Originally Posted by
Troublemaker
Respectfully disagree. Rafa's still a great player that can win titles by bulldozing over the competition (especially on clay obviously), but in tight matches nowadays, he tends to miss too many easy forehands and volleys in big moments. Maybe my actual word choice is too harsh -- if so, substitute "unclutch" -- but there's something there. In fact, I remember him discussing it in an interview once about how when he was young, he played more freely and without expectations.