Oh well the final wasn't exactly what I had in mind, in fact it was possibly the worst Grand Slam Final you'll ever see.
The gulf between the two on that surface is quite extraordinary. Nadal absolutely hammered Federer from start to finish but to be honest, Nadal didn't really need to do much as Federer was making mistakes all over the place.
The experts said before the match that Roger Federer would need to play the best match of his life in order to beat Nadal at the French Open but it was possibly one of his worst matches, certainly in his professional career.
Well done to Rafa though, the intensity that he has throughout all his matches is amazing and he was a worthy winner. To only lose 41 games in 7 matches in a Grand Slam is incredible and to not drop a set during the whole tournament says everything about how good he really is on clay.
What will happen now with Wimbledon just around the corner? Will that annihilation psychologically damage Federer or will he be a new man going into the tournament that he has dominated for the past 5 years?
He lost the 3rd set on Sunday 6-0, it was the first time anyone has done that to Federer since the 1999 French Open when Pat Rafter beat him when he was just 17 years of age and he was a Wild Card entry.
There's every chance Nadal could beat Federer at this year's Wimbledon. He came very close at last year's final and I honestly believe Nadal is a lot closer to Federer on a grass court than Federer is to Nadal on a clay court.
It could be a very interesting next few weeks.
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