good win for stan. ferru is usually a tough customer on clay against most of the players. he made the final at RG last year.
it just goes to show that he can be overpowered deep in big events due to his diminutive size.
nadal basically had no business losing to anybody here. he showed up unprepared. he has nobody to blame but himself.
he took home 10 events that included 2 slams in 2013. he willed himself the top rank.
so it is safe to say he is in his prime. he dominated the hard courts last years so he certainly should be dominating on his best surface.