Invoking memories of some of the points he played against Fernando Verdasco and Roger Federer at the 2009 Australian Open, Nadal won a hard-to-believe rally at the expense of Federico Delbonis in the quarterfinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel on Friday.
Trailing 6-1, 4-1, Delbonis did nothing wrong on this particular point–perhaps his best of the night in what ended up being a 6-1, 6-1 rout. Still, it wasn’t enough.
Unreal by Nadal:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awh3VLW-JRY]
Brief press conference footage:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4C3Drsh2HU]
Nadal’s banana shot vs. Verdasco in the 2009 Aussie Open semis:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXsWt53cHs]
A few more Nadal-Verdasco points:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miofGFk5_Cc]
Nadal vs. Federer in the 2009 Aussie Open final:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7kyUknYjM]
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