Rafa Nadal vs. Roger Federer, tie break 1er.set Abu Dhabi 2011

[barriosur1]

VAMOS ROGER !!!!! SIN DUDA ES EL MEJOR !!!!!

[Mondibaby]

I don't think that Federers forehand winners are very "elegant" at all ... as a matter of fact they come across quite rough ...

[H3NEKK3N]

me caga nadal, me super caga, luego camina como imbecil dando pasitos, como sharapova, como serena williams, puta modita que traen de caminar dando pasitos cortos y luego retomar el paso, nadal se ve torpe, parece imbecil caminando asi, no se si por caminar asi el cree que se le va a quitar lo estupido y lo mierda que se ve, maldito estupido

[Thutmosis7]

Vamos Rafa's 2011 AO Champion!!!!!!!!!

[DarthCho]

Federer lost to himself. too many UE

[sayemchowdhury09]

what a play

[s08254gk]

federer's play is artistic and beautiful.but, fed can't overcome nadal's power-tennis.

[luirot9]

@s08254gk

Says who? Nadal does not beat Federer with his power, Nadal beats him with his speed and spin to Roger's backhand.

[bandai890]

@s08254gk

No. its just that federer mkes too many mistakes. His defence is the best in tournament but need to stop mking UE or mistakes. If he can overcome these he will be able to beat nadel easily.

[TorgeistLLN]

Federer lost to Nadal, AGAIN!

[dangerouspaul]

from the seven points of nadal in this tie break 7 are unforced errors by FED !!!! incredible performance by the mighty fed ;-)

the commentator is ridiculously pro nadal ...por dios vaya con dios pero por favor vaya amigo !!!!

[errolmiranda]

@dangerouspau- and that is the mystique of nadals shots... they all look reachable because he doesnt hit flat. you can reach it by running it down but cannot Control it.. So everyone who hits the ball it looks like its an unforced error whereas actually the error comes up because the opponent just cannot control the spin on the ball.

Nadal does not hit flat.. so his winners count is usually lower than others.. but his tenacity and his spin on the ball makes his game special.

[dashiel]

Alguien ha notado que rafa se está quedando calvo, y sólo tiene 24 años?¿?¿

[yosoyignacio1]

Dios mio cuantos errores no forzados de Federer! El relator le pone muchas ganas a que Nadal jugó bien el time break pero por favor a primera vista se ve que Federer fue el unico culpable de perderlo!!! Esta conducta es la que mas me preocupa de Roger, antes no cometía tantos errores!

[nikolasdbz]

@yosoyignacio1

tenes razon q los relatores se pasan,pero federer se equivoca por la cantidad de pelotas q pasa nadal eso es un gran merito tambien

rooger contra rafa no juega tan bien por eso el mismo lo dijo q no se siente comodo porq tiene q realizar muchos golpes consecutivos

[zinita4]

el tie break del 1 er. set un buen inicio del año 2011 ... el campeon del mundo Rafael Nadal el zurdo d oro =D

[Thutmosis7]

If you minus roger 3 carpet wins especially the last 1 at the YEC in november. Nadal is 3-2 on Hardcourt against federer. He is also 10-2 against federer on clay. Those 2 losses are questionable consider nadal was never at his best in them. He is 14 n 8 and would of been 15-7 had he been more healthiers entering the finals. Nadal was not 100%. Because of the shoulder injury set back. He was able to push roger to a 3 sets. I hope he is able to stay healthy this yr and sky is the limit.

[federerbestclass]

@Thutmosis7 waht you say?. Roger is already old now. He is 29 years old. Marriage. There is a kids, too. He today is weaker than the heyday. Roger had the slump of the sickness and the injury. MONO. sick of lung. back or foot. sure. Nadal injured the foot. But, his heyday is now. You say that only Nadal is not 100%. When Roger is not 100%. It is many times, too. And, to your prejudice. Roger is a goat or not. I don't care. I only hate foolish anti.

[Thutmosis7]

@federerbestclass U and this mono thing again? I doubt he had it, but anyway that's what you believe in. Ok you can use it for your sake. Federer was pretty much healthy majority of his career. Nadal wasn't period. Even commentator mention that alot.

[federerbestclass]

@Thutmosis7 "Federer was pretty much healthy majority of his career?" sigh.. Roger got sickness and slump. MONO. Sick of lung. Injury of back or foot. etc. Roger got many slump. sure. All player got slump.

[RafaelNadal90]

vamos rafa !!!!!!

[magomerlinn]

Como siempre saliendo bien de los momentos difíciles.

Buen inicio de año Campeón.

Sigue así, Rafa,

saludos desde Perú.

[Mini23Arbre]

What a tie-breaker! It featured some very entertaining points. It never gets old watching Rafa come back from behind and snatch victory outta the hands of defeat. Whatta champ! :))

[SharkyssMachine]

@reagansgirls we all know that

[Thutmosis7]

@reagansgirls Interesting. I think back in the days they didn't use hardcourt alot. Since it's an artificial surface. Only grass and clay are authentic. That's why in the old days they use it alot. Only during the late 70's they use hardcourt more. I think injuries are also to be blame for nadal not having more GS without a doubt. I pick him to win 3 out 4 GS if not all 4 tis yr. I think we will see rafa's Slam in the next several weeks.

[reagansgirls]

@Thutmosis7 U R RITE MATE.....BJORN BORG WON AN CLAY COURT US OPEN SOMEWERE IN THE 60S OR 70S.....I GUESS A FAIR DEAL WOULD BE TO PLAY THE 4 SLAMS IN 4 DIFFERENT SURFACES.....WIZ CLAY,HARD COURTS,GRASS N CARPET......THAT WAY THERE WONT BE ANY UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO ANY PLAYER.........U R RITE,THE WAY RAFA IS PLAYING BARRING ANY INJURIES I DONT SEE ANYONE WINNING THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN..........I CAN EVEN GO FURTHER ON BETTING ALL THE 4 SLAMS TO RAFA!!!! VAMOS RAFA

[Thutmosis7]

@reagansgirls I know i am mostly right at times. It's just i hate the annoying federinas who keep coming on espn blog with their nonsense about him being the GOAT. It get so ridiculous and their whinning after he is losing. Even when he was in his primes he was losing alot to nadal, and now he is not they keep using this disadvantage nonsense. Saying most of nadal's wins are on clay. Yet roger is clearly the second best clay playa behind rafa for the past 5 yrs. a win is a win.

[reagansgirls]

@Thutmosis7 YUP.....IF MY GUESS IS RITE...RAFA MAY END HIS CAREER AT 25 GRAND SLAMS!!!!....IT MAY SOUND RIDICULOUS BUT I CAN SEE HIME GETTING THERE,,HES GONNA BE AROUND ATLEAST TIL 2018......8*4=32 SLAMS.......I THINK RAFA HAS IT IN HIM TO WIN HALF OF THAT SLAMS 16 N TAKE HIS TALLY TO 25.....ITS A LONG WAY OFF ,BUT ITS MY PREDICTION

[Makyz77]

@reagansgirls yeah so true!!

[KingFederer1]

vamos roger ¡¡¡¡¡el mejor de todos los tiempos¡¡

[Lore88bubba]

Vamos mi Rafa! Congratulations!! what a fantastic way to start the season! Congratz again my champion and HappY New Year! :)

[gutilis1]

Vamos Rafa!