Nadal vs. Fritz Wimbledon 2022 QF | Post-Match
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Rafael Nadal and Taylor Fritz met for the first time since their Indian Wells final, this time in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2022. The match would test each of them in ways they likely would've never expected. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...
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Rafa is the greatest problem solver in the history of the sport. It doesn't matter whatever the situation he is in he always find the ways to come out of it and yesterday he did the same.
Whenever matches goes to 5 seter against players like Rafa and Nole you should know that they are having more chances to win the match because I don't know how but still they were able to have some strength store in them and use that in those final moments.
Rafa winning tie breaker in 10-4 and nole winning last set 6-2 is great example of that.
Also when rafa played that 5th set and tie breaker he made less mistakes at crucial point than fritz. The amount of experience this two have in their arsenal always make the difference so it's very difficult to beat them.
But one thing which I can't understand that how can rafa fought so many problems at the same time and yet make it through against such a great opposition.
That's make him better than Nole because the intensity he played with all those matches are unbelievable. Nole is more expressive than Nadal. When he is feeling pressure he get that out by yelling and sometimes smashing the racquet but rafa don't react in that way. He keeps all of those emotions in his head and always deal with it in his own way which is far more impressive.
I am sure as long as this two will keep playing we will witness more and more such phenomenal performances.
One thing no-one is mentioning which was a big tell for the abdomen injury: Nadal didn’t grunt for 95% of the points. I’ve never ever seen him so quiet. He just silently smacked balls like Federer does. It was clear that he felt that the effort of doing so would hurt him too much.
grat point, i noticed that too, first time i enjoyed nadal play
Fritz blew it really, Nadal was there for taking but he just didn't have the mentality. The same happened to him at AO vs injured Djokovic. That's the difference between top 3 players in history and the rest, they are not only great players but their mentality is on another level and that is what makes them Goats. Unfortunately looking at these new gen players you can't see a player with that mentality. Medvedev losing AO final where he was a favourite after being a 2:0 up or Tsitsipas doing the same at RG is proving this. Alkaraz is the only player from the next gen who looks like he can have that mentality to be a multiple GS champion.
Very few have it mentally. You can say the same about medvedev is AO final vs nadal. Novak and Rafa are god like..just sharing the same court makes these younger players nervous.
Could say the same about sinner yesterday . Y’all guys clearly don’t play tennis, it’s a mental game after all . If you choke it’s mostly bc of the pressure of your opponent . Rafa was clearly the better player from the baseline . Fritz completely depended on his serve and rafas weak serve today to make points.
I would argue if Nadal didn't win then I could say the same.
Think you're being harsh on Fritz, he had the same winners, more aces, less unforced errors. He couldn't have done much more but yes Nadal was there for the taking.
@@justusbeweel1109 yes although fritz surprised me..some of the longer baseline rallies he was able to win due to some incredible winners and he showed guts to keep breaking back nadal after losing his own service. It just sadly wasn't enough in the end..
I generally agree but wouldn’t lump in Medvedev with the likes of Zverev, Tsitsipas, etc. in terms of mental frailty…Medvedev destroyed Djokovic at USO21 and nearly came back from two sets down to beat Nadal at USO19. And his level in the last three sets of AO22 wasn’t that much worse than the first two sets (other than those horrific drop shots), it was mostly a case of Nadal raising his level.
Correction: Fritz broke serve 8 times, Nadal broke serve seven times.
Also, I called called Fritz top-10. I''ll clarify, he's top-10 in the race, not the rankings.
Novak vs Fritz was AO 21 not 2020 I think
@@emrazum Yes
@@GillGross Please please please bring Alex back for the semis. Best discussion I've heard on your channel
@@GillGross yur fired Gil!😷
Remember Nadal took 2med breaks and 2 bathroom breaks , and that always affects the other player , but you are entitled to your opinion,
Nadal is seriously finding his forehand when he needs it most this year. It’s honestly incredible. Seems when he finds he’s about to lose or has an opportunity to win, his forehand becomes a flat lazer that lands on any line it can find, whether it be the baseline or the sidelines.
Greatest weapon in the history of the sport, Nadal’s forehand.
I saw this video uploaded… 7 minutes ago… and 18 minutes long… and I am thinking ‘boom, let’s go, some gill goss analysis!’ Thanks for the upload!
Most of the comments below complained about Fritz's letting the win slip thru his fingers. Few praise Nadal's struggle which is above the expectation. Truly, he consistently performs a kind of resilience that makes his opponents daunted to the roots. You don't feel it simply because you don't have the experience of being out there in real competition. Sorry to repeat it that you can't really comment unless you have been out there in some degree of real competition which requires serious mental n psychological preparation.
Excellently put ! Nadal is not only extremely mentally tough, but he has a huge tennis IQ. His strategy and quick ability to change it as game progresses is astounding.
@@danbotez1307 I couldn't agree more. Tq. 4 yr comment.
"At the Apex of Pain, there's success on the horizon if you believe"
From almost throwing in the proverbial towel (His father signalling him to stop) to an epic victory.
Rafa: "The Mental Emperor of Souls "
The biggest injury liar ever hold a racket,Pagal
@@pharaon8134 YOU are lying......big time.
@@pharaon8134 that is his mantra long time now, he will playing in semi final for sure but the other side of net is Kyrgios and he not fall on mind game and other stuff.
@@pharaon8134 WTF r u saying, U dont have to believe but no need to say hes lying.
@@pharaon8134 Dont get pissed off cause Rafa's winning 🤭
I think rafa might have found the way for him to get comfortable on grass for the rest of the tournament. To my eye, it seems he took his own pace off the ball, probably out of necessity. It felt like he made his swings alot more compact and was more content to redirect shots rather than power them through, somewhat like djokovic. I think he placed his shots really well as the match went on. I think he can continue with this style of play, because grass won't take much pace off his shots anyway, and players who can hit close to lines have a big advantage.
Exactly, that's what I saw too (compact swing), but I was not so sure. Good to see a confirmation! Thanks!
Excellent observation. His groundstrokes were not hampered though. He needed that because fritz was playing exceptionally well
I agree, I also noticed this
@@sabymondal All Nadass's fans are so delusional to think that he is playing better, and ignoring the fact that his opponents just tank, specially the match vs Frittz. What a big joke...😝
@@philipnguyen3107 Given your comment, YOU are a joke.
Hi Gill I just wanted to thank you for these amazing post-match analysis that you do. I have enjoyed watching tennis for a while now, but over the last year I've really started to get into it and try to understand more about the sport. Your channel has been awesome in helping with that, and you explain things wonderfully and with no bias. Keep doing what you're doing! ✌️
Excellent analysis as usual! Now this match is a testimony of why Nadal forehand is the greatest shot in the tennis history. It wasn’t quite firing at the highest level, but its consistency still help him to navigate through the entire match, enabling him to play without a serve … on grass … it’s insane!
Since the AO Nadal shows Special fight spirit even for his standards. Its the Will of a 20 year old. I do not know how he can stand the pain nor what really drives him inside...Seems crazy, what a warrior!
Nadal would rather destroy his body and compromise both his current and future health to get the most slams. Rafa may need to rethink his priorities, no?
@@jacobschmidt2709 No.
He did
i know it's kind of beating a dead horse but man, nadal having a plan a,b, c and then some is so impressive to watch (especially when you remember him early on in his career)
imagine a guy like rublev in rafa's situation here, man would have lost in straight
Nadal's fighting spirit and pain tolerance is incredible, absolute warrior. That said, was not overly impressed by Fritz's return game; he could definitely have taken more of a swipe at those 90mph serves!
Exactly Abbie! I mentioned in my comment that Fritz could have easily taken advantage of Nadal being injured! He should have made Nadal run down countless drop-shots as well as tee-off on numerous Nadal serves!
@@edkiely2712 Did you see how horrible his drop shots were??? Maybe Kygrios was going to capitalize on that not FRITZ
Exactly. Fritz was melting down under the pressure. His return game was horrible. He basically just needed to keep the ball in the court (and deep). The nerves just got to him. Mad props to Nadal for his fighting spirit, but Fritz just did not know how to capitalize on the situation. It might have worked against him knowing Nadal was compromised.
@@bank_coder I agree! But, even if he failed on occasion, just making Nadal run down drop-shots constantly could have really taken its toll! Plus, Nadal had so many weak-ass 2nd serves that should have been instant return winners!
Watching Rafa's presser; he is beat up bad and he knows it! I don't see him beating Kyrios on Friday!
Novak would have resigned had he the Same pain as Nadal.
Finally, someone says it. I see Fritz receiving a lot of praises for his heroic performance. sorry, but there was nothing heroic about it. if you are a top 10 player, and you have a 36 years old opponent who is so clearly struggling, I'm expecting your killer instinct to kick into high gear and finish to job. I think Fritz deserves the critics, because he should have won here. All I saw from him was the lack of killer instinct. He is incredibly talented but a little soft. If he wants to be a permanent figure in the top 10, he needs to improve his mentality. Of course, easier said than done.
When he beat an injured Nadal in indian Wells you guys said congratulions to him. You are talking like he never finished an injured player before.
@@bank_coder Big difference. Had this also been three sets, he would have won. It wasn't, it was the best of five, and Fritz wasn't up to it.
@@bank_coder him winning IW doesn’t get him of the hook.and he was close to chocking there as well. Also, big difference between IW and Wimbledon center court, when a Semi Final with Nick Kyrgios is on the line. Not even mentioning Australian Open 2021
Sorry to break it to you but your expectations of Taylor Fritz are too high. He has already peaked and there's little to nothing to suggest he'll be a regular top 10 player for years to come. I really don't think he has it.
@@devanshdwivedi8893 I tend to agree. I was mentioning top 10 since he is #9 in te race and flirting with the top 10 ever since IW. Don’t believe he’ll ever be a permanent member
Incredible, he manages to rise above the situation again and again.
Who Gill Gross or Nadal or someone else ?
Happened to be at the match. You could see something was wrong. After abdomen injury most of his serves where under 110. Mph. Crowd was really really on his side.
When Alcaraz won against nadal, djokovic and zverev back to back, there was such a talk of passing of torch but untill the young guns beat the big two in five setters and that too consistently, it's shall remain only a talk. Winning from set down is a fighter mentality developed over matches and years. That's what experience is. Djokovic and Nadal are masters of this art.
In all fairness..medvedev beat djokovic in the us open final.
Fair
If Rafa's serve speed dipped so much and was so slow, the obvious explanation for why he didn't lose the match: Fritz's return was sub par. There is no way a good returner doesn't take advantage constantly of that weak of a serve especially on grass.
Also yes, Nadal was compromised physically because of his serve, but from everywhere else on the court he was pretty good, meaning that injury wasn't as bad as, say: AO 2014 final where he barely could move. He has been in far worse conditions.
In 14 AO , he still won a set against Stan which I thought was incredible.
Despite having a very low serve speed, Nadal is still good at picking spots. His 2nd serve percentage is always high. But i agree, the returns should have been better, Taylor should have figured something out to put more returns into play. But let's bear in mind that Nadal was hitting very aggressively and was moving fritz left to right. And i noticed how well he was constructing points after playing a defensive shot, it was vintage Nadal defence to offence. It's a dangerous thing, but i think Nadal might have a very good chance in next two matches if he recovers and deploys these tactics .
I honestly think the truth is halfway there, you made good points, I honestly think Fritz lost his chance . Ironically, the fifth set was awesome, imho.
Completely agree. Fritz’s returning was nowhere close to taking advantage of the damn slow Rafa serve speeds, not to mention how he barely was able to reach Rafa’s down the line FHs - his returning and lack of movement did him in.
Great analysis Gill. Hope you put some of these on your podcast as well. Helps those who cannot always use UA-cam. Thanks.
nadal changing into spot serving with low pace since the half of 3rd set is very smart ,actually his serve came back in 5th set
he was trying to finish the point very quick with one shot , he take the risk ,and it worked
nadal deep return ,force a lot of players to go for more powerful serve and they miss a lot of 1st serve
,the injury may affect him ,but the job will be done at the end ,he will find a way ,it will be agony to watch as always .
Yeah, he had a look. on his face in the tie breaker after he actually won his point. I've never seen that look on him. I've seen it on Roger, but not Rafa. I think he's going through something a bit serious. He even looked at his team skeptically upon winning.
Love your analyses Gill. Thank you!
Fritz and Sinner didn't blow their games..... They both played monsters of the tennis court and there is nothing wrong about them losing their matches.
This match showed just what a difference between the big 3 and everyone else. Fritz has more than enough tools to have won, he just couldn't handle the pressure. As you said Gill, he just didn't and couldn't hit the down the line backhand. He also was lolli-popping his returns, which I attribute to nerves. Also, in the 5th set his first serve percentage was terrible. Yes, he hit some big and key serves, but compare his serving to Djokovic yesterday. Fritz has a better/harder serve, but not when it counts.
Yup
Wer did Federer come here lol. He is mentally weak
Great analysis, as always, Gill.
By the way, it was AO'21 when Novak got injured against Fritz and somehow still managed to win.
I'd be interested to see the stats for the fifth set, because it seemed that when a rally started, it was almost inevitable that Nadal would take the point.
Spot on
Gill - you should do live youtube commentary of tennis matches. May be just the blockbuster potential matches in Majors or Masters. It will be great to hear your thoughts during live matches.
I am so happy to be retired and able see these 5 set Slams from start to finish! And go Rafa go!
Also retired, but suffering under daily scheduled power outages! always at critical times in matches...😮
Best Tennis Channel out there!
Such an incredible fighting and mental spirit...with an abdomen injuries and still winning the match..
Just imagine he's 100% fit and that would be scary...
Vamos Rafa 💪
Agree....the way he started...
Hey Taylor try and stay away from Rafa's forehand.
Taylor: Nah I'll try and hit it there at every opportunity!
Haha so true. The guy just didn't get it
True you go to forehand at your own peril
If I were Rafa's physician, I'd go, "One for the foot, and one for the abs."
😃
Did anyone (TV or podcast) comment on the potential/likely inability of Nadal to go cross court w the hard backhand due to the injury. Fritz should have attacked the backhand and attacked the net knowing Nadal could not twist his body to drive the ball cross court. A pricked to watch Rafa’s grit and ability to adapt in that situation. Sans injury, his level seems right there w Djokovic.
Nadal can win anything with only an average serve, his Glorious forehand and his perfect slice backhand
Not to mention this Spaniard's volley and smash methods. He cleaned the American boy's clock offensively.
Gill Gross (good game), I have recently got into your content. Man. You know tactics.
Humble brag: Fritz was my dark horse to go deep.
People forget to mention that while his serve was slower it was helped by the slick, low bouncing grass court. On a clay or hard court his hampered serve would’ve been picked apart.
true...although speed of serve was slower, it didnt look that way when it took off from the grass. And if he does play in the semis, he will think about using this serve speed (even if he recovers and can serve with greater speed). More guaranteed placement with slower speed for 1st serve, and higher first serve %)...and then, having the second serve available, using that same pace.
I love this channel. You are so clear and articulate. Your comments are enlightening for non-experts. Keep it up mate!
Now that was an exciting match! Super tiebreak and so much drama! Really excited for Rafa!!!!!
Problem started right away after the 3-1 lead. This was the reason he then lost, otherwise was just business as usual - he would have won in straight sets , very quickly. Fritz didn't had anything against healthy Rafa.
Yeah Rafa abused his movement . The pace absorption by Rafa in this tournament is insane. What a shame he’s lost his serve for the rest of the tournament . Don’t think he can win with 110 mph serves against nick ....
@@justusbeweel1109 lol..but the Greatest is much smarter than a large mouth.
"Hispanics have the body prepared for abstinence and fatigue, and the spirit for death, hard and austere sobriety in everything."
Cnaeus Pompeius Trogus
I think the 109 mph average, while being true, is a little misleading in one way. I noticed Rafa upped the MPH on important points. So I would say his normal average of 115 mph was being met on those points. I even saw a 119 mph on a break point I think it was at the end of the 4th. I also noticed Taylor missed way too many slow serves. Like 83-87 mph missed returns. Straight up, that can’t happen. Rafa being so close to the finish line looked like Rafa firing on all cylinders in the 5th. His movement and forehand were insane.
Now this is the reason why Nadal has more fan following than Djokovic irrespective of win or loose.
But Novak on grass >>> rafa on grass
@@hhandle so? He is talking abt mentality here, stop being irrelevant e
Lol
Finally it’s here!
Let's face it, Nadal opted to continue on with the match after Dr. visit, as he obviously saw that Fritz is moving very poorly, and the cross-court FH/BH exchange gave Nadal the upper hand in finishing the point, as well as lack of effort by Fritz at short balls as he didn't know how to execute and finish these points, not sure if Fritz had a game plan to apply on court facing Nadal fierce Looping, spinning forehands directed at Fritz backhand side
Nadal was hitting 90mph aces against Fritz, Taylor's returning was truly atrocious throughout the match. Like astoundingly bad.
Lest we forget, he got servebotted by Djokovic who could barely move for 2+ sets at the AO last year.
Right, his return of serve is probably worse than a player outside of top 200. He often chops the ball back when the serve was less than 110 mph, while other players would hit back a good return.
Biggest issue: Fritz couldn’t return 90mph first serves when needed to finish off 3-1 and on the last set.
He was returning alot of nadals slower serves. Its just nadal is a wiley experienced fox..he still has the legs to establish baseline rallies, use the slice, cut out the errors in the pressure moments..its called experience. Fritz did little wrong..
@@AlphaDraconis7 you just don’t put 90mph serves on court you do something with them. At that level 90 serves are returned with winners from most ATP and some WTAs. He did everything wrong there and cost him semis. But I commend him for getting here.
Lest we forget, Fritz got servebotted by Djokovic who could barely play a baseline rally after his injury in the 2021 AO.
@@J.O.R_BR_Overclocking stop looking at the pace only,mate . Rafas serve had a lot of slice on it ( completely abandoned the kick serve) a lefty slice with 90mph is still better than 110 mph flat serve to a bad spot . Very few players (I.e Novak, alcaraz, zverev) would have exposed rafas serve on grass today
@@justusbeweel1109 I know about the serving spots I watched the game, I don’t think Fritz could hunt down every single 90mph serve but he shout have a knife on his mouth and killer crazy eyes on a few of those to close it out when needed during most of the last couple sets. He didn’t have that mentality and played poorly on key points like in the tiebreak. Nadal didn’t win this match, Fritz handled it to him.
This is an extremely frustrating loss from the Fritz standpoint. His tactics was nothing short of atrocious. In this situation he needed to go aggressively to the Nadal backhand, as he was very CLEARLY compromised in his movement and effectiveness on that side, and finish at the net when necessary...game over! Pound him on the backhand side!..even with the cost of a few more errors. But as you said, his play at the net is a clear weakness, easy for Nadal to strategize against. Guys like Fritz might probably benefit from playing more doubles to build on that net game, its unacceptable that with the weapons he does possess, and his present form and ranking, that he didn't win that match!...
I don't think going to Rafa's backhand would have done the trick. I think it's Fritz's netgame and loose shots that were the issues.
To say it is 'unacceptable' for Fritz to lose to a vastly more experienced and higher ranked player I think is a little unfair ...
Fritz started to go to Rafa backhand as early as set 2. And Rafa was slicing the ball. Hence he was getting broken. But Fritz couldn't hold his serve
Gill, not sure if you're aware, but Rafa dealt with an ab tear years ago at the USO, I think before he won it the first time. He knew about the injury and stubbornly kept trying to compete, match after match. He said it went from a small tear to a really big one when we finally lost, and as a result it took months to heal instead of weeks. He alluded to that when he ended up withdrawing from the tournament today. He likely doesn't want to miss the rest of the summer, as he may still like his chances at the USO this year.
Looked it up, it was '09 when Delpo beat him. He started the tournament with a 6 mm tear and ended with 26 mm.
Psychology, you go into a match prepared for 110-30 mph serves, opponent throws in 90-110mph ones, puts you off your rhythm, strategy. But he had time to readjust to this..............big opportunity missed for Fritz!!
Kya bakwaas hai
I had all 4 favourites
3-2 win..
Got Nadal ,Nole and Norrie right .
Kyrgios wrong..
P.s. what a match..
Its simple again..
Mental part of the game is the most important part..
Because of that part ,Kyrgios will most probably snap/break in one part of the semifinals match..
Nadal wins in 4 sets..
(If Nadal is healthy of course)
Nadal loss against Nick if he play💯💯
There is a likelihood Nadal would not play semi. If he plays he would be physically compromised. That is why I think Kyrgios has a great chance.
@@sabymondal thats true..we shall see..
The support and love given to Nadal is overwhelming. It helped him ib this match.
I agree that Fritz was dealing with injury issues as well. I have described this match to people who didn't want to sit through the four-plus hours as "a match between two variously injured players". Rafa and Novak have such an advantage over the younger players, with their wealth of experience affording them far more options in how to play under difficult circumstances. I can't imagine how Rafa could play Kyrgios with whatever abdominal injury he's sporting. And, supposing he did manage to win, he'd then have to face most likely Novak in the final. Hope he doesn't do more damage by playing if he really shouldn't be.
Nadal just knows how to escape from hollow!!! I wont ever bet against this jungle 🐅 in the forest, bro!!! A great weekend line-up!!!
I cant wait to see Mr Goat how he navigates through the semi with slice-bh and forehand down the line!!! Rafa in 4 and 23rd GS on Sunday.
If he can play. If ab torn and can further rip, and knowing he can't face Nick not at 99%, may have to pull out, though he doesn't want to.
Yup agree
Nadal is a champion. He gives his best on every point. (This is off point but I could not stand Fritz's bored, vain, GF. The one who bragged about not knowing who Rafa or Roger or Nole are.)
Mmm off point yes. But was also comparing her to Rafa's & Roger's partners. No time to flick their hair with long nailed fingers. Did she reapply her lipstick during the match? Or is that a special brand for 4 hours plus? 🤔
Thanks Gill...💪
Rafa is definitely the Kobe of tennis, that mamba mentality fighting through injuries!
Nadal at 36 years old with an Abdominal injury defeats a top 10 player in his Prime. What a Beast!
Mamba is not even close to this 🐐. Sorry but true.
Top 10 in race he is but the actual ranking not top 10
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Goes to show how weak the field is to not be able to beat a 35 year old Djokovic and 36 year old Nadal.
@@jacobschmidt2709like most guys at 6ft.5 Fritz isnt a very good mover. Can't see him winning a Slam.
I honestly believed Rafa was going to retire or lose the match! This is what makes him a champion - having to compensate when attributes are lackluster or nonexistent. You have to give Fritz props though, taking it to five sets! He was very close to winning. The parallels of both Djokovic and Nadal's quarterfinal matches went in five, getting near defeat. Hope Rafa can make some kind of recovery. He'll need in the semis for Kyrgios..
BTW Gill, no Krygios/Garin coverage??
they were on at the same time and Garin never had a chance. Gill picked the right coverage.
Horrible one sided match.
Curious, is there any intervention (medical) that Nadal could use to play? Like does anesthesia work in limited cases? Djokovic won that AO, so I'm assuming there' something that could be done. But I don't know.
Maybe he can put his abdomen to Sleep, win Wimbledon and then not play the rest of the year with a serious Abdominal Tear.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Yeah. He might be crazy enough to do that, but I doubt it. For all the talk of not being surprised if he plays semis, I think he'll retire. I hope I'm wrong, but, this looks too complex of a problem to fix in one day,
@@Dreamingforwaking7 Plus a Healthy Kyrgios would have a better chance of Defeating Novak and help Nadal keep his two slam lead over him.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Yes, that is true. Kyrgios has a pretty decent (not excellent) chance of doing an upset here, given previous h2h as well as his level of play so far, which has been pretty good.
@@Dreamingforwaking7 he is 2-0 vs Novak. Both in 2017 at Indian Wells and Acapulco.
Kyrgios had an easy QF whereas Djokovic, Norrie and Nadal played a tough 5 setter. If he stays focused and serves bombs he can beat Nadal
I don't think that serving bombs will cut it for Nick... He struggled to beat Nakashima and has a shoulder injury.
I remember Borg winning think it was his first Wimbledon with a stomach injury, he was injecting himself at the change overs! Think it was against Nastase. Remember him injecting himself in the stomach! also Fritz just went to his forehand over 90% of the time which I couldn't understand! I also thought Nadal was always the first to change direction which got fritz every time! Also when Nadal was on the stretch floating the ball back why was he not coming into the net? In fact I expected Fritz to come in to the net a lot, which he didn't which surprised me!
Out of this galaxy effort and fighting spirit from the great Nadal.
There’s no one in the history of the game. He’ll retire after this year. He simply loves the competition!! No one has a forehand like Nadal. I’m been watching the best since 1968. Have played the game all my life. Connors was the only one with this kind of determination prior. 💯💯
Did you find Taylor’s post match interview?
Good post match analysis, but very critical of any player, bar The big 3. Need to give props to other players too. Also would be good to give post match analysis of what to expect in matches, that would be to hard. As gill you dismissed Sinner as a threat to djok pre match, and he took two sets and was critical of him but these 2 players were the only ones to push nadal and Djok in the whole tournament.
It was 2021 when Nole beat Fritz in 5 with an abdominal tear and then went on to win the next 4 matches (Raonic, Zverev, Karatsev & Medvedev) to clinch his 9th AO Crown
Fritz completely didn't take advantage of Nadal's injury! You could tell drop-shots were extremely difficult for Nadal to run down! He couldn't get low and his speed was severely hindered when running a ball down. And, like Gil mentioned, Nadal's mph on his serve was way down! He could have tee'd-off on numerous weak Nadal serves! Yet, Fritz didn't adjust his strategy accordingly and let Nadal off the hook!
Yep. This was no doubt a missed opportunity for Fritz. Not capitalizing against a 36 year-old injured Nadal is unacceptable.
@@jacobschmidt2709 I didn't realize till after the match that Rafa's box was trying to get him to retire! He is as beat-up as he's ever been physically! Don't be surprised if he pulls out of the Kyrios match! I know he wants to play, but if he does, I just don't see him winning Friday!
Yup they was
Fritz is simply not smart enough tenniswise to adjust his strategy. Besides ball-bashing he has no Plan B, just like most American players for that matter..
@@danbotez1307 Good point Dan!
My take on the match, and it’s just an opinion, is that Fritz looks over the net during the match and sees one of his hero’s of the sport, overcoming his injuries while kicking his butt and part of him is rooting for Nadal to win, as we all were. I may be wrong.
Nadal is so strong mentally. Playing with pain is not easy, but he has done it so many times that he is a master isolating the pain and focusing in the game. I wish I was mentally strong as him.
Fritz didnt believe Djokovic had a muscle tear in their Aus 3 Round match, he was very vocal about it, but he believes that Rafa was injured. Could this be due to the change in service speeds of Rafa and no changes to Djokovics.
Cant wait for the popcorn match Kyrgios vs Nadal!!!
Popcorn....or nails! Imagine Rafa calling Kyriogos to the net.😳
The Jinx of American winning a grand slam still remains a jinx. It's been more than 20 years since an American won a grand slam in Wimbledon, French Open and US Open.
Gill amazing analysis as always!!! Would love to know, what you think Rafa will do from here you think he will play and win semifinal?
Unfortunately Rachel, Nadal had pectoral muscle issues. He could not play Kygrios, even if he beat Nick he would forfeit the title to novak and that would not be fair or make sense. Who is your favorite mens and womens players
I think Rafa went all in, as he had two days off to recover. Dont know which Nick shows up on Friday.
I disagree about Rafa’s forehand being so good I don’t think it turned up till the 4th & 5th
Gill have just said in this video Nadal's fh was at best in sets 4&5. And was really bad in the 1st set. Gill said only Nadal's return was constant and high quality the whole match. Listen carefully, then comment.
I don't think Nadal plays the next match😔😔😭😭
Don’t worry mate. Nadal is a beast, he will play
Hehe..you should know Nadal better ,man..
Nadal plays and beats Nick in 4 tough sets..
He will not play. This is not an injury u can strap or tape etc. it’s restricting his serve badly. Fritz was just a mental midget. Nadal was playing with no serve
I think he will play the match and he will win it.
@@nolhman123 Kyrgios is also a mental midget and it's hardly a physical matchup with 23 shot rallies, is it?
Hi Gill great analysis love your brilliant analysis keep up the good work who do you think will win Wimbledon 👏👏👏🙏💕🇬🇧
I totally agree with your comment
Fritz could not figure out a way to punish the weakened serve. That was his downfall
how dumb are those who really believe he was injured?
He wasnt injured yesterday and he wasnt in RG, it is all an act.
A guy that is injured retires or looses 6-0.If neither happens than he is not really injured.
An injury was cuz of the way he served in the first three sets , but clearly not an injury that could become worse otherwise the doctor wouldn't have let him play , Nadal wouldn't sacrifice the rest of the tennis season for a match , let us be honest .
Fritz couldnt hit a backhand down the line to save his life
From the 2nd week Wimbledon grass behaves strangely. The bounce is encouraging for rafa
Love the super-tie-break format at the GS.
Fritz lacked a lot of technical mastery as compared to Nadal. The loss comes from the same place. People can want as much as they want, but Fritz didn't have it, with the consistency and the lack of gameplan. Without Nadal, Taylor was unable to finish off longer rallies.
Nadal tricked Taylor by exaggerating his
injury in the 3rd set and disrupting Taylor's momentum!
So taylor took the 3rd set.. what about 4th and 5th?
Comparing Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner to Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz.
Rafa fans thought Taylor Fritz is pushover and cakewalk for Rafa to win. But the truth was Fritz was bold enough to dare to challenge against Nadal in a match. Fritz could have upseted Nadal but Nadal's determination and "never say attitude" won him the match. Fritz had "I don't give a damm" attitude.
Noel fans thought Jannik Sinner might create an upset to Noel because he is already promising talented sensational rookie. But the truth to be told Sinner became overconfident that he won a set against Djokovic,he thought he won the match. If he wins 2 sets against Djokovic he wins the trophy. But Djokovic saved his best for the last 3 sets. Djokovic had anger and " Match is not finished till I say it's" attitude. Sinner overconfident attitude and ego.
Media and Social Media had overhyped Jannik Sinner and made him the most overrated player.
Media and Social Media had ignored Taylor Fritz and made the most underrated player.
Pre-match Predictions was - 100% Rafael Nadal will win and 0% Taylor Fritz will win. 0% pressure for Rafael Nadal but 100% pressure for Taylor Fritz and 100% cool Rafael Nadal and 0% cool Taylor Fritz.
But in reality - 50% Rafael Nadal will win or 50% Taylor Fritz will win. 100% pressure for Rafael Nadal and 0% pressure for Taylor Fritz. 0% cool for Rafael Nadal and 100% cool for Taylor Fritz.
Pre-match Predictions was - 50% Novak Djokovic will win and 50% Jannik Sinner will win. 100% pressure for Novak Djokovic but 0% pressure for Jannik Sinner and 0% cool Novak Djokovic and 100% cool Jannik Sinner.
But in reality - 100% Novak Djokovic will win or 0% Jannik Sinner will win. 0% pressure for Novak Djokovic and 100% pressure for Jannik Sinner. 100% cool for Novak Djokovic and 0% cool for Jannik Sinner.
Newspapers,you tube channels and televisions 📺 had spoken about Jannik Sinner as the next Nadal or the next Federer before he arrived in international tennis. Even Sinner's ranking very high compared to other young tennis players.
Newspapers,you tube channels and televisions 📺 never spoke about Taylor Fritz even after he arrived in international tennis and has been playing international tennis for 5 years from now . Even Fritz's ranking was very low compared to other young tennis players.
Jannik Sinner was called a threat to Novak Djokovic and he will an upset to Novak Djokovic said by media.
Taylor Fritz was called a pushover to Rafael Nadal and Rafael Nadal will a cakewalk by thrashing Taylor Fritz Handsomely said by media.
Tennis is unpredictable and unbelievable sport.
Great analysis 👍
Great analysis 🧐
Hey Gill, I have been observing from AO 2022 , Nadal is taking 1 break in 4 set matches and 2 breaks when set goes five sets. Previously he is loosing and them comes with really high intensity and wins it. Do you also observe the same and it looks like he is taking somethings which looks suspicious. Last year his body went away in FO Semis. Today he is one year older and endurance and intensity wise he is beating Djokovic and Medvedev and Zverev. Your thoughts on this?
Gill- the stats I saw said Taylor broke Rafa 8 times and RAF broke him 7 times. Are you sure 6 was the right number?😉 Great comments about Taylor’s legs… I think that was fair- very good.
I don't agree with the Fritz bashing. He did everything he could do. Losing to Nadal is nothing to be ashamed of. He is in good company- Novak just lost to Nadal at RG, Meddy lost to him at the '19 USO, '22 OA- That's a world #1 and 2 losing to Nadal. So everyone needs to lay off the judgement. This guy walked through the entire top 10 field in Australia after crutches, covid, heat stroke, stomach problems. Why must Fritz be made to feel like he's a terrible person for doing his best and falling short like everyone else? I respect Fritz for a Gallant Effort and I hope he picks himself up and tries again.
If you weren't playing Nadal on center court today, you don't know a thing about what it would've taken to beat him. You don't know. So lay off Fritz.
Well said! Anyone in this comment section wouldn't win a set over him, or many of the professional players!.
I think in the Nadal stayed in because he didn’t have to be at his best to beat Fritz Fritz in my opinion did not play that great even though the commentators said he was doing great he missed easy shots and he couldn’t even return Nadal‘s slower service if Nadal doesn’t get better there’s no way he’s going to win especially against Novak if he serves the way he did in this match to Novak it’s just gonna be brutal to watch if he even makes it to the final
How can the quality of match would equal to delpo match when rafa was injured bro
Nadal's level of play in spite of his serve lacking power due to injury, was just unbelievable. He hit so many corners, incredible depth of shot, painted so many lines. Astounishing his level of play. Only a few points separated them. Nadal was better....barely.
I personally don't like Nadal's game but he is undeniably great.
My fervent hope is Novak and Nadal face off in the final and Novak beats Nadal like Nadal beat Novak in the French. Novak should win, he is the superior grass player and honestly, better than Fritz.
Djokovic's H2H record vs. Nadal is even: 2-2. How can you say he is superior to Rafa on grass ? If you want to find true superiority look and Rafa's H2H FO record vs, Djokovic (i.e., 8-2),
A healthy Rafa can beat Djokivic on grass. The issue is that Rafa is not 100 % healthy.
Gill these are wonderful mental and physical achievements to be sure. But I personally think it says more about their competition or lack their of. Given the same set of circumstances, I’d like to see Nadal come through against the likes of Connors, Sampras, Lendl or Becker to name just a few. These Next Gen group are basically tomato cans out there. I’ve never seen a generation not close to stepping up and at least challenging for the greatest tennis tournaments … even when their rivals across the court are noticeably injured and vulnerable.
evan shear, I am a huge Nadal fan, but I agree. The staying power of the Big Three is awesome. But the presence of the three GOAT candidates has masked the fact that there will be a very weak era when Fed, Rafa and Novak will finally retire. These youngsters are so used to lose against the Big Three at the slams that they are mentally not ready to cross the finish line even if they are very close. It's mind boggling how often they blow a solid lead against players who are so much older and in Nadal's case a clearly compromised player!
That said, Nadal won this match not only because Fritz blew it. He won because of his high tennis intelligence. He chose the tools which he still had and used them effectively. That Was very smart!
@@sabineb.5616 Well said and I agree with you. This has never happened in the Open Era where there are not at least one or two players unintimidated and ready to roll with the top brass (at the time). This New Generation has mentally lost before they take court.
@@evanshear5378 , I agree, and it's not pretty to watch. The Big Three and Murray, before his hip gave up, have been awesome and one-of-a-kind tennis players, and Nadal and Djokovic still are - but all of them have declined, which is totally natural at their by tennis standards advanced age. But their results at the slams don't reflect this decline at all! At least Nadal and Djokovic are as successful as ever! But to a certain degree they look still good because their opponents allow them to shine! Medvedev is the only young gun who managed to overcome this mental block when he beat last year an exhausted Djokovic in the USO final. But at the AO Medvedev was the clear favorite against Nadal who had just come back from a lengthy injury break and who wasn't even fully fit, yet - but somehow Daniil managed to blow a two-and-a-half set lead and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I have been a tennis fan for decades, but I cannot remember to have seen anything like this in previous eras.
@@sabineb.5616 Great points. Hopefully someone can step up before Father Time eventually takes them out, instead of engaging hungry opponents.
@@evanshear5378 , yes, I am still waiting. Unlike many other fans of one of the Big Three I plan to remain a tennis fan after the three GOATs have retired, and it would be really nice if some young guys will finally be able to challenge them before they are gone for good.
I was very disappointed in Fritz's serving and I think that is why he lost. If Nadal can't find a way to overcome the injury and serve better against Kyrgios, I think Nadal will lose the semi-final because I think Kyrgios will serve substantially better than Fritz did.
Seems like a lot of these good top 20 players don't have the full toolbag yet. Especially at net. That seems to be the big let down.
Sampras used to average 107 on 2nd serves
Nadal was able to hit out on his forehand because he had resigned himself to losing and really didn't feel like he had anything to lose.
Whenever Nadal is in a Tie-Break his Forehand lets loose. A lot of players tighten up in a Tie-Break.
Wouldn't be surprised if Nadal pulls out before Kyrgios clash. It will be brutal.
Amazing that you predicted this yesterday and indeed he withdrew. 👍.
Nadal's use of the drop shot was unconscious and Fritz has no answer. Rafa will limp into the Finals 😪😪
He will get smoked in the final.
Yea Fritz wouldn’t come to net either
@@pharaon8134 Kyrious might get him