Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest athletes and competitors we’ve ever seen.
Put yourself in Casper Ruud’s shoes here and tell me you have any shot at beating Nadal.
The Norwegian had an excellent year and was playing in the biggest match of his life.
Any chance of him winning went out the window the moment Rafa started running around like that.
How do you not shit your pants?
How do you not just burst out in tears?
Shoutout to Netflix playing the perfect soundtrack for that clip.
A true apex predator stalking his prey before he’s about to rip your head off.
And what happened during the match?
He’s a true marvel in every way.
Nadal was in action last night in the first round of the Aussie Open.
I actually thought he was going to lose the match and mentioned that in my blog yesterday a bit.
That’s when his body broke down and began to cramp non-stop.
What’s alarming for Nadal fans?
He did not look good whatsoever after the first set.
Not sure I’ve ever seen him shank so many forehands before, it was bizarre.
It’s a big blow to the tournament no doubt about it.
When Nick is playing at John Cain Arena and has the place rocking it’s a spectacle.
It was all set up for him and Djokovic to meet each other in a few rounds.
Each episode follows around 1-2 athletes in sort of an anthology fashion.
The first episode ‘Maverick’ mainly focuses on Nick Kyrgios.
Nick had himself a tough 2nd round match with eventual finalist Daniil Medvedev.
For whatever reason they failed to show one moment from their epic 3rd set.
How do you just ignore this and show him losing?
Feels like something to include.
They do follow his doubles matches where he hoisted the title, but it felt underwhelming.
I’m hoping the Wimbledon episode with him in the summer will be a lot better.
Kind of egregious to leave that out in my opinion.
Anything with Ons Jabeur is fantastic content so episode four is a good watch.
One thing that’s clear as day missing from the Madrid ep?
Where the fuck is Carlos Alcaraz?
In Madrid he beat Nadal and Djokovic in back to back days before destroying Zverev in the final.
You’d think maybe zero in on that story?
Felt like a big miss.
It looks like he’s being interviewed in the quick teaser snippet they ended part 1 with.
