Open Seat Godo (Final)
Eurosport
April 24, 2024
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18:41 MATCH POINT!!! ACE!!! WHAT A WAY TO WIN THE MATCH FOR THE YOUNG PRODIGY!!!! AND GREAT VICTORY FOR HIM!!! FINAL SCORE: 6/1 7/6 6/3...
18:40 Nadeal will serve for the match a sFerrero just won his own to 15...The score is 5-3...
18:35 Nadal goes 5-2 up!!! Ferrero is about to serve to stay in the match or at least not to lose it on his own serve....
18:34 Ferrero has just thrown his racket to the ground after a mishit return...He is losing the plot...
18:31 ferrero wins his serve to 30 and comes back to 4-2.
18:27 NADAL WINS IT!!!! A 15-MINUTE LONG GAME THAT GOES NADAL'S WAY AND THIS COULD BE THE END OF FERRERO'S HOPES OF A RETURN...
18:25 5th break point for Ferrero...but he wastes it and we are back to deuce for the eight time...
18:22 6TH DEUCE NOW...ferrero saved several game point in sparkling fashion but it looks too little too late...
18:17 SECOND CHANCE FOR FERRERO!!! ONCE AGAIN NADAL IS TOO STRONG AND HE SWEEPS IT AWAY IN STYLE!!!
18:15 WHAT A SHOT!!!!! NADAL SAVES THE BREAK POINT WITH AN ABSOLUTE CANONBALL ON THE FOREHAND!!! FERRERO IS DISGUTED!!!
18:14 FERRERO WITH A CHANCE TO BREAK BACK!!!
18:10 Well, Ferrero holds his serve and pulls back to 3-1...
18:08 HORRENDOUS FOREHAND ERROR FOR FERRERO HANDS A BREAK POINT TO NADAL!!!OOOOHHHHH!!!! THAT WAS CLOSE...THE REF CALLS IT OUT BUT IT LOOKED GOOD TO ME...CLOSE ESCAPE FOR FERRERO!!!!
18:03 Break confirmed for the teenager!!!3-0!!!! He is cruising to victory now...
18:00 NADAL GETS IT!!!! AN ABSOLUTE BLUNDER ON THE FOREHAND RETURN GIVES HIM THE BREAK!!!!2-0!!!
17:59 0-40!!!! FERRERO IS FACED BY THREE BREAK POINTS!!!!
17:57 And the prodigy proves me no wrong by winning his serve and take the lead in this set...1-0...
17:55 2nd deuce in this game...But Nadal looks so confident and consistent, I can not see how he could lose this match now...
17:53 ferrero is starting to lose his nerves and his game as he multiplies unforced errors...
17:50 Nadal serves first in the third set...
17:49 FERRERO LOOKS DESPERATE ON HIS CHAIR!!! HE IS RIGHT TO BE BECAUSE HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THIS SET BUT HE LET THEM SLIP!!! HE NEEDS TO MAKE NADAL WORK NOW AND HOPE FOR HIM TO BE TIRED AFTER HIS VERY BUSY LAST FEW WEEKS...
17:45 6-3...Triple set point...The first ends up in the net from Nadal's forehand...IT IS GOOD FOR NADAL!!!! PERFECT FOREHAND THAT LANDED JUST ON THE BASE LINE!!!! NADAL IS TWO SETS TO LOVE UP!!!
17:41 Nadal has the first break in this tie break...He is now 4-2 up!!! Ferrero, however, is desperate to win this set because he does not want to be two sets down against this Rafael Nadal....
17:38 2-2 so far...Both hitting back at their opponent in similar impressive fashion...
17:36 6-6!!! Nadal hangs on despite Ferrero's efforts to break...We're off to a tie break!!!
17:33 76% of first serves in for Rafael Nadal...Impressive...
17:30 Ferrero has decided to go charging at the net in this game to win easy points...A love game is what he gets in the process...6-5
17:27 Nadal!!!! Love game for him and the score is 5-5...The pressure has no grip on the teenager!
17:26 Nadal has 19 unforced errors, Ferrero 25...
17:24 Ferrero wins his serve to 30 and th epresuure is now on Nadal who will serve next to stay alive in the set...5-4...
17:21 Easy game for Nadal...4-4...
17:14 FERRERO IS NOT BAD EITHER AS HE WINS HIS SERVE CONFIDENTALLY...4-3...
17:12 NADAL IS UNBELIEVABLY IMPRESSIVE!!! HE LOOKS CALM IN ALL OCCASIONS AND DISTRIBUTES AMAZING SHOTS ALL AROUND THE COURT!!!!
17:11 NADAL FINALLY HANGS ON AND IS LEVELLED...3-3...
17:07 DOUBLE BREAK POINT FOR FERRERO!!!! NADAL SAVES THE FIRST ONE WITH A PERFECT DROP SHOT...SECOND ONE IS SAVED AS WELL WITH AN ACE!!!
17:03 NADAL BREAKS BACK IMMEDIATELY!!!! HE IS ONLY 3-2 DOWN NOW AND ABOUT TO SERVE TO BE BACK ON LEVEL TERMS!!!! THIS PLAYER REALLY HAS AN AMAZING CHARACTER!!!
16:55 DOUBLE BREAK POINTS FOR FERRERO!!! NADAL UNDER PRESSURE...AND HE LOSES HIS SERVE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!! FERRERO UP TO 3-1 IN THIS SECOND SET!!!! SAME SCENARIO THAN THE FIRST SET BUT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!
16:48 BREAK POINT AGAIN FOR NADAL!!! Ferrero saves...And wins his serve to lead 2-1...
16:43 Nadal back on level terms with ease...1-1...
16:39 Ferrero back in the game after having lost five games consecutively, he wins his serve and leads 1-0 in the second set...
16:33 SET POINT FOR NADAL!!! ACE!!!! NADAL SNATCHES THE FIRST SET 6/1 IN VERY IMPRESSIVE FASHION!!!! HE REALLY IS TYHE BEST PLAYER ON COURT RIGHT NOW!!!
16:32 FERRERO HAS A CHANCE TO BREAK ONE BACK...NO!!! SVED BY NADAL WITH AUTHORITY...
16:28 UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! FERRERO GIVES AWY ANOTHER BREAK WITH A DOUBLE FAULT IN THE DECISIVE POINT!!!! 40 MINUTES PLAYED AND NADAL IS ABOUT TO SERVE FOR THE GAIN OF THE FIRST SET!!!! 5-1!!!
16:21 Break confirmed by the teenager!!!!He is now 4-1 up inthe first set and looks as impressive as he has done in recent weeks...
16:16 NADAL HAS DONE IT!!!!!!He breaks Ferrero's sereve and leads 3-1 in the first set!!!
16:14 Third break point of the game for Nadal as the deuces are piling up...
16:05 Double break points for Nadal...The first ones of the match...Ferrero saves them...deuce...Ferrero's poor record on first serve makes it difficult for him to resist Nadal's assaults...
16:01 Nadal wins his serve to fifteen and now leads 2-1...
15:57 Ferrero draws back on level terms with a game won to fifteen...1-1...
15:53 Nadal holds his first serve game of the match to lead 1-0...
15:49 The match gets underway and Nadal is the first to serve...
15:40 The players are still warming up and the crowd is in delight...
10:00 Welcome to all the tennis fans! Today we'll follow the ATP Barcelona Dream final between the two Spaniards favourites: rejuvenated Juan Carlos Ferrero against best 2005 player (with Roger Federer of course) Rafael Nadal! Action is due to start at 15:30 CET.
Dream final in Barcelona
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