Boggo v Rafa

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RE: Boggo v Rafa

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Boggo serving: 0-15.
0-30, one of those points that Nadal just won't give up on. good point.
0-40.
15-40, super volley from Boggo.
game Nadal.

Nadal leads second set 2-1 with a break.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

15-0
15-15
15-30, another long rally that he wins against Rafa!
15-40, two break points to Boggo!!
30-40, ue from Boggo, unfortunate did everything right except that last shot.
deuce,
ad nadal.
game Nadal.

3-1 to nadal.

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Boggo match on over here in the States and the commentators are really praising Alex....wondering why they have not heard more from him. I wonder too...this is a great match and this second set really should be on serve....he is playing GREAT! Just a horrible draw.....

RobC · All-time great

Boggo loses the secong on the tie- break, then gets broken second game.

2-0 Nadal. Nadal serving 15-15. Great rally from Boggo: *15:30.

30:30

*40:30 Rafa passes a great Boggo volley.
Game NAdal. 3-0

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Rafa wins in straights, 64 76(3) 64.

A great effort from Boggo, i just wish the commentators had known more about him.

rafa · Newbie

the right man won

long time no see guys! wheres that david cox, is he around?

RobC · All-time great

rafa wrote:

the right man won long time no see guys! wheres that david cox, is he around?

Well played young man. Shouldn't you be in bed rather than posting on the message board at 2 in the morning - you've got another game on Thursday, and you should take it seriously when youre the number 2 seed!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

just back from my hols, (in portugal, so was lots of fun when they won the footie as you can imagine).

managed to see the 2nd set and and start of the 3rd b4 the tv was swtiched to the footie.

extremely impressed with alex's perfromance here, his rallying and shot revocery were really imprssive, i think he needed to come into the net a bot more, but i think thats easier said than done vs a player with such power that he can hit a blistering passing shot almost everytime.

i know people often raise their perfoemce against top players, al needs to carry that thoughthe summer, he really admires nadal so probably playing him so well will have done wonders for alex's confidence. maybe will help him belive that he can comptete.

anyone find out where alex's coach went too? the commentators made quite a lot out of that.

looking at al's stats he didnt hit 1 df which was good esp under that kinda pressure, his tolat points won were only a few behind rafa, 104-115 and his serve speed seems to be higher, 126 as his fastest is good for him i think previously his avergae would have been lower too.

hopefully he can get into the newport md and get a decent 1st round opponent so he can get into a grass tournmanet. he looks likely to be the humber 1 seed for manchester challenger too, he's got to progress there as he is effectilvy defending his qf from last year and also his win from nottingham which he will probably miss due to the dc tie.