Meh. Crappy match.
I don't think it even mattered whether Rafa actually won the thing or not. The story here is his ability and sheer will at an advanced age to overcome debilitating injury and continue to play at a high level. As I've said, I don't think him winning more clay tournaments, Roland Garros or otherwise, should change anything about anyone's opinion about who he is as a tennis player and where he fits in history. But the battle to do it on one foot does actually give him some bonus "all timer" points for me.
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