Rafa is out of Bercy.
he just has work to do folks. I hope he relishes the challenge of getting back to being himself again.
he should not be struggling like this. he got in plenty of court time in Basel, Switzerland.
that should have been enough to take down Wawrinka. he had beaten him 13 times in a row without ever losing a set. on all surfaces.
so I don't think there was any pressure. Rafa beat them all. he had a winning record against 100% of the top 30 players.
Rafa just lacks quality and consistency in his game at the moment.
he can get it all back with hard work, focus, and some sacrifice. I just don't know if he really wants to.
European clay circuit next year will tell all. he has to be make sure he is a factor there.
he has to change his stars. Clay is the way for him.
Yeah, that was pretty bad. I had things to do so I was just checking in here and there. Every time I left he was up in the score and every time I came back, he was down. I couldn't believe it. The play was so up and down. Could he be intimidated by the elite? He plays great (as of late) when he's playing other good players, but whenever he faces #5 and down he plays bad.
Still, he's close so I'm not complaining he's gained by leaps and bounds from the first ten months. I hope he gets it together soon. This has been hard to watch.