@mysteriekiller : no, nadal has a much better defense than monfils. go to the atpworldtour site and click on Scores & Stats >ATP Match Facts > Return of service. There’s a ranking that shows that Nadal is much much much better than Monfils when returning. Outside of return of service area, nadal is still better, that’s why he has such a domination on slow surfaces like clay where defense is essential when Monfils has not won any Masters 1000 or Grand Chelem on this surface.
@MrMotherBrain That is just not true, you obviously can see that nadal is the better competitor and better allround player but that doens’t mean he is better at any aspect of the game. Monfils is extremely athletic and his defensive skills are better than Nadal’s
nadal’s defense at 2:00 is simply unbelievable ! this woud’ve been a winner against anyone else but Rafa is able to return it. he really is the best defender of all time ! not to mention that it was done on a set point !
By MrMotherBrain, November 24, 2011 @ 3:02 am
@mysteriekiller : no, nadal has a much better defense than monfils. go to the atpworldtour site and click on Scores & Stats >ATP Match Facts > Return of service. There’s a ranking that shows that Nadal is much much much better than Monfils when returning. Outside of return of service area, nadal is still better, that’s why he has such a domination on slow surfaces like clay where defense is essential when Monfils has not won any Masters 1000 or Grand Chelem on this surface.
By mysteriekiller, November 24, 2011 @ 3:23 am
@MrMotherBrain That is just not true, you obviously can see that nadal is the better competitor and better allround player but that doens’t mean he is better at any aspect of the game. Monfils is extremely athletic and his defensive skills are better than Nadal’s
By MrMotherBrain, November 24, 2011 @ 3:42 am
@mysteriekiller : Nadal’s defense is much better than Monfils’. There’s no dispute about that.
By mysteriekiller, November 24, 2011 @ 4:25 am
@12CoeursNRJ Monfils is an even better and more athletic defender, but Nadal is obviously the better allround player
By celyak, November 24, 2011 @ 4:36 am
Merci pour cette info NadalPower! J’en profiterai ce week-end car en semaine je travaille, je ne peux donc pas revoir les rediff
By 12CoeursNRJ, November 24, 2011 @ 4:44 am
nadal’s defense at 2:00 is simply unbelievable ! this woud’ve been a winner against anyone else but Rafa is able to return it. he really is the best defender of all time ! not to mention that it was done on a set point !
By Jemma19, November 24, 2011 @ 5:02 am
Merci! C’est génial!
Il y a eu beaucoup de fautes des 2 côté dans ce match.
36 pour Nadal et 32 pour Wawrinka 🙁
By NadalPower, November 24, 2011 @ 5:56 am
@celyak : de rien ceylak 🙂 quand rafa joue à 1h30 du mat, son match est rediffusé le lendemain à 10h sur sport + 🙂
By celyak, November 24, 2011 @ 6:25 am
Merci pour cette vidéo. Au moins, je peux voir Rafa car je n’ai pas la force d’attendre 1h30 du matin pour le voir en direct sur sport +