"My serve is working well,I think so the rest of the game more or less I am playing better and better.I need to return better if I want to have chances to keep going".

 

[Kieran]

Has anyone seen the porn star?

 

[Kieran]

Rafa served about 90% in the first set and lost it, proof that brother Cali's Theorem of First Serve Percentages in First Sets is faulty, to say the least...

 

[Kieran]

8 service games in and Zverev still on 100% first serves, despite facing bp's in the last service game. That's fairly huge!

 

[Kieran]

He's not 100% now! Vamosss

 

[Kieran]

Credit to Sacha, he now serves for the match...

 

[Kieran]

Great win for Sacha, good tourney for Rafa, I think Medvedev wins the final...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done Sasha defeating Rafa 64 75!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results s/finals,

D.Medvedev d M.Raonic 64 76(4)
A.Zverev d R.Nadal 64 75.

Final,

D.Medvedev vs A.Zverev.

 

[tennisville]

People might say all surfaces play the same but I think there is a reason why Rafa is missing indoor, but no clay masters and probably has to do with the surface

 

[Moxie]

Zverev is on a hot streak and he was very good today. I'd like to see Medvedev win it, but the smart money says Sascha.

 

[Kieran]

People might say all surfaces play the same but I think there is a reason why Rafa is missing indoor, but no clay masters and probably has to do with the surface

Rafa won Madrid in 2005, I think that was indoors.

Once more Rafa plays a big tourney and the porn star is AWOL, filming his close up. Not sure he understands where his loyalty lies...

 

[Fiero425]

<takes a bow> No Nadal & Perseus final, though favored! Sascha's playing well and on a roll, but Milos has the game to win indoors!

 

[tennisville]

Rafa won Madrid in 2005, I think that was indoors.

Once more Rafa plays a big tourney and the porn star is AWOL, filming his close up. Not sure he understands where his loyalty lies...

Yeah he hasn't won all the indoor master titles in his career. He has only won Madrid but never won Bercy or Tour Finals

Just saying Surface matters since he dominated the clay but struggles on indoors

 

[the AntiPusher]

Has anyone seen the porn star?

He didn't make the trip

 

[Kieran]

Yeah he hasn't won all the indoor master titles in his career. He has only won Madrid but never won Bercy or Tour Finals

Just saying Surface matters since he dominated the clay but struggles on indoors

This is true, but he's hardly ever played them. This was his fifth Paris Indoors in 11 seasons, and I doubt he's played the WTF much more. Surface-wise, it's not his best, but it hasn't seemed to be his priority as much as the slams, and beefing up his points on clay...

 

[Kieran]

He didn't make the trip

He's a busy man, isn't he? It's not the first trip he hasn't made. He tends not to make the trip when Rafa is playing in events he's less likely to win. I think the porn star likes the limelight but isn't so prolific a problem solver...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

He's a busy man, isn't he? It's not the first trip he hasn't made. He tends not to make the trip when Rafa is playing in events he's less likely to win. I think the porn star likes the limelight but isn't so prolific a problem solver...

Rafa's bhand did not have the same intensity it did at RG,he really needs to find that again especially in London,also his return of serve.

 

[Jelenafan]

Zverev is not my fave player, but hats off to an impressive performance. Rafa had few opportunities but really Sasha served lights out. That serve was huge.