Djokovic, Thiem, Zverev, Tsitsipas, Schwartzman, Medvedev. In a night match they all should beat him.
Okay so I'd counter all of your players with valid points, sir. With all due respect to those players.
Djokovic for sure isn't going to be able to do it. His deceased firepower, stamina & serve+return combo being nullified on clay against Rafa make the matchup extremely brutal for the serb. Plus, unless nadal drops below no.4 in rankings, a potential djokodal meeting would only happen in a SF or F; where nadal has never lost on PC.
Thiem does not have the consistency to keep on hitting ferrociously over the course of 5 sets to get through nadal at RG, night conditions will only make things worse for him as his margins are lower than rafa. He has been routinely fed 6-1 6-0 sets by nadal at RG. In addition to all these, the Austrian seems to be declining and having stamina issues nowadays. I highly doubt whether he'd even reach rafa.
Zverev's forehand and 2nd serve are atrocious now-a-days, he isn't going to be able to hit through rafa. Plus, nadal would be all over him in returning. This isn't paris indoors, this is clay, court phillipe chatrier. Zverev would just fold under pressure even if he'd have chances. Just like he folded against nole at AO where he should realistically have won 6-3 2-6 6-1 6-2.
Tsitsipas, just lol. Didn't you see what nadal did to him for first 2.5 sets at his worst slam?? What makes you think nadal won't sustain that sort of brutality for extra 30 mins if he happens to play the greek on his best surface at his best tournament?????
Schwartzman or goffin can really trouble nadal and take a set, but its practically impossible for a guy of his size to sustain redlining tennis over the course of 5 sets against nadal at RG. Plus, his serve is practically another rally shot against nadal.
Medvedev??? Medvedev????
Him even reaching the 2nd week of RG would be a shocker, leave aside beating rafa.
