18 Year Old Rafael Nadal is Manhandling #1 Roger Federer

-Slim- · Apr 3, 2005

I hope Im not the only one watching the Nasdaq final...

Quite a match and quite the performance by this 18 year old kid..

Federer is so frustrated right now, hes missing everything....

Nadal is up 2 sets to none, 4-1 in the third set....

Watch out for this kid, Rafael Nadal, from Spain.

Funny thing is, he has to fly out tonight cause he has a first round match in Spain on Wednesday......

Great game, great game.

stolidog · Apr 3, 2005

Nadal has amazing potential - he has plenty of time to make his game more well rounded. He is excellent on clay and is just starting to play better on hard courts. You may have just jinxed him though - never count out Federer.

-Slim- · Apr 3, 2005

I think Federer just woke up, 4-3 now and strong....

stolidog · Apr 3, 2005

In another year - 18 months, Nadal could be the man to beat on the ATP tour. I say say could and not will because he currently has a tendency to play to his opposition and lose to some avg. players (note this years two hard court lossses to Hrbaty and Ljubicic but he losses in 5 tough sets to Hewitt in the Australian). I wonder about today's odds for Nadal in 3 sets or just to win??

X-Files · Apr 3, 2005

Federer +225 now at bet365

TheGeneral+ · Apr 3, 2005

Fed must have a hangover or something.

Fishhead · Apr 3, 2005

GOOD STUFF ACTUALLY

THANKS SkimSlim

stl198287 · Apr 3, 2005

I'm enjoying watching the match as Nadal seems to really be in a zone, however, I think that Nadal needs to win this third-set tie-breaker now, or else I see Federer winning the last two sets as I think that the energetic 18 year-old might wear down in the fourth and fifth sets.

I do like what I see Nadal pacing himself nicely in this tie-break set should they go beyond this. If it goes to a fourth set, though, I see Fed's experience as decided advantage.

-Slim- · Apr 3, 2005

Wow that is a beautiful turnaround from Federer.....Sox coming back from 3-0 is nothing compared to this It will be a while before Nadal forgets today.....talk about a long trip back to Spain....