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Originally Posted by Mark Lenders
One of the most underrated matches of recent years this one, imo. Great contest, truly befitting of a Davis Cup deciding rubber. Shame Del Potro wasn't fit enough at the time to extend it to 5 sets as he outplayed Rafa for large chunks of the match, but still a great effort. Rafa was his usual life, weathering the storm and coming through with his superior fitness and defense, not to mention some spectacualar shots from seemingly impossible positions.
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It wasn't his fitness, it was his mentality. I remember he missed those easy FH sitters at *5-3 30-0 to get broken
But +1, it was truly a sensational match.