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Everyone always talks about how Soderling would prefer a slower court since he could get set for his huge strokes with large backswings, but it seemed like today that wasn't the case. Either Soderling was off, but he made a boatload of errors and he still couldn't hit winners off Nadal in many points which probably led to him accepting his fate that he can't beat Nadal.
I personally think the slow conditions helped Nadal track down mostly everything, and eventually break Soderling's spirit midway through the 2nd set. Once Soderling's game plan of blasting Nadal off the court wasn't working he just went away instantly
I personally think the slow conditions helped Nadal track down mostly everything, and eventually break Soderling's spirit midway through the 2nd set. Once Soderling's game plan of blasting Nadal off the court wasn't working he just went away instantly