Has Nadal really made Federer his bunny or that's true only on clay courts?
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its true only on clay courts! federer is da man! Nadal will be gone befor anybody will know
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I think Berdych and Nalbandian could beat Nadal, IF they're fit enough and have multiple tactics to overcome Nadal's incredible talent on clay. Playing clay means 'long rallies' and 'strong stamina', and Nadal possesses the fitness and the willingness to 'go-for-more-balls' instead of other players who are 'blank' about the art of playing of clay. Berdych has proved that he's capable of beating Nadal with his shot-making ability and hard serves, but he needs to maintain his consistency in order to match Nadal's greatness on clay.\nBut i think Nalbandian has slightly more chance to beat Nadal.
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On the indoor court of shanghai, Nadal has very little chance over Federer. Nadal needs the clay court to defeat Federer, he is extremely inconsistent on the hard. In truth, no player has a realistic chance of beating Federer given no unfortunate injuries or sicknesses. Robredo and Blake are dark horses but you couldn't consider them. Roddick and Lubricic have shown in the past to be extremely ineffective against the Federer game, and Davydenko is Mr. Consistent, defeating all the opponents you expect him to beat and losing to all the opponents you expect him to lose to (this means Federer). This leaves Nalbandian, the only player I rate this year to have any chance at lifting the trophy. We saw what happened last year, I admit it was extremely close and Federer wasn't feeling 100%, but Nalbandian deserves to be highly considered as the defending champion.\n\nGiving that Nadal and Nalbandian need special requirements to beat Federer, I believe there is only one man who has a game that is as good as Federers', and unfortunately we only see it for 2 or 3 weeks every year. I'm talking about Safin, who in my opinion, is extremely disappointing and I expected him to be one of tennis' great champions when I saw the damage he could dish out earlier in his career when he seemed to have a greater drive to win (albeit with colourful "passion").\n\nIn the end, it's Nalbandian with the greatest, if prehaps still slim, chance of defeating Federer.
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clay is the major surface in spain and playing with that surface would need a lot of spin. As the ball touches the clay, its bounce is lower than from a hardcourt or a grass. That means that the player would have to really get under the ball using western or extreme western to grab the ball and brush through it. Nadal, I would have to say, has the best forehand in clay because he can make the ball bounce so high that it looks like they're not playing on clay.
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For the men, Rafael Nadal has just tied the winning streak on clay set by Guillermo Vilas in 1977.  That year, Vilas won the French Open and U.S. Open.  When Tomas Muster won the French Open, he had been on a huge win streak.  Nadal also beat Federer in an incredibly close match to tie the record, and Federer is number 1.  It's tougher to say who the favorite for the women is.
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I think Federer is a great tennis player, but it must take a long time before he can be  as good and as famous as Agassi and Pete Sampras!
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He does have the talent and love to win Wimbledon. But not in the era where a player namely Federer dominates the field, followed by his dominions consisted of Roddick, Blake, Nalbandian etc. He has to raise his game and fitness level to match top 10 players' athleticism and play. He also has to be much more consistent and keeps his temper in play, he gotta believe in himself so much more than relying on Gilbert(Murray's coach) that he can upset world's bests.
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i prefer nadal although without a doubt federer is a much more superior player at the moment but nadal is a few years his junior and i think he can catch up to him
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Nadal owns Federer....I hate to say it...but it's true.
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Federer because he is skillful
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Elijah, how can you bet against Federer? The man is a beast. He is a machine. His best surface is grass. He broke Borg's record. You can't bet against him. No one can beat him, especially on grass.
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nope and to be honest i dont really care as i cant stand the arrogance of him.\n\nnadal is going to win the french open by beating federer again :)
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the clay surface slows down the hard-hit balls and makes them easier to get to.  Clay matches take forever because there are few easy points.  Thus, a player like Federer, who relies on power, finds that he has less of an advantage because players have more time to get to his shots.  He cannot adapt because he does not know how to play a consist ant game where winners are not necessary.  The clay takes the sting out of his shots.  Nadal, on the other hand, does not have a power game.  He knows how to grind out matches by consistency and not go for winners.  So, he can beat Federer because he can outlast him.
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because Nadal is an expert on clay court not like Federer who is only best on grass and hard court
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The best player - Federer
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Roger Federer. Maybe the best player of all time.
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The season is now over until January.  The Australian Open and then the Lipton in Florida are the next big tournaments.  Federer finished number one for the year and Nadal finished two which is very good.  Remember Federer is being talked about as one of the greatest players of all time.  He won three out of the four majors.  In order to be number one Nadal is going to have to make a lot more finals.  He has taken some losses that have cost him some points.  I think barring him getting injured he will win the French open again.  He needs to grab another title.  Remember also that guys like Roddick are going to be in the mix also.