Friday: Rafa vs. Baghdatis (Set 2)
Here we go.
Game 1: Rafa to serve. Let's hope he can keep up the momentum. Vamos!!!! FH winner. 15-0. Great pass; running FH. Won game at love.
Game 2: MB to serve. Screaming winner. 0-15. I can hear the ESPN commentary now that I'm inside. 15-15. I was shivering so much, people were worried. But I'm warmer now. UE by MB. 15-30. 30-30. I'm sitting with Claire and Sarah now. MB misses. BP for Rafa. It's funny how ESPN lags behind the actual action. Fault. Deuce. Fault. Another BP. Vamos!!! Ad Rafa. Fault. He breaks. 2-0, RN.
Game 3: Rafa to serve. 15-0. It is windy. MB misses pass. 30-0. Things are blowing around on court. 40-0. Great serve. 40-15, as Rafa can't handle volley. MB hits out. 3-0, RN.
Game 4: MB to serve. Rafa has 3 BP's. He breaks. 4-0, RN. Rafa is playing well, and MB doesn't know what to do at the moment. Vamos!!
Game 5: Rafa to serve. Winner by MB. 15-15. Go Rafa. Dropshot winner. 30-15. 40-15, return long. So nice to be warm again. Game Nadal. 5-0.
Game 6: MB to serve. 15-0. Missed dropshot. 15-15. MB is rattled. Rafa into net. 30-15. 30-30. As Claire said, Rafa could read that dropshot like a book. Vamos! Pass. 40-30. MB is trying different things. Winner by Rafa. Deuce. Another winner. Matchpoint!! Fault. BH long. Deuce. Fault. MB into net. Second matchpoint. Go Rafa! Winner by MB. Deuce. Rafa is playing well. Ad MB. Fault. Great return. Deuce. Rafa into net. Ad MB. Dropshot winner. Rafa is puttinmg on a clinic. Deuce. DF. Third matchpoint. Vamos!!! Fault. FH goes wide. Deuce. Rafa hits long. Ad MB. DF Deuce. Fault. AD MB. Great down the line shot. Fault. OH winner. Deuce DF 4th matchpoint. Fault. Rafa wins. FH into net. VAMOS!!!!
7-5, 6-0. He's signing the camera. And signing balls to hit into the crowd. He's one happy baby bull. :D
Game 1: Rafa to serve. Let's hope he can keep up the momentum. Vamos!!!! FH winner. 15-0. Great pass; running FH. Won game at love.
Game 2: MB to serve. Screaming winner. 0-15. I can hear the ESPN commentary now that I'm inside. 15-15. I was shivering so much, people were worried. But I'm warmer now. UE by MB. 15-30. 30-30. I'm sitting with Claire and Sarah now. MB misses. BP for Rafa. It's funny how ESPN lags behind the actual action. Fault. Deuce. Fault. Another BP. Vamos!!! Ad Rafa. Fault. He breaks. 2-0, RN.
Game 3: Rafa to serve. 15-0. It is windy. MB misses pass. 30-0. Things are blowing around on court. 40-0. Great serve. 40-15, as Rafa can't handle volley. MB hits out. 3-0, RN.
Game 4: MB to serve. Rafa has 3 BP's. He breaks. 4-0, RN. Rafa is playing well, and MB doesn't know what to do at the moment. Vamos!!
Game 5: Rafa to serve. Winner by MB. 15-15. Go Rafa. Dropshot winner. 30-15. 40-15, return long. So nice to be warm again. Game Nadal. 5-0.
Game 6: MB to serve. 15-0. Missed dropshot. 15-15. MB is rattled. Rafa into net. 30-15. 30-30. As Claire said, Rafa could read that dropshot like a book. Vamos! Pass. 40-30. MB is trying different things. Winner by Rafa. Deuce. Another winner. Matchpoint!! Fault. BH long. Deuce. Fault. MB into net. Second matchpoint. Go Rafa! Winner by MB. Deuce. Rafa is playing well. Ad MB. Fault. Great return. Deuce. Rafa into net. Ad MB. Dropshot winner. Rafa is puttinmg on a clinic. Deuce. DF. Third matchpoint. Vamos!!! Fault. FH goes wide. Deuce. Rafa hits long. Ad MB. DF Deuce. Fault. AD MB. Great down the line shot. Fault. OH winner. Deuce DF 4th matchpoint. Fault. Rafa wins. FH into net. VAMOS!!!!
7-5, 6-0. He's signing the camera. And signing balls to hit into the crowd. He's one happy baby bull. :D
posted by Susan at 8:31 PM
13 Comments:
Susan just want you to know that I'm LOVING ur commentary... its really appreciated..
keep up the good work!!!
Bag-al?
Yippee! Bag-al for breakfast!
Just got up in time to follow the second half of this set!
TORERO! TORERO! TORERO!
Bring on Blake!
Thanks Susan, great commentary as usual.
Besos.
VAMOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS RAFA. . . . .
WE LOVE YOU. . . . WELL DONE. GREAT MATCH. . . . OH MY GOD WHAT A GREAT WIN. SUSAN THANKS FOR THE LIVE BLOG. . . . IVE BEEN SO NERVOUS LIKE CHECKING AT YOUR BLOG EVERY SECOND. THE FIRST MATCH WAS A BIT THRILLING, BUT MY GOSH RAFA'S SUCH A NICE FIGHTER.
LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR LIVE BLOG AGAIN FOR THE BLAKE-NADAL SF.
TORRERO !!!!!! MUCHO RAFAEL !!!!
Vamos rafa, what a game!
Thank you Rafa, thank you Susan.
---Hazel
Second set 1st serve percentage = 100% 14/14 Howzzat!
"NADAL BAGELS BAGGY!"
How many headlines will say that?!
Our baby bull deserves to be happy, Susan. Baghdatis is no bullfighter!
Saturday, March 18
Stadium 1 start 11:30 AM
(1)R Federer (SUI) vs P Srichaphan (THA)
Not before 2:30 PM
E Dementieva (RUS) vs (3)M Sharapova (RUS)
Not before 4:30 PM
J Blake (USA) vs (2)R Nadal (ESP)
(1)Bryan/Bryan or Aspelin/Perry vs (3)Knowles/Nestor
AND NO USA TELEVISION FOR THE SEMI-s?????
I loved reading your blog Susan!!! Really nice!!! thanks and I'm super happy about Rafa winning in such a great way!!!
Hi Susan, many thanks...
I thought (from Streaming TV) that Our Raf started to look really confident, after he lost his serve for the 1st set and mentally dealt with it. From then on he won the set looking in control and looked even more so, if that is possible, in the second.
In real life, did you get a similar impression. Lillian :)
SUSAN THANK YOU!!!!!!
I'm so happy for our baby-bull
=D =D =D
Your up to the minutes reports are much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you again Susan, and yay Rafa! Now I get to see him, it seriously bugged me that HIS qf was the only one they didn't show here...
love your play-by-plays Susan. don't know how you
do it!
Wish I could have been here in addition to tv and cheering. Was he great or
what!!
xoxoMary Walsh
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