I did not mean the missing players would beat him, just make the contest more interesting. Not a rout.
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Nadal has been the best clay court player in the world since he was 19 years old and won his 1st FO in 2005. He probably would have won the FO in 2004 at age 18 but he was out injured. Obviously, his clay court record and accomplismants are beyond belief.
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Originally posted by stotty View Post
I doubt it would make the slightest difference. The greatest player of all time has virtually no record at all against Rafa on clay, nor has Murray or Wawrinka. The only player who has a credible record against Rafa is Novak. In the best of three sets Rafa was always slight favourite over Novak, but Novak could at least win sometimes and make it interesting. But over five sets even Novak can't do it when Rafa is at his best.
I missed the game today. I wondered how the kid's one hander would stand up to the barrage. I might catch some highlights later. The one-hander against Rafa on clay is a lousy match-up. Even Roger's sophisticated weaponry on the wing has come up short every time.
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Originally posted by stroke View Post
I watched the match. His backhamd, Gasquet like, held up about as well as Gasquet's does on clay vs Nadal. Just not a good pattern for any one hander(or 2 hander). He hit some very good shots, but like almost all who play Nadal, he could not find the sweet spot between being aggressive enough to prevent Nadal from taking over the point, and going for too much and making too many errors.Last edited by stotty; 04-30-2018, 07:51 AM.Stotty
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