i think he will take RG.
if anything this loss may increase his resolve 100,000 fold now.
now he will fight tooth and nail for his crown. the one that matters the most. nadal did not become an all time great by accident or luck. he was born to be a warrior.
he has his warrior heart and his warrior spirit forever.
I am just me. it takes me a million years to get over his losses.
I don't really care so much about the Australian open now because we know he injured his back. it was the injury that kept him from fighting and battling there for that trophy.
I am more heart broken to see monte carlo, Barcelona, and now the rome title falling in other hands.
I did not even feel like having lunch today. I really was sick to my stomach for a few hours after I saw the score of the 3rd set.
rafa has to wake up and realize who is and how he stands alone to be able to challenge history. also he is still in his prime so he cant let others catch up with him.
they are all coming at him. he has to start cutting them off now.
there are no more options left and only 1 last card left to play: he has to shut them all down at RG.
I firmly believe that he will do it.
I used to be that way, and for about an hour or so after a match, even now I feel a little *itchy, but then I remember that everything happens for a reason, and in its own time. So, while we may feel bad today, it will be nothing if Rafa lifts the trophy next week.
I think the loss will motivate him, too. I seriously don't want Novak to win. I hate to say it, but it's true. I'm tired of him for the last three years giving interviews about how much he wants to win the French. Of course he does, so does every other player out there. But every year since his ascension he keeps repeating that same old mantra. It gets on my nerves. That would be like every year Federer, Murray, and Rafa coming out talking about they want the Australian, of course they do, but it just sounds silly to me, and it makes me not like him as much as I used to. I used to like his game, not his personality, but his personality just doesn't jibe with me at all. It never has.