Originally Posted by
Coach
No not at all and I'm actually amazed that those Commentators are claiming Nadal & Djokovic are now the two best Clay Court Players in the World.
The accuracy of that statement is based purely on the Match that Rafa / Djokovic had in the Semis. Ok I understand and what they do in Paris is the true test of their resolve. I think for Federer winning today was indeed sending a message that he intends on being a factor at the French.
People we have short memories but if there are any among us that remembers last year when Joko was making all these claims that Federer was a step slow and not the Player he was a year before. Well if you do recall his statements to the Media, do you also recall what happened between them (Federer & Djokovic) in the Semis? Well let's just say Novak Djokovic did not play in the Finals of Roland Garros 2008, Roger Federer did despite all of Djokovic's claims of a slow more vulnerable Federer.
I still believe Roger will not fair as well as he would like and it did not appear to me that Rafa played the same match as he did against Novak. It was a very easy win for Roger and should they meet in Paris, Rafa will be a much different Player. So Roger needs to savor this win because at the end of the day, this might be the last during the Clay Court Season. It was great that he grabbed a Title finally, nothing more.