Čekalo se ravno godinu dana na jedan sjajan okršaj dvije teniske legende. Nažalost na taj sjajan okršaj će se čekati još. Federer je poražen od Nadala 4:6, 2:6, u meču gdje mu povreda nije dozvolila da pruži najbolje od sebe. Kako je i sam istakao bio je na nivou meča sa Stenom, a taj nivo je u ovom momentu dovoljan samo za Stena i eventualno još ponekog iz Top 100. Ne i Nadala. Na dan meča Rodžer je otkazao trening koji je bio zakazan za 4 popodne (3 sata pred početak meča), zbog problema sa leđima, ali nije otkazao i izlazak na teren i dugo čekani okršaj. Kretanje stegnuto, udarci iz forhenda ni približno slobodni i moćni kao što smo navikli, ritern očajan, nije to bila ni blijeda sijenka Švajcarca na kojeg smo navikli.
In the post match presser Federer was asked whether his back was an issue. Federer replied "Back was the same as against the match vs Stan Wawrinka. I mean, I could play. I'm happy to be out there and able to compete, you know.
"But it's obviously a small issue. That doesn't work against guys like Rafa, obviously."
Federer was asked about Nadal's return to the tour: "He's not going to come back if he's not well. He's not going to come back half broken. I expected him to tear through the clay. I expected him to be tough here, which he shows to be."
@TennisInsideOut : "Rog says he doesn't want to talk about the back, doesn't want to undermine his opponent's play."
Do sledećeg turnira ima vremena za valjan oporavak i povratak Rodžera kakvog smo navikli da gledamo.
