Barcelona: Rolling along
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It was another quick day for Rafa in Barcelona. He played #246 Robert Farah and it was pretty much no contest. After a bad start, Farah did step things up a bit to give Rafa a bit of a challenge, but the outcome of the match never felt in doubt. Rafa’s through: 6-2, 6-3.
Stats:
| Nadal | Farah | |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics on Serve | ||
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 |
| 1st Serve % | 60% | 56% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 19/25 (76%) | 16/31 (52%) |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 11/17 (65%) | 9/24 (38%) |
| Break Points Saved | 1/2 (50%) | 5/10 (50%) |
| Service Games Played | 8 | 9 |
| Statistics on Return | ||
| 1st Return Points Won | 15/31 (48%) | 6/25 (24%) |
| Second Return Points Won | 15/24 (63%) | 6/17 (35%) |
| Break Points Won | 5/10 (50%) | 1/2 (50%) |
| Return Games Played | 9 | 8 |
| Statistics on Points | ||
| Total Service Points Won | 30/42 (71%) | 25/55 (45%) |
| Total Return Points Won | 30/55 (55%) | 12/42 (29%) |
| Total Points Won | 60/97 (62%) | 37/97 (38%) |
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Fantastic result again
Unfortunately I cannot watch the matches on the internet or Tv but im hoping to see Rafa live at the french open or wimbledon.
Onto the 48th title
Credit to the opponent for giving his all to get a presentable scoreline. But to be honest this wasn’t the most enjoyable match to watch! But a straight forward win is a straight forward win. Vamos Rafa! Onto the next! Rolling in the dirt continues!
vamos rafa
Saw the match, well done Rafa, but seemed to me he was not happy at the end. Hope it´s because he might not be fully satisfied with his game, hopefully not because of the knee problems!
match highlights:
Thank you Natasa
welcome : )
Although I had no doubts about the positive outcome for Rafa today, I felt that he wasn’t particularly sharp out there. Bit of a footie hangover from last night, ‘ey? That’s what happens when you support losers, sweetie… ;)
he played better yesterday, today was a play just to win. maybe you are right,maybe he had footie hangover, as you say but wouldn’t call Real Madrid losers. that’s sport, you win, you lose!
Agree, It seemed to me he wasn’t fully engaged in the match, it’s as though he was too calm out there probably a consequence of who he was playing. He’ll need to up the focus and intensity tomorrow against Tipsy.
I hope it’s footie hangover and not the knees.
i just managed to watch the highlights, so it’s difficult to have a good idea of the match. still:
rafa served better than yesterday;
he had some amazing groudstrokes, even with the backhand!;
but he played too far from the baseline, which he really shouldn’t do as his game is so much more effective when he’s more inside the court;
still he had good depth, much better than last year for example.
All in all, I think it might be lacking focus, and honestly, he’s just won an historic 8th MC, and against Djokovic at that, he’s played majestically yesterday against GGL, he was facing a nobody (though on fire) today, I cannot blame him for not being super concentrated…
But he certainly beed to improve this aspect of his game tomorrow, together with court positioning