Wimbledon Day 1: Monday, June 24 - Order of Play

[El Dude]

Holy crap, I just saw the score.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

wafa is the underdog always no ?

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Holy crap, I just saw the score.

welcome to wafa,s world of P A I N :dodgy:

 

[Denis]

So Nadal has come back twice from 2 sets behind at Wimbledon: 2006 and 2007. I mean this match is really close, it's not like Darcis is showing him around or something. He has 12 points more.

Your words would make more sense if you were rooting for Darcis and Nadal was leading right now.

Not following you. How would it make more sense if Nadal was leading right now? What has rooting for Darcis have to do with that?

Ah, yeah, that was a little vague. To clarify: usually the underdog is coming from the mindset of "I'm playing well. I'm not too far behind, he's only won 12 points more." Though here Nadal is the favorite, so saying that "it's not like Darcis is showing him around" is a little ironic, because typically a comment like that would come from the underdog side. Then again, I think Nadal likes being the underdog. He thrives on that mindset.

Hmm still not following sorry. I was trying to make an assessment of whether Nadal would get upset based on the first two sets. The first two sets were very close, so if it goes on like this Nadal could very well win.

 

[kskate2]

Nadal is running out of games. Has to break right here to make a stand. Let's see what Darcis is made of, if he can hold serve 3 more times.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

OHY YEA nadal could very well win..:snigger

I suppose he hasn't actually lost yet so there is still a chance..

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the needle needs to twitch on the vamosometer

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I start a quick reply and it always quotes me wtf ?/

 

[tenisplayrla08]

I thought I saw cracking. Mentally that is. Then he hit an ace or at least a service winner and followed it up with another one. This is insane. I don't understand it. At all. I've theorized that Darcis has some blackmail worthy info on Nadal or that everything bad that Nadal HAS NOT done in his tear the last 4 months is coming out right now. What is actually happening on court backs up the second of those theories. Nadal is just hitting errors. Darcis is not blowing him off the court. That is not to say he's not hitting some winners. He's hitting his spots, with some power. But it's not amazing power. Because Darcis doesn't have immense firepower. He is not Rosol. I'm not sure he's even 6 feet tall. He's playing great though. He's tracking things down. But, mostly I just feel like Nadal is allowing him to. Nadal isn't hitting as ferociously as normal it seems. And when he does, it goes out. It's crazy. It's weird is what it is. Nadal is 2 points away from being 2 games away from his first ever grand slam first round exit. I just... I'm speechless.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

who is up for a big wafa comeback then >>>>>>>

 

[Riotbeard]

What is going on? I am following the score is rafa playing bad?

 

[lindseywagners]

So Nadal has come back twice from 2 sets behind at Wimbledon: 2006 and 2007. I mean this match is really close, it's not like Darcis is showing him around or something. He has 12 points more.

Your words would make more sense if you were rooting for Darcis and Nadal was leading right now.

Not following you. How would it make more sense if Nadal was leading right now? What has rooting for Darcis have to do with that?

Ah, yeah, that was a little vague. To clarify: usually the underdog is coming from the mindset of "I'm playing well. I'm not too far behind, he's only won 12 points more." Though here Nadal is the favorite, so saying that "it's not like Darcis is showing him around" is a little ironic, because typically a comment like that would come from the underdog side. Then again, I think Nadal likes being the underdog. He thrives on that mindset.

Hmm still not following sorry. I was trying to make an assessment of whether Nadal would get upset based on the first two sets. The first two sets were very close, so if it goes on like this Nadal could very well win.

That's what I mean: when things are close the underdog is the one who would usually find a positive in only trailing by a total of 12 points. Thus, I don't think it necessarily indicates that Nadal, the favorite, might come back.

On a different, and more important, note: Why does grass give Nadal more problems than hard courts? He was fine at Indian Wells and clay but here we go again on grass with his knees. I don't understand it.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

I guess I should have said two holds. Not just two games. Still....

 

[Denis]

^ well said. Good assessment, it's probably more that Nadal is allowing him to play well. 2 service games for Darcis, the pressure will be there, wonder if he can keep his head cool. The novelty is kind of gone though with Rosol last year.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

darcis is playing amazing and wafa is having problems with his knee and/or grass movement

 

[herios]

wafa is the underdog always no ?

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Holy crap, I just saw the score.

welcome to wafa,s world of P A I N :dodgy:

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Pain? Depends who you are rooting for.

 

[kskate2]

I guess I should have said two holds. Not just two games. Still....

2 hold's is 2 games. He's 8 points away whether he breaks or holds, the point total is the same.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

boris becker is a jinx..

its the peter doohan factor from 1987 coming in :snigger

 

[herios]

darcis is playing amazing and wafa is having problems with his knee and/or grass movement

Oh please, not the knees again

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

oh c h r I s t

darcis is playing crazyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[kskate2]

30-30 on Darcis serve

 

[Denis]

Your words would make more sense if you were rooting for Darcis and Nadal was leading right now.

Not following you. How would it make more sense if Nadal was leading right now? What has rooting for Darcis have to do with that?

Ah, yeah, that was a little vague. To clarify: usually the underdog is coming from the mindset of "I'm playing well. I'm not too far behind, he's only won 12 points more." Though here Nadal is the favorite, so saying that "it's not like Darcis is showing him around" is a little ironic, because typically a comment like that would come from the underdog side. Then again, I think Nadal likes being the underdog. He thrives on that mindset.

Hmm still not following sorry. I was trying to make an assessment of whether Nadal would get upset based on the first two sets. The first two sets were very close, so if it goes on like this Nadal could very well win.

That's what I mean: when things are close the underdog is the one who would usually find a positive in only trailing by a total of 12 points. Thus, I don't think it necessarily indicates that Nadal, the favorite, might come back.

On a different, and more important, note: Why does grass give Nadal more problems than hard courts? He was fine at Indian Wells and clay but here we go again on grass with his knees. I don't understand it.

Right, yes, still Nadal is such a good player, I would not be surprised if he wins the next three. But its not looking like it.

Indian Wells is quite slow, and he has been playing a lot. The knees, not enough practice on grass, fast conditions...

 

[kskate2]

BP for Rafa