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[krYlon]

What a miss

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Go back to the jungle Mowgli and sing The Bear Necessities. Grass tennis lives!

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I starting to believe

Well, you're on the right forum.

 

[Niraj]

2 points away

 

[Simplet]

No it's not.

I'm suggesting that there appears to be a knee problem in this specific match affecting him to a greater degree than his usual knee related ailments. Particularly with his backhand.

He doesn't run around his backhand because of his knee, it's just his natural tactic to control the point with his FH. Besides he's actually hitting his backhand ok in this game, it's mostly his forehand that's worse than usual.

 

[Deadman]

I'ma bet against Nadal in every round

I hope you did

 

[krYlon]

Squeaky bum time now for Mr Darcy

 

[MiKeD]

oh Boris, you so crazy.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Here comes the choke!

 

[tycoonheart]

OMFG STEVE!

 

[mcfrank]

Wow. Crazy point

 

[Brinbe]

DAARCISSS

 

[zero_suit]

WOW

 

[Niraj]

What a get!

 

[BigJonsson]

Oh shit, that was Nadal-esque

 

[Sax Russel]

I SAID WOW

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Look for the bear necessities...

 

[Akito]

I'm speechless

 

[Wes]

He doesn't run around his backhand because of his knee, it's just his natural tactic to control the point with his FH. Besides he's actually hitting his backhand ok in this game, it's mostly his forehand that's worse than usual.

I know this. I'm saying, and so are the BBC commentators, is that with whatever knee related problem which is affecting him in this specific game, which may be different to the one he is long suffering, that Nadal is unable to regularly plant his foot for his backhand today the way he would prefer to.

Let's just agree to disagree and enjoy the match


Except in that wonder shot down the line of course!
Followed up by a wonder shot by Darcis.

 

[krYlon]

Yes!

 

[Reyne]

Man, with things being like this Fed and Rafa will never face each other on any other surface than clay or the slower variants of hardcourt, where Rafa is the favorite. They sure as heck will never face again in Wimbledon, and the US open? No way.

Also, insane get from Darcis! Credit to him!

 

[Fergie]

This is brilliant.



Congrats to Steve. Amazing match.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

And that's that. Fucking hell.

 

[tycoonheart]

THERE IT IS! Oh wow.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Done and done!

 

[zero_suit]

Murray must be smiling.

 

[Brinbe]

fuck yea! Way to kick things off. =D

 

[Bigfoot]

Yes!

 

[Smellycat]

WOW

 

[Coldnoodle]

MOWGLI MOWGLI

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

 

[Deleted member 231381]

STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE

 

[Niraj]

WOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Akito]

Roger: *laugh*

 

[Deadman]

but but but he should be 4th seed!

 

[Sax Russel]

Well. See you in 7-8 months Rafa? >_>

The real loser here is Rosol though. That was the one thing his career would be remembered for, and now he's been one-upped =P

 

[Keyser Soze]

Mr Darcis, you have bewitched me

 

[LuuKyK]

YESSSSS. Bye Nadal.

 

[Saty]

It's not an upset if the better player wins.

.

 

[cashman]

hahahahahaha

 

[Ravensmash]

Yayyyyy!

:[ poor Rafa

 

[Madness]

Wow Nadal shit the bed today... First time in his career losing in the first round of a major.

 

[88random]

Holy shit

 

[clemenx]

Lol clay tennis.

 

[tycoonheart]

WHERE IS MIMIC?

 

[mcfrank]

That should put an end to the Nadal GOAT talk.

 

[chuckddd]

wtf?.gif

 

[MiKeD]

Hewitt - Wawrinka still to come!

 

[zero_suit]

WHERE IS MIMIC?

Wait until Fed loses.

 

[Bigfoot]

Nadal to only play Monte Carlo, Madrid and RG from now on.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Rafa skip the rest of the year again.

 

[hsin]

DID THAT JUST HAPPEN