Victory knocks again at Rafa's door. Rafael Nadal defeats #15 Gael Monfils 6-1, 7-5. One of the very many things I love & respect about Rafa Nadal, is his tenacity, but above all his will, when he's not doing so well in a match like the one with Troicki he managed to pull though, another quality I love, that he rarely ever gets negative. We all witnessed yesterday how he struggled, clearly he wasn't haven't a great day, Rafa is a confidence player, for many of you that actually play tennis, we know & understand how difficult it is to maintain a certain level. Rafa clearly isnt superman he's a human being just like you or me, We as fans sometimes tend to overlook that, but that in the back of our minds & when he's missing, & not hitting well. We tend to freak out. I know I do.

Technically, Rafa played a solid match today, & Monfils to be honest just does not have the game to beat Rafa. Just my 2 cents ;)

Pics are taking their time incoming out so I'll post another after they're out.




Match Statistics:

	Nadal	Monfils
Statistics on Serve
Aces	1	9
Double Faults	1	0
1st Serve %	61%	85%
1st Serve Points Won	28/31 (90%)	26/40 (65%)
2nd Serve Points Won	12/20 (60%)	3/7 (43%)
Break Points Saved	0/0 (%)	1/4 (25%)
Service Games Played	10	9
Statistics on Return
1st Return Points Won	14/40 (35%)	3/31 (10%)
Second Return Points Won	4/7 (57%)	8/20 (40%)
Break Points Won	3/4 (75%)	0/0 (%)
Return Games Played	9	10
Statistics on Points
Total Service Points Won	40/51 (78%)	29/47 (62%)
Total Return Points Won	18/47 (38%)	11/51 (22%)
Total Points Won	58/98 (59%)	40/98 (41%)