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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
It's just such a mental sport. What Roger has done at 37 is amazing, but what Novak does in matches like this, where he just plays the biggest points with the highest level of focus, is just as hard. Two championship points and he comes back. First to do it since 2004. The tiebreaks today, what was the difference? Roger got tight and started spraying forehands, and Novak played three perfect breakers. The mental pressure Novak constantly puts guys under is what separates him from Roger and Rafa. They beat you with their games. Novak beats you with his mind.
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There were so many points during that match where I said to myself, will Novak ever go for a shot? He's playing for the Wimbledon title and all he's doing is playing the angles to death......its certainly not entertaining to watch him, but he's damn good at staying within his means and pulling the rope tighter and tighter with each shot.
Roger certainly got suckered into trying to hit past Novak in the end instead of sticking to what was working the previous set. Too bad.