Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Austrian young gun Dominic Thiem in the second round of the 2014 French Open. The 20 year old, playing in just his second major, made his Roland Garros debut with a 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.
“I heard very, very good things about him,” said Rafa. “I didn’t see him play, but I know he’s a young player and he’s a very dangerous opponent.”
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014
START TIME: Rafa is 2nd match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Approximately 12:30 pm CEST local time (France, Italy, Spain), 11:30 BST (United Kingdom), 6:30 am EDT (New York, Montreal). To convert to your local time, use this website.
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Good luck & Vamos Rafa!
Love tennis because of Rafa….go get them all!
Lili, please shout for me as well – I can’t be there unfortunately but my heart will !!! VAAAMOOO999 RAAAFAAA, VAAAMOOO999…!!! A million times VAAAMOOO999 !!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Rafa you bring tennis alive!!!!!!!!!!!’
Yes Mitch. Absolutely. I hope members of his team are telling him the same things. He absolutely needs to be aggresive regardless of the score. All his fans will be sending him positive vibes and he must win. VAMOS
You are gonna win today . VamOooooooos Rafa
You are the best of the best.luv you Rafa. Will b praying for u.
Vamos Rafa
Rafa, tus fans somos distintos a los de los otros jugadores. No solo tu equipo te apoya desde el privilegio de estar en el players setas. Todos nosotros te estamos dando toda la energía dentro de la cancha. Yo estoy segura que cuando te estoy mirando por TV y pongo la mente en positiva en cada punto, te doy energía y tu la recibís. Capaz que pensaras que estoy loca, pero me ha resultado. mañana con todo!!!! vamoooooos!!!
Vamooooos Rafa!!! los partido se ganan en la cancha y tu sabes como hacerlo!!!
GO get them all Rafa. You are the best. If you weren’t playing I wouldn’t even watch. God Bless You Kathy
I’ll be at Roland Garros tomorrow to send you positive vibes and strenght to consentrate calmly and win.
Vamos Rafa
Vamos campeón! I believe in you! Be positive and focused on your game. Besos!
Rafa needs to keep winning in straight sets. He can’t afford to burn himself out mentally and physically by playing 4 & 5 set matches against players he should dominate. Rafa must stay in attack mode, regardless of the score. He can’t let inferior opponents push him all over the court like they did in Rome, Madrid, Barcelona & Monte Carlo. Rafa must control the rallies by hitting earlier, harder, flatter & deeper at every opportunity, because that’s what it takes to defeat Djokovic and win this slam. VAMOS!!!
good luck to the king of all surfaces…we love you and without you, we wouldn;t even be watching tennis…vamos !!!
When the going gets tough;the tough gets going. ..go rafa.
vamos rafa and goodluck