Australian Open 2014 Men's Final

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We seem to have overlooked this. It's tomorrow apparently. Or today in Australia. The bad news is it that rain is forecast - no, not for Oz, for my doubles match at midday 

Stan has to keep the foot on the gas. Nadal will come out all guns blazing

Come on Stan! Break him early!

Come on deck himmmm

truth is apart from some mistakes by nadal, stan is playing awesome

BROKEN TO LOVEEEE!!!!

Go on Stan. What a beaut

This is sheer quality from stan

Yesssss, Stan do it in 3 baby

...and BB thinks Stan is a slamless no hoper!

so all of a sudden, he had never won a set to nadal and he looks to win 2 in a row... and now look

stats only explain the past

Easy Stan easy, its yours

This is why I think Stan is more talented than rafa

playing too short nadal come on

Oh Stan, where you been last 5 years

LuvSports! wrote:This is why I think Stan is more talented than rafa

The basis of one match, not yet halfway at its shortest?

nadal feels so lost right now

but if one player can turn this around, thats nadal

theres hope for him or his fans

but its all wawrinka so far

LS, he's a better ball striker but as for talent that's a whole diff topic.

Nadal's BH is gruesome today so far though.

Stan playing b@lls with Nadal. This is history, right here.

MTO coming

Nadal wincing about his back now...

Back injury?

Rafa's not moving very well

Doctor on call

This is pathetic.
So obvious he is trying to swing back the momentum.

Of course, expect now 7 games in the row from Nadal

An MTO. Stan keep your focus!!

I did say it wouldn't be so easy for Rafa today.

stan's getting angry...

No Stan please keep your focus. Your in such a great position.

What's with the Swiss being so tetchy all the time this tournament? Aren't they supposed to be be a mundane, compliant bunch? Much like Fed the other day I'm not sure what grounds Stan is complaining on here - just has to focus on his own game.

Not very classy from Rafa. Clear gamesmanship.

Ouch chorus of boos for Nadal. Crowd clearly think that was tactical.

There's Nadal for you. Things not going so well, how do I cheat this guy out of his rythmn.

If Nadal ends up with the most slam titles it will be a curse on the sport.

He is a cheat, always has been, always will be and of course the referees and umpire are doing their usual to aid and abet the cheating of their cash cow. I can only say that I hope there is a genuine reason for this, although chance would be a fine thing.

Umpire bowing down to Rafa as expected.
This could be the turning point.

Spectators sense it too I think.

Aussie crowd booing Nadal on his return....
  

No turning point, Stan will crush him

Rafa looks in real trouble here. Think he might retire.

Stan holds. There is some justice in the world

great hold ALLEZ STAN!

Better try another type of cheating because that one did not pay dividends. What next from the Mallorcan slime ball?

great hold

Hmmm, not the first time I've seen Nadal being swatted off the court and then taking a MTO. To be fair, I think he really has some sort of niggle but there's an element of gamesmanship here too which I cannot STANd.

Just totting up his ailments so far in this tournament:

Blister
Knee
Back
Ankle

And I struggle to function with a headache

Yes, Nadal does more than his fair share of cheating. Many, maybe most, cheat here and there, but he is worse than most...

Come on, the guy is cooked obviously injured.

Yeah, Rafa's back has clearly gone. He may well have taken tactically in the past but either he's taking acting to the next level or he is genuinely in severe pain here.

The MTO has just fired up Stan more

Oh, I might take that back. What's he done? Poor bloke.

He's not finishing this match.

Nadal is toast. Give up man