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06-09-2006, 02:32 PM
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Federer has reached 8 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. If he wins this tournament by beating a guy who is probably the best clay court player since Thomas Muster, he will be unarguably the best player of all time.
I dont buy the cliche that exists among non tennis players who say there is no competition on the men's tour, as opposed to different eras. Anyone who has played tennis at a decent level and actually watched how hard these guys hit the ball and paint the lines with forehands and backhands can appreciate Federer's genius. Whats missing in tennis and what is causing people to think this silly is the lack of a big rivalry and hopefully we'll see Federer and Nadal go at it for years, and the nice thing about both these guys is they can play on every surface, with maybe the exception of Nadal playing on grass. Hes like a fish out of water on grass, but he is very solid on the hardcourt. In fact he has beaten Federer on hardcourts. Nadal is an exceptional talent (not just a clay court specialist) and he greatly motivates me to work harder in the gym and on the road to get in better shape. This guy is cut like a diamond. Wow. Sunday is going to be a wonderful match. Last edited by Gander : 06-09-2006 at 03:26 PM. 
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06-09-2006, 03:53 PM
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Both great points but Nadal hasnt had to play a single player in this draw ranked higher than 78th in the world.
I wont belittle Nadal's accomplishments and ability. Hes probably in the top 3 clay court players I have ever seen, but he is not even in Roger's universe...yet. His biggest achievement thus far is the fact he owns a 3-1 lifetime record against Federer and 1 of those came on hardcourt. If Nadal beats Federer on Sunday I would be more than a little surprised. This is after all a Grand Slam Final. Roger is (like you said) 7-0.
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06-09-2006, 04:24 PM
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I concur 100%.
Back to Rome, he was up 4-1 in the 5th set, blew that and was lucky to get it to a tiebreaker. He was up 6-3 in the tiebreaker and blew 3 match points. Very unlike Federer, clearly he more than "got close" he played better tennis than Nadal and choked. Cant believe I just said Federer choked but he did. First time for everything I guess. I love Federer to win on Sunday. He actually played pretty mediocre against Naldabian and was very fortunate things worked out the way they did. He may have not been able to beat this guy today. He seldom ever pairs 2 mediocre matches back to back. Nadal is in serious trouble.
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06-09-2006, 05:05 PM
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Makes sense. The guy hasnt lost a match on clay since April 2005. He is the defending champ here. Federer looked very average in his semi and wa kind of lucky the other guy pulled up lame.
That said, I like the greatest player to ever pick up a racket to come back strong and show junior what winning a grand slam is all about.
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