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  • Nadal vs Djokovic the most entertaining match-up in tennis

    2008-06-19 19:18:00

    The most entertaining match-up in today’s tennis is not Roger Federer v.s. Rafael Nadal. Their rivalry is an intriguing one, but too many of their meetings have been one-sided affairs with Nadal the strong favorite on clay and Federer on fast surfaces.

    Nadal-Djokovic has proved to be a better match-up for those of us who want to watch matches with a lot of uncertainty and with a very apparent will to win from both sides. I love the “win or die” attitude that these guys show when they are up against each other. You can really feel how much they hate losing and are prepared to work harder than ever to get the W. We know that Nadal is always going to go out there and do his job, whereas Djokovic tanks once in a while to the likes of Fabrice Santoro and Gilles Simon. However, every time the Serbian is up against Nadal, we know that he will fight on everything coming his way. Today’s final in Queens was a majestic display by these two youngsters, and surely no other final in the 30-year history of the Artois Championships has included more long baseline rallies. What a contrast to previous classic finals such as Sampras-Henman in 1999 and Roddick-Mahut a year ago.

    “Rafa” came back from a break down in both sets today and it’s hard to find words in admiration for the fighting spirit of this bull from Mallorca. Just a day after winning the title at Roland Garros, the Spaniard was out practicing aggressive drills on the grass at the Queens Club in West Kensington. Nadal even entered the doubles draw to get another chance to play a match on grass before singles action kicked off. Professionalism taken to its limit.

    Nadal now leads the head-to-head by nine wins to three, with 5-0 on clay, 2-3 on hard and 2-0 on grass. I can’t wait until the next time these two super talented guys face off again.

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