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    #76
    It's Nadal's game and the rain IMO only helps Nadal. The bounce might not be as high, but it ruins Federers only chance in the game and that is to keep the points short by aggressive attacking. The ball is slower so Nadal will run down even more balls now.

    Looks like a straight three setter.

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      #77
      Originally posted by Darkon View Post
      It's Nadal's game and the rain IMO only helps Nadal. The bounce might not be as high, but it ruins Federers only chance in the game and that is to keep the points short by aggressive attacking. The ball is slower so Nadal will run down even more balls now.

      Looks like a straight three setter.


      Fed has played very well today in parts - Nadal is just so consistent though.

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        #78
        Fantastic two games from Federer, seems like Nadal's having a bit of a dip.
        Are we winning?

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          #79
          Fed has suddenly turned it up again, looks like it's game on again!

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            #80
            He's been helped by the rain, told you so. Each time he's played Nadal on clay he's had massive problems with those high balls. Nadal knows how to play him, even at Wimbledon and due to the fact it's dryer and less quick than it was, it helps him. Then there's confidence, it's as if he's found it all of a sudden, his game is flowing again.
            Are we winning?

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              #81
              my god watching this on Eurosport, the love in from the commentators in regards Fed is nauseating to say the very least!

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                #82
                Originally posted by NigelLG View Post
                He's been helped by the rain, told you so. Each time he's played Nadal on clay he's had massive problems with those high balls. Nadal knows how to play him, even at Wimbledon and due to the fact it's dryer and less quick than it was, it helps him. Then there's confidence, it's as if he's found it all of a sudden, his game is flowing again.
                Yes, Federer really is unstoppabl...

                Neezh's tennis insight is so profound that less than half an hour later Federer has lost.
                .
                Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



                May the Lord bless this post.

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                  #83
                  ha ha ha and 6-1 no less

                  consistency of Nadal is just amazing it really is, Fed got hot from time to time but he couldn't keep to that level.

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                    #84
                    Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                    Yes, Federer really is unstoppabl...

                    Neezh's tennis insight is so profound that less than half an hour later Federer has lost.
                    Kiss of death.

                    I think Nadal will break his records, he is phenomenal. His intensity throughout a game like this is fantastic. Any other player would have been trounced by Federer today, as he played well.
                    Are we winning?

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                      #85
                      you could be right, 10 slams and just turned 25 is amazing - Fed is still the GOAT at the moment but Nadal if he continues like this for a few more years will go past him.

                      And as you said Fed didn't play badly today and would have won it if it was anyone other than Nadal.

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                        #86
                        Originally posted by NigelLG View Post
                        Kiss of death.

                        I think Nadal will break his records, he is phenomenal. His intensity throughout a game like this is fantastic. Any other player would have been trounced by Federer today, as he played well.
                        I doubt that Nadal will break Federer's record. Djokovic will win a lot more GS and Del Potro is also on the way back to the top.

                        Nadal will probably continue to pick up injuries because of his playing style.

                        I can see Del Potro dominate the game in two years time. He already started to dominate before his bad injury.
                        Stop the cyberhate


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                          #87
                          Originally posted by Arn View Post
                          I doubt that Nadal will break Federer's record. Djokovic will win a lot more GS and Del Potro is also on the way back to the top.

                          Nadal will probably continue to pick up injuries because of his playing style.

                          I can see Del Potro dominate the game in two years time. He already started to dominate before his bad injury.
                          del potro! He got to world number 4 and won 1 slam - in no way did he ever "start" to dominate!!

                          Djokovic will win more slams and Murray might even grab one (Aus or US most likely) but Nadal will certainly get close to Fed injuries permitting.

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                            #88
                            Originally posted by rcasemore View Post
                            del potro! He got to world number 4 and won 1 slam - in no way did he ever "start" to dominate!!

                            Djokovic will win more slams and Murray might even grab one (Aus or US most likely) but Nadal will certainly get close to Fed injuries permitting.
                            He won the US Open 2009 and got to the final in The Masters the same year.

                            He started to dominate before his injury.

                            Time will tell if he can start doing it again.
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                              #89
                              Originally posted by Arn View Post
                              He won the US Open 2009 and got to the final in The Masters the same year.

                              He started to dominate before his injury.

                              Time will tell if he can start doing it again.
                              That's not dominating it's being reasonably consistent but not dominating - 2009 for instance had Nadal out injured for a large part of it and Fed won both the French and Wimbledon that year.

                              Del Potro's a good player but as you said time will tell if he can get back to his best or not.

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                                #90
                                Players with Nadal's playing style normally don't stay on top for that long, and he will probably start going downhill in a couple of years. It will be close for him to beat Federers number, but not impossible. Federer though could still have a couple of wimbledons in him.

                                As soon as the next young guy that can outrun Nadal comes a long, then he will have a hard time winning what he does today, and physically it's a hard game Nadal plays. Will be interesting to see how far he takes it.

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