Yeah good one...because clearly Nadal was at 100% fitness and had a huge advantage over Fed. I suppose it's also his fault that Fed choked. In any case in the post I also said it wasn't the steamrolling I had wanted. Don't seize on one word, tennis expert. It
was a beatdown, a mental beatdown of epic proportions. You'd know that if you actually followed tennis.
Yeah we know the old story Fed had mono and still had a dream year, GOAT, etc. don't write him off. Thanks for that pearl of wisdom about one of the greatest players in tennis history, I had no idea that someone who already won 13 GSs had another one in him, in fact I thought he was going into retirement right after this beatdown and give up on Sampras record at the age of 27.
Oh wait, Nadal just won the AO and I don't give a shit...not that I even said Fed was done in any case. Nadal's already had plenty of injuries, and clearly those have done a great job of keeping him down
Again if you actually followed tennis you would know this. And to be honest, I don't care if he retires at 28 or whatever, his achievements already outshine the vast majority of players, his H2H against Federer is highly significant.
Anyways, there is deep deep scar tissue now for Fed, it will be extremely hard for him to beat Nadal in a GS final from now on, considering the various advantages he had over Nadal, i.e. his fitness levels and hardcourt being his weakest surface (though admittedly its better than at the US). He had much to lose from this match. If Murray had not taken out Nadal in the US, there is a damn good chance that Nadal would have beaten Fed four GS finals in a row.
Hell to be honest this just supports the argument that Fed dominated during a weak mug era during the mens field lacked depth, and as soon as a challenger appeared he crumbled. But I disagree
Fed has much more talent than Nadal, that does not in any way make him more deserving, Nadal has balls and mental strength which usually triumphs