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so if not for nole he would probable won rafa-slam and had one of the best years in tennis history, almost as noles W15-RG16!
No not really. His problem with Djoker was because he slowed down and lost his speed and explosion. The two biggest weapons in his game. Lost some stamina too. But to be expected. He started winning slams in 2005. Djoker didn’t start start his run until late 07-early08. And didn’t begin his real run until he was almost 24 years old. Again, downfalls of being an early bloomer. You start to decline by 25
There isn’t a single surface 2011 Nadal would beat 2008-2010 Nadal. Not one. It’s much like late 07 when the cracks started opening for Fed and the littlest crack was exploited. And by 2008 it showed especially at Wimbledon. We all know 07 Fed wouldn’t win at all vs 05-06 Fed. It’s the same situation here. Sure Fed still had a three slam year but the decline was already apparent and cracks opened. That’s when Nadal seized opportunity. It’s the exact same scenario as 2022. Nadal was still good enough to beat the 2011 field. But the slightest decline is huge against another ATG
The big difference is Djoker didn’t have an all time great breathing down his neck when he declined like fedal did . Sinner and alcaraz were way after the fact after Djoker spent years vulturing
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