Monfils beats Nadal at tennis tournament atDoha
January 8, 2009 by bumeral
Filed under Rafael Nadal, Tennis
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MADRID .- into the third round in front of a machine to be perfect sartenazos worrying whether a call is not Rafa Nadal. Spanish, a number of the world felt like a kind of bulldozer drove over him in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Doha. French Gael Monfils, number 13 in the world, he left everything and full speed (6-4 and 6-4 in just under an hour and a half). Nor in the best of their dreams. [Narrative] [Album]
“It was unbelievable, the best win of my career,” said a euphoric foot runway while winking accomplices threw him to his new coach, who launched his toupee no miracle in the air. In the three previous clashes with the Spanish, Monfils had never achieved victory.
“He played very well. I’m not worried. I have not played at home in the whole match and he has risked a lot and well. I am a player who takes a bit to get my rhythm. My confidence is still intact,” said the Spanish champion when he asked about their fears before the season that has just started (the Doha is the first official tournament). In 10 days, Nadal will have to compete in their first encounter in the Australia Open, one of the big two still missing from his trophy (the other being the U.S. Open).
Nadal, winner of eight tournaments last season (Roland Garros and Wimbledon among others) just to reinstate the competition after injury forced his withdrawal in the Paris-Bercy, in late October. Last week, reached the final of the exhibition tournament in Qatar, where he fell in straight sets against the Scot Andy Murray, the world number four. Rafa will depart for Melbourne today to begin their training. No plans will be broken because it was something that was in its calculations. Since 2004, when it was launched andalusia decidedly professional circuit, never signed a dazzling start of the season.
Andy Roddick, the eighth player in the world, should have been this afternoon Mallorcan rival, but may not be. It Monfils, who yesterday signed a statistical magnificent eight serves direct row (none of Nadal) and no less than 35 strokes winners (10 in Spanish). Only in very specific moments of grief, the number one seemed to light a small light, but it off immediately with a few strokes of French.
Nadal had only one chance to break the service of his rival. The advantage, but only earned him the match to start in September. Then monologue Monfils, who, before any other small complication in the second race, attacked without complexes. Nadal ended up playing in the network, but only damaged their ascents to his opponent.
Whoever it is in the semifinals will be Roger Federer, the second head series, which was ranked in the quarterfinals after winning the German Philipp Kohlschreiber, eighth favorite. Federer beat Kohlschreiber by 6-2 and 7-6 (6) in one hour and 28 minutes. The German put in trouble the only Swiss in the second race, which forced a tiebreaker in which they came to have an advantage in reaching the third manga, but the number two in the world reacted to seal his move to the semifinals.
The world number two will play in semifinals against Andy Murray, head of the third series, which had no trouble shutting out to fight Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky by 6-4 and 6-2.
