posted Apr 27, 2008

Federer just imploded after he was 4-0 up in the second set. Nadal hardly hit any winners (10 in the entire match) but Federer contrived to throw point after point away to let Nadal back in. Federer had 22 winners - many in the first four games of the second set - but had 44 unforced errors (Nadal only had 15). Quite frankly it was horrible to watch. Saying that Nadal produced a "stunning comeback" just doesn't square with what I witnessed.

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posted Apr 27, 2008

You can't judge a match by statistics and winners aren't the only sign of playing well - especially on clay. It's not a coincidence that Federer always hits a high number of "unforced errors" against Nadal it has a lot to do with Nadal playing well and forcinghim into mistakes.

I'm a Nadal fan, but I like Federer a lot. I'm sorry, but suggesting that Nadal won that second set just because of Federer's errors is not a fair reflection of what happened.

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posted Apr 27, 2008

While this match was definitely close, I think Rome 2006 was a better final. Roger actually had match points in that one!

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posted Apr 27, 2008

kingachilles,

Sorry, I forgot to add, false hope, as well.

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posted Apr 27, 2008

Awsome aposuletly awsome

Nadal for number 1. !!!!

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posted Apr 27, 2008

haha RafaelNadal11,
no i enjoy watching Nadal he's a great player, glad with the result. but that notion of false hope is a bit silly to be honest!

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posted Apr 27, 2008

"You can't judge a match by statistics and winners aren't the only sign of playing well - especially on clay." -- Rafa fan

Actually, I was judging it with my eyes. Did you actually watch the match? Federer just lost the plot after playing beautifuly to get the double-break. He turned many winning points into losing ones by blowing the final shot. You just can't afford to do that against someone like Nadal whose powers of retrieval are second-to-none.

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posted Apr 27, 2008

Your comments regarding Federer are totally out of line, They are both excellent players And I see no need for your ignorant remarks. Tennis is a sport and not a name calling contest.

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posted Apr 27, 2008

I agree with your comments, And feel like you have a good grasp of the game.Rafa and Federer are the best whoever wins.

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posted Apr 28, 2008

Federer played very well at times but was unlucky at key points such as Nadal's passing shot clipping the net tape so Federer missed it. Federer should have won that second being 4-0 up but lost his concentration. A positive for Federer, as Peter Fleming said, is that he was calm throughout and was willing to trade ground strokes with Nadal. Roger's forehand was brilliant, he really made use of the angles.

He will continue to get chances against Rafa, but needs to take them to prevail at the French Open.

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