(Photo: Stolen from the BBC Sport website.)
Rafael Nadal may not have Roger Federer's touch. He moves like a 4x4 with a two-hand backhand, as opposed to Fed's more "gracious", ballet-like one-hand backhand. Nadal likes to tuck at his supertight shorts, while Fed doesn't.
But the world number 2 has the drive, audacity, intensity and is constantly improving.
Something that Federer never has - at least in this French Open final. Or maybe he has past his best?
Or perhaps it's the Mediterranean blood.
6-1, 6-3, 6-0. I am as disappointed as you are.
For a Fed fan (like me), I will just have to say, borrowing from a friend: "Wait until Fed smells the grass at Wimbledon."
Even then, I'm sure we'll see dethronement - if Fed hasn't changed his attitude.
But the world number 2 has the drive, audacity, intensity and is constantly improving.
Something that Federer never has - at least in this French Open final. Or maybe he has past his best?
Or perhaps it's the Mediterranean blood.
6-1, 6-3, 6-0. I am as disappointed as you are.
For a Fed fan (like me), I will just have to say, borrowing from a friend: "Wait until Fed smells the grass at Wimbledon."
Even then, I'm sure we'll see dethronement - if Fed hasn't changed his attitude.
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