@ Peri - I’m really looking forward their clash on­ RG.. maybe it is "a different animal" but I­ believe in Novak 100 percent :-)

Nadal did not play that well in the SF against Djokovic­ either. So I don't believe tiredness was the factor­ of losing his game against Federer. Nadal gave few­ reasons in different interviews.
But thinking of­ Federer; someone whos getting a grip on theire game­ after a down period might be very dangerous. Etiher a­ situation brakes, or makes someone. And Federer has­ been through a time of breaking. Now, time will tell if­ he really are getting stronger out of the situation.­ However, this is really good for the tennis sport.­ Nadal took away his winning streaks in Wimbledon,­ let's see if Federer will do the same in France.­ Bon Viaggio!!

Igor, what you think is called arrogance, other, more­ knowledged people will call it honesty. Roger losing to­ djokovic on clay after he won 1st set very easily both­ times, then he handed victory to Novak with so many­ errors, like he could not see the height of net or the­ white lines. Roger will show at French, if he meet­ Djokovic, who is really the better player.

@ carlos480bc you are right saying I don’t have enough­ respect for Federer - I don’t have because I can not­ have ! I lost respect for him in durin last year and­ more because of his arrogant behaviour, and statements­ he is giving - mostly when he is loosing, which I­ found unfair towards others. Such a great player should­ act different - otherwise his final chapter in tennis­ history can be a sad one. It’s on him of course to­ chose...
I can say, yes, he still has fuel for great­ victories, but only great thing in his victory over­ Nadal was Nadal lost final on clay, after i don’t know­ how many matches, and it supposed to be a sensation..­ but if you think harder, it really is not after such a­ hard Semi Nadal had.. When Federer, or anyone else­ beats Nadal fair and square, then it will be real­ sensation ! This win can only boost Fed a little..­ but is not enough I would say.. it shouldn’t be taken­ as a great sign from a sky.. he just don’t have too­ much chance against Novak, Nadal, even Murray on RG..­ Murray is obstacle he just can not jump over, no matter­ surface, I’m sure ! Even I’m Novak`s fan, I think Fed­ has better chances against Novak, because both play­ more aggressive.

some of the comments about the Federer win over Nadal­ were surprising. saying Nadal was tired. remember Nadal­ played a five set semifinal before going to the final­ to also play a five set final against Federer to win­ the australian open this year. and also remember­ Federer had lesser time than Nadal to prepare for the­ Madrid masters final. So please at least give credit to­ Federer for winning and dont give excuses. They are­ both great players but Federer played better

Good luck to Roger and Rafa at the french open hope­ they both do well.
Will Murray get to the finals in his­ dreams maybe.

Igor k,comment 119.I think most people do appreciate­ Djoko,what turns most people off is sickly biased hero­ worship.After Djoko lost to Nadal in Madrid you­ announced that Federer would lose easily in two­ sets,even if Nadal was injured or tired.Try to respect­ the talent of others,Federer has won more slams and­ been number one longer than everyone else on the tour­ put together,these are facts and should be respected.

Nadal will hit back in the French Open!!! :D:D­ Congratulation Roger! This was your last victory!!;)

Federer beated Nadal, because Nadal played earlier with­ Djokovic an egsausting match.I think the final of the­ RG shold bee between Nadal and Djokovic, because Novak­ is capable to play to the end fisicly and mentaly.

It doen't matter whether Djokovic or Murray is in­ whose side of the draw, the final will be Federer vs­ Nadal. Two reasons: despite Murray's good and­ intelligent play and his recent conditioning, he still­ cannot play 5-setter at the highest level ON CLAY.­ Djokovic also seems to tighten up during RG especially­ when the tensions increase. Secondly, outside the­ victory, what I saw from Federer was an ability to­ change tactics two or three times during a match (he­ did it against Roddick and Nadal), and the slow return­ of his mental focus during matches. Who will win if­ they both meet? Only the Gods of Roland Garros know­ that, but it will be a pleasure to watch.

Perhaps, you are right Yiannis p, the time will show­ who is right. For now, I will keep my opinion.

Dear Tim (136), why somebody who is not Federer's­ (but Nadal's or Djokovic's fan) has to be with­ lack of intelligence or class?! Sorry, but you are­ wrong!!! I am not Federer's fan (and I do not like­ to be), but i have respect for him and for all his­ fans. Showing respect to somebody who do not share your­ opinion is the first thing that you have to learn,­ before you open your mouth

Nadal is a simpler guy and i like that. And i do respe­ ct him of course, he's the number one in the world,­ only a fool wouldn't respe ct that.. But­ Federer's tennis is so much more beau tiful to­ watch, sorry. In that sense i dislike Rafa because he­ trumps beau ty with power...Plus I don't like how­ he takes ages to serve, I think it's a trick uncle­ Tony taught him in order for him to get some breathing­ space between all this running:)

Jimmy, yes, I guess you could say I don't like­ Nadal:) But that's not on a personal level, he­ comes across to me as a very nice guy, probably more­ likeable than Federer! I don't care for some of the­ things Federer's does, like the special cardigan­ for example... not my style really.

Siskra, Nadal's "mental strength and­ determination" as you say might be due to the fact­ he's only 22 actually! When he gets a bit older and­ starts thinking more about other things in life, he­ will probably lose this extreme focus :)

You are right Jimmy (com. 135), I agree with your ever­ single word.

Playing a tournament and being tired is regular part of­ the game. Anyone speaking about Nadal being tired is­ disregarding this fact. You have bunch of players in­ the draw with different paths towards the final,­ different oponents, different matches, different­ conditions on every other day. That's the trick.­ Nadal rested while Kohlschreiber walked off, Federer­ had to play 3 sets against Roddick. Nadal fought 3 sets­ with Djokovic and Federer had a rather easy match­ against Del Potro. He alsou could loose that too. Is­ Del Potro no dangerous? He just couldn't produce­ that game which Wawrinka used recently to eliminate­ Federer...

Why is it that so MANY of Nadal's and Djokovic'­ fans seem to lack any intelligence or class ? Don't­ take my words for it , just try to read the nonesense­ they post on a daily basis !!

You are right, Yannis P, they adapt to his game, but I­ expect he'll adapt his game too when the time­ comes, he is not stupid. If Federer can change and­ start using drop shots, Nadal will think of some­ answer. Nobody is unbeatable. But that's the­ beauty of tennis, full of surprises, constantly­ changing tactics and approaches, with the people on top­ chasing each other up (or down) the ranks. And­ especially interesting when there are three or four­ good players and you never know who is going to win.­ Otherwise it's plain boring. You don't seem to­ like Nadal, but I think he deserves respect and he­ certainly gets it, from all his rivals, so why not from­ us too.

I am Rafa's fan, but not because he is the best, or­ he has not weaknesses, but because he is different and­ eyes catching. His mental strength, his determination,­ his will and only he is 22 y. You can like or hate him,­ but you cant be indifferent.