Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Day 3

[tented]

6-5, Nadal (BH UFE from Stan)

 

[kskate2]

SP for Rafa. Great get in the middle of the rally

 

[nehmeth]

Time for Stan to choke.

 

[Moxie]

That point looked over, but Nadal gets it back and Stan makes the error. 6-5 nadal

 

[tented]

First set to Rafa!


One more set, and Rafa has sealed the year end No. 1, and his place in the semis.

 

[Kieran]

Stan's backhand is his go-to shot. Two errors in a row?

 

[Murat B.]

How did Nadal defend that backhand and get the point? That was the set there...inches...and that's how Stan lost the opportunity to get his first set...Oh my...he stumbled there...what a bad timing.

 

[nehmeth]

Unbelievable.

 

[Moxie]

Rafa snuck one past Stan, and he takes the set! There, Kieran!

 

[kskate2]

Another incredible get by Rafa and takes the breaker 7-5

 

[Kieran]

First set to Rafa!

:clap

Great stuff! If these eejits hurry with my car I might get some of the second set. Cheers!

 

[kskate2]

Stan's backhand is his go-to shot. Two errors in a row?

He committed a BH error at 5-4 to level it. Then he hit a tremendous BHDTL that Rafa was able to get back and I don't think Stan was ready for the response. Rafa wins that point for 6-5. Then Stan hits another shot that looks like a winner but Rafa gets it back and then passes Stan at the net to take the breaker 7-5

 

[Murat B.]

Stan is doing so many things right today, and "so many" is not cutting it against Rafa...you have to do everything right.

 

[Kieran]

How's Rafa looking?

 

[kskate2]

Too many 2nd serves. He's moving very well though. The speed of the court is not bothering him today

 

[kskate2]

Stan has 13 BH UE's

 

[kskate2]

2 BP's for Stan on Rafa serve

 

[bobvance]

How's Rafa looking?

He doesn't look especially dominant but he's drawing a lot of errors from Stanislas.

 

[kskate2]

a FH error followed by a BH error and Rafa saves both BP's

 

[tented]

Nadal holds, up 2-1