2018 US Open Men's Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Thiem

[El Dude]

Just checking before the tiebreak - what a great match I've been missing.

Even if Thiem loses, this is a big elite performance for him off clay.

 

[britbox]

The crowd are as nervous as hell.

 

[Vince Evert]

DAMN..

 

[britbox]

MP Nadal.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Well they both have a rough second serve return miss.

 

[Fiero425]

Rafa's trying to give it to Thiem, but he doesn't want to take it! Sitters are just flubbed! It stinks! :whistle: :cuckoo:

 

[Vince Evert]

DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN....

 

[britbox]

Gets it. Amazing defence to stay in that point. Thiem did everything right up until the failed smash.

 

[DarthFed]

Fitting end for Thiem

 

[El Dude]

What a horrible way to lose - a missed easy smash. Wow.

 

[AnonymousFan]

Congrats Rafa. Rafa JMDP again

 

[GameSetAndMath]

This is crazy. After coming this far, he choked on easy overhead.

 

[Vince Evert]

DAMN,,,,

 

[Moxie]

Tough loss for Thiem.

 

[britbox]

What a horrible way to lose - a missed easy smash. Wow.

Don't think it was that easy of a smash... but Nadal did great getting to the shot before and making him play it.

 

[DarthFed]

Don't think it was that easy of a smash... but Nadal did great getting to the shot before and making him play it.

It was a tough smash for sure but still a smash. He played a bad TB overall, was his for the taking.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

So disappointing! Every nerve in his body freaked out on that smash. Let his brain tell him it's match point and Nadal can get to anything. Just gotta let yourself hit it.

Two years. Two super close losses after winning the first set. DelPo last year. Rafa this year.

Hopefully this takes enough out of Nadal for DelPo to win easily.

Just don't want to see Nadal defend the title. Respect him. He's amazing. Can't root for him. Plus I'm pulling for a DelPo v Nishikori final! Though I'm sure it'll be Nadal v Djokovic. Mostly because I'm rooting against it. I can't have nice things.

Good night all.

Incredible match.

 

[Fiero425]

Congrats Rafa. Rafa JMDP again

It would be nice since we have a bunch of rematches; Cilic/Kei ('14 USO), now Del Po/Rafa from '09 USO SF! :whistle:

 

[Vince Evert]

CONGRATS MOX AND NADAL FANS BUT DELPO IS GOING TO THRASH HIM IN THE SF FOR SURE HAHA

 

[Jelenafan]

I said it wouldn’t last 5 hours...