That backhand is a thing of beauty.
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Wawrinka takes the first set.
Nadal amazingly frustrated, hit his racquet with his hand in anger.
Nadal amazingly frustrated, hit his racquet with his hand in anger.
Juiced up by spinach. His arm looks like popeye.
He looks unplayable.
Nadal isn't at his very best, but I put some of that down to not knowing how to approach Wawrinka, he can return with pace from anywhere on the court & that single handed backhand gives him a bit more breathing space as he's not pushed across the court with his momentum.
I often think how I'd approach playing someone, but I'd not have a clue how to play against him.
All that said I expect Nadal to make a comeback at some point, as unlikely as it looks currently.
Nadal isn't at his very best, but I put some of that down to not knowing how to approach Wawrinka, he can return with pace from anywhere on the court & that single handed backhand gives him a bit more breathing space as he's not pushed across the court with his momentum.
I often think how I'd approach playing someone, but I'd not have a clue how to play against him.
All that said I expect Nadal to make a comeback at some point, as unlikely as it looks currently.
Nadal is in pain. Stood whincing on court & his knees buckled a bit, his first service is fucked too.
He looks almost in tears. Gone off court for medical treatment.
He looks almost in tears. Gone off court for medical treatment.
Wawrinka is showing his inexperience in a final here.
It's a silly thing to do, he's just wound himself up no end.
Doesn't appear to have effected has game though.
Nadal still looks stiff. Definitely his back.
It's a silly thing to do, he's just wound himself up no end.
Doesn't appear to have effected has game though.
Nadal still looks stiff. Definitely his back.
Wow. Nadal was close to tears then.
Yep, his first serve is fucked. He's gonna retire the match I reckon.
Yep, his first serve is fucked. He's gonna retire the match I reckon.
At the risk of tempting fate, I think Nadal is beginning to get a little more flexibility back.
Wawrinka making a fair few errors now. Doesnt feel his natural game by the look of it.
Nadal goes 3-0 up, he is a bit improved but shouldn't be ahead, Wawrinka needs to focus himself.
Nadal goes 3-0 up, he is a bit improved but shouldn't be ahead, Wawrinka needs to focus himself.
Momentum has truly switched here.
Well in Stan.
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