Rafael Nadal


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Hat sich Rafa jetzt eigtl. zum Hardcourt-Spezialisten umgeschult? :D Der feiert dort gefühlt ja mittlerweile mehr Erfolge als auf Sand. Das ständige (und aufwendige) Gewühle im Dreck ist wohl (mit zunehmendem Alter) nicht mehr ganz sein Ding. ;)

So oder so passt der Begriff Sandplatzspezialist (der sehr häufig noch in den Medien verwendet wird) sowieso schon lange nicht mehr. Rafa ist einer der besten HC-Spieler aller Zeiten und mittlerweile ein richtiger Allrounder geworden. Gut, die Finals fehlen noch, aber wer brauch die schon?! :D
 
Marius schrieb:
Dieser Aspekt beeindruckt mich bei Rafa ebenfalls sehr. Seine Stärke am Netz wird oftmals unterschätzt. Er hat nicht so ein Händchen wie Federer beim Volley, aber er ist trotzdem sehr stark am Netz, weil er ein sehr gutes Gespür dafür hat, wann er vorrücken sollte und wann nicht. Den Volley an sich hat er natürlich trotzdem auch über die Jahre verbessert und vor allem überkopf ist er ebenfalls sehr stark. Er ist außerdem reaktionsschnell und antizipiert vorne auch gut und zudem dosiert er sein Volleyspiel gut. Er geht da selten zu viel auf Risiko und spielt den Volley oftmals so, dass er im Notfall anschließend nochmal nachsetzt und so das Ding klar macht.
Wie Federer, Nadal und Djokovic über die Jahre ihr Spiel immer weiterentwickelt haben, ist bemerkenswert. Deswegen sind sie eben auch Legenden.

Phantastischer Saisonstart von Rafa und das in dem Alter und auf HC. Das ist nochmal ein dicker Pluspunkt für seine Legacy.(y) wenn er körperlich gut durch die Sandsaison durchkommt, dann kann er eventuell sogar nochmal einen Angriff auf die #1 vornehmen. In Bezug auf den Körper ist das bei ihm halt leider immer ein großes "wenn".
Zum Vergrößern anklicken....

Ja, finde ich ebenso bemerkenswert. Vor der Big3 Ära war es gang und gäbe das man, wenn man in den 30er ankommt, mal langsam an Abschiedstour und Rente denkt. Das fand ich fast am Anfang befremdlich, wenn ich mal von Djokovic gehört habe, dass er da zb. als 32 jähriger noch einen Ivanisevic neu ins Team holt.
Aber das macht letztendlich den Erfolg bei den Big3 aus: solange sie spielen, wollen sie sich auch verbessern. Und die Verbesserungen in anderen Bereichen lässt sie den halben Schritt, den sie vielleicht langsamer sind, gut kompensieren. Letztendlich konnte auch bei Federer das Alter ihn nur indirekt stoppen, eben durch Verletzung, ansonsten wäre er auch letztes Jahr noch extrem wettbewerbsfähig an der Spitze gewesen schätze ich. Und es ist nicht unwahrscheinlich, dass das bei Nadal und Djokovic ähnlich laufen könnte. Dass der Körper halt irgendwie streikt. Bei Nadal gab es da ja schon vermehrt Anzeichen, umso erstaunlicher sein 2022er Comeback. Als ob der Kerl in nen Jungbrunnen gefallen ist.
 


Mit seinem Titelgewinn beim ATP-500-Event in Acapulco hat Rafael Nadal zum 30. Mal (u.a. vier Mal die French Open) ein Turnier ohne Satzverlust gewonnen. Ein einsamer Spitzenwert in der Open Era.
 
Rafa beim Training in Indian Wells


Novaks Sohn Stefan ist nicht nur ein grosser Fan von Rafa, sondern spielt auch die Lassovorhand fast so perfekt wie sein Idol. (y)
 


Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda 6:2, 1:6, 7:6(3)

Nadal: "I thought I was lost today... and in Australia, very similar feeling. But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to keep trying or keep fighting. Even if I think I'm going to lose the match, my mindset before returning that 5-2 game is, 'OK, I am playing bad, I had two breaks, but even if I'm going to lose, I'm going to try to finish the match having some better feelings.' So I need to fight to find these better feelings in that last game."

"I think it's true that probably Sebastian got a little bit more nervous. He made some more mistakes, being honest. I think I played a little bit better at least. He was playing some fantastic tennis and I'm sorry for him. He had chances, but that's tennis. He's very young, he has an amazing future. I wish him all the best."

Korda: "He started playing a lot different at the match's final stretch. He moved closer to the baseline. I could see that he was a little worried, changing up his tactics. Just didn't play good games, and he took advantage of it. He'll always be my idol in tennis, one of the reasons why I picked up a tennis racquet. I took a lot of positives from my performance despite the loss."

Kurze Randnotiz: Als Sebastian Korda aufwuchs, benannte er seine Katze nach seinem Idol "Rafa". :)
 
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Rafa konnte sein Dritt-Runden-Duell mit 7:5 und 6:3 gegen Dan Evans für sich entscheiden und damit seinen 400. Sieg bei einem Masters-1000-Turnier für sich verbuchen: "I didn't know at all about that, but good numbers, of course."

Nach einer eher durchschnittlichen Leistung gegen den Briten sagte er:
"The match didn't start the way that I wanted, but I was able to hit a couple of good passing shots in some key moments, and then things started to build a bit better. I need to keep improving, of course, but it has been a small improvement today. That's important because the next round (Reilly Opelka) is going to be a very difficult one."

Vamos Rafa :)
 
Hans Meyer schrieb:
Nadal verzichtet auf Miami
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Das sind die Gründe, weshalb Nadal in Miami nicht dabei sein wird:

"I'm almost 36 and I've played more than I was expected at the beginning of the season. For my body it isn't good to have a quick transition from different surfaces: Clay to HC, well HC to clay. If I play Miami I won't have time to rest and time to make a sweet adaptation to clay. I'd need to push very hard from the beginning and that's dangerous for my foot and knees. So, I need to make that transition step by step and not make drastic changes as I did in the past. That's why I decided to stop after here, to have like 3 weeks before clay season starts for me."
 


"I did what I had to do against a very difficult player like Reilly. It is very tough to control his weapons with his serve and forehand. It is difficult because you need to find the right balance. When you are playing points from the baseline you think you can’t miss because you won’t have a lot of opportunities. So you need to find the balance to not allow him to come in and not taking big risks. I think I played my best match of the tournament so far today."



Rafa: "Nick is playing great. He is one of the toughest opponents on Tour. Everyone knows how good he is when he is motivated. It is going to be a good test for me and good challenge."

Nick: "I know what I’m capable of. I think everyone does as well. It’s whether I put my mind to it. I feel rejuvenated. I just feel like I’m here, I’m happy, and I’m just ready to give my all every match."

Vamos Rafa :)
 


Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios 7:6(0), 5:7, 6:4

Rafa: "I think for moments I played well. It’s difficult to play against him, always tough because he changes the dynamic of the point very quick and his serve is huge, especially the first serve. I think I played a good third set. Returning better. I was solid with the serve. Nick is one of these kind of players that you're going to have problems when he’s motivated."

"Tennis is all about the momentum sometimes. After the way that I finished the second with a couple of mistakes, I knew the beginning of the third will be so important and probably critical for me. So I needed to save the first couple of games, and then the match comes back to normal and anything can happen. It's all about finding the solution in every moment. In this sport it's not only about how you feel comfortable. It's about how you can make your opponent feel uncomfortable, too."

Nick: "That one hit pretty hard. I felt like, honestly, I was the one to end the streak."
"I felt like I was playing well. I felt like I did everything right in the first set that I planned to do. I sat down with my coach—myself—and I had a game plan, and everything was working. Two points away from the first set, I don't know how he got out of that game. 5-4, 30/15, just kept replaying that point over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again."

"And it was an amazing atmosphere. I knew the crowd was obviously, every time you play against Rafa, Roger, or Novak, the crowd's going to be heavily in their favour, and I know that, and I'm not asking them to go for me. I like that kind of villain, underdog-type feeling. But again, it was an amazing atmosphere. I'm never going to take that for granted. Rafa's a champion. So, you know, I think we've got an enormous amount of respect for each other. At the net, we said words, and I can feel it. We respect each other and he's a hell of a player. I think he's the greatest of all time as of now."
 
Ein paar Sympathien habe ich mit der Zeit ja doch für Kyrgios entwickelt. Anders als manch anderer User finde ich es durchaus reizvoll, dass er immer mal wieder für spannende Draws sorgt. Ich hoffe er kann seine Lebemann Tenniskarriere noch ein paar Jahre fortsetzen und vielleicht gibt es ja tatsächlich mal den ein oder anderen Run.

Nadal-Alcaraz 🔥

Edit: Ach Nick Du Trottel. Grad die Aktion am Ende gesehen. Da sag ich einmal was positives über ihn -_-
 


Rafael Nadal vs Carlos Alcaraz 6:4, 4:6, 6:3

Rafa: "I took it like another semi-final match. He's not a young player that is 100 in the world and is coming. He is a top player already, so I treated it like that, playing against one of the best players in the world. It doesn't matter if he's young or not, he's a great guy, an amazing player and he has a fantastic future. I treated it like this, just tried to go on court, try my best and accept all the challenges. I am through and it was a very important victory for me.

Carlos: "The first set I was playing against Rafa and against me. I was always thinking that I'm playing against Rafa. In the second set and the third set I was thinking, ‘Okay, I'm playing against Rafa, but I'm going to show my level, I'm going to give my 100 per cent that I could be able to beat him or come close to beating him.’ I think it was a close match. I leave the tournament happy. I left the court happy with the level, with the performance. It was my second time against Rafa. I feel like I'm part of that level. I am part of these kind of players. I think I'm going to play against Rafa or the best players a lot this year."

Zu den extremen Windverhältnissen, insbesondere im zweiten Satz, sagte Rafa: "In the second, the conditions became crazy, honestly. It's not funny playing with this wind." Carlos: "In the second set, there was a lot of wind. We survived. I think it wasn't a tennis match in the second set."
 


Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz 3:6, 6:7(5)

"It’s not the moment to talk about that, honestly. Even if it's obvious that I was not able to do the normal things today... That's it. It's a final. I tried. I lost against a great player."

"Victories like today help. Taylor played well. He went through some great matches during this week I think, especially yesterday. A lot of credit to him on the victory of yesterday. It's obvious that he is improving. With this victory, it's a great start of the season for him. He will have chance to be very close if not in the Top 10 very soon."

"Honestly, I wanted to make it perfect before clay. It has been very, very, very beautiful. Honestly I am sad because the way I was not able to compete. It’s tough to have these feelings... But in the final it’s very, very ugly. But in sport it’s not about talking of the past. We need to talk about today. And today is a difficult day for me."

"I am not the kind of person that goes down or goes very high emotionally depending on the moment. I am normally stable, putting everything in perspective. Of course, the past two months have been amazing, unforgettable, very emotional. I enjoyed things that I never thought I could live again a few months ago."
 


"Now is the moment to try to start on clay. Practising starts another part of the season that I enjoy to play. Of course, every single event is so special for me. I hope to be ready for it."

Vamos Rafa :)
 
Rafa ist wohl für 4-6 Wochen wegen der im Indian Wells SF erlittenen Rippenverletzung out... :( Get well soon und hoffentlich kann er im Mai rechtzeitig zu den Sandplatzhöhepunkten wieder durchstarten!
 
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