This match should be starting any time now - should be a good one! B)

players are warming up now.......

and Nadal gets broken in the first game ,with a couple of forehand errors...... :blink:

NOOO NOOO

Baghdatis holds to love, and then Nadal won his next service game.

2-1 to Baggy - who is a break up!

Baggy wins his service game with an ace!

3-1 to Baghdatis!

Nadal wins his service game to love - smashing down two aces as well.

3-2 Baghdatis

Brilliant game from both players there. Baghdatis holds, but has to face BPs. Nadal appears to be warming up a little bit, and Baghdatis is playing well - some really great shots being played! :)

4-2 Baggy

Nadal saves 3 - yes, 3 - break points with some excellent serving (and an unforced error from Baggy)

4-3 Baghdatis!

Baghdatis wins the first set 6-3, having broken Nadal twice! :huh:

Hey DJ, im watching this in the front room so cant post!!!! Its a great match, Baggy is on fire

yeah, i'm watching it in a different room too - running back and forth, and shouting quite loudly at the TV :) Tis a good match so far!

Hmm. As I said on the other thread, Nadal is a slow starter. But he's in a spot of bother here.

Baggy held in the opening game of the second as well. Rafa should try and hold a few more service games himself, I think ... :unsure:

1-1 in the 2nd set!

Nadal is gonna have to move up a gear or he's gonna be in big trouble! :huh:

:clap: your efforts to keep us updated... sounds like if Baggy keeps up the good work and Nadal doesnt get his cute derriere in gear, you wont have to do it much longer

Its one thing getting the first set against Nadal , its quite another getting the second (as Federer showed in 2 GS finals last year), he's never going to make it easy.

As I wrote that Nadal broke. Me turning up seems to have that effect on players I like.

And as if by magic, Nadal breaks Baghdatis. Baggy was incredibly unlucky there - Nadal's shot hit the top of the net and just dropped over the other side, Baggy had no chance of making it. Really bad luck for him :blink:

Eurosport's live feed seems to have stopped. :badpc:

Looking at the scoreboard, I didn't realize before that Roger is playing doubles here! :blink:

Currently 3-2 (on serve) against Davydenko/Youzhny.

(And no, he's not playing on his own ... he's partnering Allegro.)

Nadal consolidates his break. He seems to be forcing Baggy to play about 7 miles behind the baseline, which is opening up a load of interesting angles for him.

Rafa holds to love - although Baggy did show off his football skills :blink:

4-2 Rafa

Baggy gets broken again 5-2 to Rafa!!!!

eh?

after netting a ball, Baggy then decided to kick it around a bit - it's difficult to describe....... :blink:

Thtas where all these young guns are failing (except Nadal). .too inconsistent.

baggy played brilliant in the first set and now he's playing miserable. Expect nadal to take the 3rd set 6-1 or 6-2.

yes, ahem, live scoring - got distracted by Safin pics (I blame pebs :P )

Nadal took the second set 6-2, but Baggy has managed to hold serve in the first game of the third set!

gotta go guys!

Come on Baggy!!!! :clap:

Not watchting or listening, but following scoreboard. Looks like a Nadal win is on the cards. Baghdatis is fighting to hold his serve, and Nadal is not.

Baggy vs. Nadal . . . I think that would be an entertaining match to watch.

Oh dear, double fault from Baggy to gift the break.

Could be all over soon (well, relatively soon - this is a Nadal match)

Nadal holds 3-1..

So . . . What's the big difference now from the first set? Is it Baggy's level of play or Nadal's. I was looking at some of the stats, and in the first set, Baggy won 75% of the points on Nadal's second serve (9/12). Since then, he's won 0% (0/9). :wacko:

Federer/Allegro playing doubles lost the 1st set 7-6 to the russians- DD & Youzhny..
Second set 2 all

see you later Jo, thanks for updates

After two love-service games for Nadal in the third set, it's now 15-30 on his serve.

30-30

40-30

Game Nadal. 4-2

Nadal's match is more or less wraped up..

The swiss break to go 4-3 up second set..

A more comfortable hold for Baghdatis this time, but he's still a break down, 4-3.

Really high quality in the Nadal match. He seems to be mixing his game up more, willing to throw in some net points. Nadal has the edge at the moment, but Baggy is hanging in there. Still a break down, though.

Vamos Rafa!

5-3 All Nadal has to do now is hold serve one more time. (Unless he breaks here to win it, of course.)

30-40 Match point.