2019 Men’s Wimbledon SF: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Federer should be given credit for his match so far. No one was giving him a chance before the match. Most people said will Nadal. The traffic has been Roger's so far. And this match has lived up to the expectations.

 

[britbox]

That'll do Fed. Momentum is with the Swiss. The sun started shining at just the right time.

 

[mrzz]

Now break and start the fourth serving...

 

[Bonaca]

AO 2017 is knocking! Maestro looks better, think he will win this!!

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Seriously mate, some of the Djoker/RBA rallies weren't great tennis.

I would agree actually. Just RBA getting the backhand back in but unwilling to do anything with it. And Djokovic not pulling the trigger either. But I think he won both of those rallies because he eventually pulled the trigger. But I mean. If it goes to 45 shots at Wimbledon. I don't care how it happens. That's great. I mean. We just don't play at that level and don't know how hard that really is. It's a different type of level or different type of greatness. But I mean. We didn't see it in the first round. It happened in the semis between two guys that have split some matches now because they're both that solid.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal must hold here he does not want to let Roger serve first in the 4th set...

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Roger's angles, reflexes, physicality, etc. everything has been amazing. It's not what people expected. Roger's keeping up in long rallies. He's playing great deeper into the match. I mean, can we take a moment to appreciate Federer's physicality? I know he's not Nadal but he's too underrrated in this regard. He's a beast himself.

 

[britbox]

Nadal must hold here he does not want to let Roger serve first in the 4th set...

If I was a Nadal fan, I'd be thinking the same.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

No break chance this time. Loses 4 in a row after going up 30-love. But. He'll feel more confident in this service game hopefully. After the last few.

 

[britbox]

Wrong shot to come in on for Rafa. 3 set points.

 

[atttomole]

Imperial play from Federer. It’s a pity that the legs are not there anymore.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed should not take the foot off the pedal

 

[Murat B.]

This will be the first match we will see the 12-12 TB in the 5th?

 

[britbox]

Are we going 4 or 5? Answers on a postcard.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

So 2 sets to 1. Another great service game. ... Did I say 2 sets to love earlier? Sorry if I did. Anyways. How on earth will this 4th set shake out? Still. Nice to know Fed can't lose in this particular set. But. I do worry that he lets thoughts like that enter into his mind and then his intensity drops and Nadal pounces. He'll definitely need to keep up that intensity to start the 4th. Nadal sending good messages there after the break though. Just battling and letting Fed know that it will continue to be hard to break him no matter how many break chances he gets. Of course, Fed already knows, as does the rest of the world, that Nadal is going nowhere. But Nadal still making sure to make that message loud and clear.

 

[Front242]

Federer should be given credit for his match so far. No one was giving him a chance before the match. Most people said will Nadal. The traffic has been Roger's so far. And this match has lived up to the expectations.

I voted Federer in 4.

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Surprised?

 

[Front242]

Surprised?

After how badly he played in set 2 I won't lie, I wasn't expecting his much, much higher gear in set 3. Long may it continue. 1 more set to kill the pain.

 

[britbox]

I wouldn't dial anything in early in this matchup. Long way to go.

 

[Moxie]

Nadal has to serve better than this.