fecks sake Rafa. Rafa even broke back when Darcis was serving for the set and he still lost the breaker.
Wimbledon 2013
- Thread starter NinjaFletch
- Start date
-
In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
This looks tricky for Rafa.
If he doesn't win the second set, Rafa is gone.
Will be stunned if Darcis breaks back here. I had that break from Nadal as virtual match points.
Terrible from Rafa. If Darcis wins this tiebreak we have a fecking game on our hands.
feck off Rafa. 
Is this really happening again?
Rafa will still win. He will be better in the second week.
Who the feck is this Darcis and why is he giving Rafa a hard time?
Is he a qualifier?
Is he a qualifier?
This guy isn't going away.
2-0 now. Wow
feck of darcis
He'll bottle it like Falla a couple of years back.
Some fecking 29 year old Belgian, who has never made past the second round.
Nearly bald guy 2 - Handsome man 0
feck me!
Nearly bald guy 2 - Handsome man 0
feck me!
Unbelievable!
feckin hell. Credit to him, he isn't going away. Rafa won some big points and he kept plugging away. cnut.
I don't think Rafa has ever come from 2 sets down in a GS.
Someone better watch wr8.
I don't think Rafa has ever come from 2 sets down in a GS.
Someone better watch wr8.
I bet darcis wins this and then no ever hears of the cnut again.
What were the odds of Darcis winning in straight sets?
He has twice. Both times at Wimbledon.
Anyway I'm not too bothered about this performance really. His early round Slam performances are all the same.
Rafa is going out
Broke Nadal in the third! Go on Darcis!
Break up already.
Rafa is gone here.
Rafa is gone here.
And Nadal is broken at the first opportunity in the third.
Break up already.
Rafa is gone here.
You can never write Nadal off. Even in this position, Nadal is still probably favourite.
Nadal goes to new lows every year. Round 2 last year, Round 1 this year. It's a good thing he doesn't have to play qualifiers to get to Wimbledon next year.
How exactly is he a favourite at 2 sets and a break down?
Because it's Nadal.
Men's side ruined for me if Nadal goes here.
Darcis is channeling the power of Rosol here
Nadal is out, looks like his knee is bothering him.
He has a chance because he's Nadal. Not the favourite by a long stretch now.
He's gone I reckon
Nadal's gone. Not moving great and has been not favoring his backhand/left knee all match. He's doing his best to not play the backhand and he's gone here.
Damn I need a proper stream. Pm anyone?
He has a chance because he's Nadal. Not the favourite by a long stretch now.
He's gone I reckon
Well I've got to rush home from work. Productive day it's been refreshing the Thiago thread and watching Wimbledon on the BBC Sport page. Nadal looks to be struggling with his knee which wouldn't be a surprise.
Yeah. It's curtains as far this match is concerned.
I hope the injury doesn't keep him out very long.
Azarenka was also moving gingerly in her match earlier. Wimbledon is already over for me and it's not even the end of first day.
Nadal is prone to struggling when you go at him hard. Would have been interesting to see him in the era when Sampras was dominant and the courts were quicker. He'd have had a much tougher time I reckon.
Having said that, if nadal can start even a spell of domination, he should win it. The lesser players tend to struggle once the top ones find their game. All the chinks in their game start to appear.
Having said that, if nadal can start even a spell of domination, he should win it. The lesser players tend to struggle once the top ones find their game. All the chinks in their game start to appear.
Not really no. Nadal's gone. he's not moving well, no power in his shots. It's very surreal.
2 to go.
I don't know what the situation is with his knees but he should've played at Queens. Looks very undercooked. As he did last year.