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5/10/10 1:24 PM | Johan Lindahl
Rafael Nadal is loathe to speak - except in glowing terms - of Roger Federer. But pressed, the Spanish second seed admitted his rival's semi-final loss at the weekend in Estoril was a bit of a shock to the system.
"I don't like to talk about the rest,but Roger losing is a real surprise," said the four-time French Open winner. "He has lost other times. But he remains a dangerous player. it was an early clay-court match so anything can happen. I didn't watch any of Estoril so I cannot say much more."
Nadal cannot spend too much energy on Federer's problems after the Swiss player's French Open title defence was thrown off-schedule as his straight-set loss in damp Portuguese conditions to Spanish clay-court journeyman Albert Montanes, now the winner of the last two Estoril editions.
Nadal will also remember his lost in the Madrid final to Federer, who went onto win a first Roland Garros title three weeks later.
Nadal shrugged off they possibility that he can advance closer back to the No. 2 ranking with the illness absence of Novak Djokovic, saying he never thinks of his game in those terms. He has other problems on his mind.
"Playing at this altitude makes things more complicated," said Nadal, last year's losing finalist to Federer. "I think all of the matches here will be a matter of life and death."
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no surprise that rafa was surprised!!!!!
"Playing at this altitude makes things more complicated," said Nadal, last year's losing finalist to Federer. "I think all of the matches here will be a matter of life and death."
other than altitude problems,i heard that the clay composition at the courts wasnt good as well......i hope tiriac keeps his promise,a mandatory event of this magnitude should be nothing less than perfect.
vrael , 5/10/10 2:24 PM