2022 Australian Open Men's Semifinals: Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini

[rafanoy1992]

Yup, Berrettini's BH will get tested BIG TIME!

 

[tented]

Not the way Matteo wanted to begin …

 

[rafanoy1992]

Uh-oh for Matteo! 15-40 already

 

[Moxie]

There's the break! Berrettini is tight.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Let's see if Nadal gets tight back!

 

[Moxie]

Nadal is going old school and punishing the BH.

 

[Moxie]

Rafa tends to loosen up when he gets the break.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Rafa tends to loosen up when he gets the break.

Until he is serving for the set, Moxie

 

[Moxie]

Don't start with that! LOL.

 

[Moxie]

He really is reaching back to what he used to do to Roger...just pick on the BH.

 

[tented]

@Carol - join us in the chat room on the main page of the forum.

 

[Moxie]

And that's why.

 

[Moxie]

Berrettini needs to find his serve, but it's going to get harder and harder, as he feels behind the 8 ball.

 

[tented]

3-0 — perfect score thus far.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal is not playing particularly well either. But Like I said before, now that he has the early break, just focus on your own serve and just pressure score on the return games.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Nadal is standing closer on the baseline for his return of serve for now...

 

[Moxie]

Good!

 

[tented]

Yes, good.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Man, Matteo is super tight! That was a great 1st serve though...

 

[rafanoy1992]

Good hold from Matteo and good return game from Nadal. He didn't spend a lot of energy in that game. Now, hold serve one game at a time.