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Exactly Ricky!

I speak about stats which is officially published, all in Rafa’s favor in the first set.,, he even had an ace and Delpo didn’t.,, If Rafa was not injured he would have won the first set.,,

Rafa will most lik […]

Rafa was better player in the first set and managed to lose it with his sudden tentativeness…more winners, less errors and LOST the set.,.so unlucky!!!

Vamos Champ!

I guess this is it. Rafa is injured and he suddenly drops in level and loses his serve… I am so sad…

Coric?? Seriously?

Rafa on clay isn’t the same as Rafa on HCs. Rafa of 10 years ago on HCs isn’t the same as Rafa of 2018! Injuries took a toll, disappointing losses of the matches he was supposed to win remain somewhere in the bac […]

Rafa opponents know the only way to beat Rafa is to break his amazing defense by hitting hard and fast, being aggressive from the get go and taking the ball early! They all go out with all guns blazing causing […]

Way to go, Kei! Great win! Bravo!

And Osaka is through as well! Fantastic day for Japanese tennis!

Go Nishi!!!

Amy,

Humidity is way worse during night sessions. During daylight it’s hot but not as humid. Hopefully the conditions improve for Friday. Do you think Rafa will be scheduled for daily session on Friday? Not s […]

Amy, Rafa said it was the conditions that caused his first set setback. Certainly was terrible for us watching the match to see Rafa hopeless like that. Thiem OTOH was simply amazing and should be given a credit […]

Yep, true indeed! After terrible miss at the net of that what was supposed to be the match point I honestly expected Rafa to be discouraged and to start making more errors. But he so proved me wrong, thank […]

Joe, I agree with your analysis! I also think this was a high quality match with both of them producing some of the best tennis! Thiem in the set 1, both Rafa and Thiem in set 5!

I do not think Rafa is […]

Yeah, I asked myself the same question while watching the match. People here kept saying either should drop in level but they simupersisted serving us the treats of some of the most amazing performances…and […]

Sorry for the typos: “to TAKE” from this match; to RECOVER”, back on TRACK”’; this is what sleepless night does to me…

But I am happy I stayed up the whole night! This match certainly belongs in history books!

There are several things to tale from this match:

In crucial moments Rafa served big more than often! It proves he is not that nervous as we may think and that his serve is not that bad as stated here!

Rafa […]

What a match! High respect and admiration for these two greats! Thiem played the best GS match I have ever seen him play, and Rafa, Gosh, he truly is the greatest of all times! One would think that after losing […]

Vamos! I thought Rafa would retire after the first set.,,the way he was not moving, the way he was giving up on points and allowing Thiem to dominate him..,it was easy to bagel that Rafa! But Rafa never gives up! […]

@lucky,
Agreed.

Definitely Rafa should look to shorten the points and we know Thiem likes long rallies and has had success in the past staying in the rallies with Rafa even on clay…

Amy,

Rafa as we all know is bothered by humidity which is way higher during night sessions at USO. However, I was surprised to see him handling it very well this year. I remember Pospisil could hardly breathe […]