He coughed up that 2nd set but came back stronger in the deciding frame.
Vamossssssssssssssssss.
They said that match was almost three hours. It didn't seem like it to me. But, Rafa got to hit a lot of balls, that was good, but at times David had him running all over the court. It looked like Rafa was trying to hit only forehands and he was missing quite a few DTLs.
I fear Nole will kill him and relish the process. You know how he is, talking out of both sides of his mouth with his faux humility. But if Rafa has to lose, I'd rather he lose to him here, so that he can glean information for future reference.
I hope Nole doesn't do a lot of drop shots tomorrow; that's just a feeling that I have, that and trying to run Rafa ragged around the court.
Still, Rafa has improved since his first match on clay and by the time the French rolls around I think he'll be in a better place.