Niestety, odpalam mute, nie mogę słuchać tych dwóch kretynów.

Dzięki Rafa za podkładkę.

Bez rewelki, spodziewałem się trochę magii, ale nie ujrzeliśmy jej dzisiaj. Granie przez środek kortu też jakoś nie wywołało u mnie pozytywnych odczuć.

Bida straszna. Liczyłem na jakieś skróciki, lobiki, hotdogi, wiele widowiskowych wymian, a dostałem dosyć słaby mecz, który z racji obecnego roztrenowania zawodników był na poziomie challengerów.

FEDERER, NADAL PLAY 'MATCH FOR AFRICA' IN ZURICH


Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play for a good
cause in Zurich.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal competed in the first of two charity exhibitions Tuesday night in Zurich, the ‘Match For Africa’ to benefit the Roger Federer Foundation, won by the Swiss 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

“This is a special match for me, which I’ll remember forever, not just only for a long, long time,” Federer said afterward. “I thought obviously of doing a match like this for a long time, but I felt comfortable doing it this year and Rafa was so supportive and coming over and helping… I’ll look back on this with very fond memories forever and that I was able to pull off this event here in Switzerland for the first time so nicely and with such hype, it was just amazing.”

The ATP World Tour’s top two players put on a competitive show at Hallenstadion Arena, which had sold out in a record two minutes, in their first meeting since last month’s title match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Nadal, who had lost to Federer at the circuit finale, capitalised on double break point in the ninth game before serving out the opening set at love.

Federer had joked in a promotional video after Nadal accepted his invitation to play in Switzerland, “As a present, I’ll give you the first set,” but responded when asked whether it was a Christmas present, “It looks like it, but it wasn’t. It’s really difficult to play today. We haven’t had any practice on this court – they build it up, tear it down – but it was for a great cause. I’m so happy Rafa came here today. We tried our best to put in a good effort and I thought the crowds were amazing.”

Federer quickly turned the tide by rolling out to a 3-0 lead in the second set, allowing him to draw level at one-set all, and served his way out of trouble in the third with aces on Nadal’s two break chances. He won the final four games of the match, closing out the victory with a winner on return of serve.

“The atmosphere is quite different; it’s not a tournament really, it’s just one particular match, which honestly I’m not quite used to doing,” said Federer. “The focus is just solely on two players and one match. There was quite a pressure going into a match like this, but at the end of the day, it’s so not important who won the match tonight. It was a match for Africa, this money is going to go to a good cause, for my Foundation, for kids in Africa, so I’m so proud and so happy that we all made it work, so thanks again to everybody.”

Nadal, who joked that he liked Federer “a little bit less,” after two straight losses, echoed many of the Swiss’ sentiments. “It wasn’t an easy match with new conditions, no days of preparation… The important thing is what he said is the money for the Foundation, for very good causes, for the kids, for the people that really need help, so I’m very happy to be part of this event. Thank you to Roger who invited me here. It was an unforgettable experience. “

The pair will make the quick trip to Spain for the “Joining Forces for the Benefit of Children” exhibition Wednesday night at the Caja Magica, home of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, with proceeds from the evening to benefit the Rafa Nadal Foundation. The match will be streamed live online and will also be broadcast internationally.

Though Nadal anticipates a similar atmosphere to Tuesday’s exhibition, he added about playing in front of his home country fans, “It’ll be very exciting for me, and very emotional for me also. Thanks to Roger for coming tomorrow. We never played together in Switzerland before, but in Madrid it’s going to be the third time I think. We’re going to be 1-1, he beat me in 2009, I beat him in 2010, so it’s going to be a decisive moment.”

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COA napisał:

Bida straszna. Liczyłem na jakieś skróciki, lobiki, hotdogi, wiele widowiskowych wymian, a dostałem dosyć słaby mecz, który z racji obecnego roztrenowania zawodników był na poziomie challengerów.

Do takich widowisk to potrzebny jest Federorowi Santoro, a nie Nadal. Sam oczywiście też miałem podobne oczekiwania, ale po kilku piłkach przypomniałem sobie kto stoi po drugiej stronie siatki.
90% spotkania to denna gra z baseline od której można dostawać odruchu wymiotnego po 10 miesiącach meczów o stawkę. Potężne rozczarowanie.

No właśnie, to jest pokazówka. Nie chodzi o 100% możliwości, tylko efektowne wymiany dla publiczności. Tak wnioskuję, że o to chodziło przedmówcom, mówiąc, że mecz był słaby.

Ostatnio edytowany przez Velasquez (22-12-2010 19:38:08)

Nie ma opcji by dziś wygrał Federer. Choćby jak słabo grał Rafa to panowie z góry musieli się ugadać, ze wygrywają po razie na własnej hali

Chyba wczoraj Panowie się oszczędzali, żeby dzisiaj nam pokazać świetne widowisko. Zaskakująca była szybkość kortu i niespotykany obecnie układ linii. Dla mnie chwilami piłka była zbyt mało widoczna, ale cóż... nie można mieć wszystkiego. Obejrzeliśmy dzisiaj rozluźnionego Feda, sypiącego niezwykłymi forehandami jak z rękawa. Mieliśmy jak zwykle dużo walki ze strony Rafy. Winnery z obu stron budziły u mnie spory szacunek i uśmiech zadowolenia na twarzy. Szwajcar nieźle przegonił dzisiaj Hiszpana po korcie. Obejrzeliśmy kilka naprawdę widowiskowych akcji. Serwis z obu stron na wysokim poziomie. Było też trochę śmiechu w trakcie spotkania. Jestem niezwykle pozytywnie nastawiony na następny sezon, po tym ostatnim spotkaniu w tym roku (powiedzmy że ostatnim, przecież w Abu Dhabi zaczną grać jeszcze przed Nowym Rokiem). Cieszę się, że jednak zostały zorganizowane te pokazówki, bo trochę wypełniły oczekiwanie na nowy sezon, a i cel przecież szczytny. Zacieram ręce na ew. finał AO pomiędzy oboma zawodnikami. To może być świetne widowisko, ale do tego czasu jeszcze wiele może się wydarzyć, więc może nie sięgajmy tak daleko w przyszłość.

Nadal d. Federer 7-6 4-6 6-1

NADAL, FEDERER UNITE FOR CHILDREN IN MADRID


Rafael Nadal played Roger Federer in Madrid
to raise money for his Foundation.

The Caja Magica is familiar to both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Two of their past three tour-level meetings came at this venue, home of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, with Federer winning the final in 2009 and Nadal this past May.

On Wednesday night, it once against provided the stage for a meeting between the world’s top two players, but this time as a charity exhibition match – “Joining Forces For the Benefit Of Children” – to raise money for the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

“To me, today is a very special day,” said Nadal, who along with Federer was escorted onto the court by children. “I am lucky enough to be able to do what I love to do, which is to play tennis, but at the same time, through my Foundation, I get the opportunity to help hundreds of kids who are not as lucky.”

Spectators at the Caja Magica – including recently retired former World No. 1 Carlos Moya, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and the royal family – were treated to another high-quality match Wednesday night, won by Nadal 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1.

After trading breaks to start the match, the set headed to a tie-break after Federer faced down three break points at 4-all and Nadal saved a set point in the next game. The 24-year-old Mallorcan took the mini-break to go up 3-1 in the tie-break and sealed the set with an ace.

Federer secured the only service break in the fifth game of the second set, but Nadal quickly took control in the third, racing out to a 3-0 lead. He converted on double break point opportunity to go up 5-1, and closed out the match on serve with a forehand winner.

The pair faced off in Federer’s home country for the first of two charity exhibitions Tuesday night – the ‘Match For Africa,’ won by the Swiss in three sets – raising $2.6 million for the Roger Federer Foundation.

“I just can say thank you very much to Roger to come here to Madrid and support my Foundation today,” said Nadal. “I did yesterday, and both of us are very happy that we can finally have this event and raise a lot of money for these kids. I know with what we’re going to raise yesterday and today, it’s not going to be decisive for that, but it will be a help and if everybody is convinced that everybody can help, it’s going to be important to improve a little bit this world.”

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