Rafael Nadal

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Ludzie, którzy pokonali Rafe na cegle w latach (2005-2021):

Gaudio
Ferrer
Andreev
Federer
Ferrero
Soderling
Djokovic
Verdasco
Zeballos
Almagro
Fognini
Murray
Wawrinka
Thiem
Cuevas
Tsitsipas
Schwartzman
RUBLEV

[DUN I LOVE]

Bardzo skromna lista jak na 16 lat, ale żadne to zaskoczenie.

[Damian]

Nadal: 'My Serve Was A Disaster'

Spoiler:

Spaniard will fly to Barcelona tomorrow
Rafael Nadal was at a loss to explain his service woes on Friday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, but the 11-time former champion says that he’ll quickly return to the practice court.

The Spanish superstar struck an uncharacteristic seven double faults – and was broken seven times – in his 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 loss to sixth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev.

“For some reason I had problems with my serve,” said Nadal, who won just 42 per cent of his second service points. "I don't understand why, because I was not having problems in the practices at all. But today, was one of those days that my serve was a disaster.

“Serving like this, the serve creates an impact on the rest of the game. When you serve with no confidence, you are just focusing on trying to serve, not thinking about how you want to [hit] the ball. You just think about what you have to do with the serve to put the ball in.

“When you face great player like him and you don't play well, you should lose. That's easy to analyse.”

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Nadal, who recovered from 2-4 down in the second set, praised Rublev, who is now an ATP Tour-best 23-4 on the 2021 season.

“He played well and he deserved [it] more than me,” said Nadal, who is now 73-6 at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. “I fought. That's the positive thing, I was there. But you can't expect [to] win against a player like him losing my serve… too many [times]… He played great. He played aggressive, as I knew [he would]. Well done to him. He's a great guy. wish him all the best.”


The 34-year-old will now travel back to Spain to compete at the upcoming Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where he is also an 11-time titlist.

“The only thing that I can do is go to Barcelona and keep practising, keep practising, try to fix the things that didn't work well. I think my backhand today was not [good] enough. Lots of mistakes. I was not able to open the court with my backhand then.”

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When asked about how Casper Ruud will fare on Saturday against Rublev, Nadal admitted the Norwegian, who trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, has a good chance.

“It’s a tough match for both of them,” said Nadal. “Casper is a great player. Especially on this surface, he's one of the best players in the world. [It] will be a tough battle tomorrow.

“I don't see a clear favourite. I think both of them can win. Casper is playing great… [It] will be nice that somebody from the academy [gets to] the final of Monte-Carlo and wins it.”

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[Bombardiero]

Choć punkt ten niewiele znaczył w ogólnym rozrachunku, to był naprawdę przyjemny dla oka.

[Bombardiero]

I kolejna taka wymiana.

[Bombardiero]

Tak Rafael pożegnał się z turnieje w Monako.

[Kamileki]

[Kamileki]

[Bombardiero]

[Bombardiero]

[Nando]

Mógłby gonić po korcie w takich kolorach, a nie róże, fiolety i inne pierdy.

[Bombardiero]

[Lucas]

[Bombardiero]

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

Nadal: 'You Have Doubts Some Days'

Spoiler:

Spanish superstar has a 61-4 record in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal is aiming to bounce back to top form at this week’s Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where he is an 11-time former champion.

Five days on from his quarter-final loss to Andrey Rublev at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, the Spanish superstar has spent a lot of time on the practice court. Nadal hit seven double faults and won 42 per cent of his second-serve points against Rublev.

“I have not played much over the past few months, or the past year,” said Nadal on Tuesday. “Coming back to competition is always tough. Monte-Carlo was an important challenge, where I experienced a lot of positives during the tournament and practice sessions. I lost in the quarter-finals, not being able to compete at the level that I needed. Here I have another opportunity.

“I’ll go week by week. I have an important month that finishes with Roland Garros. Each match and each week is important now. That’s how I see it. I am hoping that the negative stuff doesn’t take a toll and I am aiming to be positive every day to get to where I want to be.

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With the exception of last year’s shortened ATP Tour season, Nadal has won a clay-court title prior to Roland Garros in 12 of his 13 triumphs in Paris.

“I want to win events before Roland Garros, because I like to win tournaments,” said Nadal. “Of course, it’s easier winning Roland Garros with the confidence of winning events before, as I have done for much of my career. But the key is put myself into a position to be competitive in every single event. I have not competed a lot over the past year, but even if I felt ready for Monte-Carlo, matches like I had can happen. I will keep working hard for my match tomorrow in Barcelona, and every day for Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros."


Nadal, who has had time to reflect on his Monte-Carlo exit, admitted, “If you are training well every day, when you play a match and do some things especially bad, it is surprising. I knew what happened immediately. Losses, even if they are not pleasant or positive, put everyone in their place. I analyse details from every match, and I know that I need to improve certain things. It was a strange match. You can lose against a great player like Rublev, but I did some things wrong and that surprised me.

“Other times, when you’re not feeling great, playing bad seems logical. That wasn’t the case in Monte-Carlo, but it happened. You need to understand what went wrong to avoid making the same mistakes again. After any loss, you have some days with doubts [in your mind]. The key is to recover and that’s what I have been doing. I have trained with the right attitude to have great feelings to compete here.”

Nadal, who had compiled a 61-4 in Barcelona, plays Belarusian qualifier Ilya Ivashka in his first match on Wednesday afternoon.

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