Paul Murphy
Hall of Fame
What is the match-up among the current top 4 that you least like and why?
Mine is Djokovic v Nadal.
Djokovic's strengths are so good at neutralising Rafa's strengths that their contests have become too one-sided for my liking.
Rafa's greatest strength, his forehand, was too short and came up against Djokovic's backhand which handled most of what was thrown at it pretty easily.
Djokovic has won the past six in a row and the last two - Wimbledon and the USO - were clearly over pretty early on despite them both going to four sets.
Rafa, of course, never gave up but simply doesn't have the game to really trouble Djokovic.
Both were disappointing finals in my view because the match-up was so relatively one-sided and that's a shame because we're talking about two of the four majors, the sport's showcase events.
Mine is Djokovic v Nadal.
Djokovic's strengths are so good at neutralising Rafa's strengths that their contests have become too one-sided for my liking.
Rafa's greatest strength, his forehand, was too short and came up against Djokovic's backhand which handled most of what was thrown at it pretty easily.
Djokovic has won the past six in a row and the last two - Wimbledon and the USO - were clearly over pretty early on despite them both going to four sets.
Rafa, of course, never gave up but simply doesn't have the game to really trouble Djokovic.
Both were disappointing finals in my view because the match-up was so relatively one-sided and that's a shame because we're talking about two of the four majors, the sport's showcase events.
