i hear ya.
i made a mistake. i forget so quickly. i am realizing now that the 2009 Rafa vs Soderling match at RG was not the final. of course i knew that but i tend to lose sight of it at times.
anyway highlights of that match told me all i needed to know: Rafa was having trouble pushing off his leg. his movement was compromised and his ground game was thrown off. on the other side of the ledger, soderling played a match of his life but then again how can you not pounce on short balls that were bouncing around his service lines or inside the service boxes.
Rafa is 8-0 at RG finals.
anyway i did not watch the 2009 RG final either. i had to be somewhere so i was not home to watch it.