The French Open Champion Rafael Nadal’s preparations for
Wimbledon were put to stop when he was dumped out of the Halle Open by Philipp
Kohlschreiber. Unlike clay court where Nadal is the king, grass is not his
favourite surface. Losing to the world number 34 in men tennis does imply Nadal’s
transition from clay court to grass court needs some more work.
The men number two seed would need more preparation if he is
to defeat Novak Djokovic who is defending his title in Wimbledon. Yes, he has beaten him in the last three
meetings, but we have to remember it was on Nadal’s favourite surface.
I think the only proof that Nadal has overcome the days of
Djokovic defeat is to beat him on hardcore and grass court.
Looking forward to the Wimbledon already.
He sure needs to prepare more, but you have to understand Nadal is only coming out of a tournament. He is obviously tired and will return stronger.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, it may well have to do with tiredness. Nadal played all the tournaments in clay court and probably played more match compared to other players as he was in the final of all clay tournaments with the exception of Madrid.
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