When Rafa was Clay Warrior King
In 2008 at Roland Garros, Nadal did not lose a set during the tournament.
His last 4 matches were:
Round of 16: vs. Verdasco 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
QuarterFinal: vs. Almagro 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
SemiFinal: vs. Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3)
Final: vs. Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
Respectfully,
masterclass
mass and utter devastation.
he was breaking serve 2 out of every 3 times in that event.
and last year--on clay against the top 10 players--he was not even able to break serve 20% of the time. it was slightly under 20% to be exact. he cant even get the ball back anymore. you cant win if you cant break.
so people can get idea of the fall. it has been a free fall as well. he has done absolutely nothing to break the fall.
nothing. it has all been lip service and idle talk for public consumption.