That's my point!Nadal beating Federer at Madrid 2010 is not indicative that Nadal would beat Federer at RG 2010 since Federer beating Nadal at Hamburg 2007 was not indicative of Federer beating Nadal at RG 2007. Get it now? You can't have it both ways! :???:
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You mean your point here?:
No, you must mean the beating Nadal suffered at the hands of Federer in Madrid 2009 right before the '09 French Open means that even
if Rafa made the RG finals last year, Federer would still have his CGS.
Let's try it again. Don't worry, I have patience.
1. Results in CLAY matches between Rafa and Fed prior to the FO are basically worthless in determining
Federer's success against nadal at the FO. Why?
a. Fed beats Rafa prior to the FO.
Rafa beats Fed at the FO
b. Rafa beats Fed prior to the FO.
Rafa beats Fed at the FO
conclusion: Rafa always beat Fed at the FO. The result of their matches at the FO becomes
a formal logic (victory for Nadal).
However, eventhough I know what formal logic implies, In post 59 of this thread, I did NOT deny Fed's chances against Nadal at the FO. If I did, I would be denying
informal logic, which claims: "Just because Federer has never beaten Nadal at the FO, doesn't mean he would never beat him at the FO".Yes, there is a possibility that he might beat Rafa.
What you claim here on the other hand is neither formal logic (Federer has never beaten Rafa at the FO), nor informal logic (Rafa will still beat Fed, but there's a possibility that Fed might beat Rafa).
No, you must mean the beating Nadal suffered at the hands of Federer in Madrid 2009 right before the '09 French Open means that even
if Rafa made the RG finals last year, Federer would still have his CGS.
You liken yourself to Albert Einstein in another thread BreakPoint. Well, in my recollection of the great Einstein, he failed his university entrance exam in (Mathematics). Because of that, he couldn't attend the university that year. He had to come back the following year to do it again and finally he passed. That failure only made Albert stronger but the greatest lesson he had learned was that, anyone can make mistakes and admitting your mistakes makes you a better person.