Australian Open 2014 : MOTD : Day 14 Men's Final

Yes, finally the audience wakes up and 'boos' NAdal

Don't forget everyone:

"I am sorry if I bothered somebody, but I never did in the past. So is something that nobody in my career, told me nothing about this, that I am bothering the opponent. But if I bothered him in any moment, he knows 100 percent it was not because I wanted. I never do nothing on court to bother the opponent. I think I did the normal things that I do in every match".

Love hold, GET IN THERE YOU BEAUTY!

4-1 breaks!

"displaced rib" lol.

Glad Stan kept it together....

He rather retires than loses..

The booing of the crowd was a slap in his face and explains the continuing drama he pulls of

I am glad spectators did not appreciate it either.

Judgement time about to come. Nadal about to pay back the WTF win he stole from stan.They say he might retire!

I was wrong....Nadal IS talented....








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Wow, he just S&V-ed!
He deserves an Oscar!!!!!!

noleisthebest wrote:I was wrong....Nadal IS talented....








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It's sad, he spoils the moment for Stan.

Careful Stan, there may be three more tough sets to come. At least there were not many long rallies so far, so hopefully he will be ready physically.

Nadal's behaviour is disgraceful.
There is no rock bottom when it comes to how bad it can get!

Two down one to go!
If he wins this, Stan shoots up to number two!!!

Nadal has done a great job of getting the crowd on his side now.

Despite the "debilitating" injury, Nadal still playing from 4m behind the baseline, he really takes us all for super-mugs...

Come on Stan you have to hold!

The back injury is fake, i'm sure of it.

He pulled a tactical time out but when the crowd turned against him when he came back, it seemed all the critizm he got about his gamesmanship exploded in his head and from that point there was no way back.

That said, you can see he's know trying to sneak his way back in the match. Will the audience buy it?

See, He breaks Stan. 3 minutes ago NAdal couldn't walk

Here we go.

Errors everywhere

No way this one is done and I hope Stan is ready for a long battle.

Nadal breaks.
Watch his service speed rocket in the next game!

The audience is the loser of the day: they have been cheated, no matter who wins now

gallery play wrote:The audience is the loser of the day: they have been cheated, no matter who wins now

Serves them all right for buying it, they should have continued to boo!

I'm looking forward to the reception Nadal gets at RG, because he's not getting away with this hoax.

noleisthebest wrote:

gallery play wrote:The audience is the loser of the day: they have been cheated, no matter who wins now

Serves them all right for buying it, they should have continued to boo!

So true Nitb, that would have forced Nadal to prolong his drama act

This has got to be the worst gamesmanship episode in the history if tennis!

Stan does need to pull himself together though.

Serve now into the 170's.

What is Matts saying?

Nice BH, hopefully Stan is getting back into it.

Ugghhhhh. Frustrating as feck! 5-2

Stan has lost both his rhythm and timing.

summerblues wrote:Stan does need to pull himself together though.

he saw the momemtum was illegally stolen from him and now he can't figure out what to do. It's a classic effect of a tactical timeout.

GP: I know, but it is up to Stan to deal with it. A couple of years back Tomic tanked the whole set against Verdasco only to come back and win it.

summerblues wrote:GP: I know, but it is up to Stan to deal with it.  A couple of years back Tomic tanked the whole set against Verdasco only to come back and win it.

Well yes, but i can understand why this is tough for Stan to deal with, what i can't understand is that Nadal is willing to go this far to disturb his opponant.

This is just the worst. So not fair

And the Set goes to Nadal.

Stupid audience is cheering, they're taking part of the biggest scam in the history of tennis

Ok Stan, you have to try to refocus and play properly the rest of the way.

Stan is exactly where Nadal wants him: in a state of complete mess!

Have to go now....

Good hold. Deep breath and focus please.

Good start. Come on Stan. Keep it together, play YOUR game and believe in yourself!

good point.

182 kph....

Not good.

That is it Stan, "don't stop believing!"

Oh Stan, please wake up. Not looking good at all...

I can so see it - Nadal just moping around not doing much but not getting broken either and then towards the end of the set a service game from Stan where maybe he plays a weaker point or two, and then Nadal all of a sudden waking up and jumping all over him to break.

Now or never?