Man Diego's game is so lit. No wonder Rafa, Novak practices with him all the time. That backhand is a a thing of beauty

Opponents' height n weight r not significant factors any more if Nadal has his health n intensity. Wt this condition, Nadal will roll over every top player out there.

Nadal served exceptionally well throughout this tournament and got rewarded in the end.

swartzman is one of my favorite players of all time to watch, he is such a scrapper, he never surrenders, he never gives up, no matter who he is playing, no matter how far down he is. HE JUST KEEPS FIGHTING

Everyone taking about Diego height. Its getting old. Not everyone is 6 foot something.

Didn't watch this game, But NADAL is a Beast!!!

Most unimpressive win of the tourney for Nadal, Diego is 5'5", 135lbs playing against a dude who hits with so much spin and on a hard court to make it all worse, his best shot would be on clay, which is Nadal's best surface ironically. Diego will never beat Nadal barring an injury retirement or somebody drugging Rafa up before the match.

Hot take: I think Schwartzman would have won this match had he come back from 4-0 down to take the first set

The little guy tried his best.

How Rafa smells an opportunity to pull the trigger defines his status as a legend in the world of sport..

I'm a Djoker and Fed fan. But to me Nadal matches have the most repeat value. Man, the intensity he brings to every single match ... Goosebumps

Nadal played straightforwardly aggressive here, but you can see whenever he is in a little pinch, he just sent high bouncing slightly short stroke with heavy topspin to Diego's backhand and just exploited Diego's lack of height and force him to hit a difficult awkward high backhand. He didn't pepper him with that though, he made sure Diego plays with normal rhythm throughout the match, and only uses it sparingly during crucial points so he never got used to it.

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Look at his footwork at

It’s unbelievable how much better the big three are compared to the others

Rafa vibrating like nokia1100 in the end @

Man!! What a Scare!! I can say it with confidence that Nadal fans watching this match Live would've been scared AF. What a Fighter Diego is🇦🇷🇦🇷. But in the end The Champ Prevailed🇪🇸🇪🇸❣️♥️

Diego is unhateable.