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by **TomBs** » Sun, 15 May 2011 19:34

No, but Djokovic is in control of nearly every rally.

by **djarvik** » Sun, 15 May 2011 19:40

Nadals inability to hit BH down the line allows Djokovic to win every rally exchange.

by **fedfan** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:30

Djokovic not even 100% fit and beats Nadal in straights :shock:

Looks like Mcenroes record is going to be beat and a massive mental boost ahead of a potential rematch at Roland Garros

by **Moralspain** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:30

well deserved..chapeau. Don't like the show from him and his family though

by **Moralspain** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:31

Nole is clearly unstoppable now, the only thing to see is his performance in 5 sets matches

by **tigerofintegrity** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:36

Wow. Nadal has now lost to him in 4 masters finals in a row and most of them pretty handily too. 2 of them are even on clay! I think Nadal is going to feel pretty low in confidence going into RG now. :shock:

by **NARCOSIS2009** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:42

Moralspain wrote:Nole is clearly unstoppable now, the only thing to see is his performance in 5 sets matches

He did pretty well in the aussie... so if he gets enough rest i think he will be very good in paris.

by **fedfan** » Sun, 15 May 2011 20:47

And he had been disposing if a lot of guys quickly, which was sometimes a problem for him plus he is in the shape of his life so he should be fine

by **AUSSIE_FABS** » Mon, 16 May 2011 00:33

So time to look forward to rg final with rafa and djok

In current form I reckon djok take it in 4. Because rafa being close in these set but just near the end djok pulls out some massive bullsh*t (extremely good) play and takes set.

That backhand is soooo sweet.

by **VillaJ100** » Mon, 16 May 2011 00:52

I don't know, rafa would give it his all at RG, i think he was unhealthy when he lost to soderling. to win 2 sets and to win 3 sets is a whole different kettle of fish, especially with rafa on clay

by **Coolhand Texas** » Mon, 16 May 2011 13:56

What do you all think about rafa throwing up some really loopy backhands to the middle of the court?

Was he trying to see if nole could handles those? Because he clearly showed he can.

About nole at roland garros, I think he has a great shot. Already beat nadal twice on clay, and dominated yesterday. I

by **fedfan** » Mon, 16 May 2011 14:16

Rafa is still the favourite although he is trying to put the pressure on Novak. A lot may depend on the draw but Novak obviously has a great chance, and it would be great to be playing for No.1 in the final as well.

by **djarvik** » Mon, 16 May 2011 14:28

Coolhand Texas wrote:What do you all think about rafa throwing up some really loopy backhands to the middle of the court?

Was he trying to see if nole could handles those? Because he clearly showed he can.

About nole at roland garros, I think he has a great shot. Already beat nadal twice on clay, and dominated yesterday. I

Read my comment above.

Nadal's worst shot is down the line BH. This were his attempts at doing so.

Nadal is a good learner, he never really needed this shot because most opponents don't do well with his BH crosses. By well I mean they dont put enough angle on it to make him hit these again and he is usually has enough time to run over and hit a FH.

Djokovic was able (and will) to put enough angle on the cross FH to either force Rafa to go cross again, force a weak down the line attempt, or really force that FH leaving a bag full of options for himself.

If you watched the match carefully, you would notice this pattern play out in literally every other point, or even more so.

If Rafa had this shot (BH down the line), he would have won. I truly believe this is the key for him against Nole. Nole is camping on that FH after hitting a good cross, he knows it will be either another cross or a weak loopy down the line attempt.

by **Coolhand Texas** » Mon, 16 May 2011 14:37

I was watching a replay, I noticed at least one point where, nadal was not off the court and had plenty of time to set up for a backhand, and he hits a wozniacki moonball to the middle of the court.

Are you saying that since he couldnt hit the down the line backhand, he hit a moonball back to middle of the court? Is this what you are talking about Al?

by **djarvik** » Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43

Sorta yeah. This was a "safe" attempt :lol:

When Rafa is rushed and doesn't have his footing he will moon-ball. On FH side as well.

Some of these moon-balls still have tons of spin, so these are not your WS moon-balls. That said, he had hit a few that were truly bad, mostly because he was caught off guard, didn't have his feet set and was going for a safe shot - this is the result.

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