World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro will be facing each other for the 16th time in their careers when they meet in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Date: July 11, 2018
Match time: Rafa is second match on Center Court. Around 3 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa leads Delpo 10-5 in head-to-head meetings with our champ having thumped the 29-year-old in the French Open semi-finals last month.
Rafa on playing Delpo:
It will be a different match [from the one] that we played in Paris a few weeks ago. I will try to hold my service games most of the time. If I want to beat [Nadal], I have to come to the net very often and play hard with my forehands, with my backhands, and try to take all the chances.
Rafa leads the ATP Race To London for a spot at the ATP Finals.
Our champ has a 34-2 match record on the year, which includes historic 11th titles at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (d. Nishikori), the Barcelona Open (d. Tsitsipas) and at Roland Garros (d. Thiem). He also lifted his eighth Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown (d. Zverev).
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
Well done Kevin for taking out Roger! You had the belief and the heart throughout! You deserved the victory.
YESS ! I love you Kevin Anderson😍 , bye bye Roger 👋 Oh Rafa if only you knew😀
I think the scores are flashed up on centre court during the breaks Maria. Cmon Rafa its coming home mate!!
Kevin’s broke Roger and serving for the match
PRINCESS DIANA WAS ONE SPECIAL HUMAN BEING……..AND CLOSE UP OF THE MISTRESS ……DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT…….NOT TO MENTION THAT DIANA WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT AND INSIDE OUT CLASSY WORLD WIDE BELOVED ROYAL MEMBER.AND THIS ONE…..LESS LETS SAY : )
GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ONE CAN TELL PRINCESS DIANA WOULD BE SO VERY PROUD OF HER SONS AND THEIR LOVELY FAMILIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) MAY SHE BE RESTING IN PEACE: ) SHE LOVED STEFFY GRAF AND LOVED TENNIS AND OFTEN ATTENDED WIMBLEDON…..: )
Hardly an appropriate place to go wittering on about Diana!!
Come on Kevin , you have come from 2 sets down , don’t lose it now ,
Sorry Rafa, I have deserted you for 5 mins to see if Kevin can take the match , he deserves to that’s for sure
WI………WI………WI……..LEADING BEAUTIFULLY 1ST SET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) SOLID PLAYING SWEETHEART WITH MANY MANY MANY BREAK POINTS…..SOLID SERVE AND SOLD FEISTY POWERFUL RETURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) I LOVE HOW HE TRIED TO BE MACHO WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN RETURN STRENGTH AND YOUR POWERFUL RETURNS WERE MUCH STRONGER, SHARPER….AND TO THE POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) LOVED THE SHORT BALL YOU GAVE HIM…..HE IS SLOW ON HIS FEET AND SLOW MOVING SO THAT WAS BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) NICE MIXING AS WELL!!!!! : )
Rafa’s looking really good and has taken the 1st set. Delpo playing well too. A really good match so far.
Great result Rafa, come on Kevin you can do it Pleeeeaaaasssssseeeeeeee
He is taking it to Roger Maria. Roger neefed a challenge. Cmon Kevin!!
COME ON KEVIN
SO IN TOUCH WITH YOUR RACKET……A BEAUTY DOWN THE LINE…… : )
CORNER TO CORNER GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
VAMOS SWEETHEART FOR CHALLENGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) THIS UMPIRE DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION AND DOES NOT MAKE OVER CALLS……GO RAFA GO…..YOU ARE PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY AND I LOVE HOW YOU EAGERLY WAITING FOR THE BALL TO HIT YOUR FEISTY GORGEOUS RETURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
Team Nadal is looking forward to another win as am I.
Reassuring words from Roig on how the team has approached this tournament. Concentration has been key throughout this tournament. Studying plenty of videos. Approach each player on how best to capitalize on each’s weaknesses. Aggression. Control the court. Keeping serve.
Have a great win.
RAFA ROCKS
Woe! 4th set to Kevin. He truly believes. What’s in your box of tricks now Roger? Now over to Rafa. I heard that DelPo is struggling a bit since his last match.
Wow Roger and Kevin 2 sets all , dare we dream that Kevin could actually do this.
Eughhh – just seen Novaks heart cupping thingy. Not seen it for a while but it still makes me feel sick. Cmon rafa – get past delpo and then give Novak a thrashing – even if its just to stop that heart cupping. Settling in for Rafas match now.
Hahaha I know what you mean Susie. Hopefully Rafa can get past Delpo and put an end to Novak’s heart cupping thingy:) 🙂
Come on Rafa, you have a duty to perform now!
I know Susie and it doesn’t get any less cringy the more you see it. I guess you didn’t see him on a sit down when he changed his shirt , I’m afraid his chest just doesn’t have that same appeal as Rafas’s , now that would have made you gag Lol. The worst outcome for me this week would be seeing Novak take the title .
Susie, its not heart cupping its boob throwing remember. Don’t worry this was the last time it happened becoz forget abt him throwing anything, Rafa will throw him out of the tournament in the semis
Guys heart cupping or boob throwing – its still bloody awful. Lol and Maria im so glad i missed that shirt change!! As you say – hopefully thats the last time in this tournament.
That’s Novak through, I guess we will have to get used to him being back in the mix again . Come on Kevin
Oooooh!! Third set to Kevin. Could it be……?
I think the Roger/Anderson match is a forgone conclusion , but COME ON NISHIKORI. Wish today had been a little hotter for Rafa as he certainly has the most challenging match of the four but I’m sure he can do it, such a shame Andy couldn’t play , but will be great listening to his views on the match , and hopefully he’s in the box with his good friend Tim Henman. Have certainly loved the commentary at Wimbledon this year with McEnroe, Boris Becker and Martina Navratilova , we have been spoilt