Friday: Rafa vs. Baghdatis (Set 1)
Bryan/Bryan are up 4-2 in the second set, so this match could be over soon. They will have to clear the stadium for the night session. And then I'll start blogging. Vamos, Rafa!!!
A guy is playing the bagpipes on center court. The crowd is rolling in, and the players are in the tunnel and on their way in.
Would someone please post a note on the messageboard that I'm doing this blog. Although I realize many of you will have TV coverage. I just hope I don't get too cold to type.
They are on court now. Rafa is sprinting in. He has on white piratas and the gray jacket he wore in the press conference the other day. He's taking off his jacket, and he has on the orange sleeveless. Rafa is jumping up and down, probably to stay warm.
Marcos won the toss, don't know what he chose. The players are warming up. I wish I was. *lol*
Two minute warning. Introducing Marcos, and he has lots of support here. Rafa is getting a big reception, too. Rafa will serve first.
Game 1: Rafa sprints out to serve. Adjusts pants. MB hits out. 15-0. UE into net. 30-0. Long rally, though. Fault. BH long. MB is going to Rafa's BH. 30-15. Great pass by MB. 30-30. Come on, Rafa! Vamos!! MB hits long. 40-30. BH into net. Deuce. Vamos!! Great serve. AD Rafa. He seems a little tentative. Fault. OH by MB. Bad shot selection by Rafa. Deuce. Come on, Rafa!! Rafa hits long. AD MB. Go Rafa!!! MB into net. Deuce. Saves one BP. Someone just yelled Vamos, Rafa! Stupid dropshot by Rafa. MB hits long. Deuce. Rafa got lucky there. Saved two BP's. Great FH by Rafa. Ad RN. Fault. MB long. Game RN. 1-0, RN.
Game 2: MB to serve. Hits slice long. 15-0, MB hits wide. Long rallies here. 15-15. Crowd getting noisier. Let. Let. Fault. Rafa hits wide. 30-15. Fault. 30-30. Fault. FH winner. 40-30. These guys are pounding the ball back and forth. Unreturnable serve. Game MB.
Game 3: Rafa to serve. Fault. FH just wide. 0-15. Rafa is pressing a bit. He hasn't found his range yet. Great rally. 15-15. Fist pump. I don't think there are going to be many quick points. UE by MB. 30-15. Rafa seems to be moving okay, though. FH winner by Rafa. 40-15. Fault. Screaming FH winner. Game Rafa. 2-1, RN.
Game 4: MB to serve. I may have to go inside. I'm shivering. Nervous too. Ace. 15-0. 30-0 Mishit return. 40-0. Ace. Easy game for him. 2-2
Game 5: Rafa to serve. Crowd is evenly split over the players. Volley put away. 15-0. Great volley by Rafa. 30-0. BH long. 30-15. UE by MB. 40-15. Go Rafa! Let. Fault. 40-30. Rafa got a bit unlucky with a let cord. Fault. Marcos into net. Game Rafa. 3-2. Very close so far.
Game 6: MB to serve. I'm shivering. Ace. 15-0. 15-15. 30-15. Long points. Ace. 40-15. Great return by Rafa. 40-30. Fault. Deuce. Come on, Rafa. Lots of people yelling for both players. Fault. Let. Volley winner by Rafa. He has a BP. Vamos! AD Rafa. Fault. Error by MB. Game Nadal. 4-2, YESSS!!!
Game 7: Rafa to serve. Rafa into net. 0-15. Let's hold, Rafa!!!! Oh no. He hit out. 0-30. 15-30. MB hits out. 30-30 40-30. Vamos. Winner. Game Rafa. MB doesn't like call. 5-2.
Game 8: MB to serve. Bad miss by Rafa. 15-0. Rafa hits long. 30-0. 30-15. 40-15. Rafa into net. Bad miss by MB after great get by Rafa. 40-30. OH. Game MB. 5-3, RN
Game 9: Rafa to serve for set. Dropshot winner. His third one. 15-0. Fault. Missed pass. 15-15. Come on, Rafa. Fourth dropshot. 15-30. Come on, Rafa. 30-30. Aggressive play by Rafa. Winner by MB. Wind is picking up. BP. 30-40. Vamos!!! Mishit by Rafa. Darn it. 5-4, RN. That's too bad.
Game 10: MB to serve. Come on, Rafa!! Lob goes long. 15-0. BH winner by MB. 30-0. I sense a momentum shift here. Come on, Rafa! 30-15. Missed dropshot. 40-15. Rafa hits long. Not happy with himself. Game MB. 5-5.
Game 11: Rafa to serve. He needs to hold now. Ace. 15-0. 30-0. 40-0. UE by MB. Misses BH. 40-15. DF. 40-30. Come on, Rafa! He's pressing a bit. FH winner. Game Nadal. 6-5, RN.
Game 12: MB to serve. Go Rafa!!! I don't think I can take a TB. Let's go. Do it for your fans! 15-0. I'm going inside after this set. I'm freezing. Rafa hits long. 30-0. It is windy. 30-15. 30-30. Vamos!!! He has set point. Amazing pass by Rafa. 30-40. Fist pump. Fault. Set NADAL. Vamos!!!! 7-5.
A guy is playing the bagpipes on center court. The crowd is rolling in, and the players are in the tunnel and on their way in.
Would someone please post a note on the messageboard that I'm doing this blog. Although I realize many of you will have TV coverage. I just hope I don't get too cold to type.
They are on court now. Rafa is sprinting in. He has on white piratas and the gray jacket he wore in the press conference the other day. He's taking off his jacket, and he has on the orange sleeveless. Rafa is jumping up and down, probably to stay warm.
Marcos won the toss, don't know what he chose. The players are warming up. I wish I was. *lol*
Two minute warning. Introducing Marcos, and he has lots of support here. Rafa is getting a big reception, too. Rafa will serve first.
Game 1: Rafa sprints out to serve. Adjusts pants. MB hits out. 15-0. UE into net. 30-0. Long rally, though. Fault. BH long. MB is going to Rafa's BH. 30-15. Great pass by MB. 30-30. Come on, Rafa! Vamos!! MB hits long. 40-30. BH into net. Deuce. Vamos!! Great serve. AD Rafa. He seems a little tentative. Fault. OH by MB. Bad shot selection by Rafa. Deuce. Come on, Rafa!! Rafa hits long. AD MB. Go Rafa!!! MB into net. Deuce. Saves one BP. Someone just yelled Vamos, Rafa! Stupid dropshot by Rafa. MB hits long. Deuce. Rafa got lucky there. Saved two BP's. Great FH by Rafa. Ad RN. Fault. MB long. Game RN. 1-0, RN.
Game 2: MB to serve. Hits slice long. 15-0, MB hits wide. Long rallies here. 15-15. Crowd getting noisier. Let. Let. Fault. Rafa hits wide. 30-15. Fault. 30-30. Fault. FH winner. 40-30. These guys are pounding the ball back and forth. Unreturnable serve. Game MB.
Game 3: Rafa to serve. Fault. FH just wide. 0-15. Rafa is pressing a bit. He hasn't found his range yet. Great rally. 15-15. Fist pump. I don't think there are going to be many quick points. UE by MB. 30-15. Rafa seems to be moving okay, though. FH winner by Rafa. 40-15. Fault. Screaming FH winner. Game Rafa. 2-1, RN.
Game 4: MB to serve. I may have to go inside. I'm shivering. Nervous too. Ace. 15-0. 30-0 Mishit return. 40-0. Ace. Easy game for him. 2-2
Game 5: Rafa to serve. Crowd is evenly split over the players. Volley put away. 15-0. Great volley by Rafa. 30-0. BH long. 30-15. UE by MB. 40-15. Go Rafa! Let. Fault. 40-30. Rafa got a bit unlucky with a let cord. Fault. Marcos into net. Game Rafa. 3-2. Very close so far.
Game 6: MB to serve. I'm shivering. Ace. 15-0. 15-15. 30-15. Long points. Ace. 40-15. Great return by Rafa. 40-30. Fault. Deuce. Come on, Rafa. Lots of people yelling for both players. Fault. Let. Volley winner by Rafa. He has a BP. Vamos! AD Rafa. Fault. Error by MB. Game Nadal. 4-2, YESSS!!!
Game 7: Rafa to serve. Rafa into net. 0-15. Let's hold, Rafa!!!! Oh no. He hit out. 0-30. 15-30. MB hits out. 30-30 40-30. Vamos. Winner. Game Rafa. MB doesn't like call. 5-2.
Game 8: MB to serve. Bad miss by Rafa. 15-0. Rafa hits long. 30-0. 30-15. 40-15. Rafa into net. Bad miss by MB after great get by Rafa. 40-30. OH. Game MB. 5-3, RN
Game 9: Rafa to serve for set. Dropshot winner. His third one. 15-0. Fault. Missed pass. 15-15. Come on, Rafa. Fourth dropshot. 15-30. Come on, Rafa. 30-30. Aggressive play by Rafa. Winner by MB. Wind is picking up. BP. 30-40. Vamos!!! Mishit by Rafa. Darn it. 5-4, RN. That's too bad.
Game 10: MB to serve. Come on, Rafa!! Lob goes long. 15-0. BH winner by MB. 30-0. I sense a momentum shift here. Come on, Rafa! 30-15. Missed dropshot. 40-15. Rafa hits long. Not happy with himself. Game MB. 5-5.
Game 11: Rafa to serve. He needs to hold now. Ace. 15-0. 30-0. 40-0. UE by MB. Misses BH. 40-15. DF. 40-30. Come on, Rafa! He's pressing a bit. FH winner. Game Nadal. 6-5, RN.
Game 12: MB to serve. Go Rafa!!! I don't think I can take a TB. Let's go. Do it for your fans! 15-0. I'm going inside after this set. I'm freezing. Rafa hits long. 30-0. It is windy. 30-15. 30-30. Vamos!!! He has set point. Amazing pass by Rafa. 30-40. Fist pump. Fault. Set NADAL. Vamos!!!! 7-5.
posted by Susan at 6:56 PM
2 Comments:
Yay for the bagpipers!! Vamos Rafa!
Thankx Susan, your live comments are invaluable - don't get cold take a little sip of coffee or something a tad stronger :)
Lillian
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