Australian Open 2017

walshb

If Fed gets the UE down and keeps this level he wins.

can't really decide who I want to win. maybe Rafa just a little bit.
this is a key title in the legacy of Fed vs Rafa and for people who are into it, I'm not so much, the "GOAT" discussions.
If Fed wins he goes to 18 and wins probably his last GS title with a win over his nemesis.
Rafa wins, shows his record over Fed yet again and gets to only 2 GS titles behind him with the chance of winning a couple of French opens at least over the next few years if he can stay physicallly healthy.

vienne86

Sublime backhand winner by Nadal.....brilliant game.

MonsterMob

What channel is it on?

RosyLily

MonsterMob wrote: »

What channel is it on?

Eurosport.

vienne86

glasso wrote: »

can't really decide who I want to win. maybe Rafa just a little bit.
this is a key title in the legacy of Fed vs Rafa and for people who are into it, I'm not so much, the "GOAT" discussions.
If Fed wins he goes to 18 and wins probably his last GS title with a win over his nemesis.
Rafa wins, shows his record over Fed yet again and gets to only 2 GS titles behind him with the chance of winning a couple of French opens at least over the next few years if he can stay physicallly healthy.

I think that like a lot of people, I would like Federer to win, but I don't want Nadal to lose!

MonsterMob

RosyLily wrote: »

Eurosport.

Cheers, eir doesn't seem to have it...

vienne86

RosyLily wrote: »

Eurosport.

.......and I see Sky have a banner going along the bottom of the screen every so often telling me that they are discontinuing it at the end of the month. Pheck them anyway.

walshb

In the 6 slam finals Fed's lost to Nadal he has never been in this "commanding" position at this stage of his losses..

SlickRic

Honestly, I didn't think Fed had this performance in him.

Stunning.

vienne86

Another break for Federer.....that's the third set sorted.

walshb

Fed is on fire.

seligehgit

First game hold was key to Federer taking this set.

Come on Rafa, bring it to 5!
Fed backhand is a weapon right now. He's dictating play with his choices at the moment.
It's geared towards short points, by playing a game going for winners at the right time.
He knows that Nadal will win points the longer rallies go on. clever.
Nadal needs to find a way to impose himself more here. not something you say often about Nadal.

RosyLily

vienne86 wrote: »

.......and I see Sky have a banner going along the bottom of the screen every so often telling me that they are discontinuing it at the end of the month. Pheck them anyway.

Yep!:mad: Still haven't come to an agreement with Discovery. And I think Eurosport have US Open coverage instead of Sky this year.

vienne86

walshb wrote: »

Fed is on fire.

Set won 6-1 .......making it look easy!

can Fed maintain this? - if he can - Nadal is done.
Nadal has to hope for a drop off in intensity!

walshb

If Fed wins he goes down as one of the greatest sportsmen ever. He is already up there. His commitment and longevity really are special.

RosyLily

Federer has to wrap it up in 4 sets I think. 5 is in Rafa's favour and it could get to Fed mentally.

3 sets played in 2 hours. That's quick for Nadal.

fawlty682

Federer on top of his game. Brilliant serving and backhand working well.Can he maintain it? Keeping pressure on Nadal.

walshb

Fed's striking is top notch...on this form Nadal can only hope to win on UE count..

seligehgit

Nadal struggling to get any kind of a foothold on the Federer serve.He standing an awful long way behind the baseline on the Federer serve.Federer serve and backhand are imperious.

Perhaps he's got to venture forward to the net where he's had a high success rate.

walshb

Equally if Nadal comes back he will go down as one of the greatest sportsmen.

vienne86

There's the break! Took advantage of the UE's!

walshb

Wow..Fed goes from 2-1 on to underdog in that one game.

first blood Rafa. he needs to be better on his svc to hold this break tho.

RosyLily

Oh! Nadal breaks for 3-1 lead. Is this the turning point for him?

bad miss at 0-15 by fed

walshb

Fed and his fooking UEs.

seligehgit

Federer has gone off the boil.