The Monte Carlo Masters is upon us and the big question ahead of the tournament and the clay season is if the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, will dominate. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Tomorrow I’m packing my bags to follow some of the action live which means there might be a few days without posts here on Tennisnerd. I’d recommend you to check out Instagram, Facebook and Twitter however. Looking at his crazy clay court records, Rafa has two favorite tournaments – Monte Carlo Masters and Roland Garros. He has won them both nine times and …
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Are we seeing a shift in men’s tennis? Are guys like Thiem, Fritz, Kyrgios etc ushering in a new era? Questions like this pop into your head after watching Dominic Thiem‘s phenomenal performance against Nadal in Argentina Open, where he beat the Spaniard on his favourite surface 6-4 4-6 7-6 after saving a match point with a thunderous forehand winner. The kid (22) had nothing to lose, sure, but still, his no holds barred way of dealing with Rafa’s jumping spin provokes some concerns for the current legends of the game and especially Nadal who suffered his second unexpected defeat …
Well, it was the final we all wanted in the end, the first “Fedal” in one year. It was a good match, tight, not one of the best for sure, but entertaining. Federer looks like he has stepped up his game a level or even two since the horrible performances in Rome and Estoril. He can very well be a finalist at Roland Garros that starts on Sunday. But can be he beat Rafa? In my opinion, no. Rafa didn’t play his absolute best yesterday (neither did Roger) but he still manage to get the W by 6-4 7-6. He …