Rafael Nadal: Time


Rafel Nadal's victory in the 1000 Madrid Masters, a week of Roland Garros, who is the clear favorite for most Grand Slam of clay that starts in Paris next Sunday, although the player himself does not Manacor like touring the French capital this vítola others would wish.


Become the first winner of three clay court Masters 1000 preceding the International France the same year, Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid, yielding only two sets in this period have given this role. But in addition, in the final of Madrid also got a little Christmas that he had been denied just over a year ago, beating a player located between the top eight in the world, in this case the number one Roger Federer.


Since he beat Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Madrid 2009, Christmas had not consummated their poderío another racket on the top eight. It was close this year against Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the final Doha (he has two game balls), but did not achieve. Briton Andy Murray and the American Andy Roddick is also prevented in the Australian Open and Miami, respectively.


This target because of envelopes against Federer, Nadal out in Madrid with 15 victories on the ground, with sleeves just two lost ground in Europe and dethroned Andre Agassi at the U.S. Masters titles leading eat 1,000 cattle, now named the Spanish and the figure of 18, when only counts 23 years and 11 months.


Considering that Agassi reached the final of his when he was 34 years, the question at issue is how to reach even Christmas? In the ATP's official site now lists some statements premonitorias American coach Brad Gilbert, Agassi ex, among others, noted that when the victory over Nadal in the final Las Vegas Montreal in 2005 he realized the obvious, that "this lad" would mark a milestone in tennis. Earnings in Canada, in what I create is the fast track I've seen in ten years, and had also won the title in Madrid Pavilion closed in altitude. It's when I thought this guy could win lots of tournaments, "he says.


"Taking a look at the next four years, if sustained without injury, the forecast is 30 degrees. You can imagine that two wins on the ground, and at least connecting in another area, thus no problem to add twelve more in the next four years, "adds. The prophet Gilbert was right accounts. Now I just need to put the premise that "no injuries," Christmas is met because, after Agassi to outshine, literally sprayed this section records.


Madrid was used to pay several accounts at once and also to open a controversy. Federer, with semifinals and final in Estoril in the magic box, he believes that winning Roland Garros crown for the best on clay this season. Christmas, no. "It's a very respectable opinion, but it does not," said the full reflection in Manacor.


"Can I say this because I thought I won all three. It is unfair that the season is decided in a single tournament, all competing for the same and are equally difficult. It's a Grand Slam, yes, and it seems true that where there is the best win of the year on land, but it is easier to win in Paris the three that I've won. "


Controversy or not, Paris will resolve this doubt and the possibility that the shot to regain the place of many Spanish u. Today, Federer and Nadal enters there is a difference of 3,150 points that seem an abyss, but are not so. Rafael defense only 180 points in Paris after falling in the second round last year against Söderling. Federer and 2000 champion. The Swiss was after winning at Wimbledon, where Nadal did not participate due to injury, one must subtract another 2,000 in the defense, and Spanish, to join, just add.

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