Tennis Vol. 4

Mulan · Post time 21-1-2017 05:55 PM

cyclops_psycho replied at 21-1-2017 04:30 PM
Yesss Dennis Istomin menang and moves through to the 4th round! Good for him sbb tak mensia siakan k ...

Ye ehh.. cayalah Istomin.. wawaawaahh.. camtulah baru org bukak mata bebetul.

Mulan · Post time 21-1-2017 05:57 PM

cyclops_psycho replied at 21-1-2017 04:57 PM
Sian plak aku tgk Zverev ni..injured plak.

So ppl akan ckp Rafa finally won bcoz zverev is injured?

Boringgggg

Mulan · Post time 21-1-2017 05:58 PM

kikiharris replied at 21-1-2017 05:38 PM
one hell of a match!
lega nak mampos..well done hun!!! vamos

Into the second week!! Omg! Lompat2 dlm rumah. Partayyyy!!

Lapar dinner dh.. pehhh!!

kikiharris · Post time 21-1-2017 06:06 PM

Mulan replied at 21-1-2017 09:58 AM
Into the second week!! Omg! Lompat2 dlm rumah. Partayyyy!!

Lapar dinner dh.. pehhh!!

i sampai balun 2 mugs kopi la,dgn tak bfast.tak lalu
nak hilangkan nervous tu.gilo!

cyclops_psycho · Post time 21-1-2017 08:47 PM

Mulan replied at 21-1-2017 05:57 PM
So ppl akan ckp Rafa finally won bcoz zverev is injured?

Boringgggg

Apparently ppl talk abt his fitness level..mcm mana pemain yg berusia 30 thn mcm Nadal lebih endurance compare to Zverev yg masih remaja, 19 thn kot.

Tennis is physical sport, so team dia kena buat something supaya dia ada lebih stamina and more endurance..in future match, kalau ada match marathon mcm ni takde la cramp kaki tu.

cyclops_psycho · Post time 21-1-2017 08:49 PM

Fuhhh...lega aku KaPlis menang but in a hard way! Unexpected sgt..thought dia boleh menang mudah.

First time KaPlis masuk round of 16, pls do well against Daria Gavrilova, pemain tuan rumah yg gedik.

cyclops_psycho · Post time 22-1-2017 09:48 AM

Congrats Pavs!! Pemain pertama move to quarters!

Mulan · Post time 22-1-2017 12:15 PM

By Craig O’Shannessy
Saturday, 21 January, 2017
Rafael Nadal was down. Rafael Nadal was never out.

The 2009 Melbourne singles champion was on the ropes at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday afternoon, trailing two sets to one, and bleeding momentum.

And then experience, fitness and presence of mind took over.

Nadal defeated 19-year-old Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of Australian Open 2017, digging in when bowing out seemed a real possibility.

Match report: Nadal survives Zverev test

You would think Nadal’s dominance in the last two sets would be from the baseline. Well, it was, sort of. Nadal won the fourth set despite winning only 47 per cent (16/34) of baseline points. He then powered to victory in the fifth set, winning a commanding 60 per cent (22/37) from the back of the court. He finally owned his favourite piece of real estate.

Nadal benefited greatly from Zverev losing fitness in the deciding set, as the German was regularly stretching his legs to counter cramping that was beginning to take over his lower body. Nadal knows full well that trailing by two sets to one means a lot, and also means nothing. It’s just a moment in time that needs to be endured until the finish line, way in the distance, finally presents itself.

The best shot on the court for the majority of the match was Zverev’s backhand. Nadal typically likes to take his lefty forehand through the deuce court, and reduce his opponent’s backhand to ashes as the match progress.

Not today at RLA.

Zverev’s rock-solid backhand is going to be a nightmare for opponents for the next decade and some change, as he can step in and crush it from anywhere with pin-point accuracy. For most of the match, the Zverev backhand was the trump card that kept the Nadal forehand in constant check.

Zverev hit 15 backhand winners, while amassing 45 total backhand errors. As a comparison, Nadal only hit four backhand winners in five long sets, while committing 40 backhand errors. Advantage Zverev.



Nadal’s serve patterns were markedly different in the deuce court and the ad court. In the deuce court, he focused on his natural lefty slider down the middle, hitting 31 serves down the T, nine at the body, and 15 out wide as a sneaky surprise.

In the ad court, Nadal was all about confusion, sliding 21 out wide to his favourite lefty location, 17 at the body to jam the tall German, and 20 down the middle, trying to catch him moving the other way.

What was interesting was how much better Nadal’s backhand performed returning serve against Zverev.

Nadal made 81 per cent (43/53) of his backhand returns in the deuce court, and 80 per cent (36/45) in the ad court. Those numbers show just how well he locks down on that wing.

Forehand returns were a different matter, only making 52 per cent (16/31) in the deuce court and 56 per cent (18/32) in the ad court. Those are some shaky metrics for a title contender.

All too often, Nadal stood about as far back as humanly possible to return serve, and then ran like crazy trying to gain ascendency in the point. The Spaniard averaged running 12.7 metres per point, while Zverev averaged 11.8 metres per point.

Performance at critical moments was always an element that Nadal controlled. When Nadal lost the first point of his service game, he rebounded to win nine of 11 (82 per cent). When Zverev lost the opening point to fall behind 0-15, he only won two of six of those service games.

Nadal will now play Gael Monfils in the fourth round – an opponent he holds a 12-2 record against. Nadal has won the last four meetings, including a 6-1 6-2 6-3 victory at the Australian Open in 2014.

Nadal is surging. His game is on point. The rest of the draw is on high alert that this titan of our sport is back flexing his baseline muscles once again.

cyclops_psycho · Post time 22-1-2017 12:53 PM

Semalam adik..hari ni abg plak, Mischa Zverev lwn Andy Murray and surprisingly first set won by Mischa.

Mulan · Post time 22-1-2017 01:20 PM

cyclops_psycho replied at 22-1-2017 12:53 PM
Semalam adik..hari ni abg plak, Mischa Zverev lwn Andy Murray and surprisingly first set won by Misc ...

Future Williamses of the ATP?

cyclops_psycho · Post time 22-1-2017 01:55 PM

Mulan replied at 22-1-2017 01:20 PM
Future Williamses of the ATP?

Maybe..tp tennis experts ramalkan si adik yg lebih menyerlah.

Mischa ni cara dia bermain mengingatkan aku kpd Radek Stepanek. Sometimes too much serve and volley pun is not good for him sbb lawan mudah baca cara dia bermain. Nees more variety in his game. Aku lg prefer si adik yg kalah kpd Nadal smlm.