Comments on: Roger’s Revenge

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Sat, 22 May 2010 14:19:00 +0000

[...] was a rematch of the Federer-Nadal 2009 Madrid final which Roger won 6-4, 6-4. Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in the final of the Madrid 2010 / Photo [...]

By: saleem

saleem — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:18:06 +0000

hi,
as u said it is sweat revenge for federer especially beating nadal on his favourite surface. in my observation the winning factors as follows
1.nobody expecting federer to win (it makes feel no pressure)
2. this time he used his slice back hand to defend the high topspin shots of nadal
3.the drop shot was most successful shot to spoil nadals rhythm.
4.see the match again nadals return of serves and passing shots has no bite.
5.same tactics works but 5 setters i am doubtful.

By: Jessey

Jessey — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:51:26 +0000

Thomza,
Maybe Roger won because—-he’s been reading your analysis : )

By: Leonard

Leonard — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:28:26 +0000

I agree both the altitude and the long match with Djokovic were major factors. But I don’t believe those factors alone would have cost Nadal the match. You can’t ignore how well Federer was serving and how improved his tactics were. Overall, his game was looking better than it’s looked in some time. His level took a real nosedive last year after Wimbledon and, despite prevailing at the US Open, it’s taken a long time for him to get back on track. I know I wasn’t the only one who was beginning to wonder if he ever would, especially with players like Andy Murray getting better all the time.
And what is it about Madrid? I still think about that great match where Rafa was beaten by Simon last year. Ironic the greatest Spanish tennis player would loose twice fairly recently in Madrid.

By: john

john — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:15:34 +0000

Hi all,

I honestly believe that at The French Open if Rafa and Roger meet again it will be a win for Rafa.

A few reasons –

1) You have had to play in Madrid to understand how fast the ball moves there.
I played there 2 years ago at the Casa Campo and for me coming from Tenerife, it was like playing on a different planet.

2) The clay at the new centre in Madrid is very different to the clay in Paris – as you know clay courts can vary so much in the “depth” of the clay.

3) Madrid suited Roger, it was fast and so his serve proved dominant – second serve aces!!
Apart from his win over Rafa, look how he took out Del Potro in an hour and a bit.

So roll on The French and let’s see if The Fed can do it again.

By: Ronen

Ronen — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:27:29 +0000

I agree with Anthony and partially with what you said, about Nadal not being himself. Being, tense, not moving well, for me it all looked the same – Nadal was very slow and slugish.

It’s hard to know what the reason is, but I think in a sense another contributing factor was that he was wining a lot lately. If you ever competed in the past and had a long sequence of victories you should know it can make you bored, lose attention, less interested. In a sense, I think this is part of what happened to Nadal in Madrid.

It will be interesting to see Nadal at the French after this loss. If he will pickup his fighting spirit, or just remain the same…

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:09:25 +0000

nadal didn’t move well today, he was late on the ball…surely, the match against djokovic took its toll plus he never really adjusted to this type of surface.
the semifinal match was excellent with so many aggressive and high quality shots, dusting the lines from both sides. it was delicious. a real tennis treat. the way they both fought till the very end was gracious. unforgettable match.

federer served great and played well today.