A sampling of Twitter posts made by fellow tennis pros commenting on the Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer Cincinnati quarterfinal on Friday night:
Break out the popcorn! Federer and Nadal is about to start! And just saw my favorite commentator on ESPN @darren_cahill !!!!! #EpicMatchUp
— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) August 16, 2013
@RafaelNadal @rogerfederer Ready? Play! pic.twitter.com/InBEJ9nISZ
— Sara Errani (@SaraErrani) August 16, 2013
Clásico. ..
— Carlos Moya (@Charlymoya) August 16, 2013
Nadal es la "criptonita" de Federer porque Roger no puede usar su slice cruzado q tanto daño hace y al drive de Rafa nó
— Diego Hartfield (@Diego_Hartfield) August 16, 2013
Roger Federer. Serving and volleying. It's really happening. #XXXI
— Amer Delic (@AmerDelic) August 17, 2013
Roger is playing much better today than yesterday. These two @RafaelNadal @rogerfederer always bring the best of each other!
— Alina Jidkova (@AlinaJidkova) August 17, 2013
Such a great match tonight ... Roger / Rafa #Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/And8Ezvmnk
— EdouardRogerVasselin (@ERogerVasselin) August 17, 2013
What a shoottttttt ... Q level x dios
— Juan Monaco (@picomonaco) August 17, 2013
@picomonaco muy bueno El partido tiene razon!!! Para mi gana Federer todavia
— Marcelo Melo (@marcelomelo83) August 17, 2013
C'est toujours beau de voir un match entre NADAL et FEDERER... Deux immenses champions... #respect pic.twitter.com/69oys8291G
— paire benoit (@benoitpaire) August 17, 2013
Aparte de q Nadal es una fiera . Lo mas duro para Roger es mirar la cara de su entrenador y motivarse #carapalidatotal
— Pablo Cuevas (@PabloCuevas22) August 17, 2013
Rafa's pick and smell routine before his serve seem to work pretty well.
— ivo karlovic (@ivokarlovic) August 17, 2013
Graciasss Rafa y Roger .... Ahora me puedo ir a cenar tranquilo..
— Juan Monaco (@picomonaco) August 17, 2013
Pd : No se retiren nunca por favor .
Ahora ya si podemos ir a dormir a tranquilos... Gracias @RafaelNadal
— Alex Corretja (@alexcorretja74) August 17, 2013
Why Roger didn't challenge the matchpoint ? Ball is out !!
— EdouardRogerVasselin (@ERogerVasselin) August 17, 2013
Everyone loves Rafa vs Fed…..around the world they are the best!!!
Great to read the twitter posts in various languages!
I wonder how many players (current and ex) stopped what they were doing to watch the shoot out between these two.
Reblogged this on Tennis Abides.
nadal is a fiera 🙂 (wild beast)
only backhanded compliment to either was by Ivo