CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Emma on April 18, 2014, 08:35:38 am

I didn't see the match. Do you think  he tanked the match to avoid meeting with Nole or was Ferrer that good today? I can see Ferrer being that good only if Nadal is lacking confidence. But then again, that's not giving due credit to Ferrer. Although judging by the unusual amount of errors, it seems he didn't have enough confidence going into the match but Ferrer could have caused it too. I didn't see the mach so not sure what really happened.

I started watching at the beginning of the second set and Rafa was spraying errors left and right. He looked quite disinterested, no fire, no fist pumps. Ferrer was solid and aggressive, but Rafa was beyond awful. I don't know what the reason for that was, hopefully nothing physical. But his form has been crap lately and I am starting to wonder if he will be able to find it until Roland Garros.

To be honest, I personally feel it's a good result for Nadal especially if he's not playing well and lacking confidence. Because at the end of the day, Nadal should look at what's on stake and it's RG. So losing to either Stan or Nole is not ideal at this stage before RG and MC isn't that important. Ferrer is an opponent he can always afford to lose and that won't damage his confidence.