AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
That's what I find puzzling.
If you acknowledged Djokovic's iffy level all along despite the bloated streak, the logical explanation would instantly be clear. Djokovic has been buffing up the outward impression of his mental strength by going from subpar to par, with only rare bits of above par thrown in. Against the feeble rest of tour, it was enuff. Nadal though started laser focused, ranging from par to above par, and Djokovic couldn't counter it as he was unable to go above par himself to win clutch points, instead Nadal did and won a vast majority of them. Poor serving didn't help at all as well, obviously.