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roger needed that second set.


he would have been ale to take it with a 2 sets to love lead.


he could have served better in the final but at least he is out there in the frontlines fighting, battling, and competing.


good things will happen.


he has to improve his serve even more and also work diligently on the return of serve.


and finally the topspin backhand needs a little more work also.

I don't think so. Novak really blew that second set. That could easily have been a straight setter despite Roger's best efforts. It was weird because they both played at a very high level, but Novak had Roger running and using up a lot of energy throughout the match.

Oftentimes Roger can blitz an opponent at different times during a match and thereby earn himself a reprieve. In the final he had to be on all the time and it was in those moments that Novak took advantage.

The rain delay didn't help either, because at his age I don't think that Federer had sufficiently recovered enough to make a grand statement. He played well, but Novak kept raising his level. A tall task for anyone and he proved it again.