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She said, "John Yandell of tennisplayer.net rpm studies showed that nadal hits his forehand 3300 rpm and as much as 5,000!" Nice plug for the site. She also mentioned Djokers forehand rpms. I think I hit about 1800 rpm on my back hand, when hitting flat. When hitting for top, it's about 2800. I think most top one handers hit about 2000-2200 rpms flat. But it's interesting to note, that one of the top commentators sees the inference: higher rpms on clay rules. The rougher surface causes the ball to bite the ground more, and have a higher angle of trajectory off the bounce. Favors those who keep their energy and their weight forward, in front of the incoming shot. When Nadal gets behind, such as when a good shot goes near a line, he still is able to dump his answering shot deep down the middle, and often is able to go on offense, from a behind position. Joker's energy was not to the front today at start of the match, as his foot work and energy was slow and kept him behind the incoming shot. Even when he was ahead of the shot, he made too many errors off the attacking mode off his forehand, due to his energy only speeding up during the attacking shot, not kept fast the whole duration, before, during and after the shot was made/missed. Nadal keeps his energy fast the entire duration of the point.
None of the expert announcers noticed how fast the slippery clay had become, or attributed that speed of surface to Djokers resurgence. Nadal had never seen the balls skid on french clay like slick grass before, and it's not a coincidence that he lost 8 games straight, nor that he complained about that to the tourny director. He said, "No I don't. It was like this an hour ago, so why now?", regarding stopping the match, and poked the director in the chest with his index finger. If they slow the court down overnight by redoing the clay, Nadal wins. If not, and they have to keep it covered, it stays fast and Djoker wins. 70% chance of rain Mond/Tuesday, and 40% for Wed. Match may be cancelled due to rain if it does continue.
It's more of an advantage to Nadal to wait overnight. Smart of him to bitch and quit playing, although Djokers knee got hyper extended three times from slipping, maybe he will default tomorrow due to that injury. He needs his doc Igor Cetkovic back to give him scio electrical injections again.
None of the expert announcers noticed how fast the slippery clay had become, or attributed that speed of surface to Djokers resurgence. Nadal had never seen the balls skid on french clay like slick grass before, and it's not a coincidence that he lost 8 games straight, nor that he complained about that to the tourny director. He said, "No I don't. It was like this an hour ago, so why now?", regarding stopping the match, and poked the director in the chest with his index finger. If they slow the court down overnight by redoing the clay, Nadal wins. If not, and they have to keep it covered, it stays fast and Djoker wins. 70% chance of rain Mond/Tuesday, and 40% for Wed. Match may be cancelled due to rain if it does continue.
It's more of an advantage to Nadal to wait overnight. Smart of him to bitch and quit playing, although Djokers knee got hyper extended three times from slipping, maybe he will default tomorrow due to that injury. He needs his doc Igor Cetkovic back to give him scio electrical injections again.
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