AO Semi: Rafael Nadal (9) vs Grigor Dimitrov (15)

[brokenshoelace]

See you mrzz

 

[Tennis Fan]

Good night all!

 

[brokenshoelace]

DIdn't he serve at 37% one set? And won it? It was pretty brutal

 

[DarthFed]

No problem BB. Tonight's match was great. Grigor did very little wrong, I feel if he got a decent return on one of those BP's he would've won it. Credit to Rafa for taking those points

 

[Moxie]

So long, people! Thanks for the chat. See you (some of you) for the women's final, and all of you, I hope, for the FEDAL final!!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Night Moxie see you for the womens final

 

[brokenshoelace]

If Nadal wins this tournament he'll look back at those points he played at 3-4 15-40 in the fifth against Dimi as some of the greatest he's ever played.

 

[DarthFed]

Roger served at 52% in that final and it felt worse than that, he ended up having to take a lot off his serve just to land some in

 

[britbox]

OK guys, I'm going to merge this into the main thread in a minute.

 

[brokenshoelace]

You definitely won't be seeing me Moxie. I don't chat during the final when Rafa's playing

 

[Moxie]

Even if he doesn't, he should be feeling pretty good, BS.

 

[DarthFed]

^ Are you actually worried about the match on Sunday? This would be like Roger playing Ferrer in a final

 

[brokenshoelace]

Yes I am Twisted.

 

[Moxie]

Yeah, and you worry about Berdych, so there it is.

 

[DarthFed]

I'm not sure why

 

[brokenshoelace]

Honestly had it not been for the marathon tonight I would have been very confident. I still favor Nadal, oiously

 

[brokenshoelace]

obviously 8

 

[DarthFed]

Berdych decked Roger a couple times in the last few years at slams. Roger hasn't beaten Rafa in 10 years and 2008 weak effort and all was the last time he was close

 

[Moxie]

Nadal is the favorite, given the h2h, but one extra day of rest, at their advanced ages, makes a difference.

 

[DarthFed]

The marathon tonight will be barely a factor if at all. Nadal was flying over the court in the 5th set