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this is just horrible. i dont see how a player of his caliber can allow himself to drop in the 3 most important areas:
1. serve
2. return of serve
3. movement
these 3 areas constitute the whole damn game. the last one is the most alarming of them all since his game is all based on his wheels.
i am not surprised at the results here. the only reason the first set was close was because of roddick`s incompetence. nadal just looks lost out there. he was twice the player on hard courts in 2005.
this is just tragic if you are a Clay Monster fan. there is just no way he can make any headway in indian wells and in miami. the game has suffered heavy casualties and the price is being paid. i think its pretty much academic now that he will drop to #3 this year and probably out of top 5 next year. he will win the French Open but this dropped level of play in these 3 key areas is going to cost him a little on clay as well. for instance, he could lose in Monte Carlo and Barcelona before he makes his last stand in Rome and at Roland Garros.
believe it folks. the guy is falling apart before our very eyes.
1. serve
2. return of serve
3. movement
these 3 areas constitute the whole damn game. the last one is the most alarming of them all since his game is all based on his wheels.
i am not surprised at the results here. the only reason the first set was close was because of roddick`s incompetence. nadal just looks lost out there. he was twice the player on hard courts in 2005.
this is just tragic if you are a Clay Monster fan. there is just no way he can make any headway in indian wells and in miami. the game has suffered heavy casualties and the price is being paid. i think its pretty much academic now that he will drop to #3 this year and probably out of top 5 next year. he will win the French Open but this dropped level of play in these 3 key areas is going to cost him a little on clay as well. for instance, he could lose in Monte Carlo and Barcelona before he makes his last stand in Rome and at Roland Garros.
believe it folks. the guy is falling apart before our very eyes.