Halle: Thanks for the practice
Photo by AP Photo/ dapd/ Joerg Sarbach
Rafa played defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber (#34) in the Halle quarterfinal round today. I couldn’t really see the match, but it appears that Kohlschreiber was playing very well and that Rafa was off just a bit. No worries. With the exception of 2008, a quarterfinal finish at the Wimbly warm-up is kind of a tradition with Rafa. He’s got some match play on grass and the time to practice on the surface a bit more. Rafa lost: 3-6, 4-6.
Doubles to follow later today. Seems like they’ve withdrawn as Marcel’s already tweeting about flights:
Puede salir algun vuelo puntual?mis ultimos 3 vuelos mas de 1h de retraso..
— Marcel Granollers (@M_Granollers) June 15, 2012
Stats:
| Nadal | Kohlschreiber | |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics on Serve | ||
| Aces | 3 | 8 |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 |
| 1st Serve % | 64% | 50% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 28/38 (74%) | 27/30 (90%) |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 9/21 (43%) | 18/30 (60%) |
| Break Points Saved | 6/8 (75%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Service Games Played | 9 | 10 |
| Statistics on Return | ||
| 1st Return Points Won | 3/30 (10%) | 10/38 (26%) |
| Second Return Points Won | 12/30 (40%) | 12/21 (57%) |
| Break Points Won | 0/3 (%) | 2/8 (25%) |
| Return Games Played | 10 | 9 |
| Statistics on Points | ||
| Total Service Points Won | 37/59 (63%) | 45/60 (75%) |
| Total Return Points Won | 15/60 (25%) | 22/59 (37%) |
| Total Points Won | 52/119 (44%) | 67/119 (56%) |
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Rafa did not look injured, did he?. It worries me to read you guys saying he wasn’t running down balls like he normally does.
Was he asked something about it in the press conference…?.
R & R and seeing his family and friends will do him the world of good. Enjoy your few days off Rafa.
no he didn’t look injured. he was just tired. I think it looked pretty hot and humid in there with the roof closed. probably quite stultifying when you’re already feeling a bit slugish.
OK, great to know :)
Well I didn’t watch any of his matches in Halle but it seems he just needed one or two matches on grass before attacking the real thing in Wimbledon. Was he really that irritated at his performance? I think he usually plays this preparation tournament knowing deep down that he doesn’t have the emotional strength to fight for more than one or two matches. Apparently he has learnt that he cannot use all his energy up before Wimbledon and I don’t blame him. The RG final was a very demanding match that drained him emotionally so I guess it is normal to not chase every ball in a preparation torunament right after that.
I hope it is not wishful thinking but I think he will be back to his fighting mode in a week.
Oh I hope so Ch F, love to watch Rafa at Wimby he so loves it there.