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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Wonderful thing....has happened

Nadal has lost the match.....................so cruel but so true:-)

Nadal lost in 4th round at Roland Garros....that was the nicest thing ever happened. Congratulation to Robin Soderling who can beat Nadal in this earlier stage of tournament. I think nobody can ever forget this wonderful event. I have been asking myself, why takes so long to study Nadal's weakness until he could win 4 years in a row at Roland Garros.

The groundwork for Nadal's spectacular downfall was provided by Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer two weeks ago in Madrid. In perhaps the most high-intensity three-set match witnessed on clay, Djokovic did everything right except convert one of the three match points he earned during a heart-stopping semifinal against the world No.1. The Serb employed brilliantly crafted passive-aggresive tactics to keep Nadal on court for more than four hours. Federer then pounced to finish Nadal off in the final.

Having studied his mistakes from last year's Paris final mauling, when the Swiss won just for games, Federer used a high-risk strategy in which he kept around his backhand and threw in few slices and drop shots. That was exactly what Soderling did on Sunday.

He surprised Nadal by mixing up his play and adopting an aggressive approach. He belted forehands whether there was an opening or not and surprised Nadal by often charging to the net.

Well.....talking about the weather in Delhi is still unbearable even after having rain on Saturday and Sunday morning. I just can't wait to be some where else at this moment. At least, we have Roland Garros to keep us in front of the TV and not feeling so bore once we have to stay inside. I keep on praying to have more rain in the coming days......:-)

Big kiss fro NDH/Gros becs de NDH