Just wondering. Because the way both of them are playing right now, I fully expect a straight sets destruction of Nole by Rafa in the final.
The mental hold Nole had after Rafa is gone after the wins in Monte Carlo and Rome. And Nadal is in destructive clay court form.
I feel Nadal is on the verge of doing to Nole, what Nole did to him last year. Which is establishing a mental hold over Nole that he will be unable to break for awhile.
Is it in Nole's best interests to avoid Nadal on his best surface right now, and try and regroup for Wimbledon? Because a drubbing by Nadal in the French Open final will give him some serious mental scars. Nadal's belief will grow, and Nole's will wane. And that will affect the rest of his season (we all saw what consecutive finals losses to the same guy did to Nadal last year).
Anyway you look at it, it's a fascinating see-sawing rivalry. When one is slightly more confident, they tend to have the advantadge.
The mental hold Nole had after Rafa is gone after the wins in Monte Carlo and Rome. And Nadal is in destructive clay court form.
I feel Nadal is on the verge of doing to Nole, what Nole did to him last year. Which is establishing a mental hold over Nole that he will be unable to break for awhile.
Is it in Nole's best interests to avoid Nadal on his best surface right now, and try and regroup for Wimbledon? Because a drubbing by Nadal in the French Open final will give him some serious mental scars. Nadal's belief will grow, and Nole's will wane. And that will affect the rest of his season (we all saw what consecutive finals losses to the same guy did to Nadal last year).
Anyway you look at it, it's a fascinating see-sawing rivalry. When one is slightly more confident, they tend to have the advantadge.
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