A very interesting article, with Rafa speaking about his tactic against Soderling, his mental state, also some Toni quotes with Soderling's as well. Rafa trained the way he wants to play against Sod with John Morrissey, an 17 years old Irish junior. Rafa says he must to play as long as possible and to move Soderling around as much as possible. Its google translated so sorry in advance.

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"El remedio anti-Soderling "
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The remedy anti-Soderling

John Morrissey, an Irish junior 17 years, took his seat under the watchful eye of his father. The sun burns on the track three the day before the men's final. The young man tries to recover lost oxygen snacks. It moisturizes but his face still flushed with asphyxia. "Continuation of the sun on your skin milky? Yes, but mostly a result of the punishment that Rafael Nadal has just submitted for an hour of training. Morrissey has been spent chasing the ball, always two feet behind the baseline, with no option to show his offensive qualities. The same situation will try to lead the Spanish tennis player Robin Soderling on Sunday (15.00 pm). There is no other way.

To overthrow the Swede should be put in a corner on the mat advertising pushed aside, suffering dragging its 193 centimeters and 87 kilos. If this fails, is lost. "It's not the same as Robin pull its bombing from a meter inside the court that if it does so from five feet behind," said Nadal after practice, only a few drops of sweat on his face, slow breathing, priceless efforts. Morrissey continues drinking. "It does depend on me," added the Spaniard, "and is what I find. If then it spreads on all sides and send us home, for nothing, Queen's and train on grass to reach Wimbledon best possible. I have to play as long as possible, move as much as possible. "

Any doubts? "Yes, many. I doubt, like everyone else." The work is done. In the hours before you just have to worry about small details, try to disconnect for a few hours and pray that the sun continues to shine, so that heat is conducive to 'lift' of Nadal's tennis instead of his opponent's level, with more control on wet, slow. The forecast indicates rain after 11 am and a temperature above 20 degrees. "The greatest cost now is to control the anxiety about the final play," says Toni Nadal. "Is that [winning] would be a total success. It's like waiting for the final of the Champions League after winning. I mean just the season land, of course. Now comes the most important game of the year."

His nephew, but only eight and 24 years in professional tennis and six 'big' in the suitcase, knows how to calm the tension. "The nerves will be there always are," he says. "But I'm doing the best season of my life's land and I have the certainty that we have everything right." The match against Melzer also serves as collateral. "I think nerves will now be less," says Toni. "Friday was the best of these two weeks, more and play better." Before the Austrian everything worked together. Just a little mental block at the end of the meeting prevented him from closing the 6-3 rather than in the tiebreak, he softened the message of intimidation against Soderling. "The nerves will sometimes play a dirty trick," admitted the coach. "What we discuss later, but it is a timely topic, not to pay much attention."

No interest from Soderling, always selfless type pose, as if the thing does not go with him. "I don't saw the match of Nadal I was not here," said the Swede. Some say he saw it from the living room of players, without losing detail. "I have not seen last year's game. I do not watch tennis matches," he adds.

Soderling did not feel much like talking. Just get between chest and back almost half a kilo of pasta. At the table with him some of the heirs of Bjorn Borg: Mats Wilander, Joakim Nystrom (Melzer technician), and coach Thomas Enqvist, Magnus Norman. No one wants to reveal the contents of the conversation, conspiracy anti-Nadal.

The world number two has not yet eaten. Soon he will, but not in Roland Garros. "Now I'm with family, to spend the day off and enjoy the beautiful day it does in Paris." He looks happy to Nadal. In victory or in defeat, the nightmare of last year has already been forgotten. "In 2008 not playing better now. I am in a game of being number one. My goal was to feel well again, and I made it. I do not think about the difficult year that I spent. That has passed the titles Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid. "