Author Topic: 2014 Roland Garros (French Open): (Nadal d. Djokovic wins 9th RG Title!) (Read 5306 times)

Clay Death · « **Reply #165 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:38:16 pm »

great to see you general postpre.

healthy and reasonably fit clay warrior cannot be defeated in full combat (best of 5 sets battle) at RG in a final.

it is just a very tough ask.

only a fool would bet against him. steve tignor, jon wetheim, and Darren cahill were such fools. they have learned very little about Rafa even after watching him at RG for 10 long years.

the guy has something like 91-1 record in a best of 5 sets matches on clay in his lifetime.

as the great general masterclass has indicated, Rafa was not quite himself there this year. he would hit 38 unforced errors. his backhand was horrible for 1/2 of the match and he returned poorly by his standards. he was often 16-18 feet behind the baseline and gave up too much real estate.

he had even dropped some of his usual supreme fitness this year.

compare that to his best like in 2008 when he hit just 7 unforced errors in the final against a very dangerous opponent.

he was there to be had this year and still he willed himself a victory.

I cant afford to bet against him.

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