Do you think Mardy Fish can cause Nadal some problems in the quarterfinals?

Question

Fish is playing rather well, having just beat Monfils, surprisingly. However, he's 0-4 against Rafa and honestly, he doesn't stand a chance to win, not even if it went 4 or 5 sets.

Answer 1

No.  I don't think Fish does anything that Nadal can't handle.  

Nadal will probably make Fish look as bad as he makes everyone else look.  Right now I don't think Nadal has any weaknesses in his game.  Fish does.  Watching people play against Nadal is like watching people hit a ball against a wall - it always comes back to them no matter how well they hit it at Nadal (or a wall).

Answer 2

Maybe if Nadal is off and Fish is really on... I don't know Fish has beaten even the great Federer before. But I believe that Rafa will probably win without much problems...

Answer 3

maybe but Nadal did beat Roger Federer. so maybe Nadal will beat him

Answer 4

well, i agree that mardy is playing well and rafa didn't show his best tennis today against sam, but rafa is still rafa.-

so, in order to win mardy will have to produce some amazing tennis, and mardy, even tough he's capable of it, tends to not do so well in big stages of tournaments.-

anyway, we'll se what happens, and it'll be fun to watch.-

Answer 5

No doubt Fish is playing lot better now.. but I don't think he can beat Nadal. If you notice Fish is comfortably placing the balls without moving much. That's going to be a big factor with Nadal. Nadal sends back the ball with lot more pace and places the ball in corners and on the line. Fish will be able to handle only two returns but not any more. Only for that reason Fish will lose the match. But the crowd is going to be behind Fish.. only for that reason Nadal is going to be pissed at one point and may lose a set.. only for that reason the match may go 4 sets.. otherwise Nadal will win the match in straight sets.

Answer 6

Sure, he can cause some problems for Nadal.  Fish's serve is lethal right now; if he can somehow rack up 30-35 aces, I can see Nadal having big problems, not only breaking serve, but winning any tie-break they may get into.  That being said, it's not very likely that under severe pressure, Fish can deliver 35, or even 30 aces.  He's been a bit of a "head-case" at times, and tends to crack under pressure.  No player alive puts you under any more severe, constant, pressure than Nadal does.  I say Nadal wins 7-6, 7-5, 6-4

Answer 7

I'm sorry but Nadal has not reached the Quarter Finals yet.

In the event that Nadal does reach the Quarter Finals, then yes I do believe that Fish can cause some problems. Fish has been playing unbelievable in beating in Blake and Monfils and should definitely be a threat to Nadal, again in the event Nadal does reach the Quarters :-)

Answer 8

Fish is playing well but Nadal is a completely different thing all together. I think Nadal will have a comfortable 6-4 6-3 6-2 Victory.

Answer 9

I think he has a chance.  I thought Querry played a nice match but just didn't come in enough.  If Fish is aggressive with approach shots, doesn't give Nadal too many angles, and serves well then he can challenge Rafa!

Answer 10

I think NOT.