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Not overly surprised at Nadals exit. We said after the French that the acid test for him would come on the grass and hard courts. Because of the way he plays, his knee's simply cannot take the punishment of the hard surfaces where the ball is moving very quickly meaning he has less time to get into position than he normally would on clay, which is also easier on his joints.
You do wonder that if he does have another serious injury to his knee whether that will be it as at 28, and practically at the point of going past his peak it will too much for him to come back as a force to challenge the top players.
The only shock of that defeat I suppose is that it came in the first round but, all credit to Darcis - he played some outstanding tennis and some of his defending was sensational. Reminded me of Nadal at his peak.
Murray strolled through his game without ever really breaking sweat as did Federer. Should be a Murray v Djokovic final looking at the respective draws as I think this is one tournament too far now for Federer. Can see him getting to the semi's easily enough and then coming up short against Murray in 4 or 5. Should he beat Murray though, he always seems to do well against Djokovic (assuming Djokovic makes it) so wouldn't bet against him in the final. |
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Author: Coffin
2-12-2019 21:15:47
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