Rafael Nadal

[Kamileki]

Piłka meczowa:


Ulubiony moment w 2019?

[Kamileki]

Wywiad na korcie:


Konferencja po meczu 1 rundy:

[Sowa]

No, upiekło mu się.

[Kamileki]

Choć ja wolę z makiem.

[Kamileki]

Skrót pierwszego meczu Rafy:

[Damian]

Nadal In Full Flight For Opening Test

Spoiler:

Top seed cruises past Dellien on Tuesday
Hugo Dellien won plenty of new fans with his inspired effort on Tuesday, but Rafael Nadal handily won their first-round clash at the Australian Open. The top-seeded Spaniard moved past the Bolivian 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 to begin his campaign in Melbourne.

"It's been a solid start. I think the third set was a great set. I think I played a very good level of tennis," Nadal said. "The first two, I played with a little more caution... Just trying to play a solid game with not many mistakes.

"Then, of course, with an advantage in the score, I tried to play the way that I really believe I need to play if I want to have a positive result here."

Nadal moved a step closer to his 20th Grand Slam crown and first title at this event since 2009. But the Spaniard insisted he's not thinking beyond his next match and is only focussed on raising his level.

"I think about my practice tomorrow, try to follow up the level of tennis that I played in the third set. That should be my main goal today, no? I need to play at my highest level if I want to keep going in the tournament," Nadal said. "The only thing I can do is put all my efforts on trying to keep going in the best way possible. The rest of the things, the future will see."

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Dellien handled his new surroundings well in the early stages of the match, stepping into his returns and making it clear that he was ready to fight. But despite the Bolivian holding 10 game points in the first four games, Nadal’s relentless baseline slugging proved too strong and he led 5-0 after 39 minutes. The top seed’s only minor blip came as he attempted to serve out the set at 5-1, but he recovered with a strong forehand in the next game to take the early lead.

Nadal cleaned up his game in the second set, beefing up his first-serve percentage (54% to 67%) and reducing his error count from the baseline. Although Dellien managed to break at 4-2 to get the set back on serve, the moment only intensified Nadal’s focus. The Spaniard sprinted through eight of the last 10 points for a commanding advantage.

The grueling baseline rallies finally took their toll on Dellien and Nadal quickly seized his opportunity. The World No. 1 dominated the final set with a sublime display of power tennis, hitting 18 winners to just five unforced errors to advance in two hours and two minutes. He improved to 62-13 at the first major of the year.

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Nadal will meet Federico Delbonis in the second round. The Argentine beat Joao Sousa 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) in two hours and 18 minutes to reach the second round for the second time. Nadal leads Delbonis 3-0 in their ATP Head2Head series.

Fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta battled past Slovakian Jozef Kovalik 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(2). Carreno Busta hammered 41 winners en route to advancing in two hours and 37 minutes. The No. 27 seed will meet Peter Gojowczyk in the second round. The 30-year-old German defeated Christopher Eubanks 7-6(1), 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-d ... irst-round

[Damian]

Rafa wygrał 36 w WS, gdzie wrzucił rywalowi bajgla:

50 Andre Agassi
46 Roger Federer
44 Jimmy Connors
42 Ivan Lendl
37 Novak Djokovic
36 Rafael Nadal
35 Bjorn Borg
30 Guillermo Vilas

[Kamileki]

22 styczeń: Rafa trenował z Carlosem Moją i Tomeu Salvą w hali:

[Michael Scott]

Carlos Moya i Rafael Nadal trenują 23 stycznia przed drugą rundą AO.

[Lucas]

[Damian]

Nadal Applies The Pressure, Reaches Third Round

Spoiler:

Former champion will next face fellow Spaniard Carreno Busta

Rafael Nadal applied the pressure right from the start on Thursday night and never let up against fellow left-hander Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open.

The World No. 1 created break points aplenty (going 3/20), but Delbonis didn’t cave in and, at times, the Argentine delighted spectators on Rod Laver Arena with his powerful play. Nadal, the 2009 champion and four-time runner-up, eventually won 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-1 over two hours and 30 minutes for a place in the third round.

"It was the first time playing during the evening here, and the conditions were cooler and slow," said Nadal, during an on-court interview. "It was a tough match, I lost an awful lot of opportunities on the break points, but I found a way to win. I think in the third set, I was more relaxed and play aggressively."

Nadal is off to a 6-2 start on the 2020 ATP Tour season, which includes helping Team Spain to the final of the inaugural ATP Cup, which was held across the three Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, where the Final Eight was contested.

He will now challenge fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 27 seed, who defeated German Peter Gojowczyk 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in two hours and eight minutes.

The 33-year-old Nadal, who has captured 19 Grand Slam championship crowns, is bidding to become the first man in the Open Era (since April 1968) — and just the third man in the sport’s history — to win each of the four major titles twice. Only Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver have won each tournament on two or more occasions.

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While Nadal was unable to convert six break points in Delbonis’ first service game, the Spaniard took a 3-1 lead en route to clinching the 49-minute set, which saw him strike 10 winners. Delbonis committed 21 unforced errors in the opener and saved two set points at 2-5.

It was the same story in the second set for Delbonis, who’d beaten Portugal’s Joao Sousa in the first round for his first Australian Open victory in four years. The Argentine recovered from 0/40 with five straight points in the first game, courtesy of powerful forehands, but Nadal, untroubled on serve, soon applied pressure back on his opponent’s shoulders.

Working his way into the match, Delbonis saved six further break points — in the fifth, seventh and 11th games — before Nadal’s consistency in the tie-break, which ended with an unreturned serve, gave the Spaniard a commanding lead. Through two sets, Nadal was 1/18 on break points.

“I am happy that I was able to serve all the first serves in the tie-break and play, I think, a good tie-break,” said Nadal. “I needed to win that second set. In the third, again, I played much better… I need to play better. Especially, I need to convert the break points.

“I have been practising every day a little bit better. Of course, in a match situation, it’s a little bit different. I am confident that I’m going to play better, because every day in the third set I have been able to show a good level of tennis. I need to do it before the next time.”

Nadal raced through the third set, breaking Delbonis to love for a 3-1 lead after the World No. 76 hit a drop shot into the net, and at 4-1 struck a deep return that Delbonis could not get back. Nadal quickly closed out to love to reach the Australian Open third round for the 14th time.

Nadal had dropped a total of 10 games against Delbonis in their three previous meetings at 2013 Vina del Mar (6-3, 6-2), 2015 Buenos Aires (6-1, 6-1) and at the 2016 Rio Olympics (6-2, 6-1). Delbonis, competing at his 24th Grand Slam championship, is now 0-3 lifetime against World No. 1s.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-d ... cond-round

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[Kamileki]

[Kamileki]

Rafa: "Za wolne są te korty, za ciężkie są te piłki. Myślałem, że gra będzie znacznie szybsza. Za stary już jestem na oranie"

[Michael Scott]

Przecież już w zeszłym roku na AO gra była wolniejsza. A akurat Rafa na oranie nie powinien narzekać.

[Damian]

Nie miał najlepszego dnia Hiszpan na returnie, na którym nie wykorzystał aż 17 bp!

Ale jak pokazuje poniższa statystyka, bywały gorsze pojedynki pod tym względem:


@TennisMyLife68

[Kamileki]

Przecież już w zeszłym roku na AO gra była wolniejsza. A akurat Rafa na oranie nie powinien narzekać.

Rok temu grali szybciej jak na moje oko, a przede wszystkim oko Rafaela Pewnie zmiana piłek na Dunlopy (od 2019 roku) zrobiła też swoje. Przypomina się choćby Australia 2012. Ale tam Nadal był nieco innym zawodnikiem, dziś orać może ale zdecydowanie mniej bo albo się zamęczy albo coś strzeli. Rzecz jasna prędkość to nie wszystko. Nawierzchnia w Melbourne słabiutko "współpracuje" z rotacjami Rafy więc jego forehand nie sieje takiego spustoszenia jak w USO o Garrosie nie wspominając. Oczywiście w dzień piłka odbija się wyżej i gra jest szybsza, ale wiadomo że najważniejsze mecze toczone są nocą, a wtedy piłki są cięższe, odskok jest niższy a gra wolniejsza. Perfekcyjne warunki dla stylu gry Novaka - nie przypadkiem tyle razy tu wygrał. Dla Nadala takimi warunkami jest słoneczny dzień gdzie piłka lata szybciej, a kozioł jest wysoki.

[Kamileki]

Nie miał najlepszego dnia Hiszpan na returnie, na którym nie wykorzystał aż 17 bp!

Ale jak pokazuje poniższa statystyka, bywały gorsze pojedynki pod tym względem:


@TennisMyLife68

Świetne staty Damian. Jak widać kilka razy Hiszpan zmarnował więcej szans na przełamanie, ale jeśli przeliczyć na procenty to tylko w Bangkoku było gorzej - 92.3 % niewykorzystanych brejków. Wczoraj z Delbonisem było 85 %, a bez trzeciego seta gdzie poszło 2/2 - 94.4% (1/18).

[Michael Scott]

Ładna dziewczynka z AO stała się celebrytką