that is earliest exit from the event that he has won 8 times.
and when was the last time he lost to ferru at monte carlo?
he had 44 unforced errors in that match.
the guy has almost no rhythm off the ground. he is also lacking his usual fitness.
I think he showed up unprepared. clay has always saved him and it has done that for 10 years.
one day it had to catch up with him. I just never thought he would let his fitness and his game drop so much from 2013 levels.
it is pretty clear emma that he has been
**** around and it is costing him.
now I know he has back issues but there still things you can do to get more fit. you can swim more for example. and there are endless other exercises you can do.
you can also get on the red clay and stay on the bloody red clay.
he had no business wasting 15 days after his early loss in indian wells. if he can play that event on the hard courts then he can also practice on the red clay.
he is just paying for the hard yards that are missing from his training on the fitness front and also on the practice courts.
this was the single most important clay season of his life very simply because he has 2 years left at best at the top.
it is still very salvageable. he just has to get to work.