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Rafa Nadal - PaulP - 06-11-2017
Well, not a bad long weekend. Extra day with the family, Carlton win, and Rafa wins his 10th French Open.
Onya Rafa.
Re: Rafa Nadal - Gointocarlton - 06-12-2017
(06-11-2017, 10:52 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Well, not a bad long weekend. Extra day with the family, Carlton win, and Rafa wins his 10th French Open.And Dovi won his 2nd Moto GP race in a row on Duke. Pity Vettel didnt win the Canadian F1 and Porte the Criterium du Dauphine, my weekend would have perfectamundo!
Onya Rafa.
Re: Rafa Nadal - PaulP - 09-10-2017
RAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !
Sweet 16 baby !!
Re: Rafa Nadal - madbluboy - 09-11-2017
(09-10-2017, 11:13 PM)PaulP link Wrote:RAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !
Sweet 16 baby !!
Awesome player, Federer won't want to retire while Raf is right on his tail.
Re: Rafa Nadal - PaulP - 11-26-2017
https://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2017/09/draws-tennis
Re: Rafa Nadal - flyboy77 - 11-26-2017
(11-26-2017, 08:26 PM)PaulP link Wrote:https://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2017/09/draws-tennis
What a crock of arbitrary tweaking.
Federer's greatest mistake was not swapping to a larger racquet much earlier in his career.
He played with a 90 sqi bat up to 2014.
Nadal's Babolat Pure Aero is 100 sqi. He's used it since forever. And why not.
Gives a massive difference in power....
I'd suggest if Federer's reticence to change bats earlier cost him multiple slams....
Re: Rafa Nadal - madbluboy - 11-26-2017
Actually the smaller head size gives more accuracy if you're good enough to play with it. As Federer's game slipped he had to play with a more forgiving raquet.
Re: Rafa Nadal - flyboy77 - 11-26-2017
(11-26-2017, 11:35 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:Actually the smaller head size gives more accuracy if you're good enough to play with it. As Federer's game slipped he had to play with a more forgiving raquet.
Of course it does, as does tighter stringing. And?
That wasn't my point.
The sheer difference between a 90 and 100 sqi bat is staggering....
Slipped? Hah.
Re: Rafa Nadal - PaulP - 11-26-2017
The waters are also muddied by the fact that the majority of tournaments are played on faster surfaces, which clearly favour Roger. That's not his fault of course, but worth bearing in mind.
Re: Rafa Nadal - flyboy77 - 11-27-2017
(11-26-2017, 11:58 PM)PaulP link Wrote:The waters are also muddied by the fact that the majority of tournaments are played on faster surfaces, which clearly favour Roger. That's not his fault of course, but worth bearing in mind.
Um, all surfaces are faster than clay!
