Monday, February 2, 2009
Clay,grass and now this
Raphael Nadal won his 1st ever Australian Open today in a matched which showed true quality from both him and Federer. He eventually won 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-2 as he showed he can too play on a hard court. They both played well and it was a sight of great sport. As described by the commentator, Nadal was like a human machine. Almost unstoppable in every point regardless of who held the serve. He defied the odds as most would have picked Federer for the title. The victory ceremony was an emotional one as Federer couldn't hold back his tears as he missed out on yet another chance to equal Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slams. His speech was cut short as he couldn't speak any longer and only muttering ''God, this is killing me". His emotions must have touched at least majority of the people watching the event around the World. And what a way to end this fantastic match with none other than Nadal being the one to comfort him and even apologizing in his Victory speech saying ''Rog, sorry for today. I really know how you feel right now. Remember that you are a great champion and you are one of the best in history and you will beat Pete Sampras’ 14 titles for sure". This display of real sportsmanship was simply icing on top of the cake for all the viewers as it was really a fantastic night for tennis.
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McEnroe believes that Federer plays Nadal all wrong, that he could make simple tactical adjustments that would allow him to grab victories rather than play on the Spaniard's terms. Federer does not do enough in his return games, rarely attempting to step around and hit forehands and allowing Nadal to go into his backhand 90 percent of the time with his serves, even when those serves aren't always of the high qualities.
"He needs a coach," McEnroe said. "He's never had to adjust to something because he's been so talented he could go out there and figure it out. All of sudden he's playing a guy he can't do it against. He's so stubborn."
Lets hope Roger listens to him and comes back as a confident player and the true champion who he really is!!
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