Sunday: Rafa vs. Robredo (Set 2)

Tommy will serve first. Rafa is playing well. He seems confident, and he's making TR work for every point. Can't ask for anything more at the moment. Vamos, Rafa!!!

Commentators are saying that TR is intimidated by Rafa.

My graphic tells me that Robredo is servicio. TR is getting more aggressive. Commentators say he has to do that. Fault. His misses FH. 15-15. Rafa hits long. 30-15. Toni biting his nails, as usual. Rafa mishits FH. Not happy with himself. Commentators say this isn't a perfect match by Rafa, but that he's won the points he has needed. Game TR.

0-1, TR

They are noting that Rafa is tied with Borg with 46 clay wins, and is going for for No. 47. They don't think he'll match Evert's 120 or so clay wins. Gilas (otherwise known as Guillermo Vilas *lol*) has 53 wins. Fault. Rafa's FH draws error. 15-0. They are talking about Rafa's loss to Andreev in Valencia last year and how he was tired after playing Miami. 30-15. I still think Rafa should have skipped Valencia last year, but he didn't call and ask me. Fault. 40-15. Game RN. With an ace.

1-1, RN

Commentators talking about Rafa's superstitions. Nice volley by TR. 15-0. Fault. TR misses drop shot. Glad Rafa didn't do that one. 15-15. They just showed Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Rafa hits out. 30-15. BH goes wide. They are saying Robredo is playing smarter against Nadal. Game TR. And I'm afraid they are right. Vamos, Rafa!!!

1-2, TR.

This is still very much a match. Rafa can't lose focus. He has to keep fighting!!! Ready to serve. His first serve percentage is 73. Nice BH angle. 15-0. Bh goes long. 30-0. Rafa isn't going for lots on his serves. Bad miss by Rafa on overhead. That ball may have gone out if he had let it bounce. Toni encourages Rafa. Rafa was not happy with himself on that one. 30-15. Tommy misses FH there. 40-15. Rafa is really peppering the TR backhand, though. Fault. It was long. Killer FH winner by TR off that second serve. Nothing Rafa could do. 40-30. Great 1, 2 punch by our baby bull. Game RN.

2-2

BH winner by Robredo. 15-0. He is staying aggressive. FH winner. He's going for it. 30-0. But he really has to do so. Misses drop shot. 30-15. Volley winner. 40-15. Ace. Game TR. Easy service game for him.

2-3, TR.

Rafa to serve. He needs to keep fighting!!! Getting ready to serve. BH into net. 15-0. My family is waking up, so it's noisy around here now. Can't hear the commentators as well. The blender noise isn't helping any. 30-0. Fault. TR misses FH. 40-0. Great FH by Rafa draws short ball, and he puts it away. Game RN.

3-3.

Rafa changes racquets. Maybe this is the magic one to break Tommy. BH miss by TR. 0-15. Nice volley by TR. Rafa couldn't run that down. 15-15. BH miss there. 15-30. Vamos, Rafa!!! FH winner, nothing Rafa could do. 30-30. Great point by Rafa. What an angle. He gets the BP. Vamos, Rafa!!! Fault. He gets a second serve. TR gets the shot ball and puts it away. Deuce. Both guys are fighting. Fault. FH winner, as Rafa moves in wrong direction. Ad TR. Tommy is pumped. Ace. He holds.

3-4, TR.

It's a bummer Rafa didn't win that last game, but Tommy stepped and won the game. So hopefully Rafa can stay focused on his on serve. Vamos, Rafa!!! The Nadal camp is eating ice creams. Fault. Second serve ace out wide. 15-0. Fh goes wide, after long rally. 30-0. Fault. BH goes long. 40-0. Rafa is remaining tough. Winner by TR. 40-15. Rafa looked at him, like, "Why did you do that?" FH goes wide. He holds.

4-4

This match is very close. Commentators think Rafa should tighten up his game a bit more. Great pass by Rafa. TR couldn't handle it. 0-15. Fault. FH into net. 15-15. Rafa is looking focused, though. FH miss. Great defense by Rafa. 15-30. Let. Rafa misses volley. 30-30. He's mad at himself. 30-40 after TR error. Break point for Rafa. Fault. That serve was close. FH winner. He was a man on a mission in that game.

5-4, RN.

Serving for set. He's doing all his pre-serving stuff. Adjusting socks, etc. Taking his time. Let. Rafa misses FH. Too bad because he had it set up perfectly. 0-15. Vamos, Rafa!!! Great point by Rafa. 15-15. They are talking that Rafa isn't the best drop shotter out there, but it worked there. Fist pump. The call on that ball was bizarre. I guess Rafa won the point, but not sure. 30-15. It was a late call I guess. And Rafa uses a drop shot to get two set points. Commentators are saying that he used perfect shot selection there. 40-15. Vamos, Rafa!!! Rafa is happy about that. Toni looking relaxed. FH winner by TR. Rafa seemed surprised by that. Tommy isn't going to hand this match to him.; Vamos, Rafa!!! Punto de set 2. FH is too good. Deuce. Come on, Rafa. Keep fighting!!! Fault. This point is key. Another FH too good. He's playing so aggressive here. He earns BP. Oh, no!!! Three outstanding FH winners. Ad TR. Vamos, Rafa!!! That bh went wide. Rafa yells Vamos. Deuce. Great point Rafa. Boy guys showing great stuff. Ad Rafa. Another set point. Vamos, Rafa!!! He jumped with that one. Fault. Come on, Rafa!!! Error by TR on second serve. Game Rafa.

6-4, 6-4. Keep your eye on the prize, Rafa