Focusing on the wrong thing - Rosol

[Arafel]

Everyone keeps talking about Nadal's forehand winner down 6-5 in the tiebreak being the big shift, but that seems to me to miss the real key moment. Rosol broke Nadal easily to take a 3-2 lead in the second set, then went up 4-2. He had the momentum. Nadal held, and then he broke back for 4-4. If Rosol defends his serve, he could have served it out at 5-4, but instead, Nadal grabbed momentum from the break down 3-4 with Rosol serving.

 

[gambitt]

Nadal also grabbed a few tips from this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yzA96HOY9p4#t=1280

 

[aldeayeah]

Nobody who actually saw the match missed that

Yes, that was the first turning point.

 

[Amelie Mauresmo]

Rosol was blasting Nadal off the court up a set and 4-2 in the second and then he choked. Rosol had a poor serving game up 4-3 missing many first serves. If Rosol had held and won the second set I am convinced he would of won the match. Nadal did nothing spectacular he won because Rosol level went down. Rosol problem is consistency if he had it he would be top 20 or higher.

 

[Anti-Fedal]

Similar to the Fed-Davydenko AO2010 match.

 

[aldeayeah]

Rosol was blasting Nadal off the court up a set and 4-2 in the second and then he choked. Rosol had a poor serving game up 4-3 missing many first serves. If Rosol had held and won the second set I am convinced he would of won the match. Nadal did nothing spectacular he won because Rosol level went down. Rosol problem is consistency if he had it he would be top 20 or higher.

Hey, let's not get carried away - Rosol also benefitted from a bad game with Nadal on serve in the 1st set. It goes both ways.