On Monday, Rafael Nadal wore a new Nike cooling vest during practice at Flushing Meadows. The vest is designed to reduce stress on the body caused by high heat and humidity.
Rafa:
Anything that can help with this heat is a benefit. We typically use wet towels to stay cool, but this vest gives me relief in all the places I need it. Every area of the vest was designed with players in mind.
The prototype was born in the Nike Sport Research Lab through tests on the relationship between body temperature and athlete performance. Nike researchers found that roughly 25 percent of energy used during exercise goes toward moving muscle, and the remaining 75 percent becomes heat that increases body temperature. This can hinder athletic performance, both physically and in an athlete’s mind.
Source: Nike
Keep your serve rafa and then gear up for the tie break of your life
Rafa needs to play the game of his life right now to force a tie break. Which I’m not excited about.
WOW! Thiem refuses to lose!
Please Rafa don’t lose this chance
This volley Rafa seems so fired up
WI……..WI…….WI…….ANOTHER BEAUTY…..A SPARKLY TIMELY ACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
It all comes down to who is going to blink first and i pray it’s not Rafa.
Amen
Im getting nervous now. This is so tense.
I m passed beyond nervous. I m dead
Lol although nothing about this is funny
Come on Rafa!
This match is in Rafa’s hands if and only if he can reduce the unforced errors.
Thiem has nothing on you champ! He’s running empty and only pretending!
VAMOS SWEETHEART…..SOLID SERVE GAME…..BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WE LOVE YOU SWEETHEART AND KEEP SINGING LETS GO RAFA LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO YOU DOING GREAT…..AND YOUR RETURNS ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ENJOY IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) LOVE YOU XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Yup… drop shot a touch of genius indeed! Go Rafa!
BEAUTIFUL SHARP ACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) LOVE YOU DEAR RAFA AND THIS IS HARD WORK………REALLY HARD ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT…..GOD BLESS YOU SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
I mean, I don’t like to wish bad things on anyone. But can Thiem please double fault?????
Yeah, any type of errors will do. I’m hoping Thiem gets anxious and starts spraying the ball as he does sometimes.
Found some coffee! YAY I can finally settle my nerves:)
Rafa stay strong sweetie! I’m gonna be a zombie all day because of you! Please make it worth it!
Don’t think anything can settle my nerves right now. 😩
Too many careless shots from Rafa at vital moments. I suppose we have to attribute this in part, to the pressure that Thiem is putting him under. Time to press the reset button for the one set shoot out. Come on Rafa!
VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ANOTHER GREAT SET….. YOU ARE GREAT AT TIE BREAK…..JUST A BIT SHORT HERE AND KEEP GOING SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) IT IS OK NO BIG DEAL JUST A GAME……KEEP YOUR PRECIOUS HEAD UP AND KNOW YOU ARE PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE GAME……TONIGHT YOU ARE GLIDING AND SLIDING AND KEEP GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) HE IS TIRED AND CHANGING SHOES SO HE CAN REST EXTRA….HE IS BUSHED ALL THE WAY AND YOU KEEP GOING WITH OUR STRONG ENDURANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WE LOVE YOU RAFA AND ENJOY EVERYTHING YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
Our champ is giving everything that he has got
Urghh a 5th set but i have faith in Rafa to get it done now
That final point is the story of Rafa’s 4th set. Dumping a simple forehand into the net. Those volleys into the net earlier. UGH!!
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Reset! 5th set! Stay strong Rafa and do not waver!