There's not much one can add to this rally I guess. Just briefly, I've counted it: there were 15 quality attacking attempts to go short (drops, counter-drops, volley drops, attacking boasts) and they were all retrieved, end at the end it was a good long straight volley that allowed Nicol to win the point, a shot that Gaultier normally would retrieve even in his sleep, but after 95 seconds of furious attacking and retrieving, having run back and forth the diagonal of the court a handful of times with all the speed and braking required, it was just one shot too much. Gregory Gaultier at the time of this match was ranked only world number 11! and Peter Nicol was just about to retire a few month later. It's also interesting listening to Amr Shabana as a co-commentator: it's rare that a genius at the same time is a really normal and nice guy too.
