Open Seat Godo (Semis)
Eurosport
April 23, 2024
16:58 Thanks for following this live with us...jopin us tomorrow for the final lpf this tournament...Until then, goodbye!
16:56 IT IS ALL OVER AND SPAIN WILL HAVE ITS DREAM FINAL : NADAL WILL FACE FERRERO TOMORROW!!! FINAL SCORE: 7/5 6/2
16:56 MATCH POINT!!!!!
16:51 Nadal is about to serve for the match...
16:49 AMAZING BACKHAND RETURN FROMNADAL!!! BREAK POINT!!! OOOOHHHHH!!!! STEPANEK CRACKS!!!DOUBLE FAULT!!! NADAL IS 5-2 UP!!!
16:49 Stepanek is under pressure...Deuce on his serve...
16:46 BREAK CONFIRMED IN STYLE BY NADAL!!! 4-2!!! THIS COULD BE OVER VERY SOON AS HE HAS FOUND SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE RYTHM...
16:40 This may be the decisive advantage in this match as Stepanek is simply no match to Nadal's power...
16:39 GREAT RETURN FROM NADAL THAT CATCHES STEPANEK ON HIS WAY UP TO THE NET AND THAT GIVES TWO BREAK POINTS FOR THE SPANIARD!!! THE CZECH SAVES THE FIRST ONE...BUT THE SECOND ONE IS GOOD FOR NADAL!!!3-2 FOR THE SPANIARD!!!
16:37 Nadal is levelled...2-2...
16:36 Nadal has won 24 points on the baseline...Stepanek only 4...
16:32 Stepanek is still pretty much in it though and wins his game to 15...2-1...
16:30 1-1...Nadal wins logically his serve game and we can not help but wonder : CAN HE BE BEATEN?
16:29 AMAZING SHOT FROM NADAL!!!! HE COMES AT THE NET BUT IS CAUGHT BY STEPANEK'S LOB...SO HE RUNS BACK AND POWERS A PERFECT PASSING SHOT DOWN THE LINE ON THE FOREHAND!!!
16:25 the Czech wins his serve to 15 to lead 1-0 in the second set...
16:24 Stepanek serves first in this second set...
16:22 NADAL WINS THE FIRST SET 7/5!!!! HE IS THE BEST PLAYER ON COURT AND SHOWS AN UNBELIEVABLE MATURITY FOR A TEENAGER!!!
16:20 NADAL COMES CHARGING AT THE NET TO WIN EASY POINTS AND IT WORKS!!!
16:17 NADAL BREAKS!!!!! A PERFECT RETURN GAME FROM THE SPANIARD AND HE HAS A CHANCE TO CLINCH THE SET AS HE SERVES NOW...
16:16 AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DOES!!! 3 BREAK POINTS FOR HIM AFTER TWO WONDERFUL PASSING SHOTS!!!
16:14 Nadal is very much the best player...Another love game for him...5-5...But it is not enough to be the best on the court, he has to prove it on the scoring board...
16:13 Nadal has only made 3 unforced errors...Stepanek 11...
16:11 Stepanek handled the pressure well...Behind tied at 30-30, he fires two powerful first serves and takes the lead 5-4...Pressure on Nadal now...
16:08 Strangely, this match is full of short rallies as both players try to win the points as quickly as possible...
16:07 4-4...Stepanek has the pressure now because this is key game he has to serve now...
16:04 85% of success on first serve for Nadal...This gives little room for stepanek to break...The Czech has 63%...
16:02 Stepanek regains the lead...4-3...
15:59 Both players are waiting for an opportunity to break but for now they both are very consistent...
15:59 Love game for Nadal...3-3...
15:56 Stepanek is equally as impressive as he wins his serve with authority thanks to an excellent first serve...3-2...
15:53 Nadal is very impressive as he wins lots of easy points in his serve to come back at 2-2...
15:48 Stepanek hangs on to his serve and now leads 2-1...
15:46 FIRST BREAK POINT FOR NADAL...STEPANEK SWEEPS IT AWAY WITH A PERFECT SERVE...bACK TO DEUCE...
15:42 No problem for Nadal as he wins his serve to love to be back on level terms...1-1...
15:39 STEPANEK SERVES FIRST AND WINS HIS GAME TO 30 TO TAKE THE LEAD 1-0...
15:32 WELCOME BACK AS NADAL AND STEPANEK ARE WARMING UP AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI FINAL...
14:40 STAY WITH US AS RAFAEL NADAL TAKES ON RADEK STEPANEK IN JUST A FEW MINUTES!!!
09:15 Welcome to eurosport.com's live coverage of Barcelona Tournament! Today we will follow the semi-finals in which the two local favourites are involved. Juan Carlos Ferrero wil start against Nikolay Davydenko at 12:50 CET. Rafael Nadal will succeed him in a clash with Radek Stepanek, not before 15:20 CET!
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