Roma: Rafa vs. Federer (Set 5)
was hoping we wouldn't need a fifth set, but here we are.
The momentum is with RF right now. He's playing better than Rafa, whose level has dropped off since the third set.
If he wants this title, he's going to have to pick up the intensity of his game. I just hope he keeps fighting, because he's got a real battle here. Hope he can pump himself up.
Vamos, Rafa!!!
Good service game by RF. Rafa is being tested.
0-1, RF.
I think I may have to go on a Diet Coke run here.
I just came back to see him get broken. Things are not going well for our baby bull, but he is still fighting. But he's getting outplayed right now.
Rafa had his chances to break, but couldn't.
1-4, RF.
I like the fact that he's still fighting for every point, though.
Rafa needs to hold, and hope that he can make a miracle happen. Vamos, Rafa!!!
Easy service game for him. Held at love. He still is pumped up, so that's good to see.
2-4, RF.
He broke back. Vamos!!!
3-4, RF.
Back on serve. Let's hope Rafa can hold serve. He's definitely more fired up now. Hope Cinci is going to the loo, and Jamu is putting on more Nike gear. Come on, Rafa!!!He held with a great passing shot. He is pumped.
4-4.
He is keeping pressure on. What a match this has been. Come on, Rafa!!! RF held. No pressure is back on Rafa.
4-5, RN.
He holds.
5-5.
The match is so close. The kids are asking me why I'm shaking so much. Roger holds. Now Rafa has to serve to take it to yet another tiebreak. My kids just gave me a nice Mother's Day present. Would be nice if Rafa is able to give me one, too.
5-6, RF.
0-30. A DF. Showing a bit of nerves here. Keep fighting, Rafa!!! Come on, Rafa!!! Miss by Rafa. Two Championship points. He's in a hole here. Come on, Rafa!!! Saves one. Saves the other one. Deuce. Ad Rafa. He held. On to the TB.
6-6.
Vamos, Rafa!!! Just like last year; hope the result is the same. Come on, Rafa!!!
HE WON!!!
He's crying!!!
The momentum is with RF right now. He's playing better than Rafa, whose level has dropped off since the third set.
If he wants this title, he's going to have to pick up the intensity of his game. I just hope he keeps fighting, because he's got a real battle here. Hope he can pump himself up.
Vamos, Rafa!!!
Good service game by RF. Rafa is being tested.
0-1, RF.
I think I may have to go on a Diet Coke run here.
I just came back to see him get broken. Things are not going well for our baby bull, but he is still fighting. But he's getting outplayed right now.
Rafa had his chances to break, but couldn't.
1-4, RF.
I like the fact that he's still fighting for every point, though.
Rafa needs to hold, and hope that he can make a miracle happen. Vamos, Rafa!!!
Easy service game for him. Held at love. He still is pumped up, so that's good to see.
2-4, RF.
He broke back. Vamos!!!
3-4, RF.
Back on serve. Let's hope Rafa can hold serve. He's definitely more fired up now. Hope Cinci is going to the loo, and Jamu is putting on more Nike gear. Come on, Rafa!!!He held with a great passing shot. He is pumped.
4-4.
He is keeping pressure on. What a match this has been. Come on, Rafa!!! RF held. No pressure is back on Rafa.
4-5, RN.
He holds.
5-5.
The match is so close. The kids are asking me why I'm shaking so much. Roger holds. Now Rafa has to serve to take it to yet another tiebreak. My kids just gave me a nice Mother's Day present. Would be nice if Rafa is able to give me one, too.
5-6, RF.
0-30. A DF. Showing a bit of nerves here. Keep fighting, Rafa!!! Come on, Rafa!!! Miss by Rafa. Two Championship points. He's in a hole here. Come on, Rafa!!! Saves one. Saves the other one. Deuce. Ad Rafa. He held. On to the TB.
6-6.
Vamos, Rafa!!! Just like last year; hope the result is the same. Come on, Rafa!!!
HE WON!!!
He's crying!!!
posted by Susan at 9:04 AM
395 Comments:
you go get him, rafa...
VAMOS RAFA - YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
hahaha can you tell i am just in front of my pc, refreshing like crazy???
Rafa will win!
No doubt!!!
Rafa surely will win!
Aaah Rafa! Kom op! You can do it!
work? on a sunday?
ok live scoreboard totally gone to the dogs... our tension lies in susan's hands now
i'm not the one taking up poli sci, sampras, it's anonymous the nth... but he/she logged off already cuz it's around midnight back in the philippines...
RAFA!
VAAAAAAAAAAMMOOOOOOSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I beleive in you!!!!!
Advance RF
vamos rafa!!!
0-1 RF
yep rf opened the set and held serve
depends which degree LOL
am a humanities major at uni level, then i also have other degrees in the burner, as it were
and you, sampras...? you're like my mum, who's a diehard sampras all the way... it's a wonder you're a rafa supporter...! :)
Where are you all?
Do you want Rafa's victory?
Let's help him!
VAAAAAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOOOOOSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vamos Rafael !
It's gonna be tough, but it's possible if he raises is game. As Rafa said just before the match : If I want to be him, I need to play at 100% (what he is not doing for the moment... )
It's 1-1 now
noooo rafa has to win this... and he will.
goooo rafaaaa
you have to keep roland garros
Remember last years final here? Rafa likes to make things exciting lol
meow we don't need that right now
vamos rafa
now break fedex!!!
Let's beleive in Rafa's VICTORY!!!
ALL Together!
VAAAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOSS!!!!
Deuce
Come on now!
cmon rafa, break the swiss cheese
2-1 for Fed now
VAMOS RAFA !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sabrina
I'm so nervous. I'm almost glad I cant wait it on TV. I'd be going nuts right now
2-1 ... Both determined to win, that's gonna be a giants fight in the last but not least set... !
regardless of outcome, another great match
Now playing Rafa!
We could speak about Sampras next time!
VAAAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOOS!!!!!!!!!!
**watch it on tv
you said it, this is turning out to be a classic... finally rivalry that goes to five sets! (and women want equal pay? let's see them do five sets!!!)
law, sampras 14? that's pretty cool...
i Used to dislike federer but to be painfully objective, the guy is smooooth.
but i love rafaaaaa. he will take this. he will.
Vamos Rafa! Fighting!
Of course I support Rafa here, but I don't think it's possible, in all honesty, to dislike Federer ... I mean, this man can do EVERYTHING, he's got a (too?) perfect tennis !
not with all the commercial breaks and long clay rallies, not in ten... LOL
It's easy to dislike Federer. His egotistical comments take away from the beauty of his game. Vamos Rafa! Lets go
yes idlar, you got to hand that to the fed express. plus he hardly ever badmouths people... the only player i've heard him slightly badmouth is our darling rafa. but even then it wasn't a mortal sin, it was just the hint of a shadow of a sin.
what's the score, people?
great. The fed breaks. Now it si really interesting.
nnnnnnnnej, break... vamos, rafa! debreak now ! You can do it !
the more i watch roger, the more i give in, albeit grudgingly, to the artistry of his game. his running backhand, his perfect forehand, his implacable expression (99.8% of the time)... sigh... kiefer could take him... and nalbandian... but their games are more erratic than roger's ever will be.
but rafa, you work on your grass game and you will be all around, too! =)
for now, what is the score...????
its 3:1 federer
shooot. let's see how this turns out. i am afraid to jinx rafa
being broke =.="
rafa...break him break!!!
yes federer broke rafa its 3:1 and 30:15 now fed serve
c'mon, 30-40! then game!!!
yeessss, duce... It's now or never !
i can almost imagine the game now. with rafa moaning and federer uttering something from time to time... and long rallies.
go to rf's backhand!!! relentlessly
f***! deuce!!! vamos rafa!!!
Women deserve equal payment, if only because they run around the court in short skirts ;)
Vamos Rafael!!!
I don't like Federer's hegemony in most matches these last few years. Glad Nadal can put pressure on him!
yes idlar, thanks for the blow by blow
breakpoint
Break point ! come on !
back to deuce
duece!!
Break point again !!
brrakpoint again
2nd break point vaporized
arrrghhh
c'mon, break effing point!!!
ad fed
advantage fed
game point for fed..
idlar, you rock. :)
game fed
4-1 ... gonna be tough...
rafa...
4:1 :(
*heart breaking*
ok, you've got to hold serve now, rafa.
Now seems uphill
Damn Federer!
well... If it had been someone else than FedExpress in front, i'd be still very confident.
Now, it's obvious that Rafa needs to give even more against that Federer that plays (let's amdit it) exeptionally well in this 5th set...
30-0 Nadal
ok rafa, two more points honey
40-0 !
one more!!!
game !
4-2
Stillpretty tough... This 40-0 game is a good thing !
But it's now very time to break fed.. !
0-15 ... Come on rafa !
I'm hoping for a miracle too! It's not that I dislike Federer, I'm sure he's a nice guy. But....he already won a lot, so I want Nadal to win!!
Yes, Petrova has strong legs...Svelte.
à -30 ! two more!
love fifteen!!! now i can't even see the numbers on the keyboard...
go rafaaaa i am flushed right now
15-30
Federer is Swiss by the way.
30-30 ... don't let him go !
fed makes it 30 all
two more indeed idlar!
and yes, petrova has great legs. i don't like the frown lines between her brows, though, and the way she crucifies herself after every point. but she sure did a great job against that diminutive wallonian-belgian
come on!
you can do it!
you are Rafa Nadal !
just do it!
vamos Rfafa!!!
game point fed
shit... 40-30 !
come on !
anonymous, i think sampras14 meant the french open, not that roger is french. hahaha
although roger speaks french, too =)
deuce !! allez allez !!!
break point
breakpoint !!
clijsters plays in a scary way, like she won't last the decade
i like mauresmo but she's not consistent
hingis is better now --- attitude wise than in her number one days so i hope it's not just for show
graf rules forever
rafa, did you break roger???
break!!
4-3 !!! yyyeeeess !!!
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS RRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Rafa, I love you! :P And now hold. Fed is cracking like an egg.. you can do this!!
*screaming with joy*
he broke! now hold!!!
i love graf but hingis will take time. i will never forget the last french open of graf when hingis threw a tantrum to burn my memory for years. brat! hehehe
yep ! That's good !
Still, it's Fed in front, so nothing is done... But that debreak was THE thing to do NOW :)
ok, crack roger more rafa... nice and easy. no, i take that back.
ram it down his smooth back!!!
0-15 ... don't let him go !
15 15 !!
dem, c'mon, rafa, you heard idlar, don't let goooo
soooooooo nervous!!!
15-30!
15-30 ... vamos! come on !
The momentum is shifting. Keep it up! You can do it! Your path is clear! Your strength and speed and vision are there! Vamos, Rafa!
30 all
30-30 ! he's holding!
yes! game point !
game point rafa
Okay, enough about the legs now!
I guess I should say that I'm a girl so....that should explain :)
He broke back!!! Vamos Rafael! Donde esta el next break?...:)
I think Clijsters is also a good player!
Ciao!
duece!!
ad rafa
VVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOSSSS!!!!!!!!!
ad rafa
clijsters is good but her knee slide is dem scary
i like her over henin-hardenne, that's for sure. after the australian open fiasco, i just can't like justine anymore
4 all!
Haha! That I can understand...although Justine was the one who saved the Fed Cup for Belgium last month!
oh
my
god!!!
vamoooss rafaaaa
tangna, makakana mo rin!!!
15 all
i'm not belgian so justine saving the team means nothing much to me
i just live here, is all LOL
rafa honey, you are back on the right dem track!
sampras14, gimme email pls :)
40-30fed
cmon rafa deuce it
5-4 fed
uh oh. you can do it rafa
rafa has to hold to saty in th ematch
*bated breath*
0-15 rafa
C'mon Nadal!!!! Break em..get your muscles together the same way you did against Henman!!!
You're right, the Belgian team is also not really important to me.
Todo el dia Nadal!!!
rafa, get it together now
15 all
henman ain't roger LOL
but yes, cream this one pls
yez! 30-15 now
vamos Rafael !!!
is rafael serving right now?
30-15 rafa
you can do it!
40-15 rafa
yes rafa is serving and he's up! two more honeybun
come on rafa!
one more...!!!
come on!
hold serve!
vamos!
5 all!
is it 40-15 or 30-15 ?
lol nevermind
5-5!!!!
sex rafa; i have faith
he can do it just one more break
15-0 fed
yay! PULL THROUGH rafael hopefully you can do it!
you can't have a tie break in the last set can you?
30-0 fed
5-5
COME ON RAFA
Vamos!!
30-15
even it honey you can do it
susan i am shaking too demmmm
i don't think so I think you just keep playing until one player breaks the other
cmon make it 30-30
40-15
40-15 RF
6-5 fed
down the effing wire
killer...
6-5
Now it's Rafa's turn
5th set tie break?!
4 hour 36 mins already!!
vamos rafa!!!!!
omfg i can't stand the butterflies in my stomach i'm so nervous for him...and to think i only feel like this when andy roddick is playing!
vamos Rafa!!!
0-15 rafa
do they do a 5th set tiebreak or do the players just keep playing until one breaks the other?
roddick has to work on his anticipation if he wants to bring his rank back up... serves are fleeting LOL peace
ok rafa, go for it
0-30 rafa!!
hold serve !!!!
o-30
come on!!!
4 hours and 46 min it is!
0-30 (for Fed)
Come on Raf
it's tiebreak if it goes to 6-6
only the french open doesn't have a tiebreaker
double fault!!
30-15
15-30
30-15
confusing ha
30-15 or 15-30? LOL *nervous laughter*
My heart is in my mouth!!!
Oh god plzzzzzz help him!!!!!1
is it 30-15 rafa?
15-40!! 2 match points for FED!!
Sorry wrong place
15-40 now
COME ON
Sorry wrong place
15-40 now
COME ON
30-40!!
That's sweet of your kids Susan! I gave my mum nice gifts too :)
I want Nadal to win this game.....Shit I can't watch the game myself, damn it!
30-40
Just one match point to delete
score plz??
DEUCE!!! WOW
Yes its deuce
omg!
40-40
vamos Rafael!
ad rafa
Ad for Raf
DEUCE!!!
Goooooooooo Rafa!
Save the game plzzzzzzzzz...!
6-6 now
Convert the advantage RAFA.. cmnnn baby bull!!!
TIE BREAK!!
Tiebreak!
OMG
6-6
fantastic!
vamos Rafael!
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