Originally Posted by
dkbaseball
Maybe someone who follows the sport more closely can correct me, but I'm thinking that, if Fed and Rafa are on their games we might see some of the best tennis ever played in this final.
It's amazing to me how Fed has bounced back from getting destroyed on clay just short weeks ago, but he looks to be playing as well as I've seen him. Maybe abandoning his experiment with having a coach for the clay season and trusting his own genius has gotten him straightened out. Maybe he's finally completely recovered from mono. He looks to be in great shape, in his lithe sort of way.
Nadal is just a force of nature. I don't think I've ever seen an athlete with that combination of power and endurance. He just keeps coming at you like a jackhammer.
Again, please correct me, but I don't remember the greats of the past having quite as much in the way of shot-making ability and physical tools as these two. I think they are playing the best tennis I have ever seen.