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I found the article below quite interesting. Perhaps, the tournaments' organizers do not want to see certain player(s) so dominant on clay and would like some other players to win the title(s) for a change. :huh: It might be a contributing factor to Rafa’s struggles in MC. Anyway, this made Rafa’s 7th title even more special to me. :)
With the increasing use of the slower balls on clay courts, Rafa might not be able to use his heavy topspin ground strokes as his biggest weapon as much (unless he hits/places those shots to perfection) and has to improve/adjust his game on clay accordingly. We just have to wait and see how he'll handle that. Vamos Rafa!
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*SLOWER BALLS DO NOT STOP NADAL FROM WINNING IN MONTE-CARL*
(by Emilio Sanchez Vicario - 18 04 2011)
Monte-Carlo - People do not really know the difficulty of achieving such a tremendous record, but this is Rafa Nadal. He is so special that he makes difficult things easy. Although this victory may seem one more, I want to emphasize that there is a difference from the past years because the balls have changed. Some people may think “who cares”, but this is very important, and for this reason Rafa’s triumph has even more merit.
The past years the tournament was played with a much more alive ball. It is the ball that the Spanish team always chooses for its Davis Cup confrontations because the bounce gets a lot of effect. For that reason is the preferred ball for the Spaniards, and especially for Rafa. With this ball, his convoluted strokes are almost impossible to defend.
In this tournament edition, the ball was much slower and did not take the effects as much. We could see it in semifinals against Murray, in some moments it appeared that Nadal could not overwhelm him, he even seemed helpless at times. Fortunately, Rafa is physically more superior and thus he ended up winning the match anyways. The next tournaments will also be played with these balls, and for sure the matches will get even closer.
It should also be noted that the organization of Roland Garros has also changed the brand of the tournament balls to a French brand, which has no experience in tennis balls. It is unknown how these new balls will be, but surely they will not benefit the Spaniards.
I was fortunate to be in Monte-Carlo on Thursday and Friday, and Rafa said to me: “I practiced awful, but as soon as I play competition I feel much better”.
Then I saw his match against Nieminen and I assure you that the level of Rafa in competition is sensational, without breaches, he has a tremendous presence but also a tremendous game. Nieminen, who is a good player, looked like a marionette who forgot how to play, mainly due to the magnetism and presence of his rival. I still think that Rafa keeps improving in all technical aspects, but even more in the mental, emotional and spiritual area. For that reason, he keeps aspiring for more.
I talked a lot about Nadal as a player, but I want to thank him for being who he is, for all that he gives us. I want to thank him for the big favor he does to me – he’ll come to the Forum (that my Foundation will organize on Monday, May 2nd) where he will tell us how he sees his own success and why he thinks he’s shined more than others at a very young age.
Also congratulations to David Ferrer. This final, his best result, is a great success. As Rafa said after the match, David deserves to win a big tournament. But unfortunately, he had to meet Rafa in the final. For sure David will continue working hard and wait for his opportunity, and when it comes he will take advantage of it.
Congratulations Rafa and David.
Sources: http://emiliosanchezvicario.wordpress.com
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ดีใจกับ Nadal กับแชมป์ Monte-Carlo 7 สมัย (Masters 1000 ลำดับที่ 19)
