Rome Masters: Nadal Exits Early
When in Rome…don’t do as Rafael Nadal did. Rafa lost 7-5, 6-1 to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round of the Rome Masters, a tournament Rafa has won the last three years.
Bummer, dude. I’m not sure if I expected Rafa to sweep all the clay court tournaments this season or not. I never really thought that far ahead; all I knew was that he was on a roll. And I’m sure there are going to be some brainless nitwits out there who say Rafa has lost his mojo. Losing his second match in 105 on clay? It’s a slump!! Riiiiiiight.
I love tennis. I think it’s one of the best all-time individual sports. Hands down. But it’s still exactly that: a sporting event. Why do you think there has been all this controversy over betting the last few months? Because people do a lot of betting on sporting events, because *gasp* anything can happen! Novel idea, I know.
Hmm - I totally forgot where I was going with this. Other than the obvious fact that Rafa is not invincible on clay. I’d still roll out the red carpet for him though.
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2 opinions for Rome Masters: Nadal Exits Early
Regulo
May 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I’m writing from Mexico. I think Rafa was simply too tired because the clay season is so hard. A loss at this stage seems logical. Anyway, i still think he is the best on that surface, but for all those Federer detractors, he is the best on clay, of course after Nadal; and on grass is the other way around: Nadal is the best grass player,only next to Roger. I think people don’t realize that right now, we are watching history in the making. Those two have dominated the tour for so long that i can’t even remember who were the numer 1 and 2 guys before them. It’s amazing.
Erica
May 7, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Thanks for writing from Mexico, Regulo! I agree with your thoughts on Rafa. He had a legitimate argument when he said the clay court season was crammed into so little time. The article also said he had a blister on his foot which seems minor but you kind of have to use your feet a lot in tennis!
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