I wouldn't doubt it.
Nobody cares about games. The only thing that matters is to win in straights most of the time and even that I'm not sure. Djoko was losing sets left and right in M-C and he still won the tournament.Maybe Nadal is declining as Paire would never get this many games against Nadal of three years on this surface.
Relax. He's leading 4-2 and he's probably gonna break for 5-2. Half asleep Rafa will still own a guy like Paire.
That's what I'm saying, Rafa could probably beat Paire IN his sleepPaire is gifting points left, right and centre at this point. Rafa doesn't have to do much.
This is very surprising. Rafa hasn't played one decent match since Indian Wells. After the level I saw from him in Aculpco and Indian Wells, I thought he would clean up the clay season. I am not sure what the reason is really but its very worrying.
Nobody cares about games. The only thing that matters is to win in straights most of the time and even that I'm not sure. Djoko was losing sets left and right in M-C and he still won the tournament.
It's not because Rafa loses the occasional match to Djoko that he will necessarily lose to anyone else (see 2011 clay season). But I'm not sure I can trust a poster with "overratedivanovic" as a user name to comprehend that point
Malbaker: I'm not contesting that but favorite is determined in great part by recent form. So I would hesitate to declare someone a firm favorite unless they did well in the clay season overall.