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Originally Posted by HitterD
I'm not sure why so many people say federer is having a rough time lately. Other than the 2008 Aussie Open, he has been in the final of every single major tournament since wimbeldon 2005.
I guess he has to win them all to be considered playing very well. The way i see it, there is no shame in losing to Nadal, and doing so does not diminish Federer's abillity. All of his recent matches with Nadal have been razor close as well. He is still dominant in the big tournaments. I'm just disappointed that Nadal is out as i'd like to have seen Federer defeat him to win this tournament. He beat Nadal on clay at Madrid just a few weeks ago, so i would have liked to see him get a shot at him again.
I think this is Federers year to win the French, it's just a shame it wont be against Nadal as he still may not get full credit for a win unless he defeats Nadal on Clay to do it.
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Well, not to discredit his opponents, but from what I see when I watch him play is he makes a lot of errors on his own (eg. firing drives long/wide under no pressure) to really get himself behind the 8-ball... and he seems to be doing this with a lot more frequency of late.