I am out on the ocean general masterclass.
and I am still sick to my stomach. I just can't over these losses.
I have gotten over it, rather quickly I might add. We have to choose our losses. Do we want to win Rome Masters, or RG?
And really, this has been happening for awhile. Nole wins the Masters and smaller tournaments, but Rafa wins the big ones, RG and USO. We can't be greedy.
For one thing, Rafa is coming out of a mini slump. His last two matches before today were the best he's played all year. So, it was a big ask to expect him to beat his nemesis behind these two pressure packed matches.
There was a lot of pressure playing Andy. They hadn't played for 2 1/2 years and if he didn't beat Andy there would have been a lot of press.
And you know Dmitrov was coming for blood, him being the new hype. So, emotionally, I wasn't expecting him to win. Hoped he would, but didn't expect it.
So, as he starts to find his game he has to play an inspired Murray, ditto Dmitrov, and then Nole? And, after he's played three setters in a week? Looks like the match was close, but I switched it off when Nole won the second set.
Had Nole whipped him bad, I would be concerned, but considering all of the other factors, like I said, that was a big ask.