There were a lot of firsts as I watched last night's battle between world no.1 Rafa Nadal against No.14 Fernando Verdasco, on the semifinals of the Australian Open. OH MY GUARD! It lasted 5 hours and 14 minutes!!!! It was the longest in Australian Open history. It's the first time for Verdasco to reach the semifianl round and the first time two Spaniards faced each other on the same round of the Aussie Open.
The whole time I was on the edge of my seat, holding my breath because of the very very very tight match! Verdasco really gave Nadal a hard time. When it came down to the last two rounds, it was very even, that any of the two would deserve to go to the finals with Roger Federer. In the end the world no.1 ended a true winner.
1 R. Nadal 6 6 7 6 6
14 F. Verdasco 7 4 6 7 4
Quick facts
Verdasco hit 95 winners to Nadal’s 52
The 14th seed had 76 unforced errors; the No.1 seed had only 25
Verdasco served 20 aces to Nadal’s 12
Nadal converted just four of 20 break point opportunities, while Verdasco was 2-for-4 on break point chances
Nadal won 193 points to Verdasco’s 192 for the match
The match lasted 314 minutes, an Australian Open record
I LOVE THIS SHOT!!! wahahahahaha
Will Rafa be the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open?
Let's see...
I hope!!! :)
(for more photos and news visit australianopen.com)
i was able to catch this as well. ang tagal nga. hahaha.
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