I read some of his remarks after this loss. he admits he is not sharp enough.
and at least twice he has so far admitted that he is not fit enough.
so this is exactly what I have been saying for months.
he is not in any kind of crisis. he is in a personal crisis: he knowingly dropped his fitness and his game.
translation: he is just not working hard enough. there is way too many outside interests and way too many extracurricular activities.
he also stayed on the hard courts too long as I have suggested before. he should have gone home after his early loss in indian wells and jumped on the red clay.
he knew that the most important part of his season was coming up.
so all this senseless blood shed could have been avoided. there was nobody at monte carlo that could have challenged him if he had showed up sharp enough.
and quite obviously he could have bagged another Barcelona title also.
now it gets a little harder but I agree with general backspin:
he is still the man who will go home with the RG crown. he just has to start focusing better and start putting more time on the practice courts.
Great post, #2 Rafa Fan on the planet.