Wednesday: Rafa vs. Lisnard (Set 2)
Okay, let's hope he settles down and plays some good tennis in this set, to give him some confidence as he moves forward. His play was "spotty" in that last set.
John Barrett is saying that Rafa probably is going to try to cut out some the errors that plagued the first set. Let us hope.
Lisnard to serve. BH crosscourt goes out. FH into net. 30-0. He just isn't making many of the shots that usually are his trademark. It's enough to stay ahead, but he's not playing with authority right now. 30-15. Rafa comes to net, and gets passed. 40-15. FH error by JL. 40-30. Great rally, and Rafa's FH hits the baseline, and JL thought it would go long so didn't hit it. May be a costly mistake. Deuce. Bad FH miss. Ad RN. Come on, Rafa! Fault. DF. Rafa got three gifts there, and the Game.
1-0, RN.
Rafa to serve. 15-0. Great defense by Rafa. 30-0. FH error by Rafa. 30-15. Toni is talking to him now. Let. Drop shot winner, after great rally. 40-15. Great serve and FH. Game, RN. Much better performance by Rafa.
2-0, RN.
BH winner by Rafa, aggressive play. 0-15. Nice volley, JL can't handle. 0-30. Now Rafa is being more aggressive. Fault. Too aggressive there. Hits FH wide. 15-30. Fault. JL hits long. 15-40. Two BP's. If Rafa can get this, I think he'll really start to be more aggressive. Fault. Bad drop shot miss. 30-40. One more BP. Nothing too fancy, Rafa. Ball skidded off the line. Deuce. Fault. JL hits wide. Ad RN. Third BP. Come on, Rafa. Commentators think Rafa still hasn't found his range on clay. Mishit BH. Deuce. Fault. FH angle winner. He yells Come On! Ad RN. Fourth BP. Fault. Great volley at net, but JL wins it with volley pass. Deuce. Fault. JL can't handle Rafa FH. Ad RN. Fifth BP. Come on, Rafa! Fault. Rafa misses FH pass -- one of his bread-and-butter shots. He's upset with himself. Deuce. Better BH pass that time. Ad Nadal. Sixth BP. Error by JL. Rafa breaks. And is pleased!!!
3-0, RN.
For some reason, I can't get back into my blog. Anyway, JL just held. It's starting to rain a bit, and Rafa was rushing a bit, probably wanting to finish. Hope he doesn't lose focus.
4-1, RN.
Rafa is now serving. Return into net, and throws racquet. 15-0. 30-0, as JL hits long. FH goes long. Rafa looks mad at himself again. 30-15. JB says "In a hurry, is Mr. Nadal." Shot goes wide. 40-15. Rain is steady, but light. Rafa does want to finish. FH winner. Game RN.
5-1, RN
JL to serve to stay in the match. Fault. Let. FH winner by Rafa. 0-15.
JL misses drop shot. 0-30. Fault. Mishit by JL. 0-40. Three matchpoints.
Fault. Double fault. Rafa wins. Fist pump. 6-4, 6-1. 1 hour and 19 minutes. He acknowledges the crowd. Putting his racquet away. They are saying Rafa's performance improved as the match went on. I think someone asked for his shirt and he said "I can't."
Writing something on the lens. But not his name. I think it was in Spanish, so I don't know what he said.
16 winners and 16 UE's. Won 5/11 breakpoints. 71% lst serve percentage. 28 UE's by Lisnard.
Not his most spectacular performance, but enough to get the job done.
He wins, 6-4, 6-1.
And a good thing, too, because shortly thereafter, rain stopped play on the other courts.
John Barrett is saying that Rafa probably is going to try to cut out some the errors that plagued the first set. Let us hope.
Lisnard to serve. BH crosscourt goes out. FH into net. 30-0. He just isn't making many of the shots that usually are his trademark. It's enough to stay ahead, but he's not playing with authority right now. 30-15. Rafa comes to net, and gets passed. 40-15. FH error by JL. 40-30. Great rally, and Rafa's FH hits the baseline, and JL thought it would go long so didn't hit it. May be a costly mistake. Deuce. Bad FH miss. Ad RN. Come on, Rafa! Fault. DF. Rafa got three gifts there, and the Game.
1-0, RN.
Rafa to serve. 15-0. Great defense by Rafa. 30-0. FH error by Rafa. 30-15. Toni is talking to him now. Let. Drop shot winner, after great rally. 40-15. Great serve and FH. Game, RN. Much better performance by Rafa.
2-0, RN.
BH winner by Rafa, aggressive play. 0-15. Nice volley, JL can't handle. 0-30. Now Rafa is being more aggressive. Fault. Too aggressive there. Hits FH wide. 15-30. Fault. JL hits long. 15-40. Two BP's. If Rafa can get this, I think he'll really start to be more aggressive. Fault. Bad drop shot miss. 30-40. One more BP. Nothing too fancy, Rafa. Ball skidded off the line. Deuce. Fault. JL hits wide. Ad RN. Third BP. Come on, Rafa. Commentators think Rafa still hasn't found his range on clay. Mishit BH. Deuce. Fault. FH angle winner. He yells Come On! Ad RN. Fourth BP. Fault. Great volley at net, but JL wins it with volley pass. Deuce. Fault. JL can't handle Rafa FH. Ad RN. Fifth BP. Come on, Rafa! Fault. Rafa misses FH pass -- one of his bread-and-butter shots. He's upset with himself. Deuce. Better BH pass that time. Ad Nadal. Sixth BP. Error by JL. Rafa breaks. And is pleased!!!
3-0, RN.
For some reason, I can't get back into my blog. Anyway, JL just held. It's starting to rain a bit, and Rafa was rushing a bit, probably wanting to finish. Hope he doesn't lose focus.
4-1, RN.
Rafa is now serving. Return into net, and throws racquet. 15-0. 30-0, as JL hits long. FH goes long. Rafa looks mad at himself again. 30-15. JB says "In a hurry, is Mr. Nadal." Shot goes wide. 40-15. Rain is steady, but light. Rafa does want to finish. FH winner. Game RN.
5-1, RN
JL to serve to stay in the match. Fault. Let. FH winner by Rafa. 0-15.
JL misses drop shot. 0-30. Fault. Mishit by JL. 0-40. Three matchpoints.
Fault. Double fault. Rafa wins. Fist pump. 6-4, 6-1. 1 hour and 19 minutes. He acknowledges the crowd. Putting his racquet away. They are saying Rafa's performance improved as the match went on. I think someone asked for his shirt and he said "I can't."
Writing something on the lens. But not his name. I think it was in Spanish, so I don't know what he said.
16 winners and 16 UE's. Won 5/11 breakpoints. 71% lst serve percentage. 28 UE's by Lisnard.
Not his most spectacular performance, but enough to get the job done.
He wins, 6-4, 6-1.
And a good thing, too, because shortly thereafter, rain stopped play on the other courts.
posted by Susan at 8:22 AM
17 Comments:
Hi Susan et al. Grabbed got a break, found a computer,cheering and checking the blog! Rafa RULES!!
xoxo Mary Walsh
just got in from my first day back at school after Easter and WOONESS Rafa's won the first set...
BUT C'MON RAFA!!! VAMOS!! =D
I want 6:0!
Go, Rafa!
For some reason, I can't get back into my blog. Anyway, JL just held. It's starting to rain a bit, and Rafa was rushing a bit, probably wanting to finish. Hope he doesn't lose focus.
4-1, RN.
RAFA! RAFA! GO RAFA GO RAFA GO GO GO RAFA!!!!!
yeh... 6:0 would be nice ;-D hehe
VAMMMOSSSSSS
Rafa is now serving. Return into net, and throws racquet. 15-0. 30-0, as JL hits long. FH goes long. Rafa looks mad at himself again. 30-15. JB says "In a hurry, is Mr. Nadal." Shot goes wide. 40-15. Rain is steady, but light. Rafa does want to finish. FH winner. Game RN.
yeh, Susan, I can't get your blog either, I think... I'll try again
Thank you again
JL to serve to stay in the match. Fault. Let. FH winner by Rafa. 0-15.
JL misses drop shot. 0-30. Fault. Mishit by JL. 0-40. Three matchpoints.
THANK YOU SUSAN,YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB,AS USUAL:)
diva
Fault. Double fault. Rafa wins. Fist pump. 6-4, 6-1. 1 hour and 19 minutes. He acknowledges the crowd.
Putting his racquet away. They are saying Rafa's performance improved as the match went on. I think someone asked for his shirt and he said "I can't."
Writing something on the lens. But not his name. I think it was in Spanish, so I don't know what he said.
16 winners and 16 UE's. Won 5/11 breakpoints. 71% lst serve percentage. 28 UE's by Lisnard.
YEA!!!! a rocky start, but rafa wins!!! Vamos!
And thanks susan so much. ur great
YEH HEH RAFA!!!
Wooness! Vamos Rafa thats great =D
Thanx ssooo much again, Susan
yeah well done rafa. my gosh was on live stream and its really so stupid as if listening to a radio, the video stucks all the time. but anyhow at least there are some bits where i can them play. im so happy for him. one match at a time boy. cmon!!!thanks for the blog susan really fab.!!
Many thanks again Susan, what with the blog, the cheering thread and the livescores it was fun.
Lillian
Another break . . . for ME! Thanks so much for blogging, Mucha Susan! MB was fantastically fast today, woo hoo, so cheering thread clipped right along. And with the livescores and you . . . great! Thanks!
xoxoMaryWalsh
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