It wasn’t slaughter, but it did show, clearly, who is the best clay courter of all time. Rafael Nadal couldn’t put a foot wrong against Robin Soderling in today’s French Open final. It was brutal at times, but the biggest problem for the Swede was that he couldn’t capitalize on any of his many break point opportunities. If you can’t win the big points, then you have simply no chance against a player of Nadal’s stature. The score looks routine, 6-4 6-2 6-4 ,but the win was nothing but. Rafa chased down point after point and Soderling got more frustrated …
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I heard rumors that Soderling and his coach Magnus Norman are having troubles communicating and that is maybe a reason why Soderling is not performing well of late. He has three straight losses (against Wavrinka, Almagro and yesterday against Olivier Rochus). All good players, but still, Rochus in Nice is a match Soderling should win to get any kind confidence going in to the French Open. The way I see it now, an early exit is almost to be expected with Soderling showing signs of the player he was before Norman came into his career. Soderling is an extremely talented …
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 …