The way you describe your emotions towards Nadal when you follow him on his matches is exactly what I feel for Alcaraz. It’s comforting to know I am not alone in feeling this kind of fan devotion. 😅

Zverev played better then 2 years ago. So nadal would also have problems in better times. Against 90% from the draw nadal would win yesterday.

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amazing content and great to see Anna back on the court! I got back into tennis 3* years ago and my partner, who had never played before, picked it up with me - Having Anna on this channel was amazing for us because it contextualized advice and feedback that is relevant to beginners vs 99% of the content out there are for intermediate to advanced players (even the ones that say they're for beginners). Four years later, we're hitting 2~3 times a week together - I'm competing at 4.0 level and while my partner doesn't play matches, she can rally with me just fine. We definitely owe both our progressions to you Nick and also Anna! Thanks for the great content and I hope you continue to get lots of views!

I'm absolutely sure I wouldnt miss Djoker. I'll come back to this comment when he retires. He didn't belong in that ad with Fed either.

I have to smile at the quality of those slices at the end.

recently switched to a 350g-but still very head-light-racket (E-Zone Tour 98 with leather grip added) and wish i had done it years ago <3 suddenly my flat serve is insane and my groundstrokes are so much deeper

I agree 200% with you Nick, well except the part of playing wimbledon, but yeah his game today was his best game and you could see glimpse of Nadal from the past, i have no doubt that if he gets Zverev in like 3rd round Rafa's game would have been much better and probably even win, if Nadal is able to stay healthy he can stay top10 and go toe to toe with them, even thou he lost today i feel positive that Nadal can be playing a bit more, but if he decide to skip the grass season im not sure how he is going to be competitive in the olympics

You're so right about Djokovic. He is not appreciated by so many. He reminds me of Ivan Lendl back in the 80s. Everybody loved Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Becker, Edberg, and Wilander. But Lendl was considered boring and robotic. According to Sports Illustrated, he was the champion nobody cared about. Now he is missed and is considered the father of the modern game.

I love your videos! Thank you so much! If I had a million dollars, I would give it to you for being an awesome coach. Thank you!

Your choice for Rafa to win the first round was emotionally motivated, not a logical analysis, especially against the number 4 player in the world 10 years younger and in great form.

Great video. Tis a shame you couldn't integrate it better. You actually look like you have some confidence in your one-hander cross court. Awesome effort on your part. I've always played a one-hander because I'm old, and have always been jealous of the two hander.

We are with you Nick. A lot of us did believe in another possible miracle. Watching your videos has made appreciate Rafa’s game even more. Maybe Olympics 😂 👍🍺 - best wishes

Nadal was the best DEFENDER of all time. He s 37. He can feel fine physically but his movement and defense are not what they were. Its time for him to retire. 10 years ago, Nadal would beat Zverev in 3 sets easily.

bad draw for Rafa for sure

Nadal, Novak, and Federer = The Lion of the Tribe, The Great Artist, and The Tennis Whisperer, respectively. The Great Ones. The Original; No duplicates. We need a full scale DOCUMENTARY!!

What a career he has had!!! Top three of all time

i thought Rafa would have a good chance against zverev if conditions were hot and dry, but indoors and humidity? no chance this year especially with a hobbled serve. zverev deserves huge credit though, he played stellar tennis even if rafa gave him a battle

Rafa serve was pedestrian. Zverev 2 h bh was lethal. End of story. Toast

Nice joke 😅😅 nadal in final

I held Nadal in very high regard until he whined about Djoker in regards to grand slam titles. It just confirmed to me that the Djoker is the goat.

Sorry Nick with all due respect your delusional from 5:20-5:46 if you think Nadal will play all those tournaments and finally call it quits at next years French Open. He can't compete now against the young guns and it shows in his movement. He cant even chase down drop ahots now effectively and all the pounding on the court will take a toll on his worn out body and he will re-aggravate his hip injury eventually. The reality is he should call it a career and retire gracefully like Fed did.

not sure how someone as experienced as yourself puts so much weight on practice matches, very different to playing in the main draw even for someone like Rafa, I love Rafa but he shouldn't go on beyond this year

Rafa and Novák will not win again.ever.

I would like Marozsan to win the tornament ,but won’t happen either.🎾🎾🎾🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🧢🧢🧢👚👚👚

NADAL without doping is not strong enough . He still believe that his body will recover fully to handle doping for next season Roland Garos

Do you feel that Nadal kind of ruined the planned farewell ceremony by saying that he might come back next year? I think that he will most likely retire this year and he didn’t want to make a big deal of the occasion

How would he win against Zverev?🎾🎾🎾👚🧢

The Olympics are certainly a big thing for Rafa. And its on clay. So I believe that is what is on his mind, getting in shape for the Olympics. Seeing how he is now, I dare say he will be a favorite.

I'm really enjoying these videos Nick with plenty of emotion and feeling. We can see how strong your passion is for the game.

I, for one, will be glad to see the little princess and all his pampered, whinny, self righteous, special treatment, BS, GO! . . Ba bye biotch!

Nadal is done. Great career but it’s time to move on

It is indeed sad what happened to Rafah today.

As we like to say, PRC!

Just say, I’m sorry. He’s not going to win anything again. Be a man and accept reality.

I am here to comment on your draw failure because it probably helps with the algorithm.

What a terrible pick! 😆 cmon mane, not enough juice this time

Nadal had no chance. To many injuries that simply take their toll. I was hoping he would have retired already. Don't want him to get hurt. Tennis is too hard on the joints.

I like and respect Nadal for his amazing achievements, but I won’t be missing him when he is gone. Federer was always my favourite but I don’t miss him either. Both have had fantastic careers. It’s time to let others have their day in the sun. We have some awesome new young guys to follow now.

he shouldn't have played.

Pick Nadal to beat Zverev in current form was a tall order and today proved it, as Zverev was probably going to win that march he got injured 2 years ago, despite Nadal playing much better than other matches this year…However, for sure, he is a real contender for gold medal, if not get injured again…And for Zverev he is the top half favourite to make the finals if not win it all

As a fan how can you want him to continue with all the issues he had and with nothing more to prove? By now it’s clear that he won‘t end his career with another big title. He missed that chance in 2022. Wish the man a happy life outside of tennis and cherish what he brought to the game. It’s sad to see him and his fans being so obsessed instead of finding peace with the fact that it’s time for younger players to take over. I miss the old fashioned way of leaving the arena…

I haven’t been able to stop crying 😢

Well said!

How can someone can get so emotional about this

It was an emotional pick (Nadal to win RG). We all knew that. So now I suppose Zverev is going to win it all, according to your original pick.

I watched that practice match with Rune and I wouldnt say he played much better there, serve wasnt working great and he is slower and he wont get any faster at this point in life

zverev not a contender to win the french open

Well said. Deep sadness when Rafa lost …