not much to say about Rafa, accomplished year for him, reached the first position, can get shaky on serve at times but it probably won't be the case in this one. watertight with other shots, fh trademark, bh rock solid this season (hitting deep and with purpose). playing the same tempo and intensity from the word go to the finish. Krajinovic nominated for the comeback player of the year (did great on challenger level), made his biggest push in Paris but will face now experience and craft. He is probably satisfied with accomplishments so far.
I played the same tip actually. The 3 tips I mentioned above were not enough for me. I am only a little afraid because Rafa took medical timeout for problems with his knee and ended with the bandage on it. Afterwards he moved ok, and said on press conference that everything is fine, but nevertheless we have to take the medical timeout in consideration. I am hoping he will forfeit if he ends having problems and nullify the bet. His opponent has already played 5 matches in the tournament so he could be a little tired. Especially since he is not used to progressing to later stages of the tournaments.
bad news hit us:Nadal has withdrawn from Paris. He had a medical timeout last match to have his right knee strapped up, and withdrew from Basel the week before. Krajinovic gets a walkover into the semi-final, and the hefty points boost that comes with it (he will move to at least #43 in the rankings).