Hey, I recognize the guy is otherworldly. And he had a great run when he was on top. But I think there is something to people complaining about him being stubborn. And I think he's stubborn because he is so good. So he feels, even if say, he's shanking all over the place . . . he'll stick to baselining cos, ya know, his strokes will come back. Or if he's squandering break points, no biggie, he'll get the next one. If the break doesn't come, he'll win it in the tiebreak. If he's getting pushed around on the baseline, it's okay, he'll find a way back into the match. Just keep the faith.
Thing is, sometimes nuance doesn't work. Sometimes you have to start from square one out there . . . because you're having an off day . . . or your opponent is on fire, or your plan isn't working . . . or the conditions are against you. For Fed, this only happens mostly when he plays the big boys. But when he is exposed out there, he just seems to shrug it off and assume that he'll end up winning because, whatever, he's Fed. That, Well, "I'm Fed" don't work against Nadal and Novak.