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See, when Rafa has the chances to step inside the court, he could win the point. At least he’s playing better in the second set, esp when Verdasco may be feeling the physical strain now.

I think if Verdasco is physically fresher, perhaps he would win the first set. I do feel that Rafa is ‘afraid’ of Verdasco, respecting Verdasco’s raw physical power and Verdasco’s strong desire to play his bes […]

Verdasco is winning most of the longer rallies, that shows he’s hitting so hard that Rafa couldn’t handle the rallies and finally loses the point. Rafa wins most of the points under five shots, I think Rafa ret […]

Rafa serving like this, if he can win this match and the next to reach the final, I’ll be very happy already. Without a good serve, he’s not going to win the title esp if it’s Djoko in the final.

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Rafa has to serve well so that he’s not allowing Verdasco to step inside the court to control the point; once Rafa serves a second serve, Verdasco has all the chances to return with interest and moves forward. S […]

Everyone is hitting as hard as possible against Rafa; Rafa really has to up his aggression instead of defending all the time. He should move inside the court more often imo.

Oh I just heard that Fed has withdrawn so Tsitsipas is into the SF!

I hope Rafa can beat Verdasco quickly and be ready for Tsitsipas. Tsitispas is playing some good tennis here; he’s calm and composed even w […]

What logic! Who does Kyrgios think he is? Djoko could beat Fed 25 times, does Kyrgios think that beating Kyrgios himself would mean more than beat Fed 25 times???

When Coric sees Fed across the net, he begins to play like Djoko; it’s just that he’s not Djoko therefore he has to fight so hard to win, and sometimes loses.

Coric hit lots of winners because Fed was too slow to get to the ball! Against Rafa, Coric would be made to retrieve the ball as Rafa was hitting with depth and power and was controlling the points.

Well said vmk1, Sanju, and Alison! 👍

Come on Joe, Rafa playing like that would beat Coric in straight sets! Don’t be so biased! Fed was leaking all sorts of errors! Rafa won’t play like that and won’t give Coric much chances!

Something is wrong with your eyes Joe! Rafa was hitting with depth and was serving well, hence his opponents had no chance in returning his shots, either overhit and hitting into the net. Rafa simply forced […]

Fed rusty? Are you sure? How long more will he stay rusty? Until he’s beaten again?

True, that Fed barely survived! Coric should’ve won in straight sets, if only he didn’t choke to lose the second set, when serving to stay in it. Also he choked while leading in the TB, couldn’t serve it out. […]

Gosh, the Tsitsipas/Foggy match has just started and it’s like Davis Cup atmosphere. I hope Tsitsipas just concentrates on the job on hand and blocks out all those noise from the Italian fans.

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Crazy man, this Kyrgios! Rafa sore loser? Well, Fed too, just read what he said about his opponent when he lost.

Djoko is the one who’s gracious in defeat, but when he wins, his celebrations sometimes are u […]

Gosh, rained the whole day, so not a single match played. I wonder how they’re going to do the scheduling tomorrow, so many matches to be played all squeezed into one day.

Maybe the top three guys each will s […]

Just look at Rafa’s results at the various clay Masters and you’ll see the difference.

From 2009 when the Madrid Masters started to be played on clay, Rafa had won four of them from 2009-2018; in the same tim […]

Joe, Rafa could play like the second set against Tsitsipas, his game is there, it’s a matter of consistency. If at Madrid, his worst clay surface, he could play that way, he would only play better at Rome, a s […]